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  • 101 en este sentido

    = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect
    Ex. Not so much has been done along these lines, beyond the bounds of arithmetic, as might be done, primarily because of the economics of the situation.
    Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
    Ex. However, its potential in this direction became evident, and in 1966 a catalogue card service was started.
    Ex. In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.
    Ex. Except for a few library schools like that of the University of Botswana which is gradually attempting to adapt the curricula to the African environment, little has been done in this vein in the other library schools.
    Ex. The most important events which took place in this spirit are the following.
    Ex. In this regard, the traditional view of the library as a storehouse of materials cast a long shadow over future goals.
    Ex. One major element in this effort is developing and educating existing library staff.
    Ex. In that spirit, I offer the following breakdown of Internet and Web documents.
    Ex. Abstracting journals especially suffer on this score because the preparation and inclusion of abstracts is time-consuming.
    Ex. It was dangerous but NASA made provisions to that effect.
    * * *
    = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect

    Ex: Not so much has been done along these lines, beyond the bounds of arithmetic, as might be done, primarily because of the economics of the situation.

    Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
    Ex: However, its potential in this direction became evident, and in 1966 a catalogue card service was started.
    Ex: In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.
    Ex: Except for a few library schools like that of the University of Botswana which is gradually attempting to adapt the curricula to the African environment, little has been done in this vein in the other library schools.
    Ex: The most important events which took place in this spirit are the following.
    Ex: In this regard, the traditional view of the library as a storehouse of materials cast a long shadow over future goals.
    Ex: One major element in this effort is developing and educating existing library staff.
    Ex: In that spirit, I offer the following breakdown of Internet and Web documents.
    Ex: Abstracting journals especially suffer on this score because the preparation and inclusion of abstracts is time-consuming.
    Ex: It was dangerous but NASA made provisions to that effect.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en este sentido

  • 102 en un principio

    = at an earlier stage, initially, originally, at one time, to begin with
    Ex. At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.
    Ex. Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
    Ex. A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme.
    Ex. At one time it was hoped that the new edition would be published in two volumes in 1973, but this proved impossible, and it began to seem that the publication would begin to parallel the publication of the full English edition of UDC, with its ever-postponed completion date.
    Ex. Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.
    * * *
    = at an earlier stage, initially, originally, at one time, to begin with

    Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

    Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
    Ex: A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme.
    Ex: At one time it was hoped that the new edition would be published in two volumes in 1973, but this proved impossible, and it began to seem that the publication would begin to parallel the publication of the full English edition of UDC, with its ever-postponed completion date.
    Ex: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en un principio

  • 103 enérgicamente

    adv.
    energetically, assertively, actively, briskly.
    * * *
    1 (decir, hablar) forcefully, emphatically, firmly; (negar) vigorously; (rechazar) strongly
    2 (agitar) vigorously
    * * *
    ADV [condenar, defender] forcefully, vigorously; [desmentir] emphatically, vigorously; [resistir] strenuously; [actuar] boldly
    * * *
    = aggressively, emphatically, heartily, violently, forcefully, sturdily, vociferously, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], robustly, lustily.
    Ex. An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement.
    Ex. Cutter, as if anticipating the ISBD a hundred years later, took pains to explain at length and emphatically the importance of brevity and clarity in catalog entries.
    Ex. From that perspective I should like to heartily endorse Mr. Lubetzky's comments particularly with respect to main entry -- author-main entries, in particular -- and ISBD.
    Ex. I have violently disagreed with this to the Canadian Committee on Cataloging.
    Ex. Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.
    Ex. Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
    Ex. This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.
    Ex. Far from being an innocuous social institution the public library is an arena where culture has been vigorously contested.
    Ex. Exports of manufacturing goods to former communist countries have declined sharply, but exports to the European Community across an array of goods -- including heavy machinery -- have grown robustly.
    Ex. France's national anthem was lustily jeered by the crowd at the opening of a France-Tunisia friendly match in Paris last night.
    ----
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.
    * protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.
    * reprimir enérgicamente = crack down on.
    * * *
    = aggressively, emphatically, heartily, violently, forcefully, sturdily, vociferously, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], robustly, lustily.

    Ex: An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement.

