mano-1
hand.
Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
abrir la mano
open + the floodgates
Europe isn't dying, it is committing suicide by opening the floodgates to unrestricted Muslim immigration.
acabado a mano
hand-finished
This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.
accionado a mano
hand-powered
All printers used what was substantially the same sort of printing press throughout the hand-press period, a hand-powered screw press built in a wooden frame = Durante el periodo de la imprenta manual, todos los impresores utilizaron fundamentalmente el mismo tipo de prensa; era ésta una prensa de tornillo accionada a mano y encajada en un armazón de madera.
agresión a mano armada
armed assault
However, since the unthinkable sometimes happens in the best schools, ways that educators should react to an armed assault are likewise discussed.
ahorrar mano de obra
save + manpower
They are able to make any alterations required immediately and the system saves time and manpower.
al alcance de la mano
within arm's reach
within easy reach
at + Posesivo + fingertips
The user can have within arm's reach an organised, indexed collection of at least 100,000 items = El usuario puede tener al alcance de su mano una colección organizada e indizada de 100.000 documenos como mínimo.
Local catalogues are of great value in showing at a glance the contents of libraries within easy reach.
Once this is finished, acquiring lavish quality items at cheaper costs is at their fingertips.
a la mano
at + Posesivo + fingertips
Once this is finished, acquiring lavish quality items at cheaper costs is at their fingertips.
a la mano de
available at the fingertips of
Large amounts of information are now available at the fingertips of the user through interactive systems.
alargar la mano
reach out
The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.
alargar la mano para coger
reach for
She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.
a mano
by hand
manually
nearby [near-by]
handy
within reach
within easy reach
at + Posesivo + fingertips
A screen is displayed which allows scanning of the bar-coded numbers or entry of the numbers by hand.
Title indexes of this type could be generated manually, but they are particularly easy to produce with the aide of a computer.
An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.
It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies.
Local catalogues are of great value in showing at a glance the contents of libraries within easy reach.
Once this is finished, acquiring lavish quality items at cheaper costs is at their fingertips.
a mano alzada
by a show of hands
A second resolution, altering the number of members required for a meeting to be quorate was also passed by a show of hands.
a mano derecha de
on the right side of
on the right-hand side of
The number of documents indexed by each of the cross-reference terms is shown on the right side of the display.
The following is a list of countries of the world whose inhabitants drive on the right-hand side of the road.
a mano limpia
with + Posesivo + bare hands
A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison.
a manos de
at the hands of
Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano
palm computing device
These wireless clients can run on cellular phones, palm computing devices and other small, portable terminals.
apretón de manos
handshake
The article 'A handshake is not enough' presents the dangers of concluding publishing agreements without a written and signed contract.
arreglarse las manos
manicure
This is a complete guide to manicure and pedicure.
asalto a mano armada
armed robbery
armed assault
heist
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters in Southeast Asia.
However, since the unthinkable sometimes happens in the best schools, ways that educators should react to an armed assault are likewise discussed.
This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.
asignado a mano
manually assigned
The new measure is also capable of disclosing the effect of manually assigned descriptors = La nueva medida también es capaz de revelar el efecto de los descriptores asignados manualmente.
atar de pies y manos
hogtie
Four soldiers then carried him, hogtied, to the next processing station for interrogation and propped him in a kneeling position.
atraco a mano armada [Usado generalmente para indicar precios abusivos]
armed robbery
heist
daylight robbery
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters in Southeast Asia.
This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.
Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.
batidora de mano
food mincer
Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc.
bolsa de mano
flight bag
carryall bag
travelbag
soft bag
The conference name badge and flight bag are courtesy of EBSCO.
Instructional materials can be taken from room to room within the library in mesh carryall bags, rucksacks, and paper carriers.
He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
The soft bag also features a handy zipper compartment on the top for storing keys, cell phone, etc.
bolso de mano [Generalmente hecho de tela]
clutch bag
tote bag
clutch purse
A clutch bag is one of the most fashionable women accessories that can be held in the hand.
Since 1999 we have been making custom tote bags out of recycled sails.
