por
across ; along ; around ; because of ; by ; by ; down ; for the sake of ; in connection with ; in the gift of ; on account of ; on the grounds that/of ; per ; through ; times ; under ; x ; as a matter of ; out of ; through the agency of.
This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.
I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.
This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.
A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.
Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.
Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.
The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.
There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.
Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.
AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.
The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.
One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.
Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.
Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress - there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence - a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.
This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.
actuar por impulso
act on + impulse
Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.
aprendizaje por medio del ordenador
computer-based learning (CBL)
This article discusses the use of computer-based learning (CBL) for library user education and staff training.
aunque por otro lado
but otherwise
Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.
búsqueda por medio de menús
menu-assisted searching
However, to ease the transition from menu-assisted searching to command search, most of the menus from Easy Menu Search can be accessed in Command Search via function keys.
coger por sorpresa
catch out
Some search statements are so obscure that they would catch out the uninstructed.
Día + por la tarde
late + Día
This tour is intended especially for delegates returning home late Saturday.
digamos por ejemplo
let us say
The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.
dominar por completo
sweep + the board
It has obtained a quota of twelve awards in an area where purely technologically-based programmes are used to sweeping the board.
encontrar por casualidad
come across
In a jumble of old papers I recently came across the photograph of a young man striding through a classroom door.
encuadernación por encargo [Encuadernación hecha a medida de las especificaciones del propietario del libro como opuesta a la encuadernación comercial que recibe normalmente el libro]
bespoke binding
Only fine bespoke bindings, which were of course produced separately from the books they covered, continued to develop during the seventeenth century in the quality of their design and execution.
error por omisión
omission failure
There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.
estar por delante de
be ahead of
Now it seems that museums are ahead of libraries.
hecho por encargo
bespoke
The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
introducir por primera vez
pioneer
Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
ir por delante de la competencia
be ahead of the game
The article is entitled 'Ahead of the game: developing academic library staff for the 21st century'.
leer por encima [Hojear u ojear material bibliográfico]
browse
This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
llamar por teléfono
call up
But even now if somebody would answer, you could call up on the telephone and ask somebody to look it up for you.
muy por encima de todo
over and above all
Over and above all this and the book's most subtle feature is the novel's metaphoric nature.
Nombre + por primera vez
Nombre + ever
I sometimes imagine that the first article on the high costs of cataloging was written as the first book, ever, was being cataloged.
ordenado por fecha
in date order
The slips for items in stock should be separated from the rest, those for books rearranged in class number order, those for periodicals in date order.
pasar por alto
bypass [by-pass]
skip over
pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by
She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again.
The revolution of information technology is passing many developing countries by and the information gap between haves and have-nots is widening.
pongamos por ejemplo
let us say
The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.
por acabar
uncompleted
This guide is organised along the steps involved in buying uncompleted private residential properties from licensed housing developers.
por accidente
accidentally
As has been suggested elsewhere in this book, it is axiomatic that regular backup copies of data disks be taken, in order to ensure that data are not accidentally lost.
por adelantado
advance
in advance (of)
up-front [up front]
The object of CIP is to provide advance information of forthcoming British books.
CIP is intended to facilitate the selection and ordering of materials by alerting librarians and others to forthcoming works in advance of their publication.
This article presents useful low cost options for on-line data base searching that allow even small libraries to offer searching without large up-front costs or ongoing investment.
por ahí
out there
How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
por ahora
as of right now
as yet
at present
at the moment
at this point
for the present
for the time being
just yet
for now
at this time
as of now
at the present
by now
for the nonce
currently
But, as of right now, despite all of the interest, I do not know of a library relying exclusively on an online catalog.
A second objective of union catalogues - to make library resources available when and where they are needed - has not then as yet been fully achieved.
A number of libraries are at present involved in the conversion of their traditional card catalogues.
Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.
At this point the user can enter a number or an 'o' for system, in which case the system will assign the borrower number.
For the present it is sufficient to note that, as aids to the retrieval of documents, they have the following advantages over shelf arrangement.
Authorities for subject headings were excluded for the time being from the scope of the Working Group tasks.
We shall not pursue this topic any further just yet.
But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough.
Even though both projects are building of the Cornell software and experience, they have encountered the usual delays associated with new technologies, so no significant information is available at this time.
As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form.
At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.
It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place.
Nonce is a curious fossil word, occurring only in the single phrase 'for the nonce'.
Currently, online document request services are possible, but this is not usually a feature of the facilities of any but the largest co-operatives.
por ahora todo va bien
so far, so good
So far, so good.
por alguna razón
for some reason
for whatever reason
The 'Recover Data Index' utility attempts to reconstruct a data diskette that for some reason has become unreadable to the system.
For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
por algún motivo
for whatever reason
For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
por algún tiempo
for sometime
This is something we've been considering for sometime in the British Library.
por allí
nearby [near-by]
An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
por amor al arte
(just) for the fun of (doing) it
(just) for the hell of (doing) it
(just) for the sake of it
Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.
When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por analogía
by analogy
The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.
por anticipado
in advance (of)
CIP is intended to facilitate the selection and ordering of materials by alerting librarians and others to forthcoming works in advance of their publication.
por antonomasia
quintessential
unique
par excellence
quintessentially
The article 'Winsor: the quintessential librarian' describes the many major contributions Winsor made to development and expansion of American libraries.
The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.
They were associated with what was understood as the eccentric but quintessentially English love of mimesis.
por añadidura
in addition (to)
on top of everything (else)
to boot
on top of all of this
In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme.
On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.
Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.
when I mention any of this to him he pretends not to know what I am talking about because, on top of all this, he's a real tease.
por aquel entonces
at the time
about that time
by this time
At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.
By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.
por aquí
around here
nearby [near-by]
round here
hereabout(s)
And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.
I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
por aquí cerca
hereabout(s)
I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
por aquí y por allí
hanging about
Many of us still have some of those big, old floppy disks hanging about with data we can no longer read because we no longer have the hardware to read them.
por armonía con
in sympathy with
Men really do suffer pregnancy symptoms in sympathy with their partners, a study has shown.
por así decir
as it were
Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control.
por atrás
astern
In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged - so stay clear! .
por boca de [Información que se obtiene por transmisión oral]
by word of mouth
Contributors may be informed of standards to which they are expected to adhere either by word of mouth or through the agency of formal written instructions.
por bondad
out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart
The article is titled 'Out of the fire and into the frying pan'.
por buena dirección
a step in the right direction
However, revenues to publishers from photocopying articles are not yet sufficient to compensate for lost revenue from the decline in circulation of established journals but are, luckily, seen as a step in the right direction.
por buen camino
a step in the right direction
However, revenues to publishers from photocopying articles are not yet sufficient to compensate for lost revenue from the decline in circulation of established journals but are, luckily, seen as a step in the right direction.
por cabeza
per person
All prices are per person, double occupancy, subject to availability.
por cable
wireline
corded
Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
There are basically three options when buying a string trimmer: gas powered, corded electric or cordless electric.
por caminos apartados
off-road
Experience the thrill of rock climbing, mud crawling and off-road adventure in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
por capas
multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered]
layered
tiered
The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.
The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
por capricho
by whim
Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
por carretera
by road
London City Airport is easily accessible by road.
por casualidad [Con sentido positivo o negativo dependiendo del contexto] [Con sentido positivo o negativo dependiendo del contexto]
by chance
coincidentally
fortuitously
by accident
by happenstance
happen to + Infinitivo
chance to + Infinitivo
accidentally
by a fluke
by luck
by a stroke of (good) luck
as luck would have it
as fate would have it
perchance
If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry.
Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
On one of them, fortuitously, there was a note entered by the cataloger which said, 'Usually published under the title American Scholar'.
Discoveries are sometimes made by accident; they are never made by the dismayed or disheartened = A veces los descubrimientos se hacen por casualidad y nunca por los abatidos o los desmotivados.
To date, the replacement of old technologies by new technologies has occurred largely by happenstance.
So far we have only provided for the user who happens to consult the A/Z subject index under the term 'Conservative'.
During a trip to Italy, he chanced to see a production of Cavalleria.
As has been suggested elsewhere in this book, it is axiomatic that regular backup copies of data disks be taken, in order to ensure that data are not accidentally lost.
The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke.
Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it.
The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.
Today seemed like any other day under the blue skies of the tradewinds until, as luck would have it, his paddle broke.
As fate would have it, I wasn't pregnant, but I would have accepted and loved this child with all my heart.
He who deliberately kills another without provocation, shall lose his life, unless he be able to prove his innocence of said crime; and if perchance he escape, let him never return.
por categorías
classified
categorised [categorized, -USA]
Each yearbook contains a classified list by profession/occupation.
Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.
por causas desconocidas
of unknown intent
Injuries were categorized as unintentional, intentional, or of unknown intent.
por chiripa
by chance
by a fluke
by luck
by a stroke of (good) luck
If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry.
The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke.
Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it.
The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.
por ciento
per cent [percent] (%)
It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.
por cientos
by the hundreds
Around its shrouded summit the regal birds wheeled by the hundreds, their plangent wails and cackles echoing off the black volcanic slopes.
por cierto
coincidentally
incidentally
by the way
anecdotally
by the by(e)
speaking of which
Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark.
It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
Anecdotally, it is often assumed that users preferring print are among the most senior in academic rank and/or years.
Zenobia, by-the-by, as I suppose you know, is merely her public name.
