dar
allow ; give ; issue ; pitch ; hand over ; pass over ; give away ; give out ; get + free ; dole out.
Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given.
Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.
Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.
Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.
This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.
Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.
Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.
The deep-rooted problem of beggary cannot be solved by individuals doling out alms to beggars.
acción de dar un nombre a Algo
naming
The first category of problem, the naming of subject, involves consideration of the following posers.
antes de darse cuenta
before + Pronombre + know what + happen
before + Pronombre + know it
She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
And, before I knew it, she had shoved her whole head in my coffee cup and taken a big slurp of my coffee!.
arrimarse al árbol que da más sombra
get on + the bandwagon
get on + the gravy train
jump on + the gravy train
climb on + the bandwagon
climb on + the gravy train
side with + the winner
side with + the winning side
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.
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.
Iraqis should be staying in Iraq and helping to building a decent, civilized country, not coming here and climbing on the gravy train.
In presidential elections, Delaware has often been a barometer for the nation at large and sided with the winner for over 50 years.
Mubarak is a dead man walking, and the sooner America sides with the winning side, the better it serves its own interests and realizes its ideals.
cabeza + dar vueltas
head + spin (around)
send + Posesivo + head spinning
There's so many fine women that my head is spinning.
You'd think she'd be used to running into lockers now but the pain still sent her head spinning.
con la sabiduría que da la experiencia
with the benefit of hindsight
This article reviews the collective opinions of the computer press on the best products of 1988 with the benefit of hindsight.
corazón + dar un brinco
Posesivo + heart + leap (to + Posesivo + mouth)
His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.
corazón + dar un vuelco
heart + leap to + Posesivo + mouth
heart + skip a beat
heart + miss a beat
His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.
There's nothing romantic about your heart skipping a beat, whatever the poet might say - all hearts flutter from time to time.
Her smile still makes many a heart miss a beat.
cosas que dan miedo
things that go bump in the night
The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing - and making things scary for the traditionals'.
da igual
six of one (and) half a dozen of the other
It may be six of one and half a dozen of the other genetically, but socially these are not interchangeable relationships.
da la casualidad
as it happens
As it happens, the way the Library of Congress automated the ISBD was different from the way we did it in Britain.
dale alas a tu imaginación
let + your imagination fly!
It is a place to dream, to learn and to let your imagination fly!.
da lo mismo
six of one (and) half a dozen of the other
It may be six of one and half a dozen of the other genetically, but socially these are not interchangeable relationships.
da lo mismo una cosa que otra
six of one (and) half a dozen of the other
It may be six of one and half a dozen of the other genetically, but socially these are not interchangeable relationships.
dando sacudidas
jerkily
He was still there, jerkily kicking his feet and clenched fists.
dar esquinazo a
give + Nombre + a wide berth
steer away from
Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
dar a
look onto
give onto
overlook
The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.
The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.
In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.
dar a Algo el nombre de
earn + Nombre + the name of
A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.
dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene
oversell
Has the library and information profession, by oversell and too narrow development programmes, encouraged exaggerated expectations in developing countries as to the power of information in problem solving?.
dar a Algo una nueva dimensión
take + Nombre + into a new dimension
But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.
dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva
give + Nombre + a new twist
People who have used cases in teaching know from experience that some person or persons will give an entirely new interpretation to case data and so will give a case a new twist.
dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda
give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt
Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc.
dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo
give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile
give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile
And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.
And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.
dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar
give + Nombre + a fighting chance
This book is about the teaching, instruction, and curricula required to give diverse learners a fighting chance in today's classroom as well as outside the classroom.
dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda
pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo
'I don't expect to be patted on the back for this - it's my job'.
dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda
pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo
'I don't expect to be patted on the back for this - it's my job'.
dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda
stab + Alguien + in the back
This guy ran as someone who was a different and fair politician, and he stabbed us in the back .
dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera
stab + Alguien + in the back
This guy ran as someone who was a different and fair politician, and he stabbed us in the back .
dar a Alguien un margen de confianza
give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt
Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc.
dar abasto
cope
The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
dar abasto con
cope with
This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.
dar abrigo
provide + shelter
give + shelter
Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans.
dar acceso
provide + access
One solution is to set up a national centre to provide access on-line to as many users as require a particular service.
dar acceso a
give + access to
The Science Citation Index CD Edition gives you access to the world's most important science & technology journals by title word, author's name, author's address or institutional affiliation, and journal.
dar acogida
accept
Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.
dar a conocer
bring to + the attention
communicate
publicise [publicize, -USA]
report
articulate
make + known
put + Nombre + on the map
Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.
The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.
From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
The major documentation problem is one of making known and giving access to the many works available from sources ranging from large trade editions to pamphlets.
Congratulations to the many medalists who put the USA back on the map.
dar a conocer la presencia de
make + Posesivo + presence known
He is a fierce competitor who prefers to make his presence known with his play instead of his mouth.
dar a entender
give to + understand
hint
send + a clear signal that
lull + Nombre + into thinking
insinuate
intimate
let on
I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.
Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession.
One is sometimes lulled into thinking that there might be a grain of rationality in his commentaries.
Novels are modes of prediction that insinuate visions of human relations not to be found in official rules or precepts or admonitions.
Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.
The officials have raised the alert level to yellow but I have heard that behind the scenes they are far more worried than they are letting on.
dar agua
lose + water
leak
The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?.
The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.
dar a la calle
give onto + the street
But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
dar a la caza de
chase down
A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
dar Algo a conocer
get + the word out
Another way I'm getting the word out is by writing an article to put in the local community newspaper.
dar Algo por acabado
call it + a day
If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.
dar Algo por concluido
call it + a day
If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.
dar alguna esperanza
give + some cause for hope
Recent published studies, however, mainly from the United States, have given some cause for hope.
dar alojamiento
put up
Room rates are so steeply discounted that the top resorts will put you up today for the same price that downscale hotels charged two years ago.
dar al suelo con la fregona
mop (up) + the floor
mop
The bathroom is very cramped, and there is even a mop & bucket so you can mop the floor after taking a shower.
The hall must be swept, vacuumed and mopped after the function.
dar al traste con
kill + Nombre + stone dead
Having built up your reputation for over half a century you have managed to kill it stone dead in only a few seconds.
dar al traste con los planes
upset + the applecart
It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes
upset + Posesivo + plans
ruin + Posesivo + plans
spoil + Posesivo + plans
shut + the door on
The trouble for all the imperialist scoundrels is that working people keep upsetting their plans.
She has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house.
She agreed but threatened that the deal was off as long as there was still a witness who could spoil her plans.
After a quick turn of events, Michigan defense shut the door on Ohio State in the final seconds.
dar al traste con todo
upset + the applecart
It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
dar a luz
birth
deliver
This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation.
I don't like to dampen her enthusiasm, but the chances are she will deliver at 20 weeks.
dar a luz a
give + birth to
By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.
dar amparo
provide + shelter
give + shelter
Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans.
dar ánimos [Usado generalmente en la voz pasiva]
give + a word of encouragement
hearten
This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.
We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.
dar apoyo
give + support
support
provide + support
If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.
In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
Read Illinois has become a model programme that draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers and booksellers.
dar asco
stink
disgust
nauseate
make + Nombre + sick
sicken
make + Posesivo + skin crawl
be repugnant to
make + Posesivo + flesh creep
make + Posesivo + flesh crawl
It was almost like predestination, and predestination stinks.
So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.
She hadn't actually tossed her cookies, but the dust of the road and the smell of the exhaust combined with the bumpy ride had nauseated her.
I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick.
Their hypocrisy sickens me.
Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it.
Nothing is more repugnant to me than brotherly feelings grounded in the common baseness people see in one another.
The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep.
The odor got worse as she went closer, to the point that it make her flesh crawl with every breath.
dar aullidos
caterwaul
These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
dar (aun) más de sí
go (even) further
All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
dar autoría
lend + authoritativeness
Section editors, who oversee quality, lend authoritativeness.
dar autoridad a Algo
lend + authority to
Sometimes authors cite another document to lend authority to their own work.
dar aviso
give + notice
This booklet covers how to give notice, legal ways to move out early, and what can happen if you do not follow the rules about moving out.
dar bandazos
lurch
These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.
dar bastante importancia a
place + great store on
The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.
dar brillo a
buff
buff up
This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.
Let it dry for 15 minutes then buff it up with a soft brush or a soft rag.
dar buena espina
give + Nombre + good vibes
give off + good vibes
The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since.
Bugs and bunnies feel good around people who give off good vibes.
dar buenas vibraciones
give + Nombre + good vibes
give off + good vibes
The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since.
Bugs and bunnies feel good around people who give off good vibes.
dar buen rollo
give + Nombre + good vibes
give off + good vibes
The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since.
Bugs and bunnies feel good around people who give off good vibes.
dar buen uso a Algo
put + Nombre + to good use
turn + Nombre + to good account
put + Nombre + to good account
use + Nombre + to good account
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.
dar cabida a [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio held] [Verbo irregular: pasado took, participio taken]
accommodate
include
hold
take
make + room (for)
leave + room for
leave + room for
Changes have been made to accommodate modern approaches or new groupings of subjects.
Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.
A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.
A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
In the former case, the layout of the text is adjusted to leave room for the graphics.
Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
dar cabida al crecimiento
accommodate + growth
To accommodate growth in the vertical file collection the library developed a project to convert hardcopy materials to jacketed microfiche.
dar calabazas
spurn
jilt
The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride - do your best to forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to.
dar caladas
puff
He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
dar calidad
deliver + value
Customers see no clear relationship between the price of an on-line information service and the value it delivers.
dar caña
kick + ass/arse
kick + butt
whoop + ass/arse
It took me a while to decide if this is actually an action movie or not but it's got Bruce Willis in it and he's kicking arse, saving the world.
In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
When Bruce Lee started whooping ass with his shirt off, it wasn't so you could admire his pecs.
dar caprichos
pamper
Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.
dar celos
make + Nombre + jealous
The best way of doing this is by making him jealous, and the best way of making any boy jealous is to be seen with another boy.
dar cera
wax
Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
dar chillidos
shriek
At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
dar cien mil vueltas
beat + Nombre + hands down
win + hands down
There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.
Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.
dar clase
give + a lesson
teach + a class
teach + a lesson
hold + class
Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.
Libraries are often closed, because the teacher responsible is teaching class.
Emphasis was placed on learning the lessons taught by history.
At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.
dar coba
toady
fawn (on/upon/over)
The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.
Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.
dar cobijo
give + shelter
provide + shelter
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans.
Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
dar comienzo
kick in
The first wave of long-awaited reforms to credit-card industry practices began kicking in on Aug. 20.
dar comienzo a
give + a start to
Perestroika gave a start to new Russian democracy.
dar como ejemplo
cite + as an example
While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.
dar como norma
rule
While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.
dar como resultado [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio lead]
add up to
result (in)
lead to/towards
The impalpable nature of human relations can add up to a situation that bears little resemblance to the logical and ordered material discussed in class.
Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
dar con
hit on/upon
put + Posesivo + finger on
stumble on(to)
stumble across
And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again.
She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.
While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself.
I stumbled across it while zapping through the channels and it seemed like a 'real' documentary.
dar consejo sobre
give + advice (on)
She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.
dar consentimiento
give + licence
Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.
dar con una esponja húmeda
sponging
A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of sponging as a way of reducing body temperature in febrile children.
dar con una idea
hit on/upon + an idea
And so the editors hit upon a wonderful idea - they would take those articles that were too long to be included in the printed version of the journal and publish them on the web.
dar con una solución
come up with + a solution
Using Microsoft technology, she came up with a solution that satisfied all our requirements in a very short period of time.
dar coraje
peeve
Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
dar corte
self-conscious
feel + shy
The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
Many times we may feel shy about making friends and hanging out with people our own age.
dar credibilidad
give + credence
lend + credence
bestow + credibility
provide + credibility
Many prominent librarians believe that materials selection is the single element of librarianship which gives it credence as a profession.
The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation.
It was felt that locating such services in branch libraries would bestow on them more credibility.
If FIAC manages to get established then it could provide much needed credibility for the Neighbourhood Advice Centre movement.
dar crédito
give + credence
Many prominent librarians believe that materials selection is the single element of librarianship which gives it credence as a profession.
dar crédito a
put + stock in
take + stock in
He falls hopelessly for her and makes a difficult sacrifice in the hopes of winning her affection, but she's too nihilistic to put any stock in love.
But, luckily, we've ended up better off than we ever have been, probably because it caused us to take stock in what's really important.
dar cualquier cosa por Algo
give + an eye-tooth for/to
Who else but a librarian would give an eye-tooth to work at a bookstore on the weekend?.
dar cuenta
render + an account of
One obligation of a public institution is to render an account of itself to the people and show cause why they should continue to support it.
dar cuenta a
report back to
So, it's that time of the year to assess our student's reading levels, and report back to the parents about it.
dar cuenta ante
be answerable to
answer to
The police force is answerable to law and justice, and not to those in power.
The Iranian regime must answer to its people and the international community for its gross human rights violations.
dar cuenta de
account for
illustrate
The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
dar cuenta de Algo
be held to account
And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejamos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.
dar cuerda a un caballo
lunge + a horse
When a saddle is introduced, the horse is lunged again to get his accustomed to its feel on his back.
dar cuerda a un reloj
wind + clock
It is helpful in this respect to count the number of turns it takes to fully wind a clock, and to use this number as a guide each time you wind the clock.
dar cuerpo
give + substance
These informal contacts with the authors help to give more substance and detail to the primary material itself.
dar cuerpo a
flesh out
The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines - library science and archival science - arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.
dar cuerpo y forma a
lend + substance and form to
The revised mission lends substance and form to the process that follows: the development of goals, objectives, and action statements.
dar datos de
give + details of
Each book has a book pocket permanently fixed inside the cover and on which are given details of the book.
dar de alta
discharge from + hospital
While he did have a traffic accident 10 or so days earlier, it was not a serious one in terms of injuries and he was discharged from hospital after a couple of days.
dar de baja [Aplicado generalmente a vehículos]
take out of + circulation
The administration hoped to take about 250000 older cars and trucks out of circulation.
dar de cara a
front
Soon he found himself fronting a door, on which were elaborately patterned the words 'Newspaper Room'.
dar de comer [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio fed]
feed
On one occasion we were also printing on our days off which meant that the journeymen had to be fed and paid overtime.
dar de lado
short-circuit [shortcircuit]
give + Nombre + the cold shoulder
There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone.
dar de lleno
hit + home
With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
dar de mala gana
begrudge
grudge
She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.
He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.
dar de mamar
breast-feeding [breastfeeding]
Anthropologists, neurologists, child psychiatrists, and researchers into child development agree that breast-feeding and a supportive family structure are important for an infant to thrive.
dar de mamar a
breast-feed [breastfeed]
suckle
Traditionally, Malaysian women breast-feed their infants for an extended period of time; only elite Chinese women resort to a wet-nurse.
It is sooo cute how they stick their little tails up in the air while suckling their mother's milk.
dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente
trot out + information
The central section of the movie becomes bogged down by detective work that trots out a great deal of confusing plot information.
dar de qué hablar [Arqueando las cejas]
raise + eyebrows
fuel + rumours
give + rise to rumours
We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.
His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.
The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.
dar de quilla
keel over
If I was running at a dead sprint going full tilt, I do not think I could make it much more than maybe one mile before I would keel over.
dar derecho a
entitle to
Article 17 reads: 'Persons entitled to the privileges of the Library shall, upon request, open their parcels for inspection upon leaving the Library'.
dar descanso de
give + relief from
If no relief is given from commercial films, this familiarity brings diminishing returns of interest unless the teacher is of unusual quality.
dar de sí
stretch out
Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.
dar detalles de
give + details of
Each book has a book pocket permanently fixed inside the cover and on which are given details of the book.
dar de Uno mismo
give of + Reflexivo
In every community there are a select few individuals who give tirelessly of themselves to make the community better for all residents.
dar diarrea
get + the runs
All cats get the runs from time to time but it usually runs its course quickly, and your cat is back to his usual self in a day or two.
dar dinero
pay + (good) money
donate + Posesivo + money
So why pay good money just to own the things and have them collecting dust around the house?.
