al
al abrigo de
on the lee side of
Wind turbines with a horizontal axis may be upwind or downwind machines, ie the rotor may be facing the wind, or on the lee side of the tower.
al actuar de este modo
by so doing
in so doing
by doing so
By so doing the public library might well take upon itself a distinctive role in the community's pattern of communication.
The next step is individual planning, which each library must do, and in so doing, it must provide the services that represent the goals of that library.
By doing so, librarians find hot spots on the Web that contain information germane to a user's query.
al agua [Se aplica principalmente a la pintura o a la tinta que tiene como uno de sus principales componentes el agua y que por lo tanto es fácil de borrar o limpiar antes de estar seca]
water-based
overboard
The teacher writes or draws directly on to the acetate roll covering the glass platen of the projector using a water-based pen.
Drug runners carrying the cocaine north apparently dump it overboard when pursued by authorities.
al aire libre
open-air
outdoors
in the open
out of doors
in the open air
out in the open air
A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its open-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies.
As expected, bats avoided obstacles while flying through vegetation and intercepted flying prey out in the open.
He merely told me that Margaret was not very strong, and that she needed a change of air, and that she should keep out of doors.
Over 700000 Mozambican children are currently studying in the open air, deprived of minimal conditions for learning.
Why does a hard biscuit become soft when left out in the open air but soft bread becomes hard when left out in the open air?.
al alba
at the break of dawn
at the break of day
at cockcrow
at dawn
at daybreak
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone.
The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day.
I can't think of any big city in Europe where you wake up literally at cockcrow.
World-wide, the mantra for reducing potential shark attack is 'don't bathe at dawn and dusk'.
We arrived near sundown and slept with the windows open to a private patio and listened to the mill brook at daybreak.
al alcance
within reach
within easy reach
within sight
within gunshot
within range
achievable
at + Posesivo + fingertips
It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies.
Local catalogues are of great value in showing at a glance the contents of libraries within easy reach.
As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight.
In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.
77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network.
It was a mission which appeared at the outset to be viable and achievable.
Once this is finished, acquiring lavish quality items at cheaper costs is at their fingertips.
al alcance de
available at the fingertips of
Large amounts of information are now available at the fingertips of the user through interactive systems.
al alcance de cualquiera
within anyone's reach
within anybody's reach
Now customized, cost-effective solutions that significantly improve productivity are within anyone's reach.
She works with people from all walks of life and truly believes that home ownership is within anybody's reach.
al alcance de la mano
within arm's reach
within easy reach
at + Posesivo + fingertips
The user can have within arm's reach an organised, indexed collection of at least 100,000 items = El usuario puede tener al alcance de su mano una colección organizada e indizada de 100.000 documenos como mínimo.
Local catalogues are of great value in showing at a glance the contents of libraries within easy reach.
Once this is finished, acquiring lavish quality items at cheaper costs is at their fingertips.
al alcance del oído
within earshot of
The only stipulation was that they stayed within earshot of their mother's whistle.
al alcance de todos
within everybody's reach
within everyone's reach
accessible to everyone
accessible to everybody
Still, they are easy to use, carry a democratic price tag and are, therefore, within everybody's reach.
The sound that made the acoustic guitar a viable electric instrument is now within everyone's reach.
To be accessible to everyone a website will have to be available in many different languages.
Many internet sites are not equally accessible to everybody.
al amanecer
at the crack of dawn
at sunrise
at sunup
at the break of dawn
at the break of day
at cockcrow
at dawn
at daybreak
And at the crack of dawn all that's left now is the occasional sound of sea gulls.
He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side.
Games lasted as long as two or three days, starting at sunup and ending at sundown.
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone.
The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day.
I can't think of any big city in Europe where you wake up literally at cockcrow.
World-wide, the mantra for reducing potential shark attack is 'don't bathe at dawn and dusk'.
We arrived near sundown and slept with the windows open to a private patio and listened to the mill brook at daybreak.
al rayar el alba
at the crack of dawn
at the break of dawn
at the break of day
And at the crack of dawn all that's left now is the occasional sound of sea gulls.
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone.
The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day.
al amor de la lumbre
round-the-fireside
Round-the-fireside tales are usually told nevertheless with careful attention to rhythm and phrasing, pace and subtlety of vocal tone.
al amparo de la noche
under cover of night
These are persons who go around under cover of night desecrating graves and also seizing unsuspecting colored people for the purpose of dissection.
al amparo de la oscuridad
under cover of darkness
This kind of rhubarb is grown under cover of darkness and harvested by candlelight.
al analizar Algo más detenidamente
on closer examination
on closer inspection
The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas.
However, this area is visible on closer inspection, ensuring that the repair is detectable.
al anochecer
at twilight
at nightfall
at sundown
The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.
At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
Games lasted as long as two or three days, starting at sunup and ending at sundown.
al año
per annum
per year
BNB has two four-monthly cumulations per annum, which are superseded by an annual volume, and then triennial cumulations.
The system is clean, largely theft proof and space saving, requiring only four double-sided discs per year.
al arrancar
at startup
At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al atardecer
at twilight
at dusk
The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.
World-wide, the mantra for reducing potential shark attack is 'don't bathe at dawn and dusk'.
al azar
at random
by chance
haphazardly
indiscriminate
indiscriminately
random
randomly
pot luck
hit (and/or) miss
odd
by a fluke
lucky draw
lucky dip
by luck
by a stroke of (good) luck
draw of lots
Observations were made at random by uninvolved observers.
If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry.
Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
Nonetheless, the indiscriminate use of both terms in a data base creates a situation in which the serious scholar is either deprived of access to half of the material in the collection, or must consult two sequences.
Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
Where the subcategory is small the subsequent arrangement is random.
The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.
In addition to the 'pot luck' method which some indexers seem to favour, we now have the use of PRECIS to serve as the indexing method in BNB.
Funds are low, so libraries could benefit from interlibrary loan schemes, although without a national union catalogue, efforts to serve readers are hit and miss = Los fondos son escasos, por lo que las bibliotecas se podrían beneficiar del préstamo interbibliotecario, aunque, sin un catálogo colectivo nacional, los esfuerzos para atender a los usuarios son una lotería.
For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.
The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke.
Spend more than $100 and you will qualify to take part in a lucky draw where you stand the chance to win $2000 cash.
The article 'Ephemera and art libraries: archive or lucky dip' argues that ephemera are valuable for the historical perspectives, social insights and visual stimuli they can generate.
Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it.
The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.
In case number of applications received is more than the flats available, allotment is made through draw of lots.
al borde de
on the verge of
on the brink of
at the side of
on the edge of
With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets.
The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
These are the primate species on the edge of oblivion and, according to a report commissioned by three leading conservation charities.
al borde de la carretera
at the roadside
at the roadside
Tragically, each year hundreds of people lose their lives and suffer serious injuries while working or stopped at the roadside or on the motorway hard shoulder.
Tragically, each year hundreds of people lose their lives and suffer serious injuries while working or stopped at the roadside or on the motorway hard shoulder.
al borde de la extinción
on the verge of extinction
on the edge of extinction
on the brink of extinction
A rare species of red deer found only in Indian Kashmir is on the verge of extinction, with only 160 animals in existence .
Gorillas and chimps, two of man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom, will be on the edge of extinction within a decade.
Mankind's closest living relatives - apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates - are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures.
al borde de la ley
on the edge of the law
Choosing to live dangerous lives in exchange for freedom, these murderous salty dogs live always on the edge of the law.
al borde del camino
at the roadside
Tragically, each year hundreds of people lose their lives and suffer serious injuries while working or stopped at the roadside or on the motorway hard shoulder.
al borde del mar
at the seaside
In the past people in Britain often spent their free time at the seaside - there were no package holidays to other countries.
al caer la noche
at nightfall
At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
al calor de la lumbre
round-the-fireside
Round-the-fireside tales are usually told nevertheless with careful attention to rhythm and phrasing, pace and subtlety of vocal tone.
al chi cuadrado
chi-squared
The data in Table 3 give a chi-squared value of 1.77 (p around 40%).
al comenzar
at startup
At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al comienzo
early on
at the outset
to start with
at startup
The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
However, it should be stated at the outset that it is not the aim of this course to make you proficient in the use of the Colon Classification as a practical indexing language.
To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al comienzo (de)
at the start (of)
in the early days (of)
Two recent water-related disasters were described at the start of the workshop.
The problems surrounding the neglect of concept coordination as it is to be found in the document were recognized in the early days of card-based postcoordinate indexes.
al comienzo de
at the outbreak of
at the onset of
early in
At the outbreak of World War 1, there were about 5,000 private libraries in the occupied Polish territories.
Student's experience with computers was minimal at the onset of the study.
