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  • 1 14º (catorceavo)

    Ex. However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.

    Spanish-English dictionary > 14º (catorceavo)

  • 2 catorceavo (14º)

    Ex. However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.

    Spanish-English dictionary > catorceavo (14º)

  • 3 catorceava parte

    • fourteenth
    • fourteenth part

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > catorceava parte

  • 4 catorceavo

    • fourteenth
    • fourteenth part

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > catorceavo

  • 5 decimocuarto

    adj.
    fourteenth.
    * * *
    1 fourteenth
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 fourteenth Table 1 NOTA See also sexto,-a/Table 1
    * * *
    (f. - decimocuarta)
    noun adj.
    * * *
    sexto 1.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo/pronombre
    a) ( ordinal) fourteenth; para ejemplos ver quinto
    b) ( partitivo)
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo/pronombre
    a) ( ordinal) fourteenth; para ejemplos ver quinto
    b) ( partitivo)
    * * *
    adjective / pronoun
    2
    (partitivo): la decimocuarta parte a fourteenth
    fourteenth
    * * *
    decimocuarto, -a núm
    fourteenth;
    ver también octavo
    * * *
    decimocuarto, -ta adj
    : fourteenth
    decimocuarto, -ta nm
    : fourteenth (in a series)
    * * *
    decimocuarto num fourteenth

    Spanish-English dictionary > decimocuarto

  • 6 catorceavo

    adj.
    fourteenth.
    m.
    fourteenth, fourteenth part.
    * * *
    1 fourteenth
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 fourteenth Table 1 NOTA See also sexto,-a/Table 1
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    sexto
    * * *
    catorceavo (14º)

    Ex: However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.

    * * *
    adjective / pronoun
    1
    (partitivo): la catorceava parte a fourteenth
    2 ( crit) (ordinal) fourteenth para ejemplos ver veinteavo1 (↑ veinteavo (1))
    fourteenth
    * * *
    catorceavo, -a, catorzavo, -a núm
    [fracción] fourteenth;
    la catorceava parte a fourteenth
    * * *
    : fourteenth

    Spanish-English dictionary > catorceavo

  • 7 catorce

    adj.
    1 fourteen.
    2 fourteenth.
    f. & m.
    fourteen.
    * * *
    1 (cardinal) fourteen; (ordinal) fourteenth
    1 (número) fourteen
    ■ ha sacado un catorce he hit the jackpot Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1
    * * *
    noun m. adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ INV PRON [gen] fourteen; [ordinal, en la fecha] fourteenth
    2.
    SM (=número) fourteen; (=fecha) fourteenth
    seis
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo invariable/pronombre fourteen; para ejemplos ver cinco
    II
    masculino (number) fourteen
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo invariable/pronombre fourteen; para ejemplos ver cinco
    II
    masculino (number) fourteen
    * * *
    catorce(14)

    Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

    * * *
    adj inv/pron
    fourteen para ejemplos ver cinco1 (↑ cinco (1))
    (number) fourteen
    * * *

    catorce adj inv/m/pron
    fourteen;
    para ejemplos ver
    ◊ cinco

    catorce adjetivo & sustantivo masculino inv fourteen

    ' catorce' also found in these entries:
    English:
    fourteen
    - unbroken
    * * *
    catorce núm
    fourteen;
    ver también tres
    * * *
    adj fourteen
    * * *
    catorce adj & nm
    : fourteen
    * * *
    catorce num
    1. (en general) fourteen
    2. (en fechas) fourteenth

    Spanish-English dictionary > catorce

  • 8 asistemático

    adj.
    asystematic, not systematic.
    * * *
    = haphazard, off-hand [offhand], unsystematic.
    Ex. However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.
    Ex. They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.
    Ex. Statistical evaluation suggests that past acquisitions have been unsystematic.
    * * *
    = haphazard, off-hand [offhand], unsystematic.

    Ex: However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.

    Ex: They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.
    Ex: Statistical evaluation suggests that past acquisitions have been unsystematic.

