constrained system

biblioteca ambulante — mobile library, bookmobile (EEUU)

biblioteca circulante — [de préstamo] lending library; [ambulante] circulating library

Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

constreñir a algn a hacer algo — to compel o force o frm constrain sb to do sth

Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

estuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers

el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit

lo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

no sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude

con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style

solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money

• buscar excusas — to make excuses

• buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sth

siempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing

• ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkin

ve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother

vino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *

¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?

vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants

¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.

es de colección — Méx it's a collector's item

Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.

yo escogí el azul — I chose o picked the blue one

escogió los mejores vinos para la cena — he picked out o chose o selected the best wines to go with the meal

escoge el libro que quieras — pick o choose whichever book you want

escoge el libro que quieras — pick o choose whichever book you want

Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.