alto-4
heavy ; high ; superior ; tall ; hefty .
In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.
Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid - either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.
Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price.
a alta presión
high-pressured
high-pressure
The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.
A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust..
a altas horas de la noche
late at night
in the dead of night
in the small hours (of the morning)
in the wee hours (of the morning)
Seoul is one of the safest capital cities in the world, with a very low crime rate: even late at night pedestrians can wander safely around downtown = Seúl es una de las capitales más seguras del mundo, con una tasa de criminalidad muy baja: incluso a altas horas de la noche, los peatones pueden pasear sin peligro alguno por el centro de la ciudad.
The article is entitled 'Blackbirds singing in the dead of night?: Advancing the craft of teaching qualitative research' = El artículo se titulo "¿Mirlos cantando en mitad de la noche? Promoción del oficio de enseñar la investigación cualitativa".
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.
a alta velocidad
at a high velocity
at a high speed
This is because car accidents often occur at high velocities causing multiple injuries.
The need to and demand for communication through data transfer at a high speed is gaining grounds with every passing day.
alcanzar cotas más altas
raise to + greater heights
Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.
alimento con alto contenido en grasa
high-fat food
High-fat foods of all kinds are constipating, so avoid any food that is greasy or fried.
alimento con alto contenido graso
high-fat food
High-fat foods of all kinds are constipating, so avoid any food that is greasy or fried.
alta alcurnia
long-established lineage
long-established ancestry
I owned extensive tracts of land in the rural regions of Galilee, where I maintained and augmented the fortune of my long-established lineage.
Multiculturalism has nudged Canadians of long-established ancestry into making the difficult psychological journey towards accepting all Canadians as equal.
alta burguesía, la
gentry, the
The personal papers of the gentry are one of the main categories of records available to historians examining the cultural aspects of urban life.
alta cocina
haute cuisine
The wide variety of bars, bistros, cafes and restaurants will tempt your palate with choices from wholesome pub food to haute cuisine.
alta costura
haute couture
The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.
Alta Edad Media, la
Early Middle Ages, the
High Middle Ages, the
Dark Ages, the
The Vatican Archives represent one of the principal sources for the history of the papacy from the Early Middle Ages to the present.
The author endeavors to explore the religious aspirations or religious consciousness of the laity in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages.
Observations of how this process has changed are divided into three historical periods: the Dark Ages, the Renaissance, and the Modern Era.
alta intensidad
high-rate
Long-distance high-rate data transmission is possible at the present time by combining a number of narrow-band channels, but the longer-term solution is the installation of a new wide-band network.
alta mar
high seas, the
The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.
alta posición
high estate
Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.
alta productividad
high yield
The increasing popularity of clover and vetch as forage due to their nutritional, environmental and high-yield benefits are discussed.
alta resolución
high resolution
It integrates into a single system a wide range of IT capabilities, including CD-ROM and WORM optical discs, scanning, OCR, laser printers, low and high resolution displays, softstrips and page formatting techniques = Integra en un único sistema una amplia variedad de medios técnicos, como discos ópticos CD-ROM y WORM, escaneado, OCR, impresoras láser, presentaciones en pantalla de baja y alta resolución, códigos de barras y técnicas para el formateo de páginas.
altas esferas del poder, las
echelons of power, the
Seldom has someone so close to the echelons of power faced capital punishment since there is widespread belief in the country that the rich and powerful can literally get away with murder.
altas esferas, las
corridors of power, the
There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.
alta tecnología
high-tech
high-technology
hi-tech
People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.
All kinds of viewpoints are heard in these meetings from information services in high-technology research establishments to ethnic libraries in Alaska.
The article 'CD/CorpTech: making use of hi-tech' discusses the CD-ROM version of the CorpTech data base distributed by DATEXT.
alta traición
high treason
The verdict in the Oxford case was the result of limitations in the law of high treason combined with the absence of hard evidence that Oxford actually intended to assassinate the Queen.
alta velocidad
high-rate
Long-distance high-rate data transmission is possible at the present time by combining a number of narrow-band channels, but the longer-term solution is the installation of a new wide-band network.
alto abolengo
long-established lineage
long-established ancestry
I owned extensive tracts of land in the rural regions of Galilee, where I maintained and augmented the fortune of my long-established lineage.
