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book donations

  • 1 donación de libros

    (n.) = gift collection, book endowment, book donation, book gift
    Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex. The library began with a book endowment by Sebald Welser in 1581.
    Ex. If book donations to developing countries do not take into account existing needs and conditions, their only use may be to feed the goats.
    Ex. This article describes a book gift ceremony to promote awareness among developing countries of the Book Aid International (BAI) (formerly Ranfurly Library Service) programme to provide books which are relevant to their needs.
    * * *
    (n.) = gift collection, book endowment, book donation, book gift

    Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.

    Ex: The library began with a book endowment by Sebald Welser in 1581.
    Ex: If book donations to developing countries do not take into account existing needs and conditions, their only use may be to feed the goats.
    Ex: This article describes a book gift ceremony to promote awareness among developing countries of the Book Aid International (BAI) (formerly Ranfurly Library Service) programme to provide books which are relevant to their needs.

    Spanish-English dictionary > donación de libros

  • 2 cabra

    f.
    goat.
    cabra de angora angora goat
    cabra montés wild goat
    * * *
    1 goat
    \
    estar como una cabra familiar to be off one's rocker, be nuts
    cabra montés wild goat, chamois
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Zool) goat; (=hembra) nanny goat, she-goat; (=almizclero) musk deer
    2) LAm (=truco) trick, swindle; (=dado) loaded dice
    3) Cono Sur (=carro) light carriage; [de carpintero] sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)
    4) Cono Sur * (=niña) little girl
    5) (=moto) motorbike
    cabro
    * * *
    femenino goat

    estar como or más loco que una cabra — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq); ver tb cabro II

    * * *
    = goat.
    Ex. If book donations to developing countries do not take into account existing needs and conditions, their only use may be to feed the goats.
    ----
    * cabra hembra = nanny-goat, she-goat.
    * cabra macho = billy-goat, he-goat.
    * cabra montés = mountain goat.
    * como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.
    * estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.
    * loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.
    * piel de cabra = goat, goatskin.
    * * *
    femenino goat

    estar como or más loco que una cabra — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq); ver tb cabro II

    * * *
    = goat.

    Ex: If book donations to developing countries do not take into account existing needs and conditions, their only use may be to feed the goats.

    * cabra hembra = nanny-goat, she-goat.
    * cabra macho = billy-goat, he-goat.
    * cabra montés = mountain goat.
    * como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.
    * estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.
    * loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.
    * piel de cabra = goat, goatskin.

    * * *
    goat
    estar como or más loco que una cabra ( fam); to be crazy ( colloq), to be nuts ( colloq)
    la cabra siempre tira al monte a leopard never changes its spots
    ver tb cabro2 (↑ cabro (2))
    Compuesto:
    Spanish Ibex
    * * *

    Del verbo caber: ( conjugate caber)

    cabrá es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    caber    
    cabra    
    cabrá
    caber ( conjugate caber) verbo intransitivo
    1


    no cabemos los cuatro there isn't room for all four of us;
    en esta botella caben diez litros this bottle holds ten liters;
    no cabrá en sí de alegría to be beside oneself with joy
    b) ( pasar) to fit, go;

    cabrá por algo to go through sth
    c) [falda/zapatos] to fit;


    2 (en 3a pers) (frml) ( ser posible):

    no cabe duda de que … there is no doubt that …;
    cabría decir que … it could be said that …;
    es, si cabe, aún mejor it is even better, if such a thing is possible;
    dentro de lo que cabe all things considered
    3 (Mat):

    cabra sustantivo femenino
    goat;
    ◊ estar como una cabrá (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)

    cabrá, cabré, etc see caber
    caber verbo intransitivo
    1 (poder entrar) to fit: no cabe por la ventana, it won't go through the window
    no sé si cabrán los tres, I don't known if there is room for all three of them
    2 (en un recipiente) to hold: en esta botellla caben dos litros, this bottle holds two litres
    (vestimenta) estos zapatos ya no me caben, these shoes don't fit me anymore
    3 (en 3.ª persona) (ser posible, existir) cabe que vayamos el viernes, it's possible that we'll go on Friday
    no nos cabe duda alguna, we have no doubts
    ♦ Locuciones: no me cabe en la cabeza, I can't understand it
    no está mal, dentro de lo que cabe, it isn't bad, under the circumstances
    Andy no cabía en sí de gozo, Andy was beside himself with joy
    cabra sustantivo femenino goat
    cabra montesa, mountain goat, wild goat
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar estar como una cabra, to be off one's head