Speaking of which, Chertoff recently lifted restrictions that have confined airline passengers to their seats for a half hour after taking off and before landing.
por coincidencia
by coincidence
It is not clear whether it was purely by coincidence that users who cooperated in the evaluation were sent a maximum of 25-30 documents to evaluate.
por comodidad
for convenience
for the sake of + convenience
For convenience, these fields are all displayed together on Figure 178.
Although cross-references do not deal with a document directly, they are described here for the sake of convenience.
por completo
fully
through and through
in full
Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
Drew and Myra both grew up in New York, city kids through and through.
Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
por confirmar
to be announced [TBA]
to be confirmed [TBC]
Six contestants submitted entries, to be judged in August and September, with the winner to be announced at the workshop.
Venue to be confirmed.
por consideración a
out of respect for
out of consideration for
They chose not show the cartoons out of respect for Islam.
The date and time were kept secret out of consideration for her parents and grandparents.
por consiguiente
consequently
then
thence
by implication
therefore
The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage.
In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.
It thus becomes necessary to define the boundaries of the library's responsibilities and thence by inference, those of other agencies.
Unfortunately, in the field of reference work advocates of such professional independence of judgement must by implication be prepared to countenance differential service to the user.
This is particularly convenient therefore for our present purposes.
por contra
in contrast
In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
por conveniencia
for convenience
for the sake of + convenience
For convenience, these fields are all displayed together on Figure 178.
Although cross-references do not deal with a document directly, they are described here for the sake of convenience.
por correo
by post
mailed
Requests supplied from further afield are usually sent and returned by post.
To answer this question, the writer made a spot check of selected schools in Texas by means of a mailed questionnaire.
por cortesía de
courtesy of
The aim of this project is to create a network of computer centres, where members of the public are given free access to microcomputers, courtesy of those willing to volunteer their time and equipment.
por cualquier motivo
for whatever reason
For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
por cualquier razón
for whatever reason
For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
por cuanto que
because
In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.
por cuenta ajena
vicariously
Biographies enable the reader to look into, and even share vicariously in, the life of an interesting person.
por cuenta de uno
privately
Pressmen sometimes employed boys privately by the week to take printed sheets off the tympan, and thus speed up their rate of work = Los impresores algunas veces empleaban por su cuenta y por semanas a chicos aprendices para retirar del tímpano los pliegos impresos y así acelerar su ritmo de trabajo.
por cuenta propia
freelance
self-employed
at + Posesivo + own expense
Volunteer or freelance abstractors may be drawn from the specialists working in academic institutions and trained in abstracting.
In the quest for self-employment the author established himself as a self-employed historical researcher specialising in detailed histories of private and business properties.
Mr Dong Ming embarked on an eight-day bicycle ride to Beijing at his own expense in order to attend the IFLA Conference.
por cuenta y riesgo de Uno
at + Posesivo + peril
The Internet is changing the world and those who ignore it, do so at their peril.
por curiosidad
out of curiosity
Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.
por debajo de
below
beneath
underneath
As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.
The hierarchical relationships associated with selected index terms may be revealed by displaying related terms beneath such terms in a supplementary list in the thesaurus.
Some display racks are designed so that the sloping display shelf lifts up to reveal storage space underneath for back issues.
por debajo de + Cantidad
under + Cantidad
The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.
por debajo de cero
sub-zero
below-freezing
The documentary examines the growing number of skinny celebrities and the worrying trend for sub-zero sizes.
Sleet may occur when a warm layer of air lies above a below-freezing layer of air at the Earth's surface.
por debajo del -10 por ciento
single digit
single figure
The year saw single digit percentage increases over 1996 prices for monographs and double digit increases for serials.
In the non-fiction categories only one class, that of 'education', reached double figures, and all others were in single figures, so that it is difficult to say what is really important in people's non-fiction reading.
por debajo de la media
sub-par
below-average
With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.
Children who are hyper are not necessarily the most athletic and will probably be average or below-average students.
por debajo de las posibilidades
below + Posesivo + capabilities
The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
por debajo de lo normal
below-normal
Despite below-normal temperatures, nectarines began budding.
por debajo de lo óptimo
sub-optimal [suboptimal]
Nor do we have any understanding of what optimal performance might be other than a widespread feeling that none of the current techniques seems able to achieve it alone and that current performance therefore is sub-optimal.
por debajo del peso nomral
underweight
We predicted that underweight individuals would eat less and overweight individuals would eat more during negative as well as positive emotional states and situations.
por debajo de un millón
six figures
These solopreneurs have many things in common, most notably, they all show annual profits in the six figures.
por décadas
ten-yearly
Annual indexes over several years may be cumulated to five-yearly or ten-yearly indexes.
por decidir
to be decided
operational dates, possible use of existing software and costing are yet to be decided.
por decirlo así
so to speak
in a manner of speaking
It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide, and that the considerations of authorship, editions, translations, and related works were largely negligible.
Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
por decirlo de alguna manera
so to speak
let me put it this way
It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide, and that the considerations of authorship, editions, translations, and related works were largely negligible.
Let me put this way: we haven't yet traveled to another parallel universe so until we do that I can't answer this question.
por decirlo de algún modo
in a manner of speaking
so to speak
Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide, and that the considerations of authorship, editions, translations, and related works were largely negligible.
por decirlo de otra manera
to put it another way
To put it another way, the humanities, although a growing part of the database world, are still a very small part of that world.
por decisión propia
by choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
por decreto
by decree
The Church will be able to defrock priests in such cases by decree.
por decreto real
by royal decree
The powers of these councils are defined and members appointed by royal decree.
por defecto
by default
default
Associated with each vendor in the system is a claim category which is assigned to the order by default, but which may be changed for each order.
The default is that a record is deleted when the retention date exceeds the purge date in the record.
por deferencia a
in deference to
One theory commonly advanced is that it was done in deference to William Henry Fox Talbot.
por definición
by definition
By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens.
por delante
ahead
He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
por delante de
ahead of
The capacity of children to comprehend and enjoy language is frequently ahead of their ability to read.
por delante y por detrás
front and back
For trips out into the countryside, tourists must now go in convoy, with a truckload of soldiers armed with submachine guns front and back.
por dentro
inwardly
on the inside
An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.
I had to jumpstart my car this morning - it was so cold that the windshield was starting to frost on the inside.
por departamentos
departmentally
Dealing with overheads departmentally is believed to provide more fair and useful information to decision makers.
por derecho (propio)
as of right
by right
In some cases there is an appeal as of right and a slightly different procedure applies.
The pension entitlements they have earned are theirs by right.
por derecho propio
in + Posesivo + own right
Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por desgracia [Con sentido positivo o negativo dependiendo del contexto] [Con sentido positivo o negativo dependiendo del contexto]
unfortunately
sadly
unhappily
disappointingly
as luck would have it
as fate would have it
as ill-luck would have it
as bad luck would have it
by bad fortune
Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.
Unhappily, an online subject retrieval catalog also has the potential for heavy burden on the computer.
Cabot, disappointingly, does not flesh out this gimmick to its full potential.
Today seemed like any other day under the blue skies of the tradewinds until, as luck would have it, his paddle broke.
As fate would have it, I wasn't pregnant, but I would have accepted and loved this child with all my heart.
But as ill-luck would have it he was mistaken for a kidnapper of children and was beaten by the mob to a pulp.
As bad luck would have it two of his most famous works were severely damaged by two differing natural disasters in two different cities.
Usually, there were mules to ride, but by bad fortune, another party had arrived a day or so sooner and taken them all.
por despecho
spitefully
out of spite
He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.
por diferentes razones
for one reason or another
There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
¡por Dios!
in heaven's name
for God's sake
gosh
for crying out loud!
And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
Another aspect is the behaviour of users which is to be tolerated and even encouraged: `But for God's sake - NO SHUSHING'.
Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.
For crying out loud, would everyone please stop panicking - Don't you realize that this would be a good thing in the long run?.
por diversión
for sport
for fun
(just) for the hell of (doing) it
for kicks
(just) for the fun of (doing) it
(just) for the sake of it
Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.
Research shows that teenagers also use the Web as a as an entertainment source - to play or download games, listen to music, or surf the Web for fun = Las investigaciones nos muestran que los adolescentes también utilizan la web como fuente de entretenimiento (para jugar o descargar juegos, escuchar música o navegar por la red por diversión).
The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.
These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.
Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por divertirse
for kicks
These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.
por doquier
all around
In the final analysis, flexibility in pursuing different options to suit needs, combined with excellent communications all around will help solve this crisis.
por dos años
two-year
In addition to his work with the UCLA Library and the Washington, D.C. Public Library, he held successive two-year positions in Zambia and Uganda.
por ejemplo
e.g. (latín - exempli gratia)
for example
for instance
say
to illustrate
for the sake of + argument
The quality of indexing is influenced by the standard of indexing, e.g. thoroughness, consistency.
We may also have the individual's personal files containing, for example, notes and email messages.
Aperture cards, where the full text of the document is kept in a special index card in the form of a microfiche, have been used for various collections of, for instance, patents and technical drawings.
A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.
To illustrate, 'punctuated equilibrium' is an anthropological concept that has gained popularity in the study of human evolution.
For the sake of argument, suppose that a title of which twelve copies were held by the library authority was borrowed twelve times per copy a year, this would make only 144 borrowings in a city of over half a million population.
por (el) amor a
for the love of
There's no doubt this is someone who's doing it for the love of music, unencumbered by expectation.
¡por el amor de Dios!
for crying out loud!