Couples are forced to make the decision between owner-occupation & council tenancy early in their marriages.
al compás de
in tandem with
in unison with
Continuing education activities have to be offered in tandem with the service itself.
Good literature, in order to fulfil the demands of the time, must move in unison with society, keeping control over its speed.
al contacto
on contact
Corrosives can burn and destroy body tissues on contact.
al contado
cash value
cash
In total 47 per cent of all books bought were impulse buys and this comprised 42 per cent of books sold by cash value.
The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community.
al contrapunto
contrapuntal
This is a composer's tool that computes all possible combinations of contrapuntal lines given one or more initial lines and various constraints.
al contrario
vice versa
to the contrary
contrariwise
quite the opposite
quite the contrary
quite the reverse
Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.
To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.
Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life.
Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
al contrario de la creencia popular
contrary to popular belief
Contrary to popular belief still held by some, no accompanying service support was provided by Carnegie for the institution behind these monumental facades.
al contrario de lo que se cree
contrary to popular belief
Contrary to popular belief still held by some, no accompanying service support was provided by Carnegie for the institution behind these monumental facades.
al control
in the driver's seat
in the driving seat
Other Democrats say the President must come up with an aggressive strategy to put himself back in the driver's seat.
The new structure puts doctors, nurses, other clinicians and partners in the driving seat to make decisions about local health services.
al corriente [Expresión de origen francés]
in step
au courant
paid-up
in good standing
There are two forms of data transmission: (a) asynchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are not in step); (b) synchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are in step).
The sources which one can use to stay 'au courant' as a reader's advisor are discussed in a later chapter.
Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.
Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.
al corriente de
in step with
The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
al cumplir la fecha
at term
When its resources allow, the EIB may grant loans on which capital is repaid in full at term (bullet loans).
al dedillo
off pat
parrot-fashion
parrot-like
This strategy has been designed for you to practice till you get it totally off pat so you can walk into a casino and operate it without thinking.
There is no easy way to learn your times tables - you will have to try hard to memorise them 'parrot-fashion'.
Repetition is a good component of learning Spanish, but this method became rather tedious and parrot-like for the student.
al descubierto
exposed
wide open
The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized.
The key to this broader world is the possession of books, but if the door stands wide open there is no need of a key.
al despuntar el alba
at the crack of dawn
at the break of dawn
at the break of day
And at the crack of dawn all that's left now is the occasional sound of sea gulls.
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone.
The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day.
al despuntar el día
at the crack of dawn
at the break of dawn
at the break of day
And at the crack of dawn all that's left now is the occasional sound of sea gulls.
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone.
The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day.
al día
in step
paid-up
in good standing
There are two forms of data transmission: (a) asynchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are not in step); (b) synchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are in step).
Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.
Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.
al día de
in step with
The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
al día de hoy
as of today
As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.
al día siguiente
the next day
The next day they decided to rent some bikes and head down the dirt road to the beach.
al dorso
overleaf
The graphic is shown overleaf.
al empezar
first off
First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
al entrar
on entry
Theoretically travel distances will be reduced to a minimum if the building is a cube and on entry users are brought quickly to the centre of gravity.
al escuchar
at the sound of
Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.
al este
in the east
Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
al este de
east of
In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.
al estilo de
a la
along the lines
in the mould of
To explain, I could only invoke rather mystical language like 'bibliographic purity' (somewhat a la Panizzi) to explain why she was not finding Aleichem under ALEICHEM, but rather under Rabinowitz.
In other words, general classification schemes are discipline-oriented if they are constructed along the lines indicated so far.
The public library system in India is still in the mould of the 19th century scholarship.
al estilo de los índices de materia
subject-type
Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.
al estilo de + Nombre
in a + Nombre + sort of way
The book is mildly entertaining in a gossip column sort of way.
al estilo militar
military-style
The restaurant has a well-uniformed security guard, with military-style chevrons on the shoulders and a beret on his head.
al estudiar Algo más detenidamente
on closer examination
on closer inspection
The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas.
However, this area is visible on closer inspection, ensuring that the repair is detectable.
al examinar Algo de cerca
on closer examination
on closer inspection
The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas.
However, this area is visible on closer inspection, ensuring that the repair is detectable.
al + Expresión Temporal
a + Expresión Temporal
Most hosts are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
al extremo
to the extreme
An artist has taken his love for the outdoors to the extreme, by turning his caravan into a garden he can take anywhere.
al extremo norte
northernmost
This article discusses the indexing of archival records relating to European colonisation of the northernmost portion of Western Australia.
al extremo oeste
westernmost
This is the public library of the westernmost province of Austria.
al filo de
on the brink of
on the edge of
on the verge of
The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
These are the primate species on the edge of oblivion and, according to a report commissioned by three leading conservation charities.