But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help.
dar dirección
lend + direction
Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.
dar direcciones
give + direction
To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.
dar directrices
give + guidance
provide + guidance
Rules in AACR2 give guidance on how to make this choice, or in other words, how to identify who is chiefly responsible.
There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.
dar duro
pack + a wallop
pack + a punch
When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.
Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.
dar ejemplo
set + an example
lead by + example
lead from + the front
The example set by Soviet libraries could be followed in Bulgaria.
It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.
You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it.
dar ejemplo de
illustrate
These techniques will be illustrated later.
dar el beneplácito
give + Nombre + the thumbs up
give + Nombre + the nod
give + Nombre + the green light
Ultimately these guys are professionals and can tell you whether the property as a whole should be given the thumbs up or down.
A project to set up a network of monitoring stations is on the verge of being approved by the EU, though individual member states (which will have to cough up most of the money) have yet to give it the nod.
If the banks win then this gives them the green light to charge whatever they want.
dar el braguetazo
marry into + money
But in reality, those invited either want to mingle with 'the cream of society' or make sure their children marry into money.
dar el brazo a torcer
give in to
The committee gave in to art librarians in agreeing that the artist is not necessarily the author of the reproductions of his or her own works.
dar el brazo derecho
give + Posesivo + right arm
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
dar el callo [Usado tanto en el sentido literal como figurativo]
get + Posesivo + hands dirty
Booking agents need to get their hands dirty to fully understand how the business works.
dar el do de pecho
do + Posesivo + (honest) best
pull out + all the stops
do + Posesivo + utmost
He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights.
So, as you see we're pulling out all the stops to give you a memorable conference.
But all of them did their utmost and knew that their position was a key one within the school.
dar el efecto de
give + the effect of
The light which penetrated the interstices of the screen made dots on the emulsion (and later on the etched plate) which varied in size according to its intensity, so that when the block was printed the dots merged in the eye of the beholder to give the effect of tone.
dar el flato [Usado generalmente en el deporte]
bonk
get + a/the (side) stitch
hit + the wall
hit + the bonk
Believe it or not, one highly respected exercise scientist has suggested that it may be beneficial to bonk regularly in training.
Experts say once you get the side-stitch only stopping will cure you of the pain.
Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to avoid hitting the wall while running a marathon.
We've only ridden about 30 miles but a combination of lack of breakfast and lack of fitness have rendered me dangerously close to hitting the bonk.
dar el golpe de gracia
administer + the coup de grace
deliver + the coup de grace
strike + a death blow
deal + a death blow
deal + a killer blow
deliver + a killer blow
deliver + a death blow
He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.
By then the church was in ruins and Apaches delivered the coup de grâce by torching its remaining timbers and other wooden elements.
Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint.
It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing.
Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists.
Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process.
Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy.
dar el golpe de muerte
strike + a death blow
deal + a death blow
deal + a killer blow
deliver + a killer blow
deliver + a death blow
Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint.
It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing.
Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists.
Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process.
Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy.
dar el nombre [Tiempo pasado labelled-UK/labeled-USA, participio presente labelling-UK/labeling-US]
label
Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.
dar el oro y el moro
give + Posesivo + right arm
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
dar el pecho
breast-feed [breastfeed]
breast-feeding [breastfeeding]
suckle
Traditionally, Malaysian women breast-feed their infants for an extended period of time; only elite Chinese women resort to a wet-nurse.
Anthropologists, neurologists, child psychiatrists, and researchers into child development agree that breast-feeding and a supportive family structure are important for an infant to thrive.
It is sooo cute how they stick their little tails up in the air while suckling their mother's milk.
dar el pecho (a)
give + breast (to)
The spectacle of two young women giving breast to their babies made her blush and turn away her face.
dar el pego
look + the part
If I am to win the high ground in this battle then I absolutely must look the part.
dar el pésame
pass + Posesivo + condolences
He will be sorely missed by all those who knew him and we pass our condolences to those closest to him.
dar el pistoletazo de salida
fire + the starting gun
It is like firing the starting gun for a race before the runners are lined up.
dar el primer paso
make + a start
take + the first step
make + the first move
But someone has to make a start, and I hope that what I have done will encourage others to correct the errors and fill the gaps.
If you would like to become a doer, this section aims to help you take the first steps.
Times have changed and women no longer are expected to wait for a man they're interested in to make the first move.
dar el puntillazo
strike + a death blow
deal + a death blow
deal + a killer blow
deliver + a killer blow
deliver + a death blow
Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint.
It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing.
Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists.
Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process.
Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy.
dar el puntillazo a
put + an end to
bring + an end to
bring to + an end
bring + the curtain down on
The abolition of the central and of the district libraries in 1803 put an end to a project which had met too many problems.
He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s.
Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.
He has brought the curtain down on his long career in cricket by announcing his retirement.
dar el resultado esperado
do + the trick
We are currently in the process of looking at two products that seem to do the trick.
dar el salto
make + the leap
Using the concepts and strategies discussed in the preceding chapters, the library manager has the tools to make the leap to the new paradigm.
dar el susto de + Posesivo + vida
have + the scare of + Posesivo + life
A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.
dar el todo por el todo
give + Posesivo + all
give + Posesivo + everything
Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
He'll be able to save face by showing that he gave his everything, but he won't have to suffer the consequences of actually implementing that horrible legislation.
dar el trabajo del día por terminado
call it + a day
If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.
dar el último empujón
go + the last mile
go + the extra mile
walk + the extra mile
Let me put it to you this way: the President is going the last mile for diplomacy.
If everyone knew the great effects this gesture has, everyone would take the time to go the extra mile.
Among architecture so beautiful, guest houses that do not walk the extra mile to offer something special are sure to fall by the wayside.
dar el último repaso
tie + the pieces together
The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.
dar el visto bueno
approve
clear
give + green light
give + the go-ahead
give + Nombre + the thumbs up
give + Nombre + the nod
give + Nombre + the green light
The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.
'Besides,' she appended, 'his is a staff position, and he'd only have to clear everything with 'Tilly the Hun' anyway'.
The article 'Members give green light for unification' reports that the final go-ahead has been given by a majority of the Library Association (LA) members for the merging of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and the LA to form a single organization.
The article 'Members give green light for unification' reports that the final go-ahead has been given by a majority of the Library Association (LA) members for the merging of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and the LA to form a single organization.
Ultimately these guys are professionals and can tell you whether the property as a whole should be given the thumbs up or down.
A project to set up a network of monitoring stations is on the verge of being approved by the EU, though individual member states (which will have to cough up most of the money) have yet to give it the nod.
If the banks win then this gives them the green light to charge whatever they want.
dar el visto bueno a una factura
clear + invoice
Only cleared invoices should be settled.
dar el/un espectáculo
make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo
He began to show signs of being an entertainer by singing in the streets, juggling and just plain making a spectacle of himself.
dar empujones
shove
Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
dar en adopción
put up for + adoption
He was immediately put up for adoption and never knew his birth parents.
dar en el blanco
hit + the bull's eye
strike + home
put + Posesivo + finger on
hit + the truth
hit + home
be (right) on the mark
be spot on
hit + the spot
In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.
He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.
With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark.
The program is spot on - you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.
We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
dar en el clavo
hit + the nail on the head
be spot on
strike + home
put + Posesivo + finger on
hit + the truth
be (right) on the mark
hit + the spot
One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.
The program is spot on - you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.
Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.
He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.
For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark.
We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
dar en el larguero
hit + the crossbar
This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.
dar en el travesaño
hit + the crossbar
This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.
dar energía
energise [energize, -USA]
This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.
dar énfasis
give + emphasis
place + stress
give + stress
Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.
On the other hand, he has given equal stress to the two chief uses which have normally been made of such analytical work.
dar énfasis a
place + emphasis on
Particular emphasis is placed on establishing base line turnover rates and examining the relationship of gender to turnover behaviour.
dar en garantía
pawn
Land may be pawned or mortgaged.
dar en la diana
hit + home
With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
dar en mano
hand (over)
Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
dar entrada
enter
Texts published with commentary are entered under the commentator if the commentary is emphasised.
dar envidia
make + Nombre + jealous
make + Nombre + envious
It made her jealous how much he could eat and not gain weight.
But seeing her daughter experience life and be so independent made her envious.
dar espacio para
give + Nopmbre + (lots of/plenty of) room
Monitors are intelligent and curious so give them lots of room to climb, dig and bask.
dar esperanza
nurture + hope
give + hope
bring + visions of
kindle + hope
The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada.
Research has produced encouraging results which give hope of better treatment and cure.
The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.
Consumers are snapping back to life, kindling springtime hopes that the recession is losing steam.
dar esperanzas
raise + expectations
raise + hopes
Virtually no publicity was given to the service, since the library administration did not want to raise expectations, as they were unsure whether it was going to be possible to continue the service, due to budgetary restrictions at the time.
There has lately been a bit of a conservative resurgence, but it has not been large enough to raise hopes very high.
dar esquinazo
dodge
give + Nombre + the slip
But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Thankfully her ploy worked and she was able to give them the slip - the problem was that she was in a foreign country she had never been to.
dar esquinazo (a)
steer + clear (of)
stay + clear (of)
keep + clear (of)
This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged - so stay clear! .
Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
dar estímulo
provide + boost
Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
dar evasivas
stonewall
play for + time
Some teachers respond with resentment and stonewalling when parents express uneasiness about pedagogical practices.
Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
dar evidencia
furnish with + evidence
The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
dar falsas esperanzas
string + Nombre + along
lead + Nombre + on
give + Nombre + false hopes
give + Nombre + false promises
lead + Nombre + on
If you don't have feelings for him any more it's not good to keep stringing him along.
It's not fair to lead her on, it will just make things worse!.
He gave her false hopes and took every penny he could from her.
Either he raped the maid or he had sex with her by giving her false promises.
It's not fair to lead her on, it will just make things worse!.
dar fatiga
be embarrassing
It was equally embarrassing to see her behave in such an obsequious manner.
dar fe
attest
certify
The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.
The paper discusses a process which will certify that gold from artisanal miners meets social, environmental and human rights standards.
dar fe de [Por notario público]
testify (to/of)
vouch (for)
be testimony to
notarise [notarize, -USA]
It is also commonly believed that the origins of the public library movement testify to the power of popular democracy in this country.
Any librarian who has had the opportunity of working with such files or indexes will vouch for their importance as another alternative information source in their own right.
Her death was tragic but her life was testimony to her fighting spirit.
International or cross-border finance transactions often require certain documents to be notarised.
dar fe de que
attest to + the fact that
Statistical reports from several libraries attest to the 'fact' that the great majority of library users are performing topical subject searches, not author/title or known-item searches.
dar fin
bring to + a close
draw to + a close
wind down
2006 was brought to a close with a flurry of acquisitions.
In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.
As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
dar forma
become + cast
give + shape
shape
mould [mold, -USA]
inform
Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.
If his decision is to ask about his need, then it becomes necessary to give it a sharper intellectual shape, to describe it in words, and to formulate it as a question.
A dynamic information centre has to satisfy 2 types of enquiry - single requests for information and enquiries on standing order - each contributing to and shaping the information network.
For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.
In so far as it embodies moral intelligence and psychic insight it may inform the moral will, be 'the soul of our moral being'.
dar forma cuadrada
square
Immediately below the screw the spindle was squared and pierced to take the bar, a crooked iron rod with a wooden handle.
dar fruto
bear + fruit
come to + fruition
It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were basically satisfied that the efforts they were making were bearing fruit = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigación se sentían básicamente satisfechos de que los esfuerzos que estaban haciendo estaban dando fruto.
Menu-based information retrieval could be the area in which the extensive experiencia with enumerative classification may come to fruition.
dar fuerte
pack + a wallop
pack + a punch
When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.
Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.
dar fuerza
empower
bring + strength
Literacy empowers people and can be a force for peace.
A shift of emphasis from facts to people brings strength and purpose to library operations.
dar gato por liebre
buy + a pig in a poke
pass off + a lemon
You might say we buy 'a pig in a poke' every four years, except that no pig has ever done the kind of damage our recent presidents have done.
Since he lost his job at the quarry, Dave runs a used car business, and takes great delight in passing off a lemon to a university student.
dar golpes
pound
A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene
count + Posesivo + blessings
The article 'Count your blessings' evaluates the features and performance of 7 log-file analyzers designed to analyze the traffic using World Wide Web (WWW) Web sites.
dar gratis
hand out + (for) free
The best remedy is to take the sea sickness pills that they hand out free on the ship to anyone who asks for them. .
dar gritos
shriek
shout
holler
yell
At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
'Didn't Justine Asadorian in the order department used to work in serials?' she almost shouted, with a sudden access of excitement.
When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.
'I don't want your help, I tell you!' I yelled at him.
dar guerra
act up
play up
make + waves
Children growing up in households where aggression, physical abuse and other antisocial acts are the norm often act up in school.
Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again.
Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
dar gustirrinín
tickle + Posesivo + fancy
Come on in and browse around - hopefully you will find something that tickles your fancy.
dar gusto
oblige
bring + pleasure
flavour [flavor, -USA]
In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who oblige happily when asked to undertake tasks.
Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over.
Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
dar hipo
hiccup [hiccough]
The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.
dar horror
give + Nombre + the willies
give + Nombre + the creeps
give + Nombre + the shivers
give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies
make + Posesivo + skin crawl
cringe
get + the willies
make + Nombre + cringe
make + Posesivo + flesh creep
make + Posesivo + flesh crawl
The romance fizzled - Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies.
He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps.
The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within.
The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps.
Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it.
That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe.
She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors.
She said that her ex took so much out of her that she's not ready for a boyfriend; the thought of a relationship makes her cringe.
The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep.
The odor got worse as she went closer, to the point that it make her flesh crawl with every breath.
dar ideas
offer + clues
This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.
da rienda suelta a tu imaginación
let + your imagination fly!
It is a place to dream, to learn and to let your imagination fly!.
dar ímpetu
lend + force
give + impetus
The scale of computerization lends new force to the arguments in favour of centralized cataloguing.
Two concepts given much impetus lately through the increasing study of sociology have been 'communication' and 'class'.
dar importancia
attach + importance
give + prominence
stress
give + pre-eminence
give + relevance
place + importance
give + importance
The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the importance that society attaches to the symbolic realities specific to the institution.
Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.
However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.
Dr. Greg has given, I think, rather undue pre-eminence to this type of bibliography.
It could be argued, therefore, that concentration on the public library's information role at the expense of the known and expressed needs of the majority of existing users could give the library less relevance and eventually less support.
The reasons for this are varied but can depend largely on the importance placed on the provision of these skills by both the library and the course planners in the early stages of the student study programme.
Deans and directors from several library schools indicated the importance they give to various criteria used to evaluate individual faculty members for tenure, promotion and salary increases.
dar importancia a
give + weight to
place + emphasis on
attach + weight to
create + a high profile for
give + a high profile
place + weight on
put + stock in
take + stock in
The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.
Particular emphasis is placed on establishing base line turnover rates and examining the relationship of gender to turnover behaviour.
The amount of information given by each source of selection, and the weight a librarian attaches to each, varies considerably.
This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
The course gives information technology a very high profile.
The frequency of reading by patrons while at the library may be somewhat surprising given the weight that libraries currently place on new technologies.
He falls hopelessly for her and makes a difficult sacrifice in the hopes of winning her affection, but she's too nihilistic to put any stock in love.
But, luckily, we've ended up better off than we ever have been, probably because it caused us to take stock in what's really important.
dar importancia a Algo
put + Algo + on the agenda
be on the agenda
The author suggests a strategy for putting library needs on the agenda of government and lists a few cardinal rules to be observed.
The prime minister said at the annual dinner that the issue was 'back on the agenda with a vengeance'.
dar indicios de
show + signs of
give + early warning
But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving.
They are considering cash rewards to employees who give early warning that they're quitting.
dar indicios y pistas
drop + hints and clues
I'll drop a few hints and clues to arouse your curiosities and to help you start your research.
dar información
provide + information
give + information
release + information
These indicators provide additional information about each field and again are identified for each field in the Appendix of the BiblioFile User Guide.
Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.
Research in developing countries into armament and disarmament is hampered by the reluctance of governments to release information.
dar información adicional
give + further details
Further details are given as to the form of each of these components.
dar información de
give + details of
Each book has a book pocket permanently fixed inside the cover and on which are given details of the book.
dar interés
spice up
add + spice
This article presents a number of sites on the Internet which are unusual or of special interest and are thereby recommended to spice up public access in libraries.
