tener
bear ; contain ; have ; hold ; own ; carry ; have got ; have in + place ; live with ; have at + Posesivo + disposal ; possess.
Use a uniform title for an entry if the item bears a title proper that differs from the uniform title.
The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.
Many of the aspects of the indexing process including, in particular, term selection and search logic have common features.
If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.
For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.
Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.
Typical examples of enquiries of this kind that could be satisfied within minutes in any decently stocked library are 'Have you got anything on organising weddings?' 'Can you find me something on the history of paddle-steamers?'.
The first country to have in place an operational domestic geostationary satellite communications system was Canada.
Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.
But this would require time and competencies, which not all policy makers have at their disposal.
Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.
acabar teniendo
end up with
land up with
Could the USA end up with a House of Delegates rather than a House of Representatives?.
This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back.
acontecimiento + tener lugar
occurrence + take place
When such a happy occurrence takes place the publisher can put out extra impressions and can publish (or sell the rights for) a paperback edition for a larger market.
a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad
turnabout is fair play
The article 'Turnabout is fair play' discusses a clause of US copyright law that lets scholars excerpt for purposes of criticism, scholarship and education, as long as the excerpts meet certain criteria.
aquí tiene(s)
here is/are
Here is an example of entering an LCCN.
a tener en cuenta en el futuro
for future reference
Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function.
cambio + tener lugar
change + take place
The author examines changes likely to take place and warns local library and information services of the need to adapt to reflect these changes = El autor exmamina los cambios que probablmente sucedan y advierte a los sistemas bibliotecarios y de información locales de la necesidad de adaptarse a ellos.
curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad
extension course
off-campus course
This is a report of a survey of off-campus/extension courses in graduates library education programs accredited by the American Library Association.
This is a report of a survey of off-campus/extension courses in graduates library education programs accredited by the American Library Association.
dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene
count + Posesivo + blessings
The article 'Count your blessings' evaluates the features and performance of 7 log-file analyzers designed to analyze the traffic using World Wide Web (WWW) Web sites.
del que se tiene constancia
recorded
The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.
demostrar que se tiene razón
prove + Posesivo + point
To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet.
el cliente siempre tiene la razón
the customer is always right
Customers choose an establishment and spend hard-earned money and they want employees to exude appreciation through the attitude that 'we aim to please, the customer is always right, service is our business, and quality is our middle name'.
empezar a tener dudas
get + cold feet
The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.
empezar a tener sentido
become + meaningful
These brief, generalized statements will become more meaningful as you examine actual manifestations of PMES and T in the CC schedules.
esperar tener suerte
hope for + the best
This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre
place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre
What is needed is a sound historical study that will place the ADI/ASIS development against the background of the documentation movement in Europe and America.
hacer que tenga más valor
put + a premium on
Businesses work to deadlines that put a premium on convenience and ready availability.
hombre que tiene mucho mundo
a man of the world
You can discuss anything with him - he's a man of the world.
lo que tenga que pasar, que pase
que sera sera
what's meant to be, will be
whatever will be, will be
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question.
lo que tenga que ser, será
que sera sera
whatever will be, will be
what's meant to be, will be
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question.
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
mujer que tiene mucho mundo
a woman of the world
She is a woman of the world and understands these delicate issues.
necesitarse tener en cuenta
need + consideration
Bookstalls, church libraries, newspaper agencies, parish magazines, and press officers all need consideration.
negar tener relación con
disclaim + connection with
The aspect of literary content with wich bibliography must disclaim any connection is that of critical evaluation.
no querer tener nada que ver con
want + nothing to do with
He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
no tener alternativa
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener apetito
be off + Posesivo + food
be off + Posesivo + oats
Her period of madness is characterised by being off her food, by refusing to prepare food, and by silence.
Anyhow, family - including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
no tener a quien acudir
have + no body to turn to
have + no one to turn to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
It's harder when you're all alone and have no one to turn to.
no tener a quien recurrir
have + no body to turn to
have + no one to turn to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
It's harder when you're all alone and have no one to turn to.
no tener conciencia de
have + no sense of
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes.
no tener constancia de Algo
unrecorded
A study of early printed records for the county of Northumberland has identified some previously unrecorded parochial libraries.
no tener deudas
be free of debt
My dad and I were talking about his recent financial turnaround, and one of the things he said was that he loves being free of debt.
no tener donde acudir
have + no where to turn
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tener donde agarrarse
not have a leg to stand on
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener donde caerse muerto
not have two pennies to rub together
Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry.
no tener donde recurrir
have + no where to turn
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tener dos dedos de frente
as thick as a brick
as thick as two (short) planks
as daft as a brush
the cheese slid off + Posesivo + cracker
Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
It sounds like the cheese slid off his cracker a long time ago.
no tener dos dedos de frnete
knucklehead
It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
no tener en cuenta
disregard
overlook
skip over
be oblivious of/to
close + the door on
leave + Nombre + out of the picture
fly in + the face of
drop + Nombre + out of the picture
Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.
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 advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.
Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.
Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again.
If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
no tener errores
be error-free
Only 5 bibliographies were error-free.
no tener escapatoria
have + no way out
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tener éxito
come up with + nothing
prove + unsuccessful
be unsuccessful
have + no joy
I tried to search D-Lib Magazine for distributed proofreading, but came up with nothing.
Attempts were made to relate post-doctoral research to pre-doctoral research and experience, but these proved unsuccessful.
Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
I just like challenges, especially with problem-solving on vehicles when others have had a try but no joy.
no tener fácil arreglo
there + be + no easy way out
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
no tener fin
there + be + no end to
Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.
no tener forma de regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener forma de volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener fronteras
have + no boundaries
It will be global learning, thus evidence of the fact that learning has no boundaries.
no tener fundamento
be unfounded
This fear was expressed by publishers and booksellers when the first lending libraries were established and by and large it has proved to be unfounded.
no tener futuro
there + be + no future in
He was worried stiff by how much he wanted her, knowing there was no future in it.
no tener ganas
can't/couldn't be bothered
can't/couldn't be bothered
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
no tener ganas de comer
be off + Posesivo + food
be off + Posesivo + oats
Her period of madness is characterised by being off her food, by refusing to prepare food, and by silence.
Anyhow, family - including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
no tener hijos
be childless
Although some women librarians are married, most are childless: since the career is demanding, women librarians must choose often between career and children.
no tener hogar
be homeless
In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
no tener idea
have + no clue
Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.
no tener idea de
be clueless about
have + no understanding of
Even if CIA spymasters could infiltrate the innermost Kremlin, they would still be clueless about what was happening in the rest of Russia.
Someone who is too honest sounds like a lunatic because they seem to have no understanding of how the world works.
no tener importancia
be of no importance
make + no difference
be of no consequence
Titles and authors are of no importance, and grouping books under subjects (fairy tales, adventure) is ineffective because the categories are not understood.
Although upper and lower case makes no difference when typing in your name, it does make a difference in the password.
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
no tener información
be undocumented
Friends of the Library groups are largely undocumented in the professional literature at non-doctoral granting colleges and universities.
no tener la conciencia tranquila
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
no tener la más mínima consideración
walk all over + Alguien
ride + roughshod over
By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over .
