HECHO - Definición y sinónimos de hecho en el diccionario español

DICCIONARIO ESPAÑOL - INGLÉS

Conoce las traducciones de hecho en inglés y el contexto en el que se emplean habitualmente mediante ejemplos de uso.

hecho

hecho^-1

event ; fact ; deed.

The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

Apart from the fact that different librarians may consult different reference sources, there are other factors which may lead different cataloguers to different decisions.

Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.

ahondar en los hechos

dig into + the facts

Many times the key to success is thoroughly digging into the facts, deposing as many people as possible, and finally getting to the truth.

apuntar el hecho de que

point to + the fact that

She points to the fact that shoppers are quite happy to give credit card details over the telephone, with little or no security.

cegarse ante el hecho de que

blind + Pronombre + to the fact that

None of these problems should blind us to the fact that the collection of documents we are dealing with remains the same, as do the demands made on it.

de derecho pero no de hecho

in name only

Appointments for research leaves and tenure are still unavailable to some librarians who seem to be faculty in name only.

de hecho

actually

as a matter of fact

as it happened

de facto

in actual fact

in effect

in fact

indeed

in point of fact

in actuality

as it happens

as it is

effectively

for all intents and purposes

to all intents and purposes

for that matter

Dr. Richmond actually has had two careers.

As a matter of fact, the record of the change is retained in at least the OCLC files and is, I am told, available to libraries.

As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.

Will LC, after becoming the de facto national library as a result of the technological innovation of the standard, printed catalog card, be forced to abdicate its role?.

Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.

In effect, we'd be suggesting to them we don't have the book.

However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.

Indeed the selection of an indexing approach is crucially dependent upon the way in which the index is to be used.

In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.

In actuality every librarian has a different concept of ephemeral materials.

As it happens, the way the Library of Congress automated the ISBD was different from the way we did it in Britain.

As it is, Berlin's position - not only in Germany, but in the whole Europe and subsequently the world - is changing daily.

A financial survey views the net effect of California's Proposition 13 as effectively lowering financial support of libraries by 25%.

In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan.

To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence.

A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.

del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

be easier said than done

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip

In formulating strategies and choosing options to deal with Iraq, it is important to recognize that some things are easier said than done.

There's many a slip twixt cup and lip, of course, in plans like these, but that's the intention now.

demostración del hecho de que

evidence of the fact that

It will be global learning, thus evidence of the fact that learning has no boundaries.

desde el punto de vista de los hechos

factually

It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.

dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho

actions speak louder than words

But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.

el curso de los hechos

the current(s) of events

Queen Mary's refusal to accept the currents of events led to her deposition and eventual exile in 1567.

el hecho es que

fact is

the fact is that...

the fact of the matter is that...

the truth of the matter is that...

Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.

The fact is that income inequality is real - it's been rising for more than 25 years.

But the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't have gotten the chance of a lifetime if not for the hard work of Epperson.

In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.

encantar el hecho de

love + the fact that

Your tech team will love the fact you're off their backs to make changes for testing and optimization purposes.

en cuanto a los hechos

factually

It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.

en el lugar de los hechos

at the scene

A local nurse and an ambulance crew stabilised Caleb at the scene for three hours until a team of medics arrived by chopper.

enfrentarse al hecho de que

face (up to) + the fact that

The fact must be faced that the world as a whole tends not to have a clue about the existence of the information profession.

entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho

many a slip between the cup and the lip

The article is entitled 'Towards academic status: many a slip between the cup and the lip'.

enunciado de los hechos

statement of fact

That this is a statement of fact may count for nothing: in effect, the librarian may be obliged lay evidence before the enquirer, accompanied by a convincing explanation.

esclarecer los hechos

clarify + the facts

The purpose of the consultations shall be to clarify the facts of the situation and to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution.

estado de hecho

rule of men

Every law student promptly learns the national ideal that our country is governed by the rule of law, not the rule of men.

explicar + Posesivo + versión de los hechos

explain + Posesivo + side of the story

They will have an appropriate opportunity to explain their side of the story before the teacher takes disciplinary action.

exposición de los hechos

statement of fact

That this is a statement of fact may count for nothing: in effect, the librarian may be obliged lay evidence before the enquirer, accompanied by a convincing explanation.

hacer frente al hecho de que

face (up to) + the fact that

The fact must be faced that the world as a whole tends not to have a clue about the existence of the information profession.

hacer frente a los hechos

face + facts

Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

hecho casual

coincidence

chance happening

This coincidence between indexing and user approach is known as user warrant: in other words the indexing system must be tailored to the needs of the users of the index.

Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.

hecho consumado

fait accompli

The matter of discontinuing the concept of corporate authorship began and ended at the special committee and came down to the librarians as a fait accompli.

hecho cotidiano

everyday event

everyday occurrence

Investing in the foreign currency market without acknowledging the importance of everyday events is certainly not a recipe for success.

An everyday occurrence, yet each birth is the culmination of one of nature's most complex, mysterious, and seemingly miraculous processes.

hecho demostrado

established fact

Care should be taken that the question asked solicits the information desired and that one does not proceed to make assumptions beyond established facts.

hecho ineludible

hard fact

To speak of books as 'new products for the market' sounds crassly commercial, but is nevertheless a hard fact of book-trade life.

hecho real

brute fact

The computer's entrenchment in our lives is a brute fact and not a debatable or negotiable point.

hechos dispersos

random facts

This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.

hechos, los

plain fact, the

It may not be a startling revelation but its undoubted value is that the plain fact has gone on record.

hechos reales

true story

Another powerful true story is Joe Kubert's 'Fax from Sarajevo'.

levantar acta de los hechos

take + a record of the proceedings

The secretary or other person appointed for the purpose shall take a record of the proceedings of all meetings.

no prestar atención al hecho de que

overlook + the fact that

The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.

olvidarse del hecho de que

lose + sight of the fact that

The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.

pareja de hecho

common-law husband

common-law wife

common-law marriage

The writer also relates Ruby's reason for keeping her son in the box to her later unusual behavior regarding her common-law husband's captivity in a Jefferson jail cell.

Even including common-law wives, only about half of the women of reproductive age were married, & 15% were still spinsters at ages 40-44.

Legally, cohabitation is not the equivalent of marriage or common-law marriage.

partiendo del hecho de que

based on the understanding that

Rapid & revolutionary technological change and its impact on society are discussed, based on the understanding that it is the nature of technology itself that gives rise to confusion .

perder de vista el hecho de que

lose + sight of the fact that

The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.

por el hecho de que

because of the fact that

Partly because of the fact that documents have shades of relevance to a given topic this is an impossible objective.

por el mero hecho de saber

for knowledge's sake

'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.

Posesivo + versión de los hechos

Posesivo + side of the story

Now regardless of my side of the story and my intentions, in this situation her perception is what counts and in her eyes I broke her trust.

presunción de hecho

prima facie

Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable.

profundizar en los hechos

dig into + the facts

Many times the key to success is thoroughly digging into the facts, deposing as many people as possible, and finally getting to the truth.

prueba del hecho de que

evidence of the fact that

It will be global learning, thus evidence of the fact that learning has no boundaries.

ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado

it + be + widely agreed

It is widely agreed that informal communication systems emerge spontaneously in organisations.

ser un hecho ampliamente reconocido

it + be + widely recognised

It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.

ser un hecho bien conocido que

it + be + a (well)-known fact that

It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.

ser un hecho bien sabido que

it + be + a (well)-known fact that

It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.

ser un hecho cotidiano

be an everyday occurrence

People gawp at anything that is not an everyday occurence.

ser un hecho dado

be a given

Human rights should be a given in UK - not a battleground.

ser un hecho poco conocido que

it + be + a little known fact that

It is a little-known fact that all the gas you burp comes from air that you swallow.

ser un hecho poco sabido que

it + be + a little known fact that

It is a little-known fact that all the gas you burp comes from air that you swallow.

sin meternos en el hecho de que

to say nothing of

And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.

sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que

overlook + the fact that

The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.

verificación de los hechos

fact checking

Compiling so much information didn't leave much time for fact checking, and Pliny verified little of what he wrote.

hecho

hecho^-2

executed.

What was pinned up ranged from sheets of paper with nothing more written on them than a title and author to elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations.

a lo hecho, pecho

no use crying over spilt/spilled milk

you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!

It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.

After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.

bien hecho

well-rendered

well done

well formed [well-formed]

The pages are in full color, with text and images well-rendered.

The accompanying manual is reasonably well done.

The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.

cartón hecho de paja

strawboard

The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.

comprar Algo hecho en serie

buy + off-the-shelf

There are three sources of applications software: (a) bought off-the-shelf; (b) commissioned from a software house; (c) written in-house, either by the librarian or by the computer staff.

comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano

buy + off-the-shelf

There are three sources of applications software: (a) bought off-the-shelf; (b) commissioned from a software house; (c) written in-house, either by the librarian or by the computer staff.

