terreno-1
arena ; land ; turf ; terrain ; land area ; ground ; plot of land ; piece of land ; field.
This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.
Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.
These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.
Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.
A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.
The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.
So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.
He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.
andar por terreno peligroso
skate + on thin ice
tread on + dangerous ground
The chancellor is skating on thin ice when it comes to the economy and ignored signs of a slowdown, a report warns.
They are treading on dangerous ground if they have decided to sacrifice the principles of parliamentary government to try to enthuse their troops.
andar por terreno resbaladizo
skate + on thin ice
tread on + dangerous ground
The chancellor is skating on thin ice when it comes to the economy and ignored signs of a slowdown, a report warns.
They are treading on dangerous ground if they have decided to sacrifice the principles of parliamentary government to try to enthuse their troops.
apropiarse terrenos
appropriate + land
This failure was to be expected, for Petrodar had not changed the old habits of appropriating land without paying compensation during the war years.
caer en terreno baldío
fall on + barren ground
fall on + fallow ground
Among the many seminal ideas which flowed from Freud's fertile pen, there was one which appears to have fallen on barren ground - the concept of an inherent death instinct in man.
Without these skills, most policies and action plans will fall on fallow ground.
caer en terreno pedregoso
fall on + stony ground
It is scarcely possible for departments of library studies to offer courses in humility, or enthusiasm, or persistence, still less to set examinations in them, and simple exhortations to such virtues might today fall on stony ground.
ceder terreno
yield + ground
lose + ground
Libraries of the future will not be paperless, although paper will yield ground to other formats.
Industry observers felt that Microsoft was losing ground to companies that had established strong positions, such as Netscape Communications Corp.
con terrenos cedidos por el gobierno [En los Estados Unidos, se aplica a aquellas instituciones que han recibido subvenciones del gobierno federal para comprar los terrenos donde están ubicadas]
land grant [land-grant]
Several new library instructions programs emerged in the 1920s in order to serve the practical and technical curricula in land-grant institutions.
en terreno conocido
on familiar grounds
Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.
en terreno peligroso
on shaky grounds
Unfortunately, several methods are weak, some inadequately documented, and many conclusions rest on shaky grounds.
estar moviéndose en terreno seguro
be on secure ground
I'm not sure you're on secure ground when you frisk people's briefcases this way.
extensión de terreno
tract of land
I owned extensive tracts of land in the rural regions of Galilee, where I maintained and augmented the fortune of my long-established lineage.
ganar terreno
gain + ground
make + headway
Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.
Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.
gestión de terrenos
land management
This learning resources center collects print and non-print materials emphasizing aspects of land and water management.
invadir el terreno (de Alguien)
encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain
There seems a natural resistance to public library I & R services by other agencies providing similar services, who fear that the library is encroaching on their domain.
limpiar el terreno de árboles
clear + land
When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.
motocicleta todo terreno
dirt bike
The brochure, titled 'Tread Lightly! on Public and Private Land,' provides guidelines for the use of dirt bikes, all terrain vehicles, horses and other means of traveling through back country.
moverse en terreno desconocido
be out of + Posesivo + depth
be in over + Posesivo + head
This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
no ceder terreno
stand + Posesivo + ground
hold + Posesivo + ground
The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem.
It's easier to play things down then hold your ground.
parcela de terreno
plot of land
piece of land
The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.
So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.
perder terreno
lose + ground
Industry observers felt that Microsoft was losing ground to companies that had established strong positions, such as Netscape Communications Corp.
pisar terreno desconocido
be out of + Posesivo + depth
be in over + Posesivo + head
This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos
land-clearing
The 37 relief projects involved the building of aerodrome, landing fields, barracks, a training camp, and a land-clearing project.
preparar el terreno
pave + the way (for/towards/to)
set + the scene
clear + the path
smooth + the way
set + the stage
pave + the path (for/towards/to)
lay + the groundwork for
pave + the road (for/towards/to)
clear + the way
In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.
Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.
All of this was intended to clear for the reader his/her path in the catalog, to obviate anything that might distract his/her attention or otherwise retard his/her progress, and to facilitate in every way possible his/her search in the catalog.
Continued communication regarding procedures and results smooths the way for long-term understanding and willingness to participate = La comunicación permanente con respecto a procedimientos y resultados facilita el entendimiento a largo plazo y el deseo de participar.
Microcomputers or telecomputers (the successor to the television) set the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity.
The article is entitled 'The long and winding road: the FCC paves the path with good intentions'.
But if the groundwork for these accomplisments can be laid with patient, constructive efforts, that contribution is more important than presiding over the final act.
Together, these technologies pave the road for the introduction of interactive television to fully exploit the benefits of the conversion to digital.
Last night's decision by the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government-backed transaction to take place immediately.
preparar el terreno para
lead up to
smooth + the path of
clear + the ground for
fertilise + the ground for
The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.
These officers, by being on the spot, are able to gain early warning of impending developments and smooth the path of grant and loan applications.
This attitude can be regarded as a first hypothetical attempt at clearing the ground for a large-scale foray into the world of empirical reality.
Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of library activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
prueba sobre el terreno
field test
field trial
This article contains the abstracts of the reports on the field tests and demonstration projects concerned with the effects of dredged material disposal in open water.
Telidon was first demonstrated in 1978, and small-scale field trials videotex and teletext started in 1980.
sobre el terreno
on the ground
Some local authorities invite Commissioners to visit their area to see the extent of the problems on the ground and discuss possible Community approaches.
tantear el terreno
put + feeler out
test + the water
feel out
'Well, do we have anything from the last visit? The report we must have had to prepare?', she put the feeler out cautiously.
Can I just test the water with this question?.
You should always end the interview by feeling out how long the hiring process is going to take, and when you can expect to hear from the interviewer.
terreno abrupto
broken ground
rough ground
Conger eels favour very rough ground and inhabit deepwater wrecks, reefs and broken ground.
Congers are powerful fish who mostly congregate around rough ground, feeding on small fish and crustaceans.
terreno agreste
broken ground
rough ground
stony ground
Conger eels favour very rough ground and inhabit deepwater wrecks, reefs and broken ground.
Congers are powerful fish who mostly congregate around rough ground, feeding on small fish and crustaceans.
The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.
terreno agrícola
agricultural land
Marsh marigolds are in decline as agricultural land continues to be drained, but they are still the most three-dimensional of plants.
terreno comunitario
community land
Land use in the area is a mix of private farms, traditional pastoralism, community lands, and public game reserves.
terreno conocido
familiar grounds
We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.
terreno cultivable
agricultural land
Marsh marigolds are in decline as agricultural land continues to be drained, but they are still the most three-dimensional of plants.
terreno cultivable pequeño
croft
Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.
terreno de deportes
sport arena
They measured emotional responses of basketball fans as they exited the sport arena after their team had won or lost an official game.
terreno de fútbol
football ground(s)
football field
football pitch
Unfortunately when we arrived at the football ground for our cup tie, it was pelting it down and the referee called the match off.
He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.
If you wish to hire one of our football pitches you will be charged as follows: £30 per hour for members and £40 per hour for non-members.
terreno de juego
playing field
pitch
The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.
The heading PITCH (Football) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento CAMPO (Fútbol) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
terreno de pruebas
testing ground
This tool has provided both a very significant testing ground for the techniques, and also an influential disseminator of the methods.
terreno desconocido [Es recomendable usar "uncharted territory"] [Es recomendable usar "uncharted waters"]
uncharted territory
uncharted waters
unchartered territory
unchartered waters
If the quality of information is a controversial subject, a discussion of the value of information can lead into even more uncharted territory.
The article 'Doing your homework: market research in uncharted waters' provides a detailed review of the motivations for using market research within the data base publishing industry.