A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.
no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo
not have the foggiest idea
I don't have the foggiest idea how one would go about it.
no tener la menor importancia
be of no particular concern
Whether or not the distribution fits a Bradford distribution is of no particular concern.
no tener la necesidad de usar Algo
have + no use for
Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.
no tener la obligación de
be under no obligation
They are under no obligation to inform the public of their financial status, so most do not bother.
no tener la preparación
be untrained
In some senses an author is in an ideal position to evaluate and summarize his own work, but the fact that he is untrained in abstracting will lead to variations in quality.
no tener límite
have + no limit
The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
no tener límites
be boundless
Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.
no tener lógica ni explicación
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener lugar
fall through
The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
no tener manera de regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener manera de volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener margen de error
have + no margin for error
I didn't feel threatened, but I knew that I was on a razor's edge - I had no margin for error.
no tener más alternativa que
have + no other option but
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener más opción que
have + little choice but
have + no other option but
With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener más remedio que
be stuck with
be left with + the need to
get + stuck with
If you're trying to reduce the cost of your cataloging, you're stuck with accepting LC, particularly if you're in a library which is acquiring the kinds of materials for which LC is the only cataloging source.
In which case, the librarian is left with the need to reach sensible agreements with those supporting and delivering IT services to ensure that the services are reliable and available.
The point to using non-proprietary standards is to make sure that you don't get stuck with content that you are unable to migrate to new formats over time.
no tener modo de regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener modo de volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener nada en contra de
have + no quarrel with
have + nothing against
I have no quarrel with subject catalogues.
I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas .
no tener nada en contra de Algo
have + no quarrel about + Nombre
His library is using the subject heading 'CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, NONSEXIST' in two ways: one applied to material on the subject of nonsexist books - about which I have no quarrel.
no tener nada que perder
have + nothing to lose
'Workers unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains,' said Karl Marx = "Trabajadores uníos, no teneís nada que perder mas que vuestras cadenas", dijo Karl Marx.
no tener nada que ponerse
not have a stitch to wear
This foxy girl has a wardrobe full of head-turning outfits and not a stitch of clothing to wear.
no tener nada que ver con
be irrelevant to
have + nothing to do with
The requirement of many communities in the USA that young children print their names legibly to qualify for a library card is irrelevant to a child's readiness to use the library.
Religion has nothing to do with science - and vice versa.
no tener (ni) absoluta idea
have + absolutely no idea
It was also a demonstration that the people running the business have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to security.
no tener (ni) idea
have + no idea
When the group got on the bus for their field trip that morning, they had no idea they would be heading for a military prison.
no tener ni idea sobre Algo
not know the first thing about
The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad
not to have a prayer
As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
no tener ni la más remota posibilidad
not to have a prayer
As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
no tener ningún escrúpulo en
have + no qualms about
Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener ningún fundamento
not have a leg to stand on
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener ningún interés
can't/couldn't be bothered
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
no tener ningún problema con
be okay with
Once weeding concepts and principles have been explained to patrons upset about not finding their favorite books, they 'were okay' with it.
no tener ningún remilgo en
have + no qualms about
Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener ningún reparo
have + no qualms about
Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener (ni) orden ni concierto
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener ni pies ni cabeza
be pointless
make + no sense at all
make + no sense whatsoever
In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
The way President Obama has gone about it makes no sense at all.
Cuz they know that old coot constantly contradicts himself and makes no sense whatsoever.
no tener (ni) pies ni cabeza
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener ni punto de comparación
be in a different league
Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
no tener ni puta idea
not get + Posesivo + shit together
To begin with a vulgarism, the public libraries have definitely not got their shit together.
no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo
not know the first thing about
The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
no tener (ni) ton ni son
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener ni un pelo de tonto
there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre
Arabin stared at the interruption, but the man continued: 'You need not stare; there are no flies about me - what I say I mean to do'.
no tener ni voz ni voto en
have + no say in
The journeymen, having no say in the affairs of the gild, organized their own associations within individual shops, which were known as chapels.
no tener noticias de
not hear a pip from
We sent him a Christmas card and a text to say Happy New Year, but not heard a pip back from him.
no tener noticias es buena señal
no news is good news
No news is good news, in this case meaning there is no new clot in her lungs.
no tener opción
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra alternativa
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra alternativa que
have + no other option but
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener otra opción
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra opción que
have + no other option but
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener otro objetivo que el de
have + no other purpose than
As a reader of books, I am frequently irritated by 'introductions', which appear to me to have no other purpose that to hinder me from getting into the meat of the text.
no tener otro sitio donde recurrir
have + nowhere else to turn
Cuts in library budgets won't turn off the Internet for wealthy or middle-class families but it will certainly do for people who have nowhere else to turn.
no tener par
be one of a kind
be one in a million
She was one of a kind and we were fortunate to have had the chance to make music with her.
He changed my life forever and I will never forget him, he truly was one in a million.
no tener parangón
be unequalled
be without peer
The early history of Irish libraries is unequalled in Europe.
As a record of the lives and intellects of their extraordinary correspondents, these letters are without peer.
no tener pelos en la lengua
call + a spade a spade
not to hold any punches
It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no tener posibilidades
be dead meat
be a dead man/woman (walking)
I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.
no tener prejuicios
be open-minded
The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
no tener presente
be oblivious of/to
The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.
no tener pruebas
not have a leg to stand on
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener que ir muy lejos
not have to look far
If you're interested in purchasing a pair of wedge shoes worn by the stars, you won't have to look far.
no tener razón
be wrong
He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo
there + be + no sense in + Gerundio
There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about = No tiene sentido andarse con precisiones cuando no se tiene ni idea de lo que se está hablando.
no tener reparos
make + no bones about + Algo
In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no tener reparos en admitir que
make + no bones about + Algo
In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no tener representación
be unrepresented
Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación.
no tener respuesta
be unanswerable
It does happen from time to time that a question is asked that the librarian knows from his knowledge and experience to be unanswerable in practice.
no tener rival
be second to none
The rate of growth in Australian data base activity is second to none in the world.
no tener rumbo
lose + Posesivo + way
They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.
no tener salida
be stuck
get + stuck
become + stuck
have + no way out
Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.
Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.
Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tenerse en pie
not hold + water
Their arguments against the government's foreign policy simply don't hold water.
no tener sentido
be meaningless
be pointless
be senseless
make + no sense
If you do not observe this rule, the resulting class number will be either meaningless or, at least, have the wrong meaning.
In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
Quine's thesis of the inscrutability of reference maintains that it is senseless to ask what the referent of a term is.
It makes no sense to sacrifice our health to balance the budget.
no tener sentido de
have + no sense of
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes.
no tener sentido el + Infinitivo
there + be + no point in + Gerundio
There usually is no point in personally trying to correct misconceptions that may be the basis of some questions.
no tener sentido + Infinitivo
there + be + little point in + Gerundio
there + be + no sense in + Gerundio
There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about = No tiene sentido andarse con precisiones cuando no se tiene ni idea de lo que se está hablando.
no tener suerte
be out of luck
have + no joy
But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
I just like challenges, especially with problem-solving on vehicles when others have had a try but no joy.
no tener tiempo de nada
have + not a moment to spare
The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.
no tener trabajo
be unemployed
In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
no tener trascendencia
be of no consequence
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
no tener un duro
not have a bean
And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
no tener un lugar donde acudir
have + no place to go to
have + no place to go to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
no tener un lugar donde ir
have + no place to go to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
no tener un lugar donde recurrir
have + no place to go to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
no tener valor
be valueless
Effects of this error force ratings so drastically to the top of the scale that they are valueless to us and others in management.
no tener vida privada
like being in a (gold)fish bowl
Living in residence is like being in a fish bowl, something happens and then minutes later the whole house knows.
no terminar nunca de tener problemas con
have + no end of problems with
I would be glad to test the new version since I have had no end of problems with the old one.
