expression number

Ex: The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document.

Ex: The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document.

a o en búsqueda de algo — in search of sth

búsqueda y sustitución — (Inform) find and replace

Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.

Ex: To search for a publication by LCCN, ISBN, ISSN, or GPO number, simply type in the number as the main search argument.

• nubes de humo con forma de hongo — mushroom-shaped clouds of smoke

• dar forma a — [+ objeto, joya] to shape; [+ idea, teoría] to give shape to

• en forma de U — U-shaped

• tomar forma — to take shape

solo conozco una forma llegar hasta allí — I only know one way of getting there o one way to get there

• de forma directa/inmediata/natural — directly/immediately/naturally

• de esta forma — [gen] in this way; (=por consecuencia) thus

• de todas formas — anyway, in any case

él intentó contestar la pregunta de forma que no le comprometiese — he tried to answer the question so as o in such a way as not to commit himself

el número de socios fue creciendo cada año, de forma que en 1989 eran ya varios miles — the number of members grew every year, so that o such that by 1989 there were several thousand

• de tal forma que — (=en un modo que) in such a way that; (=tanto que) so much that; (=por eso) so that

la empresa ha crecido de tal forma que es irreconocible — the company has grown so much o to such an extent that it is unrecognizable

el jugador ha recuperado su forma física — the player is fit again, the player has regained fitness o form

• estar en (buena) forma — [para hacer deporte] to be fit, be in good shape; [para realizar otra actividad] to be in (good) form

estar en baja forma — (lit) to be not fully fit; (fig) to be in bad shape

• defecto de forma — (Jur) technicality

• guardar o mantener las formas — to keep up appearances

• la Sagrada Forma — the Host

• en forma, una fiesta en forma — a proper party, a blowout *

va a celebrar su cumpleaños en forma — he's going to have a proper o a serious * birthday party

nos aburrimos en forma — we were seriously bored *

dar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something

en forma — (AmL fam)

una comida en forma — a good square meal (colloq)

nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time

de forma que — (frml) in such a way that

de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case

dar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something

en forma — (AmL fam)

una comida en forma — a good square meal (colloq)

nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time

de forma que — (frml) in such a way that

de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

Ex: The function of a thesaurus is to provide a standardized vocabulary for information storage and retrieval systems.

Ex: As can be seen, the access vector needs no additional 'rogue' entry, 'ZZZ' in this case, to point one beyond the last entry in the record number list.

los han distribuido del siguiente modo — they have been distributed in the following way o frm manner

a mi modo de pensar o ver — in my view, the way I see it

• a mi/tu modo — (in) my/your (own) way

• a modo de — as

• en cierto modo — in a way, to a certain extent

• de cualquier modo — [antes de verbo] anyway, in any case; (=después de verbo) anyhow

de cualquier modo, ahora tenemos que irnos — we have to go now anyway o in any case

hazlo de cualquier modo — do it anyway you like, do it anyhow, do it any old how *

• de modo + adj —

• de ese modo — [antes de verbo] (in) this way; [después de verbo] like that

• grosso modo — broadly speaking

• de mal modo — rudely

• del mismo o de igual modo — in the same way

todos van vestidos del mismo o de igual modo — they are all dressed the same o in the same way

del mismo modo que — in the same way as o that, just as

• de ningún modo o en modo alguno, no quiero de ningún modo o en modo alguno implicarla en esto — I don't want to involve her in this in any way

¡de ningún modo! — certainly not!, no way! *

• de todos modos — anyway, all the same, in any case

aunque no me dejes, me iré de todos modos — even if you don't let me, I'll go anyway o all the same o in any case

¡ni modo! — (=de ninguna manera) no way *, not a chance *; (=no hay otra alternativa) what else can I/you etc do?

• buenos modos — good manners

• malos modos — bad manners

de modo — manner antes de s

me lo pidió de muy mal modo — (AmL) she asked me (for it) very rudely

a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho; a modo de introducción by way of introduction; de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) (indep) in any case, anyway; ( sin cuidado) anyhow; del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that); de modo que ( así que) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that; ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?; de modo que se vean desde aquí so that they can be seen from here; de ningún modo no way; de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept; de todos modos anyway, anyhow; en cierto modo in a way; ni modo (AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? - no, ni modo did they get in? - no, no way (colloq); traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good; ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am (colloq); ni modo que te quedes aquí — there's no way you're staying here (colloq)

con buenos/malos modos — politely/rudely o impolitely