capacidad de leer

Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.

leer el pensamiento a algn — to read sb's mind o thoughts

Ex: A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago.

no tiene capacidad para los negocios — he has no business sense o business acumen

capacidad adquisitiva — (Com) purchasing power, buying power

capacidad de convocatoria — [de orador] pulling power; [de huelga, manifestación] appeal, popular appeal

capacidad de ganancia — (Com) earning power, earning capacity

capacidad de or para + inf — ability o capacity to + inf

están en capacidad de despachar más pasajeros — (Col) they have the capacity to handle more passengers

la capacidad del depósito es de unos 40 litros — the tank has a capacity of o holds about 40 liters

el teatro tiene capacidad para 8000 personas — the theatre has a capacity of o holds 8000 people

capacidad de or para + inf — ability o capacity to + inf

están en capacidad de despachar más pasajeros — (Col) they have the capacity to handle more passengers

la capacidad del depósito es de unos 40 litros — the tank has a capacity of o holds about 40 liters

el teatro tiene capacidad para 8000 personas — the theatre has a capacity of o holds 8000 people

Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.

Ex: Marginal storage cards normally have capacity for storing citations and abstracts.

Ex: This is a programme launched in 1979 in response to the urgent need of black young adult South Africans for reading and literacy skills.

Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.

nuestros profesores de la universidad — our university teachers o lecturers

se reunieron los profesores — the staff met, the faculty met ( esp EEUU)

profesor(a) adjunto/a — assistant lecturer, assistant professor (EEUU)

profesor(a) agregado/a — assistant lecturer, assistant professor (EEUU)

Ex: I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.

• hacer saber algo a algn — to inform sb of sth, let sb know about sth

quiero hacerle saber que... — I would like to inform o advise you that...

el motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que... — I am writing to inform o advise you that...

• a saber — namely

• ¡ anda a saber! — LAm God knows!

• demasiado bien sé que... — I know only too well that...

¡no lo sabes bien! — * not half! *

• cualquiera sabe si... — it's anybody's guess whether...

• ¡de haberlo sabido! — if only I'd known!

• lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe — I doubt it, but you never know

• para que lo sepas — let me tell you, for your information

• que yo sepa — as far as I know

• un no sé qué — a certain something

• ¡ quién sabe! — who knows!

• ¡si lo sabré yo! — I should know!

• tú sabrás (lo que haces) — I suppose you know (what you're doing)

• ¡ vete a saber! — God knows!

• ya lo sabía yo — I thought as much

• ¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo! — how should I know!, search me! *

cuando lo supe — when I heard o found out about it

• saber hacer algo, sabe cuidar de sí mismo — he can take care of himself, he knows how to take care of himself

• saber de algo — to know of sth

• saber a — to taste of

me supo muy mal lo que hicieron — I didn't like what they did, I wasn't pleased o didn't feel good about what they did

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough

sabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough

sabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)

Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.

Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.

Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.