cosa
thing ; item ; business [businesses, -pl.].
A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.
Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.
I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
aceptar las cosas como vienen
take + the bad with the good
Ya gotta take the bad with the good - without pain joy wouldn't feel so good.
aclarar las cosas
set + the record straight
clear + things up
get to + the bottom of things
This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.
First, let's clear things up: when you save a password in Firefox, it's stored in your computer, and isn't shared or uploaded to anywhere.
They wanted to get to the bottom of things and figure out what was happening.
acometer las cosas
go about + things
We've decided to go about things a little differently this time around.
acostumbrarse a las cosas
get (back) into + the swings of things
things + grow on + Pronombre
It was hard to start with as I got tired easily and had also lost a lot of confidence, but I soon got into the swings of things.
By trying some of the suggestions here you may find that a few things grow on you and become part of your development habits.
además de otras cosas
quite apart from anything else
Quite apart from anything else, it is drearily boring, the tedium exacerbated by the grating monotony of Stein's voice.
a diario una manzana es cosa sana
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
an apple a day keeps the doctor at bay
This famous line an apple a day keeps the doctor away is proven to be true because of its the many health benefits of apples.
Science has proven that the saying 'An apple a day, keeps the doctor at bay' has validity.
apostarse cualquier cosa
bet + Posesivo + life
bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar
bet + Posesivo + shirt
bet + Posesivo + boots
He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue.
Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt.
I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.
arreglar las cosas
put + things right
It is also pointed out thet the machine alone cannot put things right, the user will have to be re-trained as well.
así son las cosas
that's they way things are
The meteorologist explains that that's way things are sometimes and you don't know what's going to happen.
a veces las cosas salen mal
shit happens
'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction = "A veces las cosas salen mal" es la historia de dos compañeros de piso: Halifax, un ex-periodista con un pasado oscuro y con una exesposa que no ve desde hace mucho, y Shakra, un compañero de universidad obcecado en la destrucción de Halifax .
cada cosa a su tiempo
time will take its course
let matters take their course
you can't rush time
one thing at a time
everything has its appointed time
everything happens in its own time
to everything there is a season
This year, I won't make any resolutions because I don't want to pressure myself - time will take its course.
I'll just let matters take their course and concentrate on studying and hope that everything will be all right in the end.
Like most teens, you probably just wish time would hurry up and you were out of high school already, but you can't rush time.
There is no royal road to anything, one thing at a time, all things in succession.
Just like a flower in season, everything has its appointed time and there is always a beginning and an end.
We may want things to happen at a particular time, but I keep learning over and over again that everything happens in its own time.
I know that to everything there is a season, but I am a gardener and I start counting the days until spring the day after Christmas.
cambiar las cosas desde dentro
change + things from the inside
Black librarians in the UK were urged to join the Association, get themselves organized, and 'infiltrate' to change things from the inside.
capaz de hacer cualquier cosa
capable of anything
While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.
casi cualquier cosa
just about anything
most anything
almost anything
Learn to cook just about anything either with recipes or without.
Store liquids, powders, or most anything safely in plastic buckets with lids that really make an airtight seal.
This company will let you pay for almost anything with your cell phone.
como si tal cosa
be right as rain
unfazed
just like that
Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.
Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting.
complicar las cosas
make + things complex
add + salt to the wound
add + salt to injury
add + insult to injury
rub + salt in the wound
If a sort facility is required, for instance, it will make things complex if authors are entered as: JOHN HUNT ERIC SMITH etc. = Si, por ejemplo, se necesita una herramienta para la ordenación, las cosas se complicarán si los autores se introduce del siguiente modo: JOHN HUNT ERIC SMITH etc.
To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.
Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.
It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.
He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.
conjunto de cosas afines, el [Sentido peyorativo Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
whole schmier, the
And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
correr un velo sobre las cosas
sweep + things under the rug
sweep + things under the carpet
'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug = "De punta en blanco" es una comedia que examina cómo los individuos se enfrentan a la muerte en una sociedad que prefiere ocultar las cosas.
The difference between a democratic state and a non-transparent state is that a democratic state does not sweep things under the carpet.
cosa asquerosa
nasty
Because it was a glory hole full of junk and lots of spiders and other nasties, I still have a bug hanging over one of the windows, but its made of wire and fish scales.
cosa esencial
essential
The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.
cosa hecha
plain sailing
walkover
The article is entitled 'Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar".
