hombre
male ; man [men, -pl.].
The decision has been made to use the term males instead of the term Men in the indexing of documents.
No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
actuar como un hombre de verdad
man up
It is time for the country to man up, put aside politics, and do something that is hard, unpopular, dangerous and frightening.
agujero de hombre
manhole
It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.
alimentación del hombre
human nutrition
human nutrition
The system aims to cover periodical articles on the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical and herbal supplements in human nutrition.
The system aims to cover periodical articles on the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical and herbal supplements in human nutrition.
animal que ataca al hombre
man-eater
Man-eaters epitomize this in their ability to somehow overcome human intelligence and hunt our species as any other animal.
asignado por el hombre
humanly-assigned
The mixture of humanly-assigned and machine-assigned terms can confuse the searcher.
asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios
Lions club
The initiative for founding information centres usually came from local voluntary bodies such as Lions clubs or church-based organizations.
basado en el hombre
human-centred [human-centered, -USA]
The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
causado por el hombre
man-made
The term realia refers to natural objects as opposed to man-made ones.
centrado en el hombre
human-centred [human-centered, -USA]
anthropocentric
The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
These workplaces comprise a technocentric perspective and do not truly represent an anthropocentric route of information technology.
centralización en el hombre
human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA]
It is not enough to base the concept of human-centredness on ideas of social utility, collaborative working or human controllability.
comportarse como un hombre de verdad
man up
It is time for the country to man up, put aside politics, and do something that is hard, unpopular, dangerous and frightening.
contacto con el hombre
human contact
Some cats are cuddlier by nature while others need some encouragement to enjoy human contact.
creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres [Generalmente mediante el desarrollo de actividades consideradas típicas de los hombres y en las que no suelen participar las mujeres]
male bonding
For example, in the comic strip Bloom County, male bonding consisted primarily of sitting around in your underwear, drinking beer and watching football on TV.
creado por el hombre
human-generated
A new study has determined that human-generated sounds significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals.
de ilusiones vive el hombre
We are such stuff as dreams are made on
The poem closes with a strange hint of allusion to the Shakespearean quotation 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on'.
de la máquina y el hombre
human-machine
The digital librarian acts as guardian of the information superhighway and as a symbiotic human-machine guru = El bibliotecario digital actúa como guardián de la superautopista de la información y como gurú que representa la simbiosis de la máquina y el hombre.
desastre provocado por el hombre
man-made disaster
Man-made disasters cost the most in terms of human suffering, loss of life and long-term damage to a country's economy.
devoradora de hombres
man-eater
She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.
diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres
gender pay gap
In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres
gender pay differential
Gender pay differentials might be due to discrimination.
dominado por el hombre
male dominated [male-dominated]
The IT sector within libraries remained male dominated on the applications side.
el hombre de la calle [Expresión utilizada principalmente en los Estados Unidos]
the average Joe
It is fair to assume that the average Joe/Jane is neither a college graduate nor a high-school dropout.
el hombre no es una isla
no man is an island
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
el hombre propone y Dios dispone
Man proposes, God disposes
The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.
el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre
a dog is man's best friend
If a dog is man's best friend, and diamonds are a girl's best friend, which is the dumber sex?.
entre el hombre y el sistema
human-system
Formal system models can be combined directly with a representation of human cognition to yield an integrated view of human-system interaction: a syndetic model.
entre la máquina y el hombre
human-machine
The digital librarian acts as guardian of the information superhighway and as a symbiotic human-machine guru = El bibliotecario digital actúa como guardián de la superautopista de la información y como gurú que representa la simbiosis de la máquina y el hombre.
equidad entre hombres y mujeres
gender equity
Gender equity on the World Wide Web has not yet been achieved.
evolución del hombre
human evolution
The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution.
generado por el hombre
human-generated
A new study has determined that human-generated sounds significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals.
hecho por el hombre
man-made
The term realia refers to natural objects as opposed to man-made ones.
hombre acaudalado
man of means
Almost all of them were well-educated men of means who were leaders in their communities.
hombre acomodado
man of means
man of substance
Almost all of them were well-educated men of means who were leaders in their communities.
Half his adult life had been spent in a struggle to raise that capital - a fruitless struggle, for he had not yet found a single man of substance to share his vision.
hombre anuncio
sandwich man
sandwich-board man
human billboard
As a young man he worked as a 'sandwich man' in order to make a living.
