convertir-1
convert ; render ; remake ; transform.
All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.
So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.
The article 'The remaking of librarians in the knowledge era' details some of the efforts made to 'remake' the collection, advertise library services and rebuild membership.
We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.
convertir a Algo en presa fácil para
render + Nombre + easy prey to
Any element of an organization's information apparatus, from paper based files to computerized databases, from fax machines to cellular telephones, can render that organization easy prey to info-thieves.
convertir Algo en un artículo de consumo
commodify
Libraries and their collections are becoming commodified, homogenized, and ephemeral.
convertir al sistema decimal
decimalise [decimalize, -USA]
It was introduced in 1967 to replace the New Zealand pound, when the country decimalised its currency.
convertir en
make into
Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.
convertir en dinero
monetise [monetize, -USA]
This is a means to monetize stranded natural gas resources around the world.
convertir en oro
turn to + gold
And now the singer wants to turn her hand to fashion designing - no doubt another trend that she will turn to gold.
convertir en pasta
pulp
Unless the filmed material is deemed of high artistic or artifactual value, it is subsequently pulped.
convertir en pulpa
pulp
Unless the filmed material is deemed of high artistic or artifactual value, it is subsequently pulped.
convertir en valor monetario
monetise [monetize, -USA]
This is a means to monetize stranded natural gas resources around the world.
convertirse [Verbo irregular: pasado became, participio become]
become
grow up to be
metamorphose
Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.
Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.
convertirse en
grow into
blossom into
spiral into
grow up into
develop into
By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
Their professional relationship soon blossomed into a personal one, and a year later they became engaged.
These interests, in turn, spiraled into imaginative, powerful learning experiences.
Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.
A method has been devised to induce embryonic stem cells to develop into bone marrow and blood cells.
convertirse en algo normal
become + standard practice
settle into + the norm
So far this has only been adopted by four suppliers, but it has so many advantages for the user that it will surely become standard practice in the future.
In the past 3 or 4 years, over 1/2 of the US libraries have seen their directors change and what was once described as extraordinary turnover seems to have settled into the norm.
convertirse en importante
become + central
Factual information, in the form of statistics, and full text will become more central.
convertirse en la ciudad de (uno) [Sensación de sentirse integrado en un lugar aunque no sea el lugar de origen de uno]
become + the home-from-home of
Now a major centre for all international Arabic newspapers, London has become the home-from-home of the Arab press.
convertirse en la costumbre
become + the custom
Even before decorated Christmas trees became the custom, the crèche already had pride of place in people's homes.
convertirse en la norma
become + the norm
A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
convertirse en muy importante
achieve + a high profile
Since then, preservation has achieved a high profile.
convertirse en + Nombre + normal
become + standard + Nombre
This automation of information files will mean that, within a few years, terminals will become standard equipment at a reference desk or at a site strategically located within the department.
convertirse en polvo
turn to + dust
Of the volumes in US research libraries it is estimated that 25% are brittle and turning to dust because of the alum sizing introduced into the paper-making process around 1850.
convertirse en realidad
become + a reality
Working together, librarians and indexers can ensure that one of the primary objectives of the Society of Indexers, the safeguarding and improvement of indexing standards, becomes a reality.
convertirse en ruinas
go to + ruin
fall (in)to + ruin(s)
Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin.
The abbey fell into ruin after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, and now very little of it remains.
convertirse en una crisis
grow to + a crisis
It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis - a stitch in time saves nine.
convertirse en una leyenda
become + a proverb
Little did the betrayer know that the kiss of Judas would become a proverb in every nation.
convertirse en una prioridad
become + imperative
It became imperative that books be arranged to make it easy for the reader to find what he wanted = Se convirtió en una prioridad ordenar los libros de tal modo que fuese fácil para el lector encontrar lo que buscaba.
convertirse en un círculo vicioso
become + circular
Such discussions become circular and self-perpetuating, and self-congratulating, very quickly - as the Howard Dean Campaign discovered, too late and fatally, during the current US Presidential election race.
convertirse en un gran problema
grow to + a crisis
It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis - a stitch in time saves nine.
convertir totalmente [En catalogación, proceso de adaptar completamente a las reglas de catalogación actualmente en uso los registros anteriormente sólo se había adaptado parcialmente]
desuperimpose
The process, however, will be possible when we close our catalogs to desuperimpose from ALA to AACR by machine.
estar convirtiéndose rápidamente
be fast becoming
Image processing is fast becoming a major success in the hardware field, and in its footsteps could come the first significant attempt at image archiving and subsequent on-line retrieval.
todo lo que toca se convierte en oro
Midas touch, the
He has become known in Hollywood as the man with the Midas touch because of his ability to come up with memorable television series .
volver a convertir
reconvert
At the far end, light is reconverted to electronic signals by a receiver.
