libre
free ; unrestricted ; unchecked ; unconstrained ; unhindered ; uninhibited ; unobstructed ; untrammelled ; vacant ; unfettered ; up for grabs ; footloose ; free-flowing ; at large ; unassigned ; freewheeling [free-wheeling] ; fancy-free.
Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.
Although the library community advocates unrestricted access to resources for all, professional practices illustrate that librarians restrict access for youth.
The volume of published material tends to grow unchecked, and academic libraries are expected to provide a ready market for it.
Libraries need to tackle issues that can ensure that their clients will have an unconstrained access to electronic information.
The USA is, therefore, campaigning for absolutely unhindered information flow across all national boundaries.
Barriers to the uninhibited international flow of scientific and technical information continue to increase.
From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.
In times of war, or other reasons for the imposition of barriers to untrammelled distribution of information, such openness in communication cannot be allowed.
Again we find that only the first entry leads us to the specific subject, and the others may in fact lead us to `vacant' headings, ie headings under which no entries are filed.
This article urges those responsible to ensure that the service goal of libraries remains as unfettered as possible by a collective agreement.
The article 'Internet domain name control up for grabs' relates the decision by the National Science Foundation, USA, not to renew its agreement with Network Solutions Inc to handle Internet domain registrations.
Americans are among the most opulent and footloose people on earth.
Creating an innovative organisation requires a sponsor followed by guidance by example and gradual change aided by free-flowing communication.
The article is entitled 'Librarian at large'.
If you would like to volunteer to present on one of the unassigned listed topics, please contact me.
The culture that grew around this institution was even more freewheeling than it is today.
In those days, he was a fancy-free young American, living out of a suitcase with a red and green camera always under his arm.
acampada libre
wild camping
If you fancy a real taste of the great outdoors - away from the mini suburbia of campsites - try wild camping, says Dixe Wills.
acceso libre
open access (OA)
free access
Open access (OA) publishing is growing in importance, and, in parallel, the role of institutional repositories (IRs) has come to the forefront of discussion within the library community.
Their Web based manuscript management system promises rapid peer review, multimedia content, searchability and linkability, and free access to all individuals with browsers.
actividad al aire libre
outdoor activity
The Belgian countryside is relatively unspoilt and as a visitor you will have the opportunity to take part in various outdoor activities.
actuar por libre
play to the beat of drum
He will play a game of footy and just play to the beat of his drum not the teams.
al aire libre
open-air
in the open
out of doors
outdoors
in the open air
out in the open air
A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its open-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
As expected, bats avoided obstacles while flying through vegetation and intercepted flying prey out in the open.
He merely told me that Margaret was not very strong, and that she needed a change of air, and that she should keep out of doors.
In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies.
Over 700000 Mozambican children are currently studying in the open air, deprived of minimal conditions for learning.
Why does a hard biscuit become soft when left out in the open air but soft bread becomes hard when left out in the open air?.
amante del aire libre
fresh-air fiend
He is such a fresh-air fiend he nearly panics if there is no window to be opened.
andar por libre
play to the beat of drum
He will play a game of footy and just play to the beat of his drum not the teams.
barra libre
open bar
There is no disputing that having an open bar at a wedding reception is an expensive undertaking.
biblioteca de libre acceso
open access library
Open access libraries, where the public are expected to locate documents for themselves, are different.
búsqueda de texto libre
free text search
free-text searching
Searching descriptor fields for such key terms, e.g. 'FIND: self-esteem in de', can be far more precise than a free text search, eliminating false hits.
The words in abstracts in a database are often used in the free-text searching of that database.
caída libre
free fall
Consequently, this view implies an inmediate cognitive 'free fall' into the lower levels of semantic, morphosyntactic and lexical linguistic nature = Por consiguiente, esta visión implica una "caída libre" inmediata desde el nivel cognitivo a los niveles inferiores de naturaleza semántica, morfosintáctica y léxica.
campo de texto libre
free-text field
Omitting the field label retrieves information from 'free-text' fields only.
comida al aire libre
cookout
Admittance to lectures, classes, cookout and activities is limited to registered participants with name badges.
de espíritu libre
free-spirited
Luminously portrayed as a free-spirited genius spilling over with self-confidence and good humor, Juana is the shining feminist heroine of Bemberg's film.
definición libre
liberal definition
The same survey showed that given a liberal definition, about 68% of libraries were 'providing some level of I&R as a standard service'.
dejar a Alguien a su libre albedrío
leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices
The profession is once again left to its own devices, subject to the tightening constraints of local government budgets.
dejar las manos de uno libres de
free + Posesivo + hands from
It also frees an operator's hands from having to set switches, etc.
dejar libre
vacate
leave + vacant
In August 1994 the Norfolk Record Office had to vacate its premises as a result of the serious fire in the library premises above.