The strategies to be described can be viewed as horizontal ladders - new and challenging experiences that can occur laterally within the organization and that add spice to a familiar routine.
dar la alarma
sound + the alarm
cry + havoc
cry + wolf
send up + a red flag
raise + a red flag
If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.
So please, think about this before crying havoc and threatening to quit.
So, what is the point of all of these people crying wolf?.
But a negative cash flow should not automatically send up a red flag without some further analysis.
Research raises red flags suggesting that policies adopted may be increasing children's risk of maltreatment.
dar la apariencia
look + the part
If I am to win the high ground in this battle then I absolutely must look the part.
dar la apariencia de
place + a veneer of
Institutions that attempt to place a veneer of preservation over an existing structure often fail to assimilate preservation into routine thinking.
dar la aprobación
give + Nombre + the green light
If the banks win then this gives them the green light to charge whatever they want.
dar la bienvenida
welcome
It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy.
dar la bienvenida con los brazos abiertos
welcome + Nombre + with open arms
To his relief, they welcomed him back with open arms and had a big party.
dar la bienvenida de nuevo
welcome back
She was surprised by her classmates with an assembly in her honor to welcome her back after undergoing a third brain surgery.
dar la cara
take + the heat
throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring
toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring
throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring
toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring
It seems a bit unfair, though, for Clausen to take all of the heat while her underlings escape unscathed.
Psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in effect, vote off the island.
With the war dragging on in Europe, it became apparent that the United States was going to 'toss its hat in the ring' and send troops to the war zone.
He says he will accept whatever outcome the 2011 election brings even if he decides to throw his cap in the ring.
She's ever willing to help and never afraid to toss her cap into the ring when the need arises.
dar la cara por Alguien
stand up for
stick + Posesivo + neck out (for)
The author argues that librarians should stand up for their patrons.
But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.
dar la casualidad que + Indicativo
happen to + Infinitivo
chance to + Infinitivo
So far we have only provided for the user who happens to consult the A/Z subject index under the term 'Conservative'.
During a trip to Italy, he chanced to see a production of Cavalleria.
dar la cuenta atrás
count + Nombre + out
With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.
dar la enhorabuena
give + congratulations
offer + Nombre + congratulations
Particular congratulations are also given to the 73 public libraries which have joined the Scottish Library Network.
There's nothing else you can do except tip your hat to them, offer them congratulations and wish them all the best in the future.
dar la entrada para
make + a deposit on
She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.
dar la espalda
turn + aside
turn + Posesivo + back
We do not know our neighbours and we turn aside when they are in trouble lest we become involved.
But as soon as she turned her back he got up and grabbed the knife he had and stabbed her in the back.
dar la espalda a
turn + Posesivo + back (up)on
We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
dar la idea
give + the impression that
I also don't want to give the impression that my own catalog at UCB is fraught with irrationalities.
dar la imagen
give + the impression that
look + the part
I also don't want to give the impression that my own catalog at UCB is fraught with irrationalities.
If I am to win the high ground in this battle then I absolutely must look the part.
dar la impresión [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio struck]
convey + impression
strike + Pronombre Personal
give + the impression that
confer + the impression
come off as
come across
In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.
I also don't want to give the impression that my own catalog at UCB is fraught with irrationalities.
The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.
I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.
Since many who read my articles are writers I'm sure what I am about to say will come across like preaching to the choir.
dar la impresión de
contrive
conjure up + a picture of
come across as
Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.
It comes across mostly as an incomprehensible if entertaining story about a few spoiled people hell-bent on complaining incessantly.
dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo
appear + businesslike
One seasoned supervisor insisted that in order to appear businesslike, staff reading while on desk duty should hold a pencil.
dar la la lata
nag (at)
This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
dar la lata
play up
harp on
pester
Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again.
I think people harp on the grammatical incorrectness of 'war on terror' too much in order to avoid the issue = Pienso que la gente da la tabarra demasiado sobre la incorrección gramatical de la expresión "guerra contra el terrorismo" con objeto de eludir el problema.
And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
dar la mano
extend + Posesivo + hand
Putting on an acting-for-the-best demeanor, she approached him and extended her hand.
dar la mano derecha
give + Posesivo + right arm
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
dar la murga
be a pest
be a (real) nuisance
My advice to young scientists: be a pest - ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.
The passenger sitting next to me was a real nuisance.
dar la noticia
give + the news
Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby.
dar la opinión
give + Posesivo + take
Please, please get off his back - I'm so tired of listening to you give your take on what the President has said.
dar la oportunidad
give + Nombre + a chance
At St David's College, for example, arts graduates are given the chance to examine the sociological effects of the burgeoning technology.
dar la oportunidad de
present with + opportunities for
allow + the opportunity to
They present the teacher with plenty of opportunities for 'red herrings,' which the students can be allowed to follow when the teacher judges the time is right.
Unlike other works, it unusually allowed theatergoers the opportunity to consider issues of racism and slavery in an American setting at the beginning of the American Civil War.
dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente
give + voice to
The agora has been resurrected in electronic form, giving voice to many.
dar la oportunidad de opinar
give + voice to
The agora has been resurrected in electronic form, giving voice to many.
dar la puntilla
strike + a death blow
deal + a death blow
deal + a killer blow
deliver + a killer blow
deliver + a death blow
Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint.
It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing.
Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists.
Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process.
Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy.
dar la puntilla a
put + an end to
bring + an end to
bring to + an end
bring + the curtain down on
The abolition of the central and of the district libraries in 1803 put an end to a project which had met too many problems.
He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s.
Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.
He has brought the curtain down on his long career in cricket by announcing his retirement.
dar largas
stonewall
play for + time
fob + Alguien + off with + Algo
Some teachers respond with resentment and stonewalling when parents express uneasiness about pedagogical practices.
Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.
dar las cosas masticadas
spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding]
spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed]
However, no consensus was found with respect to the teaching roles of librarians, patron self-sufficiency, and the 'spoon-feeding' of public library users.
The author questions the policy of using assignments to teach library research and the attitude that students should not be spoon fed.
dar la sensación
give + a sense
In addition, the one-to-one interview can give interviewees a sense that the library cares about citizens' opinions.
dar la sensación de
give + the effect of
The light which penetrated the interstices of the screen made dots on the emulsion (and later on the etched plate) which varied in size according to its intensity, so that when the block was printed the dots merged in the eye of the beholder to give the effect of tone.
dar la señal
give + the word
give + the signal
So when the king gave the word his men pulled their tomahawks from under the coats and killed several and took the rest prisoners.
He took a deep breath and thought about three things before giving the signal to escape.
dar la señal de alarma
sound + the clarion
cry + havoc
cry + wolf
send up + a red flag
raise + a red flag
The article 'Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians.
So please, think about this before crying havoc and threatening to quit.
So, what is the point of all of these people crying wolf?.
But a negative cash flow should not automatically send up a red flag without some further analysis.
Research raises red flags suggesting that policies adopted may be increasing children's risk of maltreatment.
dar la señal de alerta
sound + the clarion
The article 'Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians.
dar la señal de estar listo
prompt
After the computer has obeyed this command, the searcher is prompted again.
dar las felicitaciones
congratulate (on)
If the book fulfils a useful function for the students of this subject at the appropriate level then the author should congratulate himself on having done a useful workmanlike job.
dar lástima
feel + sorry for
pity
She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.
Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
dar lástima de
feel + bad for
He's like that one awkward kid that is never good at anything in gym class and you just can't help but feel bad for him everytime he trips.
dar la tabarra
bug
pester
be a pain in the arse
be a pain in the ass
be a pain in the backside
be a pain in the neck
be a pain in the proverbials
harp on
I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.
And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
The last thing that anyone working in an organization wants to be is a pain in the ass to work with.
Our cat is a pain in the backside at times but we love him to bits.
Within a few days it was apparent that my long hair was going to be a pain in the neck while swimming laps.
In one school, the kids were wonderful but the parents were a complete pain in the proverbials and seemed to live permanently on the school.
I think people harp on the grammatical incorrectness of 'war on terror' too much in order to avoid the issue = Pienso que la gente da la tabarra demasiado sobre la incorrección gramatical de la expresión "guerra contra el terrorismo" con objeto de eludir el problema.
dar la talla
be up to the mark
be up to scratch
measure up (to)
be up to snuff
make + the cut
cut + the mustard
be equal to the occasion
rise (up) to + the occasion
step up to + the mark
This emphasises the need to start exclusively Indian Agricultural Abstracts to keep alive coverages of agricultural literature in Indian Science Abstracts which is not up to the mark.
The time-honoured training institution 'sitting with Nellie' is not much good if Nellie's competence is not up to scratch.
This paper discusses the characteristics or criteria that mark out a profession and how New Zealand archivists measure up.
In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff.
Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.
His performance certainly wouldn't cut the mustard should he decide to become a professional.
This may be an optimistic view, but the converse is unquestionable: if he does not understand it, his chance of being equal to the occasion is remote.
The extremely effective way in which these news services rose to the occasion and provided in-depth news information is described = Se descirbe la manera tan eficaz en la que estos servicios de noticias estuvieron a la altura de las circunstancias proporcionando noticias detalladas.
Despite tough opposition the team stepped up to the mark, relishing the challenge and going on to win their first two matches = A pesar de una dura oposición, el equipo estuvo a la altura de las circunstancias, disfrutando del reto y finalmente ganó sus dos primeros encuentros.
dar latigazos
lash
Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.
dar la vara
pester
bug
harp on
And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.
I think people harp on the grammatical incorrectness of 'war on terror' too much in order to avoid the issue = Pienso que la gente da la tabarra demasiado sobre la incorrección gramatical de la expresión "guerra contra el terrorismo" con objeto de eludir el problema.
dar la vida
lay down + Posesivo + life
give + Posesivo + life
True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.
dar la voz de alarma
cry + havoc
cry + wolf
ring + the tocsin
sound + the alarm
sound + the tocsin
send up + a red flag
raise + a red flag
So please, think about this before crying havoc and threatening to quit.
So, what is the point of all of these people crying wolf?.
All over the world at different times the tocsin has been rung in order to warn people of intending revolution or of revolution itself.
If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.
Eventually reaching a circulation of 800000, the journal sounded the tocsin of a presumed world Jewish conspiracy.
But a negative cash flow should not automatically send up a red flag without some further analysis.
Research raises red flags suggesting that policies adopted may be increasing children's risk of maltreatment.
dar la vuelta
turn + Nombre + (a)round
flip
swing around
swing back
turn (a)round
flip over
When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
FlipPhr is a Microsoft Windows application program that rearranges (flips) phrases or other expressions in accordance with rules in a grammar = FlipPhr es una aplicación de Microsoft Windows que reordena (da la vuelta) a las frases u otras expresiones de acuerdo con las reglas de la gramática.
Garschine, who had his back to the door and was looking out of the window when she entered, swung around.
Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.
In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet.
If all that runny yolk is unappealing, you can quickly flip it over at the end and have a sunny side down egg.
dar la vuelta a
round
turn on + its head
'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
For it entails turning on its head the structures sanctified by custom and tradition.
dar la vuelta a Algo
turn + Nombre + on its head
This interpretation turns Dewey's social critique on its head by re-enforcing the political status-quo.
dar la vuelta en el aire
give + a toss
He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).
darle a Algo/Alguien la apariencia de
give + Nombre + the appearance of
The buds have a steel-blue color before the flowers appear, which gives the plant the appearance of being in bloom longer.
darle a Alguien carta blanca [Darle a alguien libertad para que haga lo que crea necesario]
give + Nombre + a blank cheque
The chief librarian was given a blank cheque to get the library back on its feet.
darle a Alguien con la puerta en las narices
shut + the door in + Posesivo + face
slam + the door in + Posesivo + face
Wren glared at her for a second, then shut the door in her face.
The nun told her not to come to her class late and slammed the door in her face.
darle a Alguien donde le duele
get it + in the teeth
But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.
darle a Alguien en la boca
get it + in the teeth
But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.
darle a Alguien un cachete detrás de la oreja
clip + Nombre + on (behind/round) the ear
She had thrown a bone to it and her mother clipped her on the ear for feeding the mutt.
darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco [Darle a alguien libertad para que haga lo que crea necesario]
give + Nombre + a blank cheque
The chief librarian was given a blank cheque to get the library back on its feet.
darle a Alguien un manotazo detrás de la oreja
clip + Nombre + on (behind/round) the ear
She had thrown a bone to it and her mother clipped her on the ear for feeding the mutt.
darle a la botella [Algunas veces escrito boose ]
booze
While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater.
darle a la lengua
shoot + the breeze
shoot + the bull
natter
have + a natter
chew + the fat
yack
have + a yack
yammer
talk about + ideas
While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.
I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.
Overall very impressed with their behaviour and attitude except for two who couldn't stop nattering during the last ten minutes of the lesson.
It's a perfect bar to meet up and have a drink and a natter or simply chill and relax whilst watching the world go by in the park below.
It was the perfect time to chew the fat with Geoff and talk to him about his insatiable appetite for the macabre.
A woman yacking on the phone swerved over into the bike lane and hit a 10 yr old girl on her way home from school.
I'd be pleased to have a yack on the phone if you want to bounce any ideas around, consider options etc and get the ball rolling.
The second guy yammered about how there's proof that the Bible is true, but failed to offer any.
That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.
darle a la manivela de arranque
turn + a crank
Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.
darle alas a Alguien
let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way
I've been trying to bite my tounge and let him do things his own way.
darle al palique
gas
It's interesting that the people gassing on about the miracle of creation never mention things like this.
darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable
make + Nombre + flinch
This selfish attitude of some librarians make me flinch sometimes.
darle caña
hurry up
get + a move on
put + pressure on
give it + some welly
Hurry Up! Last Chance for the Professionals!.
If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon.
Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
I'll give it some welly and see how it goes.
darle caña a
have + a go at
get + stuck into
In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.
There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue.
dar lecciones
give + lessons
France as a former empire is not in a position to give lessons to US and the World and cannot speak in the name of other countries.
darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien
knock + spots off + Nombre
They have the potential to knock spots off the private sector and it is about time people in the country realised that.
dar lectura
read out
I am sorry to labour the point, but the list that you have just read out did not include a single west African country.
darle el puntillazo
nail it
It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.
darle la idea a Alguien de que haga Algo
talk + Nombre + into
put up to it
After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.
darle la razón a Alguien
side in + Posesivo + favour
If someone does slip on your wet floors and the area is marked correctly with warning signs the court will usually side in your favor.
darle largas
play + Nombre + along
Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.
darle largas a Algo
drag + Posesivo + feet
drag + Posesivo + heels
dilly-dally
shilly-shally
We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
When it comes to volcanoes, there's no time to dilly-dally.
Their faces show the stern resolve and strength of people who have no time to shilly-shally.
darle la vuelta a la tortilla
turn + the tables (on)
turn it + all (a)round
A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
So when I talked to her and told her how I felt she turned it all around and then said I was trying to run her life.
darle sentido a
make + sense from/out of
Trying to reason out or make sense from an obsessive thought usually only strengthens the thought.
darle sopas con hondas a Alguien
knock + spots off + Nombre
They have the potential to knock spots off the private sector and it is about time people in the country realised that.
darle una interpretación
give + interpretation
People who have used cases in teaching know from experience that some person or persons will give an entirely new interpretation to case data and so will give a case a new twist.
darle una lección a Alguien
school
I felt like I was in boot camp being schooled by tough drill sergeants.
darle un buen repaso a Alguien
take + Nombre + to the cleaners
Lowell took them to the cleaners in the third game of the season, but other than that stinker they have played well, even in the losses.
darle un repaso a
buff up on
brush up on
The author also displays a need to buff up on her mastery of today's street slang.
The course targets people who would like to either like to brush up on their French or even learn French from scratch.
darle un repaso a Alguien
school
I felt like I was in boot camp being schooled by tough drill sergeants.
darle vueltas a Algo
agonise over [agonize, -USA]
dwell on/upon
Am I the only person NOT agonising over what they ate/got/didn't eat for Christmas?.
