tanto-2
so much ; so + Participio ; quite so much ; so very ; that much.
It is rather a pity that book reviewers tend to ignore this very popular genre so much.
On the other hand, 626 is now unused, for the subject to which it was originally allocated, Canal engineering, has so decreased in importance that it no longer justifies a separate heading.
But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very very brightly.
However, as we've suggested plenty of times in the past, there's little evidence that there's really that much money to be made running such sites.
a las tantas
in the small hours (of the morning)
in the wee hours (of the morning)
My Jewish grandfather/mentor always tells me how he gets the most work done in the small hours of the morning before the rest of the world.
Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.
cada tanto
every so often
every now and then
every now and again
every once in a while
Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance.
I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way.
Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve.
It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.
cada tantos minutos
every few minutes
Teachers across Britain are subjected to foul language, personal abuse, sexual insults and threats of violence by pupils every few minutes.
cada tantos + Período de Tiempo
every few + Período de Tiempo
LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years.
cada tanto tiempo
every so often
every now and then
every now and again
every once in a while
Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance.
I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way.
Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve.
It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.
cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible
change + beyond (all) recognition
The Internet is likely to result in education and libraries changing beyond recognition.
cincuenta y tantos
fifty odd
fifty something
The Americans say that the fifty-odd thousand troops they've still got here are of course authorized to fire in self-defence.
This change of scene, at fifty-something, turned out be a liberating experience.
con tan buenos resultados
to such good effect
Rarely have the `two cultures' been united to such good effect as in this magnificent book.
con tan poca antelación
at such short notice
Cancellations after this date cannot be transferred to a future course because places cannot be filled at such short notice.
con tan poca anticipación
at such short notice
Cancellations after this date cannot be transferred to a future course because places cannot be filled at such short notice.
con tanta frecuencia
so often
So often the way one sees things depends on one's personal point of view.
cuarenta y tantos
forty odd
forty something
You spend forty odd years wishing you didn't have to be up and out before 8am every morning - so why do pensioners never lie in?.
At forty something, I face my days with even more push and drive than I did at twenty something.
desde hace tanto tiempo
so long
And since computerized data bases charge according to use, are we going to have to rethink our ideas on what we have so long enticingly but misleadingly called free library services?.
después de tanto tiempo
after so long
after such a long time
Medics have warned of damage to the miners' retinas when they reach daylight after so long underground.
He can't stop smiling thinking of seeing her again after such a long time, his heart is racing and beating loud.
de tanto en tanto
every now and again
every now and then
every once in a while
now and again
every so often
off and on
on and off
from time to time
Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve.
I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way.
It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.
Such paper was rarely made, but may now and again be found with the watermark in the middle, or next to an edge, of the sheet.
Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance.
Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law.
On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.
From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.
diez y tantos
ten odd
ten or so
ten plus
ten something
Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia.
His article also lists the top ten or so search engines and offers important information about them.
It is time to break free of this cycle and end the ten plus year debate with a solution that meets as many needs as possible.
It's a steal at ten something with shipping.
dinero que tanto ha costado ganar
hard-earned money
Customers choose an establishment and spend hard-earned money and they want employees to exude appreciation through the attitude that 'we aim to please, the customer is always right, service is our business, and quality is our middle name'.
durante tanto tiempo
for so long
so long
When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.
And since computerized data bases charge according to use, are we going to have to rethink our ideas on what we have so long enticingly but misleadingly called free library services?.
durante tanto tiempo como sea posible
for as long as possible
It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.
en tanto en cuanto
as long as
so long as
Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic, as long as they are relevant, and meet other criteria such as language, date and level.
In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.
en tanto en cuanto que
inasmuch as
insomuch as
Both are obviously secondary sources inasmuch as the information they contain is compiled from the primary sources.
The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.
en tanto en cuanto + Subjuntivo
provided (that)
Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
en tanto que
insofar as [in so far as]
For Cutter, subject names existed only insofar as they were generally accepted and used by educated people.
es por lo tanto deducible
it therefore follows that
It therefore follows that rules for use of the scientific literature should be designed to help achieve that goal.
es por lo tanto lógico que
it therefore follows that
It therefore follows that rules for use of the scientific literature should be designed to help achieve that goal.
estar mareado de tanto trabajo
be reeling
I would hate to see us add more responsibility at this time, when librarians are already reeling.
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.
hasta las tantas de la madrugada
until the early hours (of the morning)
till the early hours (of the morning)
A lot of the bars and cafes are open until the early hours of the morning.
