paso-1
footstep ; step ; footprint ; pace ; footfall.
Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.
The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.
In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.
Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.
This paper describes an electronic method for determination of the quadrupedal footfall patterns of animals during locomotion.
abrir paso a
make + way (for)
This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
abrirse paso
jostle
break through
elbow + Posesivo + way into
elbow into
In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino.
Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.
In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.
abrirse paso por
work + Posesivo + way through
Read the sections on summarization and work your way through the questions again.
acelerar el paso
quicken + Posesivo + pace
smarten + Posesivo + pace
speed up + Posesivo + steps
pick up + Posesivo + pace
Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale.
He pulled his collar close to his neck, shoved his icy hands into his pockets and smartened his pace.
Justine saw it out of the corner of her eye, and automatically sped up her steps.
I'm not sure what thoughts Mikayla was having, but she picked up her pace and vanished ahead of us into the woods.
a este paso
at this rate
At this rate, Bryant has a chance to become the greatest scorer the NBA has ever seen.
aflojar el paso
slow down
slow up
However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
aligerar el paso
quicken + Posesivo + pace
pick up + Posesivo + pace
smarten + Posesivo + pace
Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale.
I'm not sure what thoughts Mikayla was having, but she picked up her pace and vanished ahead of us into the woods.
He pulled his collar close to his neck, shoved his icy hands into his pockets and smartened his pace.
aminorar el paso
slow down
slow up
However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
andar al mismo paso
fall into + step
I called her to heel and she fell into step nicely, but after a few paces she veered left to go sniff something.
andar con paso majestuoso
stalk
She stalked across the room and picked up the dirty ball of rumpled paper, carefully pulling apart the crumples and smoothing away the wrinkles as best she could.
a paso de tortuga
at a snail's pace
For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.
a paso ligero
on the double
The article is entitled 'Learning on the double'.
a pasos agigantados
at an exponential rate
at exponential rates
by leaps and bounds
Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.
Computer and telecommunication technologies, which are advancing at exponential rates, are greatly enhancing the ability to communicate.
Diagnostic procedures, treatment and surgical techniques for zoo animals have advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years.
a un paso
within a stone's throw (away/from)
a stone's throw away
His childhood home is a squat little bungalow perched on a hill within a stone's throw from Jack London's cabin.
Though only a stone's throw away across the grand Atlantic, Europeans and Americans are as different as night and day.
a un paso asombroso
at an astounding pace
Classroom use of the World Wide Web is growing at an astounding pace and affecting the way teachers and students function.
a un paso de
a heartbeat away from
Each of us lives every minute of every day just a heartbeat away from death.
a un paso rápido
at a rapid pace
Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world.
a un paso relajado
at a strolling pace
The walk should take about 50 minutes at a strolling pace.
barrera de paso a nivel
level-crossing gate
The waters had destroyed the station and railway lines and level-crossing gates lay bent and twisted .
caminar con paso pesado
plod (along/through)
He or she has to plod through the menu each time, and so it is useful if mnemonics and/or abbreviated commands can be provided.
ceder el paso
give + way (to)
yield + the right of way
But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
When an emergency vehicle approaches with its siren on you must yield the right of way as quickly as possible.
contador de pasos
step counter
A step counter, also known as a pedometer, is a small device worn on your waist that counts the number of steps you take in a day.
dar el primer paso
make + a start
take + the first step
make + the first move
But someone has to make a start, and I hope that what I have done will encourage others to correct the errors and fill the gaps.
If you would like to become a doer, this section aims to help you take the first steps.
Times have changed and women no longer are expected to wait for a man they're interested in to make the first move.
dar los pasos necesarios
take + steps
The library staff must then take steps to remedy the damage.
dar los primeros pasos en
venture into
All these factors have deterred women from venturing into politics.
dar otro paso muy importante
reach + another milestone
The CEC Libraries' programme has reached another milestone witht the completion of the evaluation of proposals submitted under the first Call for Proposals.
dar paso (a)
give + way (to)
make + way (for)
But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
dar paso a
yield to
Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
dar un gran paso adelante
reach + a milestone
In late Feb 1999 the library reached the milestone of 200,000 titles processed.
dar un paso
make + step
Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.
dar un paso adelante
step up
Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
dar un paso al frente
step up
Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
dar un paso atrás
step back
She stepped back and studied Jasmine from head to foot, then glanced at him, giving him a wink.
dar un paso en falso
make + a false move
A man with a gun said, 'If you make a false move, you're dead'.
dar un paso hacia delante
take + a step forward
step up
LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.
Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
dejar paso
step + aside
True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
dejar paso (a)
give + way (to)
But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
derecho de paso
the right of way
right of entry
Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress - there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence - a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
The right of entry is reserved during reasonable hours for inspection or repair deemed necessary.
desandar + Posesivo + pasos
retrace + Posesivo + footsteps
retrace + Posesivo + steps
Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882.
Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.
hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante
take + Nombre + a/one step forward
In 1911 J Kaiser published a work entitled 'Systematic Indexing,' which took the practice of alphabetical subject indexing an important step forward.
impedir el paso
block in
A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.
ir al mismo paso
fall into + step
I called her to heel and she fell into step nicely, but after a few paces she veered left to go sniff something.
llave de paso
spigot
faucet
tap
stopcock
stop valve
shut-off valve
What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.
Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.
The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.
Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.
If you install a stop valve, it will save you the trouble of shutting off the water in the entire home for a single sink or toilet repair.
If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.
llave de paso del agua
water valve
Knowing how to turn off your home's water valves can be vital during an emergency.
llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados
execute + steps
The steps from your previous search will be automatically executed in the new database.
obstaculizar el paso
block in
A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.
otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción
another nail in + Posesivo + coffin
In the long run this is another nail in his coffin and a severe dent for Britain within the EU.
paso adelante
step up
In terms of intellectual evolution, it is a radical step up and great leap forward for mankind.
paso a nivel
level-crossing
An unmanned level-crossing was the scene of an accident in which 12 migrants without work permits died when a train smashed into their van.
paso a paso
one step at a time
step by step
stage by stage
stepwise
To avoid problems, build complex searches one step at a time.
The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.
The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.
Object knowledge progresses stepwise from the object as a whole to its parts, subparts, etc, and can be visualised as an object-specific tree structure.
paso atrás
backward step
retrograde step
At first, displaying an image on a TV screen instead of providing the actual object may seem to be a backward step.
Indexing and searching on the Internet appears to have taken a retrograde step.
paso de baile
dance step
Often the aerobic dance steps call for arm movements which in turn increases the heart rate.
paso (de) cebra
zebra crossing
crosswalk
Zebra crossings consist of thick black and white strips across a road with an orange flashing beacon on either pavement.
Before crossing into a crosswalk, ensure you make eye contact with the approaching drivers in both directions of traffic.
paso de danza
dance step
Often the aerobic dance steps call for arm movements which in turn increases the heart rate.
paso de la gente
flow of people
Its location on a navigable river gave it a place in the flow of people and commerce.
paso del comercio
flow of commerce
Its location on a navigable river gave it a place in the flow of people and commerce.
Paso del Noroeste, el
North West Passage, the
The article 'Furthest North' describes the catalogue of the library aboard one of the ships involved in the search for the explorer Sir John Franklin and companions, lost in the search for the North West Passage.
paso de peatones [Con semáforo y botón accionado por el propio peatón]
zebra crossing
pedestrian crossing
pelican crossing
crosswalk
Zebra crossings consist of thick black and white strips across a road with an orange flashing beacon on either pavement.
Pedestrian crossings are provided to improve road safety for pedestrians when crossing a road.
At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing.