One of the best things you can do for your peace of mind is to learn how to stop dwelling on the errors of the past.
darle vueltas a Algo
mull over
Hawthorne sat alone at her table, mulling over Gordon's remarks = Hawthorne estaba sentado solo en su mesa, dándole vueltas a los comentarios de Gordon.
darle vueltas a la idea
toy with
toy with + idea of
For some years people have toyed with the pleasing vision of the end-user in need of information turning to his terminal and running off any search in 5 minutes, with total recall and splendid precision.
I've tried using special characters and underline, and I've toyed with the idea of creating some graphic images.
darle vueltas a la idea de
flirt with + the idea of
An avid scuba diver, Keller once flirted with the idea of a career in marine biology.
darle vueltas a una idea
toss around + idea
The idea for this kind of program was tossed around in fits and starts.
darle vueltas a un asunto
chew + the cud
On a happier note, I was chewing the cud in a taxi cab on the way to work this morning when suddently a well-dressed old man wiggled his hand at me.
darle vueltas a un problema
puzzle over + problem
By coincidence, I'm puzzling over this same problem right now.
dar libertad
give + licence
Here, the abstractor must be given licence to express the ideas that he finds in the original in the most appropriate manner.
dar libertad a un esclavo
manumit
There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.
dar libertad para
give + Nopmbre + (lots of/plenty of) room
Monitors are intelligent and curious so give them lots of room to climb, dig and bask.
dar libertad para + Infinitivo
afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo
The ability to perform these operations with such relative ease affords the cataloger the freedom to make decisions to restructure the catalog whenever it becomes necessary.
dar limosna
give + alms
Giving alms is basically giving to the poor; those who struggle for the basic necessities of life.
dar lo mejor de Uno mismo
give of + Posesivo + best
give it + Posesivo + best shot
If employees are led effectively, they will seek to give of their best voluntarily without the need for control through rules and sanctions.
The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
dar los pasos necesarios
take + steps
The library staff must then take steps to remedy the damage.
dar los primeros pasos en
venture into
All these factors have deterred women from venturing into politics.
dar los últimos retoques a
put + the finishing touches on
She had just put the finishing touches on a draft of a study of the possibilities of automating personnel records.
dar lugar
produce
The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.
dar lugar a [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio meant] [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio lead]
generate
give + rise to
mean
result (in)
leave + room for
bring about
lead to/towards
cause
open + the door to
give + cause to
give + occasion to
occasion
cue
Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds - so long as they are 'nameable' - and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.
The present findings indicate that ethnic slurs can indeed cue prejudiced behavior in those who are exposed to them.
dar lugar a la reflexión
provide + food for thought
Kozol's chapter heading referring to 'children of nonreaders' provides foot for thought.
dar lugar a problemas
give + rise to problems
The subject matter of documents is becoming more and more complex, giving rise to problems in classification and cataloguing, arrangement of bibliographies and so on.
dar lugar a queja
evoke + complaint
So far, the introduction of technology and online cataloging is evoking a lot of complaints from catalogers.
dar lugar a rumores
fuel + rumours
give + rise to rumours
His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.
The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.
dar luz verde
give + green light
give + the go-ahead
give + Nombre + the thumbs up
give + Nombre + the nod
give + Nombre + the green light
The article 'Members give green light for unification' reports that the final go-ahead has been given by a majority of the Library Association (LA) members for the merging of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and the LA to form a single organization.
The article 'Members give green light for unification' reports that the final go-ahead has been given by a majority of the Library Association (LA) members for the merging of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and the LA to form a single organization.
Ultimately these guys are professionals and can tell you whether the property as a whole should be given the thumbs up or down.
A project to set up a network of monitoring stations is on the verge of being approved by the EU, though individual member states (which will have to cough up most of the money) have yet to give it the nod.
If the banks win then this gives them the green light to charge whatever they want.
dar mala espina
give + Nombre + bad vibes
give off + bad vibes
As a child, Ahatake was closer to his mother than he was to his father, his reason is that his father gave him bad vibes.
I've encountered two individuals who not just gave off bad vibes, they were sending out waves of pure malice.
dar mala impresión
look + bad
To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.
dar malas vibraciones
give + Nombre + bad vibes
give off + bad vibes
As a child, Ahatake was closer to his mother than he was to his father, his reason is that his father gave him bad vibes.
I've encountered two individuals who not just gave off bad vibes, they were sending out waves of pure malice.
dar mal rollo
give + Nombre + bad vibes
give off + bad vibes
As a child, Ahatake was closer to his mother than he was to his father, his reason is that his father gave him bad vibes.
I've encountered two individuals who not just gave off bad vibes, they were sending out waves of pure malice.
dar marcha atrás
do + an about-face
back up
backpedal [back-pedal]
back down
back off
If teachers lead the way, perhaps society will do an about-face and begin to recognize the tremendous contributions which they make.
A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
It will be interesting to see if he chooses to backpedal on their stance on this report, now that the administration has made its own stance clear.
He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.
When she got stressed we would back off until she showed interest again a few weeks later.
dar masaje
massage
'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.
dar más explicaciones
elaborate on
The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.
dar materia para la reflexión
provide + food for thought
Kozol's chapter heading referring to 'children of nonreaders' provides foot for thought.
dar mayor importancia a
give + pride of place to
Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
dar media vuelta
do + an about-face
If teachers lead the way, perhaps society will do an about-face and begin to recognize the tremendous contributions which they make.
dar mejora (en)
give + improvement (in)
There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
dar menos de lo debido
shortchange
Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
dar mucha envidia
make + Nombre + green with envy
For those who wish to get the girl back then do not aim to make her green with envy by finding a new lover.
dar mucha importancia
put + a premium on
Businesses work to deadlines that put a premium on convenience and ready availability.
dar mucha importancia a la profesión
be career oriented
To his mother he was the apple in her eye and loved the fact that he was career oriented at a young age.
dar muchísima envidia
make + Nombre + green with envy
For those who wish to get the girl back then do not aim to make her green with envy by finding a new lover.
dar mucho en qué pensar
give + Nombre + much to think about
give + Nombre + a lot to think about
I have to admit that you've given me much to think about.
Mr. Berman has given us a lot to think about.
dar mucho valor a Algo
value + Nombre + highly
People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.
dar muerte
put to + death
This is a new death chamber at San Quentin where the condemned are put to death by lethal injection.
dar muestras de
show + signs of
But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving.
dar náuseas
nauseate
sicken
She hadn't actually tossed her cookies, but the dust of the road and the smell of the exhaust combined with the bumpy ride had nauseated her.
Their hypocrisy sickens me.
dar negativo
test + negative
Testing negative for HIV does not mean that you are immune to the virus, so it is important to keep protecting yourself.
dar + Nombre + una oportunidad
give + Nombre + a fair chance
We should give the raw power of Internet-wide full text indexing a fair chance.
dar notoriedad a
create + a high profile for
give + a high profile
This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
The course gives information technology a very high profile.
dar nueva forma
reformat [re-format]
For example, if you type '85432', the number will be reformatted to '85000432' preceded by 3 spaces.
dar nueva vida
give + Nombre + new life
give + a second life
When the book was losing its momentum a new edition gave the volume new life.
This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.
dar opción
give + option
New era in telecommunications gives libraries new options.
dar órdenes
boss
At what age should a parent should stop bossing and start letting a person make their own decisions?.
dar origen
mother
Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.
dar origen a [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio lead]
give + rise to
bring about
lead to/towards
give + cause to
give + occasion to
The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
dar otro paso muy importante
reach + another milestone
The CEC Libraries' programme has reached another milestone witht the completion of the evaluation of proposals submitted under the first Call for Proposals.
dar pábulo a
fuel
spark off
This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
dar pábulo a rumores
fuel + rumours
give + rise to rumours
His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.
The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.
dar palmas
clap
clap + Posesivo + hands (together)
Showstopper is a term used to indicate that some part of a show is so good that the audience literally stops the show by clapping.
Female gorillas clap their hands to get the attention of male silverbacks and infants.
dar palos de ciego
grope (for/toward)
The ebb in religious life is explained in terms of the stress experienced by the nation during the period of confederation when it was groping for cohesiveness & some symbol of national unity.
dar pánico
scare + the living daylights out of
frighten + the living daylights out of
dread
scare + the hell out of
frighten + the hell out of
frighten + the shit out of
scare + the shit out of
frighten + the wits out of
scare + the wits out of
scare + the life out of
frighten + the life out of
frighten + the pants off
Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
At least it is the part most dreaded by employees and supervisors.
Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
What turns one person on can frighten the hell out of others.
I was out for my usual nightly stroll recently and a car full of young lads shouted at me and actually frightened the shit out of me.
I don't condone these acts but they are guaranteed to scare the shit out of someone you are dating.
They are dark, bloodthirsty stories written to delight small children by frightening the wits out of them.
The sound in that game played via the surround sound literally scared the wits out of me at times.
If I'm not mistaken, Halloween is about eating too much sugar and scaring the life out of people.
I was in the room at the time with my curtains closed and the sound of the bird hitting the glass frightened the life out of me!.
But themes haven't changed all that much, and the goal remains the same - to frighten the pants off the viewer.
dar parte de
report
report back to
Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.
So, it's that time of the year to assess our student's reading levels, and report back to the parents about it.
dar paso (a)
give + way (to)
make + way (for)
But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
dar paso a
yield to
Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
dar patadas en el estómago
stick in + Posesivo + craw
'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up - I hope his parents don't raise a stink - and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
dar pavor
be scared stiff
be frightened to death
be petrified of
be terrified
scare + the living daylights out of
frighten + the living daylights out of
scare + the hell out of
frighten + the hell out of
frighten + the shit out of
scare + the shit out of
frighten + the wits out of
scare + the wits out of
scare + the life out of
frighten + the life out of
frighten + the pants off
scare + the pants off
Students hate numbers; they are scared stiff of numbers.
However there are a number of reports out there of people being frightened to death by ghosts.
Instead, it has involved coming to terms with being gay and with not being petrified of someone finding out that he is gay.
Americas are suckers for being terrified, it is very sad.
Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
What turns one person on can frighten the hell out of others.
I was out for my usual nightly stroll recently and a car full of young lads shouted at me and actually frightened the shit out of me.
I don't condone these acts but they are guaranteed to scare the shit out of someone you are dating.
They are dark, bloodthirsty stories written to delight small children by frightening the wits out of them.
The sound in that game played via the surround sound literally scared the wits out of me at times.
If I'm not mistaken, Halloween is about eating too much sugar and scaring the life out of people.
I was in the room at the time with my curtains closed and the sound of the bird hitting the glass frightened the life out of me!.
But themes haven't changed all that much, and the goal remains the same - to frighten the pants off the viewer.
If this does not scare the pants off you, nothing will.
dar pena
pain
She was quite a bit younger than her husband and it pained her a great deal that they did not have children.
dar pena de
feel + bad for
He's like that one awkward kid that is never good at anything in gym class and you just can't help but feel bad for him everytime he trips.
dar pereza
can't/couldn't be bothered
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
dar permiso [Permitir la ausencia de un trabajador]
give + permission
give + time off
grant + Alguien + leave
If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated.
And we'd have to give him all sorts of time off to investigate and process the grievance.
The claimant did not request a leave of absence because she believed that leaves were granted only for personal illness of the employee.
dar permiso en el trabajo
give + time off work
Many employers will also allow staff to be given time off work to attend courses over and above their normal holiday entitlement.
dar pie a [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio lead]
spark off
give + rise to
bring about
lead to/towards
cause
open + the door to
give + cause to
give + occasion to
cue
Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds - so long as they are 'nameable' - and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
The present findings indicate that ethnic slurs can indeed cue prejudiced behavior in those who are exposed to them.
dar pisotones
stomp
The patient may experience an annoying feeling that can be relieved by shifting the positions of the legs or by stomping the feet on the floor.
dar pistas
throw + hints
drop + hints
Now it is the turn of Libya to throw hints that it too needs to be mollycoddled.
This story is now just a silly joke between my husband and I about the uselessness of me dropping hints to him.
dar pistas falsas
throw out + false leads
In such situations an attentive silence following a 'no' may be more productive than adding to the confusion by throwing out more false leads.
dar placer
give + pleasure
give + enjoyment
I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
Literary novels do not set out simply to entertain and give enjoyment; indeed they can be tremendously depressing.
dar poderes
give + powers
The regulation sets out the requirement for compulsory notification of agreements to the Commission and gives the Commission powers to grant exemption to the rules.
dar por
tickle + Posesivo + fancy
Come on in and browse around - hopefully you will find something that tickles your fancy.
dar por acabado
put it + to bed
put to + bed
What a bizarre day. I'm ready to put it to bed and start fresh tomorrow.
At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items.
dar por concluido
put to + bed
close + the book on
put it + to bed
At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items.
Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.
What a bizarre day. I'm ready to put it to bed and start fresh tomorrow.
dar por culo
piss + Nombre + off
fuck + Nombre + over
And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!.
dar por descontado
take for + granted
discount
be a given
take as + given
Consequently, Leforte came to expect - perhaps even take for granted - the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.
Human rights should be a given in UK - not a battleground.
It can be taken as given that military forces under attack will try whatever tools available to survive and achieve their military objective.
dar por finalizado
put it + to bed
put to + bed
What a bizarre day. I'm ready to put it to bed and start fresh tomorrow.
At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items.
dar por hecho
take for + granted
be a given
take as + given
Consequently, Leforte came to expect - perhaps even take for granted - the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Human rights should be a given in UK - not a battleground.
It can be taken as given that military forces under attack will try whatever tools available to survive and achieve their military objective.
dar por perdido
be past praying for
write off
Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.
They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.
dar por saldado
close + the book on
Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.
dar por seguro que
rest + assured that
rest + easy that
Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
So you can rest easy that you are getting the very best.
dar por sentado
take for + granted
be a given
take as + given
Consequently, Leforte came to expect - perhaps even take for granted - the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Human rights should be a given in UK - not a battleground.
It can be taken as given that military forces under attack will try whatever tools available to survive and achieve their military objective.
dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está
beg + the question
Vague phrases such as `the right book to the right person' or `the public library should serve all the people' simply beg the question.
dar + Posesivo + aprobación
give + Posesivo + consent
When doctors told him that his father would pass away peacefully if they detached his drip, he gave his consent.
dar + Posesivo + asentimiento
give + Posesivo + consent
When doctors told him that his father would pass away peacefully if they detached his drip, he gave his consent.
dar + Posesivo + brazo a torcer
change + Posesivo + mind
The latter reasons may be further subdivided into those operations in which we expect that we shall have reasonable provocation to change our minds.
dar + Posesivo + conformidad
give + Posesivo + consent
When doctors told him that his father would pass away peacefully if they detached his drip, he gave his consent.
dar + Posesivo + consentimiento
give + Posesivo + consent
When doctors told him that his father would pass away peacefully if they detached his drip, he gave his consent.
dar + Posesivo + opinión sobre
give + Posesivo + opinion on
This article gives some opinions on 3 main areas for reform in the library and information service of research institutes.
dar + Posesivo + vida
give + Posesivo + all
give + Posesivo + everything
Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
He'll be able to save face by showing that he gave his everything, but he won't have to suffer the consequences of actually implementing that horrible legislation.
dar positivo
test + positive
If you test positive, it would be better to refrain from wearing a neoprene wetsuit.
dar preferencia
give + preference
This gap is a result of the municipality's policy of 'positive discrimination', which gave preference to the socioeconomically weaker neighbourhoods.
dar prestigio
lend + authoritativeness
Section editors, who oversee quality, lend authoritativeness.
dar prioridad
award + priority
emphasise [emphasize, -USA]
give + priority
give + precedence
assign + priority
give + preference
Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.
Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband.
Simple courtesy requires that a person be given precedence over a ringing telephone.
As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
This gap is a result of the municipality's policy of 'positive discrimination', which gave preference to the socioeconomically weaker neighbourhoods.
dar prioridad a
give + pride of place to
place + emphasis on
prioritise [prioritize, -USA]
Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
Particular emphasis is placed on establishing base line turnover rates and examining the relationship of gender to turnover behaviour.