    Ex: Cutter, as if anticipating the ISBD a hundred years later, took pains to explain at length and emphatically the importance of brevity and clarity in catalog entries.
    Ex: From that perspective I should like to heartily endorse Mr. Lubetzky's comments particularly with respect to main entry -- author-main entries, in particular -- and ISBD.
    Ex: I have violently disagreed with this to the Canadian Committee on Cataloging.
    Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.
    Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
    Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.
    Ex: Far from being an innocuous social institution the public library is an arena where culture has been vigorously contested.
    Ex: Exports of manufacturing goods to former communist countries have declined sharply, but exports to the European Community across an array of goods -- including heavy machinery -- have grown robustly.
    Ex: France's national anthem was lustily jeered by the crowd at the opening of a France-Tunisia friendly match in Paris last night.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.
    * protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.
    * reprimir enérgicamente = crack down on.

    * * *
    ‹responder› firmly, vigorously
    desmintieron enérgicamente la acusación they vigorously o strongly o strenuously o firmly denied the accusation
    rechazaron enérgicamente la propuesta they firmly o flatly rejected the proposal
    * * *
    [vigorosamente] vigorously

    Spanish-English dictionary > enérgicamente

  • 104 eslogan

    m.
    1 slogan.
    2 catchword, catch phrase.
    * * *
    1 slogan
    \
    eslogan publicitario advertising slogan
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    (pl eslogans) = slogan
    * * *
    masculino (pl - lóganes) slogan
    * * *
    = slogan, catchphrase.
    Ex. Slogans, quotations and catch phrases may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language.
    Ex. Catchphrases like this are all the rage these days, especially among those who allow current trends to dictate their lifestyles.
    ----
    * con un eslogan = slogan-bearing.
    * eslogan publicitario = advertising slogan, sales pitch.
    * * *
    masculino (pl - lóganes) slogan
    * * *
    = slogan, catchphrase.

    Ex: Slogans, quotations and catch phrases may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language.

    Ex: Catchphrases like this are all the rage these days, especially among those who allow current trends to dictate their lifestyles.
    * con un eslogan = slogan-bearing.
    * eslogan publicitario = advertising slogan, sales pitch.

    * * *
    (pl - lóganes)
    slogan
    eslogan publicitario advertising slogan
    * * *

    eslogan sustantivo masculino (pl

    eslogan sustantivo masculino slogan

    ' eslogan' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    incendiaria
    - incendiario
    - slogan
    - consigna
    English:
    catchphrase
    - slogan
    - snappy
    - catch
    * * *
    slogan
    eslogan publicitario advertising slogan
    * * *
    m slogan
    * * *
    eslogan nm, pl - lóganes : slogan
    * * *
    eslogan n slogan

    Spanish-English dictionary > eslogan

  • 105 estilista

    f. & m.
    1 stylist.
    2 stylist.
    3 hair stylist.
    * * *
    1 (escritor) stylist
    2 (diseñador) stylist, designer
    * * *
    SMF
    1) (Literat) stylist
    2) (Téc) designer
    3) (Peluquería) stylist
    4) (Natación) freestyle swimmer
    * * *
    masculino y femenino
    a) (Lit) stylist
    b) ( diseñador de modas) designer
    c) (AmL) ( peluquero) hairstylist
    * * *
    Ex. Do not memorize a story, unless it is a story by Kipling, Sandburg, or Walter de la Mare, for the great stylists must be memorized, especially when they use language in ways of their own.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino
    a) (Lit) stylist
    b) ( diseñador de modas) designer
    c) (AmL) ( peluquero) hairstylist
    * * *

    Ex: Do not memorize a story, unless it is a story by Kipling, Sandburg, or Walter de la Mare, for the great stylists must be memorized, especially when they use language in ways of their own.

