mejor
advantageous ; better ; improved ; increased ; optimal ; superior ; top ; top quality ; high-end ; best ever.
Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.
Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.
Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.
Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.
The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.
The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
acabar con mejor cara
end up on + a high note
What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.
acabar mejor de lo que + empezar
end up on + a high note
What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.
adecuarse mejor
fit + best
Nelson and Tague suggest that a rank distribution best fits the distribution of terms used to index journal papers.
alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento [Llegar al punto más alto o al mejor momento]
peak
He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment - or so he hoped.
alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto
peak + too early
I'm worried that Darryl may have peaked too early in his last match, but he seems to be in very good nick and is capable of holding off Webster.
al mejor precio
at the best price
The prices on CD-ROM drives can vary greatly from one dealer to another and the Web provides the most up-to-date features at the best prices.
al mejor precio posible
at the best possible price
Video collections are an essential part of the library service and librarians must be aware of demand, buy at the best possible prices and make the public aware that the service exists.
apreciar mejor
gain + an appreciation
The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.
aprovechar mejor
make + the best use of
To make the best use of resources school and public libraries have, in many instances, combined with both positive and negative results.
aprovechar mejor el dinero
get + more for + Posesivo + money
The article 'Cutting costs: pruning the tree, logging the forest' presents general strategies that reduce search expenses or enables users to get more for their money.
arreglárselas lo mejor posible
make + the best of things
And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.
arreglarse lo mejor posible
look + Posesivo + best
Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor
drawn by the promise of a better life
Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants - from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands - drawn by the promise of a better life.
aun en el mejor de los casos
even at the very best (of times)
Having lived abroad in Istanbul and now London, I know a lot about our reputation over here, which even at the very best of times is far from good.
aún falta lo mejor
the best is yet to come
As always appears to be the case, the best is yet to come.
aun mejor
better still
even better
At the very least, there should be a screen message of the 'please wait' variety: better still is a (brief) statement of what the program is doing (e.g. 'record being written to disk').
The system was successfully implemented on schedule and has produced even better results than hoped for.
aún queda lo mejor
the best is yet to come
As always appears to be the case, the best is yet to come.
ayudar a comprender mejor
offer + insights
improve + understanding
glean + insights
give + an insight into
provide + insight into
lend + understanding to
A study of the ethical aspects of information systems can offer insights and methods to understand the problems which leaders in the information professions face. = Un estudio de los aspectos éticos de los sistemas de información puede ayudar a comprender mejor y proporcionarnos métodos para entender los problemas a los que se enfrentan los líderes de las profesiones de bibliotecario y de documentalista.
This approach represents a conceptual advance that improves understanding of the complexities of the working world of information professionals.
Their daily experiences provide grist for the writer's mill, from which insights concerning management processes may be gleaned.
His plenary address gave an insight into government thinking on library and information policy.
This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.
The text contains both black-and-white and color illustrations, which lend understanding to the topics being discussed.
ayudar a conocer mejor
advance + understanding
Their efforts are significantly advancing our understanding of climate change.
ayudar a entender mejor
lend + understanding to
The text contains both black-and-white and color illustrations, which lend understanding to the topics being discussed.
bestseller de los mejores
runaway bestseller
In that case it is, at its level, both a commercial and artistic success, since the publishers do not expect every book to be a runaway bestseller.
cada vez mejor
from strength to strength
The article is entitled 'From strength to strength: Judaica collections facing the future'.
cambiar para mejor
change for + the better
The situation has certainly changed for the better now, but it is still dramatic.
como mejor + poder
as best (as) + Pronombre + can
We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.
comprender mejor
gain + an insight into
increase + understanding
gain + a better understanding
gain + a greater understanding
gain + a better sense of
get + a better sense of
place + Nombre + in/into + perspective
get + an insight into
Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
Ways are explored in which public library children's librarians can help sighted children increase their understanding of persons with visual impairment.
The aim of the project was to gain a better understanding of the nature of collaboration in the information searching process.
The aim of the interviews was to gain greater understanding of what these children are looking for in a story book.