The election is widely expected to be a walkover for him.
cosa indeseable
beast
I noticed that there seemed to be some titters when that was mentioned, as if there were still some doubt as to whether such a beast as sexist subject headings exists.
cosa inútil
dead horse
And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.
cosa natural
quite naturally
This work thus gave rise, quite naturally, to the use of figure drawing for teaching some of the basic aspects of positional astronomy and astronavigation.
cosa que se inserta
insert
Aperture cards are a special form of marginal storage card in a microform insert which contains the full text of the document being indexed is attached to the centre of the card.
cosa repugnante
nasty
Because it was a glory hole full of junk and lots of spiders and other nasties, I still have a bug hanging over one of the windows, but its made of wire and fish scales.
cosas
stuff
matters
bits and pieces
gubbins
Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
If there must be formal introductions and votes of thanks, at least see that there are no lengthy public speeches that pre-empt the visitor's reason for being there at all, and that matters are kept as unembarrassing as possible.
At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.
The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbins were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
cosas buenas
goodies [goody, -sing.]
This article describes the process of discovering neglected treasures of children's literature on library shelves and sharing them with other libraries at a workshop on 'Oldies but goodies'.
cosas + cambiar inesperadamente
things + take a turn for the unexpected
Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.
cosas como [A veces no se traduce]
the likes of
But like all of us in the information business, they have been forced to compete with the likes of Yahoo, Altavista, and amazon.com.
cosas de la casa
household chores
In only a few cases was a male character cast as a parent or performer of household chores and never as a homemaker.
cosa secundaria [En la correción de pruebas, nombre dado a los aspectos de forma como el uso de las mayúsculas, la letra cursiva, la puntuación, etc que no afectan a contenido substantives]
accidentals
The author's correction of a clean proof could of course result in any amount of change, of accidentals as well as of substantives.
cosas + empeorar
things + get worse
things + get rough
This chapter also presents 3 scenarios describing more of the same, how things might get worse, and how things might get better.
Because the fact is that even earlier in life Aremis Slake had often escaped into the subway when things got rough above ground.
cosas esenciales, las [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
basic essentials, the
John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.
cosas este tipo de cosas
this sort of thing
Large corporate bureaucracies like those of traditional music and movie publishers do this sort of thing much better than most little beginner 'startups' do.
cosas inútiles
deadwood [dead wood]
Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.
cosas + ir bien
things + go well
things + go + Posesivo + way
That project needs to be completed by 1980 when the rest of our cataloging is expected to be in machine-readable form, providing things go well.
Things have been going my way lately so I'm not gonna dwell on it too much, but it felt like a kick in the nuts.
cosas + mejorar
things + get better
This chapter also presents 3 scenarios describing more of the same, how things might get worse, and how things might get better.
cosas + ponerse feas
things + get rough
Because the fact is that even earlier in life Aremis Slake had often escaped into the subway when things got rough above ground.
cosas que dan miedo
things that go bump in the night
The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing - and making things scary for the traditionals'.
cosas ricas
goodies [goody, -sing.]
This article describes the process of discovering neglected treasures of children's literature on library shelves and sharing them with other libraries at a workshop on 'Oldies but goodies'.
cosas + salir bien
things + work out
That being said...you only live once, so if you decide to jump in head first, and if things don't work out, remember, you can always leave.
cosas transitorias, las
transient, the
Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.
cosa superficial [En la correción de pruebas, nombre dado a los aspectos de forma como el uso de las mayúsculas, la letra cursiva, la puntuación, etc que no afectan a contenido substantives]
accidentals
The author's correction of a clean proof could of course result in any amount of change, of accidentals as well as of substantives.
cosas + venir de cara
things + go + Posesivo + way
Things have been going my way lately so I'm not gonna dwell on it too much, but it felt like a kick in the nuts.
cosa viva
living thing
Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
cualquier cosa
anything
For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.
cualquier cosa que no sea
anything but
First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.
cualquier otra cosa
anything else
whatever else
Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.