With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets.
al filo de la acera
kerbside [curbside, -USA]
curbside [kerbside, -UK]
These boxes should be placed out on the kerbside by 8am on collection days.
To be sure recycling is collected, place containers at curbside before 7 a.m..
al fin
at last
at long last
At last we were ready to tackle our most ambitious and anxiously awaited project of the school year.
The article is entitled 'The private sector in cellular telephone services: a reality at long last?'.
al final
in the end
eventually
in the final count
terminally
ultimately
at the end of the day
This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario.
Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS.
In the final count, the method of delivery of the data is less important than the quality of information.
The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state.
Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file.
At the end of the day, the greatest need for the foreseeable future remains space for books and ordinary readers.
al final (de)
at the (very) end (of)
A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
al final de cuentas
when (all/everything) is said and done
after (all/everything) is said and done
at the end of the day
When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración.
And after all is said and done, hiring decisions, for the most part, are based on whether or not the candidate is likeable.
At the end of the day, the greatest need for the foreseeable future remains space for books and ordinary readers.
al final del día
at the end of the day
at the close of the day
One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.
There will be opportunities for discussion in each session as well as at the close of the day.
al final de su mandato
lame duck
Yesterday, lame duck legislators returned for their final week before handing the reins over to the 110th Congress next month.
al final resultó que
in the event
In the event the term was taken to comprehend programmes of education which treated of the generation, storage, manipulation, transmission, retrieval, use and management of data and information.
al final, se sabrá la verdad
it will come out in the wash
Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.
al final, todo saldrá a la luz
it will come out in the wash
Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.
al final, todo saldrá bien
it will come out in the wash
Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.
al final, todo se arreglará
it will come out in the wash
Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.
al final todo + ser + para bien
turn out for + the best (in the end)
turn out + right in the end
She was an eternal optimist and known to provide comfort to others with sayings such as 'things will turn out for the best in the end'.
We can, of course, ignore the problem and hope that it all turns out right in the end after all, that is what we are doing now.
al final, todo se sabrá
it will come out in the wash
Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.
al fin y al cabo
in the end
after all
all in all
after (all/everything) is said and done
when (all/everything) is said and done
in the last analysis
at the end of the day
This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario.
After all, the areas of diversification are catered for already by other types of information-related departments.
All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share.
And after all is said and done, hiring decisions, for the most part, are based on whether or not the candidate is likeable.
When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración.
In the last analysis, a microcomputer is a small computer and will be unsuitable for no other reason than the sheer size of the files involved.
At the end of the day, the greatest need for the foreseeable future remains space for books and ordinary readers.
al fondo (de)
at the bottom (of)
All subfields allowed and their meanings are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
al frente
in the driver's seat
in the driving seat
Other Democrats say the President must come up with an aggressive strategy to put himself back in the driver's seat.
The new structure puts doctors, nurses, other clinicians and partners in the driving seat to make decisions about local health services.
al frente de
in the forefront of/in
at the forefront of
Special librarians have, therefore, been in the forefront of the use of market research techniques in libraries.
CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.
al frente (de)
in charge (of)
at the front (of)
The vice-president in charge of marketing services, Una Feaver, is responsible for media planning and buying, research, and sales promotion.
There are 5 emergency exits on this plane two at the rear two in the middle and one at the front of the plane.
al grano
no-nonsense
to the point
When you daydream about conquests you'll never have, the no-nonsense guy daydreams about ladies within reach.
I also appreciate Mark's comments as he has a way of being to the point and direct.
al hacer esto
by so doing
in so doing
by doing so
in doing so
By so doing the public library might well take upon itself a distinctive role in the community's pattern of communication.
The next step is individual planning, which each library must do, and in so doing, it must provide the services that represent the goals of that library.
By doing so, librarians find hot spots on the Web that contain information germane to a user's query.
The task of a modern information system is to describe such unformatted data automatically and in doing so, to support the user in storing and especially in retrieving natural language documents.
al igual que
as with
like
in common with
much as
equalling that
after the fashion of
so too
similar to
much like
and so
just like
As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation.
Thus PRECIS is an indexing system, which like any such system must be supported by an indexing language.