To gain a better sense of the metaphorical nature of the scientific research paper, 89 journal articles were reviewed.
He has agreed to come to our meeting to answer our questions and to get a better sense of the hopes and possible concerns that this revolutionary project has raised.
This also allows funding agencies to place programs into perspective and to evaluate the effects of cutting monies from or adding monies to the budget.
They'll get an insight into what work is really like, helping them make decisions about the future.
con la mejor voluntad del mundo
in good faith
If one side gives in on something, take it in good faith, don't take advantage of it, and be willing to yield something in return.
con las mejores intenciones
best-intentioned
The answer has eluded the best-intentioned parents who overprotect, overindulge, and overschedule their children's lives.
conocer mejor
gain + a better understanding
gain + a greater understanding
The aim of the project was to gain a better understanding of the nature of collaboration in the information searching process.
The aim of the interviews was to gain greater understanding of what these children are looking for in a story book.
cuando + Pronombre + resultar + mejor
at + Posesivo + (own) convenience
The staff in the Dean's Office are also here to assist you and we look forward to talking with you at your convenience.
cuando + Pronombre + venir + mejor
at + Posesivo + (own) convenience
The staff in the Dean's Office are also here to assist you and we look forward to talking with you at your convenience.
cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo
on the upswing
If I have a tough problem to deal with, I try to hit it on the upswing.
cuanto antes mejor
the sooner the better
The more mechanical parts of the research, such as literature search or data collecting, are best done on a regular timetable, and the sooner it is over the better, leaving the student more time to think and write.
cuantos más, mejor
the more the merrier
the more the better
The film 'The More the Merrier' features some of her finest work.
Canzone seems to be less afraid when there are other greyhounds around him, the more the better.
dar lo mejor de Uno mismo
give of + Posesivo + best
give it + Posesivo + best shot
If employees are led effectively, they will seek to give of their best voluntarily without the need for control through rules and sanctions.
The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
dársele a Uno mejor Algo
be better at
Special multimedia search engines such as used on CNN and Sony may be better at separating the wheat from the chaff.
dársele mejor a Uno
do + best
It is time for the ALA to establish its priorities, concerning itself with those things libraries do best before dabbling in other, peripheral affairs.
de la mejor calidad
highest-quality
of the highest quality
Our company is committed to providing highest-quality fresh produce throughout the year.
Some embryos that appear to be of the highest quality may carry a genetic code that makes them poor choices for attempting to establish a healthy pregnancy.
de la mejor forma posible
to the best of + Posesivo + ability
It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
de la mejor manera posible
to the best of + Posesivo + ability
It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
del mejor modo posible
to the best of + Posesivo + ability
It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
de los mejores
high-end
as good as any
top-class
top-ranking
The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.
'Ports of Call' is an enchanting, lovely, scary and sad book, as good as any.
Here are given a few top-class tips for writing a good essay.
To be the winner is not easy, but to maintain top ranking is even more difficult.
de mejor manera
best
The first objective, however, is best satisfied by the second policy.
demostrar ser mejor
prove + superior
Certain elements of the typical Carnegie building are proving superior to many of the innovations of the second half of the century, including the use of natural lighting, slanted surfaces for better reading.
desear a Alguien lo mejor (para el futuro)
wish + Nombre + all the best (for/in the future)
There's nothing else you can do except tip your hat to them, offer them congratulations and wish them all the best in the future.
dispuesto a dar lo mejor sí
on + Posesivo + mettle
show + Posesivo + best
All contestants were on their mettle to show their best in order to grab the awards.
All contestants were on their mettle to show their best in order to grab the awards.
el ataque es la mejor defensa
attack is the best form of defence
If attack is the best form of defence, then the US military establishment is on the warpath in cyberspace.
el mejor
best of breed, the
The best of breed prescriptions may be inappropriate when the information technology configurations of merging organizations are incompatible.
el mejor de todos
the cream of the crop
crème de la crème
He has surveyed 'the cream of the crop' for this book; people who have credibility and experience in various fields of scientific inquiry.