Multiculturalism has nudged Canadians of long-established ancestry into making the difficult psychological journey towards accepting all Canadians as equal.
alto cargo
senior post
top official
senior position
top person [top people, -pl.]
top executive
top position
senior manager
senior executive
high official
top manager
senior official
high-ranking official
After a brief historical outline of the development of commercial library facilities, the 2 senior posts of Business Information Librarian and Business Information Officer are described.
Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.
The future will see more women in senior positions in publishing.
If you are interested in learning about meeting the top people in the field please fill out the form below.
A survey of 40 organisations was used to identify the problems more frequently encountered by top executives using computers for decision support.
In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.
Jan Wilkinson has wide experience of a variety of academic libraries and has spent fifteen years as a senior manager.
The unit should be centrally located in the industrial complex and headed by a senior executive directly answerable to top management.
At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.
In comparison with the previous year, the remuneration of top managers grew on average by about 7.5% in 2002.
The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has rejected a new law aimed at protecting the president, prime minister and other high-ranking officials from contempt of court proceedings.
alto cargo público
senior public official
There is a need for a law that requires all senior public officials to declare their assets upon taking office, every year thereafter and upon leaving office.
alto comisario
high commissioner
And then, after all this diplomatic and rhetorical splutter, the high commissioners recovered their temper and grew more polite.
alto dignatario
high official
At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.
alto en fibras
high-fibre
Wholemeal breads and pastas, high-fibre cereals and brown rice are wholegrain foods.
alto funcionario
high official
At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.
alto horno
blast furnace
In blast furnaces, the lining is done almost entirely with fireclay bricks.
alto nivel
high standard
Cataloging is of a very high standard throughout the country.
alto precio
costliness
This article indicates the costliness and lack of necessity of freeze drying.
alto rendimiento
high yield
The increasing popularity of clover and vetch as forage due to their nutritional, environmental and high-yield benefits are discussed.
alto riesgo
high stakes
This case is important because it demonstrates the high stakes inherent in the software industry.
altos cargos
people in high office
At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbears = En esos momentos, Estados Unidos ha seguido adelante, no sólo gracias a la pericia o la visión de quienes ocupaban el cargo, sino porque nosotros, el Pueblo, hemos permanecido fieles a los ideales de nuestros antepasados.
altos hornos
smelter
Until 1870, the rich ore was reduced in primitive smelters and the silver bullion transported by llamas 200 miles to Lima.
alto y débil
spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.]
They flowered too soon I think, and then they were just spindly and weedy looking!.
alto y delgado
spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.]
They flowered too soon I think, and then they were just spindly and weedy looking!.
amontonarse muy alto
be metres high
This rubbish sometimes is metres high.
apuntar muy alto
reach for + the stars
shoot for + the stars
When you are reaching for the stars, make sure your feet are firmly planted on the ground.
It is better to shoot for the stars and miss than aim at the gutter and hit it.
a un alto nivel
high level [high-level]
Online services have made it possible to offer high level services, with a small staff, to a demanding clientele for an acceptable cost.
cada vez más alto
constantly rising
steadily rising
steadily growing
Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation.
Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.
The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.
clase alta, la
upper class, the
Do not list terms which have a common last word as a series (such as 'upper, middle, and working class').
clases altas, las
upper circles, the
A recent study of the political elite in Iran reveals that the upper circles have very little in common with the masses, in terms of family background, life-style, language, educational experience, & cultural values.
cocinar a fuego alto
cook over + a high heat
cook at + a high heat
Cover, shake vigorously and cook over a high heat for 1 minute.
Baking powder is also popular in recipes like biscuits, which have to cook at a high heat.
con un alto nivel de delincuencia
crime-ridden
crime-riddled
crime-infested
8,000 surveillance cameras will be intalled this year in the most crime-ridden areas of the city and in places frequented by tourists.