This zippered clutch purse is perfect for your little necessities.
bomba de mano
hand pump
Those who drink groundwater from hand pumps may be at increased risk of infection and disease from pathogenic bacteria.
borrador escrito a mano
manuscript draft
Some will produce a manuscript draft and work on and polish that; others will dictate their material and get a first typewritten draft to work on.
caer en las manos de
make + Posesivo + way into the hands of
A number of these rifles made their way across the Atlantic and into the hands of Confederate sharpshooters.
caer en manos de
fall into + the hands of
I would rather a great book or a great picture fell into the hands of the corporation than into the hands of an individual.
caer en manos enemigas
fall into + enemy hands
Crucial information too important to be allowed to appear in periodicals, which might fall into enemy hands, was printed in the form of individual papers in a limited number of copies.
cambiar de manos
change + hands
This handbook is a collector's guide to popular children's beanbag animal toys, rare examples of which change hands for thousand of dollars = Este manual es una guía para el coleccionista de animales de juguete rellenos de bolitas para niños, algunos de los cuales (los más raros) se llegan a vender por miles de dólares.
cambio de manos
change of hands
Most importantly, though, the change of hands in the committee marks the transition from global warming denial to global warming activism.
carretilla de mano
pushcart
David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter - meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.
coche de segunda mano
used car
second-hand car
The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market.
Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.
codificar a mano
hand-code
This partially relieves the designer of the burden of hand-coding all the libraries.
coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa
catch + Nombre + red-handed
catch + Nombre + in the act
It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape.
Two criminals are off the street and behind bars thanks to an alert officer who caught them in the act.
coger de la mano
hold + Posesivo + hand
The article 'Hold my hand, but not too tight: the next generation of Web creation software' reviews some of the latest generation of HTML Web page authoring tools.
coger la mano
take + Posesivo + hand
She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.
cogerse de la mano
hold + hands
hand-holding
Adult children and their elderly parents also hold hands, for balance, support and as a sign of love.
Just because he doesn't like hand-holding doesn't make him gay.
cogerse la cabeza con las manos
hold + Posesivo + head in + Posesivo + hands
She came in holding her head in her hands, wondering what she had done to deserve the venom her daughter spewed at her.
cogerse la mano
join + hands
The ability of the profession to meet the library service needs of the next generation requires that library educators and practitioners join hands in educational programmes.
cogido a mano
hand-picked
It takes 225000 hand-picked stigmas from the saffron crocus to make a single pound, making saffron the world's most expensive spice.
combate mano a mano
hand-to-hand combat
In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.
combatir mano a mano
combat + hand to hand
On the spur of the moment, they organized a peasant force, capable of combatting hand to hand with veteran troops.
con el corazón en la mano
(straight) from the heart
from the bottom of + Posesivo + heart
I have written screeds and screeds, straight from the heart, even voicing my opinions on close family members.
He said the nations of the Middle East 'hate the United States from the bottom of their hearts'.
confeccionar a mano
handcraft
This exquisitely unique water fountain is handcrafted of 200 million year old slate.
con la cabeza entre las manos
hold + Posesivo + head in + Posesivo + hands
She came in holding her head in her hands, wondering what she had done to deserve the venom her daughter spewed at her.
con las dos manos
two handed [two-handed]
Subjects reached 50 percent of their two handed typing speed after about 8 hours.
con las manos cruzadas
idly
Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
con las manos muy largas
light-fingered
Even a thorny trellis beneath your windows can provide a good deterrent to light-fingered thieves.
con las manos vacías
empty-handed
An expert team on explosives from Australia returns empty handed as two countries fail to agree on terms and conditions.
conocer a Alguien como la palma de la mano
read + Nombre + like a book
That girl could read me like a book, no matter how hard I tried to disguise my feelings.
conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano
know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand
Having lived there practically all of his life, he reveals that he knows the place like the back of his hand.
conocer de primera mano
know + first-hand
Chile was once her home, she grew up and completed high school there, and she knew first-hand some of the country's needs for advancing the field of librarianship.
con + Posesivo + propias manos
with + Posesivo + bare hands
A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison.
con una mano
one-handed
The coach can also teach the student both the two-handed backhand and the one-handed backhand strokes.
con una mano delante y otra detrás
penniless
broke
skint
out-at-(the)-elbows
Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.