Bibliometric analysis has identified the crème de la crème in legal medicine in a quantitative and objective way by citation analysis .
el mejor hasta ahora
the best yet
This biography is the best yet on Lord Acton.
el mejor modo de
the best way of
The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
el mejor momento de todos
the time of all times
Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.
el mejor + Nombre
the best available + Nombre
The Oxford and Cambridge University Presses were re-equipped with the best available typographic materials late in the century.
el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora
Posesivo + best yet
This novel may be her best yet.
el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre
a dog is man's best friend
If a dog is man's best friend, and diamonds are a girl's best friend, which is the dumber sex?.
empezar a jugar mejor
get back into + the game
Although they fought until the end, they could not get back into the game and succumbed to a 61-37 defeat.
encajar mejor
fit + best
Nelson and Tague suggest that a rank distribution best fits the distribution of terms used to index journal papers.
encontrarse en una mejor situación económica
be economically better off
The skilled workers use it more than the unskilled, and the people who are economically better off use it more than the poorer people.
en el mejor de los casos [También at the most] [También at most]
at best
at most
ideally
in the best of circumstances
the best case scenario
at the most
at the best of times
at the very best
Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.
The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.
Virtually all SLIS have fewer staff than five years ago - one or two fewer in the best of circumstances and ten or fifteen in the worst.
The best case scenario predicts at least 4 emerging roles for librarians in school library media centres.
The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.
Finding books by subject in large libraries is a difficult task at the best of times.
You only had to read the article to see that this was pure fabrication at the very best.
en el mejor momento de
at the peak of
at the zenith of
He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.
All great sportsmen at the zenith of their careers know well - although they often forget - the wisdom of walking away while at the top.
en el mejor momento de Uno
at + Posesivo + (very) best
Effective leadership ultimately results in individuals, teams and schools that perform at their best.
en la mejor posición
best-positioned
Content is selectable and librarians are the best-positioned people in the world to choose what readers need.
en las mejores condiciones posibles
in the best possible conditions
In essence, this provides the rarest opportunity to grow these plants in the best possible conditions.
en su mejor momento
at + Posesivo + peak
at its peak
at its height
at its zenith
at its (very) best
The Penny magazine sold 200,000 copies a week at its peak in the mid 1830s.
At its peak in 1987, the rebel army consisted of more than 25000 fighters.
At its height in 1929 the stock, circulation and readers were only slightly fewer than those of the secular public libraries.
America was at its zenith to the outside world forty years ago when the first human landed on the moon.
If you want to experience acting at its very best, you should not head to Hollywood or even Broadway.
entender mejor
gain + a better sense of
get + a better sense of
place + Nombre + in/into + perspective
gain + an insight into
get + an insight into
To gain a better sense of the metaphorical nature of the scientific research paper, 89 journal articles were reviewed.
He has agreed to come to our meeting to answer our questions and to get a better sense of the hopes and possible concerns that this revolutionary project has raised.
This also allows funding agencies to place programs into perspective and to evaluate the effects of cutting monies from or adding monies to the budget.
Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
They'll get an insight into what work is really like, helping them make decisions about the future.
entre los mejores clasificados
top-ranking
To be the winner is not easy, but to maintain top ranking is even more difficult.
esperar lo mejor
hope for + the best
This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
esperar lo mejor pero preparándose para lo peor
hope for the best and/but prepare for the worst
hope for the best and/but plan for the worst
You might be an optimist, but with software projects, as the saying goes, you can hope for the best but you should prepare for the worst.
While no one knows exactly what 2010-11 will bring, we can all hope for the best and plan for the worst.
esperar mejores tiempos
wait for + better times
All we can do is sit tight, accept cuts in our living standards, and wait for better times to return.
estar en la mejor posición para
be best positioned to
In the small number of cases where threats are insufficient, the library will be best positioned to institute legal action.
estar en + Posesivo + mejor momento
be in + Posesivo + prime
Fight fever seemed to grip the whole nation when pugilism was in its prime, even though the sport was against the law.
estar mejor
be better off
be better served by
Everybody would be better off if academic libraries provided research services on a pay as you go basis.