In the 1990s, the area sunk into a state of utter horror, as it became one of the most crime-riddled areas in the entire city.
It is like claiming that because crime in certain areas of Miami is bad that all Miami is crime-infested and should not be visited.
con un nivel de estudios alto
well educated [well-educated]
This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
cuando la marea está alta
at high tide
All barnacles are filter feeders - extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.
de alta alcurnia
well-born
In Paris she found intellectual companionship in circles where artists and writers mingled with the rich and well-born.
de alta cuna
well-born
In Paris she found intellectual companionship in circles where artists and writers mingled with the rich and well-born.
de alta fidelidad
hi-fi
Hi-fi enthusiasts and connoisseurs of music prefer open-spool tape because it gives a better quality of reproduction than cassette.
de alta mar
offshore
sea-going
ocean-going
Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.
The article 'State of the art in sea-going libraries' describes the library service on board the USS George Washington focusing on the layout, facilities, origins, and purpose.
By mobile library we mean any system of taking books out to scattered communities and at its most basic this could be by carrying books on the librarians back right up to service on an ocean going ship.
de alta potencia
high power
Canada has led the world in the development of high power satellites for communications.
de alta presión
high-pressured
high-pressure
The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.
A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust..
de alta resistencia
heavy-duty
It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
de alta tecnología
high-technology
All kinds of viewpoints are heard in these meetings from information services in high-technology research establishments to ethnic libraries in Alaska.
de alta tensión
heavy-current
Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.
de alta velocidad
high-speed
The new technology provides full-motion, full-screen, and three dimensional motion graphics from a single compact disc as well as from other high-speed digital media.
de alto abolengo
well-born
In Paris she found intellectual companionship in circles where artists and writers mingled with the rich and well-born.
de alto ahorro energético
energy-saving
It was designed as a prototype integrating sophisticated energy-saving technologies and environmentally sound materials.
de alto contenido calorífico
high-calorie
A lot of healthy food can also be high-calorie food.
de alto nivel
high level [high-level]
high-powered
Online services have made it possible to offer high level services, with a small staff, to a demanding clientele for an acceptable cost.
This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
de alto rango
highly placed
top-ranking
Rumors are one thing - confirmation from a highly placed advisor to the government should be a different kettle of fish, altogether.
To be the winner is not easy, but to maintain top ranking is even more difficult.
de alto rendimiento
high-performance
heavy-duty
From mainframe and mini-computers in the 60s and 70s the trend of the 80s is towards micro-based, self-contained personal computers on the one hand, and superfast, high-performance computers on the other.
It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
de altos vuelos
high-flying
high-powered
I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.
This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
de alto voltaje
high-voltage
Apart from telecommunication applications, optical fibres are also used for transmitting signals in aircraft, in measuring instruments, in high-voltage installations, etc.
de la gama alta
high-end
The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.
de la más alta calidad
highest-quality
of the highest quality
Our company is committed to providing highest-quality fresh produce throughout the year.
Some embryos that appear to be of the highest quality may carry a genetic code that makes them poor choices for attempting to establish a healthy pregnancy.
edificio alto
high-rise building
High-rise buildings are also vulnerable to hurricane-force winds, particularly at the higher levels since wind speed tends to increase with height.
en alta mar
on the high seas
The tradition of lowering flags to half mast as a sign of remembrance is believed to have its origins on the high seas.
explosivo de alta potencia
high explosive
Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch.
fijar precios altos
price + high
CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
física de altas energías
high energy physics
This number is much lower for solid state physics than for high energy or nuclear physics.
forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto
peak-shape
The publication count and published pages vary approximately in parallel, with the peak-shape being flat compared with the trends for author.
frente de altas presiones
ridge of high pressure
Ridges of high pressure often occur between two frontal systems and move with them.
hasta (las) altas horas 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) altas horas 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.
leer en voz alta
read + aloud
read + out loud
read out
It is very easy to fall into the trap of enjoying the act of telling stories and reading aloud so much that the children never get a chance to read themselves.
Writing for anything read out loud is different from writing for print.