    * * *
    1 ( Lit) stylist
    2 (diseñador — de modas) designer; (— de accesorios) stylist
    3 ( AmL) (peluquero) hairstylist
    * * *

    estilista sustantivo masculino y femenino
    a) (Lit) stylist



    ' estilista' also found in these entries:
    English:
    hair stylist
    - stylist
    * * *
    1. [escritor] stylist
    2. [de moda, accesorios] stylist
    3. [peluquero] (hair)stylist
    * * *
    m/f stylist; de modas designer
    * * *
    : stylist

    Spanish-English dictionary > estilista

  • 106 excluido del préstamo

    (adj.) = uncirculated, non-circulating [noncirculating]
    Ex. Normally, a hold should not be placed on a document when there are uncirculated copies.
    Ex. The method is especially useful in assessing collection use for non-circulating titles.
    * * *
    (adj.) = uncirculated, non-circulating [noncirculating]

    Ex: Normally, a hold should not be placed on a document when there are uncirculated copies.

    Ex: The method is especially useful in assessing collection use for non-circulating titles.

    Spanish-English dictionary > excluido del préstamo

  • 107 exponer a la luz del día

    (v.) = expose to + daylight
    Ex. Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.
    * * *
    (v.) = expose to + daylight

    Ex: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.

    Spanish-English dictionary > exponer a la luz del día

  • 108 formación en el trabajo

    (n.) = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support
    Ex. However, even with shortcomings, the courses have played a positive role in the in-service training of librarians.
    Ex. The author discusses the importance of preservice and inservice education and suggests a training programme for special librarians.
    Ex. In-service work indicates that many teachers welcome guidance on teaching information skills in primary schools.
    Ex. But only 20% had attended a taught course, been on atraining attachment or received on-the-job training.
    Ex. In-service support becomes especially important when teachers are not well trained.
    * * *
    (n.) = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support

    Ex: However, even with shortcomings, the courses have played a positive role in the in-service training of librarians.

    Ex: The author discusses the importance of preservice and inservice education and suggests a training programme for special librarians.
    Ex: In-service work indicates that many teachers welcome guidance on teaching information skills in primary schools.
    Ex: But only 20% had attended a taught course, been on atraining attachment or received on-the-job training.
    Ex: In-service support becomes especially important when teachers are not well trained.

    Spanish-English dictionary > formación en el trabajo

  • 109 formación interna

    (adj.) = in-service training, in-service support, in-service
    Ex. However, even with shortcomings, the courses have played a positive role in the in-service training of librarians.
    Ex. In-service support becomes especially important when teachers are not well trained.
    Ex. In-service work indicates that many teachers welcome guidance on teaching information skills in primary schools.
    * * *
    (adj.) = in-service training, in-service support, in-service

    Ex: However, even with shortcomings, the courses have played a positive role in the in-service training of librarians.

    Ex: In-service support becomes especially important when teachers are not well trained.
    Ex: In-service work indicates that many teachers welcome guidance on teaching information skills in primary schools.

    Spanish-English dictionary > formación interna

  • 110 fugaz

    adj.
    1 fleeting.
    una visita fugaz a flying visit
    2 fugitive.
    * * *
    ► adjetivo (pl fugaces)
    1 fleeting, brief
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [momento] fleeting, brief
    2)
    3) (=esquivo) elusive
    * * *
    adjetivo <sonrisa/visión/amor> fleeting; <visita/tregua> brief
    * * *
    = ephemeral, fleeting, meteoric, evanescent, short-lived [shortlived], transient, vanishing, hit-and-run.
    Ex. Some books had to be rebound, some discarded and replaced on microfilm, and others, of ephemeral interest, received typed paper labels covered with Mylar tape.
    Ex. From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
    Ex. This article discusses the serious implications of published research on price comparisons, especially when periodical prices are experiencing a meteoric rise.
    Ex. The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
    Ex. Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.
    Ex. The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.
    Ex. Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.
    Ex. The recent efforts by Congress to restrict invasions of privacy has many of the hallmarks of the typical Washington hit-and-run approach to legislation.
    ----
    * estrella fugaz = shooting star, falling star.
    * * *
    adjetivo <sonrisa/visión/amor> fleeting; <visita/tregua> brief
    * * *
    = ephemeral, fleeting, meteoric, evanescent, short-lived [shortlived], transient, vanishing, hit-and-run.

    Ex: Some books had to be rebound, some discarded and replaced on microfilm, and others, of ephemeral interest, received typed paper labels covered with Mylar tape.

    Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
    Ex: This article discusses the serious implications of published research on price comparisons, especially when periodical prices are experiencing a meteoric rise.
    Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
    Ex: Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.
    Ex: The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.
    Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.
    Ex: The recent efforts by Congress to restrict invasions of privacy has many of the hallmarks of the typical Washington hit-and-run approach to legislation.
    * estrella fugaz = shooting star, falling star.

    * * *
    ‹sonrisa/visión/amor› fleeting
    hizo una fugaz visita a Toledo she made a brief o fleeting o flying visit to Toledo
    una fugaz tregua a brief truce
    la belleza es fugaz beauty is transient o ephemeral
    la vida fugaz de una mariposa the brief o ephemeral life of a butterfly
    * * *

    fugaz adjetivo ‹sonrisa/visión/amor› fleeting;
    ‹visita/tregua› brief
    fugaz adjetivo fleeting, brief
    estrella fugaz, shooting star
    ' fugaz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escapada
    - estrella
    English:
    fleeting
    - glance
    - glimpse
    - shooting star
    - transient
    * * *
    fugaz adj
    fleeting;
    su alegría fue fugaz her happiness was short-lived;
    una visita fugaz a flying visit
    * * *
    adj fig
    fleeting
    * * *
    fugaz adj, pl fugaces : brief, fleeting
    * * *
    fugaz adj

    Spanish-English dictionary > fugaz

  • 111 guardián

    m.
    guardian, guard, watchman, custodian.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 guardian, keeper, custodian
    * * *
    (f. - guardiana)
    noun
    * * *
    guardián, -ana
    SM / F
    1) (=defensor) guardian
    2) (=guarda) warden, keeper (EEUU); (Zool) keeper; (=vigilante) watchman
    perro 1., 1)
    * * *
    - diana masculino, femenino
    a) ( de edificio) (security) guard
    b) (protector, defensor) guardian
    * * *
    = custodian, curator, guardian, storekeeper, gatekeeper, steward, guard dog, sentinel, warden, safekeeper [sake-keeper].
    Ex. This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
    Ex. Altick refers to himself as 'a pursuer of truth' and to his audience of librarians as ' curators and disseminators of truth'.
    Ex. And so, the public library came in time to be viewed as a guardian of the people's right to know = Y así pues, la biblioteca pública con el tiempo se llegó considerar como protectora del derecho de la gente a saber.
    Ex. Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
    Ex. Research has shown that many people get their 'updates' from someone called 'the gatekeeper'.
    Ex. This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
    Ex. A guard dog perspective is offered as a way to better understand the functioning of the mass media as an important set of communication agencies in the social system.
    Ex. The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our ' sentinels of liberty.
    Ex. Carers and wardens are encouraged to involve themselves in the service.
    Ex. Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.
    * * *
    - diana masculino, femenino
    a) ( de edificio) (security) guard
    b) (protector, defensor) guardian
    * * *
    = custodian, curator, guardian, storekeeper, gatekeeper, steward, guard dog, sentinel, warden, safekeeper [sake-keeper].

    Ex: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.

    Ex: Altick refers to himself as 'a pursuer of truth' and to his audience of librarians as ' curators and disseminators of truth'.
    Ex: And so, the public library came in time to be viewed as a guardian of the people's right to know = Y así pues, la biblioteca pública con el tiempo se llegó considerar como protectora del derecho de la gente a saber.
    Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
    Ex: Research has shown that many people get their 'updates' from someone called 'the gatekeeper'.
    Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
    Ex: A guard dog perspective is offered as a way to better understand the functioning of the mass media as an important set of communication agencies in the social system.
    Ex: The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our ' sentinels of liberty.
    Ex: Carers and wardens are encouraged to involve themselves in the service.
    Ex: Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    1 (de un edificio) security guard, guard
    2 (protector, defensor) guardian
    * * *

    guardián
    ◊ - diana sustantivo masculino, femenino


    b) (protector, defensor) guardian

    guardián,-ana sustantivo masculino y femenino watchman, watchwoman
    perro guardián, watchdog
    ' guardián' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ángel
    - guarda
    - guardiana
    - tutor
    - tutora
    - perro
    English:
    custodian
    - guard dog
    - guardian
    - warden
    - watchdog
    - guard
    - watch
    * * *
    guardián, -ana
    ♦ adj
    ángel guardián guardian angel
    ♦ nm,f
    [de persona] guardian; [de cosa] watchman, keeper;
    los guardianes de la fe the keepers of the faith
    * * *
    I adj
    :
    perro guardián guard dog
    II m, guardiana f guard; fig
    guardian
    * * *
    1) guarda: security guard, watchman
    2) : guardian, keeper
    3)
    perro guardián : watchdog
    * * *
    guardián n guardian

