autograph letter

Ex: Whether the item of information is in an encyclopaedia article, a textbook, a patent specification, an autograph letter, a citation in a bibliographic data-base, a trade catalogue, a newspaper article, an audio-cassette, or any possible alternative, it can only be traced by employing the access language of the collection.

• echar una carta (al correo) — to post a letter

es un caballero a carta cabal — a true o real gentleman

carta de despido — letter of dismissal, pink slip (EEUU) *

carta de recomendación — [para un trabajo] letter of recommendation; [como presentación] letter of introduction

carta postal — LAm postcard

carta de ciudadanía — naturalization papers pl

carta de hidalguía — letters patent of nobility pl

carta de naturaleza — naturalization papers pl

carta de pedido — (Com) order

carta ejecutoria — letters patent of nobility pl

carta verde — (Aut) green card, certificate of insurance (EEUU)

Carta Magna — (=constitución) constitution; Brit ( Hist) Magna Carta

• echar las cartas a algn — to tell sb's fortune ( with cards)

• jugar a las cartas — to play cards

• a la carta — à la carte

echar una carta al correo — to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter

a carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely honest; un caballero a carta cabal a perfect o real gentleman; echarle las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune; jugar bien las cartas to play one's cards right; jugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throw; no saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think; poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table; tomar cartas en el asunto — to intervene

echar una carta al correo — to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter

a carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely honest; un caballero a carta cabal a perfect o real gentleman; echarle las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune; jugar bien las cartas to play one's cards right; jugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throw; no saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think; poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table; tomar cartas en el asunto — to intervene

Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.

Ex: Whether the item of information is in an encyclopaedia article, a textbook, a patent specification, an autograph letter, a citation in a bibliographic data-base, a trade catalogue, a newspaper article, an audio-cassette, or any possible alternative, it can only be traced by employing the access language of the collection.

Ex: This article describes a system designed to parse and understand short newspaper stories in the subject area of corporate takeovers and takeover bids.

Ex: Whether the item of information is in an encyclopaedia article, a textbook, a patent specification, an autograph letter, a citation in a bibliographic data-base, a trade catalogue, a newspaper article, an audio-cassette, or any possible alternative, it can only be traced by employing the access language of the collection.

Ex: Some DBMS systems have ' query language' auxiliary systems which make them more amenable to a non-programmer.

el 23-F — 23 February ( date of the Tejero coup attempt, in 1981)

23-F — ( en Esp) 23 February ( date of attempted coup in 1981)

23-F — ( en Esp) 23 February ( date of attempted coup in 1981)

libro de cocina — cookery book, cookbook (EEUU)

libro escolar — (=informe) school report; [de texto] schoolbook

llevar los libros — (Com) to keep the books o accounts

libro de familia — booklet containing family details (marriage, births) used for official purposes

libro de vuelos — (Aer) logbook

libro genealógico — (Agr) herd-book

colgar los libro — to quit (AmE) o (BrE) give up studying

colgar los libro — to quit (AmE) o (BrE) give up studying

Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).

si me lo hubiese pedido, se lo habría o hubiera dado — if he had asked me for it I would have given it to him

• si no — [condición negativa] if not; [indicando alternativa] otherwise, or (else)

ponte crema porque si no, te quemarás — put some cream on, otherwise o or (else) you'll get sunburned

• llevo el paraguas por si (acaso) llueve — I've got my umbrella (just) in case it rains

• ¿y si llueve? — what if it rains?

no sabía si habías venido en avión o en tren — I didn't know whether o if you'd come by plane or train

me pregunto si vale la pena — I wonder whether o if it's worth it

no sé si será verdad — I don't know whether o if it's true

• si bien — although

si bien creó un amplio consenso político... — although it is true o while it may be true that he created a broad political consensus...

¡si tienes la tira de discos! — but you have loads of records! *

-es un pesado -¡si lo sabré yo! — "he's a pain" - "don't I know it!" o "you're telling me!"

si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it

si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it

Ex: If our data are going to be used in other countries, we have to remember that English users would prefer standard English.