However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario.
funcionar mejor
work + best
do + best
There is a definite need for solitude, however; sometimes people cannot bear people; many scientists still work best alone.
It is time for the ALA to establish its priorities, concerning itself with those things libraries do best before dabbling in other, peripheral affairs.
guardar lo mejor para lo último
save + the best for last
The awards were handed out in alphabetical order, but for us all, that just meant they saved the best for last.
hacer el mejor uso de
make + the best of
Careful cooperative planning is needed to make the best of these resources.
hacerlo lo mejor que Uno pueda
do + Posesivo + utmost
give + Posesivo + utmost
give + Posesivo + best
But all of them did their utmost and knew that their position was a key one within the school.
Many Swiss colleagues are giving their utmost, after all preparatory meetings, to make a grand final.
This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.
hacerlo mejor
do + a better job
At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
hacer lo mejor que Uno pued
give of + Posesivo + best
If employees are led effectively, they will seek to give of their best voluntarily without the need for control through rules and sanctions.
hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda
put + Posesivo + best into
give it + Posesivo + best shot
Printers have always liked working on special jobs, putting their best into them and taking their time.
The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
hacer lo mejor que Uno puede
try + Posesivo + heart out
She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.
hacer mejor
give + Nombre + an edge
Automated support services give vendors an edge in a competitive marketplace, but may be costly in terms of overhead.
hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de
bring out + the best in
All students are talented, so teachers must find ways to bring out the best in each child.
incluso en el mejor de los casos
even at the very best (of times)
Having lived abroad in Istanbul and now London, I know a lot about our reputation over here, which even at the very best of times is far from good.
interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno
bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes
Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.
ir cada vez mejor
go from + strength to strength
grow from + strength to strength
go + great guns
do + great guns
go + swimmingly
This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength.
Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit.
He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues 'going great guns'.
She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning.
She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's.
la mejor forma de hacer Algo
lessons learned [lessons learnt]
Many of the lessons learned from these systems should carry over to other fields of scholarly publication.
la mejor manera
how best
It dawned on her that what she was doing might be a mistake, and she began to think of how best to extricate herself.
la mejor manera de
the best way of
The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
la mejor oferta
the best deal
The aricle has the title 'Budget CD-Rewritable drives: to get the best deal, buy a CD-RW drive that's not top of the line'.
la mejor opción
the best bet
For the assessment of the overall quality of library services the user survey is the the best bet.
la mejor salida
the best way forward
The article 'Is everyone passing the buck?' concludes that the best way forward is to establish a legal deposit framework for electronic materials.
la mejor solución
the best way forward
The article 'Is everyone passing the buck?' concludes that the best way forward is to establish a legal deposit framework for electronic materials.
la segunda mejor opción
the next best option
If friends or family can't help, the next best option is to approach your bank or a credit union for a personal loan.
lo mejor
the top of the tree
For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
lo mejor de
the beauty of
showpiece
piece of resistance
The beauty of casseroles is that they barely require any tending.
Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase.
On the other hand, the greatest eye-catcher and the piece of resistance of this incredible home is the wood and iron grand staircase.
lo mejor de ambas partes
the best of both worlds
We will only consider here the 'microcomputer-as-word-processor', because this is a combination which generally offers the best of both worlds.
lo mejor de lo mejor
the best of the best
nothing but the (very) best
the very best
This article describes the situation in postwar Germany just before the 1st annual exhibition of the best of the best in children's literature from all over the world was held.
Building a good relationship with customers is the only way to be the best and nothing but the best will do!.
So you can rest easy that you are getting the very best.
lo mejor de todo
best of all
Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!.
lo mejor entre lo mejor
the best of the best
This article describes the situation in postwar Germany just before the 1st annual exhibition of the best of the best in children's literature from all over the world was held.
lo mejor es que [A veces se omite el artículo the]
the good news is (that) ...