¡Ojalá tuviera!
I wish I had...
The article 'I wish I had a rose garden' muses on the pleasures and problems of the UK library scene in the decade leading up to 1st World War: 1910-1919.
¡Ojalá tuviese!
I wish I had...
The article 'I wish I had a rose garden' muses on the pleasures and problems of the UK library scene in the decade leading up to 1st World War: 1910-1919.
parece tener poco sentido que
there + seem + little point in
There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
plan + tener éxito
plan + come through
And those rays could soon power thousands of homes if plans for a large solar power station come through.
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.
¡qué aspecto tienes!
what do you look like!
What do you look like in that hat!!!.
que no tiene compensación
non-compensatory [noncompensatory]
Yorke classified the public library service as a non-compensatory, undifferentiated, and non-essential local government service.
que no tiene precio
priceless
The libraries have spent centuries with the collections and storage of priceless information.
que pase lo que tenga que pasar
que sera sera
whatever will be, will be
what's meant to be, will be
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question.
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
¡qué pinta tienes!
what do you look like!
What do you look like in that hat!!!.
¿qué sentido tiene ?
what's the use of... ?
'A radically atheoretical posture is conceivable only in a purely theoretical world of wild fancy,' he wrote in response to Gary Thomas's article, 'What's the Use of Theory?' = "Una postura radicalmente ateórica sólo es concebible en un mundo puramente teórico de fantasía salvaje", escribió en respuesta al artículo de Gary Thomas, "¿Qué sentido tiene la teoría?".
que tiene lugar una vez a la semana
once-weekly
Selected key villages would be the focal points for once-weekly public sector 'markets'.
que tiene precio
priced
Much of this is free games software, with some educational programs, but there are also some priced applications programs available.
que tiene sentido
meaningful
Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.
que tiene solución
solvable
Again, in an online catalog, this may be a question of involved but solvable problems.
revista que tiene una gran demanda popular
mass-market journal
Specialised journals, trade publications and mass-market journals have a strong paper future.
sin tener
in the absence of
In the absence of, or in addition to, an ISADN an alternative number assigned by a regional or national agency may be given.
sin tener donde caerse muerto
down-and-out
The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.
sin tener en cuenta
never mind
without regard to
independently of
disregarding
not including
irrelevant of
But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
The term 'corporate name heading' is used to designate the type of heading by reference to the type of name or title on which the heading is based, without regard to its function or relationship to other headings.
Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.
'Affirmative action' was used by John F. Kennedy over 30 years ago to imply equality and equal access to all, disregarding race, creed, color, or national origin = John F. Kennedy usó el concepto de "Acción afirmativa". hace ya más de 30 años para expresar la igualidad e igualdad de acceso para todos, idependientemente de la raza, creencia, color o país de origen.
According to this story, owning a horse can cost about $10000 a year, not including the horse = Según esta historia, poseer un caballo puede costar alrededor de $ 10000 al año, sin incluir el caballo.
Irrelevant of its cytology, a neoplasm of epithelial origin with this form of growth is also called papilloma.
sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que
overlook + the fact that
The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
sin tener que recurrir a
without recourse to
Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
sólo tienes que decírmelo
just say the word
But just say the word and I'll be outside in the parking lot with the engine running by the curb.
sólo tienes que pedírmelo
just say the word
But just say the word and I'll be outside in the parking lot with the engine running by the curb.
ten cuidado con lo que haces
look before you leap
If you are ready to tackle this task, then go for it, but look before you leap!.
tenemos intereses en ambas partes
our feet are in both worlds
People can not ignore this other world because our feet are in both worlds and we are charged with bringing both together under the library roof.
tener a Alguien cautivado
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell
He uses his charm, tells her all the pretty things she needs to hear and finally has her under his spell.
tener a Alguien embelesado
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell
He uses his charm, tells her all the pretty things she needs to hear and finally has her under his spell.
tener a Alguien encandilado
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell
He uses his charm, tells her all the pretty things she needs to hear and finally has her under his spell.
tener a Alguien en el bolsillo
have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand
Even though her performance lasted less than an hour, by the end she had them eating out of her hand and she received a standing ovation.
tener a Alguien hechizado
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell
He uses his charm, tells her all the pretty things she needs to hear and finally has her under his spell.
tener a Alguien metido en un puño
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb
She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.
tener a cargo de uno
have + as + Posesivo + charge
Ms. Weihs has been chairperson of the Ontario Public Library's Advisory Committee that has as its charge reporting on the possibilities of an automated cataloging network for the public libraries of Ontario.
tener acceso (a)
have + access (to)
get + access (to)
This could be useful if you want to find whether someone else has access to your account.
The customers only need to spend an initial amount on the software after which they can get access to a number of Apple products free of cost.
tener acceso a información confidencial
be on the inside
He's a guy who was definitely on the inside, but he doesn't spend the whole book aggrandising himself or justifying everything he did.
tener acuerdos con
have + deals with
Another vendor, OCLC's FirsSearch has its version of MEDLINE, but it has deals with a different group of publishers.
tener afinidades
share + common ground
The author discusses the extent to which education and librarianship share common ground.
tener aire acondiconado
be air-conditioned
All rooms are air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter.
tener a la disposición de Uno
have at + Posesivo + disposal
But this would require time and competencies, which not all policy makers have at their disposal.
tener al alcance
have at + Posesivo + touch
The lawyer has at his touch the associated opinions and decisions of his whole experience, and of the experience of friends and authorities.
tener Algo al alcance
have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips
Both farmers and traders, such as grain merchants, need to have highly current information at their fingertips.
tener algo a mano
have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips
have + Nombre + on hand
Both farmers and traders, such as grain merchants, need to have highly current information at their fingertips.
We have three kids and you have to have a couple of travel-sick bags on hand for long trips, learnt the hard way.
tener + Algo + a + Posesivo + entera disposición
have + the run of the + Nombre
There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere - they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.
tener Algo bajo el control de Uno
have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command
Once he has a few pieces at his command, widening his collection is an easier task.
tener Algo claro
clarify + Posesivo + mind
For much study and research, the researcher must find his own way, at least initially, because he has not yet clarified his mind or his aim to the point where he can pose precise questions.
tener Algo en común
have + Nombre + in common
share + Nombre + in common
This record is related to the previous article because it has four references in common with that article.