The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Nature meant him for a slipshod, shambling Bohemian - happy, out-at-the-elbows, always in debt, always irresponsible, and always pursued by duns and bailiffs.
corregir a mano
hand-correct
Rather than hand-correcting hundreds of records, have you considered modifying the import filters so that the information is imported more cleanly?.
costes de mano de obra [Como opuesto a cash costs (costos en metálico)]
labour costs
The project was expected to produce guidelines on the cash and labour costs of using Prestel.
crema de manos
hand cream
It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.
crema limpiadora de manos
handcleaner
Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
croché a mano
hand crochet
This type of hand crochet is almost a lost art.
cubrir Algo con la mano
cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre
Garschine cupped his hand over the mouthpiece and uttered some muffled words.
cultivado a mano
hand-reared
Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.
dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo
give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile
And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.
dar en mano
hand (over)
Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
dar la mano
extend + Posesivo + hand
Putting on an acting-for-the-best demeanor, she approached him and extended her hand.
dar la mano derecha
give + Posesivo + right arm
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
darse la mano
join + hands
shake + Posesivo + hand
The ability of the profession to meet the library service needs of the next generation requires that library educators and practitioners join hands in educational programmes.
'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
darse un apretón de manos
clasp + hands
They clasped hands with a perfect understanding.
dar un apretón de manos
shake + Posesivo + hand
'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
decir adiós con la mano
wave + goodbye
He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.
dedicación de mano de obra
expenditure of manpower
Retrospective catalogue conversion has to conform to certain standards in order to make the data gained with great effort and expenditure of money and manpower useful to other libraries.
dejado de la mano de Dios
God-forsaken
I shudder at the thought of actually having to live in one of these God-forsaken places.
dejar las manos de uno libres de
free + Posesivo + hands from
It also frees an operator's hands from having to set switches, etc.
de mano
hand-held [handheld]
A special brochure was prepared containing the library's Apple Macintosh and the newly acquired hand-held scanner, LightningScan.
de primera mano
at first hand
first-hand [firsthand]
first-person
These enable students to work through the scheme largely on their own and thus to gain at first hand a reasonable appreciation of the structure and mode of use.
This work also included a literature search and first-hand observation of library information services.
The article is entitled 'On the nets and on the streets: a first-person report of the Soviet coup' = El artículo se titula "En las redes y en las calles: un informe de primera mano del golpe de estado soviético' .
de segunda mano
second-hand [secondhand]
A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.
despedir mano de obra
shed + jobs
axe + jobs
cut + jobs
Businesses are shedding jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest companies.
British small firms axing jobs at fastest since 1992.
In total, 38% of UK firms surveyed cut jobs during the final quarter.
de tercera mano
third-hand
That is what some reference librarians call a 'third-hand' enquiry.
de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano
hit-and-run
But on the other hand, these electronic message boards can have a hit-and-run quality where vitriolic or off-topic comments are posted by contributors hidden in the safety of anonymity.
echarle una mano a
bat for
go to + bat for
The article 'Batting for the British Library' discusses the scope of the project to develop a new British Library site.
To everyone's surprise he responded that he'would be willing to go to bat for a replacement of some sort'.
echar mano a/de
leverage
Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.
echar mano de
fall back on
call into + play
eat into
Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.
When your customers are slow to pay, it forces you to eat into your cash reserves to pay for raw goods and salaries.
echar mano de + Posesivo + ahorros
dip into + Posesivo + savings
dig into + Posesivo + savings
So she dipped into her meagre savings and bought herself a suit, a blazer, and a couple of conservative shirtdresses.
Terrified her teeth were falling out, she dug into her savings to go to a private dentist.
echar una mano
lend + a (helping) hand
put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel
set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel
muck in
pitch in
help out
give + Nombre + a (helping) hand
In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.
They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.
The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.
All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other - they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.
It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities - food.
Give them a holler and I'm sure they will help out.
It's a smart move on Jade's part to let Donna give her a helping hand in getting back on her feet.
echar una mano a Alguien
give + Nombre + a hand
These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.
el mundo en la palma de la mano
the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand
The article is entitled 'Reference applications of color microfiche: the world in the palm of your hand'.
en buenas manos
in a safe place
in safekeeping
Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.
encaje de aguja a mano
needlepoint lace
Not uncommonly the user will need to see everything that is available, on for example, infant deaths, or Rhode Island Reds, or needlepoint lace, or miners' lamps.
en mano
in hand
It shows a military soldier in full gear with gas mask on and weapon in hand standing near a strip of deserted road.
en manos de
in the hands of
To this end printing presses were limited in number and, with the exception of the university presses, were concentrated in the hands of the guild in London.
en manos de extranjeros
foreign-owned
This article discusses the dangers posed by a monopoly of government information by a handful of corporations and conglomerates many of which are foreign-owned.
en manos del enemigo
at the hands of enemies
at the hands of the enemy
However, the stela remained unfinished when he died two years later under mysterious circumstances at the hands of enemies.
