imposible
impossible ; hopeless.
Inaccuracies can lead to its being impossible to identify the documents to which citations relate.
This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
conseguir lo imposible
achieve + the impossible
accomplish + the impossible
shoot (for) + the moon
While SDI systems may not be able to achieve the impossible, they can function very effectively within a particular organization.
The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate.
Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
creer en lo imposible
believe in + the impossible
Believe in the impossible and defy science if you think homeopathy works.
esperar lo imposible
shoot (for) + the moon
cry for + the moon
ask for + the moon
reach for + the moon
Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon.
In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon.
Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.
hacer lo imposible
do + the impossible
lean over + backwards
double over + backwards
bend over + backwards
get + water from a stone
fall over + backwards
The article carries the title 'Helping the bumble bees to fly or teacher librarians to do the impossible'.
In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied.
Fact is, in 2006, the record industry is doubling over backwards in its attempt to remedy its decision a decade ago to ignore the onset of the web.
While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.
Blood may be thicker than water, but you can't get water from a stone either.
The problem is that the politicians fall over backwards to pander to tribal leaders.
hacer lo imposible para
jump through + hoops
The article is entitled 'Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Eggshells: The Experiences of Library Students with Disabilities'.
hacer lo imposible por
knock + Reflexivo + out for
When dinner was served, it was evident that his mother had knocked herself out for the Christmas meal.
hacer que sea imposible
render + impossible
Ad hoc attempts to impose a rigorous structure will prove either impossible, or so expensive as to render the exercise impossible.
imposible de comparar
incommemsurable
incommensurate
As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable.
The purpose of this paper is to bring to the fore the incommensurate political differences that separate the work of the two authors.
imposible de conseguir
unobtainable
Furthermore, such visits allow valuable information unobtainable through official channels to be gleaned on an informal basis.
imposible de delimitar
unmappable
The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
imposible de entregar
undeliverable
Of the mailed surveys, 91 were undeliverable for various reasons, and 155 were completed and returned for a response rate of 17 percent.
imposible de localizar
untraceable
It is a false economy to double the effective size of your hard disk with a compression system, only to experience an untraceable glitch and not be able to recover your data.
imposible de medir
incommemsurable
incommensurate
As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable.
The purpose of this paper is to bring to the fore the incommensurate political differences that separate the work of the two authors.
imposible de mezclar
unmixable
The article is entitled 'Scholars and media: an unmixable mess of oil and water or a perfect meld of oil and vinegar?'.
imposible de obtener
unobtainable
Furthermore, such visits allow valuable information unobtainable through official channels to be gleaned on an informal basis.
imposible de representar
unmappable
The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
imposible de resistir
impossible to resist
Her radiant smile is marked with confidence and happiness and is impossible to resist.
intentar algo imposible
bang + Posesivo + head against
The project was being developed here until a few months ago, when we stopped banging our heads against funding agencies that apparently could not see the merit in taking it further.
intentar lograr lo imposible
square + the circle
The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
intentar lo imposible
attempt + the impossible
be an attempt at the impossible
square + the circle
He gradually let his original aims slip away until he was attempting the impossible - a universal bibliography - albeit highly selectively.
Because of lack of agreement in the public library profession on common objectives, efforts to produce staffing standards were an attempt at the impossible.
The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
lograr lo imposible
achieve + the impossible
accomplish + the impossible
While SDI systems may not be able to achieve the impossible, they can function very effectively within a particular organization.
The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate.
mejor imposible
as good as it gets
The Northern Ireland peace process is 'as good as it gets', President Bill Clinton yesterday told a university audience.
misión imposible
mission impossible
The article 'Socialism: Mission Accomplished or mission impossible' traces the development of socialism in Europe & North America since the late 19th century, when socialism represented a way to regulate capitalism.
no hay nada imposible
all bets are off
When it comes to independent comics from small presses, or from larger publishers who specialize in alternative comics, all bets are off = Cuando se trata de los comics independientes de pequeñas editoriales, o de grandes editoriales especializadas en tebeos alternativos, todo es posible.
pretender lograr lo imposible
square + the circle
The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
pretender lo imposible
square + the circle
The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
resultar imposible
prove + impossible
Ad hoc attempts to impose a rigorous structure will prove either impossible, or so expensive as to render the exercise impossible.
ser imposible
be out of the question
be dead meat
be a dead man/woman (walking)
Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.
I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.
sueño imposible
impossible dream
pipe dream [pipedream]
The article has the title 'Educating users about catalogues and cataloguing: the impossible dream'.
For so long the desirable ends of enumerative bibliography have seemed to be a pipedream.