    * * *
    asistemático, -a adj
    unsystematic
    * * *
    adj unsystematic

    Spanish-English dictionary > asistemático

  • 9 azteca

    adj.
    1 Aztec.
    2 Aztecan.
    f. & m.
    Aztec.
    m.
    Nahuatl, Aztec (lengua).
    * * *
    1 Aztec
    1 Aztec
    * * *
    ADJ SMF Aztec
    * * *
    adjetivo/masculino y femenino Aztec
    •• Cultural note:
    A Náhuatl-speaking people of Central America who in the fourteenth century established a brilliant but tyrannical civilization in central and southern Mexico. The capital was Tenochtitlán, built on reclaimed marshland which became Mexico City. Renowned for their jewelry, the Aztecs were also skilled architects and used a writing system based on pictographs and hieroglyphs. The Aztec calendar followed a 52-year astronomical cycle. They worshipped the plumed serpent Quetzalcóatl and the war-god Huitzilopochtli, whom their priests appeased by human sacrifice. The Aztec empire collapsed in 1521 after defeat by the Spanish under Hernán Cortés and Pedro de Alvarado
    * * *
    = Aztec.
    Ex. This article looks at problems in bringing Aztec literature to children whose language is now English.
    * * *
    adjetivo/masculino y femenino Aztec
    •• Cultural note:
    A Náhuatl-speaking people of Central America who in the fourteenth century established a brilliant but tyrannical civilization in central and southern Mexico. The capital was Tenochtitlán, built on reclaimed marshland which became Mexico City. Renowned for their jewelry, the Aztecs were also skilled architects and used a writing system based on pictographs and hieroglyphs. The Aztec calendar followed a 52-year astronomical cycle. They worshipped the plumed serpent Quetzalcóatl and the war-god Huitzilopochtli, whom their priests appeased by human sacrifice. The Aztec empire collapsed in 1521 after defeat by the Spanish under Hernán Cortés and Pedro de Alvarado
    * * *

    Ex: This article looks at problems in bringing Aztec literature to children whose language is now English.

    * * *
    azteca Aztecas (↑ azteca a1)
    adj/mf
    Aztec
    * * *

    azteca adjetivo, masculino y femenino
    Aztec
    azteca adjetivo & mf Aztec
    ' azteca' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    teocali
    English:
    Aztec
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [precolombino] Aztec
    2. Fam [mexicano]
    el equipo azteca the Mexican team
    ♦ nmf
    [persona] Aztec
    ♦ nm
    [lengua] Nahuatl, Aztec
    * * *
    m/f & adj Aztec
    * * *
    azteca adj & nmf
    : Aztec

    Spanish-English dictionary > azteca

  • 10 balanceado

    adj.
    1 balanced, even-tempered, well-balanced.
    2 balanced, poised, in equilibrium.
    m.
    1 swing.
    2 balancing.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: balancear.
    * * *
    SM (Boxeo) swing
    * * *
    = well balanced [well-balanced], balanced.
    Ex. A major challenge in the climate of change is that of maintaining an adequate and well balanced collection and of fostering a universal pool of knowledge.
    Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.
    * * *
    = well balanced [well-balanced], balanced.

    Ex: A major challenge in the climate of change is that of maintaining an adequate and well balanced collection and of fostering a universal pool of knowledge.

    Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

    * * *
    balanced

    Spanish-English dictionary > balanceado

  • 11 basarse en

    v.
    to be based on, to lie on, to lie over.
    * * *
    * * *
    (v.) = base on/upon, centre around/on/upon, draw from, hinge on/upon, premise upon, rely on/upon, rest on/upon, go by, draw on/upon, predicate on/upon, be conditional on, be grounded in, hang + Posesivo + hat on, pattern, build on/upon
    Ex. Other indexes based on titles, both printed and machine-held, may provide access to words other than the first in a title.
    Ex. The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.
    Ex. These headings may be drawn from an alphabetical list of subject headings or from a classification scheme.
    Ex. It is important to recognise that citation indexing hinges upon the continuation of documents as separate units and the perpetuation of the practices of citing other words.
    Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
    Ex. When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.
    Ex. Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet.
    Ex. The reading habits in some of the lands are difficult to describe as we have little evidence to go by.
    Ex. Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material.
    Ex. Manegerial decision-making must be predicated upon hard data with an eye toward future trends.
    Ex. Development of the right of access to information should, however, be conditional on respect for privacy.
    Ex. Carrying this argument one step further, it is not unreasonable to assert that the public library's relationship to its community is grounded in the efforts and attiudes of the library staff.
    Ex. There are no great words of wisdom to hang your hat on in these matters.
    Ex. Even supposedly local books are generally patterned along Western lines and are unsuitable for any of the courses offered in library schools.
    Ex. The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.
    * * *
    (v.) = base on/upon, centre around/on/upon, draw from, hinge on/upon, premise upon, rely on/upon, rest on/upon, go by, draw on/upon, predicate on/upon, be conditional on, be grounded in, hang + Posesivo + hat on, pattern, build on/upon