Many who were wounded and still alive when this was going on a suffered a horrible death at the hands of the enemy.
en manos enemigas
at the hands of enemies
at the hands of the enemy
However, the stela remained unfinished when he died two years later under mysterious circumstances at the hands of enemies.
Many who were wounded and still alive when this was going on a suffered a horrible death at the hands of the enemy.
en + Posesivo + manos
at + Posesivo + hands
However, the changeover has happened, we're happily working along in our new environment, and I have a little more time at my hands.
ensuciarse las manos [Usado tanto en el sentido literal como figurativo] [Usado tanto en el sentido literal como figurativo]
get + Posesivo + hands dirty
dirty + Posesivo + hands
Booking agents need to get their hands dirty to fully understand how the business works.
His trial heard he tried to 'avoid dirtying his hands' by hiring others to run the firm and adopting a false identity.
entre manos
at hand
in hand
First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog.
It shows a military soldier in full gear with gas mask on and weapon in hand standing near a strip of deserted road.
en un lugar dejado de la mano de Dios
in the middle of nowhere
in the back of beyond
out in the sticks
The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss.
They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed.
Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations - don't rely on instinct or rumour.
equipaje de mano
carry-on luggage
cabin baggage
cabin luggage
hand luggage
hand baggage
The airline officials found three baby crocodiles in a man's carry-on luggage.
All cabin baggage must fit under the seat in front or in the overhead lockers.
Typically, most airlines restrict the cabin luggage to a medium sized bag.
For the carriage of medication in your hand luggage please bring the prescription with you to allow security clearance.
Passengers will not be allowed to carry in their hand baggage liquids, gels, or aerosols.
escalera de mano
stepladder
As a result, the worker lost his balance, fell off the stepladder, and fractured his right leg.
escaparse de las manos
lose + Posesivo + grip on
She dismissed the acussation that he was out of form towards the end of the season, a period where he eventually lost the grip on the world championship.
escaparse de las manos de
slip beyond + the grasp of
A hundred years later, the ancillary skill of knowing where to find information had in its turn begun to slip beyond the grasp of those who needed it for their study and research.
escasez de mano de obra
labour shortage
Force Majeure: SWETS shall not be liable for any interruption of service resulting from any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including acts of god, war riot, embargoes, strikes or labour shortages or failure of equipment = Fuerzas Mayores: SWETS no será responsable de cualquier interrupción del servicio resultante de cualquier circunstancia más allá de su control, incluidas las causas de fuerza mayor, los disturbios ocasionados por las guerras, embargos, huelgas o escasez de mano de obra o fallos del equipo.
escribir a mano
handletter
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.
escrito a mano
handwritten [hand-written]
in black and white
in handwriting
longhand [long-hand]
Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month.
Despite continued assurances about the arrival of the paperless society, it remains a fact that most people want to see information down in black and white.
The spreads are 'printed' in handwriting as neat as the authors can manage; drawings are done, full-color crayon or felt-tip splendour.
On this are placed longhand notes, photographs, memoranda, all sorts of things.
escritura a mano
handwriting
The main advantage of facsimile is that it transmits text and graphics diagrams, handwriting etc.
estar al alcance de la mano
be at hand
A shortage of books makes things slightly difficult but help is at hand from the USSR.
estar a mano
be on hand
be around
Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación.
Her plans for the night fell through, none of her friends were around, and her husband was out with the guys.
estar en buenas manos
be in safe hands
be in good hands
If you ever need hope that world is in safe hands, then my advice is to be in touch with young people.
The future is in good hands: look at the ends of your arms!.
estar en manos privadas
hold in + private hands
The author outlines a pilot project to identify manuscript and archives collections held in private hands.
estar fuera de + Posesivo + manos
be out of + Posesivo + hands
be out of + Posesivo + control
She may have had some say-so in the matter of whom she was going to marry, but for the most part, it was out of her hands.
There was no way that Mary could get her sight back - that was out of her control.
estar mano sobre mano
sit on + Posesivo + hands
twiddle + Posesivo + thumbs
She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.