Mainstream media tends to focus on the negative, on the sensational, and nearly all of that catastrophic - hurricanes and nuclear war and terrorism and whatever else.
cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles
when the going gets tough
When the going gets tough, focus on how far you have come not on how far you must go.
Cuando las cosas se ponen duras, los duros se crecen
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
'When the going gets tough, the tough get going' is an inspirational quote that has motivated many athletes to push through adversity and achieve success = "Cuando las cosas se ponen duras, los duros crecen" es una cita inspiradora que ha motivado a muchas atletas para superar las adversidades y lograr el éxito.
da lo mismo una cosa que otra
six of one (and) half a dozen of the other
It may be six of one and half a dozen of the other genetically, but socially these are not interchangeable relationships.
dar cualquier cosa por Algo
give + an eye-tooth for/to
Who else but a librarian would give an eye-tooth to work at a bookstore on the weekend?.
dar las cosas masticadas
spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed]
The author questions the policy of using assignments to teach library research and the attitude that students should not be spoon fed.
dar sentido a las cosas
meaning making
The most important factor in literary acculturation is the peer group process of meaning making.
dejar las cosas como están
let + the matter + rest
let + sleeping dogs lie
I would suggest you let the matter rest.
She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.
dejar las cosas tranquilas
let + sleeping dogs lie
She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.
dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera
let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way
I've been trying to bite my tounge and let him do things his own way.
dejar que las cosas sigan su curso normal
let + nature take its course
allow + nature to take its course
How do you let nature take its course when you no your cat is dying?.
She prefers to age naturally and allow nature to take its course.
dejar que las cosas sigan su curso
you can't rush time
let matters take their course
time will take its course
everything in due time
everything has its appointed time
everything happens in its own time
to everything there is a season
nature will take its course
Like most teens, you probably just wish time would hurry up and you were out of high school already, but you can't rush time.
I'll just let matters take their course and concentrate on studying and hope that everything will be all right in the end.
This year, I won't make any resolutions because I don't want to pressure myself - time will take its course.
He is already sounding like a broken record in saying that he will explain everything in due time.
Just like a flower in season, everything has its appointed time and there is always a beginning and an end.
We may want things to happen at a particular time, but I keep learning over and over again that everything happens in its own time.
I know that to everything there is a season, but I am a gardener and I start counting the days until spring the day after Christmas.
Nature will take its course, allowing your bone tissue to fuse with the titanium post.
demasiado de una cosa buena
too much of a good thing
People who take dietary supplements to boost their intake of minerals may actually be getting too much of a good thing.
discurrir las cosas
reason + things out
Now with the wisdom of years I try to reason things out and the only people I fear are those who never have doubts.
discutir las cosas
talk + things out
Taking time to talk things out is surely one of the most essential parts of dealing with a conflict.
economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades [Proverbio]
penny wise, pound foolish
The article 'Penny wise, pound foolish' discusses the need to find a better solution to the overdue book problem than charging fines.
el estado de las cosas
the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK]
The director allowed us three days to get the lay of the land.
empeorar las cosas
make + matters + worse
add + salt to the wound
make + things worse
add + salt to injury
add + insult to injury
rub + salt in the wound
And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.
But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse.
Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.
It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.
He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.
encontrar cosas comunes
find + common ground
By discovering what they read teacher/librarian and pupil find common ground, a point of departure for the child, into the unfamiliar.
en el curso normal de las cosas
in the normal run of things
in the normal run of events
in the normal course of events
In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears.
In the normal run of events a well-organised active minority of quite a small size can play a decisive role in the determination of a political outcome.
In the normal course of events, the zygote and sporophyte will have a full double set of chromosomes again.
enmarañar las cosas
muddy + the waters
Misuse of the words test and assessment is muddying the waters of school reform.
en otro orden de cosas
on another topic
as for
as regards
meanwhile
on another matter
on another note
on other matters
On another topic, how much trust and confidence do you have at this time in your mayor and city council, when it comes to handling city problems?.
As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs.
Practice as regards integration varies considerably.
Meanwhile in 1951, the Library Association reconstituted its Catalogue Code Revision Committee and started discussion.
On another matter, in many cases it is cheaper to pay workers for overtime than it is to hire more people.
On another note, if a child is bilingual, it is very difficult to make him fluent in both languages.
