verdadero
genuine ; true ; truly ; red-blooded ; actual.
A general paper may be irrelevant to a specialist but of genuine value to someone seeking a brief introduction to a field peripheral to their main interest.
The Concise AACR2 by Michael Gorman is not a true abridged edition of the full edition, but rather a rewritten distillation of the essential rules and principles.
Work continues on translations, and these will contribute to AACR's role as a truly international code.
What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.
It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor.
amigo verdadero
true friend
'You are a true friend, Jeanne,' the secretary smiled, relieved.
amor verdadero
true love
Couples wondering if true love will last could find out if they are a match made in heaven by subjecting themselves to a mathematical test.
el verdadero
the real McCoy
Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.
el verdadero problema
the elephant in the room
When it comes to the question of bringing the Net and the Web into bibliographic control, the elephant in the room is that of preservation of the human record.
estar hecho un (verdadero) desastre
be a (complete) shambles
While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
pasar (por) un verdadero calvario
go through + (sheer) hell
go through + a (real) ordeal
Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it.
My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive.
pasar (por) un verdadero infierno
go through + (sheer) hell
go through + a (real) ordeal
Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it.
My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive.
revelar + Posesivo + verdadera identidad
blow + Posesivo + cover
I threatened to blow her cover but she promised me a big raise if I kept my mouth shut.
ser un verdadero caos
be in complete chaos
be (in) a (real) mess
The world would be in complete chaos if there was no Internet anymore.
The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
ser un (verdadero) caos
be a (complete) shambles
While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
ser un (verdadero) desastre
be a (complete) shambles
While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
ser un verdadero despelote
be in complete chaos
be (in) a (real) mess
The world would be in complete chaos if there was no Internet anymore.
The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
sinónimo verdadero
true synonym
Near synonyms are most common, with true synonyms which mean exactly the same thing, and which are used in precisely the same context being more unusual.
una verdadera lástima
a crying shame
It would be a crying shame if women are to continue to die of cervical cancer only because they failed to undergo the necessary tests.
una verdadera pena
a crying shame
It would be a crying shame if women are to continue to die of cervical cancer only because they failed to undergo the necessary tests.
verdadera naturaleza, la
true nature, the
Librarians were forced to put up a rhetorical smokescreen which only partially succeeded in hiding the library's true nature.
verdadero + Nombre
veritable + Nombre
And yet, over the last twenty-five years, other fields of librarianship have entered upon a veritable revolution in theory and practice.
