unidad de control

unidad de acción — (Literat) unity of action; [de partido, movimiento] unity

unidad de lugar — (Literat) unity of place

unidad de tiempo — (Literat) unity of time

unidad de terapia intensiva Arg, Méx —

unidad de tratamiento intensivo Chile —

Ex: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.

Ex: The separating character in a bibliographic record is a control character used to separate and qualify units of data logically, and in some cases hierarchically.

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.

• tomar las medidas a algn/algo — (lit) to measure sb/sth, take sb's/sth's measurements; (fig) to size sb/sth up *

• en cierta medida — to a certain extent

• en gran medida — to a great extent

• en menor medida — to a lesser extent

• en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible, insofar as it is possible

• a medida que — as

en la medida en que — + indic in that; + subjun if

• a (la) medida — [ropa, zapatos] made to measure; [trabajo, vacaciones] tailor-made

no tenemos un sombrero a su medida — we don't have a hat in your size o to fit you

• de o sobre medida — Chile [ropa, zapatos] made-to-measure

• venir a (la) medida — (lit) to be the right size; (fig) to be tailor-made

• ropa a sobre medida — Méx outsize clothing

• adoptar o tomar medidas — to take measures, take steps

una de las medidas urgentes adoptadas — one of the emergency measures o steps taken

medidas de seguridad — [contra ataques, robos] security measures; [contra incendios] safety measures

• con medida — in moderation

• sin medida — to excess

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.

Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

punto negro — (=espinilla) blackhead

• dos puntos — colon

punto acápite — LAm [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

punto final — full stop, period (EEUU); (fig) end

puntos suspensivos — [gen] suspension points; [en dictado] dot, dot, dot

punto y aparte — [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

esto marca un punto y aparte en la historia del teatro — this marks a break with tradition o the past in the theatre

este es un vino punto y aparte — this is an uncommonly good o exceptional wine

punto y seguido — [en dictado] full stop (no new paragraph), period (no new paragraph) (EEUU)

ganar o vencer por puntos — to win on points

¡qué punto te has marcado con lo que has dicho! — * what you said was spot-on *

prendas de punto — knitwear sing

• hacer punto — to knit

punto de costado — (=dolor) stitch

al llegar a este punto — at this point o stage

punto ciego — (Anat) blind spot

punto de asistencia — (Aut) checkpoint

punto débil — weak point o spot

punto de equilibrio — (Com) break-even point

punto de mira — [de rifle] sight; (=objetivo) aim, objective; (=punto de vista) point of view

punto muerto — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear); (=estancamiento) deadlock, stalemate

punto negro — (Aut) (accident) black spot; (fig) blemish

punto neurálgico — (Anat) nerve centre o (EEUU) center; (fig) key point

punto neutro — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear)

• a punto — ready

• al punto — at once, immediately

estar al punto — LAm * to be high **

• bajar de punto — to decline, fall off, fall away

• a punto de, a punto de caramelo — caramelized

batir las claras a punto de nieve — beat the egg whites until stiff o until they form stiff peaks

• en punto, a las siete en punto — at seven o'clock sharp o on the dot

• en su punto — [carne] done to a turn; [fruta] just ripe

• hasta cierto punto — up to a point, to some extent

• subir de punto — (=aumentar) to grow, increase; (=empeorar) to get worse

darle el punto a algn ** —

¡vaya un punto!, ¡está hecho un punto filipino! — he's a right rogue! *

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I