I am sorry to labour the point, but the list that you have just read out did not include a single west African country.
línea de alta tensión
power line
Crane operators and crew members may be electrocuted when they work near overhead power lines.
llevar a cotas más altas
raise to + greater heights
take + Nombre + to greater heights
Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.
He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.
mantener la cabeza alta
hold + Posesivo + head high
All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout.
mantener la moral alta
keep + Posesivo + chin up
She's kept her chin up as she nurses a new life into toddlerhood, and is now doing a lot better.
marea alta
high tide
Rock pools are found in the intertidal zone, covered in seawater when it is high tide and exposed to the wind and sun at low tide.
más alta
uppermost
He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.
música de alta fidelidad
hi-fi music
This rate is well in excess of the theoretically necessary rate of 320 kbit/s necessary to reproduce hi-fi music.
pagar un precio alto por Algo
pay + a premium price for
Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.
persecución en coche a alta velocidad
high-speed chase
High-speed chases are dangerous not only for police and suspects, but also for innocent bystanders.
persona de altos vuelos
high flyer [high flier, -USA]
Having a firm strategy to train high-flyers is the only way to make sure that the public library ethos will survive at the top level.
persona de la alta sociedad
socialite
The 54 stills picture actors, poets, socialites, thieves, models, cosumers of amphetamines, painters, filmmakers, and musicians.
poner un precio a Algo muy alto
overprice
Keep the price simple, flexible, understandable and budgetable, and when in doubt, overprice.
por todo lo alto
grandly
on a grand scale
with flying colours
I am convinced that China can hold this Olymipics game peacefully and grandly.
A 'toxic combination' of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organisation report said Thursday.
The service was incredible and it definitely passed the white-glove test with flying colours.
prenda de cuello alto
turtleneck
Clothing for children should consist of long johns, turtlenecks, shirts, pants, sweater, coat, warm socks, boots, gloves or mittens, and a hat.
quimioterapia de altas dosis
high-dose chemotherapy
The result was that I survived six high-dose chemotherapy treatments and a very close encounter with death.
reparador de estructuras altas
steeplejack
There are poems in the voices of a variety of characters, including those of a piano-tuner's wife, a steeplejack, and a shoeshine.
ser muy alto
be metres high
This rubbish sometimes is metres high.
sistema de altas presiones
high-pressure system
ridge of high pressure
Influenced by the North Pacific high-pressure system, Seoul has hot and humid summers with average temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius.
Ridges of high pressure often occur between two frontal systems and move with them.
tacones altos
high heels
In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.
tarifa alta
peak rate
Charges relate to the time connected: these are 10.5p per minute for the first 250 hours at peak rate (between 8.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m.), or 3.5p per minute outside these hours and at weekends.
temperaturas altas
hot weather
Periods of extremely hot weather -heat waves- can cause serious health problems for everyone.
temporada alta
high season
It is well known that demand for hotels fluctuates in a predictable pattern of high seasons and low seasons.
tener un alto contenido calorífico
be rich in calories
be high in calories
Squirrels store nuts for a good reason: they're rich in calories that keep them fed during the long cold winter.
Many sweetened drinks are high in calories and can cause weight gain, even in active people.
tener un alto contenido de
be high in
Canned soup is high in sodium and overpriced.
tener un alto contenido proteínico
be high in protein
Eating a healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, increases satiety and reduces hunger throughout the day.
tener un alto contenido vitamínico
be high in vitamins
Spinach is low in calories, yet extremely high in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
torre de alta tensión
pylon
There are those who argue the string of pylons will deface the landscape, and there are those who insist the electromagnetic radiation will give everyone cancer.
tren de alta velocidad
bullet train
As wonderfully fast as the bullet train is, all that stopping and starting takes time, which adds up.
unaprobabilidad muy alta
a sporting chance
By simplicity I mean the fewer the exceptions, the more of a sporting chance the user has of understanding the arrangement.
un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche
a late night + Nombre
These pants pants are perfect for lazy mornings around the house or having a late night sandwich before hitting the sack.