    Spanish-English dictionary > guardián

  • 112 hasta el presente

    = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date
    Ex. Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections.
    Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex. What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    Ex. Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
    Ex. As of this time, little literary materials for children are being included in automated data bases.
    Ex. As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form.
    Ex. As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.
    Ex. Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.
    * * *
    = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date

    Ex: Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections.

    Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
    Ex: As of this time, little literary materials for children are being included in automated data bases.
    Ex: As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form.
    Ex: As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.
    Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hasta el presente

  • 113 increíble

    adj.
    incredible, unbelievable, beyond belief.
    intj.
    unbelievable, no shit, forsooth.
    * * *
    1 incredible, unbelievable
    * * *
    adj.
    incredible, unbelievable
    * * *
    ADJ incredible, unbelievable

    es increíble que... — it is incredible o unbelievable that...

    * * *
    adjetivo incredible, unbelievable
    * * *
    = extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, terrific, unbelievable, fantastical, astonishing, beyond belief, out of this world, marvel.
    Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
    Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
    Ex. I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.
    Ex. However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.
    Ex. The development of digital technology has hastened this process until the point where we are today: the capacity to produce unbelievable volumes of information.
    Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.
    Ex. It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.
    Ex. His conclusion is both beyond belief and in conflict with common sense.
    Ex. I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.
    Ex. It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.
    ----
    * aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.
    * parecer increíble = beggar + belief.
    * por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.
    * ser increíble = beggar + belief.
    * * *
    adjetivo incredible, unbelievable
    * * *
    = extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, terrific, unbelievable, fantastical, astonishing, beyond belief, out of this world, marvel.

    Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

    Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
    Ex: I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.
    Ex: However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.
    Ex: The development of digital technology has hastened this process until the point where we are today: the capacity to produce unbelievable volumes of information.
    Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.
    Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.
    Ex: His conclusion is both beyond belief and in conflict with common sense.
    Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.
    Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.
    * aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.
    * parecer increíble = beggar + belief.
    * por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.
    * ser increíble = beggar + belief.

    * * *
    ‹historia› incredible, unbelievable
    me pasó una cosa increíble ( fam); something incredible happened to me ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    increíble adjetivo
    incredible, unbelievable
    increíble adjetivo incredible, unbelievable: tuvimos una suerte increíble, we had an amazing piece of luck
    familiar es un actor increíble, he's an exceptional actor
    ' increíble' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    novelesca
    - novelesco
    - pachorra
    - alucinante
    English:
    amazing
    - astonishing
    - awesome
    - belief
    - beyond
    - extraordinary
    - incredible
    - unbelievable
    - astounding
    - odds
    - phenomenal
    - terrific
    - world
    * * *
    1. [inconcebible] unbelievable;
    es increíble que pasen cosas así it's hard to believe that such things can happen;
    me parece increíble que no te haya llamado I think it's unbelievable that she hasn't called you
    2. [extraordinario] incredible;
    hace un calor increíble it's incredibly hot;
    tuvimos una suerte increíble we were incredibly lucky
    * * *
    adj incredible
    * * *
    : incredible, unbelievable
    * * *
    increíble adj incredible / unbelievable

    Spanish-English dictionary > increíble

  • 114 infeliz

    adj.
    unhappy (desgraciado).
    f. & m.
    sorry fellow.
    * * *
    1 (desdichado) unhappy
    2 (ingenuo) ingenuous
    1 (ingenuo) poor soul
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=desgraciado) [persona] unhappy; [vida] unhappy, wretched; [tentativa] unsuccessful
    2) (=bonachón) kind-hearted, good-natured; pey gullible
    2. SMF
    1) (=desgraciado) poor unfortunate, poor wretch
    2) (=bonachón) kind-hearted person, good-natured person; pey gullible fool
    * * *
    I
    a) <persona/vida> unhappy
    b) <intervención/tentativa> unfortunate
    II
    masculino y femenino poor wretch, poor devil
    * * *
    Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
    * * *
    I
    a) <persona/vida> unhappy
    b) <intervención/tentativa> unfortunate
    II
    masculino y femenino poor wretch, poor devil
    * * *

    Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› unhappy; ‹vida› unhappy, wretched, miserable
    2 ‹intervención/tentativa› unfortunate, unhappy
    poor wretch, poor devil
    * * *

    infeliz adjetivo
    a) ‹persona/vida› unhappy

    b) ‹intervención/tentativa› unfortunate

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    poor wretch, poor devil
    infeliz
    I adj (no feliz) unhappy
    (día, situación) unfortunate
    II mf fam (ingenuo) naive
    (desgraciado) ésa es una pobre infeliz, she is a poor devil
    ' infeliz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desdichado
    - desgraciado
    English:
    alone
    - unhappy
    - wretch
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [desgraciado] unhappy
    2. [ingenuo] trusting
    3. [desafortunado] [comentario, decisión] unfortunate;
    [intento] unsuccessful; [coincidencia] unhappy
    ♦ nmf
    [ingenuo]
    es un infeliz he's a trusting soul;
    un pobre infeliz a poor wretch
    * * *
    I adj
    1 unhappy, miserable
    2 ( inocente) naive
    II m/f
    1 poor devil
    2 ( inocente) naive person
    * * *
    infeliz adj, pl - lices
    1) : unhappy
    2) : hapless, unfortunate, wretched
    infeliz nmf, pl - lices : wretch
    * * *
    infeliz adj unhappy [comp. unhappier; superl. unhappiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > infeliz

  • 115 inflexible

    adj.
    inflexible (also figurative).
    * * *
    1 inflexible
    * * *
    ADJ (=rígido) inflexible; (=inconmovible) unbending, unyielding

    inflexible a los ruegos — unmoved by appeals, unresponsive to appeals

    regla inflexible — strict rule, hard-and-fast rule

    * * *
    adjetivo inflexible
    * * *
    = inflexible, uncompromising, hidebound, unbending, uncompromised, hard-nosed, tough-minded, hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad].
    Ex. Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
    Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex. This difference between these two types of libraries we shall be well advised to observe though we should not be too hidebound as to the means by which we may secure the end.
    Ex. Warren has stalked the corridors of power and can appear at first sight stern and unbending.
    Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.
    Ex. Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.
    Ex. Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
    Ex. There is no hard and fast answer to this question.
    Ex. A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.
    ----
    * norma inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.
    * permanecer inflexible = remain + adamant.
    * regla inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.
    * * *
    adjetivo inflexible
    * * *
    = inflexible, uncompromising, hidebound, unbending, uncompromised, hard-nosed, tough-minded, hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad].

    Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.

    Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex: This difference between these two types of libraries we shall be well advised to observe though we should not be too hidebound as to the means by which we may secure the end.
    Ex: Warren has stalked the corridors of power and can appear at first sight stern and unbending.
    Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.
    Ex: Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.
    Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
    Ex: There is no hard and fast answer to this question.
    Ex: A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.
    * norma inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.
    * permanecer inflexible = remain + adamant.
    * regla inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.

    * * *
    1 ‹material› inflexible
    2 ‹persona/carácter› inflexible
    tiene fama de ser inflexible he is renowned for his inflexibility o for his inflexible nature
    es inflexible con sus hijos he's very strict with his children
    se mostró inflexible he wouldn't yield o budge
    * * *

    inflexible adjetivo
    inflexible;

    inflexible adjetivo inflexible

    ' inflexible' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cuadriculada
    - cuadriculado
    - extrema
    - extremo
    - intransigente
    - rígida
    - rígido
    - rigurosa
    - riguroso
    - cuadrado
    English:
    adamant
    - inflexible
    - rigid
    - set
    - uncompromising
    - harden
    - stick
    - unbending
    - unyielding
    * * *
    1. [material] inflexible
    2. [persona] inflexible;
    es inflexible con sus alumnos he's very strict with his pupils
    * * *
    adj fig
    inflexible
    * * *
    : inflexible, unyielding
    * * *
    inflexible adj rigid

