pedir
ask ; have + calls for ; call for ; call on/upon ; canvass ; instruct ; invite ; order ; plead for ; request ; require ; prompt ; bid ; beg ; howl for ; cadge ; call on/upon ; bay ; solicit ; ; ask for.
This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.
For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.
The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.
This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.
A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.
Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.
Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.
Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.
I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.
If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.
'Sit down please,' he bade her.
A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.
The article 'Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.
For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.
The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.
If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.
Outside of that there is nothing solicited from them in the first two months.
Different enquirers might ask for this subject in quite different ways - eg, is there anything on 'TV advertising of aluminium pressure-cookers'?.
a pedir de boca
without a hitch
without a glitch
Should files follow the 8.3 standard or can long file names be used without a hitch?.
Suprisingly, Windows had no boot issues at all, it started up without a glitch.
pedir ayuda
seek + assistance
seek + help
request + Posesivo + help
ask for + help
ask for + assistance
Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
In general, never battle the blaze unless the firefighters request your help.
Some user may come to the library simply to ask for help 'My daughter died six montsh ago and I just can't get it out of my mind'.
Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.
pedir ayuda a
enlist + the cooperation of
A more satisfactory solution would be to enlist the cooperation of other centralized agencies throughout the world in order to increase coverage without pricing the service out of the market.
pedir con insistencia
urge
urging
The reader is urged to examine some of these tools.
He came at Hawthorne's urging, but he seemed preoccupied with grave and heavy matters.
pedir consejo
ask for + advice
Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.
pedir dinero prestado
borrow + money
The EIB is able to borrow money at the best possible rates, and as it is non-profit making it is able to offer loans at advantageous terms.
pedir disculpas
eat + Posesivo + words
eat + humble pie
eat + crow
eat + dirt
It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.
I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
pedir el divorcio
file for + divorce
file + a petition for divorce
There is no easy way to deal with being under the same roof after the divorce has been filed.
In order to entitle you to file a petition for divorce, you would be required to prove that your wife has deserted you without any reasonable cause.
pedir encarecidamente
urge
appeal for
make + a plea for
urging
The reader is urged to examine some of these tools.
She stopped and looked hard into his eyes, as it were, appealing for approval.
Whenever you see a librarian himself forced to make a passionate plea for funds, you may set it down that in that community there exists an imbalance of function.
He came at Hawthorne's urging, but he seemed preoccupied with grave and heavy matters.
pedir en préstamo
borrow
The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.
pedir especialmente
special order
Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.
pedir ideas
solicit + ideas
It is unethical for you to solicit ideas from others and then present the work as something you thought of yourself.
pedir información
request + information
ask for + information
Information was requested on more than 30 policy issues ranging from tax reform to toxic waste.
This worksheet helps students to write a formal letter asking for information.
pedir información de
ask for + details of
They ask for details of plays with particular 'mixes' of characters and sexes.
pedir información sobre
enquire of
In your particular region you would inquire of the region possibly through an index.
pedir la cabeza de Alguien
bay for + Posesivo + blood
Political commentators should stop baying for Blair's blood and take an honest look at the good he has achieved in office.
pedir la documentación
card
If you're going to drive a boat with a motor, prepare to get carded.
pedir la identificación
card
If you're going to drive a boat with a motor, prepare to get carded.
pedir la luna
cry for + the moon
ask for + the moon
reach for + the moon
The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon.
In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon.
Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.
pedir la opinión sobre
ask for + opinion on
The authors of Nonbook Materials receive letters frequently asking for opinions on cataloguing problems.
pedir la vez
stand in + line
queue up
form + a queue
This might just be the one time you don't mind standing in line to use the restroom.
You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.
As you can see, the crowd waiting to get in had formed a queue that went up the street and around the corner!.
pedirle cuentas a Alguien
bring + Nombre + to book
While not absolving the government of its responsibility, it is necessary to bring such uncivic behaviour to book.
pedirle peras al olmo
cry for + the moon
ask for + the moon
reach for + the moon
The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon.
In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon.
Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.
pedir perdón
eat + Posesivo + words
eat + humble pie
eat + crow
eat + dirt
It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.
I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
pedir permiso
request + Posesivo + permission
We hereby request your permission, and when necessary any corporate permission to electronically record your live presentation.
pedir por correo
send away for
I sent away for my grandmother's birth certificate but was disappointed when I received a letter back from state archives stating they could not find one.
pedir por trozos [Usado generalmente en las pizzerías para pedir trozos de diferentes tipos de pizzas]
order by + the slice
We chose to order by the slice so everyone could get what they wanted.
pedir prestado
borrow
The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.
pedir rescate por Algo
hold + Nombre + for ransom
This point was highlighted a few years ago by a case in which it was reported that an employee of ICI's Dutch subsidiary had stolen the company's information files and was holding them for ransom!.
pedirse
call + dibs on
bags
have + dibs on
For starters, the idea of calling dibs on a human being is objectifying to the person, whether they're a guy or a girl.
She was tricky and she had the house keys first and when I got to the house all her stuff was in the big room and she 'bagsed' it first.
If you're going to rent it out I'd like to have dibs on it this summer.
pedirse la vez
call + dibs on
have + dibs on
For starters, the idea of calling dibs on a human being is objectifying to the person, whether they're a guy or a girl.
If you're going to rent it out I'd like to have dibs on it this summer.
pedir sugerencias
solicit + recommendations
A greater concern for people would be reflected by the manager's willingness to solicit opinions and recommendations prior to making decisions.
pedir un crédito
ask for + credit
Don't ask for credit as a refusal often offends.
pedir un deseo
make + a wish
mounting problems
She made another wish, and somehow, it came true.
Wouldn't it be great if he could fix his mounting problems by simply making a wish?.
pedir un préstamo
take + a loan
The women, having first taken a loan from the Grameen Bank to set themselves up in business, make a living by providing a mobile phone service to their neighbours.
pedir un rescate
ransom
Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.
pedir venganza
bay for + vengeance
bay for + blood
Mobs descended on Preston crown court, threw stones at the two police vans containing the boys, and bayed for vengeance.
Israel's dogs of war have been baying for blood for some time now.
persona que pide asilo
asylum seeker
The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.
salir a pedir de boca
come up + roses
go off without + a hitch
go off without + a glitch
turn out + perfectly
The article 'Everything's coming up roses' provides an annotated list of selected books, information sources and software for those library users who wish to find information about rose gardening.
Though she was sweating bullets, her show went off without a hitch.
Though the event went off without a glitch, there were a few things that raised some eyebrows.
It all turned out perfectly in the end, even though it wasn't what we intended.
sin pedirlo
without asking for it
chances that you will get what you need without asking for it are pretty slim.
sólo tienes que pedírmelo
just say the word
But just say the word and I'll be outside in the parking lot with the engine running by the curb.
todo + ir + a pedir de boca
everything + be + hunky-dory
'And I don't like the option of walking around smiling as if everything was just hunky-dory,' Meek put in = "Y no me gusta la opción de andar por ahí sonriendo como si todo marchase bien".
venir a pedir de boca
come in + handy
come in + handiest
Past experiences do come in handy when people have to make complex decisions based on uncertain or confusing information.
This blender is fabulous - I've used it for milkshakes but where it comes in handiest is when I use it to puree soups, which I do often.
volver a pedir
reorder [re-order]
In some library systems instructions are given to suppliers that if goods are not supplied within, say, 12 months, the order is automatically cancelled and if the library still wants it it has to be reordered.
