abrir
forge ; open up ; open ; unfold ; unfurl ; unlock ; splay ; unzip ; open out ; uncap ; pull apart ; crack + open.
This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.
Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.
The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.
Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.
The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.
Lay the monkfish pieces on a chopping board and slice them horizontally almost in half, so they open out like a book.
He took a bottle of water from a vintage refrigerator, uncapped it, and drank thirstily, emptying the entire bottle.
All these bits of raw material - these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them - are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.
The fizz that bubbles up when you crack open a can of soda is carbon dioxide gas (CO2).
¡ábrete sésamo!
open sesame!
The article 'Open sesame!' discusses the problems of digital identity and secure access to information on the Internet.
abrir arrancando
rip + open
The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.
abrir camino (a)
make + way (for)
This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
abrir completamente
spread + open
Critics say forcing female inmates to spread open their genitalia so guards can inspect for contraband only inflicts needless suffering.
abrir con lanceta
lance
The nodules were lanced and squeezed, and the wounds were treated with copper sulfate and dressed with zinc oxide.
abrir con llave
unlock
This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.
abrir cortando
lance
cut open
The nodules were lanced and squeezed, and the wounds were treated with copper sulfate and dressed with zinc oxide.
The best way to keep the avocados from browning once cut open is to wrap them in plastic.
abrir de nuevo
reopen [re-open]
The library, which closed in Jun 95, is to reopen in new premises during late 1995.
abrir de par en par
spread + open
Critics say forcing female inmates to spread open their genitalia so guards can inspect for contraband only inflicts needless suffering.
abrir de un empujón
fling + open
Closed doors should be flung open and scheduling changed to allow systematic examination of professional and organisational questions.
abrir dinamitando
blast
By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.
abrir el apetito
whet + the appetite
One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.
abrir el corazón
bare + Posesivo + soul
She lost her son 11 years ago, but she didn't begin to heal until she bared her soul through poetry.
abrir el debate
open + the debate
This symposium is an attempt to build upon the seminar discussions and to open the debate to a wider audience.
abrir el mercado
open up + market
The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.
abrir forzando
force + Nombre + open
Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.
abrir forzando con palanca [Sinónimo de pry + Nombre + open]
prise + Nombre + open
No harm was done to staff or bookstock but computer monitors and virtually all other equipment were smashed, desks prised open and contents scattered.
abrir fronteras
break + new ground
break + ground
In this category too there are examples of SLIS participation in ventures breaking new ground.
This framework breaks ground in integration of natural language with interactive computer graphics.
abrir fuego
open + fire
The Pakistani military has been given orders to open fire on US troops crossing the border from Afghanistan to attack Taliban safe havens.
abrir haciendo palanca [Sinónimo de prise + Nombre + open]
pry + Nombre + open
If the paper clip has not rusted and the paper is sturdy, a paper clip can be removed by gently prying it open.
abrir haciendo un chasquido
crack + open
The fizz that bubbles up when you crack open a can of soda is carbon dioxide gas (CO2).
abrir horizontes
open out + horizons
Even in its era before the computer, progress in telecommunications - for example, telephone, radio and television - opened out the horizons for individuals and society at large, and so placed at the disposal of people information about distant events and new ideas.
abrir la boca
open + Posesivo + mouth
These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.
abrir la caja de Pandora
open (up) + a can of worms
open + the floodgates
It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair.
This Supreme Court's decision has opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate and union spending on election ads.
abrir la mano
open + the floodgates
Europe isn't dying, it is committing suicide by opening the floodgates to unrestricted Muslim immigration.
abrir la mente
broaden + Posesivo + outlook
The author argues that it could be beneficial to leave some things to chance because one's outlook may be broadened in the process.
abrir la puerta a
throw + open the door to
We have two programs that have begun to put tables of contents on the Web - throwing open the door to those who browse the Internet for information as well as those who use our online public access catalog.
abrir la puerta empujándola
push + open + door
He pushed open the door and stepped inside.
abrir las puertas de [Sentido figurado]
unlock
NTIS is a key partner in unlocking the world's technology.
abrir los brazos
spread + hands
'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
abrir los ojos a
open + Posesivo + eyes to
Everyone who is a reader has his own list of books which at different times opened his eyes anew.
abrir + Nombre + al debate
open + Nombre + to discussion
Reading-reportage brings these prejudices to the surface and opens them to discussion not just by the teacher but by the reader's peers.
abrir nuevas fronteras
forge + new frontiers
Both artists and scientists share an 'affinity' for experimentation and a desire to forge new frontiers in their fields.
abrir nuevas posibilidades
open up + new territory
open up + possibilities
open + possibilities
Once this step is taken it opens up a whole new territory for inquiry which may also change the nature of our conceptions of science.
The new system opens up limitless possibilities to the library.
Mass storage technology opens the possibility of automation for many small libraries that up until now could not afford to automate.
abrir nuevos caminos
break + new ground
push + Nombre + into new latitudes
break + ground
blaze + trail
In this category too there are examples of SLIS participation in ventures breaking new ground.
She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.
This framework breaks ground in integration of natural language with interactive computer graphics.
The article 'Blazing trails in Kentucky wilderness' discusses three stages of the history of case law digest publishing in Kentucky.
abrir nuevos horizontes
open + new realms
forge + new frontiers
The article 'Unbeatable booktalks' describes how arranging booktalks around nonfiction titles has opened new realms.
Both artists and scientists share an 'affinity' for experimentation and a desire to forge new frontiers in their fields.
abrir nuevos mercados
branch out (into)
branch into
The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development.
