system+program

empresa funeraria — undertaker's, mortician's (EEUU)

Ex: To a small or mid-sized business, information is critical for effective planning, growth and development.

Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.

• cambiar impresiones — to exchange views

• causar (una) buena impresión a algn, hacer buena impresión a algn — [persona] to make a good impression on sb; [actividad, ciudad] to impress sb

• dar la impresión de, da la impresión de ser un autor maduro — he appears to be a mature author

• de impresión — Esp * fabulous *

¡estabas de impresión con ese vestido! — you looked fabulous in that dress! *

• intercambiar impresiones — to exchange views

• primera impresión — first impression

• tener la impresión de que... — to have the impression that...

impresión en color(es) — colour printing, color printing (EEUU)

nos causó or nos hizo muy buena impresión — he made a very good impression on us

nos causó or nos hizo muy buena impresión — he made a very good impression on us

Ex: If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.

Ex: An impression consists of all those copies of an edition printed at one time.

Ex: Others engaged in organizing and exploiting information, such as managers, computer scientists and administrators, should also find something of interest.

Ex: This article considers the future impact of exponential increases in computational, storage and telecommunication capacities on automated information systems.

Ex: Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.

Ex: The system provides real time monitoring of the occupancy of the library building.

es responsable de la política municipal — she is responsible for o in charge of council policy

ser responsable ante algn de algo — to be accountable o answerable to sb for sth

• hacer a algn responsable de algo — to hold sb responsible for sth

• hacerse responsable de algo — to take responsibility for sth

eres responsable ante mí del resultado — you're answerable o accountable to me for the result

los responsables serán castigados — those responsible o the people responsible will be punished

eres responsable ante mí del resultado — you're answerable o accountable to me for the result

los responsables serán castigados — those responsible o the people responsible will be punished

Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.

Ex: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.

rollo de pelo — Ven curler, hair curler, roller

nos soltó el rollo de siempre — he gave us the usual spiel *

¡menudo rollo nos contó tu padre! — what a lecture your dad gave us! iró

¡menudo rollo que tiene! — he's always waffling (on) about something! *

¡vaya rollo patatero que me estás contando! — you're talking a load of old tosh! **, you're talking a load of baloney! (EEUU) *

corta el rollo y dime exactamente lo que quieres — cut it short * o cut the crap *** and tell me exactly what you want

cinco minutos más y ya corto el rollo — five minutes more and then I'll shut up *

estar de rollo * Esp, Méx —

tirarse el rollo Esp, Méx —

no te tires el rollo conmigo que te conozco — don't give me that spiel *, I know what you're like

tírate el rollo e invítame a una copa — be a pal and get me a drink *

¡qué rollo! — what a pain! **

ser un rollo — [discurso, conferencia] to be dead boring *; [persona] to be a bore *, be a pain **

lo de las lentillas es un rollo — contact lenses are a real pain *

no sabemos de qué va el rollo — we don't know what it's all about o what's going on

no me va el rollo de esta gente — I'm not into their scene *

• buen/mal rollo, en sus fiestas siempre hay buen rollo — there's always a good atmosphere at his parties

¡qué mal rollo! — what a pain! *

me da buen/mal rollo — I've got a good/nasty o bad feeling about it

¡qué buen rollo me da ese tío! — that guy gives me really good vibes! *

la película me dio tan mal rollo que me deprimí — the film was a real downer *

esa película es muy rollo — that film's dead boring *

no seas rollo, Julián — don't be a bore * o pain **,Julián

qué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)

las clases son un rollo — the classes are dead boring (colloq)

todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)

no me sueltes el rollo — you can cut the lecture (colloq)

bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)

a mí este rollo no me va — this isn't my scene (colloq)

qué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)

las clases son un rollo — the classes are dead boring (colloq)

todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)

no me sueltes el rollo — you can cut the lecture (colloq)

bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)

a mí este rollo no me va — this isn't my scene (colloq)

Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.