aprovechar
exploit ; harness ; build on/upon ; sop up ; put + Nombre + to good use ; turn + Nombre + to good account ; put + Nombre + to good account ; use + Nombre + to good account ; make + good use of ; parlay.
The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.
When computers were first harnessed for information retrieval and cataloguing applications, the information retrieval systems, and some of the cataloguing systems developed in different environments.
The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.
Here are activities to sop up those extra minutes by reinforcing what you're taught.
Your advice, suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated and you can rest assured that they will be put to good use.
It was rather an unpleasant situation, there in the depths of the forest, but Mackay turned it to good account.
They have begun not only to preserve the heritage but also to put it to good account.
A very gifted man, he found what worked for him and used it to good account.
As long as your old cell phone is still in working order you can make good use of it and help someone in need.
In today's instant reaction culture, celebrities are finding more and more ways to parlay their fame into fortunes.
aprovechándose de
on the coattails of
He's hardly the first candidate seeking to be elected on the coattails of a leader who captured the national imagination.
aprovechándose de la ocasión
opportunistically
Also, the pursuit of applied ethics is viewed by some as being economically or opportunistically motivated, which casts aspersions on its contents.
aprovechar Algo al máximo
make + the most of
If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.
aprovechar al máximo
maximise [maximize, -USA]
optimise [optimize, -USA]
realise + to its full potential
exploit + full potential
take + full advantage (of)
make + the best use of
get + the best out of
take + the best advantage
get + the most out of
make + the best possible use of
Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.
The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
There is still a great deal to be learned about information, its use by people and the way people interact with machines before information technology can realize its full potential as an aid to human communication and decision-making.
This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.
In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
To make the best use of resources school and public libraries have, in many instances, combined with both positive and negative results.
The public librarian's information role becomes even more vital to help people get the best out of their complex environment.
There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
The experience which information professionals have in understanding users' needs gives them a head start in getting the most out of hypermedia.
Librarians should make the best possible use of the window of opportunity created by the development of this type of software = Los bibliotecarios deberían aprovecharse al máximo de la oportunidad creada por el desarrollo de este tipo de software.
aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades
realise + the potential
What do we have to do to realize the potential of digital libraries? = ¿Qué debemos hacer para aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades que nos ofrecen las bibliotecas digitales?.
aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades
maximise + opportunities
Consultants are not cheap and libraries should maximise their opportunities with a consultant through a well informed selection of the proper person.
aprovechar el momento
catch + the moment
She is truly a master at catching the moment and making creative use of light, colors, and textures to draw out emotion.
aprovechar el tiempo al máximo
make + the most of time
Let's make the most of time before the break of day.
aprovechar la experiencia profesional
harness + expertise
This forum exists to harness expertise and forge consensus amongst agencies worldwide engaged in setting policy for the digitisation of our global cultural heritage.
aprovechar la ocasión
use + the occasion
jump at + the chance
leap at + the chance
jump at + the opportunity
jump on + opportunity
leap at + the opportunity
Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.
We were invited to share a country farmhouse with a couple of other families over a long weekend and jumped at the chance to escape the city.
She leapt at the chance as she was keen to share her passion with a larger audience.
I jumped at the opportunity to voice my ideas and opinions and more importantly have them listened to.
Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne.
So as a sophomore in college, I leapt at the opportunity to study abroad in Italy.
aprovechar la oportunidad
grasp + the opportunity
seize + the opportunity
take + the opportunity
make + hay while the sun shines
take + time by the forelock
make + the most of the opportunity
jump at + the chance
leap at + the chance
jump at + the opportunity
jump on + opportunity
leap at + the opportunity
rise to + the opportunity
Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'.
In meeting these information demands, the Reference Division has seized the opportunity to take advantage of alternative staffing arrangements.
This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.
The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'.
So by taking time by the forelock, I learned that 'prevention is better than cure'.
We're spending a lot of time getting the factory ship-shape to be able to make the most of the opportunity.
We were invited to share a country farmhouse with a couple of other families over a long weekend and jumped at the chance to escape the city.
She leapt at the chance as she was keen to share her passion with a larger audience.
I jumped at the opportunity to voice my ideas and opinions and more importantly have them listened to.
Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne.
So as a sophomore in college, I leapt at the opportunity to study abroad in Italy.
But with those markets showing signs of cooling, the largest auto market in the world has risen to the opportunity again.
aprovechar la situación
ride + the wave(s)
The global economy is at high tide and Canada is expected to ride the wave with six per cent export growth this year.
aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo
achieve + Posesivo + full potential
develop + potential
develop + Nombre + to its full potential
Until this preference is shifted to on-line full text retrieval, the data base industry will achieve only a fraction of its full potential.
A first step for developing this potential could be regular meetings organised by the library for professionals working with the aged.