The book also examines the epistemological, theoretical, socio-technical, and practice directions that social work has branched into.
abrir paso (a)
make + way (for)
This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
abrir puertas [También con sentido figurado]
open + avenues
open + doors
Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.
To be born into a middle class family opens wide many educational and occupational doors which are scarcely ajar to others.
abrirse
gape
swing + open
hew
This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.
The window of opportunity now swings open for the creative library manager.
All of the women hewed unconventional career paths mostly using convention.
abrirse a
render + open to
open + Posesivo + mind up to
The prospect that they might render themselves open to the receipt of numerous requests for copies of the items is one they would view with some alarm in most cases.
Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.
abrirse a posibilidades
be open to possibilities
Receptiveness means being open to possibilities to grow and move forward.
abrirse camino
plough through
elbow + Posesivo + way into
elbow into
foist + Posesivo + way into
make + Posesivo + way in the world
The article has the title 'Plowing through Chicago: SLJ's report on ALA's midwinter meeting '78'.
In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.
Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere.
He had already made his way in the world as a soloist before becoming a stage star.
abrirse camino a codazos
elbow + Posesivo + way through
Cars are nose to tail, buyers elbow their way through the crowd, having no idea, that shopping in the unique city of Venice is as chicly as in Milan.
abrirse camino (a empujones)
push + Posesivo + way across/into
Now the mobile telephone has pushed its way into our everyday lives in new ways.
abrirse camino en el mundo
make + Posesivo + way in the world
He had already made his way in the world as a soloist before becoming a stage star.
abrirse camino en la vida
get on in + life
He believed that, to get on in life, you just needed to work fairly hard and be a nice guy.
abrirse camino perforando
bore + Posesivo + way into
For nearly two hundred yards they bored their way steadily into the mountain, their path gradually sloping downward.
abrirse camino por
work + Posesivo + way through
Read the sections on summarization and work your way through the questions again.
abrirse en espiral
spiral out
Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.
abrirse la cabeza
smash + Posesivo + head
smash + Posesivo + head open
He fell forward smashing his head against the metal frame of the bed.
Halfway through the prayer he screamed and fell backwards, smashing his head open on a rock.
abrirse paso
jostle
break through
elbow + Posesivo + way into
elbow into
In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino.
Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.
In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.
abrirse paso por
work + Posesivo + way through
Read the sections on summarization and work your way through the questions again.
abrirse un socavón
cave in
The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.
abrir una botella
pop + a bottle
For many, celebrating the holidays calls for a champagne toast but for some people popping a bottle of bubbly can be dangerous to your health.
abrir una brecha
breach
A violent storm breached the seawall caused widespread flooding of the area including the library.
abrir una cerradura con ganzúa
pick + lock
The classic example, quoted for generations by librarians, is the request for information on how to pick locks, but an up-to-date instance posing a similar problem for the librarian would be an enquiry about the manufacture of nerve gas.
abrir una consulta
hang out + Posesivo + shingle
The article 'Hanging out my shingle: from librarian to consultant' describes the working life of the former editor of the Wilson Library Bulletin who is now a consultant.
abrir un agujero
cut + hole
The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.
abrir una interrogante sobre
leave + open the question of
Moreover, the use of a computer for privacy transformation leaves open the question of how to protect the code (key) used in the scrambling process.
abrir una negociación
open up + negotiation
You open up negotiations by low-balling them, while agents shoot for the moon.
abrir una ventana
switch on + window
Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.
abrir un camino
chart + direction
This method can be extremely helpful in charting future directions and gathering data for decision-making.
abrir un menú
pop up + a menu
There are buttons that pop up a menu and buttons that store and display the value of a variable.
a medio abrir
half-opened
The research and conclusions are published in full in the author's book 'The half-opened Door' = La investigación y las conclusiones se publicaron en su totalidad en el libro del autor "La puerta entreabierta".
encuadernado de tal modo que es difícil de abrir completamente
tightly bound
Electroluminescent copying is a special photographic method of copying from particularly fragile and tightly bound books.
en una abrir y cerrar de ojos
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
in the blink of an eye
in the twinkling of an eye
in a snap
in a jiffy
in the time it takes to flick a switch
at the flick of a switch
with the flick of a switch
in a flash
in no time at all
in next to no time
in no time
with the tip of a hat
in and out in a flash
in a heartbeat
as quick as a wink
at the drop of a hat
in a trice
in the wink of an eye
Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye.
You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling.
Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free.
The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'.
In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.
It may now be possible to lower your blood pressure at the flick of a switch by stimulating parts of the brain with electrodes.
Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch.
In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.
In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.
What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.
Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat.
Burglars could be in and out in a flash and it may be hours before you even realise that anything is missing.
Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat.
And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse.
Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old.
In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation - just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state.
This incident happened in plain daylight and in the wink of an eye.
paréntesis que abre
left parenthesis
Don't forget to start by typing the left parenthesis first.
sin abrir
unopened
By sheet-books he meant what most bibliographers now call a chapbook, that is a small pamphlet containing popular matter which comprised no more than a single sheet, which was sold generally folded into pamphlet form, but unopened.
sin abrirse
unfolded
A broadsheet is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded.
un abrir y cerrar de ojos
a blink or two
On the last day we walked around the small town which only took a blink or two and then drove around to look at the old brewery, post office and other stuff.
volver a abrir
be back in business
As of today The Journal of Electronic Publishing is back in business with a February 2006 issue, the first in more than three years.