Before crossing into a crosswalk, ensure you make eye contact with the approaching drivers in both directions of traffic.
paso de tortuga
snail's pace
The snail's pace of theological librarianship in adapting to the pragmatic and technical character of early-20th-century librarianship resulted in a mature integration of 19th century scholarly pursuits and late-20th-century information science.
paso en falso
false move
In this perspective, fallacies are false moves employed in the attacker's efforts to refute the defender's thesis.
paso fronterizo
border crossing
The theme of the conference was 'border crossings: exploring new territories for special collections'.
paso hacia adelante
step forward
This article represents a step forward in attempting to systematize the redefinition of library purpose, not simply by basing purpose on community needs but by 'linking needs and libraries in a coherent way'.
paso hacia atrás
retrograde step
step backward(s)
step back
Indexing and searching on the Internet appears to have taken a retrograde step.
This is a major step backward in the ideology of bibliographic cataloging.
The article is entitled 'Two steps forward, one step back? Multicultural library services in Australia in the 1990s'.
paso inferior [Usado principalmente en el Reino Unido]
underpass
subway
In the United Kingdom a pedestrian tunnel or other underpass beneath a road is called a subway.
In the United Kingdom a pedestrian tunnel or other underpass beneath a road is called a subway.
paso ininterrumpido de
steady flow of
There was a steady flow of people charging out materials, and the checker was inspecting their bags as usual.
paso intermedio
half-way house
stepping stone
Minicomputers are the half-way house.
The workforce is youthful, itinerant and frequently hopeful of using the libary as a stepping stone to jobs in marketing or publishing.
paso peatonal
pedestrian crossing
Pedestrian crossings are provided to improve road safety for pedestrians when crossing a road.
paso subterráneo [Usado principalmente en el Reino Unido]
underground walkway
underpass
subway
The group wants to make the city's underground walkways safe by installing surveillance cameras and intercom systems.
In the United Kingdom a pedestrian tunnel or other underpass beneath a road is called a subway.
In the United Kingdom a pedestrian tunnel or other underpass beneath a road is called a subway.
Posesivo + primeros pasos
Posesivo + first steps
They have provided the information needed to assist online students in their first steps.
preferencia de paso
the right of way
Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress - there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence - a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
primer paso
stake in the ground
The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.
primer paso de, el [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
thin edge of the wedge, the
Internet brings a new generation of information services that are the thin edge of the wedge of a radically transformative change in how people will access information.
realizar una tarea paso a paso
go through
If you went through the test without any need for revision, so much the better.
saltarse pasos intermedios
jump + steps
To jump steps would result in dozens and even hundreds of references from broad headings.
seguir los pasos de
follow in + the footsteps of
Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.
seguir + Posesivo + pasos
follow in + Posesivo + footsteps
trace + Posesivo + steps
trace + Posesivo + footsteps
The librarians who are moving in these new directions serve as models for others who follow in their footsteps = Los bibliotecarios que hacen esto sirven de modelo para que otros sigan sus pasos.
I have traced his steps very closely and I am now tring to find the last piece to the puzzle.
I traced her footsteps down to the shore afraid she was gone for evermore.
seguir unos pasos
follow + steps
To bind a book, or rebind it, one of the steps to follow is to check that the book is complete, ie no pages missing.
señal de prohibido el paso
No Entry sign
Drivers ignoring `No Entry' signs in this fashion have no regard for the safety of other road users and are clearly flouting the law.
ser un gran paso adelante
be half the battle
Knowing the problem is half the battle.
tener derecho de paso
have + the right of way
The new owner doesn't like it, but hikers have had the right of way through these woods for decades.
tomar un paso decisivo
take + the plunge
The article is entitled 'Internet access to OCLC: should the smaller library take the Internet plunge?'.
un paso por delante de
one step ahead of
Further warrants for his arrest were issued but he remained one step ahead of the police and died in Paris in 1900.
válvula de paso
stop valve
stopcock
shut-off valve
If you install a stop valve, it will save you the trouble of shutting off the water in the entire home for a single sink or toilet repair.
Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.
If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.
volver sobre los pasos de uno
double-back
go back on + Posesivo + steps
But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
We then realized we had been walking the wrong path and had to go back on our steps, adding one hour to an already long walk.
volver sobre + Posesivo + pasos
retrace + Posesivo + steps
retrace + Posesivo + footsteps
Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.
Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882.