A class is a set of things which share some property, or characteristic, in common.
tener algo en contra de
have + something against
I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas .
tener Algo entre manos
have + Nombre + lined up
He says he has a special surprise lined up that has set him back a few thousand dollars.
tener Algo fácilmente accesible
have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips
Both farmers and traders, such as grain merchants, need to have highly current information at their fingertips.
tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno
have + Nombre + cut out
You all have a very important, crucial task cut out for you.
tener Algo metido entre ceja y ceja
have + a bee in + Posesivo + bonnet (about)
What do you do when a calm puppy is suddenly in a frenzy, as if he had a bee in his bonnet? .
tener algo muy vivo en la mente
be strong in + Posesivo + mind
The stereotypes of bookshops as 'stuffy', 'dusty', 'fusty' places were still clearly strong in the minds of the young people interviewed.
tener algo que decir
have + a word to say
There are some specialists who say that the neurological changes also have a word to say in the matter.
tener algo que decir sobre
have + a say in
Native Americans are determined not only to remain in control of their art but also to have a say in how it is interpreted.
tener algo que ver con
have + something to do with
Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
tener algo reservado
have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve
He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.
tener alguna incidencia en
have + some bearing on
A library's objectives can be accomplished without legalistic study of the statutes, codes, or municipal ordinances that may establish the library or have some bearing on its functions.
tener alguna posibilidad
have + a fighting chance
be in with a fighting chance
At least British criminals deported to Australia had a fighting chance of reforming their lives.
I'm very happy to be still in with a fighting chance of qualification and I know it's down to me.
tener alguna posibilidad de triunfar
have + a fighting chance
be in with a fighting chance
At least British criminals deported to Australia had a fighting chance of reforming their lives.
I'm very happy to be still in with a fighting chance of qualification and I know it's down to me.
tener alguna relevancia para
have + some bearing on
A library's objectives can be accomplished without legalistic study of the statutes, codes, or municipal ordinances that may establish the library or have some bearing on its functions.
tener alucinaciones
hallucinate
As Gately wonders if he is dreaming or hallucinating, a series of words and phrases bombard his consciousness.
tener a mano
have at + Posesivo + touch
have + on call
have + to hand
keep within + reach
be to hand
The lawyer has at his touch the associated opinions and decisions of his whole experience, and of the experience of friends and authorities.
The patent attorney has on call the millions of issued patents, with familiar trails to every point of his client's interest.
In the artificial situation of not having actual documents to hand to work with, it may be wise to remind ourselves that classification cannot usually be done by relying on the title alone.
No reference department is large enough to keep all editions within reach.
The van has two main drawbacks, there is no telephone, which presents difficulties when a public callbox is not to hand, and the two interview rooms lack privacy as they are not soundproofed.
tener ansias de
crave
crave for
Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.
With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.
tener antecedentes de
have + a track record of
They have a track record of hysterics and exaggerations for political purposes.
tener antojo de
crave
crave for
Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.
With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.
tener añoranza
be homesick
feel + homesick
But all through my growing years, I've been around a mother who was homesick for Pakistan and a grandmother who was homesick for Mumbai.
Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be.
tener a + Posesivo + cargo
have in + Posesivo + charge
William R Lethaby, the architect who had Westminster Abbey in his charge for over twenty years, once said 'Art is thoughtful workmanship'.
tener arrinconado en la casa
lie (a)round + the house
If you happen to have a couple of turntables lying around the house, we've got the perfect project for you this weekend.
tener arrinconado por ahí
lie (a)round + the place
Many houses have unused gold items lying around the place, hiding away in drawers providing no use to any person.
tener aspecto
look
An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.
tener atrasos
be in arrears
All Members who are not in arrears are eligible to nominate for these positions and to vote in the subsequent elections.
tener aversión a
have + aversion to
Although in the past it has been said that readers have a psychological aversion to computers, its present widespread use in offices and business and industry invalidates this argument.
tener beneficios
have + benefits
The opportunity to gather individualized information can have unique benefits.
tener buena cara
look + nice
look + good
Even though the shoes looked nice and felt comfortable initially, at the end I had to discard them because of the blisters that resulted from them being too narrow.
Whilst there was still a budget deficit, the situation was an improvement on last year and indications for the future look good = Aunque el déficit presupuestario seguía existiendo, la situación había mejorado con respecto al año anterior y las pespectivas para el futuro parecían buenas.
tener buena estrella
be lucky
'We were lucky you happened to be sitting in your dean's office when I called about the position, and that you could come over for an interview right away'.
tener buena mano con las plantas
have + a green thumb
have + green fingers
Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have a green thumb, or green fingers.
Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have a green thumb, or green fingers.
tener buen apetito
have + a good appetite
He rests tranquilly, has a good appetite, and says he 'feels tip-top'.
tener buena pinta
look + good
look + promising
look + nice
look + tasty
look + delicious
look + yummy
Whilst there was still a budget deficit, the situation was an improvement on last year and indications for the future look good = Aunque el déficit presupuestario seguía existiendo, la situación había mejorado con respecto al año anterior y las pespectivas para el futuro parecían buenas.
Here we may find a reference to another active researcher in the field of superconductivity that looks promising.
Even though the shoes looked nice and felt comfortable initially, at the end I had to discard them because of the blisters that resulted from them being too narrow.
We let them out in the garden at the weekend and they enjoy exploring all the nooks and crannies and eating anything that looks tasty!.
Have you ever bought anything that looked delicious and were disappointed when you tasted it?.
They say I look yummy and they want a taste, but I'm a human not a sandwhich.
tener buenas intenciones
be well-intentioned
mean + well
He was well-intentioned but weak.
He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
tener buen aspecto
look + nice
Even though the shoes looked nice and felt comfortable initially, at the end I had to discard them because of the blisters that resulted from them being too narrow.
tener buenas perspectivas para
be well-placed to
be well-positioned to
Libraries are also well-placed to offer desktop publishing as a resource to their readers.
Canada is well-positioned to reassert its place on the world stage as an interlocutor between the existing and emerging global powers.
tener buen corazón
be of good nature
have + a good heart
Addames specifies the commodities vendible in Japan, describes the island and the people, who he says are of good nature, courteous above measure.
Lawson was a quick-tempered young woman but she also had a good heart and liked to dance when the mood struck her.
tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente
be a good judge of character
The nature of Duncan's murder and the events leading up to it suggest that he was neither a discerning man nor a good judge of character.
tener bulla
be in a hurry
Librarians too easily forget that many readers are in a hurry, and hardly any are under no time constraint at all.
tener cabida para [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio held] [Verbo irregular: pasado took, participio taken]
hold
accommodate
include
take
have + room for
If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.
Changes have been made to accommodate modern approaches or new groupings of subjects.
Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.
No matter how stuffed you are after the main course you always have room for a little dessert.
tener calentura
have + a temperature
have + a fever
After the first injection, 113 children had a temperature of 37.5°C or higher - 81 in the vaccine group and 32 in the placebo group.
Parents were asked to subjectively assess whether their child had a fever.
tener calidad
be a class act
Good news is that my dinner was a class act, and they even got the steak perfect, which is a feat for such a fussy eater like me.
tener características en común
share + similarities
School libraries as they have evolved in recent times share certain similarities the world over.
tener cara de entierro
have + a face like a funeral
His greying tufts of hair stuck out from underneath his hat, his suit was over-the-top formal, and he had a face like a funeral.
tener cara de muerto [En inglés británico se usa warmed up y en americano warmed over]
look like + death warmed (over/up)
She looked like death warmed over and had tubes and machines hooked up all over her.
tener cara de velatorio
have + a face like a funeral
His greying tufts of hair stuck out from underneath his hat, his suit was over-the-top formal, and he had a face like a funeral.
tener carencias
find + wanting
This article examines the question of whether fee-based information service producers could face legal action, from dissatisfied customers, if the information product is found wanting.
tener cargo de conciencia
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
tener carta blanca
have + carte-blanche
Medical people, guidance counselors, career advisors, and the like now seem to have carte-blanche to take children from classes as and when they please.
tener causa justificada
have + good cause
Online hosts, who have no control over the data they supply, have good cause to be worried and should seek to diversify their markets.
tener cautela
proceed + with caution
Since the literature on community information tends to concentrate on a relatively small number of successful examples, any attempt to generalize about developments must proceed with caution.
tener celos
feel + jealous
The main cause for feeling jealous is having doubts about one's abilities or skills.
tener claro
be clear in + Posesivo + mind
You must be clear in your mind about the existence of citation order before you go on to examine its implications.
tener clases
take + classes
School starting again and it's back to the grindstone for me - I'm really excited about the classes I'm taking this semester.
tener coherencia
cohere
Co-citation analysis shows that literature cohere and change in intelligible ways over time.
tener cólicos
be colicky
My baby is very colicky - Is there anything over-the-counter that I can give him that may help?.
tener como consecuencia
result (in)
Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
tener como equivalente
have + counterpart
Whilst books bound in paper covers are not excluded from British Books in Print, a separate Paperbacks in Print (London, Whitaker, 1960 annual) is published and it has a counterpart in the United States Paperbound Books in Print (New York, Bowker, annual).
tener como motivo central
plan around + Nombre
It outlines the college's programme which includes updates on library activities, lists of current acquisitions, contributions to the student newspaper, and the monthly displays planned around specific themes.
tener como objetivo
have + as + Posesivo + objective
be in business for
DGIS has as its objectives the provision of a single, easy-to-use interface with all these data bases.
Like many other institutions, the Museum had worked without an explicit definition of what it was in business for.
tener como protagonista
star
Political comedy films starring comedians aren't always very successful.
tener como resultado
result (in)
Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
tener como sede
headquarter (at/in)
Why should information and referral be headquartered at a public library rather than somewhere else?.
tener compasión
have + a heart
Anyone who has a heart cannot help but be moved by this book.
tener compasión de
have + compassion for
There is also a need for the librarian to have compassion for the people to be served, and an understanding of the role of the library in society.
tener completamente la razón
be dead right
Tom Jefferson was dead right when he said anyone who expects to be ignorant and free expects what never was and never will be.
tener confianza en
have + confidence in
The only way to deal with this effectively is to have confidence in who you are.
tener conocimiento de
be privy to
be aware of
Even individual models vary from others by the same manufacturer; but that isn't something I can advise on, I'm not privy to the information.
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.
tener consecuencias
have + consequences
This phenomenon will have serious consequences for the profession of librarianship, or any profession that depends on public funding.
tener consecuencias a nivel mundial
have + global implications
Future climate change will have global implications and countries will need to consider measures which can reduce these impacts.
tener consecuencias en
have + implication for
The number and type of questions posed to the system has implications for the effort that it is worthwhile to divert into thesaurus construction.
tener consecuencias negativas
backfire
While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
tener constancia de
be aware of
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.
tener contacto
have + contact
He also resolved to talk with Cleo Passantino, a young librarian who had been at the library for three years and with whom he had had little contact.
tener contactos
liaise (with/between)
A full-time professional librarian, who could promote the service both internally and externally and liaise with other agencies, was never appointed.
tener controlado a Alguien
have + Nombre + on the run
He then took the wind out of the sails of the political opposition two weeks ago when they had him on the run and he agreed to a general election.
tener control sobre
have + hold on
'What mystifies me - ' she paused, searching for the proper words - 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'.
tener coraje
pluck up + courage
gather up + courage
Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own.
By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.
tener corazón
have + a heart
Anyone who has a heart cannot help but be moved by this book.
tener corazón para
have + the heart to
In today's society, sexual impotence can be a valid reason to file for a divorce, but this woman did not have the heart to divorce her husband.
tener correlación con
bear + correlation with
It is interesting to note that these ten divisions bear a certain correlation, admittedly only a broad one, with the idea of Fundamental Disciplines, mentioned earlier in this course.
tener correspondencia
bear + correspondence (to)
However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.
tener cosas en común
share + common ground
The author discusses the extent to which education and librarianship share common ground.
tener cualidades + Adjetivo
be of + Adjetivo + quality
If no relief is given from commercial films, this familiarity brings diminishing returns of interest unless the teacher is of unusual quality.
tener cuerda para largo
never + hear + the end/last of it
This is a rivalry that has gone on for years and I will never hear the end of it for the next ten years if I lose.
tener cuerda para rato
have + (still) a long way to go
never + hear + the end/last of it
One of main reasons for this library's lack of success is that users often have a long way to go to reach it.
This is a rivalry that has gone on for years and I will never hear the end of it for the next ten years if I lose.
tener cuidado
exercise + care
exercise + caution
proceed + with caution
watch out
take + caution
In pursuing brevity, however, care must be exercised to avoid ambiguity.
Academic libraries should exercise caution when using impact factors exclusively for journal selection.
Since the literature on community information tends to concentrate on a relatively small number of successful examples, any attempt to generalize about developments must proceed with caution.
He'll get an ulcer or a heart attack if he doesn't watch out.
Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.
tener cuidado con
watch for
beware (of/that)
look out for
be wary of
keep + an eye out for
keep + an ear out for
keep + an eye open for
But just as a person with a vague discomfort dimly fears cancer, so he dimly feared that there might be something to watch for in the way she handled people.
He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
Libraries must also be wary of illegally-produced tapes.
Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct .
These are people who set up telescopes in city lots and observe with blankets draped over their heads to block streetlights, while keeping an ear out for muggers.
The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves = El auxiliar responsable de una sección se encargará de mantener su área ordenada y estará atento a los ladrones.
tener cuidado con lo que se dice
say + the right thing
The article 'Say the right thing' discusses 12 winning strategies for talking to the press.
tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice
watch + Posesivo + mouth
watch what + say
They try to watch their mouths but their real beliefs sometimes just slip out.
The press spokesman 'ominously warned' Americans to 'watch what they say,' which amounted to telling citizens 'to accept the administration's version of events, not ask awkward questions'.
tener cuidado (de)
be careful
The indexer should be careful not to introduce bias needlessly.
tener cuidado de
be chary of
take + (great) pains to
Other librarians at the session were chary of committing themselves to doing a certain amount of business with a vendor.
Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
tener cuidado (de que)
take + care (that)
Care should be taken when changing the order information.
tener cultivos
grow + crops
Even in mathematics the examples are all practical, rooted in the garden behind the school where the children grow crops.
tener debilidad por
have + a soft spot for
Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
tener de criado
wait on + Nombre + hand and foot
I have an 87 year old mother who believes my only purpose in this world is to wait on her hand and foot.
tener delante
have + before
The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
tener delante de las narices
stare + Nombre + in the face
Bankruptcy stared him in the face unless he could obtain this increase of capital.
tener demasiada prisa
be in too much of a hurry
be in too much of a rush
When buying a home anywhere, it isn't wise to be in too much of a hurry - and Italy is no exception.
The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.
tener demasiado entre manos
have + too much on + Posesivo + plate
Deep in debt and worried about her business, she has turned down his marriage proposal because she believes she has too much on her plate.
tener demasiados problemas
have + too much on + Posesivo + plate
Deep in debt and worried about her business, she has turned down his marriage proposal because she believes she has too much on her plate.
tener derecho a
be entitled to
have + a right to
entitle to
have + the right to
have + a say in
The principles are still valid but, of course, in most instances the entitlement is reduced because of the method of calculating the area of new library to which a university is entitled.
