capricho
caprice ; vagary ; whim ; vacillation ; whimsy ; treat ; whimsicality ; capriciousness.
Data bases required by libraries, whether controlled or created according to standards based on caprice, are expensive to create and maintain.
Clearly, a multi-lingual thesaurus has to control the vagaries of not just one natural language, but several.
If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.
She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.
Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.
In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
The whimsicality of the mind ensure human relationships and sentiments are a minefield of confusion and disorientation.
Caught between the violence of human will and the capriciousness of fate these characters refuse to become what nature intended them to be.
capricho pasajero
passing fancy
passing whim
It seems that Japan's fascination with robots is more than just a passing fancy.
It started out as a passing whim and grew into something that has reached out to thousands of people around the world.
consentir caprichos
pamper
Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.
consentir los caprichos de Alguien
pander to
Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.
dar caprichos
pamper
Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.
darse capricho
give + Reflexivo + a treat
Giving oneself a treat through a vacation is one of the best things you can give for yourself.
darse el capricho de
indulge in
Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.
darse un capricho
spoil + Reflexivo
It is easy to get in the mindset that vacation is a time to spoil oneself, and that is true, but it shouldn't translate into spending a ton of money.
dinero para caprichos
pin money
By making such information available, feminist scholarship has challenged the notion that women work for 'pin money': their earnings are now largely essential to the livelihood of their families.
permitirse un capricho
give + Reflexivo + a treat
spoil + Reflexivo
Giving oneself a treat through a vacation is one of the best things you can give for yourself.
It is easy to get in the mindset that vacation is a time to spoil oneself, and that is true, but it shouldn't translate into spending a ton of money.
por capricho
by whim
Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