    ' cabrá' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabra
    - despeñarse
    - atar
    - chivo
    English:
    bleat
    - butt
    - goat
    - ibex
    - loony
    - nanny goat
    - nut
    - nanny
    - raving
    * * *
    cabra nf
    1. [animal] goat;
    Fam
    estar como una cabra to be off one's head;
    la cabra siempre tira al monte you can't make a leopard change its spots
    cabra de angora angora goat;
    cabra montés wild goat, ibex;
    2. Chile [carruaje] gig, cabriolet
    3. Carib, Col [dado cargado] loaded dice
    4. Carib, Col [trampa] = cheat in game of dice or dominoes
    * * *
    f ZO goat;
    estar como una cabra fam be nuts fam ;
    la cabra siempre tira al monte a leopard never changes its spots
    * * *
    cabra nf
    : goat
    cabrá, etc. caber
    * * *
    cabra n goat

    Spanish-English dictionary > cabra

  • 3 creación

    f.
    creation, formation, generation.
    * * *
    1 (gen) creation
    2 (fundación) foundation, establishment, setting up
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acción)
    a) [de obra, objeto, empleo, ambiente] creation
    b) [de empresa, asociación]
    2) (=cosa creada) creation
    3)

    la Creación — (Rel) the Creation

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( acción) creation
    b) ( cosa creada) creation
    2) (Relig) la Creación the Creation
    * * *
    = assignment, authoring, building, construction, creation, establishment, formation, foundation, generation, provision, setting up, organisation [organization, -USA], brain child [brainchild], constitution, fashioning, crafting, oeuvre, set-up.
    Ex. Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.
    Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
    Ex. Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.
    Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.
    Ex. Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.
    Ex. In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.
    Ex. In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
    Ex. Information retrieval follows from the generation of an index.
    Ex. Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
    Ex. This contribution outlines the setting up of the systems, its benefits and problems encountered.
    Ex. This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.
    Ex. This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.
    Ex. The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.
    Ex. The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.
    Ex. This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
    Ex. For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.
    Ex. Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
    ----
    * artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.
    * compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].
    * creación artística = art work.
    * creación artística barata = kitsch.
    * creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.
    * creación de categorías = categorisation [categorization, -USA].
    * creación de coaliciones = coalition building.
    * creación de conglomerados = conglomeration.
    * creación de depósitos de datos = data warehousing.
    * creación de documentos secundarios = surrogacy.
    * creación de empleo = job creation.
    * creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging.
    * creación de impedimentos = fence building.
    * creación de las montañas = mountain-building.
    * creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.
    * creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].
    * creación de los índices de un libro = back-of-the-book indexing, back-of-book indexing.
    * creación de modelos = modelling [modeling, -USA].
    * creación de obstáculos = fence building.
    * creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.
    * creación de prototipos = prototyping.
    * creación de referencias cruzadas = cross-referencing.
    * creación de réplicas en Internet = mirroring.
    * creación de servidor copia = site mirroring.
    * creación de servidor espejo = site mirroring.
    * creación de servidor réplica = site mirroring.
    * creación de sitio espejo = site mirroring.
    * creación de sustitutos documentales = surrogacy.
    * creación divina = divine creation.
    * creación rápida de prototipos = rapid prototyping.
    * de creación = authorial.
    * de reciente creación = newly developed [newly-developed].
    * empresa de nueva creación = this sort of thing, startup [start-up].
    * investigación para la creación de innovaciones = innovation research.
    * milagro de la creación, el = miracle of creation, the.
    * obra de creación literaria = fiction book.
    * obra de creación original = creative work.
    * obras de creación literaria = fiction.
    * tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging technology.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( acción) creation
    b) ( cosa creada) creation
    2) (Relig) la Creación the Creation
    * * *
    = assignment, authoring, building, construction, creation, establishment, formation, foundation, generation, provision, setting up, organisation [organization, -USA], brain child [brainchild], constitution, fashioning, crafting, oeuvre, set-up.

    Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.

    Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
    Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.
    Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.
    Ex: Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.
    Ex: In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.
    Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
    Ex: Information retrieval follows from the generation of an index.
    Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
    Ex: This contribution outlines the setting up of the systems, its benefits and problems encountered.
    Ex: This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.
    Ex: This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.
    Ex: The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.
    Ex: The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.
    Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
    Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.
    Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
    * artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.
    * compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].
    * creación artística = art work.
    * creación artística barata = kitsch.
    * creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.
    * creación de categorías = categorisation [categorization, -USA].
    * creación de coaliciones = coalition building.
    * creación de conglomerados = conglomeration.
    * creación de depósitos de datos = data warehousing.
    * creación de documentos secundarios = surrogacy.
    * creación de empleo = job creation.
    * creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging.
    * creación de impedimentos = fence building.
    * creación de las montañas = mountain-building.
    * creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.
    * creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].
    * creación de los índices de un libro = back-of-the-book indexing, back-of-book indexing.
    * creación de modelos = modelling [modeling, -USA].
    * creación de obstáculos = fence building.
    * creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.
    * creación de prototipos = prototyping.
    * creación de referencias cruzadas = cross-referencing.
    * creación de réplicas en Internet = mirroring.
    * creación de servidor copia = site mirroring.
    * creación de servidor espejo = site mirroring.
    * creación de servidor réplica = site mirroring.
    * creación de sitio espejo = site mirroring.
    * creación de sustitutos documentales = surrogacy.
    * creación divina = divine creation.
    * creación rápida de prototipos = rapid prototyping.
    * de creación = authorial.
    * de reciente creación = newly developed [newly-developed].
    * empresa de nueva creación = this sort of thing, startup [start-up].
    * investigación para la creación de innovaciones = innovation research.
    * milagro de la creación, el = miracle of creation, the.
    * obra de creación literaria = fiction book.
    * obra de creación original = creative work.
    * obras de creación literaria = fiction.
    * tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging technology.

    * * *
    A
    1 (acción) creation
    la posibilidad de la creación de un organismo que … the possibility of setting up o creating a body which …
    la creación de 500 nuevos puestos de trabajo the creation of 500 new jobs
    la creación de un sistema más equitativo the creation o establishment of a fairer system
    un siglo de espléndida creación literaria y artística a century of outstanding creative activity, both literary and artistic
    2 (cosa creada) creation
    una de las grandes creaciones literarias de nuestro tiempo one of the great literary creations o works of our time
    una creación de un famoso modisto francés a creation by a famous French designer
    B ( Relig)
    la Creación the Creation
    * * *

     

    creación sustantivo femenino

    b) (Relig)


    creación sustantivo femenino creation
    ' creación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dudosa
    - dudoso
    - invención
    - empleo
    - engendro
    - obra
    English:
    brainchild
    - creation
    - making
    - brain
    - development
    - establishment
    - job
    * * *
    1. [acción] creation;
    la creación de empleo job creation;
    la creación de riqueza the creation of wealth;
    la creación artística artistic creativity;
    creación literaria [materia] creative writing;
    su objetivo es la creación a largo plazo de una sociedad más justa their long-term aim is to create a fairer society
    2. [resultado] creation;
    una de las últimas creaciones del escultor belga one of the Belgian sculptor's latest creations
    3.
    la Creación [el mundo] Creation
    * * *
    f creation
    * * *
    creación nf, pl - ciones : creation
    * * *
    creación n creation

    Spanish-English dictionary > creación

  • 4 colección de libros raros

    (n.) = rare book collection, rare collection
    Ex. In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
    Ex. These public libraries hold collections of provincial newspapers, unique extra-illustrated editions of county histories and rare collections acquired through bequests.
    * * *
    (n.) = rare book collection, rare collection

    Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.

    Ex: These public libraries hold collections of provincial newspapers, unique extra-illustrated editions of county histories and rare collections acquired through bequests.

    Spanish-English dictionary > colección de libros raros

  • 5 fundación

    f.
    1 foundation, base, concrete foundation.
    2 foundation, institution, establishment, organization.
    3 foundation, basis.
    4 foundation, implantation, instauration, laying.
    * * *
    1 foundation
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    * * *
    1) ( institución) foundation
    2) (de ciudad, escuela) founding; (de empresa, partido) establishment
    * * *
    = foundation, founding, foundation, trust.
    Ex. In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
    Ex. The article entitled 'the (British) Society of Archivists' describes the development of the Society of Archivists from the founding of a Society of Local Archivists in 1946, through its change into the Society of Archivists in 1955, to the present.
    Ex. Often such things need to be funded through foundations or local businesses.
    Ex. This Trust would support innovative uses of digital technologies to improve education.
    ----
    * biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación = donor-endowed library.
    * donación económica de fundación = endowment fund.
    * financiado por una fundación = foundation-funded.
    * fundación benéfica = charitable trust, donor agency, aid agency, aid organisation, charitable institution, charitable organisation.
    * fundación bibliotecaria = library foundation.
    * fundación de beneficiencia pública = public trust.
    * Fundación de Libros Panafricanos = Pan-African Book Foundation.
    * Fundación Nacional para las Ciencias (NSF) = National Science Foundation (NSF).
    * Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH) = National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
    * subvención de una fundación = foundation grant.
    * * *
    1) ( institución) foundation
    2) (de ciudad, escuela) founding; (de empresa, partido) establishment
    * * *
    = foundation, founding, foundation, trust.

    Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.

    Ex: The article entitled 'the (British) Society of Archivists' describes the development of the Society of Archivists from the founding of a Society of Local Archivists in 1946, through its change into the Society of Archivists in 1955, to the present.
    Ex: Often such things need to be funded through foundations or local businesses.
    Ex: This Trust would support innovative uses of digital technologies to improve education.
    * biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación = donor-endowed library.
    * donación económica de fundación = endowment fund.
    * financiado por una fundación = foundation-funded.
    * fundación benéfica = charitable trust, donor agency, aid agency, aid organisation, charitable institution, charitable organisation.
    * fundación bibliotecaria = library foundation.
    * fundación de beneficiencia pública = public trust.
    * Fundación de Libros Panafricanos = Pan-African Book Foundation.
    * Fundación Nacional para las Ciencias (NSF) = National Science Foundation (NSF).
    * Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH) = National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
    * subvención de una fundación = foundation grant.

    * * *
    A (institución) foundation
    una fundación benéfica a charity, a charitable foundation
    B (de una ciudad, escuela) founding, foundation; (de una empresa, un partido) establishment, foundation
    * * *

     

    fundación sustantivo femenino
    1 ( institución) foundation;

    2 (de ciudad, escuela) founding;
    (de empresa, partido) establishment
    fundación sustantivo femenino foundation
    ' fundación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    centenaria
    - centenario
    English:
    foundation
    - launching
    - trust
    - trustee
    - establishment
    * * *
    1. [creación, establecimiento] foundation
    2. [organización] foundation;
    una fundación benéfica a charitable foundation
    * * *
    f foundation; acto foundation, founding
    * * *
    fundación nf, pl - ciones : foundation, establishment
    * * *
    fundación n foundation

    Spanish-English dictionary > fundación

  • 6 a comienzos de + Fecha

    = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha
    Ex. Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
    Ex. In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
    * * *
    = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha

    Ex: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.

    Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a comienzos de + Fecha

  • 7 expatriado

    adj.
    expatriate.
    f. & m.
    expatriate, displaced person, expat.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: expatriar.
    * * *
    1→ link=expatriar expatriar
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 expatriate
    * * *
    expatriado, -a
    SM / F
    1) (=emigrado) expatriate
    2) (=exilado) exile
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino expatriate
    * * *
    = expatriate, expat.
    Ex. Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.
    Ex. I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino expatriate
    * * *
    = expatriate, expat.

    Ex: Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.

    Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    expatriate
    * * *

    Del verbo expatriar: ( conjugate expatriar)

    expatriado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    expatriado    
    expatriar
    expatriado
    ◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino

    expatriate
    expatriado,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino expatriate
    expatriar verbo transitivo to exile

    ' expatriado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    expatriada
    English:
    expatriate
    * * *
    expatriado, -a
    ♦ adj
    los españoles expatriados [emigrantes] expatriate Spaniards;
    [exiliados] Spanish exiles
    ♦ nm,f
    [emigrante] expatriate; [exiliado] exile
    * * *
    expatriado, -da adj & n
    : expatriate

    Spanish-English dictionary > expatriado

  • 8 guyanés

    adj.
    Guyanese.
    m.
    Guyanese, native or inhabitant of Guyana.
    * * *
    1 Guyanese
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 Guyanese
    * * *
    guyanés, -esa
    ADJ SM / F Guyanese, Guyanan
    * * *
    Ex. Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.
    * * *

    Ex: Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.