The party went till the early hours of the morning.
hasta las tantas de la noche
until the early hours (of the morning)
till the early hours (of the morning)
A lot of the bars and cafes are open until the early hours of the morning.
The party went till the early hours of the morning.
nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como
no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than
No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
no ser tan bueno como se dice
not + be + cracked up to be
Internet's promise of extending and improving human interaction through the digital medium isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
no tan bueno
not-so-good
The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.
noventa y tantos
ninety odd
Of the remaining two hundred and ninety odd, seventy-five were given away, the rest sold.
ochenta y tantos
eighty odd
No similar case has been prosecuted in the eighty odd years since the act was implemented.
quedarse tan campante
not bat an eyelid
not bat an eyelash
Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
The Department of Justice didn't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.
quedarse tan fresco
not bat an eyelash
not bat an eyelid
The Department of Justice didn't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.
Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
quedarse tan pancho
not bat an eyelid
not bat an eyelash
Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
The Department of Justice didn't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.
ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro
be as good a time as any
Now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling.
ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro
be as good a time as any
Now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling.
sesenta y tantos
sixty odd
Sixty-odd years ago, the A-bomb was dropped over this very location.
setenta y tantos
seventy odd
And what about the other seventy odd percent?.
tan
all too + Adjetivo
so very
The author compares the high tech dreams of access to information technology for US school libraries with the all too shabby reality that currently exists.
The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very very brightly.
tan + Adjetivo
most + Adjetivo
so + Adjetivo
as + Adjetivo + as that
They employ a symbolism which grew like Topsy and has little consistency; a strange fact in that most logical field.
However, it is hard to draw any definite conclusions about mobile information and advice vans as the evidence appears so contradictory.
In these days of refresher courses right up to retirement I do not think we can be as dogmatic as that.
tan + Adjetivo/Adverbio
all that + Adjetivo/Adverbio
I wasn't sure that I should have taken him all that seriously, but he said it and I did question it.
tan + Adjetivo + como
as + Adjetivo + as
every bit as + Adjetivo + as
A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience.
Popular music in a library is every bit as important as classical music.
tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre
as + Adjetivo + as ever
In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
tan + Adjetivo + como siempre
as + Adjetivo + as ever
In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
tan + Adverbio
ever so + Adverbio
He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.
tan amado de todos
so beloved of all
When one uses 'he' as a pronoun in place of 'the child' so beloved of all, one of course means to include girls as well as boys.
tan amado por todos
so beloved of all
When one uses 'he' as a pronoun in place of 'the child' so beloved of all, one of course means to include girls as well as boys.
tan a menudo
so often
So often the way one sees things depends on one's personal point of view.
tan anunciado
much-vaunted
much-touted
long-heralded
much-heralded
The much-vaunted 'neutrality' of libraries, it was argued, was really a benign passivity in the face of social injustice.
The public library now stands upon the threshold of unparalleled opportunity as the much touted Information Age takes hold of society.
The impact of this type of transactions is foreseen as a major step toward the long-heralded 'cashless society'.
This article subjects the much-heralded Chilean 'model' of social policy reform to a critical analysis.
tan astuto como un zorro
as sly as a fox
as wily as a fox
She was in trouble and wanted to marry a fortune and save the whole family - as sly as a fox.
As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' - shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
tan borracho como una cuba
as drunk as a lord
as drunk as a newt
as drunk as a skunk
Churchill certainly drank a lot more than modern politicians but he was far from as drunk as a lord most of the time.
He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels.
But last night his spokesman said: 'He'd clearly had a glass of wine but does not recall being drunk as a skunk'.
tan bueno como ningún otro
as good as any
'Ports of Call' is an enchanting, lovely, scary and sad book, as good as any.
tan cacareado
much-vaunted
much-touted
long-heralded
much-heralded
much acclaimed
The much-vaunted 'neutrality' of libraries, it was argued, was really a benign passivity in the face of social injustice.
The public library now stands upon the threshold of unparalleled opportunity as the much touted Information Age takes hold of society.
The impact of this type of transactions is foreseen as a major step toward the long-heralded 'cashless society'.
This article subjects the much-heralded Chilean 'model' of social policy reform to a critical analysis.
