(mostrar preocupación)

Ex: A number of observers and critics of professional education for library and information work has expressed concern at the failure of SLIS to respond rapidly and sensitively to such IT induced changes.

mostrar en pantalla — (Inform) to display

nunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él — she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him

nunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él — she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him

Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.

les causa muchas preocupaciones — she causes them a lot of worry o problems

les causa muchas preocupaciones — she causes them a lot of worry o problems

Ex: There is some concern that much of the value of the data base may be negated if it does not seek to cover all materials which libraries might acquire.

no se interesa por nada — he shows o takes no interest in anything, he's not interested in anything

se interesó por el trabajo de los campesinos — he showed o took an interest in the work of the country people

si tú no haces un esfuerzo nadie se va a interesar por ti — if you don't make an effort no one will show any concern for o interest in you

llamó para interesarse por su salud — she called to inquire about o ask after his health

interesarse en una empresa — to have an interest o a stake in an company

Ex: At the 2nd London Book Fair, attendance was down from 508 in 1982 to 497 in 1983 and some major publishers were absent although overseas interest was marked.

usted deberá expresar el número del giro postal — you should quote o give o state the number of the postal order

expresó su descontento — she voiced o expressed her dissatisfaction

permítame expresarle mi más sentido pésame — (frml) please accept my deepest sympathy (frml)

por las razones que se expresan a continuación — for the reasons shown o given below

expresó su descontento — she voiced o expressed her dissatisfaction

permítame expresarle mi más sentido pésame — (frml) please accept my deepest sympathy (frml)

por las razones que se expresan a continuación — for the reasons shown o given below

Ex: Which of the following subject analyses is cast in the citation order PMEST?.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

•a la vez, hablaban todos a la vez — they were all talking at once o at the same time

•¿has estado alguna vez en...? — have you ever been to...?

• las más de las veces — mostly, in most cases

• por primera vez — for the first time

• toda vez que... — since..., given that...

• por última vez — for the last time

lo he hecho cien veces — I've done it hundreds o lots of times *

•a veces, [algunas] veces — sometimes, at times

• contadas veces — seldom

• de vez en cuando — now and again, from time to time, occasionally

•¿ cuántas veces? — how often?, how many times?

• dos veces — twice

•en... veces, se fríen las patatas en dos veces — fry the potatoes in two batches

• por enésima vez — for the umpteenth time *

• muchas veces — often

• otra vez — again

• pocas veces — seldom, rarely

• rara vez, [raras] veces — seldom, rarely

• repetidas veces — again and again, over and over again

• una vez — once

érase o había una vez una princesa... — once upon a time there was a princess...

• varias veces — several times

• de una vez — (=en una sola ocasión) in one go; (=definitivamente) once and for all *

¡acabemos de una vez! — let's get it over with (once and for all)! *

¡cállate de una vez! — for the last time, shut up! *

•en vez de — instead of

• hacer las veces de — to serve as

• una vez que — once

• de una vez para siempre, de una vez por [todas] — once and for all *, for good

• ceder la vez — (gen) to give up one's turn; (en cola) to give up one's place

• pedir la vez — to ask who's last in the queue

• quitar la vez a algn — to push in in front of sb

mil veces or miles de veces — a thousand times o thousands of times

la de veces or las veces que se lo dije! — the (number of) times I told him!

érase or había una vez — (liter) once upon a time (liter)

¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? — why don't we leave it for another time o day?

una vez más — once again o more

cada vez — every o each time

se utiliza cada vez más — it's being used increasingly o more and more

de una vez — ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all; ( simultáneamente) in one go

una vez que hayan terminado — once o when you have finished

hacer las veces de algo — caja/libro to serve as something; persona to act as something

¿quién tiene or me da la vez? — who's last?

mil veces or miles de veces — a thousand times o thousands of times

la de veces or las veces que se lo dije! — the (number of) times I told him!

érase or había una vez — (liter) once upon a time (liter)

¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? — why don't we leave it for another time o day?

una vez más — once again o more

cada vez — every o each time

se utiliza cada vez más — it's being used increasingly o more and more

de una vez — ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all; ( simultáneamente) in one go

una vez que hayan terminado — once o when you have finished

hacer las veces de algo — caja/libro to serve as something; persona to act as something

¿quién tiene or me da la vez? — who's last?

Ex: In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.

• coger miedo a algo — to become afraid of sth

• dar miedo — to scare

le daba miedo hacerlo — he was afraid o scared to do it

• de miedo, una película de miedo — a horror film

• entrar miedo a algn, me entró un miedo terrible — I suddenly felt terribly scared

• meter miedo a algn — to scare o frighten sb

• pasar miedo, pasé mucho miedo viendo la película — I was very scared watching the film

• perder el miedo a algo — to lose one's fear of sth

• por miedo a o de algo — for fear of sth

por miedo a o de quedar en ridículo — for fear of looking ridiculous

• tener miedo — to be scared o frightened

no tengas miedo — don't be scared o frightened

tener miedo a o de algn/algo — to be afraid of sb/sth

tenemos miedo a o de que nos ataquen — we're afraid that they may attack us

tener miedo de o a hacer algo — to be afraid to do sth, be afraid of doing sth

miedo al público — (Teat) stage fright

qué miedo pasamos! — we were so frightened o scared!

me da miedo salir de noche — I'm afraid to go o of going out at night

se cagaba de miedo — (vulg) he was shit-scared (vulg)

le tiene miedo a su padre — he's scared o afraid of his father

agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/alguien — to become frightened o scared of something/somebody

tener miedo — to be afraid o frightened o scared

de miedo — (fam) fantastic, great (colloq)

qué miedo pasamos! — we were so frightened o scared!

me da miedo salir de noche — I'm afraid to go o of going out at night

se cagaba de miedo — (vulg) he was shit-scared (vulg)

le tiene miedo a su padre — he's scared o afraid of his father

agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/alguien — to become frightened o scared of something/somebody

tener miedo — to be afraid o frightened o scared

de miedo — (fam) fantastic, great (colloq)

Ex: Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.

• cierre de seguridad — [de pulsera, collar, arma] safety catch

• cinturón de seguridad — safety belt

• empresa de seguridad — security company

• medidas de seguridad — [ante accidente, incendio] safety measures; [ante delito, atentado] security measures

• consejo de seguridad — security council

seguridad ciudadana — the security of the public from crime

seguridad contra incendios — fire precautions pl

seguridad social — (=sistema de pensiones y paro) social security, welfare (EEUU); (=contribuciones) national insurance; (=sistema médico) national health service, ≈ NHS

habla con mucha seguridad — he speaks with great confidence o assurance

no puedo darle seguridad — I can't say for sure o for certain

• con seguridad, no lo sabemos con seguridad — we don't know for sure o for certain