    * * *
    adj/m,f
    Guyanese
    * * *
    guyanés, -esa
    ♦ adj
    Guyanese
    ♦ nm,f
    Guyanese
    * * *
    I adj Guyanese
    II m, guyanesa Guyanese

    Spanish-English dictionary > guyanés

  • 9 líder

    m.
    1 leader, guide, honcho.
    2 front man.
    * * *
    1 leader
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ INV top, leading, foremost

    marca líder — leading brand, brand leader

    2.
    SMF (Pol) leader; (Dep) leader, league leader, top club
    * * *
    I
    masculino y femenino
    1)
    a) (Dep, Pol) leader
    b) (Com) leader
    2) (como adj) <equipo/marca/empresa> leading (before n)
    II
    lideresa masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader
    * * *
    = leading, leader, lead, pacemaker, pacesetter [pace-setter], leading figure, front runner, torchbearer [torch bearer], leading edge, kingpin, rainmaker, number one, opinion-maker, driver, bellwether.
    Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
    Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex. The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.
    Ex. This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.
    Ex. The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.
    Ex. As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.
    Ex. The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
    Ex. The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.
    Ex. Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
    Ex. Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.
    Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex. Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.
    Ex. The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.
    Ex. Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.
    ----
    * líder actual, el = defending champion.
    * líder civil = civilian leader.
    * líder de la comunidad = community leader.
    * líder del mercado = market leader.
    * líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.
    * líder de opinión = opinion leader.
    * líder espiritual = spiritual leader.
    * líder militar = military leader, military leader.
    * líder mundial = world leader.
    * líder político = political leader.
    * líder religioso = religious leader.
    * líder sindicalista = union leader.
    * líder social = community leader.
    * mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * sin líder = leaderless.
    * * *
    I
    masculino y femenino
    1)
    a) (Dep, Pol) leader
    b) (Com) leader
    2) (como adj) <equipo/marca/empresa> leading (before n)
    II
    lideresa masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader
    * * *
    = leading, leader, lead, pacemaker, pacesetter [pace-setter], leading figure, front runner, torchbearer [torch bearer], leading edge, kingpin, rainmaker, number one, opinion-maker, driver, bellwether.

    Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

    Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
    Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex: The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.
    Ex: This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.
    Ex: The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.
    Ex: As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.
    Ex: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
    Ex: The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.
    Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
    Ex: Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.
    Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex: Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.
    Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.
    Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.
    * líder actual, el = defending champion.
    * líder civil = civilian leader.
    * líder de la comunidad = community leader.
    * líder del mercado = market leader.
    * líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.
    * líder de opinión = opinion leader.
    * líder espiritual = spiritual leader.
    * líder militar = military leader, military leader.
    * líder mundial = world leader.
    * líder político = political leader.
    * líder religioso = religious leader.
    * líder sindicalista = union leader.
    * líder social = community leader.
    * mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * sin líder = leaderless.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de un partido, país) leader
    el Valencia es líder con 48 puntos Valencia leads the division with 48 points, Valencia is the leader with 48 points
    3 ( Com) leader
    Compuestos:
    leader of the opposition
    labor* leader ( AmE), trade union leader ( BrE)
    B ( como adj) ‹equipo/marca/empresa› leading ( before n)
    masculine, feminine
    ( Méx) ( Dep, Pol) leader
    * * *

     

    líder 1 sustantivo masculino y femenino
    a) (Com, Dep, Pol) leader

    b) ( como adj) ‹equipo/marca/empresa› leading ( before n)

    líder 2
    ◊ lideresa sustantivo masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader

    líder
    I mf leader: es el líder de la oposición, he's the opposition leader
    II adjetivo leading, top: el equipo líder es el Estudiantes, Estudiantes is the top team

    ' líder' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acéfala
    - acéfalo
    - cabeza
    - comecocos
    - imán
    - interpelar
    - jefa
    - jefe
    - nata
    - nato
    - caudillo
    - destronar
    - indiscutible
    English:
    born
    - ethical
    - lead
    - leader
    - natural
    - pacemaker
    - stand down
    - chief
    - leading
    - pace
    - then
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    leading;
    el equipo líder the leading team;
    la empresa es líder en el sector it is the leading company in the industry
    ♦ nmf
    1. [de partido político, país] leader;
    un líder sindical a union boss o leader
    Pol el líder de la oposición the leader of the opposition
    2. [de clasificación, mercado] leader;
    el Deportivo es el líder de la liga Deportivo are top of the league o are the current league leaders
    * * *
    I m/f leader
    II adj leading
    * * *
    líder adj
    : leading, foremost
    líder nmf
    : leader
    * * *
    líder n leader

    Spanish-English dictionary > líder

  • 10 siglo XX

    (n.) = 20th century, twentieth century, the
    Ex. In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
    Ex. Both institutes were honored by the presence of the twentieth century's greatest cataloging theorist, Seymour Lubetzky.
    * * *
    (n.) = 20th century, twentieth century, the

    Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.

    Ex: Both institutes were honored by the presence of the twentieth century's greatest cataloging theorist, Seymour Lubetzky.