On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city - there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
The Spanish capital of Madrid has banned the use of human billboards, calling them an 'assault on people's dignity'.
hombre blanco
white man [white men, -pl.]
How can a Western-born white man, to take an extreme example, experience directly what it means to be a black Central African?.
hombre bomba
suicide bomber
The writer discusses suicide bombers, focusing on the groups Hamas and al Qaeda.
hombre casado
married man
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hombre con éxito
successful man
Groucho Marx once said, 'Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife'.
hombre corriente, el [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
common man, the
Librarians in turn were forced to assess their successes and failures in reaching the common man.
hombre de a pie, el
man-on-the-street
man in the street, the
On December 8, 1941, Lomax sent a telegram urging folklorists around the United States to collect and record man-on-the-street reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war by the United States.
But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
hombre de color
coloured man
He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
hombre de confianza
henchman [henchmen, -pl.]
Even the president and his henchmen could not resist blowing their own trumpet.
hombre de dinero
man of means
Almost all of them were well-educated men of means who were leaders in their communities.
hombre de estado
statesman [statesmen, -pl.]
These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.
hombre de éxito
successful man
Groucho Marx once said, 'Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife'.
hombre de fortuna
man of means
man of substance
Almost all of them were well-educated men of means who were leaders in their communities.
Half his adult life had been spent in a struggle to raise that capital - a fruitless struggle, for he had not yet found a single man of substance to share his vision.
hombre de honor
man of honour
The myth of a courageous and generous 'man of honor' must be destroyed, because a mafioso is just the opposite.
hombre de la calle [Plural lay people]
layman [laymen, -pl.]
lay person [layperson]
layperson
Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.
Vows of chastity can also be taken by laypersons as a voluntary act of devotion.
hombre de la calle, el [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
common man, the
man-on-the-street
man in the street, the
Librarians in turn were forced to assess their successes and failures in reaching the common man.
On December 8, 1941, Lomax sent a telegram urging folklorists around the United States to collect and record man-on-the-street reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war by the United States.
But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
hombre de la edad del hielo
iceman [icemen, -pl.]
Like the popular image of a prehistoric iceman taken from a glacier and warmed back to life, libraries were startled awake to a new information era = Como la imagen popular de un hombre prehistórico de la edad del hielo prehistórico sacado de un glaciar y devuelto a la vida, las bibliotecas se despertaron sobresaltadas en una nueva era de la información.
hombre de las cavernas
prehistoric man
caveman
cave dweller
The park was set aside to preserve the works and relics of prehistoric man and Native American culture.
The course is an audio and visual presentation of some of the works of music, art, architectural development and homey philosophy from caveman through the present day.
The domestic dog, considered to be the first tamed animal, is coexisting with human beings since the days of the cave dwellers.
hombre de letras
man of letters
The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.
hombre del renacimiento
Renaissance man
He was a real Renaissance man, dabbling in anything that caught his interest.
hombre del tiempo
weatherman
weatherman
Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer.
Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer.
hombre de mar
seaman [seamen -pl.]
For this reason, a portable lending library programme with books in boxes was developed to serve the library needs of seamen from 1859 to 1967.
hombre de mundo [Plural men-about-town]
man-about-town
He is a dashing man-about-town and his rakish behaviour towards women has gained him a notorious reputation.
hombre de Neanderthal
Neanderthal man
It is a curious fact of history that the first Neanderthal man to have been discovered did, indeed, walk with a stoop.
hombre de negocios
businessman [businessmen, -pl.]
entrepreneur
Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Particular attention is paid to deregulation of telecommunications and the role of European entrepreneurs such as Robert Maxwell.
hombre de paja
straw man
straw figure
frontman
This has long been known to be a straw man (i.e., an obvious fallacy) to be knocked down.
The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.
By the time he made his shameless UN appearance, Powell had already spent almost four decades as a frontman for some of the most vicious and ugly elements in American politics and government.
hombre de peso
man of substance
Half his adult life had been spent in a struggle to raise that capital - a fruitless struggle, for he had not yet found a single man of substance to share his vision.
hombre espectáculo
showman [showmen, -pl.]
The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.
hombre exitoso
successful man
Groucho Marx once said, 'Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife'.
hombre latino
Latin man
Search our extensive database and find the Latin woman or man you are looking for.
hombre lobo
werewolf [werewolves, -pl.]
