impedir
guard against ; impede ; inhibit ; prevent ; forestall ; restrain from ; foreclose ; get in + the way (of) ; hamstring ; head off ; ward off ; hamper ; thwart ; stymie.
The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
Likewise, a library or consortium - and ultimately the user - is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.
To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.
The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.
At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth - professionalism could get in the way.
Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.
A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success - functionally, aesthetically and financially.
So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.
impedir el paso
block in
A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.
impedir la entrada
keep out
shut out
The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.
The Immigration Service has vowed to shut out foreigners from registering in preparation for this year's general elections.
impedirle Algo a Alguien
stand in + Posesivo + way
We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision - if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.
impedir que
keep from
Even substantial rises in the grants from universities to their libraries cannot even keep the library from standing still.
impedir que + Subjuntivo
prevent from + Gerundio
There are some features of citation indexes which prevent them from completely ousting other indexes.
impedir ver
screen from + view
shield from + view
hide from + view
Pool equipment must be screened from view with landscaping or walls that match the color and finish of the house.
The idea that nursing mothers need to be 'shielded from view' may strike breastfeeding advocates as unnecessarily modest.
Cigarettes and other tobacco products will now have to be hidden from view in all large shops and supermarkets in England.
si no lo impide el tiempo
weather permitting
The daily star watch will begin with a planetarium show (held rain or shine) to be followed (weather permitting) by viewing with a telescope.