    Spanish-English dictionary > siglo XX

  • 11 extranjero1

    1 = foreigner, outlander, expat, foreign national, alien.
    Ex. Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.
    Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.
    Ex. I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
    Ex. All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected.
    Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
    ----
    * en manos de extranjeros = foreign-owned.
    * en propiedad de extranjeros = foreign-owned.

    Spanish-English dictionary > extranjero1

  • 12 extranjero

    adj.
    foreign, alien, overseas, exotic.
    m.
    foreigner, out-of-towner, alien, guy from out of town.
    * * *
    1 foreign, alien
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 foreigner
    1 foreign countries plural, abroad
    \
    del extranjero from abroad
    ————————
    1 foreign countries plural, abroad
    * * *
    1. (f. - extranjera)
    noun
    2) foreign country, abroad, overseas
    2. (f. - extranjera)
    adj.
    foreign, alien
    * * *
    extranjero, -a
    1.
    2.
    SM / F foreigner; (Jur) alien
    3.
    SM

    estar en el extranjero — to be abroad, be in foreign parts

    cosas del extranjero — things from abroad, foreign things

    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo foreign
    II
    - ra masculino, femenino
    a) ( persona) foreigner
    b) extranjero masculino
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo foreign
    II
    - ra masculino, femenino
    a) ( persona) foreigner
    b) extranjero masculino
    * * *
    extranjero1
    1 = foreigner, outlander, expat, foreign national, alien.

    Ex: Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.

    Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.
    Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
    Ex: All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected.
    Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
    * en manos de extranjeros = foreign-owned.
    * en propiedad de extranjeros = foreign-owned.

    extranjero2
    2 = foreign, overseas, alien.

    Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.

    Ex: The National Library of Australia is the only library in the country with a large collection of overseas documents and in this capacity holds exhibitions of these materials.
    Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
    * agente extranjero = foreign agent.
    * de origen extranjero = foreign-born.
    * estudiante extranjero = foreign student, overseas student, exchange student.
    * inversionista extranjero = foreign investor.
    * lengua extranjera = foreign language.
    * mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.
    * moneda extranjera = foreign currency.
    * ocupación extranjera = foreign occupation.
    * país extranjero = foreign country, overseas country.
    * turista extranjero = foreign tourist.

    extranjero3
    * en el extranjero = abroad, overseas, offshore.
    * estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.
    * estudios en el extranjero = study abroad.
    * hecho en el extranjero = foreign-made.
    * nacido en el extranjero = foreign-born.
    * vacaciones en el extranjero = overseas holidays.
    * vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.
    * viajar al extranjero = visit + abroad.
    * viaje al extranjero = foreign travel.
    * * *
    foreign
    masculine, feminine
    1 (persona) foreigner
    2
    viajan mucho al extranjero they often travel abroad o to other countries
    * * *

     

    extranjero
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    foreign
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino

    b)

    ◊ extranjero sustantivo masculino: al/en el extranjero abroad;

    noticias del extranjero foreign news
    extranjero,-a
    I adjetivo foreign
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino foreigner
    III sustantivo masculino abroad: está en el extranjero, he's abroad ➣ Ver nota en abroad
    ' extranjero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acaudillar
    - exterior
    - extranjera
    - habla
    - refugio
    - agringado
    - corresponsal
    - criollo
    - fuera
    - gabacho
    - gringo
    - peripecia
    - pinta
    English:
    abroad
    - alien
    - come back
    - distinctive
    - foreign
    - foreigner
    - home
    - overseas
    - predicament
    - toy with
    - go
    - interest
    - migrant
    - part
    - rule
    * * *
    extranjero, -a
    ♦ adj
    foreign
    ♦ nm,f
    [persona] foreigner
    ♦ nm
    [territorio]
    me gusta viajar por el extranjero I like travelling abroad;
    del extranjero from abroad;
    en o [m5] por el extranjero abroad;
    está de viaje en o [m5] por el extranjero she's away on a trip abroad;
    ir al extranjero to go abroad
    * * *
    I adj foreign
    II m, extranjera f foreigner
    III m
    :
    * * *
    extranjero, -ra adj
    : foreign
    extranjero, -ra n
    : foreigner
    : foreign countries pl
    viajó al extranjero: he traveled abroad
    trabajan en el extranjero: they work overseas
    * * *
    extranjero1 adj foreign
    extranjero2 n foreigner