In the future, when videotex is developed to its full potential, deaf people will be able to use it to transmit messages person-to-person simply and rapidly.
aprovechar las posibilidades que nos ofrece
harness + the power of
The author presents seven ways of harnessing the power of the computer to solve the problem of searching for articles in periodicals.
aprovechar mejor
squeeze + more life out of
The article is entitled 'Squeezing more life out of bitonal files: a study of black and white'.
aprovechar mejor el dinero
get + more for + Posesivo + money
The article 'Cutting costs: pruning the tree, logging the forest' presents general strategies that reduce search expenses or enables users to get more for their money.
aprovechar oportunidades
exploit + opportunities
A strategic approach to marketing increases the chance of exploiting opportunities and reduces the threats of an uncertain future.
aprovechar + Posesivo + posibilidades
achieve + Posesivo + potential
A new year is coming, students who fail to plan will lengthen the odds of achieving their potential.
aprovechar + Posesivo + potencial
reach + Posesivo + potential
Today the emphasis is more on the problems to be encountered and conquered if these technologies are to reach their real potential.
aprovecharse
profit
screw
further + Posesivo + own interest
milk
In what respects can a student profit from a knowledge of abstracts and by developing abstracting skills?.
The article is entitled 'Are you being screwed electronically? - ethical issues in an electronic age'.
Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests.
A satisfactory balance between public and private involvement has not yet been reached and the companies involved are milking public funds.
aprovecharse al máximo de
make + the best of
Careful cooperative planning is needed to make the best of these resources.
aprovecharse (de)
take + advantage (of)
It is not surprising that the networks discussed later have all taken advantage of computer processing in some form or another.
aprovecharse de
piggyback [piggy-back]
cash in on
prey on/upon
tap into
leverage
make + an opportunity (out) of
ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails
His logic is simple: People need the help of others to be truly creative - thought breeds thought and ideas 'piggyback' on other ideas.
At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists.
From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.
It is clear that a powerful and mysterious force is pushing seniors toward greater volunteer involvement, and nonprofit groups should tap into this particularly civic age group before the Indian summer of volunteering reaches its end.
Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.
Unfortunately, there are some trying to make an opportunity out of this very turbulant situation.
Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.
aprovecharse de Alguien [Aprovecharse del esfuerzo y del dinero de otros] [Aprovecharse del dinero y esfuerzo de otros]
suck + Nombre + wealth
milk + Nombre + dry
He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
How do you really treat your customers, do you milk them dry or do you really want to offer your products and services without stepping beyond the law?.
aprovecharse de las ventajas que ambas partes ofrecen
get + the best of both worlds
He suggested a method of getting the best of both worlds: retaining the syntactical relationships while making separate entries for each significant word.
aprovecharse de las ventajas que cada parte ofrece
get + the best of all worlds
In our opinion, what CAS did was to duck the risk and to try to get the best of all worlds.
aprovecharse del interés general por Algo
exploit + appeal
Towards the end of the century a few makers exploited the antiquarian appeal of laid hand-made paper by reviving the single-faced laid mould.
aprovecharse del mercado
skim + the market
Some CD-ROM publishers charge as much as possible and skim the market for the fastest and highest possible return.
aprovecharse del sistema
game + the system
milk + the system
rig + the system
work + the system
play + the system
abuse + the system
Doctors often 'game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.
It seems that America is the land of opportunity to milk the system.
This is an interesting way of rigging the system and such foxy tactics can be played in many other places.
At the centre of the row over the 'bonus culture' is the view that certain people are getting money for old rope - that they're working the system and not providing good value for money.
But by and large, medical students are sensible level-headed types who would never try to play the system when this much is at stake.
Not everyone using food stamps abuses the system.
aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición
take + advantage of + Posesivo + position
He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
aprovecharse de recursos
tap + resources
Scholars have only begun to tap multimedia resources.
aprovecharse de una oportunidad
grab + opportunity
capitalise on + opportunity
leverage + opportunity
Publishers would like to grab the business opportunities created by recent technological progress.
Perhaps the 2 most important factors in capitalising on opportunities and reducing risks in the acquisition of information companies is the application of a careful screening procedure = Quizás los dos factores más importantes para aprovechar oportunidades y reducir riesgos en la adquisición de empresas dedicadas a la información es la aplicación de un procedimiento cuidadoso de selección.
The Internet has made it possible for us to leverage the opportunities it provides to make legitimate money doing business.
aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera
jump on + the bandwagon
ride + the hype
catch + the fever
jump on + the gravy train
climb on + the bandwagon
get on + the bandwagon
get on + the gravy train
While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture.
Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.
Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.
As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train.
Once they find this out, they will certainly want to climb on the bandwagon and not be left behind.
Any time there appears to be a worker shortage our politicians get on the bandwagon and start preaching about training programs.
It seems that a lot of celebrities are in a rush to get on the gravy train, and they'll attach their name to almost anything.
aprovecharse de una oportunidad pajera
climb on + the gravy train
Iraqis should be staying in Iraq and helping to building a decent, civilized country, not coming here and climbing on the gravy train.
aprovecharse económicamente
line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s)
A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
aprovechar una oportunidad
embrace + opportunity
catch + opportunity
Archivists will survive if they are prepared to confront the challenges and embrace these opportunities.
More and more manufacturers from all the world catch this opportunity to promote their the latest equipment and technology.
no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente
under-exploit [underexploit]
Yet, many library collections efforts are still under-exploiting possibilities for cooperation.
no aprovechar el potencial
fall (far) short of + potential
fall (far) behind + potential
This article discusses recent progress in the design and development of operational on-line catalogues and why the current generation of on-line catalogues falls far short of that potential.
The article 'A few cautionary words about electronic publishing' argues that advances in microform technology have obviously fallen far behind their potential.