On other matters, it appears that our server was down again this morning.
enredar las cosas
muddy + the waters
Misuse of the words test and assessment is muddying the waters of school reform.
entre otras cosas
amongst other things
for one thing
inter alia
The Bookseller is the weekly book trade newspaper which, amongst other things, forms the initial listing for Whitakers cumulative booklist.
Actually, it's more than that; for one thing, it gives Lily chest congestion.
A national bibliographic agency is the agency designated as having responsibility, inter alia, for establishing the authoritative form of names for its country's authors.
entre otras (muchas) cosas
among (many) other things
The microcomputer also has, among other things, a clock device which synchronizes all the various high speed operations, so that they do not get out of step.
esclarecer las cosas
get to + the bottom of things
They wanted to get to the bottom of things and figure out what was happening.
ese tipo de cosas
that sort of thing
There will always be differences between the races and the genders and all that sort of thing.
estar al tanto de las cosas
stay on + top of things
be on top of things
be on top of everything
Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out.
Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
Jeff is a pleasure to work with - he is on top of everything and he strives to make sure that his customers are always more than satisfied.
estar equivocado en + Número + cosas
be wrong on + Número + count(s)
The resulting A/Z subject index entry is wrong on two counts.
facilitar las cosas
make + things easier
The newer projectors are self-threading which makes things easier for the projectionist.
forma de ver las cosas
way of putting things together
bent of mind
As in real-life management situations, participants usually reflect different perceptions of the situations, of the people involved, and of the interpersonal relations, and reflect their own frames of reference and ways of putting things together.
Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
gran cosa [Usado generalmente para expresar que a algo se le está dando más importancia de la que tiene]
big deal
The article is entitled 'Seven self-contradicting reasons why the World Wide Web is such a big deal'.
grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría
peer group
The 10 journals published by the National Research Council of Canada were analysed using a peer group of journals constructed from cited and citing journal lists in JCR.
hacer cada cosa a su tiempo
take + one thing at a time
do + one thing at a time
There are times that I need to remind myself that I need to take one thing at a time.
Doing one thing at a time is more efficient and mentally healthier for me.
hacer cambiar las cosas
turn + the tide on
The article 'Turning the Tide on Toxics' lists some of the toxic chemicals found around the home.
hacer cosas
get + things done
do + things
Networks are emerging as alternatives to bureaucratic hierarchies as ways to get things done.
That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.
hacer cualquier cosa
do + anything
give + Posesivo + right arm
The premise of the show is that gold diggers would do anything to marry money.
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
hacer las cosas
go about + things
We've decided to go about things a little differently this time around.
haciendo cosas
up and about
Active kids are happy kids - they like to be up and about, running around and having fun.
intentar hacer demasiadas cosas a la vez
spread + Reflexivo + (too) thin
Trying to reach every market can spell disaster for small businesses, who cannot afford to spread themselves too thin.
jugarse cualquier cosa
bet + Posesivo + life
bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar
bet + Posesivo + shirt
bet + Posesivo + boots
He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue.
Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt.
I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.
la cosa es que [A veces se omite el artículo the]
the thing is
The thing is, a new code allows us a fresh start.
la cosa principal
the number one thing
The number one thing to realize with the Millennials is that as a whole they reflect much more parental perfectionism than any generation in living memory.
la forma correcta de hacer las cosas
the way to go
I'm more and more convinced that these 88 x 31 pixel logotypes are the way to go.
la forma de ver las cosas
the way + to see things
So often the way one sees things depends on one's personal point of view.
las cosas buenas de la vida
the good things in life
Why are all the good things in life either illegal, fattening or immoral?.
las cosas + cambiar
pendulum + swing
Until 1949 American practices predominated, after which the pendulum swung to Soviet domination in librarianship.
las cosas de palacio andan despacio [Usado más comúnmente con turn]
the wheels of bureaucracy turn/grind slowly
She immediately requested an abortion, but the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly at the best of times.
las cosas + estar + claras [El uso de handwriting en lugar de writing es menos frecuente]
the (hand)writing + be + on the wall
see it + coming
Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries.
