peso-2
burden ; load ; weight ; toll ; term weight ; body weight.
In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.
By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.
The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.
Applications of these methods facilitate more effective assignment of term weights to index terms within documents and may assist searchers in the selection of search terms.
The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients .
aliviar a Alguien del peso de
relieve + Nombre + of the burden of
This partially relieves the designer of the burden of hand-coding all the libraries.
aliviar de un peso a
relieve + the burden (on/from)
The regional network relieves the burden on large research libraries.
aumento de peso
weight gain
They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
campeón de los pesos pesados
heavyweight champion
Once a popular heavyweight champion, he rapidly achieved success but this was only equaled with the speed which he fell into disgrace.
castigar con todo el peso de la ley
punish + to the full extent of the law
Anyone who wilfully or wantonly and without cause writes upon, injures, defaces, tears or destroys any book, plate, picture, engraving, or statue belonging to the Library shall be punished to the full extent of the law of the State.
coger peso
put on + weight
gain + weight
She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.
Obesity is a well known problem, however some people really want and need to gain weight.
con todo el peso de la ley
to the full extent of the law
In that case, such lies, whether under oath or not, should be treated as the crimes that they are and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
control del peso
weight control
Such conditions as heart disease, cancer, and arteriosclerosis can be prevented or postponed through proper nutrition, weight control, exercise, and stress management.
de peso
weighty [weightier -comp., weightiest -sup.]
of consequence
meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.]
Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.
We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.
de poco peso
pat
feeble
When challenged about their crimes, many offenders provide pat justifications.
Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
exceso de peso
overweight
The author suggests that university libraries can put their unmanageably overweight serials budget on a sensible diet by limiting new subscriptions.
falta de peso
underweight
We predicted that underweight individuals would eat less and overweight individuals would eat more during negative as well as positive emotional states and situations.
ganar peso
put on + weight
gain + weight
She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.
Obesity is a well known problem, however some people really want and need to gain weight.
gran peso
heavy weight
The heap was given to the pressmen the day before it was to be used, so that they might wet it and leave it to stand overnight under a heavy weight.
hombre de peso
man of substance
Half his adult life had been spent in a struggle to raise that capital - a fruitless struggle, for he had not yet found a single man of substance to share his vision.
hundirse bajo el peso de
collapse under + the weight of
He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.
hundirse por el peso
bog down
Gangplanks should be used to prevent the scalar chain from bogging down.
hundirse por su propio peso
sink under + its own weight
The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.
lanzador de peso
shot-putter
The Belarus shot-putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been stripped of her London 2012 gold medal after failing a doping test.
lanzamiento de peso
shotput
She won second place in shotput at the state championship.
ley de pesos y medidas
weights and measures act
For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing weights and measures acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.
ligero de peso
lightweight [light-weight]
These computers will be thin and lightweight.
llevar el peso
undertake + burden
This may result in the burden of the search being undertaken by the reader after the index language had done its work.
mujer de peso
woman of substance
Set high expectations for yourself and for others because a woman of substance knows what they're worth and what they deserve.
pagarle a Alguien su peso en oro
pay + Nombre + Posesivo + weight in gold
Although Beckham is paid his weight in gold, he's not actually worth it.
perder peso
lose + weight
shed + weight
The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
If you want to shed weight permanently you have to live a healthier life.
pérdida de peso
weight loss
Library users have a right to have reliable information that would enable them to manage their individual problems of weight loss.
peso al nacer
birthweight
Results show a significant relationship between schizophrenia and low birthweight and forceps delivery.
peso atómico
atomic weight
Two of the topics considered are atomic weights and the effects of radioactivity and other anomalies in isotopic abundance.
peso de la prueba, el
burden of proof, the
The burden of proof is a key element in dialectic argumentation but turn-taking eventually determines the winner of an argument.
peso de la responsabilidad, el
burden of responsibility, the
Note that this puts the burden of responsibility for remembering the series, when a reader asks for information on a writer, on the reference librarian.
peso de nacimiento
birthweight
Results show a significant relationship between schizophrenia and low birthweight and forceps delivery.
peso específico
weight
specific gravity
Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
The laboratory analysis reports characteristics of: (1) odor, color, and clarity; (2) specific gravity; (3) sediment; (4) test strips; and (5) albumin and phosphates.
peso molecular
molecular weight
Polymers are higher molecular weight molecules composed of several to many smaller molecules or monomers.
peso muerto
dead weight
Perhaps Metadata are just dead weight, added by page creating tools because it looks good in some sales brochure.
peso pesado [Boxeo]
heavy weight [heavyweight]
big wheel
big shot
big noise
big wig
fat cat
Alfred B. Tozer's pseudonymous boxing tales about a character named John L. Jr began while John L. Sullivan was heavy weight champion.
She is nothing but a narcissist that wants to hang out with the so-called big wheels in this city.
Having been a big shot in Monrovia, he is accustomed to being waited on by servants, his wife and concubines alike.
Anyone claiming to be a big noise in the business who doesn't have an address in one of those cities is probably blowing smoke.
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
The fat cats who placed the entire economy at risk with their greed and manic irresponsibility are trying to lay claim to every last dime in the national Treasury.
por debajo del peso normal
underweight
We predicted that underweight individuals would eat less and overweight individuals would eat more during negative as well as positive emotional states and situations.
problema de peso
weight problem
People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment.
quitarse un (buen) peso de encima
get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest
He said he would feel better and get a weight off his chest if he explained his side of the incident.
quitarse un peso de encima
take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind
take + a load off + Posesivo + mind
Mr Smith praised the police for bringing the teenagers to justice, saying their detection had taken a weight off his mind.
I think we would have done it eventually, but not as quickly as this and, with time being of the essence, this has really taken a load off her mind.
quitar un peso de encima
remove + burden from shoulders
Perhaps what they all do more importantly than anything else is to remove the burden from the teachers' shoulders.
quitar un peso de encima a Alguien
lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders
In a sense, the release of this new album has lifted a weight off his shoulders and bookended his first six years as a solo artist.
se cae de su peso que
it goes without saying that
It goes without saying that advertising claims should be treated with caution, but product literature should contain all the necessary technical information about the system.
soportar el peso de Algo
carry + the burden
In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.
soportar un peso
take + load
The shelves are constructed from one metre module designed to take a load of 90 kg.
tener que cargar con el peso de
be burdened with
Public libraries not burdened with huge collections need catalogs and a cataloging code that reflect their situation.
tener que cargar con el peso de la tradición
be burdened with + tradition
The solutions provided by the scientists were often more modern and practical, as they were not burdened with tradition.
todo el peso de la ley
full force of the law, the
I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.
valer + Posesivo + peso en oro
be worth + Posesivo + weight in gold
Any guy who can score 30 goals a season is worth his weight in gold for the team.
vector de peso específico [Medida de cálculo que se asigna a los documentos recuperados para ordenarlos según su pertinencia a la búsqueda]
weighted vector
We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.