    Spanish-English dictionary > inflexible

  • 116 injusto

    adj.
    unjust, unfair, tyrannous, inequitable.
    * * *
    1 unfair, unjust
    \
    ser injusto,-a con alguien to do somebody an injustice
    * * *
    (f. - injusta)
    adj.
    unfair, unjust
    * * *
    ADJ [castigo, crítica] unjust, unfair; [detención] wrongful; [despido, norma, persona, reparto] unfair
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo unfair
    * * *
    = unfair, invidious, inequitable, unjust, wrongful.
    Ex. For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.
    Ex. Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.
    Ex. Librarianship is an occupation dominated by women and subject to inequitable compensation.
    Ex. At about nine or ten, children are especially sensitive to the heroic virtue of justice and are beginning to notice why people are tempted to be unjust.
    Ex. Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.
    ----
    * proceder injusto = unfair practice.
    * totalmente injusto = grossly unfair.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo unfair
    * * *
    = unfair, invidious, inequitable, unjust, wrongful.

    Ex: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.

    Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.
    Ex: Librarianship is an occupation dominated by women and subject to inequitable compensation.
    Ex: At about nine or ten, children are especially sensitive to the heroic virtue of justice and are beginning to notice why people are tempted to be unjust.
    Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.
    * proceder injusto = unfair practice.
    * totalmente injusto = grossly unfair.

    * * *
    injusto -ta
    ‹persona› unfair; ‹castigo/crítica› unjust, unfair; ‹norma/impuesto› unfair
    la decisión fue totalmente injusta the decision was totally unjust o unfair
    ser injusto CON algn to be unfair TO o ON sb
    es injusto que tenga que estar en casa a las diez it's not fair o it's unfair that I have to be home by ten
    * * *

    injusto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    unfair;
    ser injusto con algn to be unfair to o on sb
    injusto,-a adjetivo unjust, unfair

    ' injusto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desleal
    - injusta
    - injusticia
    English:
    cheap
    - injustice
    - invidious
    - raw
    - rough
    - section
    - unfair
    - unfairly
    - unjust
    - wrong
    - wrongful
    * * *
    injusto, -a adj
    [persona] unfair, unjust; [castigo, ley] unjust, unfair;
    vivimos en un mundo injusto we live in an unjust world;
    fue muy injusto con nosotros he was very unfair to us;
    es injusto que siempre me echen la culpa a mí it's not fair that they always blame me
    * * *
    adj unjust
    * * *
    injusto, -ta adj
    : unfair, unjust
    ♦ injustamente adv
    * * *
    injusto adj unfair

    Spanish-English dictionary > injusto

  • 117 interdisciplinar

    = cross curricular, cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary [inter-disciplinary], cross-domain, cross-functional, boundary spanning.
    Ex. Many LEA's and individual schools are seeing the school library as an appropriate location for computers to support the developments in cross curricular work and resource based learning.
    Ex. Interesting perspectives of cross-disciplinary developments can be gathered from citation indexes in a way that would be difficult with traditional indexes.
    Ex. The scope of a citation index, especially those published by ISI, is interdisciplinary, and also crosses time barriers in a way that a normal index would not do.
    Ex. This article discusses techniques for building robust and domain-specific thesauri to assist in cross-domain scientific information retrieval.
    Ex. In the field of information technology academic institutions should adopt a cross-functional approach that provides a curriculum content that addresses real-world situations in a global setting.
    Ex. Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
    ----
    * colaboración interdisciplinar = interdisciplinary collaboration.
    * equipo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.
    * grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.
    * * *
    = cross curricular, cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary [inter-disciplinary], cross-domain, cross-functional, boundary spanning.

    Ex: Many LEA's and individual schools are seeing the school library as an appropriate location for computers to support the developments in cross curricular work and resource based learning.

