(en medicina popular)

Ex: Just why a patient should trust a particular healer is a question that has not been adequately explored in the literature on healing.

Ex: The circulation of large numbers of books regardless of their worth to multitudes of people is no better criterion of mental health than is the profitable sale of quack medicines evidence of bodily health.

biblioteca ambulante — mobile library, bookmobile (EEUU)

biblioteca circulante — [de préstamo] lending library; [ambulante] circulating library

Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

la fecha de caducidad viene en la base del paquete — the use-by date is on the base o the bottom of the pack

• carecer de base — [acusación] to lack foundation, be unfounded; [argumento] to lack justification, be unjustified

• de base — [error, dato] basic, fundamental; [activista, apoyo] grass-roots antes de s

• en base a [uso periodístico] —

• partir de una base, un juez tiene que partir de una base de neutralidad absoluta — a judge must start out from a position of absolute neutrality

• sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of sth

su visita sentó las bases para una futura cooperación — her visit paved the way for o laid the foundations of future cooperation

• sobre la base de algo — on the basis of sth

• a base de algo, una dieta a base de arroz — a rice-based diet, a diet based on rice

• a base de hacer algo — by doing sth

a base de insistir, la convenció para comprar la casa — by o through his insistence, he persuaded her to buy the house

a base de bien Esp * —

hoy hemos trabajado a base de bien — we've done loads of work today *

nos divertimos a base de bien — we had a whale of a time *

base imponible — (Econ) taxable income

han aprobado el texto base para el nuevo convenio — they have approved the provisional o draft text of the new agreement

• alimento base — staple (food)

• color base — base colour o (EEUU) color

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

Ex: The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

emprendí una loca carrera en dirección a la salida — I made a mad dash o rush for the exit

nos fuimos de una carrera y llegamos en cinco minutos — we ran for it o rushed over and got there in five minutes

tuvo que hacer el trabajo a la carrera — he had to rush through the job o do the job in a rush

carrera contrarreloj — (lit) time trial; (fig) race against time

carrera de ensacados — Cono Sur sack race

la Carrera de Indias — ( Hist) the Indies run

carrera de obstáculos — (Atletismo, Equitación) steeplechase; [para niños] obstacle race

carrera de vallas — (Atletismo) hurdles; (Equitación) steeplechase

no sabe qué hará cuando termine la carrera — he doesn't know what he'll do after university o when he finishes his course

• dar carrera a algn — to pay sb through college

• hacer una carrera, estoy haciendo la carrera de Económicas — I'm doing a degree in economics

• tener carrera — to have a (university) degree

• diplomático de carrera — career diplomat

• hacer carrera — to advance one's career, pursue a career

quiso hacer carrera en el partido — he tried to pursue a career o advance his career in the party

no hago carrera con este niño — I can't make any headway o I'm getting nowhere with this child

carrera artística — [de actor] career as an actor; [de pintor, escultor] artistic career

te echo or (RPl) te juego una carrera — I'll race you

tendremos que echar una carrera si queremos alcanzar el tren — we'll have to run if we want to catch the train (colloq)

darse or pegarse una carrera — to run as fast as one can

me fui de una carrera a su casa — I tore o raced o rushed round to her house (colloq)

a la(s) carrera(s): siempre anda a la(s) carrera(s) she's always in a hurry o rush; hice la última parte a la(s) carrera(s) — I really rushed through the last part

hacer la carrera — to turn tricks (AmE sl), to be on the game (BrE sl)

seguir or hacer una carrera universitaria — to do a degree course, to study for a degree

dejó la carrera a medias — he dropped out halfway through college (AmE) o (BrE) university

les dieron (una) carrera a sus hijos — they put their children through college (AmE) o (BrE) university

no poder hacer carrera de or con alguien: no puedo hacer carrera de este hijo mío — I can't do a thing with this son of mine

te echo or (RPl) te juego una carrera — I'll race you

tendremos que echar una carrera si queremos alcanzar el tren — we'll have to run if we want to catch the train (colloq)

darse or pegarse una carrera — to run as fast as one can

me fui de una carrera a su casa — I tore o raced o rushed round to her house (colloq)

a la(s) carrera(s): siempre anda a la(s) carrera(s) she's always in a hurry o rush; hice la última parte a la(s) carrera(s) — I really rushed through the last part

hacer la carrera — to turn tricks (AmE sl), to be on the game (BrE sl)

seguir or hacer una carrera universitaria — to do a degree course, to study for a degree

dejó la carrera a medias — he dropped out halfway through college (AmE) o (BrE) university

les dieron (una) carrera a sus hijos — they put their children through college (AmE) o (BrE) university

no poder hacer carrera de or con alguien: no puedo hacer carrera de este hijo mío — I can't do a thing with this son of mine

Ex: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.

Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was Head of the Documents Depository.