The good news is that one does not have to be a programmer to do this.
lo mejor está aún por llegar
the best is yet to come
As always appears to be the case, the best is yet to come.
lo mejor está aún por venir
the best is yet to come
As always appears to be the case, the best is yet to come.
lo mejor posible
to the best of + Posesivo + ability
at + Posesivo + (very) best
optimally
It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
Effective leadership ultimately results in individuals, teams and schools that perform at their best.
The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
lo mejor que pueda
to the best of + Posesivo + ability
It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
lo mejor que se puede hacer
the best bet
For the assessment of the overall quality of library services the user survey is the the best bet.
lo mejor + ser
the beautiful part + be
The beautiful part is that children are unaware that they are reading 8,000 words.
lo que es aun mejor
better still
At the very least, there should be a screen message of the 'please wait' variety: better still is a (brief) statement of what the program is doing (e.g. 'record being written to disk').
lo que es mejor aun
better still
At the very least, there should be a screen message of the 'please wait' variety: better still is a (brief) statement of what the program is doing (e.g. 'record being written to disk').
mejor amigo
best friend
She was murdered after a Christmas shopping trip to Leeds with her best friend.
mejor aun
better still
even better
At the very least, there should be a screen message of the 'please wait' variety: better still is a (brief) statement of what the program is doing (e.g. 'record being written to disk').
The system was successfully implemented on schedule and has produced even better results than hoped for.
mejor compra
best buy
DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.
mejor conservado
best-preserved
It is the best-preserved example of the architectural style of the Joseon Dynasty, as demonstrated by the designation of its compound as a world heritage site by UNESCO.
mejor dicho
nay
Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'.
mejor diseñado
best-designed
best-laid
best-laid
Even the most well-written and best-designed computer software manuals are of little use to many software users = Incluso los manuales de programas informáticos mejor escritos y diseñados sirven de poco a muchos usuarios.
Your best-laid technology plans might miss the mark if they are not fine-tuned to the content you wish to present.
Your best-laid technology plans might miss the mark if they are not fine-tuned to the content you wish to present.
mejor, el [Superlativo de good (bueno)]
best, the
This fact further reinforces the notion that Western Europeans 'civilized' the world in the best interests of us - the majority - all.
mejor imposible
as good as it gets
The Northern Ireland peace process is 'as good as it gets', President Bill Clinton yesterday told a university audience.
mejor intento
best stab
best shot
And the good news is that this is easily the best stab so far.
It means admitting that their best shot so far has not been good enough.
mejor oferta
best buy
DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.
mejor oferta, la
best value, the
The best performing drive and the best value was judged to be the NEC MultiSpin 3Xi = Se decidió que la disquetera que mejor funcionaba y la mejor oferta era la NEC MultiSpin 3Xi.
mejor pensado
best-laid
Your best-laid technology plans might miss the mark if they are not fine-tuned to the content you wish to present.
mejor planeado
best-laid
Your best-laid technology plans might miss the mark if they are not fine-tuned to the content you wish to present.
mejor posicionado
best-positioned
Content is selectable and librarians are the best-positioned people in the world to choose what readers need.
mejor precio posible, el
best possible price, the
Used car prices are at or near all-time highs making this a great time to get rid of your unneeded vehicles for the best possible price.
mejor que
in preference to
Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.
mejor relación calidad-precio, la
best value for money, the
This article discusses ways of getting the best value for money in acquisitions = Este artículo trata de cómo obtener la mejor relación calidad-precio en las adquisiciones de libros.
mejor sería que + Subjuntivo
might + as well + Verbo
'Might as well face the music,' he said resignedly.
mejor solo que mal acompañado
better alone than in bad company
You'll find someone better, and even if you don't it's better alone than in bad company.
mejor vestido
best dress
Traditionally, a Filipino bride will use her best dress on her wedding day.
mientras más, mejor
the more the merrier
the more the better
The film 'The More the Merrier' features some of her finest work.
