mesa
table ; press bed ; bed ; table-top [tabletop] ; dining table.
The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.
In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.
GIS technology can be considered as a table-top on which data are compiled, considered, manipulated and located.
The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.
agenda de mesa
appointment calendar
One can readily locate and retrieve some book from one's bookshelf, or the appointment calendar from one's desktop, on the basis of where it is, or where one put it = Uno puede fácilmente localizar y recuperar algún libro de su propia estantería o la agenda de mesa de su propio escritorio en base a donde se encuentra o donde lo dejó.
amante de la buena mesa
food enthusiast
The article 'Get stuffed' reviews some of the Internet sites for food enthusiasts and gourmets, including sources for home delivery of pizzas.
bendecir la mesa
say + grace
Some people say grace every night, others only before seminal holiday meals.
centro de mesa
epergne
His wedding present consisted of epergne, cruets, and spoons to match.
de mesa
table-top [tabletop]
The Realist Valiant is a large, table-top model microfiche reader, designed primarily for viewing 2 document pages simultaneously.
en la mesa de operaciones
under the knife
He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.
juego de mesa
board game
table game
The author looks at some of the extra activities engaged in by libraries, such as the provision of board games vending machines for the sale of drinks and other items.
Renaissance gamesters soon embraced backgammon as their table game of choice.
luz de mesa
table light
Task lighting or individual table lights have traditionally been used to upgrade the lighting at the reader's desk = Tradicionalmente, se ha utilizado una iluminación fuerte o lámparas individuales en las mesas del lector para mejorar la visibiliad.
mesa al vacío
vacuum table
This article examines the use of a vacuum table since Jan 1989 for the conservation of paper, leather and parchment in topographical as well as portrait and map collections.
mesa auxiliar
side table
While you may think that an item can give life to the bathroom, it may not complement other items when placed next to the vanity mirror, medicine cabinet or side table.
mesa de centro
coffee table
There was an oil stove with a saucer of water on top of it and low cushioned seat with a little coffee table in front of it.
mesa de cocina
kitchen table
What began as a germ of an idea around a kitchen table in Toronto in 1997 is now being published out of Washington DC with contributors and subscribers from 20 countries.
mesa de comedor
dining table
dining-room table
The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.
Many contemporary dining-room tables are made from steel, glass or other man made materials.
mesa de conferencias
conference table
The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.
mesa de debate
panel discussion
discussion panel
The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.
This paper gives a general overview of the microfilm industry world-wide, drawing on the comments of members of a discussion panel at the Mid-year meeting of the National Micrographics Association.
mesa de despacho
writing desk
desk
work desk
The tall, shrewd woman standing by the writing desk smiled with the assurance of one whose task has been conscientiously performed.
A librarian can use the display terminal at his or her desk to search all catalogs and files online.
The air conditioner vent was just on top of the work desk, making it impossible to sit there when the air conditioner was working.
mesa de dibujante
sketch board
I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: art-room drawing tables and sketch boards, metal- and woodwork-shop benches and materials, tailor's dummies and stage platforms.
mesa de dibujo
drawing table
art-room table
art-room drawing table
drawing board
I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: art-room drawing tables and sketch boards, metal- and woodwork-shop benches and materials, tailor's dummies and stage platforms.
The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.
I have used art-room drawing tables as structures on which to mount displays.
The article 'Bibliographic records enhancement: from the drawing board to the catalog screen' discusses some issues related to the creation of enhanced records and their display in on-line catalogues.
mesa de escritorio
desktop
One can readily locate and retrieve some book from one's bookshelf, or the appointment calendar from one's desktop, on the basis of where it is, or where one put it = Uno puede fácilmente localizar y recuperar algún libro de su propia estantería o la agenda de mesa de su propio escritorio en base a donde se encuentra o donde lo dejó.
mesa de estudio
carrel
study table
Many libraries provide carrels equipped with power points so that audio-visual equipment can be used.
The findings are based upon analysis of actual use data recorded from all volumes and issues left by library users on study tables.
mesa del comedor
dinner table
Owing to its importance at the dinner table, the tureens were exquisitely made.
mesa de negociaciones
bargaining table
negotiation table
Some libraries, using inexperienced and untrained representatives at the bargaining table, lose so much authority that it becomes difficult to manage the institution.