The inference is that they cannot be held accountable for something so unusual, so extraordinary, and so unforecastable that that no one saw it coming.
las cosas hay que demostrarlas [También abreviado a the proof is in the eating] [Forma abreviada del proverbio the proof of the pudding (is in the eating)]
the proof of the pudding (is in the eating)
the proof is in the eating
So, the proof of the pudding is in the eating: in other words, results count.
I could rave on for pages about how this program can help you lose weight, but the proof is in the eating.
las cosas no pasan así como así
everything happens for a reason (and a purpose)
'Everything happens for a reason,' several of them told me last fall, when I was suffering through a string of losses = "Las cosas no pasan así porque sí," algunos de ellos me dijeron el otoño pasado, cuando atravesaba por una serie de pérdidas.
las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí
everything happens for a reason (and a purpose)
'Everything happens for a reason,' several of them told me last fall, when I was suffering through a string of losses = "Las cosas no pasan así porque sí," algunos de ellos me dijeron el otoño pasado, cuando atravesaba por una serie de pérdidas.
las cosas no son tan simples como parecen
there's more to it than meets the eye
there's more to the picture than meets the eye
So don't be too hasty to write it off - there's more to it than meets the eye.
Despite this common sense observation, most economists have failed to see that 'there's more to the picture than meets the eye', as Neil Young once sang.
las cosas pasan para bien
everything happens for the best
'Everything happens for the best,' my mother said whenever I faced disappointment = "Las cosas pasan para bien," decía mi madre siempre que me sentía decepcionado.
las cosas + salir según lo planeado
things + go to plan
Unfortunately this time things did not go to plan and Neymar got smacked in the kisser.
las cosas + salir según lo previsto
things + go to plan
Unfortunately this time things did not go to plan and Neymar got smacked in the kisser.
las cosas siguen igual
business as usual
These are the people who say that libraries should call a halt on 'business as usual', based on what is felt 'to be good for the community'.
las cosas sólo pasan una vez
lightning never strikes twice
Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the 'lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water.
las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen
there's more to it than meets the eye
there's more to the picture than meets the eye
So don't be too hasty to write it off - there's more to it than meets the eye.
Despite this common sense observation, most economists have failed to see that 'there's more to the picture than meets the eye', as Neil Young once sang.
las cosas tal y como son [Expresión utilizada para referirse a la explicación sobre reproducción que los padres dan a sus hijos]
the birds and the bees
The article 'The birds and the bees' argues that children who use field guides may pick up information handling skills without noticing.
llamar las cosas por su nombre
call + a spade a spade
It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
llegar al fondo de las cosas
get to + the bottom of things
They wanted to get to the bottom of things and figure out what was happening.
lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
The expression expression 'What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts' is an apt summary of the tradeoffs between paper and online publication.
manera de ver las cosas
line of thought
This line of thought leads to the headings 'Engagement' and 'Premarital counseling'; the latter advises 'See Marriage counseling'.
mantener las cosas en marcha
keep + the ball rolling
keep it + rolling
This process is also an important tool for keeping the ball rolling in your organization or small business group.
I think that they can keep it rolling no matter who is in charge.
mantener las cosas en movimiento
keep + the ball rolling
keep it + rolling
This process is also an important tool for keeping the ball rolling in your organization or small business group.
I think that they can keep it rolling no matter who is in charge.
mantener las cosas funcionando
keep + the ball rolling
keep it + rolling
This process is also an important tool for keeping the ball rolling in your organization or small business group.
I think that they can keep it rolling no matter who is in charge.
mantenerse al tanto de las cosas
stay on + top of things
keep on + top of things
be on top of things
Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out.
It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things.
Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
más que ninguna otra cosa
beyond all else
Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.
mejorar las cosas
make + things better
She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.
mismísima cosa, la [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
very thing, the
By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
muchas otras cosas
much else
Our current professional syllabus includes much else, including library history and library co-operation.
muchas otras cosas más
much else besides
Besides the cultural pursuits you can enjoy, Glasgow offers visitors sporting opportunities, over 70 parks and gardens, and much else besides.
ni una cosa ni la otra
in-between
betwixt and between
If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
The villages live betwixt and between the nomadic pastoral culture of the interior and seafaring culture of the coast.
no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra
fall (between/through) + the cracks
Thus we see many students falling between the cracks - achieving neither mainstream success nor maintenance of their own cultural traditions.
no pensar en otra cosa que
be wrapped up in
He had been wrapped up in a new project that was closely tied to the company's new growth.
no ser gran cosa
not add up to much
add up to + nothing
They are the most numerous thing in the galaxy, but each of them has such a small mass that they don't add up to much.
