(estatua etc)

Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.

Ex: In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.

al revisar las cuentas ha descubierto numerosas irregularidades — when he went over the accounts he discovered o found numerous irregularities

los análisis han descubierto la presencia de un virus — the tests have revealed o shown up the presence of a virus

he descubierto la causa de su malhumor — I've found out o discovered why he's in such a bad mood

descubrió que era alérgica a las gambas — she found out o discovered she was allergic to prawns

la seda le descubría el escote — the silk revealed o exposed her cleavage

me descubro! — I take my hat off to you/him/them

me descubro! — I take my hat off to you/him/them

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

se le notaba un bulto debajo de la chaqueta — you could see a shape o bulge under his jacket

• ir al bulto — (Taur) to go for the body; (Ftbl) to go for the man

no ocupa o hace bulto — it doesn't take up any space o room

he comprado regalos que ocupen poco bulto — I've bought presents that won't take up much space o that are not too bulky

• error de bulto — glaring error

• de mucho bulto — (lit) bulky; (fig) important

• de poco bulto — (lit) small; (fig) unimportant

allí solo estábamos para hacer bulto — we were only there to make up o swell the numbers

no hay que hacer nada, solo ir de bulto — we don't have to do anything, we just have to be there o to go along

pon los bultos en el maletero — put the luggage in the boot, put the baggage in the trunk (EEUU)

se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta — you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket

escurrir el bulto — (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out; ( en entrevista) to dodge the issue

a bulto — (fam)

bulto de mano — piece o item of hand baggage o luggage

cargada de bultos — laden with packages (o bags etc)

llevar del bulto — (Col fam)

¿cómo andas? - llevado del bulto — how are you? - I'm having a bit of a rough time of it (colloq)

se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta — you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket

escurrir el bulto — (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out; ( en entrevista) to dodge the issue

a bulto — (fam)

bulto de mano — piece o item of hand baggage o luggage

cargada de bultos — laden with packages (o bags etc)

llevar del bulto — (Col fam)

¿cómo andas? - llevado del bulto — how are you? - I'm having a bit of a rough time of it (colloq)

Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.

me vaciaron la casa — they cleaned my house out (colloq)

me vaciaron la casa — they cleaned my house out (colloq)

Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

to carve one's way through the crowd — (fig) abrirse camino a la fuerza por entre la multitud

poner el pie en el acelerador — (lit) to step on the gas *; (fig) to speed things up, step up the pace

pies de cerdo — (Culin) (pig's) trotters

• a pie — on foot

• estar de pie — to be standing (up)

• en pie, llevo en pie desde las cuatro — I've been up since four

mantenerse en pie — [persona] to stay standing o on one's feet; [objeto] to remain upright

ganado en pie — LAm cattle on the hoof

• a pie enjuto — † (lit) dry-shod; (fig) without danger, without any risk

• a pie firme † —

• ponerse de o en pie — to stand up

gente de a pie — common o ordinary folk

soldado de a pie — ( Hist) foot-soldier

hacer algo con los pies * —

al pie del monte — at the foot o bottom of the mountain

al pie de la obra — (Com) including delivery charges

• dar pie a — to give cause for

• estar en pie de igualdad — to be on an equal footing ( con with)

estar en pie de guerra — (lit) to be on a war footing, be ready to go to war; (fig) to be on the warpath

a sus pies, señora — (frml) at your service, madam (frml)