He has urged both sides to return to the negotiation table to try and settle Iran's nuclear standoff.
mesa de operaciones
operating table
Glue ear is a build-up of gunk inside the middle ear cavity and is the most likely reason that children under five will end up on the operating table.
mesa de ping-pong
table tennis table
The square is surrounded by banana trees, holm-oak, and Judas trees, and in the middle there are two table tennis tables and a basketball net.
mesa de succión
suction table
This paper reports on a 3-day workshop on the use of suction tables in paper conservation.
mesa de tinta
ink table [ink-table]
Like their predecessors (which were mostly news presses) they had carriages with ink tables at the end and inking rollers fixed at right angles across the frame.
mesa de trabajo
desk
study table
writing desk
work desk
workbench
A librarian can use the display terminal at his or her desk to search all catalogs and files online.
The findings are based upon analysis of actual use data recorded from all volumes and issues left by library users on study tables.
The tall, shrewd woman standing by the writing desk smiled with the assurance of one whose task has been conscientiously performed.
The air conditioner vent was just on top of the work desk, making it impossible to sit there when the air conditioner was working.
From the perspective of the writer, the old wordprocessor is transformed into a writer's workbench that supports the organising of thoughts into networks and of networks into prose.
mesa electoral, la
polls, the
The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.
mesa electoral
polling station
The voting period has been extended in several polling stations in Sunday's municipal elections.
mesa expositora
table top exhibit
Table top exhibits are available to oganizations with annual sales under $100,000.
mesa individual de estudio [Mesa individual de estudio en una biblioteca cerrada por tres de sus costados]
study carrel
A mixture of seating in ones, twos and fours, together with the provision of study carrels and informal seating, permit the user to select the most suitable type of seating and privacy.
mesa luminosa
light table
A light table is a table with a translucent screen on top illuminated from underneath, for tracing, viewing slides, etc.
mesa redonda
round table
roundtable
panel presentation
panel discussion
panel debate
panel session
A series of round table discussions over 2 days served to clarify the main points at issue.
Within ALA, all divisions and roundtables were invited to designate representatives to the committee.
The purpose of the workshop is for exchange of ideas and thus the emphasis is on short speeches or panel presentations and a lot of dialogue.
The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.
The confeence offers a variety of activities, such as workshops, tutorials, panel debates etc.
The major points raised during discussion and panel sessions are outlined.
Mesa Redonda para las Publicaciones Gubernamentales (GODORT)
Government Documents Round Table (GODORT)
She dealt with her dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
modales en la mesa
table manners
Focusing on such behaviors as blowing one's nose, spitting, & table manners, the author shows that innovations, eg, the fork & the handkerchief, marked a fundamental shift in the 'threshold features of embarrassment & shame'.
ordenador de mesa
desktop computer
The new technology has not given rise to the paperless office due to the limited storage capability of today's low cost desktop computers.
poner el pan en la mesa
put + bread on the table
If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.
poner la mesa
lay + the table
If it's not your turn to cook, you can lie in front of the log-burning stove, before laying the table.
poner las cartas sobre la mesa
lay + Posesivo + cards on the table
put + Posesivo + cards on the table
Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq.
Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.
quitar la mesa
clear away + the things
clear + the table
After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.
When our waiter came back out after clearing the table, we were certain that he was going to politely usher us out, but instead, he asked us if we were interested in dessert!.
recoger la mesa
clear away + the things
clear + the table
After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.
When our waiter came back out after clearing the table, we were certain that he was going to politely usher us out, but instead, he asked us if we were interested in dessert!.
sal de mesa
table salt
Nutritionally speaking, sea salt is no different than table salt.
sobremesa
after-tea
after-dinner
Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.
Part of library legend is now a steel manufacturer's after-dinner statement that if a piece of research cost less than $100,000, it was cheaper to repeat it than to try to find out if it had already been done.
tenis de mesa
table tennis
Table tennis has come a long way since its introduction as a genteel, after-dinner alternative to lawn tennis in 1890s England.
uso compartido de mesas de trabajo [Método de organización del trabajo según el cual las mesas de trabajo tanto de la dirección como de los empleados no es fija sino que cada uno las utiliza conforme las necesitan pues toda la información está en formato electrónico]
hot desking
Universities seem to have ignored some of the new approaches adopted by the modern corporate world where the emphasis is on downsizing, flexibility, open plan, hot desking and plug and go = Las universidades parecen haber ignorado algunos de los nuevos métodos adoptados por el mundo empresarial moderno donde se hace hincapié en la reducción de plantilla, la flexibilidad, el diseño abierto, el uso compartido de mesas de trabajo y el 'plug and play'.
