haber-1
be available ; come in ; there + be ; there + have + been ; be in place ; be about.
This emphasis upon 'the work' reflects the packaging of text, information, music, graphics, and so on, and indicates to the subsequent user what packages are available for use or consultation.
Such records come in a variety of physical forms.
There are a relatively large number of documents under each heading.
Mr. Kilgour's publications are truly too voluminous to list; over a period of four decades, there have been few years in which he has not published.
Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.
No one was about, so she ventured to peep in.
deber haber ocurrido antes
be long overdue
In a profession which is composed largely of women, this research is most welcome and long overdue.
debería haber
there + ought to be
There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
dinero mal habido
ill-gotten gains
A related myth is that such profits are synonymous with ill-gotten gains.
haber acabado completamente
be done and dusted
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
haber acabado del todo
be done and dusted
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
haber algo raro con
there + be + something fishy going on with
I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
haber algo sospechoso con
there + be + something fishy going on with
I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
haber amenaza de lluvia
clouds + look + menacing
sky + look + menacing
The clouds look menacing and last night's heavy downpour makes me hesitant about attending the outdoor event.
The sky looks menacing, as it gets ready to dump another layer of snow to blanket the ground.
haber bebido demasiado
be over the limit
have had one too many
Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.
A variety of ottomans were also provided to help those out who might have had one too many or simply needed to rest their legs after a razzle.
haber decidido
be intent on
The Chinese government is intent on stifling debate in the country's blogosphere by restricting the activities of bloggers and preventing discussion of sensitive topics.
haber de muchos tipos
come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes
Printers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and with a range of print quality and speeds of operation.
haber de muy diversos tipos
come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes
Printers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and with a range of print quality and speeds of operation.
haber dinero de por medio
money + change hands
The key issues are: whether the recipient is relying on the information provided; whether money changed hands; and whether the institution is under a statutory obligation to provide the information = Las cuestiones claven era: si el destinatario depende de la información que se le suministrar, si hay un transacción económica de por medio y de si la institución tiene la obligación legal de ofrecer la información.
haber división de opiniones
be split on
opinion + be divided
They were split on whether the library or bookstore had a more friendly environment = Hubo división de opiniones en cuanto a si la biblioteca o la libreria ofrecía un entorno más amigable.
The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.
haber división de opiniones entre los críticos
critics + be divided
The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product.
haber escasez de
be in short supply
be at a premium
It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.
Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.
haber existencias
be in stock
APIF makes it possible to determine whether an item is in stock and to speed up and improve processing techniques.
haber finalizado completamente
be done and dusted
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
haber finalizado del todo
be done and dusted
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
haber ganado la mitad de la batalla
be half the battle
Knowing the problem is half the battle.
haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla
be only half the battle
This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.
haber gato encerrado
smell + a rat
smell + fishy
sound + fishy
'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said = "Algo parece que no está bien, y no sé exactamente qué es, pero yo como que tengo la mosca detrás de la oreja", dijo Cooper.
Something smells fishy alright but I'm starting to think it's the smell of plans gone seriously awry.
It sounds fishy to me - I would steer clear of this and use your $850 to invest in a mutual fund.
haber llegado
be upon us
The knowledge society, then, is upon us.
haber muchísima diferencia
be in a different league
Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
haber mucho en juego
stakes + be + high
The stakes were high going into this game, win and we would most likely be in the semifinal, loose and we would be relegated.
haber nacido en
be a native of
Mathilda Panopoulos, known as 'Tilly' to her friends and colleagues but usually styled 'Tilly the Hun' or just 'the Hun' by her detractors, is a native of Pritchard.
haber pasado por aquí antes
have been down this road before
Because your uterus has already been down this road before, and your abdominal muscles might not be as taut as they were the first time around, your second pregnancy will start showing sooner.
haber poca duda de que
there + be + little doubt that
There is little doubt in such cases that the enquirer has generalised his more specific need and a tactful librarian can soon arrive at the heart of the matter.
haber + que reconocer que
have to hand it to + Nombre
I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.
haber quórum
be quorate
A second resolution, altering the number of members required for a meeting to be quorate was also passed by a show of hands.
haber recorrido mucho mundo
be well-travelled
And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
habérselas con
cross + swords with
I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT.
haberse propuesto
be intent on
The Chinese government is intent on stifling debate in the country's blogosphere by restricting the activities of bloggers and preventing discussion of sensitive topics.
haber sido aceptado
be here to stay
have come + to stay
Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
Consequently the book-stapling machines were generally replaced by sewing machines by the late 1880s; the stapling of pamphlets, however, had come to stay.
haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente
be thoroughly tested
Unfortunately, librarians were unable to bring themselves to whole-heartedly accept and implement this new philosophy, and as a result it has never been carefully thought out or thoroughly tested.
haber (siempre) una salida
there + be + (always) a way out
There's always a way out if you move with times and are on close terms with the computer technologies.
haber terminado completamente
be done and dusted
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
haber terminado del todo
be done and dusted
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
haber terminado la jornada laboral
be off duty
To enhance the productivity of reference librarians, libraries might consider ways to tap their expertise while the librarians themselves are off duty.
haber tocado fondo
be at rock bottom
I was at rock bottom, being abused by different men, drinking heavily and taking more and more drugs.
haber todavía más
there + be + more to it than that
There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.
haber un aire de emoción
there + be + an air of excitement
There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.
haber un aire de expectación
there + be + an air of expectation
There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.
haber una transacción económica de por medio
money + change hands
The key issues are: whether the recipient is relying on the information provided; whether money changed hands; and whether the institution is under a statutory obligation to provide the information = Las cuestiones claven era: si el destinatario depende de la información que se le suministrar, si hay un transacción económica de por medio y de si la institución tiene la obligación legal de ofrecer la información.
haber un viento huracanado
wind + blow great guns
The wind was now blowing great guns, with frequent storms of hail, but on they went to Ballycastle.
haber viajado mucho
be well-travelled
And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
Había una vez [Forma tradicional de empezar un cuento]
Once upon a time
Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village.
habido y por haber
in the book
This student offered her teacher every sexual favour in the book if he agreed to up her grades.
ha de ser + Participio
be to be + Participio
If the document is to be delivered to the borrower, a hold slip is also printed.
he [Contracción de I have]
I've (I have)
What I've learned I've learned by trial and error and not out of some book or from some course.
hubo una época en la que
there was a time when
There was a time when they could actually influence things - these days they're just barking at the moon hoping they're not in the next layoff.
lo que haya que de ser, será
que sera sera
what's meant to be, will be
whatever will be, will be
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question.
mientras haya existencias
while stocks last
subject to availability
These publications are available on demand, while stocks last, and at the discretion of the sections responsible for their content.
Loans may be made in a mixture of currencies according to the borrower's preferences (subject to availability).
no haber
be unavailable
The library will scarcely grind to a halt if the acquisitions file is unavailable for a day.
no habera manera de regresar
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber consecuencias
nothing + come of
Nothing came of it, but the episode is a reminder that information is not intrinsically valuable but becomes so only when someone wants it.
no + haber + dos + Nombre que
no two + Nombre
No two printers of the hand-press period possessed stocks of exactly similar founts of type and of ornaments.
no haber duda de que
there + be + no doubt that
There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.
no haber duda (que)
there + be + no question (that)
As Musiker indicates there is no question that librarians must take full account of non-print media in their collection building and exploitation.
no haber escapatoria
there + be + no way out
They waited for help, but by then, they knew there was no way out but the window.
no haber escapatoria fácil
there + be + no easy way out
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
no haber forma de
there + be + no way
There's no way I could attend the conference over the big pond from the UK.
no haber forma de regresar
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber forma de volver
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber indicios de que
there + be + no indication that
There is no indication that the brain structurally resembles or operates like a digital computer.
no haber límites
there + be + no limit
There is no limit to the number and variety of bibliographic inaccuracies which can be found in interlibrary loan requests.
no haber manera de
there + be + no way
There's no way I could attend the conference over the big pond from the UK.
no haber manera de saber cuándo
there + be + no telling when
There is no telling when the full potential of information technology for preservation and dissemination will be realized.
no haber manera de saber qué
there + be + no telling what
We never have seen her and know little of her, but there is no telling what such an uncultivated person as she might do.
no haber manera de volver
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber modo de
there + be + no means of
In an arithmetic notation (i.e. one using integers) if 62 represents the Novel and 63 Drama, there is no means of placing the Historical novel in its correct place which is clearly 'between' 62 and 63.
no haber modo de regresar
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber modo de volver
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber mucha señal de que
there + be + little sign of
Even in the three years of the project the changes have accelerated and there is little sign of any reduction in the speed of change.
no haber muchas señales de que
there + be + little sign of
Even in the three years of the project the changes have accelerated and there is little sign of any reduction in the speed of change.
no + haber + nada como
there + be + nothing like
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
no haber nada de verdad en
there + be + any/no truth to
But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
no + haber + nada malo en
there + be + nothing wrong in/with
There is nothing wrong in teaching the values of sharing and playing fair among sibblings.
no haber palabras para describirlo
beggar + description
Barkly declared that the contention between coloureds and whites was so intense in some instances as to beggar description.
no haber pero que valer
not take + no for an answer
You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no haber prisa
there + be + no hurry
There's no hurry, obviously, on the bookmobile question, but keep it in mind.
no haber problemas
be fine
Some of the talk that has been going on this morning has seemed to say - if we just had the right code, if we just had the right headings, if we just had the right terms, everything would be fine.
no haber salida
there + be + no way out
They waited for help, but by then, they knew there was no way out but the window.
no haber salida fácil
there + be + no easy way out
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
no haber señal de que
there + be + no sign of
Customs barriers and restrictions on agency agreements for publishers may make life easier but there is no immediate sign of monetary union which would simplify the payment for international interlending transactions.
no haber solución
there + be + no way out
They waited for help, but by then, they knew there was no way out but the window.
no haber solución fácil
there + be + no easy way out
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
no habiendo
in the absence of
In the absence of, or in addition to, an ISADN an alternative number assigned by a regional or national agency may be given.
no hay nada como
nothing beats...
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
no hay nada mejor que
nothing beats...
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
poner en el haber de
credit
When the amount of money is positive, this money is credited to the vendor.
ser mucho lo que haber en juego
stakes + be + high
The stakes were high going into this game, win and we would most likely be in the semifinal, loose and we would be relegated.
sin haber contacto
non-contact
The present invention relates to a toilet bowl adapted for non-contact use by a person in a crouching position.
sin haberlo buscado
without asking for it
without having anything to do with it
chances that you will get what you need without asking for it are pretty slim.
You can always say you've been changed, but really, September 11 is the first thing that changed me without having anything to do with it.
todos los trucos habidos y por haber
every trick in the book
every trick in the trade
The authors behind this specific strain of malware are trying every trick in the book to get users to succumb to their ill-meaning plans.
He laughs off most of these stories today as exaggeration but concedes that he had to try every trick in the trade just to make people pay him his legitimate dues in an industry notorious for its unkept promises.
ya hemos hablado bastante de
so much for
So much for the manipulation of ideas and their insertion into the record.
