m Mús (nota)

nota de envío — Absendungsvermerk m

nota de débito — Lastschrift f

nota de pedido — Bestellschein m

nota de inhabilitación — (Aut) endorsement ( on licence)

nota de quita y pon — Post-it ®

tomar (buena) nota (de algo) — [fijarse] to take (good) note (of sth)

ir para o a por nota — * to go o aim for a high mark

dar la nota — (lit) to give the keynote; (fig) to get oneself noticed, act up

nota discordante — (lit) discordant note, discord

nota dominante — (lit) dominant note; (fig) dominant feature o element

tomar nota de algo — ( apuntar) to make a note of something; ( fijarse) to take note of something

sacar buenas notas — to get good grades o marks

dar la nota — (fam) to stand out; ( por algo censurable) to make a spectacle of oneself

dar la nota discordante — to be difficult (o different etc)

ser la nota discordante — to strike a sour note

tomar nota de algo — ( apuntar) to make a note of something; ( fijarse) to take note of something

sacar buenas notas — to get good grades o marks

dar la nota — (fam) to stand out; ( por algo censurable) to make a spectacle of oneself

dar la nota discordante — to be difficult (o different etc)

ser la nota discordante — to strike a sour note

Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.

los pilares que sostienen el puente — the pillars which hold up o support the bridge

las piernas apenas me sostenían — my legs could barely hold me up o support me

entró borracho, sostenido por dos amigos — he came in drunk, held up o supported by two friends

la tierra no da para sostener a todo el mundo — the land does not provide enough to support o frm sustain everyone

una mayoría capaz de sostener al Gobierno — a majority large enough to keep o support the government in power

sostiene un punto de vista muy diferente — he has o holds a very different point of view

no tiene datos suficientes para sostener esa afirmación — she doesn't have enough information to back up o support that statement

la investigación no ha terminado, como sostiene el juez — the investigation has not concluded, as the judge maintains o holds

• sostener que — to maintain o hold that

sigue sosteniendo que es inocente — she still maintains o holds that she is innocent

no podrán sostener su puesto en la clasificación — they won't be able to maintain o keep up their place in the ranking

los campesinos han sostenido desde siempre una fuerte lucha con el medio — country people have always kept up o carried on a hard struggle against the environment

• sostener la mirada de algn — to hold sb's gaze

tenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up

no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you

yo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...

se sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power

se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk

tenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up

no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you

yo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...

se sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power

se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk

Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.

sol y luna — Caribe * machete, cane knife

entra mucho sol en el comedor — the dining room gets a lot of sun o sunshine

hay o hace sol — it is sunny, the sun is shining

¡sol mío, ven con mamá! — come with Mummy, darling o pet! *

localidades de sol — the cheapest seats in a bullring with no shade

ayer hizo or hubo sol — it was sunny yesterday

en esa habitación no da el sol — that room doesn't get any sunlight o sun

arrimarse al sol que más calienta — to keep in with the right people

de sol a sol — from morning to o till night

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra: no la deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't leave her alone for a minute; tomar el sol or (CS) tomar sol to sunbathe; un sol de justicia — a blazing sun

localidades de sol — cheaper seats ( in the sun)

es un sol — she's an angel (colloq)

ven aquí, sol mío or mi sol — come here, sweetie o darling (colloq)

ayer hizo or hubo sol — it was sunny yesterday

en esa habitación no da el sol — that room doesn't get any sunlight o sun

arrimarse al sol que más calienta — to keep in with the right people

de sol a sol — from morning to o till night

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra: no la deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't leave her alone for a minute; tomar el sol or (CS) tomar sol to sunbathe; un sol de justicia — a blazing sun

localidades de sol — cheaper seats ( in the sun)

es un sol — she's an angel (colloq)

ven aquí, sol mío or mi sol — come here, sweetie o darling (colloq)

Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

si me lo hubiese pedido, se lo habría o hubiera dado — if he had asked me for it I would have given it to him

• si no — [condición negativa] if not; [indicando alternativa] otherwise, or (else)

ponte crema porque si no, te quemarás — put some cream on, otherwise o or (else) you'll get sunburned

• llevo el paraguas por si (acaso) llueve — I've got my umbrella (just) in case it rains

• ¿y si llueve? — what if it rains?

no sabía si habías venido en avión o en tren — I didn't know whether o if you'd come by plane or train

me pregunto si vale la pena — I wonder whether o if it's worth it

no sé si será verdad — I don't know whether o if it's true

• si bien — although

si bien creó un amplio consenso político... — although it is true o while it may be true that he created a broad political consensus...

¡si tienes la tira de discos! — but you have loads of records! *

-es un pesado -¡si lo sabré yo! — "he's a pain" - "don't I know it!" o "you're telling me!"

si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it

si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it

Ex: If our data are going to be used in other countries, we have to remember that English users would prefer standard English.