caja-1
box [boxes, -pl.] ; case ; bin ; crate.
Other necessary equipment is a punch and a light box.
The term case is used for either boxes containing bound or unbound material or containers of fascicles.
The items to be humidified are placed inside the smaller bin and a cover put in place.
30,000 books were moved using a donated forklift and plastic milk crates.
abrir la caja de Pandora
open (up) + a can of worms
open + the floodgates
It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair.
This Supreme Court's decision has opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate and union spending on election ads.
caja de accesorios
kit
Disk reading heads can be cleaned using special kits also easily obtained.
caja de accesorios de limpieza
cleaning kit
It is possible to buy disk cleaning kits which, used as instructed, will ensure that the reading head is kept free of contaminants which could cause data loss.
caja de archivar
file box
File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.
caja de arena [Para que los animales hagan sus necesidades] [Para que los animales hagan sus necesidades]
litter-box
litter tray
Some cats can be toilet-trained, eliminating the litter-box and its attendant expense.
A back-up option is to train Bailey to poop in a litter tray that has absorbable paper in the bottom of it.
caja de bombones
box of chocolates
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get!.
caja de cambios
gearbox
I just did my clutch and the only issue doing it myself was hoisting up the gearbox and trying to swing it into position.
caja de cartón [Plural cardboxes]
carton
cardboard box
cardbox
Soon, if, as it is planned, freight charges are introduced for book cartons consigned within the State, this library service will be no more = Pronto dejará de existir este servicio bibliotecario si, como está planeado, se introducen gastos de transporte por las cajas de cartón con libros que se consignen dentro del estado.
Other commercially available wallets are made of a more pliable transparent plastic - again with a separate pocket for each slide - and these can be folded to fit into a cardboard box.
This project investigated the bibliographical indexes that researchers keep - often in cardboxes or notebooks.
caja de cerillas
matchbox
The 'Encyclopedia Britannica' could be reduced to the volume of a matchbox.
caja de embalaje
packing case
I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.
caja de fósforos
matchbox
The 'Encyclopedia Britannica' could be reduced to the volume of a matchbox.
caja de fundir estereotipos [En imprenta, recipiente que contenía el molde sobre el que se fundía el estereotipo]
casting-box [casting box]
Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.
caja de fusibles
fuse box
Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
caja de herramientas
toolbox [tool box]
utility toolbox
The project will develop a toolbox which will allow office workers connected in a LAN to cooperate synchronously or asynchronously while employing existing MS Windows applications.
The utility toolbox contains functions to manipulate data structures or do basic useful data manipulations in general.
caja de kleenex
box of tissue
Library patrons had with them a range of other possessions, including boxes of tissue, electronic translators, cameras, walking aids (e.g., canes), baby bottles, skateboards, and even bicycles = Además, los usuarios tenían otra serie de objetos personales como, por ejemplo, cajas de pañuelos de papel, traductores electrónicos, cámaras, utensilios para ayudar a caminar (por ej., bastones), biberones, monopatines e incluso bicicletas.
caja de la costura
sewing box
sewing basket
You may remember seeing charming strawberry pincushions like these in your grandmother's sewing box.
Fill your sewing basket with helpful accessories so that you can sew on a button, darn a sock, or fix a torn hem.
caja del CD-ROM
caddie
caddy
Also, this system is very sensitive to contamination of the surface of the disc and requires that the disc be kept in a protective sleeve, or 'caddie', at all times.
They are expensive and may require purchase of caddys to protect CD-ROMs from accidental damage.
caja de llaves
key box
Leave your keys in the key box to the left of the janitor's office.
caja de los plomos
fuse box
Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
caja del tímpano
eardrum
The cut in the eardrum made for the grommet normally heals quickly when the grommet falls out.
caja de Pandora
can of worms
Had you done that 14 years ago, you would have had a much smaller can of worms to deal with.
caja de Pandora, la
Pandora's box
The article has the title 'Inside Pandora's box - navigating permanent 'Whitewater' of organizational change'.
caja de pañuelos de papel
box of tissue
Library patrons had with them a range of other possessions, including boxes of tissue, electronic translators, cameras, walking aids (e.g., canes), baby bottles, skateboards, and even bicycles = Además, los usuarios tenían otra serie de objetos personales como, por ejemplo, cajas de pañuelos de papel, traductores electrónicos, cámaras, utensilios para ayudar a caminar (por ej., bastones), biberones, monopatines e incluso bicicletas.