For crying out loud, would everyone please stop panicking - Don't you realize that this would be a good thing in the long run?.
por el bien del saber
for knowledge's sake
'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.
por el camino de la democracia
along the path of democracy
He was once feted by the West as the arch-moderniser who would guide his country along the path of democracy.
por el contrario
by contrast
conversely
however
in contrast
instead
on the contrary
by way of contrast
to the contrary
quite the opposite
by comparison
contrariwise
quite the contrary
quite the reverse
on the flip side of the coin
on the flip side
on the other side of the coin
By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems.
Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language.
However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.
In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
By way of contrast, the great majority of the libraries grouped together as 'special' are very much twentieth century institutions, born and bred very often for the sole purpose of providing reference and information services.
To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.
Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights.
Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life.
It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
On the flip side of the coin, Muslims burn bibles in Muslim countries without fear of retaliation.
On the flip side, jaywalking laws really are absolutely ridiculous anyway.
On the other side of the coin, the granting of a right also means the possibility of obligation.
por el contrario, de otro modo, lo opuesto
conversely
Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language.
por el cual
whereby
whereupon
by which
for which
The basic idea of which is a provision whereby any item may be caused at will to select immediately and automatically another.
Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
Accession is the procedure by which acquisitions are entered into a collection after checking the order and after collating.
On completion of the search, the VDU will flash up details of the costs accrued for which the library will later be billed.
por el detalle
for detail
His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
por el día
by day
daytime [day-time]
during the daytime
in the daytime
during daytime
We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
A sample of 105 hours of daytime soap opera programming from 1989-90 was analyzed for depictions of sexual behaviours, safe sex, and pregnancy.
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bright light exposure during the daytime on dressing behavior in the cold.
Most of us are aware that driving at night is more demanding and stressful than driving in the daytime.
Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.
por el día o por la noche
day or night
Internet offers significant opportunities for teaching interactive research strategies at anytime, day or night.
por el día y por la noche
day and night
night and day
As those seeking information expect rapid service, day and night, publishers must be innovative and adapt to the challenges ahead.
And they worked night and day to make their dream come true.
por elección propia
by choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
por el gobierno
governmentally + Adjetivo
The library is a governmentally funded service and politically vulnerable.
por el gobierno federal
federally
Brown focussed on the extent to which federally and privately generated information should be restricted = Brown habló principalmente de hasta qué punto se debería restringir el acceso a la información producida a nivel federal y privado.
por el hecho de que
because of the fact that
Partly because of the fact that documents have shades of relevance to a given topic this is an impossible objective.
por el hombre
humanly
Humanly selected terms may be derived from a number of sources.
por ello
on this basis
on that basis
accordingly
On this basis innovative programmes would provide graduates with in-demand skills to complement the currently dominant model of technology-driven programmes.
On that basis, consistency rose significantly, with 81% agreement among the three indexers = Como consecuencia, la coincidencia aumentó significativamente, obteniéndose una coincidencia del 81% entre los tres indizadores.
If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work.
por el mero hecho de saber
for knowledge's sake
'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.
por el método de ensayo y error
by trial and error
trial and error
He draws a distinction between a craft, based on customary activities and modified by the trial and error of individual practice, and a profession.
There are a number of ways of finding out something one wants to know: observation, trial and error experiment; asking someone; looking it up for oneself.
por el modo
by the way
She also noticed that the relative status of an employee was often predictable by the way that person dressed.
por el momento
for the time being
momentarily
at the moment
for the nonce
for the present
Authorities for subject headings were excluded for the time being from the scope of the Working Group tasks.
The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.
Nonce is a curious fossil word, occurring only in the single phrase 'for the nonce'.
For the present it is sufficient to note that, as aids to the retrieval of documents, they have the following advantages over shelf arrangement.
por el placer de hacerlo
(just) for the fun of (doing) it
(just) for the hell of (doing) it
(just) for the sake of it
Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.
When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por el que
by which
for which
Accession is the procedure by which acquisitions are entered into a collection after checking the order and after collating.
On completion of the search, the VDU will flash up details of the costs accrued for which the library will later be billed.
por el que se puede cobrar
chargeable
Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.
por el receptor
at the receiving end
The text and graphics are digitised into the computer, transmitted over the Internet, and printed on a laser printer at the receiving end.
por el sendero de la democracia
along the path of democracy
He was once feted by the West as the arch-moderniser who would guide his country along the path of democracy.
por el sexo
gendered
Chapter 4 we indicated how the gendered divisions of labour prevail.
por encargo
custom
bespoke
Theory covered in the workshop will be firmly grounded in practice so that participants leave with a strong sense of where to begin in setting up a custom digital imaging operation.
The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
por encima
overhead
cursorily
This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead.
The aim of the project was to study the current status of library history in India by cursorily reviewing the existing bibliography.
por encima de
across
beyond
beyond all
over
over and above
beyond the range of
well over + Expresión Numérica
overarching
above
They whispered to each other across Benefield's desk, and forthwith approached O'Brien.
Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.
Libraries, like the rest of the world have changed beyond all belief and prediction in the past 50 years.
The conventional name of a government is the geographic name of the area over which the government has jurisdiction.
Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market.
Descriptive bibliography emphasizes bibliographical detail beyond the range of enumeration.
The database now contains well over 23 million records.
Overarching all these interests is the capitalist interest.
The Escape key is located above the 7 on the numeric pad of the IBM AT.
por encima de + Cantidad
in excess of + Cantidad
For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.
por encima de eso
beyond that
Beyond that, no uniform policy seems to have been developed.
por encima del -10 por ciento
double digit
double figure
The year saw single digit percentage increases over 1996 prices for monographs and double digit increases for serials.
In the non-fiction categories only one class, that of 'education', reached double figures, and all others were in single figures, so that it is difficult to say what is really important in people's non-fiction reading.
por encima de la corrupción
above corruption
Andreas Papandreou was convinced that his power was inheritable and Mitsotakis was not 'above corruption'.
por encima del agua
overwater
This romantic luxury honeymoon destination is the first resort to introduce overwater accommodation.
por encima de la media
above average
Results from 666 questionnaires (59.8% response) analysed showed that librarianship is still a predominantly female profession, with salaries above average for Quebec.
por encima de la tierra
aboveground
In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.
por encima del nivel del mar
above sea level
At 6100 meters above sea level it is possible to bivouac among the crevasses in the last sharp spur of the original route.
por encima de toda crítica
beyond reproach
above reproach
All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach.
Librarians, if they are to use the library to criticise the status quo, must be above reproach, both in their work and professionally.
por encima de toda duda
beyond reproach
above reproach
All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach.
Librarians, if they are to use the library to criticise the status quo, must be above reproach, both in their work and professionally.
por encima de toda razón
beyond reason
This has made them sometimes stubborn beyond reason, to the detriment of the community.
por encima de toda sospecha
above suspicion
In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
por encima de todo
at all costs
at any cost
at any price
by whatever means (possible)
This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources.
Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread.
The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price.
Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means.
por ende
thereby
accordingly
therefore
To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.
If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work.
This is particularly convenient therefore for our present purposes.
por enésima vez
for the umpteenth time
Standing nervously before the full-length mirror, she adjusted her hair for the umpteenth time and smoothed the rumples out of her dress.
por enfado
out of anger
If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
por enojo
out of anger
If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
por equivocación
mistakenly
by mistake
International guidelines have been mistakenly applied as general rules for all libraries = Se han aplicado erróneamente las directrices internacionales como reglas generales para todas las bibliotecas.
If you mark a record by mistake or change your mind, press <Del> to unmark it.
por error
by mistake
mistakenly
If you mark a record by mistake or change your mind, press <Del> to unmark it.
International guidelines have been mistakenly applied as general rules for all libraries = Se han aplicado erróneamente las directrices internacionales como reglas generales para todas las bibliotecas.
por esa razón
thereby
for that reason
To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.
For that reason, its own destiny hangs upon its ability to act with wisdom and skill in its international relations.
por escrito
in writing
in print
written
Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
Roger Horn tells of a librarian who actually complained in print that just as the materials began to pile up nicely the enquirers were in the habit of disappearing.
When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of written enquiries totalled no more than twenty a week.
por eso
on that score
therefore
One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.
This is particularly convenient therefore for our present purposes.
por eso que
hence
Hence there is a vast range of different sizes and codings of marginal storage cards.
por esta razón
for this reason
Nevertheless, it is important to envisage the appearance of a catalogue and for this reason we shall refer, almost exclusively, to the widely adopted card catalogue.
por esta única razón
for this reason alone
For this reason alone, the printed catalogue is not ideally suited to a rapidly changing stock.
por este motivo
for this reason
Nevertheless, it is important to envisage the appearance of a catalogue and for this reason we shall refer, almost exclusively, to the widely adopted card catalogue.
por esto
thus
accordingly
therefore
because of this
It is thus that the library makes itself almost impossible to get along without.
If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work.
This is particularly convenient therefore for our present purposes.
Because of this, it is very important that couples learn how to handle petty fights in their relationship.
por estos contornos
hereabout(s)
I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
por estos entornos
hereabout(s)
I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
por etapas
staged
Long-range planning is essential and necessary as emergency measures, or as first steps in a staged plan of remodelling.
por excelencia
par excellence
quintessential
unique
quintessentially
Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.
The article 'Winsor: the quintessential librarian' describes the many major contributions Winsor made to development and expansion of American libraries.
The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
They were associated with what was understood as the eccentric but quintessentially English love of mimesis.
por exceso
excessively
to excess
If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
If these steps don't cause you to stop drinking to excess, try Alcoholics Anonymous.
por explotar
untapped
unexploited
Archivists who do have such material in their charge are the keepers of a largely untapped source of historical material which offers a different and balancing perspective on history.