This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no ser ni una cosa ni otra
fall between + two stools
The article is entitled 'ADONIS: a happy medium or falling between two stools'.
no significar gran cosa
not add up to much
They are the most numerous thing in the galaxy, but each of them has such a small mass that they don't add up to much.
no suponer gran cosa
not add up to much
They are the most numerous thing in the galaxy, but each of them has such a small mass that they don't add up to much.
no valer gran cosa
be no great shakes
be nothing to shout about
be nothing to write home (to mom) about
be not worth a button
be not worth a whoop
be not worth a toss
be not much cop
My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.
The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.
He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
Not worth a button until you have seen it and lived it.
The best punch in the world is not worth a whoop if the boxer doesn't know what to do with it.
They are both terribly good at explaining the past, but not worth a toss at predicting the future.
They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.
no + Verbo + otra cosa que
Verbo + nothing else but
At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.
ocultar las cosas
sweep + things under the rug
sweep + things under the carpet
'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug = "De punta en blanco" es una comedia que examina cómo los individuos se enfrentan a la muerte en una sociedad que prefiere ocultar las cosas.
The difference between a democratic state and a non-transparent state is that a democratic state does not sweep things under the carpet.
ordenar las cosas
put + things in order
Think, put things in order, focus on where you desire to go, stay true to course, and reach your destination.
otra cosa
something else
In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.
otra cosa que no sea
anything other than
With the exception of trailer libraries, mobile library stops are usually of too short a duration to allow for anything other than book lending transaction.
para complicar aun más las cosas
to add to the confusion
To add to the confusion, other researchers have detected pleasure-sensing regions in a completely different part of the brain and that dopamine is not responsible for the pleasure response.
para confundir aun más las cosas
to add to the confusion
To add to the confusion, other researchers have detected pleasure-sensing regions in a completely different part of the brain and that dopamine is not responsible for the pleasure response.
para empeorar las cosas
to add insult to injury
to add salt to injury
To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.
To add salt to injury there is a pregnancy as a result of this abominable act.
pasar a cosas más agradables
on a happier note
On a happier note, I was chewing the cud in a taxi cab on the way to work this morning when suddently a well-dressed old man wiggled his hand at me.
poca cosa
small fry, the
From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).
poner las cosas en marcha
get + the ball rolling
set + the ball rolling
start + the ball rolling
get + things rolling
get + things going
set + the wheels in motion
Now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling.
The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!.
That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand.
'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
A lot of work is being done to organise the zones and get things going.
Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.
poner las cosas en movimiento
get + the ball rolling
set + the ball rolling
start + the ball rolling
get + things rolling
get + things going
set + the wheels in motion
Now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling.
The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!.
That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand.
'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
A lot of work is being done to organise the zones and get things going.
Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.
poner las cosas en su lugar
set + the record straight
This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.
por no decir otra cosa peor
to say the least
Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
por + Número + cosas
on + Número + counts
This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.
qué es cada cosa
what is what
Everything is small and fiddly, and the user has to guess what is what.
qué otra cosa
what else
'You know I'm an easy-going person, but this has made me furious! I don't know what else to do'.
que se toma las cosas con calma
laid-back
The article 'Laid-back librarians love L.A' reports on the 13th ARLIS/NA (Art Libraries Society of North America) Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 8-14 Feb 85.
quitarle importancia a las cosas
make + light of things
A pert nose reveals a cheeky, fun-loving person, someone who knows how to make light of things.
razonar las cosas
reason + things out
Now with the wisdom of years I try to reason things out and the only people I fear are those who never have doubts.
recoger las cosas
clear away + the things
After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.
recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse
pack + Posesivo + things
And there was the curious behaviour of Plantin's compositor Michel Mayer, who in June 1564 spent Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in a brothel, then packed his things and left the establishment without saying a word to anyone.
resolver las cosas
get to + the bottom of things
They wanted to get to the bottom of things and figure out what was happening.
