mayoría
majority ; silent majority.
These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.
alcanzar la mayoría de edad
come of + age
The eighteenth century was the period when the novel came of age - the commonly agreed date is 1740.
cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades
go + most of the way
The BCA hopes that the sales of the schedules will go most of the way towards making the scheme self-sufficient.
durante la mayoría del año
for most of the year
Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
en la inmensa mayoría
overwhelmingly
Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.
en la mayoría de
in the majority of
The prototype is built using a relational database, not inverted files as in the majority of IRS.
en la mayoría de las situaciones
in most situations
Bleeding as a result of a minor head wound can also be treated at home in most situations.
en la mayoría de las veces
mostly
in most cases
Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes.
The classification number stands on its own to the upper left of the card and this will probably be acceptable in most cases.
en la mayoría de los casos
most often
in most cases
in the majority of cases
mostly
under most circumstances
in most situations
Most often a classroom or other existing space is converted into a library, with all the limitations that implies.
The classification number stands on its own to the upper left of the card and this will probably be acceptable in most cases.
In the majority of cases, attitudinal distinctions were associated with failures of communication.
Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes.
Under most circumstances disasters happen quickly and without much notice.
Bleeding as a result of a minor head wound can also be treated at home in most situations.
en su mayoría
for the most part
mostly
much of it
in most respects
Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users - despite their great personal differences and interests - are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them.
Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes.
The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.
The enumeration is still, in most respects, relevant to 1980.
estar en mayoría
be in the majority
Little attention has been paid to fields in which women were in the majority or to the issue of gender in professions.
gobierno de la mayoría
majority rule
They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
la fuerza de la mayoría
strength in numbers
Nowhere is the principle of strength in numbers more apparent than in the collective power of microbes.
la gran mayoría de
the vast majority of
the bulk of
As expected, the vast majority (98%) of items received were delivered by van.
The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.
la mayoría con mucho
the vast majority of
As expected, the vast majority (98%) of items received were delivered by van.
la mayoría de
the majority of
most + Nombre
the main bulk of
The names of the majority of persons are entered with surname as the entry element.
Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
The main bulk of the entries date from the 1990s, but the 1980s and 1970s are also represented.
la mayoría de la gente
most people
the majority of the people
Most people want - and need - an idealized father figure as a leader.
Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.
la mayoría de las personas
most people
the majority of the people
Most people want - and need - an idealized father figure as a leader.
Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.
la mayoría de las veces
most of the time
more often than not
Historically the Spanish Civil Service has been a service for the state rather than for the public most of the time.
Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections.
la mayoría del mundo
the majority of the world
most people
the majority of the people
Free trade is not working for the majority of the world.
Most people want - and need - an idealized father figure as a leader.
Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.
la mayoría del tiempo
most of the time
half (of) the time
Historically the Spanish Civil Service has been a service for the state rather than for the public most of the time.
She lacks energy and her eyes lack soul which makes her look blank and confused half of the time.
más de la mayoría de los + Nombre
more than most + Nombre
But librarianship is a multi-disciplinary study, and reference work, though squarely based on systematic bibliography, owes more than most aspects of librarianship to other disciplines.
mayoría absoluta
absolute majority
overall majority
The decisions of the General Assemblies shall be taken by an absolute majority apart from the exceptions provided for in these Statutes.
The prospect of a hung Parliament, where no one party has an overall majority is now being seriously considered.
mayoría aplastante
overwhelming majority
The overwhelming majority of all current adult users began use while aged under 18.
mayoría de edad
adulthood
By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
mayoría de, la [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
generality of, the
most of
For years there has been interest in teaching information and library skills to the generality of higher education students.
The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
mayoría étnica, la
majority culture, the
Librarians should take the time to examine the communication exchanges between the majority culture and the various ethnic, social or sexual cultures within the library neighbourhood.
mayoría moral, la [Grupo de ciudadanos con ideas religiosas conservadoras]
moral majority, the
The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.
mayoría silenciosa [La mayoría de las personas que al no participar en una actividad, sea cual sea (aunque en general se aplica al gobierno de un país), se considera que están de acuerdo con la situación]
silent majority
Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.
mayoría simple
simple majority
Only a simple majority of all employees concerned must effect unionization.
opinión de la mayoría
majority opinion
I came to the conclusion that the majority opinion among linguists was that the prescriptive approach to grammar was too rigid.
parlamento sin mayoría absoluta
hung parliament
The prospect of a hung Parliament, where no one party has an overall majority is now being seriously considered.
poseído por la mayoría
widely held
Most of the widely held titles were published since 1980.
presupuestos de la mayoría
majority assumptions
Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.
ser la mayoría
be in the majority
Little attention has been paid to fields in which women were in the majority or to the issue of gender in professions.
una gran mayoría de
a large proportion of
The growth of the Internet in China from the mid 1990s onwards has been accompanied by the assumption that a large proportion of Chinese Internet users are interested in politically subversive action.
votar por mayoría a
return + a majority for
The city has returned a majority for every Democratic presidential candidate since 1916, when Woodrow Wilson took 65% of the city's vote against the redoubtable Charles Evans Hughes.