    Ex: Other indexes based on titles, both printed and machine-held, may provide access to words other than the first in a title.

    Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.
    Ex: These headings may be drawn from an alphabetical list of subject headings or from a classification scheme.
    Ex: It is important to recognise that citation indexing hinges upon the continuation of documents as separate units and the perpetuation of the practices of citing other words.
    Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
    Ex: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.
    Ex: Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet.
    Ex: The reading habits in some of the lands are difficult to describe as we have little evidence to go by.
    Ex: Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material.
    Ex: Manegerial decision-making must be predicated upon hard data with an eye toward future trends.
    Ex: Development of the right of access to information should, however, be conditional on respect for privacy.
    Ex: Carrying this argument one step further, it is not unreasonable to assert that the public library's relationship to its community is grounded in the efforts and attiudes of the library staff.
    Ex: There are no great words of wisdom to hang your hat on in these matters.
    Ex: Even supposedly local books are generally patterned along Western lines and are unsuitable for any of the courses offered in library schools.
    Ex: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > basarse en

  • 12 cada vez en mayor grado

    Ex. Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
    * * *

    Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cada vez en mayor grado

  • 13 cada vez mayor

    (adj.) = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening
    Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.
    Ex. To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.
    Ex. Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
    Ex. Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role.
    Ex. Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
    Ex. The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
    Ex. If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.
    Ex. But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.
    Ex. The ARL Serials Project is an initiative by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) designed to combat the spiralling increases in periodicals prices.
    Ex. The period from World War 2 to the present day saw the quickened pace and deepening specialisation of researches.
    Ex. The scheme was designed by the Library of Congress staff to be tailor-made for their own library with its immense and rapidly growing stock and with its bias towards law and the social sciences.
    Ex. There is an expanding interest in the idea of local government information services on the part of public libraries.
    Ex. Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation.
    Ex. By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form.
    Ex. Technology plays an ever larger role in the delivery of services in libraries of all sizes.
    Ex. But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..
    Ex. Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.
    Ex. The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.
    Ex. The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.
    Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.
    Ex. A rapidly expanding number of organizations have begun to use high performance, completely digital networks, such as the Internet.
    Ex. The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.
    Ex. It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.
    Ex. The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.
    * * *
    (adj.) = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening

    Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

    Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.
    Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
    Ex: Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role.
    Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
    Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
    Ex: If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.
    Ex: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.
    Ex: The ARL Serials Project is an initiative by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) designed to combat the spiralling increases in periodicals prices.
    Ex: The period from World War 2 to the present day saw the quickened pace and deepening specialisation of researches.
    Ex: The scheme was designed by the Library of Congress staff to be tailor-made for their own library with its immense and rapidly growing stock and with its bias towards law and the social sciences.
    Ex: There is an expanding interest in the idea of local government information services on the part of public libraries.
    Ex: Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation.
    Ex: By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form.
    Ex: Technology plays an ever larger role in the delivery of services in libraries of all sizes.
    Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..
    Ex: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.
    Ex: The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.
    Ex: The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.
    Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.
    Ex: A rapidly expanding number of organizations have begun to use high performance, completely digital networks, such as the Internet.
    Ex: The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.
    Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.
    Ex: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cada vez mayor

  • 14 cada vez más

    more and more
    ————————
    more and more, increasingly
    ————————
    more and more, increasingly
    * * *
    * * *
    = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing
    Ex. To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.
    Ex. Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
    Ex. Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2.
    Ex. The tell-tale sign that an institution is no longer serving its initial function is that its energies are more and more consumed by is efforts to preserve and maintain its structure.
    Ex. After a variety of progressively more responsible positions at LC, he was promoted in 1964 to Associate Director of the Processing Department.
    Ex. As costs continue to rise and funds remain limited, the importance of spending each acquisitions dollar wisely becomes ever more apparent.
    Ex. The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.
    Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.
    Ex. Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.
    Ex. The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
    * * *
    = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing

    Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.

    Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
    Ex: Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2.
    Ex: The tell-tale sign that an institution is no longer serving its initial function is that its energies are more and more consumed by is efforts to preserve and maintain its structure.
    Ex: After a variety of progressively more responsible positions at LC, he was promoted in 1964 to Associate Director of the Processing Department.
    Ex: As costs continue to rise and funds remain limited, the importance of spending each acquisitions dollar wisely becomes ever more apparent.
    Ex: The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.
    Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.
    Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.
    Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cada vez más

  • 15 con respecto a

    with regard to, regarding
    * * *
    regarding, in regard to
    * * *
    = concerning, in regard to, regarding, regarding, vis à vis, with regard(s) to, with respect to, within, as to, in extent of, in terms of, in the way of, as for, as regards, in relation to, in comparison with, in comparison to, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Headings represent the predilection of the cataloger in regard to terminology.
    Ex. In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
    Ex. In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
    Ex. The information note following the explanatory heading provides guidance to the user of the catalogue vis à vis the conventions used in formulating uniform headings.
    Ex. KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation.
    Ex. In so doing the classifier should group documents in a useful order with respect to one another.
    Ex. Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.
    Ex. With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
    Ex. In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition.
    Ex. And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.
    Ex. Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination.
    Ex. As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs.
    Ex. Practice as regards integration varies considerably.
    Ex. It is easiest to discuss the criteria for effective schedules in relation to the treatment of specific subjects.
    Ex. However, twentieth century literature is poorly treated in comparison with earlier periods.
    Ex. The new method appears to offer accurate results and efficient computation in comparison to other approaches.
    Ex. As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
    Ex. We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third.
    Ex. Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.
    * * *
    = concerning, in regard to, regarding, regarding, vis à vis, with regard(s) to, with respect to, within, as to, in extent of, in terms of, in the way of, as for, as regards, in relation to, in comparison with, in comparison to, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

    Ex: Headings represent the predilection of the cataloger in regard to terminology.
    Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
    Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
    Ex: The information note following the explanatory heading provides guidance to the user of the catalogue vis à vis the conventions used in formulating uniform headings.
    Ex: KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation.
    Ex: In so doing the classifier should group documents in a useful order with respect to one another.
    Ex: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.
    Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
    Ex: In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition.
    Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.
    Ex: Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination.
    Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs.
    Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably.
    Ex: It is easiest to discuss the criteria for effective schedules in relation to the treatment of specific subjects.
    Ex: However, twentieth century literature is poorly treated in comparison with earlier periods.
    Ex: The new method appears to offer accurate results and efficient computation in comparison to other approaches.
    Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
    Ex: We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third.
    Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con respecto a

  • 16 confiar en

    v.
    1 to rely on, to trust, to believe in, to bank on.
    Ella confiaba en su padre She trusted her father.
    Ella confiaba en su resistencia She relied on her resistance.
    2 to trust, to believe, to believe in, to rely on.
    Ella confiaba en su padre She trusted her father.
    3 to trust to be able to, to trust to.
    Ella confiaba en ganar She trusted to be able to win.
    * * *
    (v.) = be sanguine about, trust (in), look to, count on, bank on, rely on/upon
    Ex. Not many public sector SLIS were at all sanguine about their future levels of IT resourcing.
    Ex. We trust that, if revision was suggested, you took this advice and that the points are now clear in your mind.
    Ex. Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.
    Ex. Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.
    Ex. Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.
    Ex. When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.
    * * *
    (v.) = be sanguine about, trust (in), look to, count on, bank on, rely on/upon

    Ex: Not many public sector SLIS were at all sanguine about their future levels of IT resourcing.

    Ex: We trust that, if revision was suggested, you took this advice and that the points are now clear in your mind.
    Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.
    Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.
    Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.
    Ex: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.

