averiguar
ascertain ; find out ; uncover ; come to + light ; puzzle out ; figure out ; lay + hands on ; check into ; check up on ; keep + tabs on ; get + a sense of ; make + enquiry ; gain + a sense of ; tease + Nombre + apart ; ferret out ; suss (out).
If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.
For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.
It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.
It is certainly easier to ask for the trusted opinion of a relative or friend than to try and puzzle out where other sources of answers might be found.
It turns out that the public, the students, have figured out that that's a way of doing some kind of subject searching, and they do it all the time.
It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.
You might want to check into local firms that do that sort of work.
The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.
The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.
The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.
As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.
He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.
acción de averiguar y resolver problemas
troubleshooting [trouble shooting]
In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.
averiguar cómo
figure out how
As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.
averiguar el límite de Algo
plumb + the depths of
The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
averiguar el precio
cost
When costing, the quotation given seriously underestimated the time needed for the job = Cuando se calculó el costo, el presupuesto que se dio subestimó en gran medida el tiempo necesario para hacer el trabajo.
averiguar la verdad
discern + the truth
find out + the truth
Discerning the truth in a situation sometimes takes cunning.
A pessimist is a person who used to be an optimist until he found out the truth.
averiguar leyendo sobre
read up on
If debt collectors are pursuing you for an old debt, read up on your rights - they may be way out of line.
averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor
put + Posesivo + ear to the ground
The article is entitled 'The library buzz: the School Library Journal puts its ear to the ground in Oregon and Texas'.
averiguárselas
manage to
get by
scrape by
Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.
I am drowning in debt and barely scrape by every month.
averiguárselas solo
manage on + Posesivo + own
fend for + Reflexivo
get by on + Posesivo + own
Unfortunately, the arthritis was worsening to the point that she had trouble managing on her own at home.
We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries.
Sickened by this parasitic femininity, she resolved to get by on her own and to see life for herself.
averiguar un problema
investigate + problem
This article describes a study to investigate the problems caused by incorrect citations in periodical articles.
persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas
troubleshooter
One function of a reference librarian, not legitimatized by inclusion in the curriculum of a library school, is the role of a troubleshooter.
