network plane

sufrir un accidente — to have o meet with an accident

accidente laboral — = accidente de trabajo

tuvo or sufrió un accidente — he had an accident

por accidente — by chance o coincidence

tuvo or sufrió un accidente — he had an accident

por accidente — by chance o coincidence

Ex: Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.

escalera espiral or en espiral or de espiral — spiral staircase

escalera espiral or en espiral or de espiral — spiral staircase

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.

viajar en primera clase — to travel o go first class

viajar en primera clase — to travel o go first class

Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

ocurrió unos momentos antes — it happened a few moments earlier o before

el edificio que habían comenzado dos años antes — the building that had been started two years before o previously

no te vayas sin antes consultarle — don't go without o before consulting her first, don't go without consulting her beforehand, don't go until you've consulted her

lo vio antes que yo — he saw it first o before I did o before me

• antes de algo — before sth

la cena estará lista para antes de las nueve — dinner will be ready by o before nine

una semana antes de la firma del contrato — a week before o prior to más frm signing the contract

• el año 27 antes de Cristo — 27 BC, 27 before Christ

• antes de hacer algo — before doing sth

antes de salir del coche, asegúrese de que están las ventanillas cerradas — before you get o before getting out of the car, make sure that the windows are closed

• mucho antes de algo — long before sth

mucho antes de conocerte — a long time before I met you o meeting you, long before I met you o meeting you más frm

• antes de o que nada — [en el tiempo] first of all; [indicando preferencia] above all

• poco antes de algo — just o shortly before sth

• antes de que — + subjun before

antes no pasaban estas cosas — these things didn't use to happen before o in the past

• de antes, nuestra casa de antes — our old house, our previous house

ya no soy el mismo de antes — I'm not the same person I was o I used to be

ya no se hacen películas como las de antes — they don't make films like they used to o like they did in the old days

no te he podido llamar antes — I couldn't call you sooner o earlier

• cuanto antes — as soon as possible

• lo antes posible — as soon as possible

cada vez se casan los hijos antes — kids get married at a younger o an earlier age these days

• antes de algo — before sth

no cederemos: antes gastamos todo nuestro dinero — we shall never give up: we would rather o sooner spend all our money

• antes bien, antes al contrario — but rather

• antes no — Chile, Méx just as well, luckily

vi lo furiosa que estaba, antes no te pegó — I saw how angry she was, just as well o luckily she didn't hit you

• antes que hacer algo — rather than doing sth

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.

Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

al revisar las cuentas ha descubierto numerosas irregularidades — when he went over the accounts he discovered o found numerous irregularities

los análisis han descubierto la presencia de un virus — the tests have revealed o shown up the presence of a virus

he descubierto la causa de su malhumor — I've found out o discovered why he's in such a bad mood

descubrió que era alérgica a las gambas — she found out o discovered she was allergic to prawns

la seda le descubría el escote — the silk revealed o exposed her cleavage

me descubro! — I take my hat off to you/him/them

me descubro! — I take my hat off to you/him/them

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

tuve la desgracia de encontrármelo en el cine — I had the misfortune to o I was unfortunate enough to run into him at the cinema

estar en desgracia — frm to have constant bad luck

caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace

y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...

las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)

caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace

y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...

las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)

Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

fibras artificiales or sintéticas — synthetic o man-made fibers

ese tipo es pura fibra — (fam) that guy's solid muscle (colloq)

fibras artificiales or sintéticas — synthetic o man-made fibers

ese tipo es pura fibra — (fam) that guy's solid muscle (colloq)

Ex: Flong moulds were liable to shrink as they dried, often differentially according to the grain of the paper of which they were made.

van con destino a Londres — they are going to London; (Náut) they are bound for London

¿cuál es el destino de este cuadro? — where is this picture going o for?

con destino a Londres — [avión, carta] to London; [pasajeros] for London; [barco] bound for London

Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.