We don't want people to sit around twiddling their thumbs - it's not good for their thumbs and it's not good for our community = No queremos a gente que se cruce de brazos sin hacer nada; no es nada bueno ni para sus brazos ni para nuestra comunidad.
experiencia de primera mano
first-hand experience
The author offers first-hand experience in setting up and developing public access CD-ROM service.
extender la mano
put out + Posesivo + hand
reach out
put forth + Posesivo + hand
With a sudden uncontrollable outburst of feeling which staggered while it satisfied him, he put out his hand.
The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.
And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
extender la mano para coger algo
hand + reach for
Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.
fabricado a mano
hand-made
It was not until the 1820s that the production of machine-made paper exceeded that of hand-made, even in Britain.
falta de mano de obra
labour shortage
Force Majeure: SWETS shall not be liable for any interruption of service resulting from any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including acts of god, war riot, embargoes, strikes or labour shortages or failure of equipment = Fuerzas Mayores: SWETS no será responsable de cualquier interrupción del servicio resultante de cualquier circunstancia más allá de su control, incluidas las causas de fuerza mayor, los disturbios ocasionados por las guerras, embargos, huelgas o escasez de mano de obra o fallos del equipo.
freno de mano
hand brake [handbrake]
Chapter 14 covers the following: checking brakes, disc brakes, drum brakes, hand/emergency brake, and ignition timing; and replacing brake pads and the timing chain.
frotarse las manos
salivate at/over
A little over a year ago everyone was salivating over him and now, nothing.
futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos
future + be + in + Posesivo + hands
They realized that their future was in their hands and no one else could do for them what they could do for themselves.
ganarle la mano a Alguien
steal + a march on
The book 'To steal a march on God' explores how heroic acts have complex moral, ethical, and philosophical implications that can still affect people a generation later.
ganchillo a mano
hand crochet
This type of hand crochet is almost a lost art.
golpeo a mano
hand-beating
The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.
granada de mano
hand grenade
My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it - all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.
hacer a mano
handcraft
This exquisitely unique water fountain is handcrafted of 200 million year old slate.
hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos
pull out + all the stops
So, as you see we're pulling out all the stops to give you a memorable conference.
hecho a mano
hand-made
hand-drawn
handcrafted
It was not until the 1820s that the production of machine-made paper exceeded that of hand-made, even in Britain.
Surprisingly enough, expert hand-drawn facsimiles are amongst the hardest to spot.
Their hairslides are very unique and beautifully handcrafted.
hilado a mano
handspinning
This article presents a selection of periodicals, devoted to the craft hobby of handspinning, weaving or knitting yarns.
impulsado a mano
hand-powered
All printers used what was substantially the same sort of printing press throughout the hand-press period, a hand-powered screw press built in a wooden frame = Durante el periodo de la imprenta manual, todos los impresores utilizaron fundamentalmente el mismo tipo de prensa; era ésta una prensa de tornillo accionada a mano y encajada en un armazón de madera.
ir de la mano
go + hand in hand (with)
be hand in hand
Arts development can go hand in hand with libraries and information, but for librarians new to the field there can be pitfalls.
A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.
írsele a Uno Algo de las manos
get out of + hand
get out of + hand
He was glad that he had veered from the edge of possible conflict, and had not let his sense of hurt pride get out of hand.
He was glad that he had veered from the edge of possible conflict, and had not let his sense of hurt pride get out of hand.
írsele la mano a Uno
overplay + Posesivo + hand
Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
juego de manos
sleight-of-hand
This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
juegos de manos
fingergame
Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.
juntar las manos
put + Posesivo + hands together
What does it mean when Hindu put their hands together like in Christian prayer?.
juntar las palmas de las manos
put + Posesivo + hands together
What does it mean when Hindu put their hands together like in Christian prayer?.
labores de croché a mano
hand-crochet work
Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw.
labores de ganchillo a mano
hand-crochet work
Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw.
la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo [Proverbio usado para resaltar el papel tan importante que desempeña la mujer en el mundo] [Proverbio usado para resaltar el papel tan importante que desempeña la mujer en el mundo]
the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
The saying, 'The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World' is indeed the insignia of us 'Women' - it makes me feel worthy to be born a woman .
