poder-2
be able to ; be capable of ; can ; have + the opportunity ; may ; qualify for ; manage to.
Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
Main classes are thus only capable of precise definition in the contexts of particular classification schemes.
When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.
My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.
Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Algo por lo que se puede cobrar
billable
This library can only e furnished with commercial products if usage is billable and protected.
al que no se puede dejar de faltar
unmissable
All these events make the conference an unmissable event.
como mejor + poder
as best (as) + Pronombre + can
We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.
cuando antes pueda
at + Posesivo + earliest convenience
Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.
de modo que + poder + oír
within earshot of
The only stipulation was that they stayed within earshot of their mother's whistle.
el dinero todo lo puede
money makes the world go (a)round
money talks (for itself)
money is powerful
money is power
The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas.
Money talks and the coal industry has a lot of money to throw their weight around.
My belief was 'money is powerful' and to make money was the sole objective.
Money is power and money is the root of all evil but we all still want tons of it!.
en cuanto pueda(n)
at + Posesivo + earliest convenience
Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.
en el que se puede buscar
searchable
The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer
moreish
moreish
Public health research also stands to gain if we can understand why certain foods are so moreish.
Public health research also stands to gain if we can understand why certain foods are so moreish.
hacerlo lo mejor que Uno pueda
do + Posesivo + utmost
But all of them did their utmost and knew that their position was a key one within the school.
hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda
put + Posesivo + best into
give it + Posesivo + best shot
Printers have always liked working on special jobs, putting their best into them and taking their time.
The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
hacer lo mejor que Uno puede
try + Posesivo + heart out
She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.
hacer todo lo que uno pueda
do + Posesivo + (honest) best
do + the best + Nombre + may
do + the best + Nombre + can
He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights.
We are willing to try and do the best we may, however little or however much it may signify to any particular individual.
We would suppose that we would like to do the best we can and get comment and input from you about the mistakes that are made.
hacer todo lo que Uno pueda (dado)
do + the best possible (with)
The library's approach has been to do the best possible with available resources.
hasta donde se pueda
to the extent possible
You should preserve confidentiality to the extent possible, but do not promise the complainant that her identity cannot be revealed.
lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír
out of earshot
As soon as the giant moved out of earshot, they gathered desperately to devise a plan.
muy bien + podría + Verbo
might + well + Verbo
Cataloguing codes such as the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules provide some systematic and workable guidelines on the citation of the author's names, which might well be adopted more widely.
muy bien + puede + Verbo
may well + Verbo
A large collection of documents may well contain a great deal of useful information of value to the library users.
nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad
nothing can be further from the truth
Nothing could be further from the truth, for Balzac had accomplished miracles since he arrived in Rolling Ridge six years ago.
noche sin poder dormir
sleepless night
'Sleepless nights redux' is a follow-up article to a presentation on book and serial acquisitions entitled 'Things that keep me awake at night'.
no poder [Contracción de cannot]
be unable to
cannot
can't [cannot]
Entry of a 'p' means that you have been unable to find the bibliographic information in the system.
In most of these cases, however, a limited number of full-size 'blow-ups', on paper, are also produced which can be made available to users who cannot use microfiche.
She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.
no poder aguantar a
have it in for + Nombre
Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
no poder conciliar el sueño
have + trouble sleeping
Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.
no poder dejar de mencionar
cannot but notice
Unfortunately, we cannot but notice that the letter of the State Secretary contains much false information and contradictions.
no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo
the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly
cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of
The importance of single-source authoritative direction cannot be stressed too strongly = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de una única fuente de autoridad.
Hence too much emphasis cannot be given to the importance of isolating and articulating the main problem.
no poder dormir
sleeplessness
The information fatigue syndrome causes paralysis of the analytical capacity, constant searches for more information, increased anxiety and sleeplessness and self-doubt in decision making.
no poder estarse quieto
have + the fidgets
fidget
In the polite Anglo-Saxon culture, you don't tell people who have the fidgets to stop fidgeting.
In the polite Anglo-Saxon culture, you don't tell people who have the fidgets to stop fidgeting.
no poder evitar + Infinitivo
cannot help + Gerundio
cannot help but + Verbo
One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above.
He smiled politely, but Bragge could not help but feel that his expression was one of low cunning.
no poder evitarlo
cannot help + Reflexivo
Even though she knew that Durkin was impervious to her blandishments, she could not help herself.
no poder evitar mencionar
cannot but notice
Unfortunately, we cannot but notice that the letter of the State Secretary contains much false information and contradictions.
no poder expresar + Posesivo + opinión
not get a word in edgeways
not get a word in edgewise
The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption.
Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise.
no poder expresar + Posesivo + opinión, no poder meter baza,
not get a word in
The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder hablar
not get a word in edgeways
not get a word in edgewise
not get a word in
The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption.
Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise.