    Spanish-English dictionary > extranjero

  • 13 sostenerse

    1 (mantenerse) to support oneself; (de pie) to stand up
    2 (permanecer) to stay, remain
    * * *
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=sujetarse) to stand

    • sostenerse en pie — [persona] to stand upright, stand on one's feet; [edificio] to stand

    apenas podía sostenerme en pie — I could hardly stand upright, I could hardly stand on my feet

    2) (=sustentarse)
    a) [económicamente] [persona] to support o.s.; [empresa] to keep going
    b) [con alimentos]

    ¿cómo puedes sostenerte solo con un bocadillo? — how can you keep going on just a sandwich?

    sostenerse a base de algo — to live on sth, survive on sth

    3) (=resistir)

    sostenerse en el poder — to maintain o.s. in power

    * * *

    ■sostenerse verbo reflexivo
    1 (en pie) to support oneself
    2 (descansar, permanecer) to stay, remain
    ' sostenerse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apoyar
    - sostener
    - tener
    English:
    stay up
    - hover
    - stay
    - support
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [tenerse en pie] [persona] to stay on one's feet;
    [edificio, estructura] to stay up; [en el aire] to hang;
    con ese clavito no se va a sostenerse it'll never stay up on that little nail;
    es muy pequeño y aún le cuesta sostenerse de pie/sentado he's only little and he still has difficulty standing up/sitting up;
    esa teoría/ese argumento no se sostiene that theory/argument doesn't hold water
    2. [sustentarse] to survive;
    no puede sostenerse con tan poco dinero/alimento she can't survive on so little money/food;
    la organización se sostiene a base de donaciones the organization depends on donations for its survival
    3. [permanecer] to continue, to remain;
    sostenerse en el poder to remain in power;
    se sostienen los intentos por llegar a un acuerdo de paz the attempts to reach a peace agreement are continuing
    4. [mantenerse]
    me sostengo en lo que he dicho I stand by what I said
    * * *
    v/r
    1 support o.s.
    2 de pie stand up
    3 en el poder stay, remain
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to stand, to hold oneself up
    2) : to continue, to remain

    Spanish-English dictionary > sostenerse

  • 14 gavebok

    subst. gift book subst. [hvor gaver skrives inn, f.eks. ved bryllup] register of donations, gifts

    Norsk-engelsk ordbok > gavebok

  • 15 на

    I предл. (пр.)

    на столе́ — on the table

    на стене́ — on the wall

    с кольцо́м на па́льце — with a ring on one's finger

    висе́ть на крюке́ — hang on a hook

    висе́ть на потолке́ — hang from the ceiling

    на бума́ге — on paper

    на трёх страни́цах — on three pages

    2) (обозначает местонахождение - при указании страны, региона, площади) in; (при указании планеты, реки, дороги) on; (при указании границы, условной точки) at, on

    на Ки́пре — in Cyprus

    на Кавка́зе — in the Caucasus

    на се́вере [ю́ге] — in the north [south]

    есть ли жизнь на Ма́рсе? — is there life on Mars?

    го́род на Во́лге — a town on the Volga

    дом стои́т на доро́ге — the house is on the road

    на у́лице — in the street брит.; on the street амер.

    на по́люсе — at the pole

    на грани́це — at / on the border

    3) (при указании места действия, работы, занятий) at

    на заво́де — at the factory

    на конце́рте — at a concert

    на уро́ке — at a lesson; in class

    на рабо́те [рабо́чем ме́сте] — at the workplace; ( в учреждении) in office

    е́хать на по́езде — go by train

    е́хать на маши́не — go by car, drive in a car

    лете́ть на самолёте — go / travel by plane; fly in / on a plane

    е́хать на изво́зчике — go in a cab

    ката́ться на ло́дке — go boating; boat

    варе́нье на са́харе — jam made with sugar

    (пригото́вленный) на дрожжа́х — leavened ['le-] with yeast

    кра́ска, тёртая на ма́сле — paint ground in oil

    они́ живу́т на карто́шке — they live on potatoes

    заво́д рабо́тает на не́фти — the factory runs on oil

    7) (во время, в течение) during; ( при обозначении года) in

    на пра́здниках — during the holidays

    на деся́том году́ (своей жизни) — in one's tenth year

    на э́той неде́ле — this week

    на той / про́шлой неде́ле — last week

    на бу́дущей неде́ле — next week

    на чи́стом / откры́том во́здухе — in the open air

    оши́бка на оши́бке — blunder upon blunder

    ••

    на э́том — at this (point), here

    II предл. (вн.)
    1) (обозначает движение к поверхности, опоре, носителю) on, onto, on to