Findings indicate that the much acclaimed 'value-added' element of newspaper Web editions such as reference and archive services were not particularly admired by readers.
tan campante
as cool as a cucumber
By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.
tan celebrado [También escrito much-fêted]
much-feted
Set amidst the deep rural beauty of Rutland, this much-fêted village pub continues to offer some of the best food and drink for miles around.
tan claro como el agua
as clear as a bell
The safest option is to stay away from drugs altogether, that's as clear as a bell.
tan contento como siempre
as happy as ever
Tootsie has got his strength back and is now as happy as ever running around outside.
tan difícil como (lo) parece
as difficult as it seems
However, improving employee satisfaction is not as difficult as it seems and can be significantly boosted using these basic steps.
tan difícil como suena
as difficult as it sounds
Building a sleigh doesn't have to be as difficult as it sounds.
tan dulce como la miel
as sweet as honey
as sweet as they come
It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.
This filly is gorgeous to look at and is as sweet as they come.
tan duro como el pedernal
as hard as nails
From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails.
tan duro como la piedra
as hard as nails
From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails.
tan duro como la suela de un zapato
as tough as leather
as tough as nails
as tough as nuts
as tough as old boots
as tough as shoe leather
Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things.
Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.
Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.
Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.
tan duro como una piedra
as hard as nails
as tough as nuts
as tough as nails
as tough as leather
as tough as old boots
as tough as shoe leather
From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails.
Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.
She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things.
Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.
Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.
tan elogiado [También escrito much-fêted]
much-feted
Set amidst the deep rural beauty of Rutland, this much-fêted village pub continues to offer some of the best food and drink for miles around.
tan fácil como coser y cantar
as simple as ABC
Advocates of the dictionary catalogue claim that it is as simple as ABC and certainly there is no preliminary psychological barrier against its use.
tan famoso
much acclaimed
Findings indicate that the much acclaimed 'value-added' element of newspaper Web editions such as reference and archive services were not particularly admired by readers.
tan feliz como siempre
as happy as ever
Tootsie has got his strength back and is now as happy as ever running around outside.
tan festejado [También escrito much-fêted]
much-feted
Set amidst the deep rural beauty of Rutland, this much-fêted village pub continues to offer some of the best food and drink for miles around.
tan fresco
as cool as a cucumber
By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.
tan fresco como una lechuga
as cool as a cucumber
By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.
tan frío como una piedra
as cold as a stone
stone cold
I wanted to be free from my pathological father and cold as a stone mother.
Our order took forever to arrive and when it did there was something missing and what was served was stone cold.
tan inocente como un bebé
as innocent as a lamb
As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' - shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
tan lejano como
as far afield as
In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
tan lejos como
as far away as
A teaching room as well as a study room in a library can be practically placed on-site or off-site campus or as far away as on the desktop of a computer.
tan lejos como sea posible
as far away as possible
I have figured out how to get as far away as possible - the Antipodes is what it is called.
tan manso como un cordero
as meek as a lamb
While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.
tan pancho
as cool as a cucumber
unfazed
unashamedly
By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.
Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
I was fascinated by the monkey's bright blue scrotum and dark pink penis, and by its ability to unashamedly show his prize jewels off.
tan pregonado
much-vaunted
The much-vaunted 'neutrality' of libraries, it was argued, was really a benign passivity in the face of social injustice.
tan pronto
quite so soon
She knew from her interview with him that she would be expected as reference librarian to fill in his absence, but she hadn't expected to assume the responsibility quite so soon.
tan pronto como
as soon as
just as soon as
no sooner ... than
It is essential that the central agency is able to provide records for new documents as soon as a librarian receives the document.
The needs of business assured the advent of mass-produced arithmetical machines just as soon as production methods were sufficiently advanced.
No sooner had the announcement been made by NASA than the astronomers were invited to join the company to continue their research.
tan pronto como + Pronombre + sea posible
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.
tan pronto como sea posible
as soon as possible (asap)
at an early a juncture as possible
If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.
The government decided to provide libraries with information at as early a juncture as possible, so as to allow them to take action at the policy level.
tan querido de todos
so beloved of all
When one uses 'he' as a pronoun in place of 'the child' so beloved of all, one of course means to include girls as well as boys.
tan querido por todos
so beloved of all
When one uses 'he' as a pronoun in place of 'the child' so beloved of all, one of course means to include girls as well as boys.
tan quieto como una estatua
as still as a stone
stone still
as still as a statue
A wolf can run like the wind or be as still as a stone.
In the dark of the night, he was stone still for a few moments, then he began to tremble out of control.