These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
hombre mayor
elderly man
She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
hombre medio, el [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
average person, the
The average person does not basically dislike work, but may gain satisfaction from it or attempt to avoid it depending on past experiences.
hombre muerto
goner
The disease can be prevented by vaccination but once symptoms set in the victim is considered a goner.
hombre negro
black man
coloured man
But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know - how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man.
He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
hombre orquesta
one-man band
This library housekeeping facility is aimed primarily at the small, one-man band type library.
hombre para todo
handyman [handymen, pl.]
The impact of television series' and home improvement stores is in the process of transforming a solid handyman niche market into a publishing and bookselling bonanza in the US.
hombre prehistórico, el
early man
Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.
hombre primitivo, el
early man
Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.
hombre que no tiene palabra
not a man of his word
Why would tradesmen do work for him without being paid up-front, if he is not a man of his word?.
hombre que tiene mucho mundo
a man of the world
You can discuss anything with him - he's a man of the world.
hombre sabio
wise man
A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.
hombre santo
holy man
Many Mauritanians have faith in the supernatural powers of holy men called marabouts.
hombres de negocios
business people
All business people share a common goal which is to make profit.
hombre soltero
single man
bachelor
Where do you meet single men for dating, relationship and marriage is the question that women wonder.
By the way, he's a bachelor and has been at Royalty for five years and is well-known and respected.
hombre viril
virile man
To determine whether 'folk myths' regarding the relationships of penile size to body height and foot size have any basis, 63 virile men were studied.
hora hombre [Trabajo realizado por una persona en una hora]
man-hour
To assist public library staff with the increased workload the Provincial Library Centre loans 2 staff for 20 man-hours each week.
interacción hombre-ordenador
human-computer interaction
Newer technologies on offer include: expert systems; neural nets; hypertext; human-computer interaction; and intelligent computer-aided instruction.
intervención del hombre
human intervention
The human intervention, that we were assured earlier is still so necessary to the cataloging process, in fact takes place largely at the Library of Congress.
lavabo de hombres
men's room
But there is no advantage to having men's and ladies' rooms far apart, since they are used by different people, so they are almost always next to each other.
liberación del hombre
men's liberation
Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or men's liberation.
orientación hacia el hombre
human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA]
It is not enough to base the concept of human-centredness on ideas of social utility, collaborative working or human controllability.
orientado hacia el hombre
human-centred [human-centered, -USA]
The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
parásito del hombre
human parasite
Human parasites are often harmful to the body and can cause diseases, such as trichinosis.
peluquería de hombres
barber's shop
barbershop
Sometimes librarians have to explain to enquirers who will almost certainly not believe them that ostriches do not put their heads in the sand, that in Britain at least, doctors do not take the Hippocratic oath, and that both the yeti and Sweeney Todd's baber's shop are fiction.
Lindy had a number of businesses, including a hardware shop, a barbershop, an ice-cream parlor, a blacksmith shop, and an electrical appliances store.
pobre hombre
poor fellow
The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
por el hombre
humanly
Humanly selected terms may be derived from a number of sources.
proporción hombres-mujeres
sex ratio
This article reports on a study of the basic parameters such as, sex ratio, academic background, age group, and locality of origin of the LIS education students at Manipur University.
provocado por el hombre
man-made
The term realia refers to natural objects as opposed to man-made ones.
relaciones entre hombres y mujeres
gender relations
Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.
seleccionado por el hombre
humanly-selected
Humanly-selected terms may be derived from a number of sources.
ser hombre muerto
be a dead man/woman (walking)
Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.
servicio de hombres
men's room
But there is no advantage to having men's and ladies' rooms far apart, since they are used by different people, so they are almost always next to each other.
un hombre de gentes
a man of the people
He is earthy, charismatic, a man of the people, & profoundly humane.
un hombre de mundo
a man of the world
You can discuss anything with him - he's a man of the world.
un hombre de palabra
a man of his word
Rove said simply that 'Senator Specter is a man of his word, and we'll take him at his word'.
un hombre de pocas palabras
a man of few words
He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.
¡vaya hombre!
oh dear!
'Oh dear what can the matter be' is the question we keep asking ourselves about Joel's health = "Dios mío! qué más puede estar pasando" es lo que nos preguntamos sobre la salud de Joel.
YMCA (Asociación Cristiana de Hombres Jóvenes)
YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association)
This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops.
