descanso
coffee break ; free time ; respite ; recess ; rest ; work break ; half time ; break time [breaktime] ; tea break ; reprieve ; break ; intermission ; relax ; comfort break.
During the coffee break, someone pointed out that most of your readers will look under the term BANTU rather than the technical name.
On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.
There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.
One of the supervisor's jobs is to see that work is prepared for the duty librarian to do during recess and lunchtime.
If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.
The personnel policy should also include a statement concerning number and length of work breaks and a statement regarding attendance at library meetings - who attends, whether time off with pay and/or travel expenses are awarded.
The article 'Practitioners v. educators (1-0 at half time)' looks at the problems of selecting students acceptable to both educators and practitioners in librarianship.
How about staggering lunch hours and break times? We could send smokers at one time and non-smokers at another.
Course fees include study materials, mid-morning coffee, lunch, and afternoon tea breaks but not accommodation.
A small, but growing, number of employers are allowing workplace naps; some are actively encouraging this little reprieve from consciousness.
Deliberate editing requires time, preferably with a break between editing stints.
In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.
Close your eyes and dive into a fantastic mood of relax and freedom!.
I generally stop for one or two comfort breaks - they are not planned, just when I need to pee.
área de descanso
rest area
rest stop
lay-by
There is a noticeable number of patrons who stayed at the library for many hours and make extensive use of rest areas for meal breaks, to phone home, to discuss research projects, and to perform other tasks.
The article is entitled 'Libraries on the superhighway: rest stop or roadkill?'.
I could turn off at the next exit and try to find some lay-by, where I can take forty winks.
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.
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.
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.
descanso con refrigerio
refreshment break
The conference fee will be $275, which includes the printed abstracts, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, lunches and receptions.
descanso de invierno
winterbreak
This is an abridged version of a paper presented at the Ontario College and University Library Association winterbreak '89 Conference.
descanso del mediodía
midday break
The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
descanso en el camino [En general, usado referido a las paradas que se hacen en un viaje largo para ir al baño]
rest stop
comfort break
The article is entitled 'Libraries on the superhighway: rest stop or roadkill?'.
I generally stop for one or two comfort breaks - they are not planned, just when I need to pee.
descanso eterno
eternal rest
Now, 30 years later and a decade after winning the Nobel Peace prize, he seems closer to his eternal rest than ever.
descanso para comer
meal break
There is a noticeable number of patrons who stayed at the library for many hours and make extensive use of rest areas for meal breaks, to phone home, to discuss research projects, and to perform other tasks.
descanso para fumar
smoke break
My employer just put up a notice that we only get one smoke break per shift, and that our 30 minute break counts as our smoke break.
descanso para ir al baño
bathroom break
Just wait until they hear the newest company rule: No bathroom breaks until you clock off work at the end of the day.
día de descanso
holiday
day off
At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.
On one occasion we were also printing on our days off which meant that the journeymen had to be fed and paid overtime.
durante el descanso
at breaktime
The 'commercial' and 'academic' worlds have merged - they think alike, talk alike, look alike - both inhabit 'campuses' and play volleyball at breaktimes, and drink fruit juice.
durante + Posesivo + descanso
during + Posesivo + time off
This short adventure is designed for those who are hard pushed for time and want to do something active during their time off.
lugar de descanso
resting place
And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
no hay descanso para los cansados
no rest for the weary!
I could see they were tired from the journey but no rest for the weary as many people were interested in their arrival.
no hay descanso para los malvados
no peace for the wicked!
no rest for the wicked!
The phrase was originally expressed as 'no peace for the wicked' and refers to the eternal torment of Hell that awaited sinners.
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
período de descanso
rest time
Other pupils will need help in developing stamina and concentration by having rest times when what they are reading can be discussed.
sala de descanso [En ciertas instituciones, sala utilizada por el personal de una institución para descansar, tomar algún refresco, leer el periódico, comer algo, etc]
coffee lounge
Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that there be a coffee lounge close to the library.
sin descanso
relentlessly
restlessly
breathlessly
unabated
without a break
without (a) rest
day in and day out
without respite
Computers, on the other hand adhere to their initial instructions and execute these relentlessly until the task that is set is completed.
The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.
These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.
The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.
Microfilming of Australian records in the UK has continued without a break since 1948 and by 1990 and a total of 9267 reels has been produced.
This sequence was repeated, without rest, for the duration of the technique.
People with diabetes have to do it every day, day in and day out.
The ancient Egyptian mind was struck by the periodic regularity of certain phenomena: the sun that rises, shines, and disappears without respite every day.
sin un descanso
without a break
without (a) rest
Microfilming of Australian records in the UK has continued without a break since 1948 and by 1990 and a total of 9267 reels has been produced.
This sequence was repeated, without rest, for the duration of the technique.
tener un descanso
get + a break
We are finally getting a break from slipping and sliding on the slick streets after the first snow of the season caught some of us by surprise.
tomarse un descanso
take + time out
take + Posesivo + break
lie on + Posesivo + oars
rest on + Posesivo + oars
take + a break
get + a/some rest
have + a/some rest
take + a/some rest
It is therefore important that a manager takes time out to improve communication weaknesses.
The lounge, where employees take their breaks and lunch, is across the corridor from the office in a space 20x18 feet.
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.
It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.
His doctors have ordered him to get some rest.
It is worth doing nothing and having a rest; in spite of all the difficulty.
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.
tomarse un descanso de
take + a split from
As a result of active schedule and lengthy working hours every person seek to take a split from their regular occupation.
tomarse un día de descanso
take + a day off
have + a rest day
take + a rest day
According to John Brandt, in Britain, it was customary, in the 18th and the early 19th centuries, to allow the servants to take the day off on Mothering Sundays = Según John Brandt, en Gran Bretaña era costumbre, en el siglo 18 y principios del 19, permitirles a los sirvientes tomarse el día de la madre de descanso.
Depending on arrival time you will have choice of visiting nearby sanctuaries or have a rest day.
Taking a rest day from exercising is not the end of the world.
tomarse unos días de descanso
take + a break from work
By planning together, clarifying responsibilities, and by sometimes taking a break from work together, staff have increased departmental productivity by 57 percent.
tomar un descanso
take + a breather
take + a break from work
Though we should bear in mind that a talk needs moments of relaxation, when we forget the main topic for a short time while our minds 'take a breather' and we recoup our energy.
By planning together, clarifying responsibilities, and by sometimes taking a break from work together, staff have increased departmental productivity by 57 percent.
trabajar sin descanso
work off + Posesivo + shoes
work (a)round + the clock
work + non-stop
Teacher herself is worked off her shoes coping with appeals for help with grammar, style, spelling, and, most of all, providing infusions of energy when authorial spirits run low.
Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.
During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.
un descanso de
a break from
Thankfully, I have a wonderful set of parents and in-laws who are always willing to help out when we need a break from the kids.
un día de descanso
a day away from
A day away from it now and then, mixing with children, hearing their opinions, trying to answer their questions, can be an invigorating relief.
zona de descanso
rest area
There is a noticeable number of patrons who stayed at the library for many hours and make extensive use of rest areas for meal breaks, to phone home, to discuss research projects, and to perform other tasks.
