principio-2
start ; eruption ; kick-off ; startup [start-up] ; beginning.
Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.
Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.
The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.
This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
abocado al fracaso desde el principio
doomed from + the start
doomed from + the outset
doomed to + failure
doomed to + failure from its inception
doomed from + the beginning
The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.
The bureaucratic infrastructure of libraries may well ensure that work with teenagers is doomed from the outset.
Cooperation is doomed to failure unless the importance of information for solving social and economic problems is realised.
The first stratagem has been doomed to failure from its inception.
Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.
al principio
at first
at the outset
early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.]
in the early years
originally
to start with
early on
at startup
The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.
However, it should be stated at the outset that it is not the aim of this course to make you proficient in the use of the Colon Classification as a practical indexing language.
Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.
A unique feature of this book, then, is that the cases emphasize the kinds of problems recent graduates encounter in the early years of their careers.
A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme.
To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al principio (de)
at the beginning (of)
A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.
al principio de
at the dawn of
at the onset of
early in
At the dawn of this new century, we see the result of current scientific and technological advancement.
Student's experience with computers was minimal at the onset of the study.
Couples are forced to make the decision between owner-occupation & council tenancy early in their marriages.
al principio de la imprenta
early printing
It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation.
al principio de la tarde
early evening
in (the) early evening
Early evening dosage is more effective than late evening dosage.
Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, can be seen in the southern sky in the early evening from winter to spring.
al principio y al final
both ends
Sometimes truncation may be operative on both ends of a stem.
al principio y al final de
at each end of
Working from the inside outwards, there will probably be one or two leaves of blank paper at each end of the book, which are of a different colour or texture from the printed leaves; these are the endpapers, which were added by the binder.
a principios de
in the early + Fecha
Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
a principios de + Expresión Temporal [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
early + Expresión Temporal, the
Thus, UDC has been extensively employed in special libraries and information centres in locations all over the world since the early 1900s.
a principios de los + Década [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
early + Década, the
The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving.
comenzar por el principio
start from + scratch
start at + ground zero
begin from + scratch
In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.
If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.
condenado al fracaso desde el principio
doomed from + the start
doomed from + the outset
doomed from + the beginning
The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.
The bureaucratic infrastructure of libraries may well ensure that work with teenagers is doomed from the outset.
Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.
de principio a fin
from start to finish
gavel to gavel
from beginning to end
This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.
A survey of state legislators finds that lawmakers support expanding television coverage of legislative proceedings to include gavel to gavel programming.
This new drapers' guild commissioned a series of paintings illustrating the textile production steps from beginning to end.
de principio a fin (documento)
cover to cover
Virtually every discipline in the sciences, from astronomy through zoology, is represented since journals are indexed cover to cover.
desde casi el principio
from (very) early on
From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.
desde el principio
from the start
all along
ab initio
from the outset
from the beginning
from the word go
from the (word) get-go
Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning - if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.
'I know you want to do the best job you can - not that you haven't all along'.
There were so many corrections to be made that it would have been cheaper and quicker to catalogue the item oneself ab initio.
Such a structure must be imposed from the outset, and control over it exercised during any activity against the data base.
One is to believe, for instance, that the public library movement began in a passion of liberal and humanitarian zeal, and yet public libraries were generally cold, rigidly inflexible, and elitist institutions from the beginning.
They were rooted to their seats and riveted to the screen from the word go!.
Clearly, right from the get-go the assumption was that breast cancer is causally linked to environmental factors - specifically, chemicals.
desde el principio de los tiempos
since the beginning of time
from the beginning of time
since time began
from the very earliest times
Since the beginning of time, the buttocks have always been one of the two most important determinants of the beauty of the female torso.
From the beginning of time, technology has been a key element in the growth and development of societies.
Since time began there has never been a conscientious objector in the war between the sexes.
The human race has been making useless objects from the very earliest times.
desde principio a fin
throughout
Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
desde principios de siglo
since the turn of the century
from the turn of the century
Since the turn of the century, nothing has influenced or changed our perception of ourselves as much as the moving image.
The postcard collection consists of 292 postcards from the turn of the century to the modern era.
el principio de
the dawn of
The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.
el principio del fin
the beginning of the end
The Normandy landings of June 1944 marked the beginning of the end of World War II.
el principio de + Mes/Estación
early + Mes/Estación
It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
empezar por el principio
start from + scratch
start at + ground zero
begin from + scratch
In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.
If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.
en principio
at first
conceivably
first of all
in principle
prima facie
on principle
The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.
In fact, some 'hierarchies' could conceivably consist of a single term.
First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.
Most such title indexes are computer-produced, although, in principle, they could be generated without the intervention of a computer.
Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable.
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.
en un principio
at an earlier stage
initially
originally
at one time
to begin with
At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.
Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme.
At one time it was hoped that the new edition would be published in two volumes in 1973, but this proved impossible, and it began to seem that the publication would begin to parallel the publication of the full English edition of UDC, with its ever-postponed completion date.
Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.
finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX
the turn of the century
Perhaps no one embodied this notion more than the turn-of-the-century reformer Melvil Dewey.
fracaso desde el principio
doomed failure
It is difficult to police or control any of these activities, and attempts at legislation to do so are probably doomed failure.
hay que empezar por el principio
first things must come first
My main argument on this occasion is to say in effect that first things must come first.
leer de principio a fin
read + from cover to cover
It is not necessary to read every document from cover to cover.
muy al principio
in very early days
at the very outset
The raw material of white paper was undyed linen - or in very early days hempen - rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
para principios de siglo
by the turn of the century
By the turn of the century the population had reached its highwater mark - 75,000.
principio, el
early days, the
The new chemical was expensive, and in the early days it was often mishandled; much of the foxing of early nineteenth-century paper was due to inefficient bleaching.
principios de la primavera
early spring
As you would start many vegetables in late winter and early spring for summer harvests, winter gardening requires sowing seeds in mid- to late summer.
principios del invierno
early winter
Some vegetable varieties thrive in the cool conditions of late fall and early winter.
principios del otoño
early fall
early autumn
For this early fall she has already bought many shirts and jackets but what she likes most are the shoes.
I love early autumn when there is just the hint of cool in the air and the first few leaves on the ground.
principios del verano
early summer
The water levels rise from about one or two metres deep in the winter to as much as 10 metres in the late spring and early summer.
regresar al principio
go back to + square one
be back to square one
At today's open meeting, the Commissioners voted unanimously to go back to square one.
She told me that I was all at sixes and sevens with my eight times table and that it was 'back to square one' for me.
siempre hay un princpio y un final
there is always a beginning and an end
Just like a flower in season, everything has its appointed time and there is always a beginning and an end.
sobrecargado al principio
front-loaded
For a great example of front-loaded content, just read any newspaper article - the opening paragraph is always the conclusion of the article.
volvemos siempre al principio
things swing full circle
It seems that, pace Yeats, things really do swing full circle sometimes.
volver al principio
come + full circle
bring + Pronombre + full-circle
be back at square one
Once the planning team is formed, there needs to be consideration of how often the process comes full circle and begins to repeat.
Together, they represent the onset of the cataclysm of which Noah is the triumphant conclusion, thus bringing us full circle.
Life is more or less like a game of snake and ladders - you are the top at some point of time, and at the very next moment, you are back at square one.