restarle importancia a las cosas
make + light of things
A pert nose reveals a cheeky, fun-loving person, someone who knows how to make light of things.
saber apreciar las cosas buenas de la vida
appreciate + the good things in life
I last appreciated the good things in life looking out over the water today while my daughter threw sticks and laughed at the splashes.
saber (cómo) hacer las cosas bien
push + (all of) the right buttons
If you want me to unleash my wild side, you'll have to push all of the right buttons.
sacar las cosas de quicio
blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion
Another subtext is the tendency for the sensationalist Japanese media to blow things out of all proportion.
sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra
in-betweenness
Asian Americans' experience of marginality is an experience of in-betweenness.
ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por
go to + any lengths to
go to + great lengths to
Some library staff will go to almost any lengths to avoid challenges, criticism, and controversy over which titles and which kinds of materials should be made available to their communities.
Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.
ser cosa de todos los días
be an everyday occurrence
People gawp at anything that is not an everyday occurence.
ser cosa (totalmente) natural
be (only) natural
It's only natural for a betrayed wife to be curious about her husband's mistress.
ser poca cosa
be small beer
be small potato(es)
be small change
The United States and United Kingdom are burdened by debt too but household debt even in these two countries is small beer compared to government debt.
I know it's small potato for him, but if I'm having so many problems, then others must be having them as well.
The casualties from a missile attack by them in response to an attack on their nuclear facilities will be small change compared to the consequences of their government attaining nuclear capability.
sobre todas las cosas
above all things
Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.
tener cosas en común
share + common ground
The author discusses the extent to which education and librarianship share common ground.
tener muchas cosas en común
have + many things in common
These solopreneurs have many things in common, most notably, they all show annual profits in the six figures.
tomarse las cosas a la ligera
make + light of things
A pert nose reveals a cheeky, fun-loving person, someone who knows how to make light of things.
tomarse las cosas con calma
keep + a cool head
play it + cool
take + one thing at a time
do + one thing at a time
To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.
Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
There are times that I need to remind myself that I need to take one thing at a time.
Doing one thing at a time is more efficient and mentally healthier for me.
tratar de resolver las cosas hablando
talk + things out
Taking time to talk things out is surely one of the most essential parts of dealing with a conflict.
tratar de solventar las cosas hablando
talk + things out
Taking time to talk things out is surely one of the most essential parts of dealing with a conflict.
una buena cosa
a good thing
The notion of interests is far subtler than many have realized, and leaves open the possibility that cooperativeness may be adaptive, virtuous, and a good thing.
una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra
one thing + have + nothing to do with the other
But one thing has nothing to do with the other - just because he wears eye make up it has nothing to do with him not being masculine.
una cosa por otra
one thing for the other
We could have had the best of both worlds, instead of giving up one thing for the other.
una misma cosa
one and the same
For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.
una última cosa
one last thing
One last thing, my bike started creaking again last week but it totally stopped after about 15-20 miles.
ver las cosas de diferente manera
see + things differently
It also prevents the development of another type of catalogers who see things differently.
ver las cosas de diferente modo
see + things differently
It also prevents the development of another type of catalogers who see things differently.
ver las cosas desde una perspectiva
see + things from + perspective
The key to improving matters is to see things from the manager's perspective and to work round his/her shortcomings.
ver las cosas de una manera diferente
see + things differently
It also prevents the development of another type of catalogers who see things differently.
ver las cosas de un modo diferente
see + things differently
It also prevents the development of another type of catalogers who see things differently.
ver las cosas en su conjunto
see + things as a whole
Patterns can only be discovered when we see things as a whole.
ver las cosas en su totalidad
see + things as a whole
Patterns can only be discovered when we see things as a whole.
ver las cosas positivas
look on + the bright side
Looking on the bright side, this crisis has shown us that some people just shouldn't be homeowners.
ver las cosas positivas de la vida
look on + the bright side of life
A genetically-driven tendency to look on the bright side of life is a core mechanism underlying resilience to general life stress.
y otras cosas
and things
Librarians cooperated with us and as long as we did their work and went in and reshuffled their shelving and things, they were very happy.
y todo este tipo de cosas
and all this sort of thing
People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.