The article 'Entering unchartered territory: putting CD-ROM in place' is a contribution to a special issue devoted in part to CD-ROM.
We are looking for a candidate who will be able to lead our institution through the unchartered waters of rapid change in higher education.
terreno elevado
high ground
I can definitely tell you from a military view, that the US and Iraqi forces are on the high ground in Iraq.
terreno en construcción
building site
This system maintains knowledge relevant to the building process and makes it easily accessible to the participants of this process, especially those at the building site.
terreno firme
firm ground
safe ground
solid ground
Destabilisation of the economic forces governing publishers' prices has meant that subscription agents no longer work on firm ground.
Broder says 'there is no safe ground' in the news business anymore.
Before him was a morass over which a bridge had been thrown to the solid ground beyond.
terreno inhóspito
inhospitable terrain
Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
terreno maderero
timberland
In the south central United States more than 22 million acres of timberland are now poorly stocked.
terreno nada fértil
stony ground
The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.
terreno neutral
neutral ground
Until the livestock reduction of the 1930s changed their orientation, trading posts served as neutral ground on which two cultures could interact.
terreno pantanoso
marshy ground
There were still very few people living in the area and the marshy ground deadened the impact of explosions.
terreno para construir
building site
Capital expenditure includes expenditure on building sites, new buildings and extensions, furnishings and equipment, computer systems (hardware and software), etc = La inversión de capital incluye el gasto en terrenos para construir, nuevas construcciones y ampliaciones, mobiliario y equipo, sistemas informáticos (hardware y software), etc.
terreno pedegroso
stony ground
The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.
terreno pedregoso
broken ground
rough ground
Conger eels favour very rough ground and inhabit deepwater wrecks, reefs and broken ground.
Congers are powerful fish who mostly congregate around rough ground, feeding on small fish and crustaceans.
terreno peligroso
on thin ice
slippery ground
on dangerous ground
As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.
The book stands on the slippery ground between the picaresque and the Puritan repentance narratives such as the Pilgrim's Progress.
On dangerous ground: The threat of landslides is looming large with ad hoc building practices being the root cause.
terreno poco definido
grey area [gray area]
The paper discusses some remaining 'grey areas' in faceted classification and the value for expository purposes of a mildly polemic approach to issues in classification.
terreno público
public land
Mass squat on public lands began with the gold rush and continued with ranchers and dairymen, fishermen, horticulturalists, oil prospectors, etc.
terreno resbaladizo
on thin ice
slippery ground
on dangerous ground
As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.
The book stands on the slippery ground between the picaresque and the Puritan repentance narratives such as the Pilgrim's Progress.
On dangerous ground: The threat of landslides is looming large with ad hoc building practices being the root cause.
terrenos
site
landed estate
grounds
Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.
An estate archive may be defined as an accumulation of records relating to the acquisition and management of a landed estate.
Staff at a children's play-centre have been advised to carry out daily searches for drugs hidden in foliage in its grounds.
terrenos de la finca
estate grounds
The estate grounds are set out as gardens, grazing areas for animals and car parking spaces.
terreno seguro
safe ground
solid ground
Broder says 'there is no safe ground' in the news business anymore.
Before him was a morass over which a bridge had been thrown to the solid ground beyond.
terreno sin construir [Dentro de la ciudad]
vacant lot
city lot
A vest-pocket park may be as small as the space occupied by a single building in the surrounding community, and is often a converted vacant lot.
These are people who set up telescopes in city lots and observe with blankets draped over their heads to block streetlights, while keeping an ear out for muggers.
terrenos sin construir
vacant land
A survey of vacant land in urban areas of England is one of the many practical applications of geographic information systems (GIS).
vehículo todoterreno
all-terrain vehicle
off-road vehicle
The article 'IZE: the all-terrain vehicle of database managers' presents details of IZE, an information retrieval program that can handle any ASCII text file, regardless of record structure.
An off-road vehicle is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved or gravel surface.
vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno
beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game
Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