Canzone seems to be less afraid when there are other greyhounds around him, the more the better.
mucho mejor
far better
It is far better to prepare the collection before retrospective conversion by weeding heavily.
mucho mejor que
far superior to
The video playback units are all Betamax format because it is felt that the picture quality is far superior to VHS (Video Home System) and other formats.
nada es mejor que
nothing beats...
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado
nothing tastes as good as thin feels
She has been accused of encouraging anorexia in teenagers after telling a fashion website she lives by the maxim 'nothing tastes as good as thin feels'.
no estar en el mejor momento de Uno
be past + Posesivo + best
In 'John Steinbeck: A Biography', Jay Parini answers critics who accused Steinbeck of being past his best when he received the Nobel prize for literature.
no hay nada mejor que
nothing beats...
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
ocupar la mejor posición para
be in the best position to
be best positioned to
be the best placed to
They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed.
In the small number of cases where threats are insufficient, the library will be best positioned to institute legal action.
The trend seems to be towards holding information managers responsible for errors as a matter of policy because they would be the best placed to avoid the errors.
Oficina para el Mejor Comercio [Organismo estadounidense que recibe las quejas de los consumidores]
Better Business Bureau
The Committee also was designed to function as a watchdog and to receive reports on questionable sales practices and transmit them to agencies such as the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission.
o mejor dicho
or rather
These are analogous, or rather synonymous, terms with intermingled aims and objectives and as such they need some elucidation.
para un futuro mejor
for a better future
Over 10 years after the war of separation from Pakistan, librarians in Bangladesh are about to give up hope for a better future for librarianship.
pasado el mejor momento de Alguien
past + Posesivo + prime
The trustee was generally male, 'past his prime', white, Protestant, well educated, wealthy, a member of the social elite, and usually a member of a profession or a business executive.
pasar a mejor vida
bite + the dust
give up + the ghost
The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
pasar a vida mejor [Morir]
lay + Nombre + low
All three were published posthumously, for her lifelong illness finally laid her low in 1894; she was only 32.
pastos mejores [Usado comúnmente en sentido figurado]
greener pastures
pastures new
This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border.
Therefore this would be a good time to explore pastures new, so make an extra effort and put yourself in the shop window and show the world what you can do.
persona con la mejor nota
top scorer
top scorer
The top scorers on the engineering exam will be awarded scholarships.
Congrats to the highest scorers, you all deserve a pat on the back for a job well done.
poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de
bring out + the best in
All students are talented, so teachers must find ways to bring out the best in each child.
Posesivo + mejor amigo
Posesivo + best friend
The next best thing to getting married to a man you love and having a family is shagging your best friend (who happens to be gay) and having a family.
potenciar las mejores cualidades de
bring out + the best in
All students are talented, so teachers must find ways to bring out the best in each child.
premio a la mejor actriz
best-actress prize
She has starred in almost 100 films and twice won Cannes' best-actress prize.
¡que gane el mejor!
may the best man win!
may the best man win!
So our best wishes to all competitors and as the rules stipulate 'May the best man win!'.
Finally, and most importantly, I would like to wish all competitors the best of luck and may the best team win!.
que ocupa la mejor posición
best-positioned
Content is selectable and librarians are the best-positioned people in the world to choose what readers need.
sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de
bring out + the best in
All students are talented, so teachers must find ways to bring out the best in each child.
sacar el mejor partido de
get + the best out of
The public librarian's information role becomes even more vital to help people get the best out of their complex environment.
sacar el mejor partido de Algo
make + the best use of
make + the best advantage of
make + the best possible use of
To make the best use of resources school and public libraries have, in many instances, combined with both positive and negative results.
Future libraries will make the best advantage of CDROM for data that is only of moderate interest to users.
Librarians should make the best possible use of the window of opportunity created by the development of this type of software = Los bibliotecarios deberían aprovecharse al máximo de la oportunidad creada por el desarrollo de este tipo de software.
sacar el mejor partido posible
get + the best of both worlds
get + the best of all worlds
He suggested a method of getting the best of both worlds: retaining the syntactical relationships while making separate entries for each significant word.