    Spanish-English dictionary > confiar en

  • 17 depender de

    v.
    to depend on, to be dependent on, to be contingent on, to be conditional on.
    El plan depende del tiempo The plan depends on the time.
    María depende de Pedro Mary depends on Peter.
    El éxito depende de Pedro Success depends on Peter.
    * * *
    (v.) = be dependent on/upon, be reliant upon, depend on/upon, hang on, hinge on/upon, rest on/upon, be conditional on, rely on/upon, report to, be a question of
    Ex. Indexing is dependent upon the specific classification scheme in use.
    Ex. This may arise under the following circumstances: an abstracting organisation reliant upon volunteer abstractors who are scattered across national boundaries.
    Ex. In reality the extent of integration for catalogue entries for different media depends on administrative considerations, such as which section of the library is responsible for the compilation of catalogues for the various media.
    Ex. Successful retrieval hangs on the searcher being able to reconstruct that document description when he wants to locate the document again.
    Ex. It is important to recognise that citation indexing hinges upon the continuation of documents as separate units and the perpetuation of the practices of citing other words.
    Ex. Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet.
    Ex. Development of the right of access to information should, however, be conditional on respect for privacy.
    Ex. When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.
    Ex. The university has a single library system whose director reports to the provost, and has the rank of professor.
    Ex. I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.
    * * *
    (v.) = be dependent on/upon, be reliant upon, depend on/upon, hang on, hinge on/upon, rest on/upon, be conditional on, rely on/upon, report to, be a question of

    Ex: Indexing is dependent upon the specific classification scheme in use.

    Ex: This may arise under the following circumstances: an abstracting organisation reliant upon volunteer abstractors who are scattered across national boundaries.
    Ex: In reality the extent of integration for catalogue entries for different media depends on administrative considerations, such as which section of the library is responsible for the compilation of catalogues for the various media.
    Ex: Successful retrieval hangs on the searcher being able to reconstruct that document description when he wants to locate the document again.
    Ex: It is important to recognise that citation indexing hinges upon the continuation of documents as separate units and the perpetuation of the practices of citing other words.
    Ex: Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet.
    Ex: Development of the right of access to information should, however, be conditional on respect for privacy.
    Ex: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.
    Ex: The university has a single library system whose director reports to the provost, and has the rank of professor.
    Ex: I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.

    Spanish-English dictionary > depender de

  • 18 depurar

    v.
    1 to purify (agua, metal, gas).
    El carbón depura el agua Carbon purifies the water.
    2 to debug, to depurate, to iron out, to make perfect.
    El genio depuró el sistema The genius debugged the system.
    3 to cleanse.
    * * *
    1 (purificar agua) to purify, depurate; (sangre) to cleanse
    2 PLÍTICA to purge
    3 figurado (perfeccionar) to purify, refine
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=purificar) [+ agua] to treat, purify; [+ aguas residuales] to treat; [+ sangre] to cleanse
    2) (Pol) to purge
    3) (Inform) to debug
    4) Caribe * [+ empleado] to fire *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < agua> to purify, treat; < aguas residuales> to treat
    b) < sangre> to cleanse
    2)
    a) <organización/partido> to purge
    b) <lenguaje/estilo> to polish, refine
    c) (Inf) to debug
    * * *
    = prune, refine, sanitise [sanitize, -USA], knock + the rough edges off, debug, purify, cleanse.
    Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.
    Ex. The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
    Ex. Attempts to sanitize the web will be as futile as any attempt to sanitize the private speech of all citizens.
    Ex. Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.
    Ex. In computer science, debug is the term used to locate and remove errors from a program.
    Ex. Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
    Ex. Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.
    ----
    * depurar un fichero = clean up + file.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < agua> to purify, treat; < aguas residuales> to treat
    b) < sangre> to cleanse
    2)
    a) <organización/partido> to purge
    b) <lenguaje/estilo> to polish, refine
    c) (Inf) to debug
    * * *
    = prune, refine, sanitise [sanitize, -USA], knock + the rough edges off, debug, purify, cleanse.

    Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

    Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
    Ex: Attempts to sanitize the web will be as futile as any attempt to sanitize the private speech of all citizens.
    Ex: Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.
    Ex: In computer science, debug is the term used to locate and remove errors from a program.
    Ex: Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
    Ex: Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.
    * depurar un fichero = clean up + file.

    * * *
    depurar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹agua› to purify, treat; ‹aguas residuales› to treat
    2 ‹sangre› to cleanse
    B
    1 ‹organización/partido› to purge
    2 ‹lenguaje› to polish, refine
    3 ( Inf) to debug
    * * *

    depurar ( conjugate depurar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹ agua› to purify, treat;

    ‹ aguas residuales› to treat
    b) ‹ sangre› to cleanse

    2
    a) ‹organización/partido› to purge

    b) ‹lenguaje/estilo› to polish, refine

    depurar verbo transitivo
    1 (limpiar un líquido, agua) to purify
    2 (un partido, una empresa) to purge
    3 (el estilo, vocabulario, etc) to refine
    ' depurar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    debug
    - purify
    * * *
    1. [agua] [de río] to purify, to treat;
    [de piscina] to filter
    2. [metal, gas] to purify
    3. [partido, organismo] to purge
    4. [estilo, gusto] to refine;
    [lenguaje, técnica] to hone; [sistema] to fine-tune
    5. Informát to debug
    * * *
    v/t
    1 purify
    2 POL purge
    * * *
    1) purificar: to purify
    2) purgar: to purge

    Spanish-English dictionary > depurar

  • 19 descansar en

    v.
    to rest in.
    * * *
    (v.) = rely on/upon, lean against
    Ex. When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.
    Ex. The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..
    * * *
    (v.) = rely on/upon, lean against

    Ex: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.

    Ex: The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..

    Spanish-English dictionary > descansar en

  • 20 detalle

    m.
    1 detail (pormenor, rasgo).
    con detalle in detail
    dar detalles to give details
    entrar en detalles to go into detail
    para más detalles, llame al teléfono… for more information, call…
    2 gift (obsequio).
    te he traído un detalle I've brought you a little present o a little something
    3 nice gesture or thought.
    ¡pero qué detalle ha tenido! what a nice gesture!, how thoughtful of him/her!
    tener un detalle (con alguien) to be considerate (to somebody)
    es todo un detalle how courteous o considerate
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: detallar.
    * * *
    1 (pormenor) detail, particular
    2 (delicadeza) nice gesture, nice thought
    \
    contar algo con detalle to tell something in (great) detail
    ¡qué detalle! how nice!, how sweet!
    sin entrar en detalles without going into details
    tener un detalle to be considerate, be thoughtful
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=pormenor) detail

    con todo detalle, con todos los detalles — in full detail

    para más detalles vea... — for further details see...

    2) (=atención) nice gesture

    ¡qué detalle! — what a nice gesture, how thoughtful!

    3) (=regalo) small gift
    4) (Com)