The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.
dar prioridad a algo
make + a priority
The US government has made a strong priority of pressing for better, stronger laws against those who would take without permission others' creative works and inventions.
dar problemas
play up
Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again.
dar propina
tipping
Tipping may be viewed as a game played indirectly between diners in which each diner contemplates tipping, or not tipping, based on expectations of future service & the tipping behavior of other diners.
dar protección (contra)
give + protection (against)
In addition, copper piping gives excellent protection against contaminants to the domestic water supply.
dar pruebas
provide + evidence
Against that kind of thinking it is pointless to quote research figures and surveys and reports that provide evidence time and again of the importance of book ownership in the acquisition of the 'better education' everybody wants for their children.
dar publicidad
publicise [publicize, -USA]
give + publicity
A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
Virtually no publicity was given to the service, since the library administration did not want to raise expectations, as they were unsure whether it was going to be possible to continue the service, due to budgetary restrictions at the time.
dar puntapiés
kick + Posesivo + feet
He was still there, jerkily kicking his feet and clenched fists.
dar punzadas
throb
twinge
This image throbs when you look at it but it's just an optical illusion.
Yesterday I did notice my tooth started twinging again when I was panting from exercise and is still annoyingly uncomfortable.
dar quebraderos de cabeza
give + headaches
So far the technical problems of connecting across a network reliably to get WWW browsers working have given the most headaches.
dar que hablar [Arqueando las cejas]
fuel + rumours
give + rise to rumours
raise + eyebrows
His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.
The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.
We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.
dar quehacer
make + trouble
As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
dar que pensar
food for thought
The article 'Food for thought' argues that libraries need to be more competitive and have much to learn from supermarkets.
dar rabia
incense
gall
peeve
She was very incensed about what she believed was an ignorant remark he made during a sales call.
It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
dar razón de ser
bring + purpose
A shift of emphasis from facts to people brings strength and purpose to library operations.
dar recompensa
mete out + reward
The rhetorical strategy of much of the Hebrew Bible is to devise a God of justice who metes out reward & punishment in the world.
dar reconocimiento
give + credit
The inventory needs to be revised, the salesman needs to be given credit for the sale, the general accounts need an entry, and, most important, the customer needs to be charged.
dar refugio
give + shelter
provide + shelter
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans.
Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
dar registro [Operación por la que un documento se ingresa en la biblioteca al darle un número de entrada en un libro de registro en el que además suele constar el autor, título y año de publicación del mismo]
accession
Accession is the procedure by which acquisitions are entered into a collection after checking the order and after collating.
dar relevancia
give + relevance
It could be argued, therefore, that concentration on the public library's information role at the expense of the known and expressed needs of the majority of existing users could give the library less relevance and eventually less support.
dar relevancia a
create + a high profile for
give + a high profile
This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
The course gives information technology a very high profile.
dar relevancia a Algo
put + Algo + on the agenda
The author suggests a strategy for putting library needs on the agenda of government and lists a few cardinal rules to be observed.
dar repelús
give + Nombre + the willies
give + Nombre + the creeps
give + Nombre + the shivers
make + Posesivo + skin crawl
get + the willies
make + Posesivo + flesh creep
make + Posesivo + flesh crawl
The romance fizzled - Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies.
He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps.
The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within.
Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it.
She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors.
The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep.
The odor got worse as she went closer, to the point that it make her flesh crawl with every breath.
dar resoplidos [Referido a los trenes o vehículos]
chug
Many music theorists claim that passages in music refer to objects, such as babbling brooks, chirping birds, rustling leaves, and chugging trains, by imitating them.
dar respuesta
provide + an answer
elicit + answer
develop + answer
A library collection is only capable of fulfilling its intended function of providing ready answers to practical questions if it is adequately organized for access.
A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.
This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.
dar resultado [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio paid]
be successful
give + result
work
pay off
be a success
pay
pan out
do + the trick
For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.
A first trial gave unsatisfactory results because of flaws in the experimental design, and a second test was therefore planned to overcome these difficulties.
Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.
This is an address given at a seminar on 'Books and businesses: an investment that pays off' at the Turin book fair on 17 May 89.
The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.
Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for.
It took some time, but his strategy is finally starting to pan out.
We are currently in the process of looking at two products that seem to do the trick.
dar resultados
produce + results
It remains to be seen whether fuzzy set theory can produce better results.
dar rienda suelta
unleash
The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.
dar rienda suelta a
give + free rein to
allow + vent for
give + vent to
vent
Analysts should give free rein to their imaginations and not discount even the wildest possibility.
In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Although social scientists differ about the effects of pornography, there are no parallel arguments that bomb manuals on the Internet give safe vent to potential bombers.
I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.
dar rienda suelta a + Nombre
let + Nombre + run riot
In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.
dar riqueza a
add + richness to
Short case studies were conducted with eight of the awardees to confirm the findings and add richness to the study.
dar risitas
giggle
Jennifer sat up, rubbed the sleepy-dust from her eyes, and opened her mouth wide in a yawn and just then Bunny tickled her toes and she giggled.
dar sabor
spice up
add + spice
This article presents a number of sites on the Internet which are unusual or of special interest and are thereby recommended to spice up public access in libraries.
The strategies to be described can be viewed as horizontal ladders - new and challenging experiences that can occur laterally within the organization and that add spice to a familiar routine.
dar salida a
vent
I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.
dar saltitos
hop
skip
The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.
The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.
dar saltos
spring
As soon as he had stuffed himself with a host of good dishes, he began to leap and spring, to laugh and to fart like a little ass well stuffed with barley.
dar sangre
donate + Posesivo + blood
give + blood
Most people who donate blood are between the ages of 30 and 55 and only five percent of the eligible population donates.
Banning people who have unsafe sex from giving blood makes all the sense in the world to me.
darse
appear
occur
bump
The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.
In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.
While boarding a helicopter today Barack Obama misjudged either his height or the size of the door and bumped his head.
darse a
lend + Reflexivo + to
be into
It is true that post-coordinate indexing lends itself well to a depth indexing policy, to the statement of sub-themes in documents in addition to the main theme.
As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
darse aires
strut
The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.
darse aires de grandeza
give + Reflexivo + such airs
aggrandise + Reflexivo
They give themselves such airs, they are the most conceited creatures in the world and think themselves of so much importance!.
He's a guy who was definitely on the inside, but he doesn't spend the whole book aggrandising himself or justifying everything he did.
darse aires de importancia
get on + Posesivo + high horse
They will get on their high horse and ride roughshod over anything that gets in their way.
darse aires de superioridad
get + uppity
get + uppish
People need to accept that they are low lifes and stop getting uppity when someone else makes a joke they can't understand.
The professors soon reminded their vice-chancellors if they got uppish that they were only primus inter pares.
darse a la fuga [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio fled]
flee
lam (it)
go into + hiding
make + a quick getaway
take to + Posesivo + heels
run off
tear out
take + flight
The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.
Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country.
The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.
Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step.
When the lad heard it he got frightened, and took to his heels as though he were running a race.
She ran off to take out the appropriate protection order against Mr. Pants, considering his intent to kill her.
He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire.
Fallow deer are very wary of people, and will take flight as soon as they hear or see someone.
dárse Algo muy mal a Uno
be rubbish at
Why are some people so good at everything while some are rubbish at everything?.
darse a los demás
give of + Reflexivo
In every community there are a select few individuals who give tirelessly of themselves to make the community better for all residents.
darse cabezazos contra la pared
bang + Posesivo + head against a/the (brick) wall
Hi all, I've been banging my head against a brick wall trying to get this done, so hopefully somebody can help.
darse con/contra
bump into
walk into
Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.
He is presented in the movie as a somewhat comical character, with a lumbering but pleasant clumsiness as he walks through doors and into furniture.
darse con un canto en los dientes
count + Reflexivo + lucky
think + Reflexivo + lucky
consider + Reflexivo + lucky
Yet Mills & Boon editors admit that if they can find three or four really good new writers a year they count themselves lucky.
Cheryl will no doubt be thinking herself lucky that she hasn't got a custodial sentence.
Steinhagen considered herself lucky because she had a clear notion of what her host country expected of her and encountered few surprises.
darse cuenta [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio found]
become + aware
dawn on
detect
perceive
find
note
come to + realise
wise up
reach + understanding
eye + catch
strike + home
suss (out)
hit + home
twig
come to + the realisation
get it
For the first time now he became aware that he was being watched.
It dawned on her that what she was doing might be a mistake, and she began to think of how best to extricate herself.
Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy.
Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.
Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.
Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.
There was no other way that William could just then express the understanding he had clearly reached that some books are impossible to read.
As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.
Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.
With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
Sometimes the police tolerated them for a bit but sometimes they came down on them like a ton of bricks as soon as they twigged what they were up to.
So today I just came to the realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.
They say silence is golden but some people really just don't get it and they go on and on and on forever!.
darse cuenta de [Verbo irregular: pasado sank, participio sunk]
be aware of
be cognisant of
realise [realize, -USA]
sense
wake up to
make + Nombre + aware of
sink in
become + cognisant of
see through
Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
The second aspect of institutional behavior we need to be cognizant of involves the notion the further institutions move into their life-cycles, the more they demonstrate the characteristics of a closed system.
It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.
She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.
A few libraries have woken up to this new demand and are doing something.
Libraries need to be made aware of all possible networking options, the benefits of the lesser known OSI suite of protocols and the requirements for establishing an OSI environment.
The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step - the fun part is adopting successful ones!.
It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.
darse cuenta (de)
cotton on (to)
We failed to cotton on to the economic essential that owning stuff isn't productive, making stuff is.
darse cuenta del peligro que
see + the danger that
Being thus convinced of the value of good books, librarians were also quick to see the potential danger that 'bad' books held for the nation.
darse cuenta de todo
pick up on + everything
Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.
darse cuenta de un problema
alight on + problem
One problem on which Kaiser alighted was that many processes can be further analysed into a concrete and a process.
darse de baja de una suscripción
unsubscribe
This paper provides basic instructions on how to subscribe to electronic mailing lists, how to post messages and how to unsubscribe, along with tips for the beginner.
darse de bruces con
run + head on into
She glared at him, wondering how in the world she'd run head on into two such bullheaded men in one day.
darse de cara con
run + head on into
She glared at him, wondering how in the world she'd run head on into two such bullheaded men in one day.
darse el capricho de
indulge in
Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.
darse el caso que + Indicativo
happen to + Infinitivo
chance to + Infinitivo
So far we have only provided for the user who happens to consult the A/Z subject index under the term 'Conservative'.
During a trip to Italy, he chanced to see a production of Cavalleria.
darse el gusto de
indulge in
Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.
darse el gusto de comprar
splurge on
On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.
darse el lote
snog
neck
make out
The portrayal of gay people is usually sexual and lewd and this film is a good example where men are having quickies and snogging in public.
If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.
They were caught making out in Boston train station.
darse el lujo de
splurge on
On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.
darse golpes de pecho
beat + Posesivo + breast
Then the Jews priests realized how much evil they had done to themselves and began beating their breasts, saying 'Woe to us because of our sins!'.
darse golpes en el pecho
beat + Posesivo + breast
Then the Jews priests realized how much evil they had done to themselves and began beating their breasts, saying 'Woe to us because of our sins!'.
darse la gran vida
live it up
live + the high life
She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
Now you'll have the perfect opportunity to live the high life, but on your terms and on your time.
darse la mano
join + hands
shake + Posesivo + hand
The ability of the profession to meet the library service needs of the next generation requires that library educators and practitioners join hands in educational programmes.
'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
darse la paliza de
schlep [schlepp/shlep]
Moving day is stressful enough without having to sit for hours upon hours in bumper to bumper traffic to schlep one trunkful of boxes over at a time.
dárselas de
fancy + Reflexivo
A chemical engineering graduate of the California Institute of Technology, he fancied himself a scientist and something of an amateur theologian.
darse la vuelta
turn + Posesivo + back
But as soon as she turned her back he got up and grabbed the knife he had and stabbed her in the back.
dársele Algo bien a Uno
be good at
Computers are good at routine and repetitive operations on large quantities of data.
dársele a Uno bien las plantas
have + a green thumb
have + green fingers
Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have a green thumb, or green fingers.
Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have a green thumb, or green fingers.
dársele a Uno mejor Algo
be better at
Special multimedia search engines such as used on CNN and Sony may be better at separating the wheat from the chaff.
dársele mejor a Uno
do + best
It is time for the ALA to establish its priorities, concerning itself with those things libraries do best before dabbling in other, peripheral affairs.
darse media vuelta [Normalmente en señal de enojo]
turn on + Posesivo + heel
Having said he disagreed with the idea, he turned on his heel and hastened away.
darse (muchos) aires
give + Reflexivo + such airs
aggrandise + Reflexivo
They give themselves such airs, they are the most conceited creatures in the world and think themselves of so much importance!.
He's a guy who was definitely on the inside, but he doesn't spend the whole book aggrandising himself or justifying everything he did.
dar sentido
make + sense (out) of
make + sense of life
The resultant guiding must be clear, by being both easy to read and easy to make sense of.
This manual is an indispensable companion to all those who are keen to make sense of life in an infinitely complex and confusing Internet.
dar sentido a
make + meaningful
give + meaning to
It is only by human intervention at the time of data creation that sufficient normalization can be effected to make innovative machine access meaningful.
The model visually demonstrates how concrete experiences give meaning to abstract theories.
dar sentido a las cosas
sense-making
meaning making
Messages which users receive from the products of their culture contain information which aids in the sense-making process.
The most important factor in literary acculturation is the peer group process of meaning making.
dar sentido a la vida
give + meaning to life
The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.
dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida
make + sense of + Posesivo + life
In the rather scary, insecure world in which we now live, people require access to the information, knowledge, ideas and works of imagination to make sense of their lives.
dar señales de
show + signs of
give + early warning
But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving.
They are considering cash rewards to employees who give early warning that they're quitting.
dar señales de vida
show + signs of life
These new investments are among several indicators that Europe's moribund entrepreneurial scene is showing signs of life.
darse por afortunado
count + Reflexivo + lucky
think + Reflexivo + lucky
consider + Reflexivo + lucky
Yet Mills & Boon editors admit that if they can find three or four really good new writers a year they count themselves lucky.
Cheryl will no doubt be thinking herself lucky that she hasn't got a custodial sentence.
Steinhagen considered herself lucky because she had a clear notion of what her host country expected of her and encountered few surprises.
darse por aludido
take + things personally
take + a hint
take + things personally
get + a hint
They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.
The problem with dropping hints to insensitive people is they usually don't take the hint.
They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.
Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone.
darse por derrotado
sound + note of defeat
Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.
darse por vencido
throw in + the towel
throw in/up + the sponge
No one among librarians, suppliers or publishers is throwing in the towel but the position this format takes in library collections in the near future is unsettled.
He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.
darse prisa [Término coloquial usado en Australia y Nueva Zelanda]
hurry
hurry up
get on + Posesivo + running shoes
shake + a leg
hot-foot it to
make + haste
rattle + Posesivo + dags
get + a wiggle on
put + Posesivo + skates on
get + Posesivo + skates on
get + a move on
look + sharp
By systematic, step-by-step consideration free from the pressure to hurry to the next waiting individual, the number of false assumptions can be minimized.
Hurry Up! Last Chance for the Professionals!.
We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
Before daylight on the following morning, we were abruptly awakened by a guard and told to shake a leg or miss breakfast.
Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.
Lastly, get thou to the apothecary and make haste with a purified protein derivative.
We were often told to 'rattle our dags' as kids when we were getting ready to go out somewhere.
The commission asked the legislators to get a wiggle on, start making changes now.
So it looks like we will have to put our skates on to get there on time.
But the future is just around the corner and we have to get our skates on.
If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon.
They'll have to look sharp to arrive at the rendezvous on time.
darse prisa con calma [Hacer las cosas de forma rápida pero con esmero]
make + haste slowly
An ancient Roman poet once oddly admonished his readers to 'make haste slowly,' and a modern American one asked above all to learn 'to sit still'.
dar servicio
service
The computer, located centrally, services one or more libraries which may be located some distance away.
darse una comilona
make + a pig of + Reflexivo
pig out (on)
Whoever it was, notice that the one who made a pig of himself ruined the meal for everyone at the table.
Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.
darse una leche
come + a cropper
With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
darse un apretón de manos
clasp + hands
They clasped hands with a perfect understanding.
darse una situación más esperanzadora
sound + a note of hope
A note of hope was sounded in Australia with women occupying many senior posts.
darse un atracón
make + a pig of + Reflexivo
pig out (on)
stuff + Posesivo + face
Whoever it was, notice that the one who made a pig of himself ruined the meal for everyone at the table.
Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.
We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoess.
darse un atracón de
stuff + Reflexivo + with
As soon as he had stuffed himself with a host of good dishes, he began to leap and spring, to laugh and to fart like a little ass well stuffed with barley.
darse una transacción económica
cash + change hands
However, whether you are for or against, and even if no cash actually changes hands, the whole process of assessing how much your information costs you to provide, who uses it and how, will give you a useful view of supply and demand.
darse una tripotada
make + a pig of + Reflexivo
pig out (on)
Whoever it was, notice that the one who made a pig of himself ruined the meal for everyone at the table.
Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.
darse una vacante
occur + vacancy
What we will do is to transfer the people that are now working on maintaining the catalog to the vacancies occurring throughout the library.
darse una vuelta [También escrito reckie] [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc] [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc]
go for/on + a recce
go for + a walk
go for + a spin
go for + a ride
If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.
He wrote to let me know that as it was a mild, bright day yesterday, he decided to go for a spin.
After the game was over, we decided to go for a ride to the coast to Adleburgh which was a beautiful seaside town.
darse una vuelta (en)
take + a ride (on)
take + a spin (on)
Of course, that's in addition to taking a spin on the carousel, taking a ride on the puffer train and getting to know the zoo's residents a little better.
Of course, that's in addition to taking a spin on the carousel, taking a ride on the puffer train and getting to know the zoo's residents a little better.
darse una vuelta en coche
go for + a drive
drive around
I go for a drive when I'm really pissed to get away from everything.
I remember when I was younger and my parents would drive around the area looking for 'for sale' signs.
darse un baño de sol
sunbathe
In the opening scene, people are sunbathing in bathing trunks and bikinis on a Hawaiian beach.
darse un batacazo
come + a cropper
With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
darse un cabezazo
bonk + Posesivo + head
He bonked his head on the tub right at bedtime and immediately got a goose egg.
darse 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.
darse un chapuzón
take + a dip
Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife.
darse un descanso
give + Reflexivo + a break
rest on + Posesivo + oars
have + a/some rest
get + a/some rest
take + a/some rest
The article is entitled 'Give yourself a break; don't give the hacker one. Security breaches'.
While we can be proud of what we have achieved I believe resting on our oars is a sure recipe for failure.
It is worth doing nothing and having a rest; in spite of all the difficulty.
His doctors have ordered him to get some rest.
She said that on top of bronchitis, I was dealing with a virus that just did not want to go away and I needed to take a rest.
darse un festín de
feast on
The author reports work since 1991 on building information carnivores, which intelligently hunt and feast on herbivores in Unix, on the Internet, and on the WWW.
darse un garbeo [También escrito reckie] [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc] [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc]
mosey
go for/on + a recce
go for + a spin
go for + a ride
It's quite amusing to watch her mosey around in what appear to be over-sized clown shoes.
If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
He wrote to let me know that as it was a mild, bright day yesterday, he decided to go for a spin.
After the game was over, we decided to go for a ride to the coast to Adleburgh which was a beautiful seaside town.
darse un garbeo en coche
go for + a drive
drive around
I go for a drive when I'm really pissed to get away from everything.
I remember when I was younger and my parents would drive around the area looking for 'for sale' signs.
darse un golpe
bonk
He skidded to a halt before bonking against the living room window.
darse un gusto
spoil + Reflexivo
give + Reflexivo + a treat
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.
Giving oneself a treat through a vacation is one of the best things you can give for yourself.
darse un lujo
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.
darse un paseo [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc] [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc]
go for + a walk
go for + a spin
go for + a ride
It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.
He wrote to let me know that as it was a mild, bright day yesterday, he decided to go for a spin.
After the game was over, we decided to go for a ride to the coast to Adleburgh which was a beautiful seaside town.
darse un paseo (en)
take + a ride (on)
take + a spin (on)
Of course, that's in addition to taking a spin on the carousel, taking a ride on the puffer train and getting to know the zoo's residents a little better.
Of course, that's in addition to taking a spin on the carousel, taking a ride on the puffer train and getting to know the zoo's residents a little better.
darse un paseo en barca
boat
Boaters enjoy the feel of sun and spray and so it's tempting to boat without wearing a life jacket - especially on nice days.
darse un paseo en barco
boat
Boaters enjoy the feel of sun and spray and so it's tempting to boat without wearing a life jacket - especially on nice days.
darse un paseo en coche
go for + a drive
drive around
I go for a drive when I'm really pissed to get away from everything.
I remember when I was younger and my parents would drive around the area looking for 'for sale' signs.
darse un porrazo
come + a cropper
bonk
With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
He skidded to a halt before bonking against the living room window.
darse un respiro
lie on + Posesivo + oars
rest on + Posesivo + oars
But that is no reason for lying on our oars and refusing to see that our service is full of absurdities and mistakes.
While we can be proud of what we have achieved I believe resting on our oars is a sure recipe for failure.
darse un susto de muerte
jump out of + Posesivo + skin
It was there that my husband about jumped out of his skin when he saw a shadowy figure suddenly dart out of the kitchen.
darse un tortazo
come + a cropper
With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
dar significado
imbue with + meaning
And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
dar sombra
shade
'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
dar su conformidad a
assent to
Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
dar sugerencias
give + suggestions
Because CD rot can be hastened by many factors, including improper storage and handling during use, guidelines for disc care and suggestions for prolonging longevity are given.
dar terror
scare + the living daylights out of
make + Nombre + cringe
Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
She said that her ex took so much out of her that she's not ready for a boyfriend; the thought of a relationship makes her cringe.
dar testimonio
bear + witness
give + testimony
Controversy and antagonism attended each area of investigation, as a flood of secondary publication bears witness.
Following an opening statement by Senator Joseph Lieberman, a panel of witness who have done research and work in the field gave testimony.
dar tiempo
give + time
donate + Posesivo + time
These stoppages for informal discussion gives the pupils time to gather their energies again to continue reading.
But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help.
dar tiempo a Alguien
give + Nombre + some time
Once again, the children's playroom was brilliant, gave them some time to relax in a safe environment without constant need for supervision.
dar tiempo al tiempo
you can't rush time
let matters take their course
time will take its course
everything in due time
everything has its appointed time
everything happens in its own time
to everything there is a season
Like most teens, you probably just wish time would hurry up and you were out of high school already, but you can't rush time.
I'll just let matters take their course and concentrate on studying and hope that everything will be all right in the end.
This year, I won't make any resolutions because I don't want to pressure myself - time will take its course.
He is already sounding like a broken record in saying that he will explain everything in due time.
Just like a flower in season, everything has its appointed time and there is always a beginning and an end.
We may want things to happen at a particular time, but I keep learning over and over again that everything happens in its own time.
I know that to everything there is a season, but I am a gardener and I start counting the days until spring the day after Christmas.
dar título
title
In the eighth edition of a work which has been variously titled throughout its long life some valuable comments were made about the functions of bibliography.
dar todo de Uno mismo
give of + Posesivo + best
give it + Posesivo + best shot
If employees are led effectively, they will seek to give of their best voluntarily without the need for control through rules and sanctions.
The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
dar todo el oro del mundo
give + Posesivo + right arm
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
dar tono
tone
Parts of the plate were toned by roughening it with a serrated rocker, the tone then being graded by burnishing.
dar trabajo
present + burden
The large library may find that the reclassification of a sizeable collection presents an undue burden, while the small library will have a proportionately small staff to cope with the task.
dar una advertencia
raise + caveat
issue + warning
As a footnote, two caveats should be raised.
If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
dar una apariencia de
provide + a semblance of
give + a semblance of
The Apple program, Switcher, was used to provide a semblance of multitasking which enabled both programs to be used at the same time.
The home computer will also serve as a means of aids to learning of a more serious type, giving a semblance of a one-to-one relationship between tutor and learner.
dar una azotaina [Generalmente a un niño como señal de castigo]
spank
whoop + Posesivo + ass
In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.
Some parents just need to whoop their kids' ass every now and then.
dar una bofetada
cuff
slap
slap in the face
He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar una bofetada a Alguien
give + Nombre + a slap in the face
Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.
dar una buena paliza
whitewash
thrash
walk all over + Alguien
Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0.
Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.
The Scouses were the first real challenge for Fulham this season but they were walked all over by the Londoners.
dar una cabezadita
nap
catching 10
napping
This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy.
'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.
Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.
dar una carcajada
give + a laugh
let out + a laugh
Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
She gave him a quick shove with her elbow, letting out a laugh.
dar una charla
give + an address
give + a talk
give + a presentation
give + speech
This is an address given at a seminar on 'Books and businesses: an investment that pays off' at the Turin book fair on 17 May 89.
The van tours around libraries, community centres and residential homes in the city, giving talks and presentations on local history and the resources available for its study.
The van tours around libraries, community centres and residential homes in the city, giving talks and presentations on local history and the resources available for its study.
This article is based on a speech given at a workshop on children's libraries.
dar una conferencia
lecture
deliver + talk
make + a speech
give + speech
deliver + lecture
give + a lecture
In addition, he has lectured in may places and has contributed numerous articles and reviews to library literature.
Sometimes authors write 'pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.
Fred Kilgour, the modern father of networking, made a speech which described the inutility of traditional rules of cataloging which focused on bringing together all of the works of an author under the same heading.
This article is based on a speech given at a workshop on children's libraries.
The author gives random impressions of his 16-day whistle-stop lecture tour in India during which he visited 37 libraries, library schools, universities, and other institutions and delivered 16 lectures.
Knight escaped and in 1878 he began touring and giving lectures describing the raid.
dar una contractura muscular
pull + a muscle
Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
dar una cornada
gore
An anatomy professor examined the mastodon skeleton and found it to be that of a 19-yr old male that died probably after being gored by an older bull.
dar una entrada
put down + a deposit
Of course, it's crazy to put down a deposit for a car when so much is still unknown.
dar una excursión
take + a hike
hike
It is time to take a hike and enjoy what's left of our gorgeous environment.
It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.
dar una excusa
give + an excuse
make + excuse
After years of silence, double-talk and cover-ups by the ALA the current vicious attack gives the ALA no excuse for failing to take action.
The initial thing you need to do is acknowledge that you goofed up - don't make excuses for it and don't try to obscure it up.
dar una explicación
present + explanation
An explanation is presented of the methodology used in incorporating all facets of the treaties cited, such as date of signature, date of entry into force and signatory countries.
dar una falsa impresión
keep up + a facade
put on + an act
Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.
dar una fiesta
give + a party
throw + a party
The writer provides an example of how Mark Twain shaped the public's perception of him by describing an instance that took place during the New Year's Eve party that Twain gave in 1906.
The thought of throwing a party may seem daunting, however entertaining 20 people can sometimes be easier than giving a dinner party for 6 people.
dar una galleta
slap
slap in the face
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar una guantada
slap
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
dar una idea
give + idea
give + glimpse
provide + an understanding
This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.
The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.
The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.
dar una idea de
give + a feel for
give + an indication of
provide + a glimpse of
give + a flavour of
be indicative of
provide + insight into
give + a picture
give + an insight into
give + an inkling of
I have I hope given you a feel for the current thinking on university library building in the UK.
The article 'Cross age tutoring works wonders' describes the development of that project, the basic tutoring session and gives an indication of the project's success.
Close attention to the role of the computer specialist provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.
The physical representation of data on disks is a complicated subject and the foregoing discussion gives but a flavour of the various techniques.
His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.
The 1981 census data was used as a rough guide to give a picture of the area and to compile graphs from these statistics.
His plenary address gave an insight into government thinking on library and information policy.
This collection of essays gives some inkling of where the early 1990s have left Bach study.
dar una idea general
put in + the picture
give + a general picture
paint + a broad picture
This article puts the reader in the picture about the use of robots.
Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.
Although there isn't room here to go into much detail, it may be worthwhile to paint a broad picture of how the migration actually went.
dar una imagen
convey + image
present + picture
paint + a picture
present + an image
present + a picture
Guiding is important in conveying an image of the library.
According to Zell, 'Many parts of Africa now present a picture of a 'bookless society''.
The data paint a picture of a fragmented discipline.
The contents of the web pages are therefore of crucial importance in presenting the right image to the world.
Physically examined a collection of reports presents a very heterogeneous picture.
dar una imagen de
give + an impression of
Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness as the reference desk or deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere.
dar una impresión
make + an impression
leave + an impression
present + an image
The reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.
The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness.
The contents of the web pages are therefore of crucial importance in presenting the right image to the world.
dar una impresión de
give + an impression of
Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness as the reference desk or deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere.
dar una impresión equivocada
send + the wrong signals
The reason for this is simply because those who can't communicate effectively tend to send the wrong signals to others.
dar una indigestión
give + Nombre + indigestion
We can ease indigestion by knowing foods that aid indigestion or give indigestion.
dar una lección de humildad
humble
But more than anything else, I'd like to thank him for humbling me, for talking to me and showing me the world through a different lens.
dar un alivio
take + the heat off
By quitting smoking you're not only taking the heat off your lungs but you're adding years back to your life.
dar una llamada de atención
sound + a wake-up call
The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
dar una norma
give + prescription
Prescriptions are given for conducting text retrieval operations iteratively using relevance feedback.
dar una opinión
offer + opinion
The author offers the opinion that this trend goes against accepted wisdom in the industry.
dar una oportunidad
give + an opportunity
provide + an opportunity
grant + opportunity
present + an opportunity
create + opportunity
provide + Nombre + with an opportunity
They should be ever mindful that their role as instructors is to give students opportunities and occasions for learning.
A staff development programme on computer technology at the University of Missouri provided the opportunity to study computer anxiety and other factors related to resistance to computers.
The ability to write a complex bibliographical description precedes and grants the opportunity to write a brief one.
China's pollution problems present an opportunity for U.S. businesses.
The most rewarding part of being a reference administrator is in creating the opportunity for one's staff to perform work that they love in an invigorating pleasant environment.
We provide them with plenty of opportunities to build their confidence, sharpen their skills, and get off on the right foot when it comes to beginning their career.
dar una oportunidad a Alguien
give + Nombre + a head start
The experience which information professionals have in understanding users' needs gives them a head start in getting the most out of hypermedia.
dar una orden
issue + a command
issue + an instruction
A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.
A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.
dar una pájara [Usado generalmente en el deporte]
bonk
hit + the wall
hit + the bonk
Believe it or not, one highly respected exercise scientist has suggested that it may be beneficial to bonk regularly in training.
Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to avoid hitting the wall while running a marathon.
We've only ridden about 30 miles but a combination of lack of breakfast and lack of fitness have rendered me dangerously close to hitting the bonk.
dar una paliza [Usado en el deporte específicamente para indicar que el equipo perdedor no marcó ni un tanto]
clobber
pummel
slaughter
beat + Nombre + up
knock + the living daylights out of
knock + the hell out of
whip
whitewash
thrash
wallop
lick
baste
beat + Nombre + black and blue
take + Nombre + to the cleaners
take + a pounding
take + a beating
give + Nombre + a beating
school
belt
trounce
beat + Nombre + (all) hollow
thump
kick + ass/arse
kick + butt
knock + Posesivo + socks off
mop (up) + the floor with
get + goose-egged
beat + Nombre + to a pulp
beat + the living daylights out of
beat + the hell out of
knock + the shit out of
beat + the shit out of
beat + the wits out of
beat + the life out of
Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.
During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.
These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.
One after another, young pianists sat down and knocked the living daylights out of the piano.
This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.
He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.
Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0.
Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.
He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.
I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.
It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
Lowell took them to the cleaners in the third game of the season, but other than that stinker they have played well, even in the losses.
He took a pounding in the press after his first tax cut when a deep recession pushed unemployment to 10 percent.
Devastated by natural disasters and caught in the middle of the war on terror, Asia's economy took a beating in 2001.
The crowd of citizens overtook the tramp and proceeded to give him a beating that will leave a lasting impression.
I felt like I was in boot camp being schooled by tough drill sergeants.
They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.
Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.
He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
It took me a while to decide if this is actually an action movie or not but it's got Bruce Willis in it and he's kicking arse, saving the world.