The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder hacer más que
do + little more than
This brief section can do little more than focus attention on the importance of library guiding.
no poder hacer nada
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.
no poder interrumpir
not get a word in edgeways
not get a word in edgewise
not get a word in
The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption.
Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise.
The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder más
come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether
have had enough
be at the end of + Posesivo + tether
be cheesed off with
Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'.
Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.
She says she's at the end of her tether waiting for the arrival of her baby.
In a statement that took about 20 seconds, he told a news conference that he was cheesed off with boxing and would quit after his next fight .
no poder meter baza
not get a word in edgeways
not get a word in edgewise
not get a word in
The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption.
Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise.
The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder permitirse
ill afford
A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
no poder permitirse el lujo de
ill afford
A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
no poder quitar lo bailado
have + no regrets
live + Posesivo + life to the fullest and have no regrets
If you want to get to the end of your life and have no regrets you need to seize every opportunity that comes along.
Jessie admitted that she has lived her life to the fullest and has no regrets.
no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza
can't get it out of my mind
Some user may come to the library simply to ask for help 'My daughter died six montsh ago and I just can't get it out of my mind'.
no poder regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no poderse buscar
be unsearchable
Starred fields, if any, are unsearchable.
no poderse negar que
there + be + no denying that
There is no denying that close classification which distinguishes documents on one subject from those on another must be an aid to readers and staff.
no poder ver a
can't stand + sight
have it in for + Nombre
be at daggers drawn (with)
The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'.
Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
no poder volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no pude evitar notar que
couldn't help but notice (that)
Anyway, I was living there for a while (in New Zealand) and couldn't help but notice lots of people using these yoghurt makers.
no puedo aguantarlo
can't take it
'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.
no puedo comprender
I can't get over
I can't get over how librarians tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together.
no puedo entender cómo
can't get over how
'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
No se le puede pedir peras al olmo
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Everybody knows 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,' suggesting that something without inherent value can't be transformed into something valuable.
no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de
the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised
In this regard, the roles of the school and public libraries as education centres cannot be overemphasised = En este sentido, no se puede dejar de recalcar las funciones de las bibliotecas escolares y públicas como centros de enseñanza.
no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of
the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated
The author argues that the capacity of books to change lives and to civilize readers cannot be overstated = El autor sostiene la opinión de que no se puede dejar de recalcar la capacidad de los libros para cambiar la vida de las personas y civilizar a los lectores.
no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo
the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised
the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated
The importance of establishing these detailed policies cannot be overemphasized = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de establecer estas normas de funcionamiento detalladas.
The importance of good direction and leadership cannot be overstated = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de una buena dirección y un buen liderazgo.
personas que no pueden salir de casa
homebound, the
The system incorporates a mail service to the homebound.
poder beneficiarse de
stand to + benefit from
stand to + gain from
Countries with lots of forest stand to benefit from the lucrative timber trade, but at what cost to their ecological footprint?.
We now go on to discuss what women librarians stand to gain from pursuing the main strategies feminists have developed to promote women's interests in working relations.
poder conseguir
stand to + benefit from
stand to + gain from
Countries with lots of forest stand to benefit from the lucrative timber trade, but at what cost to their ecological footprint?.
We now go on to discuss what women librarians stand to gain from pursuing the main strategies feminists have developed to promote women's interests in working relations.
poder contar con
be there for + Pronombre
be there for + Pronombre
So, even if one of them falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always there for us.
So, even if one of them falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always there for us.
poder dar Algo por perdido
be as good as lost
After all, if you cannot find a photo once it's been archived then it's as good as lost.
poder + Infinitivo
succeed in + Gerundio
This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.
poder llegar a perder
stand to + lose
Turlock stands to lose four police officer positions and two firefighters under budget proposals discussed Tuesday night.
poder lograr
stand to + benefit from
stand to + gain from
Countries with lots of forest stand to benefit from the lucrative timber trade, but at what cost to their ecological footprint?.
We now go on to discuss what women librarians stand to gain from pursuing the main strategies feminists have developed to promote women's interests in working relations.
poder perder
stand to + lose
Turlock stands to lose four police officer positions and two firefighters under budget proposals discussed Tuesday night.
poderse afirmar que
it + be + safe to say that
Carnegie then concluded: 'It is safe to say that the 37,000 frequenters of the Pratt Library are of more value to Baltimore, to the state, and to the country, than all the inert, lazy, and hopelessly poor in the nation'.
poderse contestar
be answerable
But the real question of how many terminals is not answerable in a finite number.
poderse integrar en
be integrable in
The adoption of ISBD will usher in the day when the entries produced in any country will readily be integrable in the catalogs of any other country.
poderse localizar
be locatable
Patrons often assume that the information they want is easily locatable in a book or somewhere on the Internet.
poder utilizarse
be usable
Consider film of the same thickness as paper, although thinner film will certainly be usable.
por el que se puede cobrar
chargeable
Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.
puede muy bien ser
could well be
Since the Root Thesaurus did not emerge, until 1981, it has not had a great impact on existing thesauri so far, but it could well be important in the future.
puede muy bien ser que
it may well be that
It may well be that the computer-based environment of such systems may overcome many of the limitations of enumerative classification schemes in their traditional applications.
puede (que)
maybe
perhaps
If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
For our profession, what we call information science, we need the courage of our conviction that we can establish or perhaps re-establish our credibility as a profession = Para nuestra disciplina, lo que denominamos documentación, necesitamos la fuerza de la convicción de que podemos establecer o quizás restablecer nuestra credibilidad como profesión.
puede que al final sea para bien
be a blessing in disguise
The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.
