lower half

labio inferior — bottom o lower lip

renta per cápita inferior a la media — per capita income lower than o below the average

cualquier número inferior a nueve — any number under o below o less than nine

inferior a algo: temperaturas inferiores a los 10° temperatures lower than o below 10°; el número de votantes fue inferior a lo previsto the number of voters was lower than expected; nació con un peso inferior al normal he was below average weight when he was born; un número inferior al 20 — a number below twenty

inferior a algo: temperaturas inferiores a los 10° temperatures lower than o below 10°; el número de votantes fue inferior a lo previsto the number of voters was lower than expected; nació con un peso inferior al normal he was below average weight when he was born; un número inferior al 20 — a number below twenty

Ex: A subordinate body is a corporate body that forms an integral part of a larger body in relation to which it holds an inferior hierarchical rank.

reducir en una mitad — to cut by half, halve; (Culin) to reduce by half

mitad y mitad — half and half

corta el papel por la mitad — cut the paper in half o down the middle

a or en (la) mitad de la reunión — in the middle of the meeting

partir a alguien por la mitad — ver eje

mitad y mitad — half and half

corta el papel por la mitad — cut the paper in half o down the middle

a or en (la) mitad de la reunión — in the middle of the meeting

partir a alguien por la mitad — ver eje

Ex: In the past 3 or 4 years, over 1/2 of the US libraries have seen their directors change and what was once described as extraordinary turnover seems to have settled into the norm.

Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.

Ex: We'll enter a sample 008 field and at the same time display on the lower half screen excerpts from the Appendix of the Bibliofile User Guide.

Ex: Sample data for the rest of the MARC record will be entered with the corresponding field indicator and subfield descriptions highlighted in the lower half of the screen.

Ex: Sample data for the rest of the MARC record will be entered with the corresponding field indicator and subfield descriptions highlighted in the lower half of the screen.

medidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed

han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists

• reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sth

tenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%

• reducir a la mínima expresión — to reduce to the bare minimum

• reducir algo al mínimo — to reduce o cut sth to the minimum

• reducir algo a la mitad — to cut sth by half

han reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months

• reducir algo a algo —

• reducir a algn a la obediencia — to bring sb to heel

• reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

a o por un precio simbólico — for a nominal o token sum

precio de situación — LAm bargain price

lo hará a cualquier precio — he'll do it whatever the cost o at any price

al precio de — frm at the cost of

ganó las elecciones, pero al precio de su integridad — he won the election but at the cost o expense of his integrity

pagar or comprar algo a precio de oro — to pay the earth o a fortune for something

poner precio a la cabeza de alguien — to put a price on somebody's head

logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? — she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?

pagar or comprar algo a precio de oro — to pay the earth o a fortune for something

poner precio a la cabeza de alguien — to put a price on somebody's head

logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? — she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?

Ex: Prices tend to be lower than those on SDC and DIALOG and this has obvious attractions.

arriar la bandera — to lower o strike the colours

izar la bandera — to raise o hoist the flag

bandera a cuadros, bandera ajedrezada — chequered flag, checkered flag (EEUU)

bandera de parlamento — ( Hist) flag of truce, white flag

es una mujer de bandera — she's one hell of a woman *

izar la bandera — to run up o raise the flag

arriar la bandera — to lower o strike the flag

lleno hasta la bandera — packed to the rafters

el código or lenguaje de banderas — the flag code

izar la bandera — to run up o raise the flag

arriar la bandera — to lower o strike the flag

lleno hasta la bandera — packed to the rafters

el código or lenguaje de banderas — the flag code

Ex: Stocks covering military history, uniforms, weapons, flags and heraldry include over 50,000 books, manuscripts, maps and music scores.