hoy ando a pie — (AmL) I'm without wheels today

al pie — (Col) very close, just round the corner

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; sólo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; queda en pie la cita our date is still on; mi oferta/promesa sigue en pie my offer/promise still stands; ganado en pie (AmL) livestock, cattle on the hoof; andarse con pie(s) de plomo (fam) to tread very carefully o warily; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; a pie(s) juntillas: seguí a pies juntillas sus indicaciones I followed his instructions to the letter; creerse algo a pies juntillas to blindly believe something; buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato (fam) ( buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters; cojear del mismo pie (fam) to be two of a kind (colloq); con los pies (fam) badly; lleva la empresa con los pies he's making a hash o mess of running the company (colloq); con los pies por or para delante (fam & euf) feet first; con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground; con mal pie or con el pie izquierdo: empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start; hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today (AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today (BrE); no le des pie para que te critique don't give him cause o reason to criticize you; dar pie a algo murmuraciones/especulaciones to give rise to something; esto dio pie a una discusión this caused o was the cause of an argument; darle pie a alguien: de a pie common, ordinary; el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); echar pie atrás (Chi) to back down; en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; estar a pie (Chi fam) to be lost (colloq); estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot; estar con un pie en el estribo (fam) to be about to leave; estar con un pie en la tumba or la sepultura or el hoyo to have one foot in the grave; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; írsele los pies a alguien: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still; leche al pie de la vaca (AmL) milk fresh from the cow; levantarse/empezar con buen pie or con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star; no doy/da pie con bola (fam) I/he can't get a thing right; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan; pararle a alguien los pies (Esp) to put somebody in his/her place (colloq); perder pie ( en el agua) to get out of one's depth; ( resbalarse) to lose one's footing; pies de barro feet of clay; poner (los) pies en polvorosa (fam) to take to one's heels (colloq); poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help; saber de qué pie cojea alguien (Esp fam) to know somebody's faults o weak points; ser más viejo que andar a pie — (CS fam) to be as old as the hills (colloq)

una nota a or al pie de página — a footnote

al pie or a los pies de la montaña — at the foot of the mountain

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra — follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

a sus pies, señora — (frml) at your service, madam (frml)

hoy ando a pie — (AmL) I'm without wheels today

al pie — (Col) very close, just round the corner

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; sólo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; queda en pie la cita our date is still on; mi oferta/promesa sigue en pie my offer/promise still stands; ganado en pie (AmL) livestock, cattle on the hoof; andarse con pie(s) de plomo (fam) to tread very carefully o warily; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; a pie(s) juntillas: seguí a pies juntillas sus indicaciones I followed his instructions to the letter; creerse algo a pies juntillas to blindly believe something; buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato (fam) ( buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters; cojear del mismo pie (fam) to be two of a kind (colloq); con los pies (fam) badly; lleva la empresa con los pies he's making a hash o mess of running the company (colloq); con los pies por or para delante (fam & euf) feet first; con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground; con mal pie or con el pie izquierdo: empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start; hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today (AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today (BrE); no le des pie para que te critique don't give him cause o reason to criticize you; dar pie a algo murmuraciones/especulaciones to give rise to something; esto dio pie a una discusión this caused o was the cause of an argument; darle pie a alguien: de a pie common, ordinary; el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); echar pie atrás (Chi) to back down; en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; estar a pie (Chi fam) to be lost (colloq); estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot; estar con un pie en el estribo (fam) to be about to leave; estar con un pie en la tumba or la sepultura or el hoyo to have one foot in the grave; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; írsele los pies a alguien: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still; leche al pie de la vaca (AmL) milk fresh from the cow; levantarse/empezar con buen pie or con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star; no doy/da pie con bola (fam) I/he can't get a thing right; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan; pararle a alguien los pies (Esp) to put somebody in his/her place (colloq); perder pie ( en el agua) to get out of one's depth; ( resbalarse) to lose one's footing; pies de barro feet of clay; poner (los) pies en polvorosa (fam) to take to one's heels (colloq); poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help; saber de qué pie cojea alguien (Esp fam) to know somebody's faults o weak points; ser más viejo que andar a pie — (CS fam) to be as old as the hills (colloq)

una nota a or al pie de página — a footnote

al pie or a los pies de la montaña — at the foot of the mountain

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra — follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

Ex: She was tapping with her foot on the carpet.

Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex: The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.