mínimo
bare ; low ; minimal ; minimum ; negligible ; reduced ; baseline [base line] ; monadic ; lower bound ; razor-thin ; paltry ; measly .
Those are just the bare beginnings.
Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal, even in systems where in the interest of enhanced consistency there is some intervention at the indexing stage.
When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.
The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.
This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.
Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.
The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).
Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.
And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still 'measly'.
a un coste mínimo
at (a) minimum cost
These are techniques that a public library can use to control on-line services and deliver them at a minimum cost.
como mínimo
at least
conservatively
at a minimum
At least one reference or added entry is usually deemed to be necessary from each of the 'secondary' concepts in the preferred order.
The audit report commented upon the inadequate storage facilities available to house the national collection, conservatively estimated at a value in excess of $200 million.
At a minimum, programme budgets allow us the options of reviewing and revising priorities, and making room for 'new ideas'.
como mínimo hasta que
minimally until
Presumably at least some libraries will retain this material - minimally until it is digitized.
con sólo una mínima idea de
with only the sketchiest idea of
It has to be admitted that experienced librarians who should know better do sometimes plunge into what are not simple searches with only the sketchiest idea of a strategy.
con unos costes mínimos
with minimum costs
Automation of library catalogues should be done with minimum costs.
coste mínimo
minimal cost
minimum cost
Communication will be possible at any time and at minimal cost.
Careful planning is essential between all concerned, including the children, to ensure maximum interest and minimum cost.
diferencia entre y es mínima
line between ... and ... is thin
An examination of the ethics of subsidies shows how thin the line is between the practices of vanity publishers and those of some scholarly presses when it comes to financing.
en lo más mínimo
not in the least + Nombre Negativo
in the least
the least bit
There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal.
I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least.
He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.
estar a bajos mínimos
be at rock bottom
I was at rock bottom, being abused by different men, drinking heavily and taking more and more drugs.
grupo mínimo relacionado
minimum zone cohort
A clustering index was introduced that relates the minimum zone cohort to the total recurring cases of a literature.
hacer lo mínimo
do + enough to get by
Some employees just put in time, doing enough to get by, but never really trying to take on responsibility or learn anything new.
ley del mínimo esfuerzo, la
path of least resistance, the
line of least resistance, the
The path of least resistance is always downhill.
Too often the shortcut, the line of least resistance, is responsible for evanescent and unsatisfactory success.
lo más mínimo
so much as
in the least
For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.
I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least.
lo mínimo
bare necessities, the
The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
mantener Algo al mínimo
keep + Nombre + at a minimum
The proposed new protocol will keep bandwidth consumption at a minimum.
mínima parte
fraction
Nowadays, the quantity of new information being generated is such that no individual can hope to keep pace with even a small fraction of it.
nivel mínimo del agua
low-water mark
The report was primarily concerned with archaeological remains situated above low-water mark.
no afectar en lo más mínimo
be like water off a duck's back
You may threaten your children, tell them they'll be grounded for life (or worse), and it's all like water off a duck's back.
no importar lo más mínimo
could not care less
It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
no tener la más mínima consideración
walk all over + Alguien
run + roughshod over
ride + roughshod over
By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over .
Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.
A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.
no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo
not have the foggiest idea
I don't have the foggiest idea how one would go about it.
precio mínimo
threshold price
An 'import levy' is then charged on the importer's price in order to bring it up to the threshold price.
prestar servicios mínimos
run + skeleton services
This shows that there is no corner that London Underground won't cut to try and run skeleton services regardless of the risks to the public.
reducción al mínimo
minimisation [minimization, -USA]
A strategy for deciding the optimal volume of a library's periodical holdings is formulated, based on minimisation of the total costs incurred by the use of periodical articles.
reducido al mínimo
stripped down
Thus, libraries will either use the MARC format for their catalogue records, or use 'stripped down' versions of MARC or other modifications of the MARC record format.
reducir al mínimo
minimise [minimize, -USA]
reduce to + a minimum
cut down to + a minimum
keep to + a (bare) minimum
cut to + the bone
Many of these problems can be minimised by restricting indexing to titles and abstracts.
Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.
Often the material will be collected on cards or loose-leaf paper so that internal reorganization is quite an easy matter and re-writing is thereby cut down to a minimum.
Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.
Vulture numbers are cut to the bone.
reducir a lo mínimo
cut to + the bone
Vulture numbers are cut to the bone.
requisitos mínimos
minimum systems specification
The aim of the project was to produce a minimum systems specification for the National Health Service activities of prescribing and dispensing medicines.
salario mínimo
living wage
minimum salary
poverty level
The article 'Highway robbery or a living wage' suggests that the solution to the problems faced by serious writers might be a living wage.
This article focuses especially on the issue of salaries and minimum salary levels for librarians.
42% of the 11.3m Spanish-speakers in American are under the age of 18, and 23% live below the poverty level.
salario mínimo, el [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
minimum wage, the
Some abstractors reject honoraria since they find that abstracting yields much less than the minimum wage.
seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo
follow + the line of least resistance
follow + the path of least resistance
The tendency of human nature is to follow the line of least resistance - like water.
The tendency to follow the path of least resistance guarantees failure in life.
ser mínimo
be at a minimum
2,000 volumes had recently been weeded, so the number of books to be moved was at a minimum.
servicios mínimos
skeleton staff
skeleton services
There will be a skeleton staff to ensure that services like power and refuse removal are maintained throughout the festive season holidays.
Vacation arrangements for skeleton services will remain in place for one further day.
sin la más mínima de duda
without a shadow of a doubt
This is without a shadow of a doubt one of the weirdest and probably disturbing postings I have ever had the pleasure to read.
sin la más mínima duda
without the shadow of a doubt
beyond a shadow of a doubt
She was, without the shadow of a doubt, an exceptionally lovely woman and her pallor made her expression truly supernatural.
The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
sin preocuparse lo más mínimo
blithely
The people who blithely assert that we could do this job instead of immigrants are wildly underestimating what's involved in becoming a skilled picker.
temperatura mínima
minimum temperature
The meteorological variables were: minimum temperature, maximum temperature, dew point temperature and relative humidity.
vivir con lo mínimo
live on + a shoestring (budget)
If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.