Kenya and other African states are sitting on a fortune in the form of unexploited natural cures.
por + Expresión Temporal
by the + Expresión Temporal
Pressmen sometimes employed boys privately by the week to take printed sheets off the tympan, and thus speed up their rate of work = Los impresores algunas veces empleaban por su cuenta y por semanas a chicos aprendices para retirar del tímpano los pliegos impresos y así acelerar su ritmo de trabajo.
por extensión
by extension
Videoconferencing is now a useful tool in the virtual office and by extension in the virtual library.
por extenso
in full
at length
Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
We have already considered the MEDLINE service at length, and can now examine some of the features of the other groups, taking an example from each.
por falta de
for want of
for lack of
A single companionship of this sort would often have three or four works in production at the same time in a busy house, so that its members rarely stood idle for want of copy.
There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.
por fases
staged
Long-range planning is essential and necessary as emergency measures, or as first steps in a staged plan of remodelling.
por favor
please
Please turn to frame 48 and read the paragraphs on exhaustivity in indexing again.
por favor, responda
RSVP [R.S.V.P.]
The initials RSVP at the end of a formal invitation stand for a French phrase, 'réspondez, s'il vous plaît,' which means 'please reply'.
por fin
at length
at last
finally
at long last
'Well, if you can be patient,' he said at length, 'I'll see what I can do'.
At last we were ready to tackle our most ambitious and anxiously awaited project of the school year.
But the point is that people are finally starting to look at me as a librarian, and to this place as a library.
The article is entitled 'The private sector in cellular telephone services: a reality at long last?'.
por finalizar
uncompleted
This guide is organised along the steps involved in buying uncompleted private residential properties from licensed housing developers.
por fin llegó la hora (de)
it's about time (that)
It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
por fortuna [Con sentido positivo o negativo dependiendo del contexto] [Con sentido positivo o negativo dependiendo del contexto]
as good luck would have it
as fate would have it
as luck would have it
by good fortune
When we came to supper there was neither a knife nor a fork on the table to eat with, but as good luck would have it, we had knives of our own.
As fate would have it, I wasn't pregnant, but I would have accepted and loved this child with all my heart.
Today seemed like any other day under the blue skies of the tradewinds until, as luck would have it, his paddle broke.
Also they intended to plunder us of all our riches, but by good fortune we were able to defeat and capture them.
por frustración
out of frustration
If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
por fuera [Adjetivo] [Adverbio]
outwardly
outwardly
on the outside
An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.
Although outwardly libraries may appear identical to the public, a corporate identity enables one library to be distinguished from another.
There are some fruits where it appears that the seeds are carried on the outside.
por grupos
in batches
New terms and relationships may be added to the thesaurus as they arise, or in batches, at predetermined intervals.
por gusto
for kicks
(just) for the fun of (doing) it
(just) for the hell of (doing) it
(just) for the sake of it
These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.
Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.
When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por hora
hourly
If a study must be conducted of the use made of the reference room, hourly head counts, shelving statistics, and inquiries as to the users' school or industrial affiliation may be employed.
por horas
on an hourly basis
The document is to be loaned on an hourly basis which converts to overnight.
por igual
alike
on an equitable basis
equally
in equal measure(s)
We need, I believe, to dedicate ourselves, schools and professional institutions alike, to become more concerned with a research ethic that will permit us to address the critical issues of our profession.
Librarians must ensure that fees are charged on an equitable basis, and must explore other avenues of resource-sharing.
Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally.
Despite the fact I heard twitters of laughter from the audience, there is nothing funny in this movie, which mocks Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in equal measures.
por imitación
copycat
The author concludes that the scientific journal market may not mirror the copycat behaviour found among newspapers or companies in other markets.
por incremento gradual
incremental
Update is incremental and may be slow, and pricing policies show evidence of the presence of a supporting printed product.
por incrementos graduales
incrementally
These changes occurring incrementally reflected the growing complexity of chemical methodology.
por individuo
per capita
per person
This study measures library use by the three indicators: (a) circulation per capita, (b) number of reading room visits per capita, and (c) number of borrows per capita.
All prices are per person, double occupancy, subject to availability.
por inercia
by force of habit
out of habit
from force of habit
through force of habit
Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
The main challenge is that sometimes we may not realize that what we have just done or said came out of habit.
Sociology starts from the premise that we are basically social animals, not just from force of habit but because we could not otherwise survive.
They live still through force of habit and snobbery in a recent past, but the great majority in all places no longer have any sincere passion for art.
por iniciativa de
at the instigation of
under the auspices of
It was set up in 1972 at the instigation of a local councillor who wanted to introduce an information centre in shop-front premises in a new shopping precinct.
Other work relating to the development of classification has been conducted under the auspices of UNISIST.
por instinto
instinctively
by instinct
The author discusses the virtual reality techniques developed to allow a human being to control a simulator instantly and instinctively, using body movements.
Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
por interés
out of interest
Students who chose the module out of interest enjoyed it more, maintained their interest and spent more hours studying.
por interés personal
self-interested
This paper examines the self-interested reasons that businesses can have for ethical behavior.
por intuición
intuitively
Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
por investigar
unresearched
This paper evaluates the annual reports of 16 major international publishing companies, an area which is largely unresearched, and sets out the reasons for omissions and disqualification.
por invitación
invitational
These guidelines were the result of 3 invitational conferences held between 1984-86 to discuss results of research on screen design.
por invitación de
at the invitation of
The World Congress on Books was organised by Unesco in London at the invitation of the UK Government.
por la borda
overboard
Drug runners carrying the cocaine north apparently dump it overboard when pursued by authorities.
por la cantidad de + Número
amounting to + Cantidad
In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.
por la derecha
on the right
The fact is, before the Revolution, the aristocracy travelled on the left of the road, forcing the peasantry over to the right.
por la forma
by the way
She also noticed that the relative status of an employee was often predictable by the way that person dressed.
por la friolera de + Cantidad
to the tune of + Cantidad
The cheapness however is not primarily because the book is a paperback, it is because the book has been printed to the tune of perhaps hundreds of thousands of copies.
por la fuerza
forcibly
This film tells the moving story of the more than 40,000 Koreans who were forcibly conscripted as laborers by the Japanese during the Second World War.
por la fuerza de la costumbre
by force of habit
out of habit
from force of habit
through force of habit
Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
The main challenge is that sometimes we may not realize that what we have just done or said came out of habit.
Sociology starts from the premise that we are basically social animals, not just from force of habit but because we could not otherwise survive.
They live still through force of habit and snobbery in a recent past, but the great majority in all places no longer have any sincere passion for art.
por la izquierda
on the left
The fact is, before the Revolution, the aristocracy travelled on the left of the road, forcing the peasantry over to the right.
por la mala fortuna
by ill fate
The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in anyway other than by ill fate.
por la mala suerte
by ill-luck
by ill fate
by bad luck
As Baudelaire said, 'For if, by ill-luck, people understood each other, they would never agree'.
The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in anyway other than by ill fate.
It is an old legend that taking lava rocks from Hawaii results in being followed by bad luck.
por la manera
by the way
She also noticed that the relative status of an employee was often predictable by the way that person dressed.
por la mañana
in the morning
Then early in the morning it had begun raining - a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
por la mañana y por la noche
morning and night
The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
por la necesidad
by necessity
Spurred at first by curiosity, then by necessity, Barbara takes it upon herself to discover what actually happened to Lucrezia and therefore vouchsafe her own safety.
por la noche
overnight
at night
night-time
after dark
by night
in the night
nightly
In the example, reference material is loaned only overnight to graduate students and professors.
When these elements have been incorporated into your story, tell it to yourself, silently, just before you go to sleep at night, or while riding a bus or subway.
End user searching on BRS/After Dark, the night-time version of the BRS Search Service, has been offered to users of Ottawa University Library since July 83.
In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.
Polaris has long been an important star to sailors of old winding their way over the oceans by night.
The doors shut by themselves, if you go for a tinkle in the night, you've got to remember your key.
This article probes the images of African Americans in a 30 day sample of videotaped nightly news programmes.
por la posibilidad de
at the prospect of
I was excited at the prospect of working at the heart of the international library community, but daunted by the challenges I imagined.
por la presente
hereby
Users of the databases are referred to the publications data appearing in the bibliographic citations, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
por las buenas o por las malas
by hook or by crook
She wrote a paper with the title 'by hook or by crook: planning a year's syllabus for professionally-qualified students'.
por la sencilla razón
for no other reason
To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.
por las noches
nightly
This article probes the images of African Americans in a 30 day sample of videotaped nightly news programmes.
por las nubes
soaring
off the chart
skyrocketing
And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
Insurance rates are off the chart due to people scamming insurance companies.
Libraries are sharing their resources to cope with shrinking library budgets and skyrocketing collection costs.
por las razones debidas
for (all) the right reasons
A party dress should ensure you stand out for all the right reasons.
por las razones equivocadas
for (all) the wrong reasons
Falling in love for all the wrong reasons can result in a broken heart which may even affect future relationships.
por la tarde
in the evening
He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.
por la tarde noche
in the evening
later in the day
He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.
Camberley residents will be able to visit their local community recycling centre later in the day when new extended opening hours are trialled.
por ley
mandated
by law
according to (the) law
Sleepiness continues to be a significant issue among medical residents despite recently mandated reductions in resident work hours.
By law a motor vehicle is allowed only 55 Watts consumption headlamp and stoplamp bulbs.
Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.
por libre
freelance
Volunteer or freelance abstractors may be drawn from the specialists working in academic institutions and trained in abstracting.
por línea telefónica
over the telephone line
At the end of the day, transactions can be sent over the telephone lines to the central computer.
por lo general
on the whole
all in all
in general
generally
generally speaking
in the normal run of events
in the normal run of things
in the normal course of events
as a rule
I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share.
However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
Specific entry is generally recommended.
Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.
In the normal run of events a well-organised active minority of quite a small size can play a decisive role in the determination of a political outcome.
In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears.
In the normal course of events, the zygote and sporophyte will have a full double set of chromosomes again.
As a rule, the smaller the library the greater the variety of tasks which are allotted to assistants.
por lo pronto
for the time being
Authorities for subject headings were excluded for the time being from the scope of the Working Group tasks.
por lo que
so
Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.
por lo que concierne a
as far as + Nombre + be + concerned
so far as + Nombre + be concerned
insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned
As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
The order of names of subjects arranged alphabetically is a relatively arbitrary order so far as bringing together related topics is concerned.
According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned = De acuerdo a varios individuos y grupos, ciertos estados democráticos son tiránicos, al menos en lo que respecta a ellos.
por lo que concierne a Uno
on + Posesivo + side
It's a mess on our side as well as their side in terms of the way we've handled names inconsistently, but I don't think it poses any serious problems.
por lo que dicen todos
by all accounts
By all accounts, trafficking in human beings is increasing at staggering rates.
por lo que es
in + Posesivo + own right
Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por lo que incumbe a Uno
on + Posesivo + side
It's a mess on our side as well as their side in terms of the way we've handled names inconsistently, but I don't think it poses any serious problems.
¡Por lo que más quieras!
for God's sake
Another aspect is the behaviour of users which is to be tolerated and even encouraged: `But for God's sake - NO SHUSHING'.
por lo que respecta a [Siendo más común el uso de with regard to] [A veces abreviado re]
insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned
as far as + Nombre + be + concerned
as regards
as to
in extent of
in regard to
in terms of
in the way of
with regard(s) to
as for
in reference to
now as to
regarding
According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned = De acuerdo a varios individuos y grupos, ciertos estados democráticos son tiránicos, al menos en lo que respecta a ellos.
As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
Practice as regards integration varies considerably.
With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition.
Headings represent the predilection of the cataloger in regard to terminology.
And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.
Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination.
KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation.
As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs.
We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third.
Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.
In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
por lo que se refiere a [A veces abreviado re]
moving on to
regarding
Moving on to our second issue, we have identified three key barriers that continue to undermine the progress being made.
In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
por lo que son
in + Posesivo + own right
Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por lo que yo sé
to the best of my knowledge
For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.
por los alrededores
hereabout(s)
I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
por los pelos
by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth
close call
close shave
The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.
In the seconds after a close call, you might think of the consequences of the crash - serious injuries, a hospital stay, rehabilitation, and recovery.
I am glad that, after a close shave with near bankruptcy two years ago, you have successfully returned to profitability.
por los siguientes motivos
on the following counts
Both Sears' and the Library of Congress List of Subject Headings have been criticized on the following counts:...
por los suelos
in tatters
Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.
por (lo) tanto
consequently
ergo
so
then
thereby
therefore
thus
it follows that
The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage.
Ergo, it was reasoned, an entry under the author's name and the title found on the title page or elsewhere in the book, with a symbol to indicate its location on the shelves, should readily help one find the book desired.
Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.
To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.
This is particularly convenient therefore for our present purposes.
Thus the organisation of knowledge and its later retrieval, sometimes known as information retrieval, are very much part of the same process.
It follows that offenders who are remorseful should not be treated more leniently.
por lo visto
apparently
apparently
Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
por mala fortuna
unfortunately
unhappily
sadly
by bad fortune
Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
Unhappily, an online subject retrieval catalog also has the potential for heavy burden on the computer.
Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.
Usually, there were mules to ride, but by bad fortune, another party had arrived a day or so sooner and taken them all.
por mala suerte
by ill-luck
by bad fortune
by a stroke of bad luck
by ill fate
As Baudelaire said, 'For if, by ill-luck, people understood each other, they would never agree'.
Usually, there were mules to ride, but by bad fortune, another party had arrived a day or so sooner and taken them all.
However, by a stroke of bad luck, he came face to face with another assassin on his journey to the railway station and was shot dead.
The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in anyway other than by ill fate.
por mal camino
astray
This is why I think that they can face the fact that America is astray.
por más que lo intento
for the life of me
I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
por materias
subject-based
topically
He can carry out a subject-based search with a word or term, thus profiting fromthe structure of the classification system without knowing the numbers.
We investigate how best to organize data by comparing retrieval from collections organized topically with retrieval from collections organized chronologically.
por mecionar sólo unos cuantos
to mention only a few
Those researchers include Herbert Simon, Chris Argyris and Rensis Likert, to mention only a few.
por medio
out of
But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.
por medio de [También escrito thru en inglés americano]
by means of
by way of
in the form of
through
via
via the medium of
by dint of
through the agency of
Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.
I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.
Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.
The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.
Given this condition, each document can be displayed simultaneously in a number of classes via the medium of these substitutes arranged in the catalogue.
This article discusses the treatment of the main character of a biography in its index recommending the introduction of logical grouping within the subentries by dint of much editing.
This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.
por medio de isótopos
isotopically
This is a collection of isotopically studied rocks from West Greenland that are over 3 billion years old.
por medio de otro(s)
by proxy
It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world.
por medio de una agencia
on a bureau basis
In other applications, minicomputers may be shared by other sectors of an organisation, or exploited on a bureau basis.
por mencionar sólo algunos
to mention but a few of
to mention only a few
The library may have music scores, books on music, sound discs and sound tapes, to mention but a few of the possible media.
Those researchers include Herbert Simon, Chris Argyris and Rensis Likert, to mention only a few.
por mencionar sólo unos cuantos
to mention but a few of
to name only some
The library may have music scores, books on music, sound discs and sound tapes, to mention but a few of the possible media.
With a little bit of forethought on such aspects as insulation, windows and even the shape of a building to name only some aspects, considerable economies can be achieved.
por mencionar sólo unos pocos
to name but a few
Printed indexes that incorporate to varying degrees the principles of pre-coordinate indexing are to be found in abstracting and indexing journals, national bibliographies, and indexes to journals, to name but a few examples.
por mencionar unos pocos
just to name a few
The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling: electronic mail, synchronous and asynchronous communications networks, computer imaging, desktop publishing, facsimile transmission, just to name a few.
por menús
menu-driven
In some public access online catalogues (OPAC), this assistance may well be embedded in the menu-driven approach which the public access online catalogue provides to records.
por méritos
meritorious
An employee will remain at the same step even if the scale changes, since otherwise his previous reward for meritorious or continuous service would be withdrawn.
por mes
per month
In addition, any information stored is charged at 20p per unit per month for the first 2500 units, but a unit can contain up to 2048 characters.
por miedo
out of fear
She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.
por miedo a
for fear of/that
It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.
por miedo de
for fear of/that
It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.
por miles
by the thousands
By the autumn of 1867, people were dying by the thousands.
por millones
in the millions
by the millions
The saying was that pocket calculators became cheap when they were manufactured in the millions.
Change is close by, the truth grows stronger everyday, people are waking up to reality by the millions.
por mor de
because of
out of consideration for
out of respect for
This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.
The date and time were kept secret out of consideration for her parents and grandparents.
They chose not show the cartoons out of respect for Islam.
por motivo de [Más común en plural]
in the interest(s) of
for the interest(s) of
In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
A number of Iraqi army and police elements have participated in the circulation of electoral propaganda for the interest of certain electoral lists.
por motivos de
for the sake of
on grounds
The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.
Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds.
por motivos de + Nombre
for + Nombre's sake
I will not be discussing catalogs from a viewpoint of bibliographic principles, and for simplicity's sake I am going to treat catalogs as though they contain only entries for monographs.
por muchas razones
in many ways
In many ways, the order in DC is poor, separating language (400) from literature (800), and history (900) from the other social sciences (300) = En muchos sentidos, el orden de la CD es pobre al separar la lengua (400) de la literatura (800) y la historia (900) de las otras ciencias sociales (300).
por mucho que lo intento
for the life of me
I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
por mucho tiempo
for long
for long periods of time
An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.
Government agencies are increasingly turning to document imaging to manage their large volumes of information that must be retained for long periods of time.
por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo
however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo
However well a network may function, if the people communicating are not in the same frame of reference, the resulting problems will inpinge upon the benefits of office automation.
por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea
however + Adjetivo/Adverbio
However successful, human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
por muy + Adjetivo + be
Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be
Simply adding a few books on rights, commendable though this may be, will not work miracles unless all aspects of the library service are relevant to the needs of all the community.
por muy difícil que parezca
difficult though it may seem
difficult as it may seem
Difficult though it may seem, try to limit yourself to a total of only three to five goals.
Difficult as it may seem, it is important to attack the problem, not the individual when dealing with difficult employees.
por muy extraño que parezca
oddly enough
strangely enough
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
funnily enough
funnily
Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
Funnily enough, it's an accusation that can be levelled at many TV shows.
Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.
por muy increíble que parezca
incredible though it may seem
incredibly
incredibly enough
incredible as it may seem
although it may seem incredible
Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.
Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.
Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.
Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect.
Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.
por muy mentira que parezca
incredibly
incredible though it may seem
strangely enough
incredibly enough
incredible as it may seem
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
although it may seem incredible
Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.
Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.
Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.
por muy raro que parezca
strangely enough
oddly enough
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
por nada
for nothing
This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.
por nada del mundo
for the life of me
I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
por nada or casi nada
at little or no extra cost
The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
por naturaleza
by nature
by definition
characteristically
natural-born
naturally
inherently
The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadno medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.
By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens.
This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too = Dar a un líder nato un nuevo libro para que lo lea por su cuenta significa que, si le gusta, muy pronto otros niños del grupo querrán leerlo también.
I question whether people are naturally good and capable of disciplining themselves = Me cuestiono si la gente es buena por naturaleza y capaz de imponerse una disciplina.
Those serials serving as periodical reports of the activities of their issuing bodies are inherently unsusceptible to change of authorship and should be entered under the individuals or bodies responsible for them.
por necesidad
of necessity
out of necessity
The quantity of scientific information available must of necessity grow with the increasing number of scientists doing research in an increasing number of disciplines.
In summary, 'work' in everyday language means earning a living out of necessity.
por niveles
multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered]
multilayer
layered
tiered
The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
The author presents an integrated system in which a knowledge-based decision support system is integrated with a multilayer artificial neural network for urban planning = El autor presenta un sistema que integra un sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones basado en el conocimiento con una red neuronal articial multidimensional para la planificación urbanística.
GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.
The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
por no decir algo peor
to put it mildly
While Groome and the progressives have over the years had their differences with the mayor - to put it mildly - one thing they are in firm agreement about is that taxes have been pushed as far as they can be.
por no decir nada de
to say nothing of
And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
por no decir nunca
if ever
A search of a collection very rarely, if ever, retrieves all the relevant documents possessed in that collection.
por no decir otra cosa peor
to say the least
Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
por nombrar (sólo) + Número
to name (only) + Número
Internet carries with it many assumptions, about access and economy to name two.
por nombrar sólo unos cuantos
to name only some
With a little bit of forethought on such aspects as insulation, windows and even the shape of a building to name only some aspects, considerable economies can be achieved.
por nombrar sólo unos pocos
to name but a few
Printed indexes that incorporate to varying degrees the principles of pre-coordinate indexing are to be found in abstracting and indexing journals, national bibliographies, and indexes to journals, to name but a few examples.
por + Nombre
on a + Adjetivo + basis
Important decisions are made on an agency-wide basis.
por no mencionar
not to mention
UNIMARC could make a significant contribution to UBC but, if it is to succeed, it requires the co-operation and effort, not to mention the financial outlay, of all national MARC users.
por norma
as a rule
As a rule, the smaller the library the greater the variety of tasks which are allotted to assistants.
por + Número + cosas
on + Número + counts
This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.
por + Número + razones
on + Número + counts
This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.
por orden
round robin
A round robin rotation schedule is one of the oldest, simplest scheduling algorithm.
por orden de
mandated
Sleepiness continues to be a significant issue among medical residents despite recently mandated reductions in resident work hours.
por orden del congreso
congressionally mandated
Two peer-reviewed journals, begun in 1940 and 1959, are supplemented by a congressionally mandated International Cancer Research Data Bank established in 1972.
por orden de llegada
on a first come first served basis
Due to differing publication times in the various countries it is impossible to maintain a common update period and the documents on any disc are included on a first come first served basis.
por orden numérico
in numerical order
A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.
por otra parte
on the other hand
on the other side
on the flip side
on the flip side of the coin
on the other side of the coin
The nature of the information, on the other hand, may determine its inclusion in a special collection of statistics or quick reference materials.
On the one side is 'high culture' catering for the intellectual elites, on the other side is 'mass culture' catering for an undiscriminating mass audience of 'consumers'.
On the flip side, jaywalking laws really are absolutely ridiculous anyway.
On the flip side of the coin, Muslims burn bibles in Muslim countries without fear of retaliation.
On the other side of the coin, the granting of a right also means the possibility of obligation.
por otro lado
alternatively
however
on the other hand
on the other side
for another thing
on the flip side
on another topic
on another matter
on another note
on other matters
on the other side of the coin
on the flip side of the coin
Alternatively new subjects can be inserted by decimal subdivision.
However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.
The nature of the information, on the other hand, may determine its inclusion in a special collection of statistics or quick reference materials.
On the one side is 'high culture' catering for the intellectual elites, on the other side is 'mass culture' catering for an undiscriminating mass audience of 'consumers'.
For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.
On the flip side, jaywalking laws really are absolutely ridiculous anyway.
On another topic, how much trust and confidence do you have at this time in your mayor and city council, when it comes to handling city problems?.
On another matter, in many cases it is cheaper to pay workers for overtime than it is to hire more people.
On another note, if a child is bilingual, it is very difficult to make him fluent in both languages.
On other matters, it appears that our server was down again this morning.
On the other side of the coin, the granting of a right also means the possibility of obligation.
On the flip side of the coin, Muslims burn bibles in Muslim countries without fear of retaliation.
por parejas
in pairs
pairwise
In pairs, they looked after the condition of one section of the stock or had other areas of responsibility under the seniors.
The figure below shows the number of possible pairwise comparisons as a function of the number of conditions in the experiment.
por pares
pairwise
The figure below shows the number of possible pairwise comparisons as a function of the number of conditions in the experiment.
por parte de
on the part of
A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.
por parte de madre
on the distaff side (of the family)
on the woman's side (of the family)
Most of these societies were matrilineal, meaning descent and property was passed down on the distaff side of the family and women had a very high social prestige.
If there are fraternal twins on the woman's side of the family, there is an increased possibility that she will bear twins.
por parte de uno
on + Posesivo + part
We hope that you have found this course of some help in increasing that understanding on your part.
por parte materna
on the distaff side (of the family)
on the woman's side (of the family)
Most of these societies were matrilineal, meaning descent and property was passed down on the distaff side of the family and women had a very high social prestige.
If there are fraternal twins on the woman's side of the family, there is an increased possibility that she will bear twins.
por pasar el rato
(just) for the fun of (doing) it
(just) for the hell of (doing) it
(just) for the sake of it
Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.
When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por pereza
lazily
As Willoughby says 'Wing's bibliography is a dangerous work to handle lazily'.
por + Período de Tiempo
for + Expresión Temporal
The ISDS has now been in operation for over ten years.
por persona
per person
All prices are per person, double occupancy, subject to availability.
por placer
for kicks
(just) for the fun of (doing) it
(just) for the hell of (doing) it
(just) for the sake of it
These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.
Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.
When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por poco dinero
cheaply
A large number of documents can be indexed quickly and cheaply.
por poco o nada
at little or no extra cost
The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
por poco tiempo
for a short time
for a short while
Though we should bear in mind that a talk needs moments of relaxation, when we forget the main topic for a short time while our minds 'take a breather' and we recoup our energy.
They have only been around for a short while but they are making a big impact already.
por poderes
by proxy
It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world.
por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo
to take a + Adjetivo + example
To take a concrete example, if we are studying 'Bradford's law of scattering', we would expect to find Bradford's book Documentation cited.
por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre
to take + Nombre
To take just the issue of standards, in the cataloguing world standards for the creation of records are widely applied, while in the archives world they are being widely ignored.
por popa
astern
In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged - so stay clear! .
por + Posesivo + cuenta
at + Posesivo + own expense
Mr Dong Ming embarked on an eight-day bicycle ride to Beijing at his own expense in order to attend the IFLA Conference.
por + Posesivo + parte
for + Posesivo + part
as far as + Nombre + be + concerned
Licence agreements are mainly lists of restrictions imposed on the purchaser, while the publisher for his part has almost no obligations.
As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
por + Posesivo + propia cuenta
at + Posesivo + own expense
Mr Dong Ming embarked on an eight-day bicycle ride to Beijing at his own expense in order to attend the IFLA Conference.
por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza
in + Posesivo + nature
Things which are not in commerce, as public roads, are in their nature unalienable.
por primera vez
first + Verbo
for the first time
for once
The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes.
No two instructors will follow the same pattern in introducing a case to a group for the first time.
Note that for once standards have been drawn up before production of equipment started!.
por principio
on principle
He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.
por principios
as a matter of principle
As a matter of principle, the ALA refuses to cooperate with organizations which carry out human rights violations.
por probar nada se pierde
nothing ventured, nothing gained
In today's recession it seems that the saying 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' could be re-written as 'nothing ventured, nothing lost'.
por + Pronombre + mismo
all by + Reflexivo
by + Reflexivo
One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.
Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.
por propia iniciativa
self-directed
Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.
por pura curiosidad
just out of interest
(just) as a mater of interest
The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest.
As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth.
por pura diversión
for kicks
These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.
por puro entretenimiento
(just) for the fun of (doing) it
(just) for the hell of (doing) it
(just) for the sake of it
Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.
When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por puro placer
(just) for the fun of (doing) it
(just) for the hell of (doing) it
(just) for the sake of it
Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.
When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por qué
why
Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.
¿por qué diablos? [Las posibles combinaciones son why in hell, why in the hell y why the hell]
why (in/the) hell...?
Why in the hell do I have a scratchy throat and feel congested but I don't feel sick?.
por razones + Adjetivo
for + Nombre + purposes
It is occasionally useful for administrative purposes to be able to tag borrowers so that they may be intercepted during charge-out.
por razones de
for the sake of
The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.
por razones de seguridad
for security reasons
for safety reasons
Many companies fear connecting to the Internet for security reasons.