    положи́те э́то на стол [дива́н] — put it on the table [sofa]

    пове́сьте э́то на́ стену [крючо́к] — hang it on the wall [hook]

    надева́ть кольцо́ (себе́) на па́лец — put the ring on one's finger

    ступи́ть на платфо́рму — step onto [on to] the platform

    вскочи́ть на по́езд — jump on / onto the train

    записа́ть докуме́нт на диске́ту — save a document to a diskette

    2) (обозначает движение в какую-л местность, к ориентиру, к месту деятельности, переход в какие-л условия) to; towards

    на Кавка́з — to the Caucasus

    вы́йти на Во́лгу — come to the Volga

    на се́вер [юг] — northwards [southwards]; (to the) north [south]

    в двух киломе́трах на се́вер [юг] от столи́цы — two kilometres north [south] of the capital

    доро́га на Москву́ [Тверь] — the road to Moscow [Tver]

    по́езд на Москву́ — the train to / for Moscow

    дви́гаться на ого́нь — make towards the fire

    на заво́д — to the factory

    на конце́рт — to a concert

    на уро́к — to a lesson / class

    выставля́ть на со́лнце — expose to the sun

    на да́нный моме́нт вре́мени — at this point in time

    на Рождество́ — at Christmas

    на Па́сху — at Easter

    на тре́тий день — on the third day

    на друго́й / сле́дующий день — (on) the next day

    обме́нный курс на 1 января́ — the exchange rate as of January 1st

    на выходны́е — at the weekend брит.; on the weekend амер.

    4) (при указании цели, назначения) for

    на что э́то ему́? — what does he want / need it for?

    на то они́ и нужны́ — that's what they are for

    на то и кни́ги, чтобы их чита́ть — books are there to read them; books are supposed to be read

    ко́мната на двои́х — a room for two

    по кни́ге на ка́ждого уча́щегося — a book for each student

    уро́к на за́втра — the lesson for tomorrow

    на́ зиму — for (the) winter

    план на э́тот год — the plan for this year

    собра́ние назна́чено на четве́рг [на пя́тое января́] — the meeting is fixed for Thursday [for January 5th]

    на сто рублей ма́рок — a hundred roubles' worth of stamps

    сколько мо́жно купи́ть на до́ллар? — how much can you buy for a dollar?

    7) ( при указании источника средств) on; (за чей-л счёт тж.) off

    жить на (свой) за́работок [на дохо́ды от писа́тельства] — live on one's earnings [on / off / by one's writing]

    существова́ть на сре́дства бра́та — live on / off one's brother

    на каки́е де́ньги я э́то куплю́? — what money shall I buy it with?, where do I take the money to buy it?

    па́мятник постро́ен на сре́дства ме́стных жи́телей — the monument was funded from donations by local residents

    продава́ть на вес [на ме́тры, на метр] — sell by weight [by metres, by the metre]

    9) ( при обозначении величины уменьшения или возрастания) by; (при обозначении возрастания тж.) up (on); (при обозначении уменьшения тж.) down (from); при сравн. ст. обыкн. не переводится

    населе́ние увели́чилось на миллио́н — the population has increased (by) a million; the population is up one million

    возрасти́ [уме́ньшиться] на 20 проце́нтов по сравне́нию с про́шлым го́дом — go / be 20 percent up on [down from] the previous year

    коро́че на дюйм — shorter by an inch, an inch shorter

    на шаг да́льше — a step further

    10) ( при обозначении множителя или делителя) by; (при словах, обозначающих часть, меру) in, into, to

    помно́жить пять на́ три — multiply five by three

    пять, умно́женное на́ три — five times three

    пять ме́тров (в длину́) на́ три (в ширину́) — five metres (long) by three (broad)

    раздели́ть пятна́дцать на́ три — divide fifteen by three

    дели́ть на [две; три] ча́сти — divide into [two; three] parts

    ре́зать на куски́ — cut (in)to pieces

    рвать на ча́сти [на куски́] — tear to pieces

    11) (вн. + дт.; обозначает возникновение какой-л эмоции) to

    на страх врага́м — to the dread of one's enemies

    на ра́дость кому́-л — to the pleasure of smb

    всем на удивле́ние — to everybody's marvel

    III частица разг.
    (вот, возьми) here; here you are
    ••

    вот тебе́ и на́! разг. — well!; well, really!; well, I never!, well, how do you like that?

    (и) на́ тебе! — (and) now look!, now this!

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