In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
My favorite memory was upending the number one team in the tournament last year - they were so cocky, and we came out and knocked their socks off.
By the time that he woke, Sarine felt as if someone had mopped the floor with him and run him through the wringer for good measure.
Both of these teams suffered the humiliation of getting goose-egged on the scoreboard Thursday night.
But as ill-luck would have it he was mistaken for a kidnapper of children and was beaten by the mob to a pulp.
The players don't wear helmets or padding; they just beat the living daylights out of each other and then go for a beer.
Police beat the hell out of innocent students during a botched raid.
This is fucking disgraceful, somebody should knock the shit out of them.
You should provoke him into attacking you, and then beat the shit out of him.
He not only beat the wits out of the bully, but broke his bones as well.
He remembers their eyes staring up at him in disbelief as he beat the life out of them.
dar una paliza a Alguien para que entre en razón
knock + some sense into
beat + some sense into
She'll have to go to London herself and knock some sense into the men interfering in her life.
We miss outspoken people like you who can beat some sense into people!.
dar una patada
kick
boot
Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.
I booted him so hard in the pants as he left, I still have some of his teeth embedded in my porch door.
dar una patada en el estómago
kick + Nombre + in the teeth
give + Nombre + a kick in the teeth
kick + Posesivo + teeth in
How do we expect our young people to show older people trust and respect when at the first opportunity we kick them in the teeth?.
They work so effing hard and the so called fans give them a kick in the teeth when they need their support the most.
There are a lot of bully girls here, kick their teeth in, take no crap.
dar una pista
give + a hint
hold + clue
clue
Mum's the word: Weis not giving hints on the player's future.
To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.
My feelings about working women were clued by my observation of pregnant alley cats - belly or no, they continue to jump over fences.
dar un aplauso
clap + Posesivo + hands (together)
Female gorillas clap their hands to get the attention of male silverbacks and infants.
dar una posibilidad
afford + opportunity
One of the opportunities which membership of the European Community (EC) affords the United Kingdom (UK) is access to a wide variety of grants and soft loans.
dar un apretón de manos
shake + Posesivo + hand
'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
dar una propina
tip
If you are at a restaurant where you have been at the bar for a while before going to your table, close the tab at the bar and tip the bartender.
dar una rabieta
throw + a tantrum
During the course of the observation, the researcher witnessed the teacher deal once with physical violence by helping a particularly dangerous student to 'take time out' instead of throwing a tantrum.
dar una razón
give + reason
Good reasons were given why the state need not finance all education.
dar una respuesta
furnish + answer
frame + response
All of these data banks furnish specific answers to enquiries without the need to consult another cited item.
We need more quantified analysis if we are to delineate the problem accurately and frame a response to it.
dar una sacudida
give + a shake
give + a jerk
jerk
As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.
He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).
Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.
dar una segunda oportunidad
give + a second chance
If their answer is incorrect, they are given a second chance.
dar una segunda vida
give + a second life
This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.
dar una señal
put down + a deposit
Of course, it's crazy to put down a deposit for a car when so much is still unknown.
dar una solución
provide + solution
develop + solution
They may assume, unrealistically, that it can provide a solution to all their needs.
This article discusses indexing principles, the problems of indexing and some of the solutions developed by indexers.
dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es
beg + the solution
The consultant frequently is expected to live up to a commitment never made or a problem can be so defined as to beg the solution.
dar un aspecto + Adjetivo
give + a + Adjetivo + look
A golf-ball typewriter is very useful as a variety of typefaces can be used, thus giving a very professional look to home-produced reports and booklists.
dar un ataque de nervios
have + an attack of hysterics
He is always having terrible dreams and suffering from nightmares; and when you shout at him he has something like an attack of hysterics.
dar una torta
slap
slap in the face
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar una torta a Alguien
give + Nombre + a slap in the face
Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.
dar una tunda
trounce
knock + Posesivo + socks off
beat + Nombre + to a pulp
Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
My favorite memory was upending the number one team in the tournament last year - they were so cocky, and we came out and knocked their socks off.
But as ill-luck would have it he was mistaken for a kidnapper of children and was beaten by the mob to a pulp.
dar una ventaja
give + Nombre + an edge
Automated support services give vendors an edge in a competitive marketplace, but may be costly in terms of overhead.
dar una ventaja a Alguien
give + Nombre + a head start
The experience which information professionals have in understanding users' needs gives them a head start in getting the most out of hypermedia.
dar una visión
present + view
provide + an understanding
This opinion article presents a view of the scope for artificial intelligence in information retrieval.
The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.
dar una visión general
give + a general picture
Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.
dar una visión global
give + overview
present + an overview
present + an overall picture
give + an overall picture
overview
This article gives an overview of available automated systems used for indexing in newspaper libraries.
This chapter presents an overview of the special considerations in developing collections of microcomputer software.
It is difficult to present an overall picture of community information services in Australia.
The results are analysed to give an overall picture of the resources, performance and usage of the various sources of information available to the library.
The book 'Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'.
dar una visión total
give + a complete picture
In addition, most guides are selective and only a few give a complete picture of the wealth of material available to a reference collection.
dar un aviso
make + warning
Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.
dar una voltereta [También escrito summersault] [También escrito somersault]
somersault
do + a somersault
summersault
They somersaulted and looped the loop.
She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.
But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis - ending his career.
dar una voz
holler
When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.
dar una vuelta a Alguien [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc] [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc]
take + Nombre + for a spin
take + Nombre + for a ride
Unknown to us, Jaeger decided to take him for a spin on the back of his bike.
Why is it that a dog hates it when you blow in his face but when you take him for a ride in a car It sticks his head out the window?.
dar una vuelta de campana [También escrito summersault] [También escrito somersault]
capsize
somersault
do + a somersault
summersault
In March 1987, a car ferry capsized killing 193 passengers.
They somersaulted and looped the loop.
She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.
But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis - ending his career.
dar una vuelta en coche
go out for + a drive
There was a time when even in cities it was regarded as a evidence of complete moral depravity for a man to go out for a drive on Sunday.
dar una vuelta en coche a Alguien
take + Nombre + for a drive
He took her for a drive on their first real date.
dar un berrinche
throw + a tantrum
During the course of the observation, the researcher witnessed the teacher deal once with physical violence by helping a particularly dangerous student to 'take time out' instead of throwing a tantrum.
dar un beso de despedida
kiss + Nombre + goodbye
The article 'Don't kiss Boolean goodbye' criticizes the recent trend away from Boolean searching and towards natural language searching in online systems.
dar un bocado a
take + a bite out of
One last thought as a parting shot: it does seem that having once taken a bite out of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, we are to be banished from paradise forever, but we really have to eat the maggots in the fruit as well?.
dar un bofetón
cuff
slap
slap in the face
He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un bofetón a Alguien
give + Nombre + a slap in the face
Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.
dar un brinco
leap up
He wouldn't understand a joke even if it leapt up and bit him in the funny bone.
dar un cabezazo
headbutt
Jockey Paul O'Neill received a one-day ban from racing for headbutting his horse.
dar un cachete [Generalmente a un niño como señal de castigo]
spank
cuff
slap
slap in the face
whoop + Posesivo + ass
In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.
He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
Some parents just need to whoop their kids' ass every now and then.
dar un cachete a Alguien
slap + Nombre + on the wrist
After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
dar un calambre
cramp
Often a muscle that is cramping feels harder than normal to the touch or may even show visible signs of twitching.
dar un (caluroso) aplauso
give + Nombre + a big hand
give + Nombre + a (big) round of applause
The two thousand-seat theater was almost full and the audience was receptive, laughed a lot and gave him a big hand for a number of the points he made.
The commentator asked the room to give her a big round of applause.
dar un chiflido
whistle
The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.
dar un chillido
holler
When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.
dar un chivatazo
inform on
Some view whistleblowing - defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace - as being undesirable.
dar un comienzo a
give + a start to
Perestroika gave a start to new Russian democracy.
dar un consejo
give + Nombre + a piece of advice
She's pretty undecided upon what would fit best so you must take a look at her clothes and accessories and give her a piece of advice.
dar un coscorrón
cuff
He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
dar un descanso
put + Nombre + to rest
Your mind is a powerful instrument, but you must learn to put it to rest sometimes, otherwise it will get blunt and/or turn against you.
dar un ejemplo
give + an example
This paper gives examples of the computer program's main menu structure, the customer addresses file, the types of job completed, pricing structures and cumulative statistics.
dar un empujón
give + a boost
CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.
dar un fuerte aplauso
give + Nombre + a big hand
give + Nombre + a (big) round of applause
The two thousand-seat theater was almost full and the audience was receptive, laughed a lot and gave him a big hand for a number of the points he made.
The commentator asked the room to give her a big round of applause.
dar un garbeo a Alguien [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc] [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc]
take + Nombre + for a spin
take + Nombre + for a ride
Unknown to us, Jaeger decided to take him for a spin on the back of his bike.
Why is it that a dog hates it when you blow in his face but when you take him for a ride in a car It sticks his head out the window?.
dar un garbeo en coche a Alguien
take + Nombre + for a drive
He took her for a drive on their first real date.
dar un golpe
knock
thump
He said this was when the crocodile snuck up from behind and knocked her with its front paws.
He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
dar un golpe en la cara
punch + Nombre + in the face
They stepped out of the room and he punched her in the face, sending her sprawling and giving her a black eye that lasted for the rest of the tour.
dar un golpe por detrás
rear-end
For purposes of insurance and policing, the driver of the car that rear-ends the other car is almost always considered to be at fault.
dar un gran aplauso
give + Nombre + a (big) round of applause
give + Nombre + a big hand
The commentator asked the room to give her a big round of applause.
The two thousand-seat theater was almost full and the audience was receptive, laughed a lot and gave him a big hand for a number of the points he made.
dar un gran paso adelante
reach + a milestone
In late Feb 1999 the library reached the milestone of 200,000 titles processed.
dar un gran placer
give + Nombre + great pleasure to
Horses have always had a special place in her heart and it gives her great pleasure to capture them.
dar un guantazo
slap
slap in the face
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un hachazo
hack
He had to rush his nephew to hospital after he was hacked by a machete-wielding mob.
dar un hervor
parboil
Sometimes the vegetables are left raw, sometimes stir-fried, parboiled, boiled, or steamed.
dar un impulso
kick-start [kickstart]
Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.
dar un indicio
clue
My feelings about working women were clued by my observation of pregnant alley cats - belly or no, they continue to jump over fences.
dar un lavado de cara
spruce up
The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.
dar un manotazo
swat at
cuff
slap
slap in the face
Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.
He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un manotazo a Alguien
give + Nombre + a slap in the face
Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.
dar un nivel de prioridad alto
put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities
With the advent of devolved management and delegated responsibility, schools should be putting library provision high on their list of priorities.
dar un nuevo acabado
refinish
If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
dar un nuevo impulso
pep up
Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.
dar un nuevo nombre
rename
Without such an understanding, attempts at overcoming the stereotype by willing it away, renaming, or ignoring it will remain futile.
dar un ojo de la cara por Algo
give + an eye-tooth for/to
Who else but a librarian would give an eye-tooth to work at a bookstore on the weekend?.
dar unos azotes [Generalmente a un niño como señal de castigo]
spank
whoop + Posesivo + ass
In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.
Some parents just need to whoop their kids' ass every now and then.
dar un paseo
take + a stroll
take + a walk
have + a walk
After the visit of the Bavarian State Library, there will be enough time to take a stroll through the city centre.
Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.
The very best way to begin exercising is by just having a walk.
dar un paseo a Alguien [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc] [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc]
take + Nombre + for a spin
take + Nombre + for a ride
Unknown to us, Jaeger decided to take him for a spin on the back of his bike.
Why is it that a dog hates it when you blow in his face but when you take him for a ride in a car It sticks his head out the window?.
dar un paseo en coche
go out for + a drive
There was a time when even in cities it was regarded as a evidence of complete moral depravity for a man to go out for a drive on Sunday.
dar un paseo en coche a Alguien
take + Nombre + for a drive
He took her for a drive on their first real date.
dar un paso
make + step
Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.
dar un paso adelante
step up
Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
dar un paso al frente
step up
Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
dar un paso atrás
step back
She stepped back and studied Jasmine from head to foot, then glanced at him, giving him a wink.
dar un paso en falso
make + a false move
A man with a gun said, 'If you make a false move, you're dead'.
dar un paso hacia delante
take + a step forward
step up
LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.
Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
dar un pellizco en el culo
bottom pinching
Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.
dar un pellizco en el trasero
bottom pinching
Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.
dar un portazo
slam + door
slam
On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.
dar un premio
give + an award
grant + an award
award + a prize
A police dog strangled and left unconscious as he helped make an arrest has been given an award.
In granting the award, Committee praised the Agency 'for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used'.
Ivy, a final year engineering student, has been awarded a prize for academic excellence.
dar un puntapié
boot
punt
I booted him so hard in the pants as he left, I still have some of his teeth embedded in my porch door.
Learning how to punt a football is essential for any team, since punting is key to winning the game.
dar un puñetazo
sock
thump
I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list.
He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
dar un repaso a
give + a review of
provide + overview
This article gives a brief review of recent developments in disc storage media.
Chapter 1 provides an overview of today's reference services, suggesting the rich possibilities for applying basic professional skills.
dar un repullo
give + a start
startle
In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet.
I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.
dar un respingo
give + a start
startle
jump back
In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet.
I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.
She abruptly jumped back as a car zipped past.
dar un respiro
give + Nombre + a respite
cut + Nombre + some slack
give + Nombre + a break
take + the heat off
Thirdly, the burden of stimulation is removed from the teacher's shoulders, giving a welcome respite.
The fact that she knows hormones are causing her temporary crankiness doesn't make her feelings any less real, so cut her some slack.
You may say it was jealousy or childishness of my friend but give him a break - this is the stupid stuff teens do.
By quitting smoking you're not only taking the heat off your lungs but you're adding years back to your life.
dar un revés
deal + a blow
give + a blow
strike + a blow
slap
slap in the face
The Internet has dealt a blow to the librarian's comfortable role as an information gatekeeper at the centre of the information providing business.
It was as if she had been given a dizzying blow = Fue como si le hubieran dado un golpe y se hubiera mareado.
This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a 'mortal blow' to its livelihood.
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un rodeo
detour
take + a detour
make + a detour
Eastbound traffic will be detoured as a result of the road works.
A woman struggled to survive when she found herself at the mercy of a psychopathic killer after taking a detour into the backwoods outside New York City.
He was then forced to return the aircraft to Manchester airport after making a detour over the North Sea.
dar un salto [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio leapt]
leap
give + a jump
leap up
For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
At first the neophytic librarian was mildly shocked by his revelations, and sometimes her heart gave a jump when he described some of the bitter struggles that went on constantly between individuals.
He wouldn't understand a joke even if it leapt up and bit him in the funny bone.
dar un salto hacia atrás
jump back
She abruptly jumped back as a car zipped past.
dar un salto mortal [También escrito summersault] [También escrito somersault]
somersault
do + a somersault
summersault
They somersaulted and looped the loop.
She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.
But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis - ending his career.
dar un servicio
provide + service
do + service
The Center has developed a regional data base and just started to provide services to members.
It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
dar un soplo
inform on
Some view whistleblowing - defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace - as being undesirable.
dar un suspiro
breathe + a sigh
After hearing the good news, the two women breathed a simultaneous sigh.
dar un suspiro de alivio
breathe + a sigh of relief
heave + a sigh of relief
Coastal residents breathed a sigh of relief when the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm.
They must be heaving a sigh of relief today, that the council weren't brave enough to call their bluff.
dar un susto
spook
The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
dar un susto de muerte
scare + the living daylights out of
frighten + the living daylights out of
frighten + Nombre + to death
scare + the hell out of
have + the scare of + Posesivo + life
frighten + the hell out of
frighten + the shit out of
scare + the shit out of
frighten + the wits out of
scare + the wits out of
scare + the life out of
frighten + the life out of
frighten + the pants off
scare + the pants off
Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away.
Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.
What turns one person on can frighten the hell out of others.
I was out for my usual nightly stroll recently and a car full of young lads shouted at me and actually frightened the shit out of me.
I don't condone these acts but they are guaranteed to scare the shit out of someone you are dating.
They are dark, bloodthirsty stories written to delight small children by frightening the wits out of them.