Moreover, the citizens of Europe have a right to know about the various measures and decisions taken in their name and which can have a direct impact upon their private or professional lives.
Article 17 reads: 'Persons entitled to the privileges of the Library shall, upon request, open their parcels for inspection upon leaving the Library'.
Members have the right to correct the texts of their speeches within one day of receipt of the provisional edition.
Native Americans are determined not only to remain in control of their art but also to have a say in how it is interpreted.
tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión
be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion
I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.
tener derecho al voto
have + the right to vote
A democratic society is one in which people have the right to vote and elect their country's leadership and to hold those leaders accountable for the actions and decisions.
tener derecho a votar
have + the right to vote
A democratic society is one in which people have the right to vote and elect their country's leadership and to hold those leaders accountable for the actions and decisions.
tener derecho de paso
have + the right of way
The new owner doesn't like it, but hikers have had the right of way through these woods for decades.
tener dificultad
struggle
experience + difficulty
be hard pressed
The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
Initially, the library staff experienced difficulties in adjusting to the new service.
Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.
tener dificultad de + Infinitivo
have + difficulty + Gerundio
have + difficulty in + Gerundio
The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.
The poor public image of library and information work implies that SLIS will continue to have difficulty in securing the resource base to compete effectively.
tener dificultad en + Verbo
be at pains to + Infinitivo
In my previous books on reference work I have been at pains to explain that they were not written as 'how-to-do-it' manuals.
tener dificultades
have + a hard time
have + a tough time
Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
tener dinero a punta pala
roll in + Dinero
be filthy rich
be loaded with money
be made of money
be rolling in money
have + money to burn
The article is entitled 'Our other customers - the super rich: they also read who roll in dough'.
If your main source of information is that magazine, you might think that everyone in Hollywood is filthy rich.
In other words, the guy's so loaded with money he doesn't even know what to do with it all.
The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy.
Saddam did not suffer from the sanctions, he was still rolling in money and politicians like Galloway profited from such sanctions.
Companies promoting 'weight loss breakthroughs' can spend six figures on commercials and still have money to burn.
tener dinero para dar y regalar
be loaded with money
be made of money
have + money to burn
be rolling in money
be filthy rich
In other words, the guy's so loaded with money he doesn't even know what to do with it all.
The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy.
Companies promoting 'weight loss breakthroughs' can spend six figures on commercials and still have money to burn.
Saddam did not suffer from the sanctions, he was still rolling in money and politicians like Galloway profited from such sanctions.
If your main source of information is that magazine, you might think that everyone in Hollywood is filthy rich.
tener dinero para empapelar
be loaded with money
be made of money
have + money to burn
be rolling in money
be filthy rich
In other words, the guy's so loaded with money he doesn't even know what to do with it all.
The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy.
Companies promoting 'weight loss breakthroughs' can spend six figures on commercials and still have money to burn.
Saddam did not suffer from the sanctions, he was still rolling in money and politicians like Galloway profited from such sanctions.
If your main source of information is that magazine, you might think that everyone in Hollywood is filthy rich.
tener dolor
be in pain
My cat is lethargic, and moves very gingerly, like she's in pain.
tener dominado a Alguien
have + Nombre + on the run
He then took the wind out of the sails of the political opposition two weeks ago when they had him on the run and he agreed to a general election.
tener dos pareceres distintos
be in/of [USA] two minds
I have long been of two minds about the relationship of form and content.
tener dos pies izquierdos
have + two left feet
Our classes will appeal to everyone, including people who have not had the confidence to dance before and believe they have two left feet.
tener dudas
be doubtful
have + misgivings
have + reservations (about)
be suspicious
be in doubt
have + doubts
This pie in the sky solution is a long way off and I am doubtful that it will really solve the problem of tieing individual records into the authority file.
Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.
Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.
If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
Now with the wisdom of years I try to reason things out and the only people I fear are those who never have doubts.
tener dudas sobre
be ambivalent about
The survey also determined that most library patrons support differentiated services for senior citizens (such as large-print books) but are ambivalent about targeting services expressly and exclusively for senior citizens.
tener efecto
take + effect
have + effect
This information can be added to the system or changed online, thus taking effect immediately.
'She's been absent twice this week and late twice, so obviously my words haven't had much effect'.
tener efecto sobre
impinge on/upon
Many changes in cataloguing and classification can be expected in the next ten years and these must impinge upon DC.
tener el atrevimiento de
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener el cenizo
be jinxed
So today I just came to realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.
tener el corazón de un león
have + the heart of a lion
My advice to young scientists: be a pest - ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.
tener el deber de
have + a responsibility to
And further, that libraries as social institutions in a multicultural society have a responsibility to all elements in that society.
tener el derecho de
have + the right to
Members have the right to correct the texts of their speeches within one day of receipt of the provisional edition.
tener el descaro de
have + the gall to
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
In an interview earlier this week, he had the gall to declare that the resolution would show the United States had no stomach for finishing the war.
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener el destino de
suffer + the fate of
Attempts to examine the likely future prospects for secondary services in an industry where the secondary services are increasingly seen as middlemen and may suffer the fate of many middlemen by being cut out of the loop.
tener el don de la palabra
have + a way with words
You've got a way with words but no way out.
tener el estatus profesional de + Nombre
have + Nombre + status
Within this library system librarians have faculty rank and status.
tener el gusto de
take + pleasure
Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
tener el hábito de
have + the habit of
The director had a habit of postponing certain questions and never returning to them.
tener el honor de
have + the honour of
For the first time in 15 years, the United States has the honour of hosting the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Council and General Conference.
tener el lujo
have + luxury
Unfortunately, we will not have that luxury, because ISBD is the basis of AACR.
tener el mando
rule + the roost
Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
tener el mejor aspecto posible
look + Posesivo + best
Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
tener el mismo destino
suffer + the same fate
Many of the town libraries in France suffered the same fate.
tener el mono
suffer from + withdrawal symptoms
He seems to be suffering from withdrawl symptoms now that there is no footie on the telly at weekends.
tener el placer de
take + pleasure
Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
tener el plazo cumplido
be due
The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.
tener el plazo vencido
be overdue
If the book was overdue when returned, a record is placed in a separate file, the fines file, and a notation is made in the borrower record.
tener el poder
be the boss
call + the shots
call + the tune
rule + the roost
run + the show
One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.
The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.
As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.
Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
tener el poder de
have + the power to
And competition policy is one area of activity where the European Commission does have the power to impose legislation which is binding in all member states.
tener el toque mágico
have + the magic touch
Readers are very perceptive about the books and quickly distinguish between authors who have the magic touch and those who do not.
tener el valor
have + the courage
Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.
tener el valor de
have + the guts to
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener (el) valor de/para
have + the heart to
In today's society, sexual impotence can be a valid reason to file for a divorce, but this woman did not have the heart to divorce her husband.
tener en común
hold in + common
tread + common ground
The study aims to identify low use current journals that are held in common.
