presión
pressure ; stress ; leverage ; millstone ; strain ; advocacy.
The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.
At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.
Squeezed between the upper and nether millstones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.
However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
a alta presión
high-pressured
high-pressure
The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.
A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust..
acción de ejercer presión
lobbying
The network is fairly well developed and lobbying initiatives on policies affecting all or a group of local authorities have stemmed from this source.
aguantar la presión
stand + the heat
Xerox couldn't stand the heat, and left the computer business.
aire a presión
air pressure
Air pressure created by means of a foot pump or compressor is used to remove the milk from the can to a 16-litre stainless steel storage tank.
aliviar la presión
ease + pressure
Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.
ante la presión de
in the crush to
Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.
a presión
pressurised [pressurized, -USA]
All aircraft carry these pressurized medicinal oxygen bottles for emergency use by passengers.
bajo presión
under pressure
under the cosh
This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure.
Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps .
ceder ante la presión
surrender to + pressure
Surrender to pressure from a particular group means both subservience of the library and abandonment of the principle of intellectual freedom.
ceder ante la presión de
give in to
The committee gave in to art librarians in agreeing that the artist is not necessarily the author of the reproductions of his or her own works.
de alta presión
high-pressured
high-pressure
The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.
A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust..
demasiada presión
overpressure
When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.
ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo
stretch + Nombre + to breaking point
The diversity of cookbooks available in the USA today is stretching the market to breaking point and specialist retailers are feeling the pinch.
ejercer presión [Defender ejerciendo presión sobre las personas que toman las decisiones]
build + pressure
lobby
exert + leverage
Pressure for more open access to resources and better library services is building in the research community and academics are writing to Gorbachev urging open access to all kinds of information = La comunidad científica está demandando cada vez más enérgicamente mayor libre acceso a los recursos y mejores servicios bibliotecarios y los académicos le están pidiendo a Gorbachov por escrito el libre acceso a todo tipo de información.
They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed.
I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
ejercer presión para conseguir Algo
push for
Library advocates and other proponents of educational reform need to push both for innovative teaching methods and the library resources to support them.
ejercer presión sobre
put + pressure on
bear down on
pressure
pressurise [pressurize, -USA]
Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
This rickety thing is a disappointment: Its handle is so thin that if you bear down on it while scrubbing, it actually starts to bend.
I know she has difficulty talking about their breakup and I didn't want to pressure her or put her in an awkward situation.
Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.
ejercer presión sobre Alguien
bring to + bear + pressure on
Pressure is being brought to bear on the library to readdress its priorities in terms of services rendered and to scale down excesses in terms of funds and manpower.
estar bajo presión
be under stress
I have a friend who, as soon as she is under stress, goes off her oats, and gets all pale.
estar sometido a presión
face + pressure
At the moment the printed newspaper has to face considerable pressure from new technologies.
formación de grupos de presión
lobbying representation
He recommends that research, fund-raising or development work, and political or 'lobbying' representation be added to the responsibilities of Slavic librarians.
formar un grupo de presión
form + lobby
In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.
frente de altas presiones
ridge of high pressure
Ridges of high pressure often occur between two frontal systems and move with them.
frente de bajas presiones
ridge of low pressure
A ridge of low pressure swung over Wisconsin a day prior to the national meet.
grupo de presión
lobby group
pressure group
lobbyist
Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.
Whether it be through government legislation, the lobbying of pressure groups, or the self-censorship of librarians themselves, the library profession has long resisted efforts to restrict access to information.
Cutbacks will have the most severe impact on citizen activists who rely heavily on accessible data and least impact on the lobbyists who are least dependent on government data.
lavado a presión
pressure wash
jet wash
Pressure wash equipment is similar to a typical coin-op car wash only portable and more powerful.
The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.
lavado manual a presión
jet wash
The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.
limpiadora a presión
pressure washer
With two spray wands and an onboard detergent tank, this pressure washer will help keep your home gleaming like the day construction was finished.
máquina de presión plana
flat-platen machine
Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.
martillo a presión
steam hammer
Why use nutcrackers when you have a steam hammer at your disposal?.
mecanismo de presión [Conjunto de piezas de las primeras prensas tipográficas muy parecido al de las prensas de uvas que servía para ejercer presión sobre la el papel y la forma para realizar la impresión]
impression assembly
The first printing presses had two moving parts: the carriage assembly, which carried the type and paper in and out of the press, and the impression assembly, by means of which the paper was pressed down on to the inked type.
meter a presión
wedge
A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.
momentos de presión
the heat is on
The book gives clear guidelines regarding how to 'chill out when the heat is on' which he is beginning to use with very good effect.
no ceder a las presiones
withstand + pressure
The librarian needs courage to sustain principles of intellectual freedom and to withstand pressures that would erode these principles.
olla a presión
pressure-cooker
Different enquirers might ask for this subject in quite different ways - eg, is there anything on 'TV advertising of aluminium pressure-cookers'?.
perder la presión
depressurise [depressurize, -USA]
If an aircraft depressurises, pilots should don oxygen masks immediately.
pérdida de la presión
depressurisation [depressurization, -USA]
A sudden depressurisation could lead to a sudden drop of temperature to the stage of making people as stiff as ice in a few minutes.
plato de presión del embrague
pressure plate
The whirring sound is more than likely the pressure plate.
presión atmosférica
air pressure
atmospheric pressure
These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.
Usually, atmospheric pressure is quoted in millibars (mb).
presión de contacto
contact pressure
The required contact pressure of the conveyor belt to the driving pulley is achieved by means of a tensioning device.
presión del aire
air pressure
These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.
presión del grupo
peer pressure
Students relate easily to Mark Mathabane's questioning why he must attend school, his open defiance of his father, and his struggle to resist peer pressure.
presión diastólica
diastolic pressure
diastolic blood pressure
The major problem in elderly people is isolated systolic hypertension, defined as a raised systolic pressure but normal diastolic pressure.
Diastolic blood pressure tends to rise until about age 55 and then begins to fall; systolic blood pressure continues to rise with age.
presión económica
economic pressure
Public libraries, in common with other public services are not immune to political, economic and social pressures.
presión política
political pressure
These types of newspapers are more critical because they are more likely to be insulated from local political pressures.
presión sistólica
systolic blood pressure
systolic pressure
The top number is the systolic blood pressure reading which represents the maximum pressure exerted when the heart contracts.
If left uncontrolled, high systolic pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, kidney damage, blindness, or other conditions.
presión social
social pressure
social pressure
Information professionals usually serve people in a context of social pressures and internal politics.
Public libraries, in common with other public services are not immune to political, economic and social pressures.
quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión
sandblast
They co-operated a while back in the conversion of a supply vessel into a special maintenance vessel for sandblasting and painting offshore.
regulador de presión de bombona
gas cylinder regulator
Condition and age of gas cylinder regulators should be checked regularly.
regulador de presión de gas
gas regulator
As technology progressed, newer gas regulators were developed that did not use mercury.
sistema de altas presiones
high-pressure system
ridge of high pressure
Influenced by the North Pacific high-pressure system, Seoul has hot and humid summers with average temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius.
Ridges of high pressure often occur between two frontal systems and move with them.
sistema de bajas presiones
ridge of low pressure
low pressure system
A ridge of low pressure swung over Wisconsin a day prior to the national meet.
Tropical cyclones are intense low pressure systems that form over tropical oceans.
someter a presión
place under + pressure
The increasing volume of calls received about poison information is placing the present information services under escalating pressure.
sometido a presión
under pressure
under the cosh
This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure.
Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps .
sujeto a presión
under pressure
under the cosh
This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure.
Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps .