sentar
lay down.
He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.
caso que sienta jurisprudencia
test case
Test cases are useful because they establish legal rights or principles and thereby serve as precedent for future similar cases.
echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza
sow + Posesivo + wild oats
If he had let his hair down a bit more at his age and sowed his wild oats he might have been a better husband to Diana.
estando sentado
from a seated position
Exercises are described which can be done from a seated position at a VDU workstation and which improve relaxation, memory and cognition and reduce tension.
estar sentado sin hacer o decir nada
sit by
Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.
juicio que sienta jurisprudencia
test case
Test cases are useful because they establish legal rights or principles and thereby serve as precedent for future similar cases.
llamar para que se siente al lado
call + Perro + to heel
Prince stayed close by, but Candy, being a Spaniel, soon leapt into the water before I thought to call her to heel.
que sienta precedente
landmark
This landmark legal settlement comes at a time when there is already an intense shortage of bedside nurses throughout the country.
sentar base
make + things happen
The Intel 8080 was the device which really made things happen, the 8085 being the current version of it = El Intel 8080 fue el procesador que sentó base y el 8085 es su versión actual.
sentar bien
go down + well with
The recent High Court verdict banning hookah parlours has not gone down well with hoteliers in the city.
sentar bien a Alguien
look + good on + Nombre
She did not expect to see me with a crewcut but then she said, 'I like it, it looks good on you'.
sentar como una patada en el estómago
feel like + a kick in the face
feel like + a kick in the head
feel like + a kick in the teeth
I sent her a message explaining my hurt towards this and I didn't like it, it felt like a kick in the face to me.
Basically being woken up felt like a kick in the head.
So to be faced with this refusal on your last day, really, to me felt like a kick in the teeth.
sentar como una patada en los cojones
feel like + a kick in the balls
feel like + a kick in the nuts
feel like + a kick in the proverbials
When he scored the free-kick it felt like a kick in the balls but, in all fairness, it was a quality free-kick.
Things have been going my way lately so I'm not gonna dwell on it too much, but it felt like a kick in the nuts.
Thank you also to Martin and David for their patience and understanding after what must have felt like a kick in the proverbials.
sentar como una patada en los huevos
feel like + a kick in the balls
feel like + a kick in the nuts
feel like + a kick in the proverbials
When he scored the free-kick it felt like a kick in the balls but, in all fairness, it was a quality free-kick.
Things have been going my way lately so I'm not gonna dwell on it too much, but it felt like a kick in the nuts.
Thank you also to Martin and David for their patience and understanding after what must have felt like a kick in the proverbials.
sentar como un guante
fit like + a glove
Your boots must fit like a glove and be as comfy as your running shoes.
sentar de maravilla
do + Pronombre + a power of good
do + Pronombre + a/the world of good
I took my mother to Southend for a holiday as she had been very ill & it did her a power of good.
Aria used to be Rosewood's resident weird girl - but that was before a trip to Iceland did her a world of good.
sentar de mil maravillas
do + Pronombre + a power of good
do + Pronombre + a/the world of good
I took my mother to Southend for a holiday as she had been very ill & it did her a power of good.
Aria used to be Rosewood's resident weird girl - but that was before a trip to Iceland did her a world of good.
sentar de perlas
do + Pronombre + a power of good
do + Pronombre + a/the world of good
I took my mother to Southend for a holiday as she had been very ill & it did her a power of good.
Aria used to be Rosewood's resident weird girl - but that was before a trip to Iceland did her a world of good.
sentar la cabeza
settle down
A once closed society suddenly opened its doors to allow other ethnic groups to come in and settle down in their midst, which led to many cross-marriages.
sentar la mar de bien
do + Pronombre + a power of good
do + Pronombre + a/the world of good
I took my mother to Southend for a holiday as she had been very ill & it did her a power of good.
Aria used to be Rosewood's resident weird girl - but that was before a trip to Iceland did her a world of good.
sentar las bases
lay + foundation
set + the scene
set + the wheels in motion
set + the tone
set + the framework
set + the pattern
provide + the basis
lay + the basis for
provide + the material for
Central practices are highlighted and should lay a firm foundation for more advanced studies.
Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.
Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.
For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
According to Freud, the oral stage set the framework for the adult's capacity to cooperate and share.
According to Freud, the successful resolution of the Oedipus conflict sets the pattern for healthy sexual identity.
At the University of Guelph, Ontario, innovative and far-sighted decisions made in its early years provided the basis for continuing development of the collections and services.
The library can lay the basis for lifelong independent learning through library use instruction.
He believed that Jewish mysticism and Zionism could provide the material for the historical redemption of the Jews.
sentar las bases de Algo
lay + the groundwork for
But if the groundwork for these accomplisments can be laid with patient, constructive efforts, that contribution is more important than presiding over the final act.
sentarse [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio sat]
sit
sit down
adopt + a sitting position
seat
sitting
Our system allowed us to accept four messages and queue them so that the person sitting at a terminal thought s/he was the only person on.
The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.
Users should be able to adopt a comfortable sitting position, and screen displays should be clearly visible without glare or poor focus and contrast.
Once seated at a terminal they quickly come to regard any delay exceeding twenty seconds or so as quite unacceptable.
To understand why squatting is better than sitting, one just need to have a basic understanding of how the colon works.
sentarse cruzado de brazos
sit on + Posesivo + hands
She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.
sentarse de brazos cruzados
sit + idle
sit + idly
sit around
twiddle + Posesivo + thumbs
Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.
The police and the University rector cannot be blamed for following the law but the government should not sit idly and should work quickly to revamp the laws.
That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.
We don't want people to sit around twiddling their thumbs - it's not good for their thumbs and it's not good for our community = No queremos a gente que se cruce de brazos sin hacer nada; no es nada bueno ni para sus brazos ni para nuestra comunidad.
sentarse (en)
take + a seat (on)
Evan took a seat on the stone bench, eagerly folding his legs into the lotus position.
sentarse leyendo
sit over
Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.
sentarse sin hacer nada
sit + idle
sit + idly
sit around
twiddle + Posesivo + thumbs
Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.
The police and the University rector cannot be blamed for following the law but the government should not sit idly and should work quickly to revamp the laws.
That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.
We don't want people to sit around twiddling their thumbs - it's not good for their thumbs and it's not good for our community = No queremos a gente que se cruce de brazos sin hacer nada; no es nada bueno ni para sus brazos ni para nuestra comunidad.
sentarse sin moverse
sit + still
An ancient Roman poet once oddly admonished his readers to 'make haste slowly,' and a modern American one asked above all to learn 'to sit still'.
sentar un precedente
provide + precedent for
set + precedent
make + a statement
The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.
The Arthur Lakes Library was asked to follow the precedent set by the other department.
This unique style will appeal to the individual who wants to stand out, make a statement and swim against the stream.
zona para sentarse
seating area
The areas surveyed included the circulation and reference areas, the book stacks, the computer terminals, the newspaper reading room, the benches outside of the entranceway, and all other public seating areas.