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.

dado por hecho

foregone

Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.

dando por hecho que

based on the understanding that

on the understanding that

Rapid & revolutionary technological change and its impact on society are discussed, based on the understanding that it is the nature of technology itself that gives rise to confusion .

Employers & trade unions can make whatever use they like of the money thus provided, on the understanding that it is for education.

dar por hecho

take for + granted

be a given

take as + given

Consequently, Leforte came to expect - perhaps even take for granted - the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.

Human rights should be a given in UK - not a battleground.

It can be taken as given that military forces under attack will try whatever tools available to survive and achieve their military objective.

dejar hecho polvo

screw + Nombre + up

Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.

dejar medio hecho

leave + Nombre + half-finished

leave + Nombre + half-done

Avoid starting a project and leaving it half-finished until who knows when.

Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done.

después de todo lo dicho y hecho, es más lo dicho que lo hecho

after all is said and done, more is said than done

Many Americans seem to be living out the old cliché 'after all is said and done, more is said than done'.

dicho y hecho

no sooner said than done

No sooner said than done - he slipped a dog collar around Pinocchio's neck and tightened it so that it would not come off.

estar hecha una ballena

be like the side of a house

I'm convinced that Gula must be having twins as she is like the side of a house.

estar hecha una foca

be like the side of a house

I'm convinced that Gula must be having twins as she is like the side of a house.

estar hecha una vaca

be like the side of a house

I'm convinced that Gula must be having twins as she is like the side of a house.

estar hecho a escala

be to scale

It is important to note that reproductions of screen formats are not necessarily to scale and screen images may be compressed.

estar hecho con la intención de

be intended for/to

Notes given in the information note area are restricted to those intended for display in a catalogue or bibliography.

estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original

be to scale

It is important to note that reproductions of screen formats are not necessarily to scale and screen images may be compressed.

estar hecho de

be made up of

be made of

Although the snake looks relaxed, the greater part of its body mass is made up of muscles that can spring to attention at a moment's notice.

Cells are made of molecules, molecules are made of atoms, and atoms are made of energy.

estar hecho el uno para el otro

be two of a kind

be a right pair

On the surface, they're like oil and water, but deep down, they're two of a kind.

They're a right pair, always getting into trouble with the family with whom they live.

estar hecho para [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio meant]

be geared to

be intended for/to

mean

be cut out for

have + (all) the makings of

Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems.

Notes given in the information note area are restricted to those intended for display in a catalogue or bibliography.

It is not meant to be that.

If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.

Ann's well-bred black colt is now two years old, and in her eyes, has all the makings of a champion.

estar hecho polvo [En singular be a wreck]

be + wreck

be dead beat

be bushed

I think if some people couldn't smoke on the job, they'd be wrecks.

I was dead beat after dinner and so went back to the hotel, showered, and passed out.

I can't vouch for the others, but I was bushed after hauling my boat up the bank and through the tangled brush and over the slippery rocks.

estar hecho una sopa

be wet through (and through)

Hair that is wet through and through cuts like butter, a good razor blade will cut through it smoothly and effortlessly.

estar hecho un desastre

be a (complete) shambles

look like + the wreck of the Hesperus

look like + drag + through a hedge backwards

be (in) a (real) mess

While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.

You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.

We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.

The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.

estar hecho un esqueleto

be a bag of bones

Would you prefer to be a bag of bones to look at or a bit overweight?.

estar hecho un lío

be in a tizz(y)

Apparently the school was in a tizzy not knowing how to handle the situation.

estar hecho un roble

be built like the side of a house

His arms, so long they gave him a greyhound's grace even though he was built like the side of a house.

estar hecho un toro

be built like the side of a house

His arms, so long they gave him a greyhound's grace even though he was built like the side of a house.

frase hecha

bound phrase

cliche

formulaic words

formulaic phrase

set phrase

catch phrase

You may search subject headings as hyphenated, 'bound' phrases or as individual words.

The true meaning of the cliche 'A picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.

Liddy has studied the use of certain formulaic words and phrases in abstracts.

Liddy has studied the use of certain formulaic words and phrases in abstracts.

Much was made in the final interviews of Jim's inability to speak without using set phrases.

Slogans, quotations and catch phrases may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language.

hecha una ballena

grossly overweight

She is grossly overweight, no will power where food is concerned, looks far less attractive and seems to do little to rectify any of this.

hecha una foca

grossly overweight

She is grossly overweight, no will power where food is concerned, looks far less attractive and seems to do little to rectify any of this.

hecha una vaca

grossly overweight

She is grossly overweight, no will power where food is concerned, looks far less attractive and seems to do little to rectify any of this.

hecho a base de parches

patchwork

The article 'Spying the flagships' is a report of an Association of Assistant Librarians national weekend school, 8-10 May 87, on the theme of 'Off the peg, tailored or patchwork?' in relation to choosing library computer systems.

hecho a mano

hand-made

hand-drawn

handcrafted

It was not until the 1820s that the production of machine-made paper exceeded that of hand-made, even in Britain.

Surprisingly enough, expert hand-drawn facsimiles are amongst the hardest to spot.

Their hairslides are very unique and beautifully handcrafted.

hecho a máquina

machine-made

In 1800 all paper was made, rather expensively, by hand; in 1900 more than 99 per cent of it was machine-made.

hecho a medida

customised [customized, -USA]

purpose-designed

tailored

tailor-made [tailormade]

custom-made

custom-built [custom built]

custom-designed [custom designed]

custom-tailored [custom tailored]

bespoke

made to measure

fitted

made-to-order

Librarians are now asking vendors to provide customized services as well.

This is to opt for local cataloguing using either a purpose-designed software package or a standard software package.

Tailored formats are provided on the screen for the input and amendment of records.

Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.

The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.

This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.

Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.

The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.

The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.

The article 'Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.

Men of the upper classes went to a tailor for individually fitted garments.

The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.

hecho añicos

shattered

smashed

It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.

Her friend came out of work after 5:30pm and walked up to her car to find an old lady standing next to it and her car had a smashed window.

hecho a propósito

tailor-made [tailormade]

custom-made

custom-built [custom built]

custom-designed [custom designed]

custom-tailored [custom tailored]

Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.

The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.

This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.

Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.

The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.

hecho cisco

wrecked

The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.

hecho como de pasada

throwaway

This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.

hecho de antemano [Con las características definidas por el fabricante]

off-the-peg

ready-made

Certain makes of microprocessor have achieved sufficient sales to stimulate the production of a wide range of off-the-peg application packages.

In some cases UDC provides the indexer with a ready-made class number for a compound subject.

hecho de encaje

lacy

Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items.

hecho de grava

metalled [metaled, -USA]

The military effectiveness of Roman legionnaires was chiefly due to the metaled roads the soldiers built.

hecho de trozos

piecewise

The constructed piecewise model generates the same portion of curve as the original one.

hecho de un modo gratuito

pro bono

Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.

hecho en América

American-built

Technical difficulties beset the development of the Monotype through the 1890s, and it was not until 1901 that the English Monotype Corporation could offer American-built machines in quantity.

hecho en casa

homespun

homemade

The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.

And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.

hecho en el extranjero

foreign-made

His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

hecho en el Reino Unido

British-made

This is a British-made general encyclopedia that dates back to 1913-14, is both authoritative and reliable as a source of information for adults and older students.

hecho en lugar de otra persona

delegated

Reference librarians should be prepared to be the 'intermediaries' and to perform 'delegated' searches for the majority of libraries' clientele.

hecho exclusivamente para

born and bred

By way of contrast, the great majority of the libraries grouped together as 'special' are very much twentieth century institutions, born and bred very often for the sole purpose of providing reference and information services.

hecho exclusivamente para la web

Web-centric

The author presents the obstacles and difficulties faced in making real video, Web-centric, network Java applications.

hecho expresamente para

intended for

Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).

hecho para una situación específica

niche-specific

The history and analysis of CCML presented here is quite subjective and specific to BRS, but does reflect the issues associated with producing a niche-specific database.

hecho para una única ocasión

one shot

I think 'one shot' programming only works for a time.

hecho pedazos

smashed

shattered

Her friend came out of work after 5:30pm and walked up to her car to find an old lady standing next to it and her car had a smashed window.

It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.

hecho polvo

wrecked

dog tired

After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.

hecho por el autor

author-designated

author-prepared

Citations, then, are explicit author-designated links between various items in the literature.

The upshot has been that author-prepared abstracts vary considerably in quality.

hecho por el hombre

man-made

The term realia refers to natural objects as opposed to man-made ones.

hecho por encargo