    Ex: Interesting perspectives of cross-disciplinary developments can be gathered from citation indexes in a way that would be difficult with traditional indexes.
    Ex: The scope of a citation index, especially those published by ISI, is interdisciplinary, and also crosses time barriers in a way that a normal index would not do.
    Ex: This article discusses techniques for building robust and domain-specific thesauri to assist in cross-domain scientific information retrieval.
    Ex: In the field of information technology academic institutions should adopt a cross-functional approach that provides a curriculum content that addresses real-world situations in a global setting.
    Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
    * colaboración interdisciplinar = interdisciplinary collaboration.
    * equipo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.
    * grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.

    * * *
    interdisciplinar, interdisciplinario, -a adj
    interdisciplinary
    * * *
    adj interdisciplinary

    Spanish-English dictionary > interdisciplinar

  • 118 interdisciplinario

    adj.
    interdisciplinary.
    * * *
    1 interdisciplinary
    * * *
    - ria, interdisciplinar adjetivo interdisciplinary
    * * *
    = interdisciplinary [inter-disciplinary].
    Ex. The scope of a citation index, especially those published by ISI, is interdisciplinary, and also crosses time barriers in a way that a normal index would not do.
    * * *
    - ria, interdisciplinar adjetivo interdisciplinary
    * * *
    = interdisciplinary [inter-disciplinary].

    Ex: The scope of a citation index, especially those published by ISI, is interdisciplinary, and also crosses time barriers in a way that a normal index would not do.

    * * *
    interdisciplinary
    * * *

    interdisciplinario,-a adjetivo interdisciplinary: el estudio lo ha hecho un equipo interdisciplinario, the study was conducted by an interdisciplinary team
    ' interdisciplinario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    interdisciplinaria
    English:
    interdisciplinary
    * * *
    adj interdisciplinary

    Spanish-English dictionary > interdisciplinario

  • 119 interrumpir a Alguien

    (v.) = butt in
    Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
    * * *
    (v.) = butt in

    Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

    Spanish-English dictionary > interrumpir a Alguien

  • 120 lascivo

    adj.
    1 lascivious, immodest, lewd, lustful.
    2 tentiginous.
    m.
    lewd person, lewd individual, lascivious man, lecher.
    * * *
    1 lascivious, lewd
    * * *
    ADJ [gesto, mirada, comentario] lewd, lascivious; [persona] lecherous, lascivious
    * * *
    - va adjetivo lascivious, lustful
    * * *
    = lewd [lewder -comp., lewdest -sup.], lascivious, salacious, sex-hungry, lusty [lustier -comp., lustiest -sup.], leering, wanton, lustful, lecherous.
    Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.
    Ex. The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
    Ex. Being salacious in character, he spread the gossip that the boss and his new secretary were an item.
    Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
    Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and ' lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
    Ex. I'm appalled that this film was ever released, not because of its themes, but because of its lurid and leering portrayal of those themes.
    Ex. Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.
    Ex. This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.
    Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.
    ----
    * mujer lasciva = wanton woman.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo lascivious, lustful
    * * *
    = lewd [lewder -comp., lewdest -sup.], lascivious, salacious, sex-hungry, lusty [lustier -comp., lustiest -sup.], leering, wanton, lustful, lecherous.

    Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.

    Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
    Ex: Being salacious in character, he spread the gossip that the boss and his new secretary were an item.
    Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
    Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and ' lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
    Ex: I'm appalled that this film was ever released, not because of its themes, but because of its lurid and leering portrayal of those themes.
    Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.
    Ex: This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.
    Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.
    * mujer lasciva = wanton woman.

    * * *
    lascivo -va
    lascivious, lustful, lecherous
    * * *

    lascivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    lascivious, lustful
    lascivo,-a
    I adjetivo lecherous, lascivious
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino lewd person, lascivious person

    ' lascivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lasciva
    - asqueroso
    English:
    lewd
    - prurient
    - raunchy
    - wanton
    - dirty
    * * *
    lascivo, -a
    ♦ adj
    [comportamiento] lascivious, lewd; [gesto] lewd; [persona, mirada] lustful, lecherous
    ♦ nm,f
    lascivious o lewd person;
    es un lascivo he's a lecher
    * * *
    adj lewd, lascivious
    * * *
    lascivo, -va adj
    : lascivious, lewd
    ♦ lascivamente adv

    Spanish-English dictionary > lascivo

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