Libraries and education tread a great deal of common ground, e.g., continuing education, staff qualities, library use education for students, and adult literacy.
tener en común con
partake (in/of)
The objective should be to create and entrepreneurial spirit in the midst of bureaucracy whereby all partake in the responsibilities and risks of the library's activities.
tener en consideración
take into + consideration
take into + consideration
A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.
A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.
tener en cuenta
allow for
bear in + mind
cater for/to
consider (as)
heed
make + allowances
take + account of
take + cognisance of
take + cognition of
take into + account
take into + consideration
make + provision for
bring into + play
give + an ear to
factor
have + regard for
factor in
be aware of
note
keep in + mind
It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.
Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages.
Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.
A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
Title indexes then are not true subject indexes, and allowances should be made during searching.
Most of the centralised and shared cataloguing projects take account of and probably use the MARC record format.
All documents possess physical form but this does not mean it is always taken cognisance of in subject analysis.
Of course, in both enumerative and faceted schemes, it is necessary to take cognition of new simple subject.
Taking into account both indexing and searching effort a KWIC index is most appropriate for an index that will be studied only infrequently.
A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.
We must of course make provision for those users who look for information under one of the other terms, and this is discussed below in the section on showing semantic relationships.
Deliberation, evaluation, and thought must be brought into play before a final decision is made.
Once a willing ear is given to the suggestions and complaints, then morale will increase, as will production.
Library funding was factored against the comprehensive budgets of WTALC institutions, resulting in a measurement of the comparative percentage of university money made available to its libraries.
The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria del ganado bovino, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.
However, we must factor in the added impact of community-based telecommunications.
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.
Sometimes the number of tickets issued is noted on the form.
This fact should be kept in mind when deciding upon the sequence of materials types.
tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo
consider + possibilities
The user must consider all the possibilities.
tener en cuenta un punto de vista
take into + account + viewpoint
contemplate + view
They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed.
It's also obvious you are uninterested in contemplating views which challenge your own preconceptions.
tener en funcionamiento
have in + effect
It can only be a matter of time before we have in effect a complete set of MARC records to call on for details of any item we require.
tener en gran estima
have + a very high regard for
think + the world of
think + highly of
He has a very high regard for the communication, and I think that he is responsive to your suggestions, and will make changes.
But as the last hymn faded and hundreds followed his coffin out into the sun, it was obvious again: his patients still thought the world of him.
Swedes think highly of the Government but not of the royal family.
tener en mente
bear in + mind
have in + mind
keep in + mind
Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages.
Library users may not all be scholars - they often do not have a particular title in mind - but they do have serious information needs and they seriously need access to the library's collection.
This fact should be kept in mind when deciding upon the sequence of materials types.
tener en observación
hold under + observation
keep under + observation
Before an unredeemed dog is sold to a new owner, the poundkeeper may require that such dog be held under observation in a veterinary hospital.
In these cases, suspects can be kept under observation only if there is evidence against them.
tener en reserva
hold in + reserve
What is most important is for referral to be regarded as a regular and usual procedure in appropriate cases, one of the quite legitimate weapons in the librarian's armoury, even though one that is normally held in reserve.
tener entre manos
be up to
When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
tener envidia de
envy
Even the largest traditional services would envy these results.
tener errores
be flawed
A small but signifiant portion of the scientific literature is being flawed by the appearance of fraudulently produced research.
tener escrito en la cara
be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre)
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
tener escrito en la frente
be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre)
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
tener espíritu de servicio
be always willing to help out
be always willing to assist
Thankfully, I have a wonderful set of parents and in-laws who are always willing to help out when we need a break from the kids.
All of the sample agreed that the library staff are always willing to assist.
tener éxito
achieve + success
be successful
get + anywhere
meet + success
prove + successful
succeed
attain + appeal
be a success
find + success
come up + trumps
prove + trumps
take off
meet with + success
hit + the big time
be popular
go + strong
bring + home the bacon
become + popular
have + success
Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.
For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.
The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.
Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.
In Germany, Hitler's propaganda machine was proving alarmingly successful.
Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.
The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.
The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.
During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.
The article 'Clumps come up trumps' reviews four clump projects now at the end of their funding period = El artículo "Los catálogos colectivos virtuales triunfan' analiza cuatro proyectos sobre catálogos colectivos virtuales que se encuentran al final de su período de financiación.
This new software will prove trumps for Microsoft = Este nuevo software será un éxito para Microsoft.
But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.
Consumers appear to complain largely when they believe their efforts were likely to meet with success.
The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
The arrangement of two rotors side by side was never very popular.
At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.
Offensively, the fella who's brought home the bacon in the last two games is Brent Egbert.
As soon as Tintin started to become popular, after the war, the idea of taking his adventures to the big screen came up.
After their new product gained popularity, local and foreign companies jumped in the new sales pool and had success with similar products.
tener éxito en el mundo
succeed in + the world
You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.
tener éxito en la vida
succeed in + life
get on in + life
The most famous person to drop out of college who still succeeded in life is no doubt Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
He believed that, to get on in life, you just needed to work fairly hard and be a nice guy.
tener expectativas
hold + expectations
have + expectations
The main question investigated is whether there are differences in the expectations that academics hold of information services provided by academic libraries.
The project investigated how library users are using the OPAC, their degree of success and failure and what expectations they have of computer terminals.
tener experiencia
have + experience
I have had not experience whatsoever with academic collections.
tener facilidad de palabra
have + a way with words
You've got a way with words but no way out.
tener fácilmente accesible
have at + Posesivo + touch
The lawyer has at his touch the associated opinions and decisions of his whole experience, and of the experience of friends and authorities.
tener fallos
be flawed
A small but signifiant portion of the scientific literature is being flawed by the appearance of fraudulently produced research.
tener fe
have + faith (in)
To reinvigorate libraries for the future, librarians must focus on mission not method; they must seek solutions that are new and creative; and they must have faith in themselves.
tener fe en
have + faith (in)
To reinvigorate libraries for the future, librarians must focus on mission not method; they must seek solutions that are new and creative; and they must have faith in themselves.
tener fiebre
have + a temperature
have + a fever
After the first injection, 113 children had a temperature of 37.5°C or higher - 81 in the vaccine group and 32 in the placebo group.
Parents were asked to subjectively assess whether their child had a fever.
tener fijación por
be hipped (on/to)
get hipped (on/to)
But the mid-20th century - being hipped on the whole nuclear family ideal - went into a state of denial about incest and molestation within families.
So a man today can get very hipped on Peace as an abstract concept, but if he were ever to be asked to go out and fight a future Hitler his stance would certainly change.
tener flato
hit + the wall
Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to avoid hitting the wall while running a marathon.
tener flatulencia
pass + gas
break + wind
pass + wind
Where was the most embarrassing situation where you passed gas?.
Why do men break wind when they pee?.
Sometimes the side effects of your cancer and its treatment create an excess of gas in the digestive system making you pass wind more frequently than usual.
tener forma + Adjetivo
be + Adjetivo + in shape
The cartographic information source differs from other kinds of information in that it is usually rectangular in shape and defined by the coordinates of the four map corners.
tener frenillo
lisp
In the meantime, pointing out that he's lisping won't help your child stop and may harm his self-esteem.
tener frío
be cold
For some reason, I always get goosebumps really easily and even when I am not cold.
tener fundamento para pensar que
have + reason to believe that
The Library Association has reason to believe that women, black and disabled people are not properly represented in UK libraries.
tener futuro
have + potential
there + be + future in
have + a future
The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
If I didn't think there was future in this concept then I would have given up on it too.