In our opinion, what CAS did was to duck the risk and to try to get the best of all worlds.
sacar mejor partido
get + more for + Posesivo + money
The article 'Cutting costs: pruning the tree, logging the forest' presents general strategies that reduce search expenses or enables users to get more for their money.
secreto mejor guardado
best kept secret
After the IFLA Conference I'll be driving up to the West Coast and hopping on a ferry to the islands before crossing to Aberdeen in the East (one of Scotland's best kept secrets).
sentirse mejor
feel + better
The notion that 'smiling will make you feel better' has actually been confirmed by research = De hecho, las investigaciones han confirmado la noción de que "sonreír te hace sentir mejor".
sería mejor que él [Contracción de he had better]
he'd better [you had better]
So i told him that he'd better shut his mouth and do his job like a man.
sería mejor que ella [Contracción de she had better]
she'd better [you had better]
Sadie decided that she'd better pull herself together before he sensed what she was thinking.
sería mejor que ellos [Contracción de they had better]
they'd better [you had better]
So if players are looking for protection, they'd better look in the mirror.
sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
had better + Infinitivo
Unless we believe we can do all this unaided, then we had better pay heed to literature.
sería mejor que nosotros [Contracción de we had better]
we'd better [you had better]
Cheaters often prosper, so we'd better get used to it.
sería mejor que + Subjuntivo
better + Infinitivo
'I better get out of here before I wind up with more jobs!' Rachel Bough gave a short laugh.
sería mejor que yo [Contracción de I had better]
I'd better [I had better]
Obviously, I could go on with these examples, but I'd better move on to a discussion of ways of eliminating these problems.
ser la mejor alternativa
be the best bet
This article argues that for the assessment of the overall quality of library services the user survey is the best bet.
ser la mejor manera de
be the conduit for
Since reference service occurs at the point-of-need, that library function is the logical conduit for an informal training programme based on research protocols.
ser lo mejor para
be the best deal for
If you are hypermobile, your physician will most likely tell you that yoga is not the best deal for your joints.
ser mejor en
be better at
Special multimedia search engines such as used on CNN and Sony may be better at separating the wheat from the chaff.
ser mejor que
be superior to
compare + favourably
The video playback units are all Betamax format because it is felt that the picture quality is far superior to VHS (Video Home System) and other formats.
The system compares favourably with commercial ones in cost and reliability = El sistema se compara favorablemente con los sistemas comerciales en coste y fiabilidad.
ser mejor que + Subjuntivo
better + Infinitivo
'I better get out of here before I wind up with more jobs!' Rachel Bough gave a short laugh.
tanto mejor
so much the better
If you went through the test without any need for revision, so much the better.
tener el mejor aspecto posible
look + Posesivo + best
Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
tener lo mejor de ambos mundos
have + the best of both worlds
Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
tener lo mejor de los dos mundos
have + the best of both worlds
Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
terminar con mejor cara
end up on + a high note
What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.
terminar mejor de lo que + empezar
end up on + a high note
What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.
tiempos mejores
better times
The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.
tierras mejores [Usado comúnmente en sentido figurado]
greener pastures
pastures new
This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border.
Therefore this would be a good time to explore pastures new, so make an extra effort and put yourself in the shop window and show the world what you can do.
todavía no ha pasado lo mejor
the best is yet to come
As always appears to be the case, the best is yet to come.
trabajar mejor
work + best
There is a definite need for solitude, however; sometimes people cannot bear people; many scientists still work best alone.
una mejor ocasión
a better time
The response to the user cannot be put aside until a better time.
un mejor momento
a better time
The response to the user cannot be put aside until a better time.
vida mejor
better life
Community information is about helping those who are in anyway disadvantaged find the means to solve their daily problems and to find a better life.
y aun mejor
better yet
The most important part of dental care is to brush and floss your teeth regularly (at least twice a day, better yet after every meal or snack).
y mejor aun
better yet
The most important part of dental care is to brush and floss your teeth regularly (at least twice a day, better yet after every meal or snack).