We cannot insert any of these subjects unless we use 629, for this is the only three figure number left vacant.
dejar libre para
give + Nopmbre + (lots of/plenty of) room
Monitors are intelligent and curious so give them lots of room to climb, dig and bask.
dejar tiempo libre
free up + time
In fact, our survey uncovered that 80 percent of respondents are using the Internet to free up time in their busy schedules by paying bills online.
día libre
day off
On one occasion we were also printing on our days off which meant that the journeymen had to be fed and paid overtime.
día libre entre semana
weekday off
These work schedules offer your employees a weekday off two or four times a month with no cut in pay or benefits.
día libre por trabajo extra [Día libre que se le concede al trabajador por trabajo extra realizado]
compensatory day off
Libraries ordinarily have only a small staff 'cushion' to provide for sickness, vacation, and compensatory days off.
dibujo libre [Dibujar a mano sin la ayuda de ningún instrumento]
free-hand drawing
One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.
disponer de un rato libre
spare + time
A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
en caída libre
tumbling
World share markets sank Thursday after a slide on Wall Street sparked by tumbling demand for oil and fears of slackening growth in the U.S.
en los ratos libres de uno
in + Posesivo + own time
on + Posesivo + own time
A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
Since the library lacked a graphic artist he volunteered to handletter signs and to help with displays and art exhibits - all on his own time.
escalada libre
free-climbing
The present study investigates the main differences between the following four mountain disciplines: free-climbing, alpinism, speleology and ski jumping.
espacio al aire libre
outdoor space
Natural light, natural ventilation and outdoor spaces have been integrated into the operation of the building.
espacio libre
spare room
I am reluctant to sell this cheap but I need to get rid of it as I have no spare room for it anymore.
espíritu libre
free spirit
In any case, around 1200 the cult of the free spirit began to emerge as an identifiable heresy in Western Christendom.
esquí estilo libre
freestyle skiing
Some evidence of home advantage was found in figure skating, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, and alpine skiing.
esquí libre
freestyle skiing
Some evidence of home advantage was found in figure skating, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, and alpine skiing.
estanterías de libre acceso [Colección a la que puede acceder el público en general]
open shelves
The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.
estar al aire libre
be out in the open
Everything is out in the open, including the shower and the toilet! .
estar libre de
be free from
What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease - and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.
estar libre de deudas
be free of debt
My dad and I were talking about his recent financial turnaround, and one of the things he said was that he loves being free of debt.
estilo libre
freestyle
Originally, the World Wide Web was used only for freestyle unrestricted browsing and its foundation technologies reflect this.
fondo de inversión libre
hedge fund
For the most part, hedge funds (unlike mutual funds) are unregulated because they cater to sophisticated investors.
fondos de acceso libre [Colección a la que puede acceder el público en general]
open stacks
Consoles would replace the conventional catalogue and would provide the facility for browsing now afforded by the open stacks.
fondos de libre acceso [Colección a la que puede acceder el público en general]
open access stacks
Until recently movable shelving was used mainly in closed access stacks, but since some systems can be operated safely by anyone, it is being used increasingly in open access stacks.
frase de texto libre
free-text phrase
If you want to search for a free-text phrase that contains stopwords, such as 'far from the crowd', enter only the keywords in the phrase.
horas libres [Tiempo libre que se le concede a un empleado normalmente para que se dedique a tareas que contribuyan a mejorar su formación]
released time
Specific topics considered were faculty versus academic status, criteria used for evaluation, tenure, support for research, sabbaticals and released time.
indización en lenguaje libre
free language indexing
Free language indexing is distinct from natural language indexing in that natural indexing is constrained by the language of the document being indexed; free language indexing does not even recognise these constraints.
industria de actividades al aire libre, la
outdoor industry, the
General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre
leisure facilities
This four-star hotel has full leisure facilities including an indoor swiming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and multi-gym.
ir por libre
play to the beat of drum
He will play a game of footy and just play to the beat of his drum not the teams.
juego al aire libre
outdoor game
The potato sack race is another outdoor game that is popular today.
lenguaje de indización libre
free indexing language
Free indexing language again, is not a listed language of terms which is distinct from the terms used to describe concepts in a subject area.
lenguaje libre
free language
Research into controlled and free language is essential for achiever greater exactness in on-line searching.
libre acceso
open access (OA)
Open access (OA) publishing is growing in importance, and, in parallel, the role of institutional repositories (IRs) has come to the forefront of discussion within the library community.
libre albedrío
free will
There is no margin allowed for the exercise of free will.
libre cambio [Política no intervencionista]
laissez-faire
This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laissez-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.
libre circulación de la información
free flow of information
The author discusses the roles that various arms of the proposed structure can play to promote free flow of information = El autor describe las funciones que los diferentes departamentos de la estructura propuesta puede desempeñar para promover la libre circulación de la información.
libre circulación de mercancías
free movement of goods
Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
libre comercio
free trade
free movement of goods
Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.
Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
libre como el viento
footloose and fancy-free
The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.
libre como un pájaro
free as a bird
A person is free as a bird when he's emotionally independent.
libre de
unhampered by
unimpeded by
untrammelled by
unencumbered by
The growing demand for research unhampered by geographic or linguistic limitations is a challenge to libraries.
The author looks at the development of information services in an information society unimpeded by geographical communications borders.
This view offers a version of information futures untrammelled by mundane resource considerations.
There's no doubt this is someone who's doing it for the love of music, unencumbered by expectation.
libre de censura
uncensored
We must try to make the world of books more open so that men and women everywhere may breathe freely the uncensored open air of ideas.
libre de complicaciones
hassle-free
Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
libre de culpa
guilt-free
blameless
The article 'Guilt-free automated claiming' evaluates the impact of automation on serials claiming.
But he is completely wrong to say that he as a state employee is utterly blamelessfor the mess our pensions and state budgets are in.
libre de derechos de autor
royalty-free
Failure to distinguish legitimate electro-copying as royalty-free or over-pricing of royalty-paid electro-copying will weaken their role in scholarly communication.
libre de drogas
drug-free
This is a membership organization of over 5000 anti-drug coalitions, each working to make their community safe, healthy, and drug-free.
libre de gérmenes
germ-free
A research team at the University of Georgia has come up with a new technology that can make clothing and lingerie permanently germ free.
libre de gravámenes
unencumbered
Every unencumbered license, except temporary licenses, issued under this Article shall be renewed for two years.
libre de humo
smokeless
A case study is then presented of the technology information and communication associated with the project 'making a smokeless wood-burning stove'.
libre de humos
smoke-free
There are cities that have taken action, and have expanded upon this law and made entire beaches and parks smoke-free.
libre de impuestos
tariff-free
duty-free
tax-free
The major advantage, however, is that Britain has become a part of the biggest single trading area in the world, with all the attractions of tariff-free access to a market covering the whole of Western Europe.
Nowhere is this climate of change more dramatic than within Europe, which in 1991 accounted for over 50% of worldwide duty-free sales.
Tax-free reductions in tax rates could be used to provide a selective subsidy method.
libre de la amenaza de
unthreatened (by)
Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world.
libre de peligro
free of danger
She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.
libre de polvo
dust-free
The premises of the library must be kept well-aired, dust-free and properly cleaned.
libre de prejuicios
unprejudiced
Nationalist backbencher Bonnici has called for an 'unprejudiced' debate on censorship, soon after the Justice Minister proclaimed himself against its total removal in the arts.
libre de preocupaciones
worry-free
For your night out on the town get picked up and dropped off at your home or hotel and enjoy an evening worry free of driving, parking or hailing a cab.
libre de problemas
problem-free
trouble free [trouble-free]
The operational system chosen should allow problem-free transfer from one generation to another.
It is anticipated that the replacement bindings usedwill give centuries of trouble free service.
libre de restricciones
unencumbered
Every unencumbered license, except temporary licenses, issued under this Article shall be renewed for two years.
libre de riesgo
riskless
risk-free
Riskless adventure is impossible and pointless.
He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.
libre de servicio
off-duty
An off-duty doorman was coshed over the head as he confronted a man smashing up his car outside a nightclub, a jury heard.
libre de toda sospecha
above suspicion
In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
libre de todo prejuicio
unprejudiced
Nationalist backbencher Bonnici has called for an 'unprejudiced' debate on censorship, soon after the Justice Minister proclaimed himself against its total removal in the arts.
libre de trabas
unencumbered
Every unencumbered license, except temporary licenses, issued under this Article shall be renewed for two years.
libre mercado
free market
The creation of a free market would lead to fewer titles, higher prices and a deterioration in relationships.
libre y sin compromiso
footloose and fancy-free
The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.
lucha libre
wrestling
professional wrestling
During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.
Professional wrestling provides entertainment to millions of fans each year, yet materials about it are often lacking in US libraries.
manos libres
hands-free
This new law prohibits all drivers from using a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle, although the use of a hands-free device is permitted.
mantener libre de
keep + free of
It is possible to buy disk cleaning kits which, used as instructed, will ensure that the reading head is kept free of contaminants which could cause data loss.
mercadillo al aire libre
street market
open-air market
Street markets for fresh food, once the main source for the UK urban population, are now a minor contributor to overall sales.
