sobre-3
on top of ; onto ; over ; upon ; atop.
Cards are superimposed, one on top of another, and carefully aligned.
When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.
The conventional name of a government is the geographic name of the area over which the government has jurisdiction.
All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon the sand.
In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.
sobre ascuas
in suspense
The audience members will alternately find themselves roaring with laughter and sitting on the edge of their seats in suspense.
sobre base de arena
sand-based
The university has a full-sized, sand-based, all-weather pitch that is flood lit for evening use.
sobre disco
ondisc
Searches saved as disk files using DIALOGLINK can also be executed ondisc; however, searches saved online cannot be executed directly ondisc.
sobre el papel
in intent
nominally
on paper
This movement is also encouraged in some Australian universities, in intent at least, if not in implementation.
Librarians were concerned about the wastefulness of duplicating an already existing network of libraries which nominally, at least, aimed to provide a general information service to the public.
On paper, most girls would name the boy-next-door as their ideal mate, although in the real world you're often passed over for more masculine men.
sobre el terreno
on the ground
Some local authorities invite Commissioners to visit their area to see the extent of the problems on the ground and discuss possible Community approaches.
sobre esta base
on this basis
on that basis
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.
sobre forro de tela
cloth-backed
A similar cloth-backed composition had been introduced a few years earlier for covering ink balls.
sobre la base de
in relation to
on the usual basis
It is easiest to discuss the criteria for effective schedules in relation to the treatment of specific subjects.
The system has fairly low specificity, and topics are not included on the usual basis of literary warrant, but rather on the basis of organisational warrant.
sobre la marcha
on-the-fly
off the top of + Posesivo + head
right off the bat
spur-of-the-moment
on the spur of the moment
while-you-wait [while-u-wait]
straight away
as you go
right away
at once
Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'.
Pricing trends for periodicals are discussed with reference to charts not reproduced in the article 'Publishing policies, off the top of my head' but shown at the conference session.
I can't think of an exact example to give you right off the bat.
According to their friends, the couple made a spur-of-the-moment decision to tie the knot during a holiday = Según sus amigos, la pareja tomó la decisión de casarse de improviso durante las vacaciones.
The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.
While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms.
When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance.
Like, roaming the seven seas with a cutlass between your teeth, killing and stealing and raping as you go?.
Forms that are required right away are printed immediately.
You say that this A/Z index entry will direct him at once to the specific subject he is looking for.
sobre la superficie
above ground
Because the fact is that even earlier in life Aremis Slake had often escaped into the subway when things got rough above ground.
sobre la tierra
on earth
on the face of the earth
on the ground
There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
E-mail is without question the most powerful method of distributing information on the face of the earth.
But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.
sobre ruedas
on wheels
roll-out
without a hitch
without a glitch
smoothly
Just a little bus on wheels but preschoolers get a head start.
This paper features test reports on electronic typewriters and lateral roll-out file cabinets.
Should files follow the 8.3 standard or can long file names be used without a hitch?.
Suprisingly, Windows had no boot issues at all, it started up without a glitch.
DOBIS/LIBIS can take over much of the housekeeping work necessary for a smoothly functioning library = DOBIS/LIBIS puede encargarse de la mayor parte del trabajo de gestión administrativa para que la biblioteca funcione sin problemas.
sobre suelo firme
on firm footing
In order to deliver accurate fire on shore targets the amphibian tank must be stationary on a reef, or approach on smooth, firm footing.
sobre todas las cosas
above all things
Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.
sobre todo
above all
above everything else
overwhelmingly
in particular
above all things
Above all, we specified an inviting and functional, rather than impressive, building.
The province of bibliography is, above everything else, to relate all this to the text which it was the author's original intention to have written.
Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.
In particular, most were constructed before the ideas of facet analysis were developed.
Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.
Verbo + sobre todo
Verbo + the most
Large central research libraries want improved access or searching capabilities most, while multilocationed libraries (public, academic, or special) want remote catalog access the most.
y sobre todo
and worst of all
Europeans noted with horror their habits of bathing frequently, derision of authoritarian structures, and worst of all, their 'petticoat governments'.