The saying, 'The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World' is indeed the insignia of us 'Women' - it makes me feel worthy to be born a woman .
letra de mano
handwriting
The main advantage of facsimile is that it transmits text and graphics diagrams, handwriting etc.
levantar la mano
raise + Posesivo + hand
A smart-alec guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, 'What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?'.
loción de manos
hand lotion
Buying hand lotion during the winter months is a tough task with so many brands.
loción para las manos
hand lotion
Buying hand lotion during the winter months is a tough task with so many brands.
lucha mano a mano
hand-to-hand fight
They are obviously in love with the same man, and the hand-to-hand fight is the traditional gypsy way to solve the dispute.
luchar mano a mano
fight + hand to hand
Sgt. Joe Harris and a cornered burglar fought hand-to-hand in the struggle leading to their deaths from gunshot wounds.
mancharse las manos [Usado tanto en el sentido literal como figurativo] [Usado tanto en el sentido literal como figurativo]
get + Posesivo + hands dirty
dirty + Posesivo + hands
Booking agents need to get their hands dirty to fully understand how the business works.
His trial heard he tried to 'avoid dirtying his hands' by hiring others to run the firm and adopting a false identity.
mano a mano
hand to hand
Just because it's hand to hand doesn't mean a hand counts as a weapon.
mano amiga
helping hand
Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.
¿mano blanda o mano dura?
the carrot vs. the stick
The article is entitled 'The carrot vs. the stick: can copyright be used to enhance access to cultural knowledge resources in the networked environment?'.
mano blanda y mano dura
carrots and sticks
The article is entitled 'TI: Carrots and sticks, profits and risks'.
mano de almirez
pestle
Traditionally, the seeds are ground with a pestle made from ash wood.
mano de hierro
iron fist
iron hand
Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election.
The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.
mano de mortero
pestle
Traditionally, the seeds are ground with a pestle made from ash wood.
mano de obra
labour [labor, -USA]
manpower
manpower force
work-force [workforce]
work-force
labour force
manual labour
Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe.
The question has been raised as to the manpower required to produce the ever-increasing number of abstracts.
This article focusses attention on formulating plans and policy for building up a manpower force for modernising library and information systems India within the next 5 years.
Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.
They were helpful in imparting the literacy and knowledge needed by modern technology without coercing the work-force away from its duty.
The view that Chinese immigration was a threat to the American labour force spread throughout the United States in the late 19th century.
The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.
mano de obra del campo
farm labour force
Over the last 50 years on-farm mechanization has increased resulting in a decrease in the employed farm labour force.
mano de obra extranjera
foreign labour
The rest of the crew will be replaced with foreign labour from Chile and The Philippines.
mano de obra infantil [Utilizado generalmente en sentido negativo y contrapuesto a child work en sentido neutral]
child labour
Child labour is now considered an inexcusable form of exploitation.
mano de obra inmigrante
foreign labour
The rest of the crew will be replaced with foreign labour from Chile and The Philippines.
mano derecha
right hand
The examples cited to date have used right hand truncation, which results in the amalgamation of words with different suffixes.
mano dura
iron fist
iron hand
Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election.
The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.
mano fría de, la
cold hand of, the
But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.
mano invisible, la [Principio económico que postula que el interés privado del individuo a la larga repercute en el bien de los demás]
invisible hand, the
This paper considers how far the 'invisible hand' can work in radically reducing hunger under current economic conditions.
mano negra
schemer
In the world there are dreamers and schemers, which one are you?.
manos libres
free hand
hands-free
In the past, architects were allowed a free hand in designing library buildings, which, until recently were measured by librarians mainly by their suitability to accommodate book collections.
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.
mano sobre mano
idly
Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
mantener Algo fuera de las manos de
keep + Nombre + out of the hands of
We should be protecting our technology at all costs and keeping it out of the hands of our enemies.
mantener Algo fuera de + Posesivo + alcance
keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach
Unfortunately he's also discovered a liking for my gin and tonic so I have to keep it out of his reach.
mantener Algo lejos de las manos de
keep + Nombre + out of the hands of
We should be protecting our technology at all costs and keeping it out of the hands of our enemies.
mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + manos
keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach
Unfortunately he's also discovered a liking for my gin and tonic so I have to keep it out of his reach.
mantener a mano
keep to + hand
It is worthwhile therefore keeping to hand a selection of biographies of authors and illustrators.
más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Going by the idiom 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' is not likely to be a successful strategy in an increasingly competitive environment.
material donado de segunda mano
hand-me-down material
There had been no problems organizing the collection of 'hand-me-down' materials.
menos blandeces y más mano dura
less of the carrot, more of the stick
The article is entitled 'Information provision: less of the carrot, more of the stick'.
mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano
rummage sale
And he's dressed as if he just made a killing at a rummage sale!.
meter las manos en todo
have + a finger in every pie
Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
meterle mano a
get + stuck into
There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue.
meter mano
grope
The second we were out of my parents eyesight he was all hands - groping and kissing and calling me baby.
meterse la mano en el bolsillo
dig (deep) into + Posesivo + pocket
With quivering fingers she dug into her pocket and withdrew a penlight.
meterse mano
pet
make out
neck
Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
They were caught making out in Boston train station.