    al detalle — retail antes de s

    5) (Econ) (=estado de cuenta) statement; (=factura) bill
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( pormenor) detail
    b) ( elemento decorativo) detail
    2)
    a) ( pequeño regalo) little gift
    b) (Esp, Méx) (atención, gesto) nice (o thoughtful etc) gesture
    3) (Com)
    * * *
    = detail, precision, granularity, great length.
    Ex. Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
    Ex. Whether such precision will result in a catalogue more satisfactory to readers than that produced by the reasonable application of the vaguer AA is a moot point.
    Ex. On the other hand, the use of keywords from Dewey as a means of generating additional keywords for records was extremely fruitful and allowed better retrieval even if, on occasions, there was some loss of precision due to the granurality of the classification.
    Ex. Nor has this richness, this density, necessarily to do with complexity and great length.
    ----
    * aclarar los detalles = work out + details.
    * analizar en detalle = consider + in detail.
    * comparar detalle a detalle = compare + point by point.
    * con cierto detalle = at some length.
    * con detalle = at a detailed level, in detail.
    * con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.
    * con mayor detalle = in greater detail.
    * con muchos detalles = elaborately.
    * considerar en detalle = consider + at length.
    * dar detalles de = give + details of.
    * detalles = niceties [nicety, -sing.], particulars.
    * detalles concretos = fine detail(s), specifics, the.
    * de venta al detalle = retail.
    * el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * en detalle = at length.
    * en el detalle = in detail.
    * en los detalles = in detail.
    * estudiar en detalle = study + at length.
    * explicar en detalle = explain + at length.
    * explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.
    * expresarse en detalle = express + Reflexivo + at length.
    * librero de venta al detalle = retail bookseller.
    * los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * minucioso del detalle = stickler for detail(s).
    * nivel de detalle = completeness, granularity, level of detail.
    * niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.
    * no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.
    * observar con más detalle = closer look.
    * pequeños detalles = minutiae, petty details.
    * por el detalle = for detail.
    * revelar detalles = give away + details.
    * todo lujo de detalles = chapter and verse.
    * tratar Algo en detalle = go into + Algo + at length.
    * tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.
    * tratar en detalle = treat + at length, discuss + at length.
    * tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.
    * un detalle = a little something.
    * vender al detalle = retail.
    * venta al detalle = retailing, retail trade.
    * ventas al detalle = retail sales.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( pormenor) detail
    b) ( elemento decorativo) detail
    2)
    a) ( pequeño regalo) little gift
    b) (Esp, Méx) (atención, gesto) nice (o thoughtful etc) gesture
    3) (Com)
    * * *
    = detail, precision, granularity, great length.

    Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.

    Ex: Whether such precision will result in a catalogue more satisfactory to readers than that produced by the reasonable application of the vaguer AA is a moot point.
    Ex: On the other hand, the use of keywords from Dewey as a means of generating additional keywords for records was extremely fruitful and allowed better retrieval even if, on occasions, there was some loss of precision due to the granurality of the classification.
    Ex: Nor has this richness, this density, necessarily to do with complexity and great length.
    * aclarar los detalles = work out + details.
    * analizar en detalle = consider + in detail.
    * comparar detalle a detalle = compare + point by point.
    * con cierto detalle = at some length.
    * con detalle = at a detailed level, in detail.
    * con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.
    * con mayor detalle = in greater detail.
    * con muchos detalles = elaborately.
    * considerar en detalle = consider + at length.
    * dar detalles de = give + details of.
    * detalles = niceties [nicety, -sing.], particulars.
    * detalles concretos = fine detail(s), specifics, the.
    * de venta al detalle = retail.
    * el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * en detalle = at length.
    * en el detalle = in detail.
    * en los detalles = in detail.
    * estudiar en detalle = study + at length.
    * explicar en detalle = explain + at length.
    * explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.
    * expresarse en detalle = express + Reflexivo + at length.
    * librero de venta al detalle = retail bookseller.
    * los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * minucioso del detalle = stickler for detail(s).
    * nivel de detalle = completeness, granularity, level of detail.
    * niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.
    * no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.
    * observar con más detalle = closer look.
    * pequeños detalles = minutiae, petty details.
    * por el detalle = for detail.
    * revelar detalles = give away + details.
    * todo lujo de detalles = chapter and verse.
    * tratar Algo en detalle = go into + Algo + at length.
    * tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.
    * tratar en detalle = treat + at length, discuss + at length.
    * tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.
    * un detalle = a little something.
    * vender al detalle = retail.
    * venta al detalle = retailing, retail trade.
    * ventas al detalle = retail sales.

    * * *
    A
    1 (pormenor) detail
    sin entrar en detalles without going into details
    describe el paisaje con todo detalle he describes the scenery in great detail
    para más detalles, diríjase a la oficina de información for further details, please apply to the information office
    es muy simpática y para más detalles soltera she's very nice and, not only that o what's more, she's single
    no perdimos detalle de lo que pasó we didn't miss a thing
    no me dio detalles he didn't go into detail
    los detalles de la bóveda son de estilo mozárabe the detail on the dome is Mozarabic in style
    chaqueta de lana con detalles en cuero woollen jacket with leather trimmings
    B
    1
    (pequeño regalo): siempre que viene trae algún detalle whenever he comes he brings a little gift o a little something
    2 (atención, gesto) nice ( o thoughtful etc) gesture
    ¡qué detalle! se acordó de mi cumpleaños how thoughtful o sweet of her to remember my birthday!
    tuvo el detalle de llamar para ver cómo me había ido he phoned to see how I had got on, which was very thoughtful of him
    ¡qué detalle! dejarme una flor en el escritorio what a nice touch o gesture, she left me a flower on my desk
    era una persona llena de detalles he was full of thoughtful little gestures
    C ( Com)
    1
    al detalle retail
    vender al detalle to sell retail
    venta al detalle retail sale
    los detalles the details o specifications
    * * *

