argumento
argument ; contention ; plot ; point ; thesis ; storyline ; thread ; peg.
A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.
The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.
His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.
Yet the aficionado of romantic fiction will be able to distinguish with ease between the novels of two authors whose storylines seem, to the outsider, to be virtually identical.
The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.
The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.
ambas partes del argumento
both sides of the fence
both sides of the argument
The article 'Both sides of the fence: librarian and curator' advocates for further cooperation between libraries and museums.
There's a lot of pros and cons on both sides of the argument for going straight into college after high school.
ambos lados del argumento
both sides of the fence
both sides of the argument
The article 'Both sides of the fence: librarian and curator' advocates for further cooperation between libraries and museums.
There's a lot of pros and cons on both sides of the argument for going straight into college after high school.
apoyar + Posesivo + argumento
support + Posesivo + case
buttress + Posesivo + case
back up + Posesivo + story
Pamela Johnson argued that, `historically it's simply not true that a writer must devote himself exclusively to his craft' and she cited Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer and Trollope to support her case = Pamela Johnson propuso que "Desde el punto de vista histórico simplemente no es verdad que un escritor debe dedicarse exclusivamente a su oficio" y citó a Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer y Trollope para apoyar su argumento.
Genocide theorists deploy a welter of sociological facts and half-facts to buttress their case.
To back up his story in such cases he must have chapter and verse to show to the reader on the real facts of the matter.
apoyar un argumento
support + contention
Surveys of radio listeners do not support his contention that libraries' competitors are more attractive.
argumento científico
scientific argument
When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.
argumento comercial
business case
In the face of an economic downturn, many business managers will push back development requests that lack a clearly defined business case.
argumento convincente
compelling argument
In many libraries the cost-effectiveness of an action - for example, using computer services - is the most compelling argument for committee members.
argumento de venta [Forma y modo de presentar un producto para hacerlo atractivo]
sales pitch
product pitch
The term 'commercial communications' covers all forms of advertising promoting products and services but not packaging and sales pitches by individual salesperson.
Our emphasis is on the practical rather than theoretical; we are seeking case studies and proposals about initiatives in your organisation, not product pitches or overviews.
argumento en contra
counter-argument [counterargument]
Rules have been changed by trial-and-error, by logical argument and counter-argument, and by fiat.
argumento + girar en torno a
argument + revolve around
The argument revolved (and still does revolve) around the sense in which the word 'control' is used.
argumento principal
main argument
A digest should be methodically arranged presentation of the main arguments in a document.
argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista
two-sided argument
In addition, 4 major issues are presented regarding information diffusion: logical vs. emotional appeals, one-sided vs two-sided arguments, and order of presentation.
argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista
one-sided argument
In addition, 4 major issues are presented regarding information diffusion: logical vs. emotional appeals, one-sided vs two-sided arguments, and order of presentation.
argumentos [Abreviatura de ammunition]
ammunition
ammo
Catalogues based on outdated classification schemes can hardly be used fairly as ammunition in an attack on the classified catalogue as such.
An incident this summer provided ammo for the company's critics.
argumentos a favor o en contra
arguments for (and/or) against
They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
argumentos en contra
counter-evidence
In an attempt to provide counter-evidence to the accusation that the literature of gays is not being represented in library collections a study was conducted.
corroborar un argumento
substantiate + claim
The author argues that books can convey the stress of survival in wartime conditions better than television and discusses some titles to substantiate this claim.
defender + Posesivo + argumento
support + Posesivo + case
buttress + Posesivo + case
Pamela Johnson argued that, `historically it's simply not true that a writer must devote himself exclusively to his craft' and she cited Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer and Trollope to support her case = Pamela Johnson propuso que "Desde el punto de vista histórico simplemente no es verdad que un escritor debe dedicarse exclusivamente a su oficio" y citó a Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer y Trollope para apoyar su argumento.
Genocide theorists deploy a welter of sociological facts and half-facts to buttress their case.
defender un argumento
support + view
In 'An orange is more than orange juice', Rainer Hubert supports the view that audiovisual media will increase in importance.
dejar sin argumentos
knock + the bottom out of
The aggravated situation provides new arguments for supporters of military intervention, and knocks the bottom out of the adherents of the diplomatic process.
demostrar el argumento de Uno
prove + Posesivo + point
prove + a point
make + Posesivo + case
To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet.
Legros and Grant devised a simple test to prove the point.
The second document is a denouncement of slavery by Greenwich, who mobilizes the best tradition of scriptural exegesis to make his case.
demostrar un argumento
substantiate + claim
The author argues that books can convey the stress of survival in wartime conditions better than television and discusses some titles to substantiate this claim.
encadenamiento de argumentos
threading
This situation is unlikely to change, and threading of electronic messages should be treated as a language processing task.
esgrimir un argumento
put forward + argument
Focusing on historical/genealogical holdings, an argument is put forward for the inception of special collections.
formular un argumento
advance + an argument
put forward + argument
The argument advanced in the preface to Sears eleventh edition is that 'Specificity is relative, and depends on the size of the library, the nature of its collection, its function, and its patrons'.
Focusing on historical/genealogical holdings, an argument is put forward for the inception of special collections.
ganar un argumento
win + an argument
If you win the argument, but lose the person, you've lost the argument.
invalidar un argumento
invalidate + argument
Although in the past it has been said that readers have a psychological aversion to computers, its present widespread use in offices and business and industry invalidates this argument.
los argumentos a favor de
the case for
The case for independent economic regulation of European airports is clear.
perder un argumento
lose + an argument
If you win the argument, but lose the person, you've lost the argument.
presentar argumentos a favor
make + a case for
This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
presentar argumentos a favor de
present + arguments in favour of
This article presents arguments in favour of traditional methods of stock circulation, theft detection, and catalogue storage.
presentar un argumento
advance + an argument
The argument advanced in the preface to Sears eleventh edition is that 'Specificity is relative, and depends on the size of the library, the nature of its collection, its function, and its patrons'.
rebatir un argumento
counter + argument
This article outlines two exhibitions of materials from collections formed years ago which will help the non-book librarian to counter the arguments that the medium is too expensive.
respaldar + Posesivo + argumento
back up + Posesivo + story
To back up his story in such cases he must have chapter and verse to show to the reader on the real facts of the matter.
respaldar un argumento
back + Posesivo + argument
buttress + an argument
buttress + Posesivo + case
This article discusses how librarians can slay these dragons by backing their arguments for more resources for youth through carefully collected data.
Arguments that main entries are not needed in online catalogs are buttressed by the observation that abandoning them would result in substantial economic gain = Los argumentos de que las entradas principales no se necesitan en los catálogos en línea están respaldados por la observación de que si las abandonamos se obtendría un importante beneficio económico.
Genocide theorists deploy a welter of sociological facts and half-facts to buttress their case.
sostener + Posesivo + argumento
support + Posesivo + argument
One strategy that she uses to support her argument is exemplification, specifically the use of numbers and statistical representations.
sustentar + Posesivo + argumento
support + Posesivo + argument
One strategy that she uses to support her argument is exemplification, specifically the use of numbers and statistical representations.