If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.
moder la mano del que + dar de comer
bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre
Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.
no caer en buenas manos
fall into + the wrong hands
Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.
ofrecer la mano
put forth + Posesivo + hand
And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
ordenador de mano
Palm Pilot
The system is implemented on the Palm Pilot platform, using a Metricom radio link.
palma de la mano
palm of hand
palm
Then he unlocked the forme on the stone and, with a bodkin in the palm of his right hand, he lifted out the wrong letters and put the right ones in their place.
The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.
papel a mano-máquina [Papel fabricado a máquina pero imitando el papel hecho a mano o de tina]
mouldmade paper
The introduction of mouldmade paper (which is a fine machine-made rag paper which looks like hand-made) in about 1920 reduced the production of real hand-made yet further.
papel hecho a mano
hand-made paper
Early-nineteenth-century hand-made paper, however, differed from that of the hand-press period on account both of new methods of bleaching, and of changes in the form of the hand mould.
pelea mano a mano
hand-to-hand fight
They are obviously in love with the same man, and the hand-to-hand fight is the traditional gypsy way to solve the dispute.
petición de mano
marriage proposal
Deep in debt and worried about her business, she has turned down his marriage proposal because she believes she has too much on her plate.
pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa
catch + Nombre + red-handed
It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape.
pintado a mano
hand-painted
The book presents the history of the techniques, production, and styles of hand-painted ceramic tiles and of their use in architecture in Europe.
poner Algo a mano
put + Nombre + within reach
The article 'Megadoc PC puts archives within reach' concludes that despite predictions of the dawn of a 'paperless society', computers have until recently tended to increase the volume of paper in the workplace.
ponerle la mano encima a
lay + a finger on
That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims - he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.
ponerse manos a la obra
get down to + business
swing into + action
get + cracking
get + rolling
get + weaving
'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.
If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon.
If they get cracking today, a decision won't be ready until Christmas 2014, and that's working non-stop.
Though they've cooled lately, they showed early in the season that they can be a real threat if they get rolling.
If you want to grow these from seed, you will need to get weaving this month, or next if you live in the north.
presenciar de primera mano, ver personalmente, presenciar
see + first-hand
But will she loosen the purse strings after traveling the country and seeing first-hand how her own staff are missing basic tools?.
que necesita bastante mano de obra
labour-intensive [labour intensive]
Catalogue maintenance in a large union catalogue based on cards or slips was a nightmare, and it was very labour-intensive to maintain such catalogues at more than one location.
quitar de las manos
snap up
Music has notorious magpie tendencies, snapping up stylistic valuables wherever they may be found.
realizado a mano
hand-made
It was not until the 1820s that the production of machine-made paper exceeded that of hand-made, even in Britain.
recogido a mano
hand-picked
It takes 225000 hand-picked stigmas from the saffron crocus to make a single pound, making saffron the world's most expensive spice.
relato de primera mano
eyewitness report
eyewitness account
first-hand account
The article is entitled 'Internet World 95: an eyewitness report'.
This book is a powerful eyewitness account of the Holocaust & how it affected both victims & oppressors.
Canadian humanitarian aid worker gives first-hand account of the situation in Northern Iraq.
repartir a manos llenas
dish out
One has only to turn on the television to see that educated people still have little influence on the trash dished out to the uneducated masses.
resbalarse de las manos
lose + Posesivo + grip on
She dismissed the acussation that he was out of form towards the end of the season, a period where he eventually lost the grip on the world championship.
retorcerse las manos
wring + Posesivo + hands
They will wring their hands and knot their brows over problems, both simple and complex, that they and we got to or imagined.
robo a mano armada
armed robbery
highway robbery
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters in Southeast Asia.