In common with many other databases, MEDLARS (MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) was primarily an offshoot from a printed indexing service.
More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.
Interestingly, the Jacquard loom had a resolution of 1000 silk threads to the inch, equalling that of paper.
Invented around 1850 by two Americans, the platen jobber worked after the fashion of a bivalve shell = Inventada alrededor de 1850 por dos norteamericanos, la máquina de presión plana funcionaba del mismo modo que un bivalvo.
Quality is important but so too is hard statistical evidence of the library's productivity.
Similar to economic impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis provides a quantitative presentation of the returns to a community's library investment.
Cats do not have sweat glands the way humans do, so panting is the way cats cool their bodies down, much like dogs.
Their granddaddy hated black people, and so did their cousins and their friends and neighbors - ignorance breeds bigotry and bigotry can be dangerous.
Just like wine connoisseurs there are beer connoisseurs too, and they're just as passionate!.
al igual que con todo en la vida
as with everything in life
When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
al igual que con todo lo demás
as with everything else
As with everything else that the president says his statement was once again taken out of contex.
al igual que + Nombre
not unlike + Nombre
Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.
al incluirse en
on admission to
The number is usually a sequential number assigned to a document record on admission to a database or printed product.
al + Infinitivo
in + Gerundio
on + Gerundio
when + Gerundio
while + Gerundio
on + Nombre
by + Gerundio
upon + Gerundio
as + Nombre + Verbo
as + Sujeto + Verbo
In considering the headings to be chosen for government agencies it is as well to start by considering the headings for governments.
On searching the catalogue for information on classification, this document will be indicated as relevant.
Thus the name of a conference may be used either as a main or an added entry when cataloguing conference proceedings.
A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references.
By becoming part of regional, national, and international networking, public libraries can provide their local users with information they need for work.
Article 17 reads: 'Persons entitled to the privileges of the Library shall, upon request, open their parcels for inspection upon leaving the Library'.
The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.
I am aware as I begin this plenary paper that members of the library profession that are drawn to this presentation are most likely interested in the issues for managing indigenous information.
al infinito
ad infinitum
Items can be added almost ad infinitum.
al inicio
at startup
At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al instante
on-the-fly
instantly
on the spot
straight away
on the double
in no time at all
in next to no time
in no time
while-you-wait [while-u-wait]
right away
at once
Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'.
Union catalogues are an important element in interlibrary lending by locating instantly requested documents.
Libraries should be the first point of contact for people in need and should be capable, like the General Practitioner in medicine, of dealing with 75% of cases on the spot.
When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance.
The article is entitled 'Learning on the double'.
In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.
What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.
Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms.
Forms that are required right away are printed immediately.
You say that this A/Z index entry will direct him at once to the specific subject he is looking for.
al intentar + Infinitivo
in the attempt to
In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
al lado
next door
A teenager's dreams come true when a former porn star moves in next door and they fall in love.
al lado de
beside
at the side of
by the side of
A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.
So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
By the side of the catalogue there should be a clear notice giving basic instructions on the use of the catalogue.
al llegar
on arrival
In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
al loro
in the know
Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution.
al mando
in the saddle
in the driver's seat
in the driving seat
The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company.
Other Democrats say the President must come up with an aggressive strategy to put himself back in the driver's seat.
The new structure puts doctors, nurses, other clinicians and partners in the driving seat to make decisions about local health services.
al mando (de)
at the helm (of)
in charge (of)
With a new administration at the helm, prospects are good for a coordinated effort within the government to establish viable information management strategies for the 1990s.
The vice-president in charge of marketing services, Una Feaver, is responsible for media planning and buying, research, and sales promotion.
al margen
on the sidelines
tangential
This paper analyses by example how and why publishers have invested in new technologies, and provides a checklist for decision-making for those still on the sidelines.
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.
al margen de
divorced from
untouched (by)
outside the purview of
other than
in spite of
despite
although
despite the fact that
in spite of the fact that
Initially, however, we shall consider these phenomena as concepts in their own right, divorced from and unrelated to any particular discipline or context of study.
Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands - especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
Administrative decisions, which are made behind the scenes sometimes outside the purview of a reference department or section, usually determine which reference services are offered.
Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.
In spite of its inherent conservatism, the BM code favours direct entry.
The scheme covers all knowledge, despite being special in purpose.
These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest.