These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.
mercado al aire libre
street market
open-air market
Street markets for fresh food, once the main source for the UK urban population, are now a minor contributor to overall sales.
These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.
mercado libre
open market
free-for-all
Perhaps too, since their skills are identical, the advice here might benefit the new frontier of free-lance librarians, private researchers, information brokers, librarians-without-a-library, and so on, plying their trade on the open market, for fees.
In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.
natación estilo libre
freestyle swimming
In freestyle swimming any stroke may be used, but the crawl, considered the speediest, is almost always favored.
pasar el tiempo libre
spend + Posesivo + leisure time
All the glamour, prestige and indeed wealth make the capital of Britain a hugely attractive place to visit, spend leisure time and do business.
piscina al aire libre
outdoor pool
open-air swimming pool
open-air pool
Each outdoor pool features a wading pool, lounge chairs, umbrellas, a grassy area and shower facilities.
One of the centre's main attractions is the 50 meter open-air swimming pool.
Facilities include open-air pool, heated pool, ballroom, games room, TV lounge, gymnasium with sauna, squash courts and jacuzzi.
piscina climatizada al aire libre
outdoor heated pool
Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.
por libre
freelance
Volunteer or freelance abstractors may be drawn from the specialists working in academic institutions and trained in abstracting.
pregunta de respuesta libre [Pregunta que le permite al interlocutor una gran libertad en cuanto al contenido de la respuesta]
open-ended question
The technique of questioning at these interviews is that you start with the general or open-ended question to get the candidate talking.
programas de software libre
freeware
Software which is free (freeware) or where the author encourages copying hoping satisfied users will give him a fee (shareware) is plentiful and easily downloaded.
puesto de trabajo de libre designación
line position
The position of coordinator of services is usually a staff position, but that of librarians is a line position.
quedar libre
become + vacant
Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.
rato libre
free moment
The relaxed pace of earlier years has evolved into a frenetic, time-conscious one, and free moments are guarded and allocated with great care.
recuperación de texto libre [Posibilidad de poder acceder a información contenida en una aplicación informática que bien no está organizada por campos o ha sido indizada de tal modo que se puede acceder a cualquier palabra o combinación de palabras también denominada simpelemente recuperación de texto text retrieval o recuperación de texto completo full text retrieval]
free text retrieval
The electronic hypermedia of the future depends on integrating the technology of free text retrieval with the classification-based discipline of content analysis.
salir al aire libre
go out into + the open air
I rested for two and a half days, and then set to work again, but without daring to go out into the open air yet.
sistema para la recuperación de texto libre
free text retrieval system
This is a powerful, free text retrieval system which enables string-searching from any part of a record.
software libre
freeware
free software
Software which is free (freeware) or where the author encourages copying hoping satisfied users will give him a fee (shareware) is plentiful and easily downloaded.
Free software is software that gives you the user the freedom to share, study and modify it.
teatro al aire libre
outdoor theatre
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
teléfono (de) manos libres
speakerphone
Although speakerphones offer significant amplification, users who are hard of hearing often do not find them suitable for use.
tener un rato libre
spare + time
A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
texto libre
free text
In UNIMARC the notes block, block 3 - , contains notes - free text statements qualifying and amplifying the description and access points and dealing with any aspect of the physical make-up of the item of its contents.
tiempo libre
leisure
leisure time
free time
idle hours
spare time
We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
However, from the sixties, competition for the railway worker's leisure time from public libraries, service clubs and the humble television meant that many branch libraries fell into disuse.
On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.
A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.
tiro libre
free kick
There is nothing more satisfying than bending the ball from free kicks over the wall into the back of the net.
tiro libre directo
direct free kick
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits one of a number of offenses by playing in a careless, reckless, or overly forceful manner.
tiro libre indirecto
indirect free kick
An offence punishable by an indirect free kick that takes place in the area does not result in a penalty kick, rather it continues to be taken as an indirect free kick.
tomarse un día libre
take + a day off
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.
trabajar por libre
freelance
Some sports journalists stick with one employer, and thus one form of media, while others freelance.
trabajo por libre
freelance [free-lance]
Non-traditional career patterns include part-time work; job share, flexitime, freelance and services by consultants and information brokers.
tratado de libre comercio
free trade agreement (FTA)
Part of this renewed enthusiasm was fuelled by the negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Egypt.
zona libre de humo
smoke-free zone
smoke-free area
When you decide to quit smoking, establishing smoke-free zones will help you to stop your habit.
The study has shown that smoke-free areas are overwhelmingly popular with both proprietors and customers, with no evidence of takings being hit once.