     

    Del verbo detallar: ( conjugate detallar)

    detallé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    detalle es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    detallar    
    detalle
    detallar ( conjugate detallar) verbo transitivo
    to detail
    detalle sustantivo masculino
    1


    describir algo con todo detalle to describe sth in great detail

    2

    b) (Esp, Méx) (atención, gesto) nice (o thoughtful etc) gesture;

    tener un detalle con algn to do sth nice for sb
    3 (Com)

    detallar verbo transitivo to give the details of, list
    detalle sustantivo masculino
    1 detail: dame más detalles, give me more details
    2 (atención, cortesía) kindness: siempre tiene algún detalle con tu padre, he is always very considerate towards your father
    3 (toque decorativo) touch
    un detalle de buen gusto, a tasteful touch
    4 (en fotografía, ilustración) detail
    ♦ Locuciones: al detalle, (en ventas) retail
    con detalle, in depth, in great detail
    ' detalle' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desarrollar
    - hasta
    - ínfima
    - ínfimo
    - pintar
    - toque
    - escapar
    - insignificante
    - intrascendente
    - lindo
    - mínimo
    - minucia
    - nota
    - perder
    - significativo
    - simpático
    English:
    detail
    - elaborate
    - gesture
    - minor
    - particular
    - practicality
    - retail
    - spell out
    - stocking filler
    - technicality
    - thought
    - touch
    - escape
    - spell
    - sweet
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [pormenor, dato] detail;
    nos dieron todo tipo de detalles they gave us all sorts of details;
    con detalle in detail;
    con todo detalle in great detail;
    con todo lujo de detalles with a wealth of detail;
    dar detalles to give details;
    entrar en detalles to go into detail(s);
    todo estaba organizado hasta el menor detalle everything was organized down to the smallest o last detail;
    no perdieron detalle de lo que se dijo they didn't miss a thing that was said;
    para más detalles, llame al teléfono… for more information, call…
    2. [elemento, rasgo] detail;
    un partido con detalles de buen fútbol a match with the odd moment of good football;
    un vestido de algodón con detalles en seda bordada a cotton dress with embroidered silk detail;
    observen los detalles decorativos alrededor del friso notice the decorative detail around the frieze
    3. [obsequio] gift;
    te he traído un detalle I've brought you a little present o a little something
    4. [atención] nice gesture o thought;
    ¡qué detalle lo de acompañarnos a casa! how kind of him o what a nice gesture to bring us home!;
    ¡pero qué detalle ha tenido! what a nice gesture!, how thoughtful of him!;
    tener un detalle (con alguien) to be considerate (to sb);
    tener el detalle de hacer algo to be kind enough to do sth;
    es todo un detalle how courteous o considerate;
    Fam
    marcarse un detalle to do something nice o kind
    5. [fragmento] [de cuadro, foto] detail;
    lámina 6: detalle del “Guernica” de Picasso plate 6: Picasso Guernica (detail)
    ♦ al detalle loc adv
    Com retail;
    en este almacén no se vende al detalle we don't sell retail in this warehouse
    * * *
    m
    1 detail;
    en detalle in detail;
    con todo lujo de detalles in great detail;
    entrar en detalles go into details
    2 fig
    thoughtful gesture
    3
    :
    al detalle COM retail
    * * *
    1) : detail
    2)
    al detalle : retail
    * * *
    1. (pormenor) detail
    2. (gesto) nice gesture / kind gesture
    3. (regalo) little something
    no es un gran regalo, sólo es un detalle it's not a big present, just a little something
    ¡qué detalle! how nice! / how thoughtful!

    Spanish-English dictionary > detalle

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