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
In spite of the fact that the investigation of the relationship of these two factors would be very important, there is still hardly any research done on this topic.
al margen de la ley
extra-judicial
These extra-judicial costs shall be considered at least 15% of the amount due, with a minimum of 150 euros = Estos gastos extrajudiciales serán de al menos el 15% de la cantidad debida, con un mínimo de 150 euros.
al máximo
to the full
to the utmost
to the hilt
to the extreme
at full stretch
up to full speed
in full swing
in full gear
to its full extent
Others prefer to exploit to the full the opportunities offered by computer systems, even if the resulting index is less than perfect.
The printing and dispatch of the series have been rationalized to the utmost.
Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps .
An artist has taken his love for the outdoors to the extreme, by turning his caravan into a garden he can take anywhere.
Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch.
The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?.
Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now.
The only way to success is by recognizing the strength of the individual, developing it and exploiting it to its full extent.
al máximo de sus posibilidades
to its full extent
The only way to success is by recognizing the strength of the individual, developing it and exploiting it to its full extent.
al mediodía
at midday
at high noon
Library users tend to use commercial online databases most frequently early in the week, at midday and at times that correspond to the academic calendar = Los usuarios de la biblioteca tienden a usar las bases de datos comerciales en línea con más frecuencia al principio de la semana, al mediodía y en épocas que se corresponden con el calendario académico.
It ain't a western if you can't rob a stagecoach, rustle some cattle, or duel at high noon.
al mejor precio
at the best price
The prices on CD-ROM drives can vary greatly from one dealer to another and the Web provides the most up-to-date features at the best prices.
al mejor precio posible
at the best possible price
Video collections are an essential part of the library service and librarians must be aware of demand, buy at the best possible prices and make the public aware that the service exists.
al menos
at least
at the very least
At least one reference or added entry is usually deemed to be necessary from each of the 'secondary' concepts in the preferred order.
One very common and straightforward device for guaranteeing at the very least a standard format for abstracting contributions is the abstracting form.
al mes
per month
In addition, any information stored is charged at 20p per unit per month for the first 2500 units, but a unit can contain up to 2048 characters.
al mismo nivel de
flush with
The text must be single-spaced and must be flush with the left margin.
al mismo nivel que
on a par with
in the same league as
at the same level as
A National Library Commission, on a par with the National University Commission, should be set up without delay as a coordinating body.
The legal publishing market in Central and Eastern Europe is now considered by many to be in the same league as that of Western Europe.
Violent crime overall, however, is still at the same level as in 1974, despite having decreased steadily since 1991.
al mismo tiempo
at once
at the same time
concurrently
in the process
simultaneously
contemporaneously
at the same instant
in parallel
concomitantly
at the one time
all the while
Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.
Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author.
An indexer who is familiar with a given indexing language may be capable of accomplishing the three stages concurrently.
This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process.
No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously.
Vernon Tate did a publicity job similar to Peter Record's for the improvement of American thesis bibliography more or less contemporaneously with him.
He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).
The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.
Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases.
For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?.
The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.
al mismo tiempo que
in parallel to/with
while
as the same time as
cum
in conjunction with
In parallel with the work of the classification theorists, general systems theory was evolved to consider similar problems.
While the label is being scanned, the display station checks the number.
In medieval bindings the headbands were sewn in at the same time as the cords, but by the sixteenth century they were generally sewn on after the edges had been cut.
Libraries as vital institutions of public culture are currently facing a crisis cum challenge.
Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.
al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo
whilst + Gerundio
Concepts should, in general, be described as simply as possible, whilst retaining sought and well known terminology.
al modo de
a la
To explain, I could only invoke rather mystical language like 'bibliographic purity' (somewhat a la Panizzi) to explain why she was not finding Aleichem under ALEICHEM, but rather under Rabinowitz.
al momento
while-you-wait [while-u-wait]
While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms.
al nacer
at birth
A congenital disorder is any medical condition that is present at birth usually hereditary, as contrasted with an acquired disorder.
al nivel de
at the level of
It seems like child's play compared to what is going on in Washington, where it is almost at the level of sedition.
al norte de
north of
June 21 is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and marks the beginning of summer for the earth north of the equator.
al norte del estado
upstate
While living in upstate New York, Mark sold his woodcraft at craft shows and flea markets.
al oeste de
west of
A suicide car bomb exploded in a crowded market west of the capital Tuesday morning, killing 15 people.
al oír
at the sound of
Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.
al óleo
oil-based
Oil-based finishes are known for imparting a deep rich appearance to wood.
