abarcar
comprise (of) ; cover ; encompass ; include ; span ; embrace.
The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis.
The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.
The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
The shelflist itself had problems, since it consisted of cataloging practices that spanned some fifty years.
The library community is now ready to embrace the most revolutionary technology for libraries - CD-ROM.
abarcar de a
range from ... to ...
stretch from ... to ...
run from ... to ...
These options obviously range from the very informal to the very formal.
In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.
Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.
abarcar el mundo
span + the globe
The threat from car bombs now spans the globe - anywhere and anyone, a government building, an airport, could be a target.
abarcarlo todo
be all inclusive
Since no site is all inclusive, their relative value will vary depending on the individual's particular needs.
abarcar todas las posibilidades
run + the gamut
The elements to be included are fairly well standardized, but the order of presentation can run the gamut and is usually an individual choice of the abstracting agency.
curso que abarca varias disciplinas
umbrella course
This development saw the introduction of other umbrella courses such as environmental studies.
el que mucho abarca poco aprieta
jack of all trades, master of none
In their greed to cram everything but the kitchen sink into the courses, what they end up producing is graduates who are jacks of all trades but masters of none.
intentar abarcar demasiado
burn + the candle at both ends
spread + Reflexivo + (too) thin
Americans are attempting to fit ever more into 24 hours, and many appear willing to 'burn the candle at both ends' to accomplish that.
Trying to reach every market can spell disaster for small businesses, who cannot afford to spread themselves too thin.
intentar abarcar más de la cuenta
burn + the candle at both ends
spread + Reflexivo + (too) thin
Americans are attempting to fit ever more into 24 hours, and many appear willing to 'burn the candle at both ends' to accomplish that.
Trying to reach every market can spell disaster for small businesses, who cannot afford to spread themselves too thin.
que abarca
girdling
This paper reconciles the globe girdling reach of English as the modern lingua franca with England's hegemony of discovery and exploration in the 16th century.
que lo abarca todo [Que intenta abarcarlo todo]
all-embracing
Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.
quien mucho abarca poco aprieta
bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew
We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew.
sujetar abarcando
brace
If they stared up at the arbour of sheets of paper hanging from the cords attached to the ceiling, they knocked their hats off on the iron bars which braced the presses.
tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede
bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew
We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew.