library goodness

Ex: This article reviews the quest for a means of determining the effectiveness of the public library (its degree of 'goodness').

biblioteca ambulante — mobile library, bookmobile (EEUU)

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

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

Ex: The article 'Can a repository enhance reuse effectivity?' explores whether the use of multimedia fosters the reuse of artifacts from a repository.

ese demonio de niño — that demon o little devil of a child

¡qué demonios! — [expresando ira] hell!, damn it!; [expresando sorpresa] well, I'll be blowed!, what the devil?

¡qué príncipe ni qué demonios! — prince my foot! *

este hijo mío es un demonio — this child of mine is a little devil o demon

como (el) demonio — (fam) <picar/doler> like hell (colloq)

esto pesa como el demonio — this weighs a ton (colloq)

de (los) mil demonios — (fam) terrible

hace un frío de los mil demonios — it's terribly cold

mandar a alguien al demonio — (fam) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq)

oler/saber a demonios — (fam) to smell/taste awful o foul

ponerse como or hecho un demonio — (fam) to go berserk (colloq)

¿qué/dónde demonios... ? — what/where the hell... ? (colloq)

demonio(s)! — ( expresando enfado) damn! (colloq); ( expresando sorpresa) goodness!, heavens!

este hijo mío es un demonio — this child of mine is a little devil o demon

como (el) demonio — (fam) <picar/doler> like hell (colloq)

esto pesa como el demonio — this weighs a ton (colloq)

de (los) mil demonios — (fam) terrible

hace un frío de los mil demonios — it's terribly cold

mandar a alguien al demonio — (fam) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq)

oler/saber a demonios — (fam) to smell/taste awful o foul

ponerse como or hecho un demonio — (fam) to go berserk (colloq)

¿qué/dónde demonios... ? — what/where the hell... ? (colloq)

demonio(s)! — ( expresando enfado) damn! (colloq); ( expresando sorpresa) goodness!, heavens!

Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.

Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.

esa tontería le valió un rapapolvo — that piece of stupidity got o earned him a telling-off

su ausencia le valió la pérdida del contrato — his absence lost o cost him the contract

este coche vale muy caro — this car is very expensive o costs a lot of money

vale mucho como intérprete — he's an excellent o first-rate interpreter

su última película no vale gran cosa — his latest film is not up to much o is not much good

• hacer valer, hizo valer su derecho al veto — he exercised his veto

• hacerse valer — to assert o.s.

• valer por — (=equivaler a) to be worth

cada cupón vale por un paquete de azúcar — each coupon is worth o can be exchanged for one bag of sugar

cuatro fichas azules valen por una negra — four blue counters equal o are worth one black one

• eso no vale — that's no good o use

ya no me vale — it's no good o use to me now

• valer para algo, es viejo, pero vale para la lluvia — it's old, but it'll do for when it rains

este sombrero me vale aún — I can still wear o use this hat

me vale la ropa de mi hermana — my sister's clothes do for *o fit me as well

su situación privilegiada no le valió — his privileged position was no help o use to him

no le valdrán excusas — excuses won't help him o do him any good

el chico no vale para el trabajo — the boy is no good o not right for the job

• no vales para nada — you're hopeless o useless, you're a dead loss *

• valga la expresión — for want of a better way of putting it

-¡pero querido! -¡no hay querido que valga! — "but darling!" - "don't darling me!" *

más vale que me vaya — I'd o I had better go

más vale que te lleves el abrigo — you'd o you had better take your coat

-le han dado el trabajo al hijo del jefe -¡pues, eso no vale! — "they've given the job to the boss's son" - "that's not on!" *o"they can't do that!"

-¿vamos a tomar algo? -¡vale! — "shall we go for a drink?" - "OK!" o"all right!"

vale que discutan, pero que se peguen es imperdonable — having an argument is one thing but hitting each other is another matter entirely o is inexcusable

esta obra le valió un premio — this play earned o won her a prize

hacer valer algo — < derecho> to assert, enforce

hizo valer su autoridad — he used o imposed his authority

no valer para algo — to be useless o no good at something

sus consejos me valieron de mucho — her advice was very useful o valuable to me

¿valer así? — is that OK o enough?

valga la comparación — if you know o see what I mean

... y valga la expresión —... for want o lack of a better expression

a mí eso me vale — I don't give a damn about that (colloq)

mi coche ya valió — my car's had it (colloq)

se valió de sus apellidos para conseguirlo — he took advantage of o used the family name to obtain it

valerse solo or por sí mismo — to look after oneself

esta obra le valió un premio — this play earned o won her a prize

hacer valer algo — < derecho> to assert, enforce

hizo valer su autoridad — he used o imposed his authority

no valer para algo — to be useless o no good at something

sus consejos me valieron de mucho — her advice was very useful o valuable to me

¿valer así? — is that OK o enough?

valga la comparación — if you know o see what I mean

... y valga la expresión —... for want o lack of a better expression

a mí eso me vale — I don't give a damn about that (colloq)

mi coche ya valió — my car's had it (colloq)

se valió de sus apellidos para conseguirlo — he took advantage of o used the family name to obtain it

valerse solo or por sí mismo — to look after oneself

Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.

he puesto lo mío en esta caja — I've put my stuff o things in this box

el tenis no es lo mío — tennis is not for me, tennis is not my cup of tea o my thing

Muy señor mío — (Corresp) (frml) Dear Sir

el mío/la mía etc — mine

Muy señor mío — (Corresp) (frml) Dear Sir

el mío/la mía etc — mine

Ex: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.