exaggeration

dice que lleva diez horas trabajando ¡qué exageración! — he says he's been working for ten hours? that's such an exaggeration! o what an exaggeration!

-piden diez millones por esa casa -¡menuda exageración! — "they're asking ten million for that house" - "that's way too much! o that's a ridiculous amount!"

Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.

uno de esos aparatos para hacer café — one of those coffee machines o coffee-making things *

aparatos de mando — (Aer) controls

aparatos periféricos — (Inform) peripherals

• al aparato, -¿puedo hablar con Pilar Ruiz? -al aparato — "can I speak to Pilar Ruiz?" - "speaking"

ya respira sin ayuda del aparato — she can now breathe without the apparatus o device

aparato dental, aparato de ortodoncia — brace, braces pl (EEUU)

aparato ortopédico — surgical appliance, orthopaedic aid, orthopedic aid (US)

aparatos — braces (pl)

aparatos — braces (pl)

Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.

Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.

Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.

Ex: How agreeable life could be if only people would stop mistrusting each other and learn to work for the common good instead of for their own personal aggrandizement.

Ex: Mannerists sought a continuous refinement of form and concept, pushing exaggeration and contrast to great limits.

Ex: It does appear to be true that the slogan 'Information -- one world' is no exaggeration.

Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.

Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

con o en demasía — too much, excessively

el maquillaje, en demasía, es poco natural — too much make-up o an excess of make-up doesn't look very natural

Ex: The book falls apart in the second half when its excess of cultural references eventually makes it suffer from bloat.

Ex: If the user comes to look for this book, s/he should be led to a place where s/he will find 'Denmark's Day of Doom', 'Rats in the Larder', translations of this work, possibly dramatizations, and possibly books about it.

nos lo contó de forma muy exagerada — he told us in a very exaggerated o a completely over- the-top * way

Ex: Certainly the study of management has developed out of all proportion to its relevance for the majority of assistant librarians.

Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.

punto negro — (=espinilla) blackhead

• dos puntos — colon

punto acápite — LAm [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

punto final — full stop, period (EEUU); (fig) end

puntos suspensivos — [gen] suspension points; [en dictado] dot, dot, dot

punto y aparte — [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

esto marca un punto y aparte en la historia del teatro — this marks a break with tradition o the past in the theatre

este es un vino punto y aparte — this is an uncommonly good o exceptional wine

punto y seguido — [en dictado] full stop (no new paragraph), period (no new paragraph) (EEUU)

ganar o vencer por puntos — to win on points

¡qué punto te has marcado con lo que has dicho! — * what you said was spot-on *

prendas de punto — knitwear sing

• hacer punto — to knit

punto de costado — (=dolor) stitch

al llegar a este punto — at this point o stage

punto ciego — (Anat) blind spot

punto de asistencia — (Aut) checkpoint

punto débil — weak point o spot

punto de equilibrio — (Com) break-even point

punto de mira — [de rifle] sight; (=objetivo) aim, objective; (=punto de vista) point of view

punto muerto — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear); (=estancamiento) deadlock, stalemate

punto negro — (Aut) (accident) black spot; (fig) blemish

punto neurálgico — (Anat) nerve centre o (EEUU) center; (fig) key point

punto neutro — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear)

• a punto — ready

• al punto — at once, immediately

estar al punto — LAm * to be high **

• bajar de punto — to decline, fall off, fall away

• a punto de, a punto de caramelo — caramelized

batir las claras a punto de nieve — beat the egg whites until stiff o until they form stiff peaks

• en punto, a las siete en punto — at seven o'clock sharp o on the dot

• en su punto — [carne] done to a turn; [fruta] just ripe

• hasta cierto punto — up to a point, to some extent

• subir de punto — (=aumentar) to grow, increase; (=empeorar) to get worse

darle el punto a algn ** —

¡vaya un punto!, ¡está hecho un punto filipino! — he's a right rogue! *

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

agarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)

lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

agarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)

lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: Readers like bullet points because they are visually appealing and make it easy to quickly find pertinent information.

Ex: Braille is the term used to refer to material intended for the visually impaired and using embossed characters formed by raised dots in six-dot cells.

Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

Ex: It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.