The article 'Highway robbery or a living wage' suggests that the solution to the problems faced by serious writers might be a living wage.
ropa de segunda mano
second-hand clothes
They release selected second-hand clothes into fleamarket circulation labelled with their own designer label.
saludar con la mano
wave
'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.
separar las manos
spread out + hands
'Are you sure that's what you want?' 'I'm at my wit's end', he said and spread out his hands in a gesture of hopelessness.
ser torpe con las manos
be all (fingers and) thumbs
The first time I did it I was all fingers and thumbs, but practice brings the reward of ease.
sierra de mano
handsaw
Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
sistema de llave en mano
turnkey system
turnkey software system
Over the years there has been a move away from locally written at the university's computer centre to stand-alone turnkey systems in the library.
This article presents an annual survey of turnkey software systems commercially available for the automation of records management functions.
situación + irse de las manos
things + get out of hand
That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand.
tallado a mano
hand-carved
This hand-carved wood rooster is bright turquoise blue with white, yellow and red designs.
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 algo a mano
have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips
have + Nombre + on hand
Both farmers and traders, such as grain merchants, need to have highly current information at their fingertips.
We have three kids and you have to have a couple of travel-sick bags on hand for long trips, learnt the hard way.
tener Algo entre manos
have + Nombre + lined up
He says he has a special surprise lined up that has set him back a few thousand dollars.
tener a mano
have at + Posesivo + touch
have + on call
have + to hand
keep within + reach
be to hand
The lawyer has at his touch the associated opinions and decisions of his whole experience, and of the experience of friends and authorities.
The patent attorney has on call the millions of issued patents, with familiar trails to every point of his client's interest.
In the artificial situation of not having actual documents to hand to work with, it may be wise to remind ourselves that classification cannot usually be done by relying on the title alone.
No reference department is large enough to keep all editions within reach.
The van has two main drawbacks, there is no telephone, which presents difficulties when a public callbox is not to hand, and the two interview rooms lack privacy as they are not soundproofed.
tener buena mano con las plantas
have + a green thumb
Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have a green thumb, or green fingers.
tener demasiado entre manos
have + too much on + Posesivo + plate
Deep in debt and worried about her business, she has turned down his marriage proposal because she believes she has too much on her plate.
tener entre manos
be up to
When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
tener la mano larga
have + sticky fingers
It is common for baggage handlers to have sticky fingers, especially when it comes to expensive electronic items like cameras and laptops.
tener las manos atadas
have + Posesivo + hands tied
Italy's Prime Minister has voiced his opposition to NATO intervention in Libya, but said he had his hands tied by parliament.
tener las manos manchadas de sangre
have + blood on + Posesivo + hands
I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.
tener las manos pegajosas
have + sticky fingers
I always wear disposable rubber gloves when working with resin so I don't have sticky fingers for 2 days afterwards.
tener mucho entre manos
have + a lot on + Posesivo + plate
With Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Iran and North Korea nuclear proliferation and the Palestine-Israel conflict, Obama has a lot in his plate.
tener sangre en las manos
have + blood on + Posesivo + hands
I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.
tener ya bastante entre manos
have + enough on + Posesivo + plate
She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.
terminado a mano
hand-finished
This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.
todos manos a la obra
all hands on deck
all hands to the pump(s)
As this is a small yet growing company, it is all hands on deck and the term, 'that's not my job' should not be in your vocabulary!.
There was much to be done in those first few months of 1990 and not many people to do it, so it was a case of all hands to the pump.
tomar la mano
take + Posesivo + hand
She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.
trabajo entre manos, el
work at hand, the
Librarians should stop chasing the chimera of professionalism, and concentrate on the important work at hand.
traerse algo entre manos
be up to something
She's up to something, and he's clueless.
traerse algo malo entre manos
be up to no good
get up to + no good
His mom could always tell when he was up to no good - it must have been that sixth sense mothers have.
It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
untar la mano
grease + Posesivo + palm
oil + Posesivo + palm
The local bishop was under his thumb, our priest greased his palm well.
The judge has to be bribed and if you can't afford to 'oil his palm' your case will never reach court.
vendedor de coches de segunda mano
used-car dealer
second-hand car dealer
Turning back the odometer is probably the most common and infamous used-car dealer trick.
Second-hand car dealers generally sell cars that have seen a bit more use and abuse than those on the new car dealer's lot.
ver de primera mano
see + first-hand
But will she loosen the purse strings after traveling the country and seeing first-hand how her own staff are missing basic tools?.