al otro extremo
at the receiving end
The text and graphics are digitised into the computer, transmitted over the Internet, and printed on a laser printer at the receiving end.
al otro lado de
across
There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
al otro lado de la barrera
on the other side of the fence
In the article 'On the other side of the fence: a lecturer in a library school' a librarian offers her impressions of work at a library school 18 years after graduating herself.
al otro lado de la ciudad
cross-town
The average speed of cross-town traffic has dropped to 5.2 miles per hour (from 5.6 mph five years ago).
al otro lado del atlántico
across the pond
To see what a difference government policies can make, all we have to do is look across the pond (either one) to Europe or Japan.
al otro lado del charco
across the pond
To see what a difference government policies can make, all we have to do is look across the pond (either one) to Europe or Japan.
al otro lado del mundo
half way (a)round the world
It is unreasonable to expect a library without enough money to open at regular hours to serve its citizens to commit resources that will enable a user half way around the world to borrow from its collection.
al otro lado del océano
across the pond
To see what a difference government policies can make, all we have to do is look across the pond (either one) to Europe or Japan.
al parecer
apparently
apparently
it seems that...
supposedly
allegedly
it appeared that...
by the sounds of it
by the looks of it
Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
'It seems that for success in science and art,' he wrote, 'a dash of autism is essential' = Escribió :"Parece que para triunfar en las ciencias y en el arte, se necesita una pizca de autismo".
'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.
Similarly, a group of social workers set up an advice centre but it was closed after one year, allegedly on the grounds that it was too expensive.
It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.
You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it.
This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
al pie (de)
at the bottom (of)
at the foot (of)
All subfields allowed and their meanings are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Within a function, available options are shown as command codes at the foot of the screen.
al pie de la escalera
at the foot of the stairs
at the bottom of the stairs
Now access is even more restricted than before, to the point where there is an armed guard at the foot of the stairs charged with turning away hikers.
The rug begins on the landing at the top of the stairs and continues onto the floor at the bottom of the stairs.
al pie de la letra
to the letter
The analysis revealed that the translator, not keeping close to the letter of the original, acted as an interpreter of the tex.
al pie del cañón
at work
on-the-job
Then there was the continual drunkenness at work of the journeyman Hans van Leuven alias Elzevier (who was the father of the founder of the famous Elzevier Press).
This article compares serials cataloguing education in 1977/78 and 1984/85 as well as describing on-the-job training from the perspectives of the trainee and trainer.
al pisar
underfoot
'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
al ponerse el sol
at sundown
Games lasted as long as two or three days, starting at sunup and ending at sundown.
al por mayor
in bulk
They were, first, the replacement of the traditional process of building up a binding for each book in turn by the speedier prefabrication in bulk of complete binding cases which were attached subsequently to the sewn and cut books.
al principio
at first
at the outset
early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.]
in the early years
originally
to start with
early on
at startup
The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.
However, it should be stated at the outset that it is not the aim of this course to make you proficient in the use of the Colon Classification as a practical indexing language.
Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.
A unique feature of this book, then, is that the cases emphasize the kinds of problems recent graduates encounter in the early years of their careers.
A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme.
To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al principio (de)
at the beginning (of)
A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.
al principio de
at the dawn of
at the onset of
early in
At the dawn of this new century, we see the result of current scientific and technological advancement.
Student's experience with computers was minimal at the onset of the study.
Couples are forced to make the decision between owner-occupation & council tenancy early in their marriages.
al principio de la imprenta
early printing
It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation.
al principio de la tarde
early evening
in (the) early evening
Early evening dosage is more effective than late evening dosage.
Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, can be seen in the southern sky in the early evening from winter to spring.
al principio y al final
both ends
Sometimes truncation may be operative on both ends of a stem.
al principio y al final de
at each end of
Working from the inside outwards, there will probably be one or two leaves of blank paper at each end of the book, which are of a different colour or texture from the printed leaves; these are the endpapers, which were added by the binder.
al propio ritmo de Uno
in + Posesivo + own time
at + Posesivo + own pace
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.
Academic libraries have developed at their own pace with both internal and external stimuli affecting them.
al pulsar un botón
at the push of a button
A rubber blanket or hinged lid covers the document to cut out extraneous light and then, at the push of a button, paper is fed into the machine and charged with electricity.
al que no se puede dejar de faltar
unmissable
All these events make the conference an unmissable event.
al que pertenece
parent
Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution.
al que se le ha dado mucha publicidad
heavily promoted
Heavily promoted new release feature films, such as 'Independence Day', were also profitable for the public library service.
al ratito
after a little while
After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'.
al rato
after a little while
after a while
After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'.