The sound in that game played via the surround sound literally scared the wits out of me at times.
If I'm not mistaken, Halloween is about eating too much sugar and scaring the life out of people.
I was in the room at the time with my curtains closed and the sound of the bird hitting the glass frightened the life out of me!.
But themes haven't changed all that much, and the goal remains the same - to frighten the pants off the viewer.
If this does not scare the pants off you, nothing will.
dar un susto morrocotudo
scare + the living daylights out of
frighten + the living daylights out of
frighten + Nombre + to death
scare + the hell out of
frighten + the hell out of
frighten + the shit out of
scare + the shit out of
frighten + the wits out of
scare + the wits out of
scare + the life out of
frighten + the life out of
frighten + the pants off
scare + the pants off
Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away.
Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
What turns one person on can frighten the hell out of others.
I was out for my usual nightly stroll recently and a car full of young lads shouted at me and actually frightened the shit out of me.
I don't condone these acts but they are guaranteed to scare the shit out of someone you are dating.
They are dark, bloodthirsty stories written to delight small children by frightening the wits out of them.
The sound in that game played via the surround sound literally scared the wits out of me at times.
If I'm not mistaken, Halloween is about eating too much sugar and scaring the life out of people.
I was in the room at the time with my curtains closed and the sound of the bird hitting the glass frightened the life out of me!.
But themes haven't changed all that much, and the goal remains the same - to frighten the pants off the viewer.
If this does not scare the pants off you, nothing will.
dar un telefonazo a Alguien
give + Nombre + a tinkle
give + Nombre + a holler
As we prepared to leave, she told me that if I had any questions, I could just give her a tinkle, and she would try to answer them.
Give them a holler and I'm sure they will help out.
dar un tirón
jerk
Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.
dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien
slap + Nombre + on the wrist
After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
dar un tirón muscular
pull + a muscle
Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
dar un tono
give + effect
Three-dimensional watermarks gave a light-and-shade effect in the paper.
dar un toque a Alguien
give + Nombre + a tinkle
As we prepared to leave, she told me that if I had any questions, I could just give her a tinkle, and she would try to answer them.
dar un tortazo
give + a blow
deal + a blow
strike + a blow
cuff
slap
slap
slap in the face
It was as if she had been given a dizzying blow = Fue como si le hubieran dado un golpe y se hubiera mareado.
The Internet has dealt a blow to the librarian's comfortable role as an information gatekeeper at the centre of the information providing business.
This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a 'mortal blow' to its livelihood.
He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un trago
take + a swig
take + a swill
The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle.
They advise that children should be encouraged to take a swill of water and rinse it around their teeth after eating sweets.
dar un trancazo
belt
They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.
dar un traspié
trip up
I keep tripping up and one of my legs looks thinner than the other, should I see my doctor?.
dar un tratamiento
give + treatment
Equally serious, authors are often too close to the paper to give it an objective treatment.
dar un tropezón
trip over
And it makes it even more laughable everytime she trips over her own foot.
dar un uso
put to + purpose
This can still be provided, but account must be taken of functions and qualities of the building and the purpose to which it will be put.
dar un vistazo
take + a look at
glance at
check out
peek
have + a look
take + a peek at
cast + a glance over
look through
glance over
It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.
In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.
He sat there in the coffee shop, every so often glancing over his paper.
dar un voto de confianza
give + Nombre + some latitude
Libraries, in turn, are given little latitude with regard to what they are supposed to buy, because decisions are in the hands of scholars who are not responsible for the funds to implement their decisions.
dar un vuelco
capsize
In March 1987, a car ferry capsized killing 193 passengers.
dar un zarpazo
swipe
swat at
This time the pup simply got too close to the cat while she was just sitting there, so she swiped him.
Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.
dar uso
put to + use
Use to which the information system will be put impinges upon most of the earlier issues, but there are elements of the nature of use which can be considered in their own right.
dar uso a
make + use of
The example search in figure 8.3 shows how the statements in an online search make use of Boolean logic operators.
dar valor
imbue with + value
give + value
add + value
And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
The only reason I like to give value to people, is that at the end of the day I always recesive more than I give.
There are ways to add value to your home that might not have crossed your mind before.
dar vergüenza
feel + shy
Many times we may feel shy about making friends and hanging out with people our own age.
dar vida
imbue with + life
animate
bring + Nombre + to life
And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.
This authentically recreated village vibrantly brings to life the story of the first settlers.
dar vida a
jazz up
brighten up
give + life to
After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.
Greg also gave renewed life to an older saying of Copinger, that 'bibliography is the grammar of literary investigation'.
dar vigor
energise [energize, -USA]
This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.
dar vitalidad
vitalise [vitalize, -USA]
The article has the title 'The semester system and the need for vitalizing the college libraries'.
dar vueltas [Verbo irregular: pasado spun/span, participio spun] [Referido al motor de un vehículo]
whirl
wind
mill around
twirl
gyrate
spin
roll
wheel
turn over
Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.
Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.
The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck.
The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.
In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.
The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
Around its shrouded summit the regal birds wheeled by the hundreds, their plangent wails and cackles echoing off the black volcanic slopes.
In this video I show you guys how to push-start your bike if it has a low battery or for some reason it just doesn't want to turn over.
dar vueltas a una manivela
crank + a handle
crank
turn + a crank
turn + a handle
crank + a lever
The lantern can be powered by cranking the handle or by 4 AA batteries.
Only 'calculators' then were noisy machines with cranks; to multiply, you cranked a whole lotta additions.
Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.
Turning the handle makes the motor act as a generator, producing a small voltage.
Clothes were washed by cranking the lever on the left side back and forth, moving an agitator inside the washer.
dar vueltas a un manubrio
crank + a handle
crank
turn + a crank
turn + a handle
crank + a lever
The lantern can be powered by cranking the handle or by 4 AA batteries.
Only 'calculators' then were noisy machines with cranks; to multiply, you cranked a whole lotta additions.
Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.
Turning the handle makes the motor act as a generator, producing a small voltage.
Clothes were washed by cranking the lever on the left side back and forth, moving an agitator inside the washer.
dar vueltas como un trompo
go around and around
Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
dar vueltas sin avanzar
go (a)round in + circles
This type of discussion makes the conflict endless and the argument is going round in circles because different people are trying to solve different problems.
dar vueltas y vueltas
go around and around
Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
dar zapatazos
stomp
stamp + Posesivo + feet
stomp + Posesivo + feet
The patient may experience an annoying feeling that can be relieved by shifting the positions of the legs or by stomping the feet on the floor.
The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.
90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth.
dio la casualidad
as it happened
As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.
dispuesto a dar lo mejor sí
on + Posesivo + mettle
show + Posesivo + best
All contestants were on their mettle to show their best in order to grab the awards.
All contestants were on their mettle to show their best in order to grab the awards.
donde las dan, las toman [Derivado de la expresión original "Curses, like chickens, come home to roost"]
what goes around comes around
the chickens come home to roost
you reap what you sow
if you dance, you must pay the piper
If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate.
These particular chickens do come home to roost.
A popular teaching of the New Testament is the principle that 'you reap what you sow'.
And as the old saying goes: 'If you dance, you must pay the piper' .
el mundo da muchas vueltas [Derivado de la expresión original "Curses, like chickens, come home to roost"]
what goes around comes around
the chickens come home to roost
you reap what you sow
If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate.
These particular chickens do come home to roost.
A popular teaching of the New Testament is the principle that 'you reap what you sow'.
empezar a dar carcajadas
burst into + a fit of laughter
burst into + side-splitting laughter
Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.
Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.
empezar a dar problemas
be on the blink
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
empezar a darse cuenta de
grow on/upon + Pronombre
The magnitude of her Herculanian efforts grow upon us as we contemplate the adverse circumstances under which she undertook the enterprise.
en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control
in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control
We therefore reserve the right to revise delivery dates in the event of circumstances beyond our control.
hacer dar vueltas
gyrate
The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.
hacer que Algo dé fruto
bring to + fruition
The compilers are dismayed that there are so many promising initiatives which have not been brought to fruition.
hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante
take + Nombre + a/one step forward
In 1911 J Kaiser published a work entitled 'Systematic Indexing,' which took the practice of alphabetical subject indexing an important step forward.
idea + dar forma
idea + shape
This article focuses on the ideas and social forces shaping libraries.
igual da
same difference, the
The article 'Online, CD-ROM and Web: is it the same difference? discusses some obstacles to the use of electronic information.
intentar dar un manotazo
take + a swat at
swat at
As he was lowered out of the helicopter a polar bear took a swat at him.
Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.
intentar dar un zarpazo
take + a swat at
swat at
As he was lowered out of the helicopter a polar bear took a swat at him.
Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.
ir a darse una vuelta
go for + a walk
It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.
ir a dar un paseo
go for + a stroll
She was moved by a sudden impulse to leave the building and go for a stroll.
la verdad + darse a conocer
the truth + come out
She went down in their estimation when the truth came out.
los hay para dar y regalar
there's one born every minute
There's one born every minute: those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
los trabajos que nadie quieren dan dinero
where there's muck there's brass
where there's muck there's money
there's cash in trash
In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.
In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.
In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.
los trabajos sucios dan dinero
where there's muck there's brass
where there's muck there's money
there's cash in trash
In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.
In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.
In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.
morder la mano del que + dar de comer
bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre
Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.
no dar crédito
disbelief
Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos
not believe + Posesivo + ears
They could not believe their ears, for what had happened was so unexpected that it was as if they were listening to the words in a dream.
no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos
not believe + Posesivo + eyes
They can't quite believe their eyes and refuse to make the leap of faith to accept that a 3.4 megapixel sensor can produce such quality.
no dar fruto
come to + nothing
The idea of the universal index eventually came to nothing, but the UDC found favour as a general classification scheme and continued to develop in its own right.
no dar golpe
not lift a finger
He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
no dar indicios de
show + no sign(s) of
The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no dar la merecida importancia
understate
University faculty generally understate prices of textbooks for their courses = El profesorado universitario generalmente subestima los precios de los libros de textos de sus cursos.
no darle demasiada importancia a Algo
think + little of
It was obvious to the committeemen that these new residents of Boston were generally unlettered and `think little of moral and intellectual culture'.
no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo
think + nothing of + Gerundio
To visit Newport is to jump into a different world where Astors and Vandeerbilts thought nothing of setting aside $300,000 for summer entertaining.
no darle importancia a
think + very little about/of
Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
no dar más de sí
stretch + Nombre + to the limit
overstretch
All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.
no dar muestras de
show + no sign(s) of
The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no dar ningún resultado
give + zero results
be of no avail
be to no avail
For example, SELECTing RIGHT(W)TO(W)READ would give zero results.
This, however, was of no avail, for the whole cavity, including the external meatus, was gradually obliterated.
However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom.
no dar palo al agua
not lift a finger
He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
no dar pie con bola
get it + (all) wrong
get + everything wrong
not get a thing right
There are risks in assuming that the enquirer has got it all wrong.
And if you're looking at the world through an intellectual prism, you'll also get everything wrong.
This was when I first noticed Dolt's idiocy and he has never, to my knowledge, managed to get a thing right since.
no darse cuenta de
be blind to
sneak under + Posesivo + radar
go + unnoticed
go under + Posesivo + radar
go + undetected
Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.
'What I'm trying to get across is that chocolate is sneaking under the radar of unhealthy foods,' said the doctor from Airdrie Health Centre = "Lo que estoy tratando de hacer entender es que el chocolate pasa inadvertido como alimento poco saludable," dijo el médico del centro de salud Airdrie.
For some years this work went largely unnoticed in the West, until after the Second World War it was discovered by a new generation of librarians.
I can't believe I let this song go under my radar for so long.
Heart defects in young people can go undetected until serious trouble begins.
no dar señales de
show + no sign(s) of
The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no darse por vencido fácilmente
not take + no for an answer
You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no dar una impresión clara
send + mixed signals
Real progress will remain elusive if the US keeps sending mixed signals, talking of winning hearts and minds and bombing Pakistani territory at the same time.
ocasión + dar lugar a
occasion + give rise to
Within the group 'Change of name' will be listed those occasions which give rise to a change of name such as marriage, joining a religious order, change of citizenship, and so on = Dentro del grupo "Cambio de nombre" se incluirán aquellas ocasiones que dan lugar a un cambio de nombre como, por ejemplo, el matrimonio, el ingreso de una orden relgiosa, el cambio de ciudadanía, etc.
poder dar Algo por perdido
be as good as lost
After all, if you cannot find a photo once it's been archived then it's as good as lost.
que da agua
leaking
leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup.]
The documents were relegated to an environmentally unsafe location, where they were damaged by a leaking water pipe.
He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded .
que da miedo
scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.]
The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.
que da placer
pleasure-giving
Cocaine works by stimulating pleasure-giving neurotransmitters.
que da que pensar
sobering
A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.
que da susto
scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.]
The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.
que da vida
life-giving
Minneapolis, the first great metropolis at the headwaters of this life-giving waterway, will be the perfect site for the 2004 MCN conference.
que hay que dar muchas vueltas
circuitous
The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.
que no da más de sí
overstretched
Electronic publishing is something librarians shouldn't be doing, given their already overstretched human and financial resources.
que no se le puede dar un nombre
unnameable
But note the cost: documents tend increasingly to be about these unnameable subjects.
que se le puede dar un nombre
nameable
Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds - so long as they are 'nameable' - and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
salir a darse una vuelta
go for + a walk
It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.
salir a dar una caminata
go for/on a jaunt
jaunt
I went for a jaunt in the snow about an hour ago and my hands are still numb.
We borrowed my Grandmother's car for a few days to jaunt over to the Pacific coast.
salir a dar una vuelta
go out
They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.
salir a dar una vuelta en coche
go out for + a drive
There was a time when even in cities it was regarded as a evidence of complete moral depravity for a man to go out for a drive on Sunday.
salir a dar un paseo
go out for + a walk
She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.
sin dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos
in disbelief
He remembers their eyes staring up at him in disbelief as he beat the life out of them.
sin dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos
in disbelief
He remembers their eyes staring up at him in disbelief as he beat the life out of them.
sin darle importancia
airily
Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.
sin darme cuenta
before I know what's happened
Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
sin darnos cuenta
out of sight
More through inattention than any attempt at concealment, the shaping of the twenty-first century is happening offstage, out of sight.
sin darse cuenta
inadvertently
unwittingly
without realising
without noticing
unconsciously
unknowingly
Use this operator carefully - you may inadvertently eliminate relevant records.
Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
Similarly, an English woman visiting Italy who touches her earlobes a lot, without realising the cultural significance of this action, would be behaving flirtatiously in that context.
They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.
He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
The ways in which library professionals - knowingly and unknowingly - undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
tener dinero para dar y regalar
be loaded with money
be made of money
have + money to burn
be rolling in money
be filthy rich
In other words, the guy's so loaded with money he doesn't even know what to do with it all.
The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy.
Companies promoting 'weight loss breakthroughs' can spend six figures on commercials and still have money to burn.
Saddam did not suffer from the sanctions, he was still rolling in money and politicians like Galloway profited from such sanctions.
If your main source of information is that magazine, you might think that everyone in Hollywood is filthy rich.
teoría de dar sentido [Teoría de la documentación que estudia como la gente usa la información y otros recursos para darle sentido a cualquier fenómeno del mundo que les rodea]
sense-making approach
The sense-making approach consists of conceptual and theoretical premises and a set of related methodologies for assessing how people make sense of their worlds and how the use the information and other resources in the process.
vida + dar un giro de -1-80 grados
turn + Posesivo + life around
A violent panhandler who attacked an elderly man in a church has turned his life around and may even be baptized in the same church where the attack took place.
vida + dar un vuelco
turn + Posesivo + life upside down
turn + Posesivo + world upside-down
He may have been a successful actor before stepping into 007's shoes, but Daniel Craig admits that playing James Bond has turned his life upside down.
But that belief changed after she met Liang Jing Hao, a wisecracking guy who turned her world upside down.
vivir sin dar golpe
live off + the fat of the land
Unless more of us refuse to be content to coast along, living off the fat of the land and leaving others to pay the tab, there is no guarantee that America will be a better place for our children than it was for us.
volver a dar forma
reshape [re-shape]
I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.
y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta
the next thing + Pronombre + know
The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.
