plano-2
plane.
At this stage the indexer is working in the verbal plane of classification.
actuar en segundo plano
lurk in + the wings
Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.
dejar en segundo plano
overshadow
And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.
en un segundo plano
in the background
He should stand a little in the background, like the press secretary when the President is holding a press conference with the Washington correspondents.
pasar al primer plano
take + centre stage
Two major and apparently contradictory themes have emerged and taken centre stage in the management literature in the last several years.
plano conceptual
idea plane
At this stage the indexer is working in the idea plane of classification.
plano notacional
notational plane
At this final stage the indexer is working in the notational plane of classification.
plano verbal
verbal plane
At this stage the indexer is working in the verbal plane of classification.
poner en primer plano
foreground
His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
primera plana
front page [front-page]
The author explores the shift from Victorian to modern front page design in US newspapers.
primer plano
close up
foreground
limelight
centre stage
forefront
People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.
Apple's Mouse is currently restricted to the Lisa microcomputer: it can be seen clearly in the foreground of Fig.9.4.
An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
The European Community's highly visible campaign to establish a unified economy by the end of 1992 has brought the EC to the centre stage of world affairs.
The issue of refereeing football matches is never far from the forefront of public debate of the modern game.
quedar en segundo plano
come in + a poor second
If the library is not to come in a poor second to such 'basic' or 'essential' services as police and garbage collection, the library's services must also be regarded as 'essential'.
relegado a un segundo plano [También se usa on a back burner]
on the back burner
back burner
Although the prospect of compulsory competitive tendering in libraries is on the back burner it has put acquisitions firmly in the limelight.
Assistive technology will continue to be a back burner issue in most libraries.
relegar a un segundo plano
take + second place
He considered his first job as that of healer; the writer and teacher took second place.
relegarse a un segundo plano
take + a back seat
Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