After a while, Isabelle comes to doubt her perceptions of reality, and enters into an oniric universe of doubt and mystery.
al recibir
upon + receipt
Upon receipt of orders, the system retrieves the images of the documents and transmit them on-line to the users.
al respecto
in this connection
in this respect
In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
The socio-political reform now under way in Hungary requires renewal from librarianship as well, and one may draw on the author's ideas in this respect.
al revés [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
vice versa
in reverse
mirror-fashion
wrong way round, the
inside-out
the other way (a)round
Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.
The design for a woodcut, which was probably the work of a specialist other than the back cutter, was either drawn in reverse directly on to the block, or traced on to it from paper.
The composing stick contained a line of type which read (from his point of view) from left to right but of which the letters were upside down and mirror-fashion.
A blemish which looks like wrong imposition, but is not, occurred when the second forme of a sheet was laid on the press the wrong way round.
The article is entitled 'Inside-out: The shape of New Library'.
In France and Germany it was usual to lay 4 formes on the press the other way round.
al rojo vivo
red-hot
A commonly quoted version of Edward's death is that he was murdered with a red-hot poker forced up his fundament.
al romper el día
at the crack of dawn
at the break of dawn
at the break of day
And at the crack of dawn all that's left now is the occasional sound of sea gulls.
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone.
The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day.
al servicio de
at the service of
Libraries and information centres are distribution mechanisms, and with dedication, re-education and political action can put new technologies at the service of human endeavour.
al servicio de la nación
uniformed
This programme is designed for those hoping to follow a career in one of the uniformed services - army, navy, RAF, police service, fire service or ambulance.
al sol
in the sun
A man was drying out postcards in the sun to sell to the few foreign tourist wandering disconcertedly though the wreckage and rubble.
al sur de
south of
Africans south of the Sahara lived largely in nomadic, hunter-gatherer groups up until 200 BC.
al tacto
to the touch
Often a muscle that is cramping feels harder than normal to the touch or may even show visible signs of twitching.
al tanto
au fait
in the know
in step
Conversely the historian must publicise the importance of preservation, and keep the archivist 'au fait' with new developments in historiography.
Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution.
There are two forms of data transmission: (a) asynchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are not in step); (b) synchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are in step).
al tanto de
on the lookout for
in step with
The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.
The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
al teléfono
on the line
The article is entitled 'Privacy on the line: the politics of wiretapping and encryption'.
al timón
in the saddle
at the wheel
The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company.
This will be no picnic, especially with the French at the wheel.
al timón (de)
at the helm (of)
With a new administration at the helm, prospects are good for a coordinated effort within the government to establish viable information management strategies for the 1990s.
al trasluz
against the light
People, boats, and in fact most subjects and all pictures of activity come out well against the light.
al tuntún
for no reason
for no specific reason
for no particular reason
for no good reason
without rhyme or reason
aimlessly
randomly
When women frequently go to family restaurants, this leads to them going out of their homes excessively for no reason, which goes against the command of Allah.
On February 20, 2000, she was arrested at home by police for no specific reason and illegally detained for fifteen days.
Nearly a third of internet users go online on a typical day for no particular reason, just for fun or to pass the time.
He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans.
Many disliked the movement, which was abstract and appeared to be without rhyme or reason.
A new study has cautioned parents from allowing their teenage children to roam aimlessly without any supervision.
The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.
al unísono
in concert
unison
with one voice
in unison
Such a scheme, though, can only work if libraries act in concert politically to impart new ground rules to users.
The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.
There is something depressing about people demonstrating solidarity for ethnic separation with 'one voice'.
Macaronic poetry is often used as a vehicle for humorous social criticism, but also as a ludic exercise and linguistic challenge, or simply for the delight of hearing different languages in unison.
al unísono con
in unison with
Good literature, in order to fulfil the demands of the time, must move in unison with society, keeping control over its speed.
al usarse
in use
The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.
al vapor
steamed
A year later, steamed faggots arrived, ushering in the golden age of faggots, chips and peas in a tray.
al ver
at the sight of
At the sight of the park, something came back to Slake.
al volante
at the wheel
behind the wheel
The Mayor's car was ticketed for speeding last week, but who was at the wheel?.
Ischemic heart disease was the predominant cause of natural death behind the wheel.
al vuelo
on-the-fly
Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'.
