not+continuing

ser partidario de algo — to be in favour o (EEUU) favor of sth

el candidato a la presidencia tiene muchos partidarios — the presidential candidate has many supporters o followers

los partidarios del aborto — supporters o those in favour of abortion, those who support abortion

partidario DE alguien/algo: los partidarios de Gaztelu Gaztelu's supporters; los partidarios de la violencia — those who favor o advocate the use of violence

partidario DE alguien/algo: los partidarios de Gaztelu Gaztelu's supporters; los partidarios de la violencia — those who favor o advocate the use of violence

Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.

el papel principal — the main part o leading role

el papel principal — the main part o leading role

Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

• creo recordar que... — I seem to remember o recall that...

• recordar haber hecho algo — to remember doing o having done sth

recuerda haberlo dicho — he remembers saying o having said it

no recuerdo haberte dado permiso para salir — I don't remember o recall giving o having given you permission to go out

• recordar que — to remember that

• recordar algo a algn — to remind sb of sth

me permito recordarle que aún no hemos recibido el pago — I would remind you o may I remind you that we have not yet received payment

• recordar a algn que haga algo — to remind sb to do sth

no recuerdo — I can't o don't remember

si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right o correctly, if I remember rightly o correctly

que yo recuerde — as far as I can remember, as I recall frm

recuerdo que lo puse ahí — I remember o recall putting it there

recuerdo que lo puse ahí — I remember o recall putting it there

Ex: First cast your mind back to our examination of the Colon Classification.

la fecha de caducidad viene en la base del paquete — the use-by date is on the base o the bottom of the pack

• carecer de base — [acusación] to lack foundation, be unfounded; [argumento] to lack justification, be unjustified

• de base — [error, dato] basic, fundamental; [activista, apoyo] grass-roots antes de s

• en base a [uso periodístico] —

• partir de una base, un juez tiene que partir de una base de neutralidad absoluta — a judge must start out from a position of absolute neutrality

• sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of sth

su visita sentó las bases para una futura cooperación — her visit paved the way for o laid the foundations of future cooperation

• sobre la base de algo — on the basis of sth

• a base de algo, una dieta a base de arroz — a rice-based diet, a diet based on rice

• a base de hacer algo — by doing sth

a base de insistir, la convenció para comprar la casa — by o through his insistence, he persuaded her to buy the house

a base de bien Esp * —

hoy hemos trabajado a base de bien — we've done loads of work today *

nos divertimos a base de bien — we had a whale of a time *

base imponible — (Econ) taxable income

han aprobado el texto base para el nuevo convenio — they have approved the provisional o draft text of the new agreement

• alimento base — staple (food)

• color base — base colour o (EEUU) color

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

Ex: The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

paramos en un bar a o para descansar — we stopped at a bar for a rest o to have a rest

nadé diez largos sin descansar — I swam ten lengths without a rest o break

va al campo a descansar de las preocupaciones — she goes to the country to get away from o get a break from her worries

descansen! — (Mil) (stand) at ease!

descansar de algo — to have a rest o break from something

descansar en or sobre algo — techo/bóveda to rest on o upon something; teoría to rest o hinge on something

descansen! — (Mil) (stand) at ease!

descansar de algo — to have a rest o break from something

descansar en or sobre algo — techo/bóveda to rest on o upon something; teoría to rest o hinge on something

Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.

Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.