caja de puros
cigar box
Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.
caja de recogida de documentación
deposit box
The patrons were asked to fill out the survey if they had time, and to deposit completed surveys in a deposit box at the library exit = Se les pidió a los usuarios que rellanaran el cuestionario si tenía tiempo y lo depositaran en una caja destinada a tal fin en la salida.
caja de registro eléctrico
wiring compartment
Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.
caja de resonancia
soundboard
sounding board
Pianos go out of tune primarily because of seasonal changes in humidity that cause the soundboard to swell and shrink, thus raising and lowering the tension on the strings.
Like the speaker of a radio, a piano's sounding board is a vibrating diaphragm.
caja de sorpresas
grab-bag
lucky dip
lucky draw
This emphasis on specialisation turns the core curricula into a superficial grab-bag.
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.
Spend more than $100 and you will qualify to take part in a lucky draw where you stand the chance to win $2000 cash.
caja de trucos
box of tricks
The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
caja de velocidades
gearbox
I just did my clutch and the only issue doing it myself was hoisting up the gearbox and trying to swing it into position.
caja de zapatos
shoebox
I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.
caja luminosa
light box [light-box]
A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.
caja mortuoria
casket
coffin
Today, pallbearers are commonly needed only to carry the casket into and out of church for the funeral ceremony.
Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
caja negra
flight recorder
All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.
caja negra, la
black box, the
The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
caja nido
birdhouse
nest box
A well-built birdhouse should be durable, rainproof, cool and readily accessible for cleaning.
We suggest angling the top of the nest box to disuade hens from being able to roost on or above the nest boxes.
caja para el transporte de Algo
carrying box
There are even a library that lends pets for a 3-day period together with cage, waterer, feed pan, enough food for the period, carrying box and set of instructions.
caja para folletos
pamphlet box
Usually pamphlet boxes are made of plastic or stout cardboard which may be covered with colourful cloth or laminated paper.
caja para iluminar diapositivas
light box [light-box]
A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.
caja para las galletas
biscuit tin
The author documents a variety of shapes and decorative motifs characteristic of biscuit tins produced for commercial British bakeries, 19th-20th cs.
caja para transportar libros
book bin
There is a need for libraries to include the cost of a move early on in the project plans, trouble experienced with new shelving, the use of book bins, and the fact that closure of the library during the move is not necessary.
caja tipográfica [En la composición manual, cajones con compartimentos donde se guardaban los tipos ordenados por cuerpo y serie]
type case
The compositor's apparatus was in three main parts: the type cases already described; a composing stick, which was a hand-held tray in which pieces of type from the case were assembled; and galleys, larger trays on which pieces of type from the case were transferred when the composing stick was full.
caja torácica
rib cage
The size and robustness of the rib fragment suggest a rib cage similar in size to that of a modern American bison.
destapar la caja de Pandora
open (up) + a can of worms
open + the floodgates
It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair.
This Supreme Court's decision has opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate and union spending on election ads.
embalaje en caja de cartón
encasement
An illustrated guide to making a polyester envelope is appended with illustrations of 4 polyester encasements.
en caja
boxed
Boxed bags of syrup are sprayed with an anti-skid adhesive which prevents boxes from moving as they are positioned on a pallet.
encuadernación a la caja [Método de encuadernación por el cual las pastas del libro se confeccionan independientemente del mismo y se unen a él posteriormente] [Método de encuadernación por el cual las pastas del libro se confeccionan independientemente del mismo y se unen a él posteriormente]
case binding
cased binding
Case binding is a method of binding in which a hard cover is made wholly separately from the book and later attached to it.
Cased binding ie a binding in which a pre made case is attached to the text block by means of an adhesive attachment, is often the method of choice for the conversation of generation collections.
enseñado a usar la caja de arena
house-trained
Many adult dogs adopted from animal shelters were house-trained in their previous homes.
objeto en forma de caja
enclosure
Maps should lie unfolded one on the other, without intermediate fasteners and other objects that may cause abrasion, corrosion or discoloration, in appropriate enclosures made of suitable materials.
parecido a una caja
boxlike
Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.