When the music stops, the children have to stand as still as a statue for as long as the music is not playing.
tan rápido como una liebre
as quick as a wink
And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse.
tan rápido como un rayo
as quick as a wink
And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse.
tan rápido como un relámpago
as quick as a wink
And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse.
tan renombrado
much acclaimed
Findings indicate that the much acclaimed 'value-added' element of newspaper Web editions such as reference and archive services were not particularly admired by readers.
tan simple como
with as little ado as
There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.
tan sordo como una tapia
as deaf as a post
He is as deaf as a post and should have retired years ago.
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.
tan suave como el terciopelo
as smooth as silk
as soft as velvet
Everything is top notch, smooth as silk and good looking.
Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
tan suave como la seda
as soft as silk
as smooth as silk
It feels as light and soft as silk, yet has the durability of cotton.
Everything is top notch, smooth as silk and good looking.
tan suave como un guante
as meek as a lamb
While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.
tan temido
much-feared
This much-feared fish has a torpedo-shaped body, a pointed snout, and a crescent-shaped tail.
tanto como
as many ... as ...
both ... and ...
equally
Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.
References will also be necessary, in respect of any variant forms of headings, for headings on both main and added entries.
Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally.
tanto como
as much as + Adjetivo
no less than
if not
so much as
Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document.
Children respond no less than adults (rather more, in fact) to personal contact.
As the cost of maintaining a decent standard of living within the family increases, the two-income family is becoming essential in practice if not in ideology.
The study concludes that whilst cooperative activity amongst libraries is clearly important, it is often not valued in practice so much as it is praised in principle.
tanto como sea posible tanto como siempre tanto es así que tanto mejor tanto monta tanto por ciento tanto que tantos [Seguido de nombres cuantificables en plural (por ej, trabajos, ideas, etc)] tanto tiempo tan tranquilo tardar tanto tiempo en treinta y tantos uno de tantos uno más de tantos en la organización un tanto un tanto + Adjetivo veinte y tantos
as far as possible
as much as possible
as much as ever
so much so that
so much the better
six of one (and) half a dozen of the other
percentage
so much so that
insomuch that
so many
so much time
this long
such a very long time
unfazed
take + so long to
thirty or so
thirty plus
thirty something
little fish in a big pond
a cog in the wheel
a cog in the machine
a bit of
somewhat
vaguely + Adjetivo
twenty odd
twenty something
Expressiveness is maintained as far as possible, but has to be sacrificed on occasions in order to insert new subjects.
In my experience it is always best to reward good behaviour and ignore bad behaviour as much as possible.
Prose and poetry, novels and plays, essays and biographies I enjoy them all as much as ever.
The number of circuits which can be stored on a single chip has increased rapidly over the last few years, so much so that there are now a number of degrees of integration.
If you went through the test without any need for revision, so much the better.
It may be six of one and half a dozen of the other genetically, but socially these are not interchangeable relationships.
But those institutions, and I am referring particularly to public libraries, serve a very large percentage of the nation's library users.
The number of circuits which can be stored on a single chip has increased rapidly over the last few years, so much so that there are now a number of degrees of integration.
And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
So many colleagues and students contributed ideas and suggestions for the examples in this book that it would be impossible to thank them all personally by name.
She was frequently late for work, and she spent so much time talking with other library pages and other people in the library that she was not getting her work done.
And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
One of the real triumphs of cataloging is that cataloging rules based on Charles Ammi Cutter's work of a century ago have been effective over such a very long time.
Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
Perhaps most amazing is the fact that these techniques aren't really `new' and that librarians have taken so long to acknowledge their value.
During the past thirty or so years, the popularity of weight training has increased enormously.
Typical steroids user is well-educated and thirty plus, says study.
I know that on the scale of world hunger and breast cancer, this thirty- something crisis doesn't even register.
The article 'Little fish in a big pond' provides practical insight into the problems and benefits of small special library participation in networks bearing in mind the limitations of staff and resources.
I'm just a cog in the wheel for making money, no recognition and no thanks for extra efforts.
The problem with fitting in and being a cog in the machine is that cogs are intentionally designed to be easily replaceable.
Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.
Both definitions have common roots, but their perspectives differ somewhat, the second definition being slightly broader in scope.
Vaguely blissful, but with nothing to occupy her save reflection, she sat in the cafeteria and gave herself up to the physical pleasures of coffee.
Through my twenty-odd years of parenting, I have imparted three of my most cherished values to my sons - procrastination, delay and excuse.
At forty something, I face my days with even more push and drive than I did at twenty something.