Most parents who are thinking of buying cell phones for their children this Christmas are doing so for safety reasons.
por razones éticas
on moral grounds
Some pharmacists, however, disagree and refuse on moral grounds to fill prescriptions for contraceptives.
por razones morales
on moral grounds
Some pharmacists, however, disagree and refuse on moral grounds to fill prescriptions for contraceptives.
por razones personales
for personal reasons
From 1995 to 1999, e-mail became the preferred method of inquiry and more questions came from casual users researching for personal reasons.
por + Reflexivo + cuenta
for + Reflexivo
Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too.
por rencor
out of spite
Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.
por respeto a
out of respect for
out of consideration for
They chose not show the cartoons out of respect for Islam.
The date and time were kept secret out of consideration for her parents and grandparents.
por rotación
round robin
A round robin rotation schedule is one of the oldest, simplest scheduling algorithm.
por rumores
grapevine
This has led to a new model for information retrieval: the word-of-mouth system or 'grapevine'.
por rutina
routinely
by force of habit
out of habit
from force of habit
through force of habit
Over the years the Library has routinely made changes in its name and subject headings and its classification numbers, and libraries have generally been able to accommodate to them.
Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
The main challenge is that sometimes we may not realize that what we have just done or said came out of habit.
Sociology starts from the premise that we are basically social animals, not just from force of habit but because we could not otherwise survive.
They live still through force of habit and snobbery in a recent past, but the great majority in all places no longer have any sincere passion for art.
por sacos
by the sackful
Kolya transported the harvested cucumbers to the village store where the locals bought them by the sackful.
por satélite
satellite-based
The article is entitled 'Satellite-based monitoring of grassland curing in Victoria, Australia'.
por segunda vez
a second time
the second time around
a second time around
for a second time
The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
His luck ran out the second time around after surviving an attempt on his life last April.
Will Fiat fare better a second time around in US market?.
After getting back on course the difficulties continued when she went off course for a second time and her bike became entangled in a fence.
por seguridad
for safety reasons
Most parents who are thinking of buying cell phones for their children this Christmas are doing so for safety reasons.
por semana
per week
Tens of thousands of records per week can be handled in this way.
por separado
at different times
in isolation
separately
singly
Copies and invoices may be received at different times.
This fact tends to be lost sight of when considering chain indexing in isolation for the construction of an actual catalogue.
Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.
They are first published singly, numbered serially within each year, then in annual bound volumes.
por ser + Adjetivo
as being + Adjetivo
In a retrospective search, if documents are retrieved on the basis of title alone closer examination may lead to the rejection of documents as being irrelevant.
por sexo
along gender lines
A public perceptions study of the work of librarians revealed that librarianship is considered low in status relative to other professions, but also that within the field itself, segregation occurs along gender lines.
por si
in the chance that
Just for the sake of curiosity (and in the chance that it might help someone else at some point), what was the solution you arrived at?.
por si acaso [En biblioteconomía, principio por el cual la prioridad de la biblioteca es acumular material "por si acaso" le es útil a alguien] [Abreviatura de on speculation]
in case of
on the off chance
just in case
on spec
for good measure
Regardless of how humble present budgets may be librarians must have in mind a clear-cut spending strategy in case of windfall moneys being made available.
What this book seeks to communicate is not an index of cases practicing librarians can file through later in their professional lives on the off chance that lightning will strike twice and that they will be able to locate an elegant solution to a somewhat similar experience.
The project shifts the paradigm for information services in support of research from a 'just in case' collection centred approach to 'just in time' service oriented operation.
You are lucky to find anywhere to stay if you just turn up on spec in Amsterdam in the middle of August.
This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
por si casualidad
in the chance that
Just for the sake of curiosity (and in the chance that it might help someone else at some point), what was the solution you arrived at?.
por siempre jamás
for evermore
evermore
I traced her footsteps down to the shore afraid she was gone for evermore.
My hope is in the Lord from this time on and evermore.
por si era poco
for good measure
This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
por si fuera poco
to boot
for good measure
to add insult to injury
to add salt to injury
to rub salt in the wound
to top it all (off)
to top things off
Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.
This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.
To add salt to injury there is a pregnancy as a result of this abominable act.
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it.
To top things off, we had to put one of our dogs down on November 10th.
por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro
for future reference
Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
por si las moscas [En biblioteconomía, principio por el cual la prioridad de la biblioteca es acumular material "por si acaso" le es útil a alguien] [Abreviatura de on speculation]
just in case
on spec
The project shifts the paradigm for information services in support of research from a 'just in case' collection centred approach to 'just in time' service oriented operation.
You are lucky to find anywhere to stay if you just turn up on spec in Amsterdam in the middle of August.
por sí mismo
for its/their own sake
in itself
in + Posesivo + own right
itself
unto + Reflexivo
in and of + Reflexivo
Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.
Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.
Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
The possession of relevant documents, does not, itself, imply a match in terms of information retrieval.
Right now we have each data base as a law unto itself.
Simple data cannot in and of themselves ascertain either dimension or capacity regarding library operations.
por sí mismo, por lo que es, por lo que son, por su propio derecho, por su p
in + Posesivo + own right
Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por sí mismos
in themselves
A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.
por simple curiosidad
(just) as a mater of interest
just out of interest
As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth.
The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest.
por si sirve de algo [Abreviado a FWIW in correos electrónicos]
for what it's worth [FWIW]
For what it's worth, you can greatly extend the range by using an antenna.
por sí solo
by itself
for its/their own sake
on its own
in and of + Reflexivo
in itself
The main entry is used not only by itself as the main entry, but also as the unit entry comprising each added entry.
Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.
A further refinement is to use a combination of bibliographic coupling and co-citation to give a 'similarity measure', which gives better results in terms of relevance than either method on its own.
Simple data cannot in and of themselves ascertain either dimension or capacity regarding library operations.
Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.
por sí solos
by themselves
in themselves
See GUIDE:STOPWORDS for a list of common words that cannot be used by themselves as search requests.
A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.
por si + tener + suerte [Abreviatura de on speculation]
on spec
You are lucky to find anywhere to stay if you just turn up on spec in Amsterdam in the middle of August.
por solidaridad con
in solidarity with
in sympathy with
Saturday 15th September saw two events take place in London in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli dungeons.
Men really do suffer pregnancy symptoms in sympathy with their partners, a study has shown.
por sorpresa
unawares
'Oh!' the exclamation escaped her unawares.
por su cuenta y riesgo
at + Posesivo + own risk
The article 'Licence at your own risk' describes the complexities of negotiating licensing agreements.
por suerte [Con sentido positivo o negativo dependiendo del contexto] [Con sentido positivo o negativo dependiendo del contexto]
luckily
fortunately
happily
as luck would have it
as fate would have it
as good luck would have it
by good fortune
His faith was pretty blind and his arrogance, luckily, borne with uncomplaining good humor by his colleagues.
Fortunately for all of us in this room and for the nation's library, Mr. Berman and Mr. Blume, chief of our Subject Cataloging Division, are in communication.
Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
Today seemed like any other day under the blue skies of the tradewinds until, as luck would have it, his paddle broke.
As fate would have it, I wasn't pregnant, but I would have accepted and loved this child with all my heart.
When we came to supper there was neither a knife nor a fork on the table to eat with, but as good luck would have it, we had knives of our own.
Also they intended to plunder us of all our riches, but by good fortune we were able to defeat and capture them.
por suerte o por desgracia
for better or (for) worse
by luck or misfortune
Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change.
The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
por su naturaleza
by + Posesivo + nature
Freedom, by its nature, cannot be imposed - it must be chosen.
por su papel
in its role
In its role in formulating search profiles, weighted term logic may be introduced either as a search logic in its own right, or as a means of reducing the search output from a search whose basic logic is Boolean.
por su parte
in + Posesivo + own right
Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por su propia voluntad
of its own accord
Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.
por su propio derecho
in + Posesivo + own right
Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por supuesto
of course
surely
to be sure
certainly
by all means
The library catalogue is, of course, a much more effective index to the documents in the collection than the arrangement of the documents themselves.
Paperback bibles are included in the category of 'other', which must surely indicate that they are a negligible quantity.
To be sure, there is not much flexibility in the classical bookform catalog.
Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning.
¡por supuesto que no!
heaven forbid
God forbid
As far as Hernandez could determine, no one dared to approach him with suggestions for needed changes in library policy or procedure or, heaven forbid, in his personal management style.
Disability can affect us all and God forbid you have an accident or something and become disabled ... How would you feel?.
por suscripción [Adjetivo]
subscriber + Nombre
The author describes the principles of subscriber teletext whereby teletext services are broadcast to and receivable only be specified users.
por susto
out of fear
She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.
por su volatilidad
mercurially
'Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.
por su volubilidad
mercurially
'Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.
por teléfono
on the telephone
by tele(phone)
over the phone
over the telephone
Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.
If you are making your hotel reservations by phone, be sure to mention that you are with the VRD Conference in order to get the special rate.
The server will allow users to record voice messages over the phone.
She points to the fact that shoppers are quite happy to give credit card details over the telephone, with little or no security.
por temas
topically
classified
We investigate how best to organize data by comparing retrieval from collections organized topically with retrieval from collections organized chronologically.