¿Puede repetir?
I beg your pardon?
'I beg your pardon?' Rundle said, genuinely surprised.
que no se le puede dar un nombre
unnameable
But note the cost: documents tend increasingly to be about these unnameable subjects.
que no se puede conseguir
unobtainable
Furthermore, such visits allow valuable information unobtainable through official channels to be gleaned on an informal basis.
que no se puede entregar
undeliverable
Of the mailed surveys, 91 were undeliverable for various reasons, and 155 were completed and returned for a response rate of 17 percent.
que no se puede hacer cumplir
unenforceable
The existing official statements tend to be overly simplistic and unenforceable.
que no se puede identificar con un término
unnameable
But note the cost: documents tend increasingly to be about these unnameable subjects.
que no se puede uno perder
unmissable
All these events make the conference an unmissable event.
que puede causar detención
arrestable
This article provides specific examples of sexual behaviour as a guide to what is arrestable behaviour.
que puede demostrarse
demonstrably
These issues demonstrably fall outside the likely preoccupations of IT-based information specialists with organisational concerns.
que puede salir en préstamo
loanable
At any given level of demand, fewer loanable copies of an item are needed if provision is made on a national rather than a regional basis.
que puede ser apilado
stacking
The other rooms on the third, second and first levels have a mixture of stacking chairs with writing board arms.
que puede ser usado a través de la web
web-compliant
Many of these have, in turn, been reemerging as web-compliant databases providing even an average library with the opportunity to search enormous collections of data.
querer es poder
where there's a will there's a way
She answered by saying that while we may not have a solution yet, 'where there's a will, there's a way'.
que se le puede dar un nombre
nameable
Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds - so long as they are 'nameable' - and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
que se puede arreglar
fixable
A broken computer, though annoying, is a fixable or preventable catastrophe.
que se puede buscar
searchable
The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
que se puede cambiar de tamaño
resizeable [re-sizeable]
Re-sizeable and movable windows are used for the image and icon display.
que se puede escuchar
playable
It will have a similar archival life as the CD-R format and will be playable on any destination device that can make use of the data written.
que se puede hacer cumplir
enforceable
By-laws are prohibitive - ie they tell people what they are not allowed to do - and they are enforceable at law.
que se puede identificar con un término
nameable
Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds - so long as they are 'nameable' - and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
que se puede imprimir
printable
This CD-ROM contains bibliographic and textual data together with printable and viewable graphic images of patents.
que se puede quitar
detachable
Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.
que se puede separar
detachable
Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.
que se puede visualizar
viewable
This CD-ROM contains bibliographic and textual data together with printable and viewable graphic images of patents.
sálvese el que pueda
free-for-all
In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.
¡sálvese quien pueda!
the devil take the hindmost
Many people have been made redundant in the takeover and those who joined last were the first to go - the principle of devil take the hindmost applied.
sálvese quien pueda
every man for himself
let battle commence
If more and more of us begin to see life purely as 'every man for himself,' what other unintended consequences may come with such a shift.
To start a garden is to let battle commence since there is a list of pests and diseases that will line up to attack your babies.
se puede
is to be
In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo
in + Posesivo + own time
A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
si no puedes con ellos, únete a ellos
if you can't beat them (you might as well) join them
I'm not a great fan of the money thrown around in football, but if you can't beat them you might as well join them.
sin poder avanzar
no way forward
Millions of refugees and displaced persons worldwide live in dangerous situations, in an unbearable state of limbo, with no way forward and no way back.
sin poder contenerse
helplessly
Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.
sin poder dormir
sleepless
The article 'Sleepless in Belgrade: a virtual community during war' presents the results of research on the role of a virtual community during wartime.
sin poder extinguirlo
inextinguishably
Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.
sin poder hacer nada
helplessly
Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.
sin poder regresar
no way back
Millions of refugees and displaced persons worldwide live in dangerous situations, in an unbearable state of limbo, with no way forward and no way back.
sin poder volver
no way back
Millions of refugees and displaced persons worldwide live in dangerous situations, in an unbearable state of limbo, with no way forward and no way back.
tan sorprendente como pueda parecer
as amazing as it seems
As amazing as it seems, original Victorian old prints have survived into the twenty-first century.
todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de
echo + still resound from
The echoes are still resounding from the 13th International Book Fair, which become the cultural event of greatest public impact in the country.
