concurso
contest ; competition ; tournament ; quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
The children love puppet shows, the movies, story hours, contests.
There was a competition organised for the best motto for each event to be held during library week.
The author traces the development of the tournament in Scotland from the 13th to 16th centuries and its relationship to European chivalric activity.
A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
concurso cultural
talent contest
talent show
The article 'Green eggs and ham: the punk version' describes a talent contest for teenagers and young adults called held annually since 1992 by the Kitsap Regional Library in Bremerton, Washington State.
Every weekend, somewhere in America, there's a talent show going on.
concurso de baile
dance competition
A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.
concurso de belleza
beauty pageant
beauty contest
The author reviews the main features of selected World Wide Web databases aimed at helping would-be beauty queens prepare for beauty pageants.
The debates concern a fashion show/beauty contest; concubinage; and the role of modern Indonesian women.
concurso de cante
singing competition
In practical terms, this gave the impetus for social evenings and singing competitions to be organised more often.
concurso de cultura general
quiz [quizzes, -pl.]
A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
concurso de misses
beauty pageant
The author reviews the main features of selected World Wide Web databases aimed at helping would-be beauty queens prepare for beauty pageants.
concurso de música
music competition
A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.
concurso de popularidad
popularity contest
Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
concurso de redacción
essay competition
This the winning essay entered in the essay competition 'Cataloguing at the crossroads'.
concurso de talentos
talent contest
talent show
The article 'Green eggs and ham: the punk version' describes a talent contest for teenagers and young adults called held annually since 1992 by the Kitsap Regional Library in Bremerton, Washington State.
Every weekend, somewhere in America, there's a talent show going on.
concurso ecuestre
equestrian competition
equestrian event
Reeve broke his neck in May 1995 when he was thrown from his horse during an equestrian competition.
Equestrian events were included in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1900.
concurso humorística
comedy competition
This article gives examples of unusual forms of library promotion - rallies, comedy competitions, fun runs, fireworks.
concurso literario
literary contest
Pupils who successfully complete the course appear to be amongst the most active not only at school, but also in extra-mural events including literary contests.
concurso público [Concurso público de un servicio] [Procedimiento por el que se subasta contrato a concurso público por el gobierno] [Subasta de obras por concurso público]
bid
bidding
tender
tender procedure
tendering
tendering procedure
tendering process
New York State has recently moved away from former relatively unrestrictive policies by requiring bids on all items priced over $10,000.
The outcome of the bidding was slightly disappointing for the vendor, but they say it was a bargain for the buyer.
Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.
As a result of the tender procedure a contract was made to construct the new Library and Department of Library and Information Studies.
After fruitful discussion with the UGC, the University was authorised to proceed towards tendering stage.
There are exemptions, however, to when these tendering procedures are used.
Many tendering processes end with no solution because the project loses momentum and becomes overly complex.
concurso público de licitación
competitive tendering
Although the prospect of compulsory competitive tendering in libraries is on the back burner it has put acquisitions firmly in the limelight.
organizar un concurso
conduct + contest
Several unique ideas for promoting the teen Web pages were also reported; for example, one librarian conducted a contest to launch the site = También se aportaron algunas ideas únicas para promover las páginas web para jóvenes; por ejemplo, un bibliotecario organizó un concurso con motivo de la inauguración de su sitio web.
sacar a concurso
tender for
tender out
When Nesli tendered for the role of Nesli Managing Agent, there was only one applicant.
As a consequence, between 1996 and 1999, a large number of Victorian public library services were tendered out and subsequently managed on a contractual basis.
sacar a concurso público [Verbo irregular: pasado bid/bade, participio bid/bidden Someter a concurso público un servicio]
bid
bid + Posesivo + business
tender for
tender out
Chris pointed out that he is buying 1000 more books with the same amount of money after bidding - and that was on an informal bid.
Smith advised librarians to get the most for their money by bidding their business.
When Nesli tendered for the role of Nesli Managing Agent, there was only one applicant.
As a consequence, between 1996 and 1999, a large number of Victorian public library services were tendered out and subsequently managed on a contractual basis.