Each yearbook contains a classified list by profession/occupation.
por temor
out of fear
She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.
por temor a
for fear of/that
It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.
por temor a represalias
under duress
Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress - there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence - a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
por temor de
for fear of/that
It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.
por terminar
uncompleted
This guide is organised along the steps involved in buying uncompleted private residential properties from licensed housing developers.
por término medio
on average
For example, on average, the Science Museum has 70% of its objects in store.
por toda la ciudad
citywide [city-wide]
TIP was promoted citywide through a variety of media including handbills, posters on hoardings and buses, television and radio commercials.
por toda la Internet
Internet-wide
We should give the raw power of Internet-wide full text indexing a fair chance.
por toda la nación
nationwide [nation-wide]
Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
por toda la provincia
province-wide
This article describes a study of continuing education conducted province-wide by the Ontario Library Association.
por toda la vida [Adjetivo]
lifetime [life-time]
The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.
por todas las instituciones oficiales
government-wide
It may be reasonable to commission a government-wide effort to define best practices for Web publishing = Puede que sea razonable solicitar que se haga un esfuerzo por todo el gobierno para definir las pautas a seguir para la publicación en la web.
por todas partes
all over the place
everywhere
widely
all around
far and wide
The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place - not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.
An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
In the final analysis, flexibility in pursuing different options to suit needs, combined with excellent communications all around will help solve this crisis.
He is known far and wide.
por toda una vida [Adjetivo]
lifetime [life-time]
The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.
por todo
all over
throughout
all the way through
You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.
Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
The first four tracks continue all the way through the conference.
por todo el campus universitario
campus-wide [campuswide]
To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.
por todo el continente
continent-wide
The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
por todo el distrito
district-wide [districtwide]
The system is available district-wide via some 30 terminals spread over 7 major service points = El sistema está disponible por todo el distrito por medio de unas 30 terminales distribuidas en 7 principales puntos de servicio.
por todo el gobierno
government-wide
It may be reasonable to commission a government-wide effort to define best practices for Web publishing = Puede que sea razonable solicitar que se haga un esfuerzo por todo el gobierno para definir las pautas a seguir para la publicación en la web.
por todo el mundo
worldwide [world-wide]
around the world
across the globe
around the globe
across the world
around the planet
the world over
In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide.
Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world.
It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo.
The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe.
Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world.
It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet.
Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.
por todo el planeta
across the planet
planet-wide
The World Wide Web has expanded from a text-only technical documentation system to a multimedia information base distributed across the planet.
If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said.
por todo el servicio
service-wide
Those guidelines were then modified for service-wide distribution.
por todo lo alto
grandly
on a grand scale
with flying colours
I am convinced that China can hold this Olymipics game peacefully and grandly.
A 'toxic combination' of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organisation report said Thursday.
The service was incredible and it definitely passed the white-glove test with flying colours.
por todo + Lugar
up and down + Lugar
The Institute has a very small paid staff and a very large supporting cast of people up and down the country who serve it for the experience they gain from it.
por todo + Nombre de Lugar
across + Nombre de Lugar
The Library of Congress Subject Headings List was first published in 1909 and it is used widely across the United States.
por todos conocido
well-known
This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
por todos lados
left, right and centre
far and wide
It hasn't helped that the Americans are being so unilateralist and pulling out of treaties left, right and centre.
He is known far and wide.
por todos sitios
everywhere
DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.
por toneladas
by the ton
The best way to purchase hay is by the ton, not by the bale.
por triplicado
in triplicate
The form is usually in triplicate so that one copy can be kept as the requesting library's own record = El impreso normalmente se rellena por triplicado para que una copia se quede en la propia biblioteca que hace la solicitud.
por trueque
in kind
In the early days of the service they received a $100,000 donation in kind from a major advertising firm.
por turnos
on a rotating basis
on a rota basis
on a rota system
on a rota
round robin
The positive results from a pilot project, mounted with anti-static cleaning fluid and borrowed equipment, led the library to purchase the equipment so that a portion of the collection can be cleaned on a rotating basis each year.
Volunteers work shifts of 4 hours during the day, or 2 hours in the evening, on a rota basis.
There is a kitchen and dining room and clients prepare meals on a rota system.
On a rota, 2 or 3 helpers from a pool of 20 look after 2 to 9 children.
A round robin rotation schedule is one of the oldest, simplest scheduling algorithm.
por última vez
for the last time
one last time
He said he had voted for the last time in any presidential election since its is a waste of time.
And, if you use harsh cleansers on your sink, be sure to wash it really well with soap and water and then rinse it one last time with hot water to get rid of any residue.
por último
finally
last
lastly
ultimately
one last thing
Finally it had been possible to agree upon one code (there are no longer two texts).
Last, a volume number or other supplementary information is requested.
The outline of the main classes in figure 14.7 shows that the overall pattern is Science and Technology, then Humanities, and lastly the Social Sciences.
Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file.
One last thing, my bike started creaking again last week but it totally stopped after about 15-20 miles.
por último pero no menos importante
last but not least
Planning of national expenditure depends on number of vendors, on national serial output, and last but not least, on the amount of the yearly state budget allocation.
por una buena causa [Frecuentemente aplicado a actividades benéficas]
for a good cause
If you spotted some crazy-coloured hair and shaved heads yesterday it was all for a good cause.
por una buena razón
for a good reason
Squirrels store nuts for a good reason: they're rich in calories that keep them fed during the long cold winter.
por una lado por otro
at one end ... at the other
But the humanizing first and third stages that would provide free humanistic content at one end and humane guidance in its use at the other have yet to be seriously subsidized in America.
por unanimidad
unanimously
The motion passed unanimously.
por una parte
on the one hand
on the one side
On the one hand, the world is in a continuous state of change - always seeking, as it were, to find the equilibrium of its natural state.
On the one side is 'high culture' catering for the intellectual elites, on the other side is 'mass culture' catering for an undiscriminating mass audience of 'consumers'.
por una razón u otra
for one reason or another
There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
por un buen rato
for a good while
for a good bit
Not doing so can not only affect your score, it can also lead to serious injury that may keep you out of golf for a good while.
My head smacked into the cement sidewalk, and knocked the wits out of me for a good bit.
por un gran margen
by a huge margin
By a huge margin respondents feeel that 'library' is synonymous with 'books' = Con una gran diferencia, los encuestados consideran la "biblioteca" como sinónimo de "libros".
por un gustazo, un trancazo
a kingdom for a kiss
These necromancers bestow viceroyalties and principalities upon their adherents and give a kingdom for a kiss, for they are exceedingly amorous.
por unidad
per unit
In addition, any information stored is charged at 20p per unit per month for the first 2500 units, but a unit can contain up to 2048 characters.
por un lado
for one
on the one hand
on the one side
For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
On the one hand, the world is in a continuous state of change - always seeking, as it were, to find the equilibrium of its natural state.
On the one side is 'high culture' catering for the intellectual elites, on the other side is 'mass culture' catering for an undiscriminating mass audience of 'consumers'.
por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre
in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other
In the ultimate CIM system in go raw materials, power, product specifications and orders at one end, and out come finished products at the other.
por un momento
for a moment
Before we discuss the provision that libraries and information workers make for the subject approach, it will be profitable to pause for a moment and consider the preliminary question.
por un momento fugaz
for a passing moment
For a passing moment after resting her eyes on the tattoo on his arm, Lily had merely looked scared.
por uno mismo
on + Posesivo + own
for + Reflexivo
all on + Posesivo + own
completely alone
all on + Posesivo + tod
As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too.
She managed to stay alive though for one month all on her own in a small cave in the woods.
When I'm completely alone, I just turn the music up and sing my heart out.
Even though he is all on his tod while performing, you would think there is a whole band playing alongside him!.
por unos momentos
for a few moments
for a short time
for a short while
Jay thought hard for a few moments.
Though we should bear in mind that a talk needs moments of relaxation, when we forget the main topic for a short time while our minds 'take a breather' and we recoup our energy.
They have only been around for a short while but they are making a big impact already.
por uno solo
solo
all on + Posesivo + own
completely alone
all on + Posesivo + tod
The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics.
She managed to stay alive though for one month all on her own in a small cave in the woods.
When I'm completely alone, I just turn the music up and sing my heart out.
Even though he is all on his tod while performing, you would think there is a whole band playing alongside him!.
por un período de tiempo limitado
on a short-term basis
The government of this country has accepted the responsibility for providing a functional school media resource service, albeit on a short-term basis.
por un segundo
for a second
Wren glared at her for a second, then shut the door in her face.
por un tiempo
for a time
Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.
por un tiempo indefinido
for an indefinite time to come
for indefinite time
The heritage of our card and book catalogs is bound to continue to exist, or coexist, with the online catalog for an indefinite time to come.
A further collection of Moon and Mars globes has been lent to the museum for indefinite time.
por un tubo
galore
There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty.
por valor de + Cantidad
amounting to + Cantidad
In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.
por varias razones
for a variety of reasons
for a number of reasons
for one reason or another
for one reason or another
In this way, the needs of those such as shift workers and the housebound who are prevented from attending normal college courses for a variety of reasons, are now being met.
That means more construction and, for a number of reasons, more accidents.
There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
por varios motivos
for a number of reasons
for one reason or another
That means more construction and, for a number of reasons, more accidents.
There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
por venganza
out of spite
Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.
por voluntad propia
voluntarily
Thus the Librarian works with school classes and also has contacts with preschool children and those who visit the library voluntarily.
quedar por ver
remain + to be seen
Whether this is a short term phenomenon or not, remains to be seen.
tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda
be money and effort down the drain
So long as the library possesses accurate knowledge about its activities, it can use it proactively to define the areas where it would be money and effort down the drain.
transporte por tierra
land transport
Similarly, if we substitute 'mass media' for 'television' or 'transport' instead of 'land transport' specificity is lost.
utilizar por primera vez
pioneer
Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
venta al por mayor
wholesaling
In this example, the reader is trying to follow up all the ramifications of a fairly comprehensive subject such as 'commerce', which might include not only 'retailing' but also 'wholesaling', 'accounting', 'consumer protection' and so on.