Despite the problems, Kenyan publishing has a future.
tener gafe
be jinxed
So today I just came to realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.
tener ganada la mitad de la batalla
be half the battle
Knowing the problem is half the battle.
tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla
be only half the battle
This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.
tener ganas de
be keen to
have + an/the inclination to
be in the mood for
Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.
Aside from shipwrecked seafarers few people have had the inclination to set foot on this desert island.
Essentially, I read whatever I am in the mood for - it is a completely spontaneous choice.
tener ganas de + Infinitivo
feel like + Gerundio
Like many whose vocation is to serve their fellow-man, from New York cab drivers to Parisian cafe waiters, they do not always feel like smiling.
tener gancho
be engaging
His style was lucid and engaging, and his experience both as an amateur printer and as an editor of sixteenth and seventeenth-century literature fitted him exactly for the task.
tener gastos
incur + costs
The feasibility study will look at the costs that might be incurred in relation to the benefit accrued (cost-benefit analysis).
tener gastos generales
incur + overheads
What overheads in storage and time does proximity searching incur?.
tener grandes esperanzas
have + high hopes
I have high hopes that the eurozone partners will follow the commission's recommendation and unblock the latest aid tranche.
tener gran éxito
hit + a home run
hit it out of + the park
knock it out of + the park
EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.
tener gran importancia
be of high significance
The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.
tener gran repercusión
be far reaching
Its impact has been, and continues to be, extremely far reaching, having relevance to all the areas we have covered in a variety of ways.
tener hambre
be hungry
feel + hungry
They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
I would suggest that when you feel hungry that you try having a drink since your body can not tell the difference between feelings for hunger and thirst.
tener hambre después del esfuerzo
work up + an appetite
Then when you've worked up an appetite you can taste the most delicious trout, fresh from the lake.
tener hijos
father + children
have + children
This is a technique which allows men with a low sperm count to father children.
The largest group of metaphors compared firms to living (especially human) beings: companies are born, fall ill, have children, die, etc.
tener hipo
hiccup [hiccough]
The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.
tener horario ajustado
be under time constraint
Librarians too easily forget that many readers are in a hurry, and hardly any are under no time constraint at all.
tener horror a
loathe
hate
He sometimes loathed the books he recommended as much as the children they were inflicted upon loathed them.
I would hate to see us add more responsibility at this time, when librarians are already reeling.
tener idea [Generalmente usado en negativo]
have + a clue
Neither of us had a clue about animal husbandry.
tener impacto
make + impact
Audiovisual materials have made an enormous impact on all societies.
tener impacto (sobre)
have + impact (on)
The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.
tener implicaciones para
have + implication for
The number and type of questions posed to the system has implications for the effort that it is worthwhile to divert into thesaurus construction.
tener importancia
carry + weight
have + high profile
be of consequence
The reasons given by librarians for the introduction of community information services into public libraries are not necessarily the right ones or carry equal weight.
Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
tener indigestión
have + indigestion
A teenager died of stomach cancer after being repeatedly told by doctors that she only had indigestion.
tener influencias
have + pull
It isn't fair to those who don't have 'pull' that those who do get preferential treatment = No es justo para aquellos que no tienen "influencias" que aquellos que sí las tienen reciban un trato preferente.
tener influencia sobre
have + hold on
'What mystifies me - ' she paused, searching for the proper words - 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'.
tener iniciativa
be proactive
Librarians must be proactive rather than reactive.
tener intenciones ocultas
push + Posesivo + (personal) agenda
She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.
tener intereses comunes
have + common interests
Developing solar energy is another area 'where Israel and Canada may have common interests,' Allen said.
tener intereses en
have + a stake in
We both have a stake in our futures in Rolling Ridge and so I have no choice, if I want to continue at the library.
tener intereses en juego
have + invested
We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.
tener intereses ocultos
push + Posesivo + (personal) agenda
She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.
tener interés por
have + an interest in
Plainly it is worth seeking both reputable suppliers and producers, since they have an interest in offering a sound product.
tener interés por/en
be interested in
Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
tener inventiva
be inventive
Cataloguers have, however, been inventive and there exists a plethora of physical forms in which catalogues are to be found.
tener jurisdicción
have + jurisdiction (over)
The conventional name of a government is the geographic name of the area over which the government has jurisdiction.
tener la amabilidad de
have + the decency to
If you are going to insist on showing up, you should at least have the decency to be ashamed.
tener la autoridad
have + mandate
Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.
tener la bondad de
have + the decency to
If you are going to insist on showing up, you should at least have the decency to be ashamed.
tener la bragueta abierta
fly + be undone
Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
tener la cabeza llena de serrín
be soft in the head
One of the curses of being a well-known science-fiction writer is that unsophisticated people assume you to be soft in the head.
tener la capacidad de
have + the potential (to/for)
have + the capacity of
They have achieved this status because they have the potential to store a relatively large number of documents.
Primordial germinal cells, which are precursors to spermatozoids, apparently have the capacity of turning into embryonic stem cells.
tener la cara de
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la cara descompuesta [En inglés británico se usa warmed up y en americano warmed over]
look like + death warmed (over/up)
She looked like death warmed over and had tubes and machines hooked up all over her.
tener la categoría profesional de + Nombre
hold + Nombre + rank
have + Nombre + rank
enjoy + Nombre + rank
The assistant directors report to Bajalovic and hold faculty rank.
Within this library system librarians have faculty rank and status.
However, some library staffs do enjoy faculty rank within their library systems.
tener la certeza de
feel + confident
Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
tener la certeza de que
rest + assured that
rest + easy that
Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
So you can rest easy that you are getting the very best.
tener la conciencia limpia
have + a clear conscience
Having a clear conscience is one of the most valuable things in life - it gives peace and security, knowing that you have no need to keep up appearances.
tener la conciencia sucia
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
tener la conciencia tranquila
have + a clear conscience
Having a clear conscience is one of the most valuable things in life - it gives peace and security, knowing that you have no need to keep up appearances.
tener la convicción
it + be + Posesivo + understanding
It is my understanding that the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, (AACR2) will prescribe the same entry rules for all materials.
tener la convicción de que
harbour + the belief that
be convinced that
I harbor the belief that to a multitude of people music has always meant, an will continually mean, but one thing out of two: something melodious or odious.
Andreas Papandreou was convinced that his power was inheritable and Mitsotakis was not 'above corruption'.
tener la costumbre de
have + a habit of
have + the habit of
This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
The director had a habit of postponing certain questions and never returning to them.
tener la costumbre de + Infinitivo
be in the habit of + Gerundio
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.
tener la creencia de que
harbour + the belief that
I harbor the belief that to a multitude of people music has always meant, an will continually mean, but one thing out of two: something melodious or odious.
tener la cuenta bancaria
bank
Deploying a security solution to masses of consumers, especially one that changes the way they are used to banking, is not to be taken lightly.
tener la culpa (por/de)
be at fault (for/to)
Apart from the fact that the lecturer was at fault for not attending to the well-announced changes in program, the incident did make one wonder about the way teachers are trained.
tener la culpa de Algo que se ha causado Uno mismo
be of + Posesivo + own making
This environment is one of the library's own making and includes intangibles that cannot be measured but that are necessary for quality performance.
tener la decencia de
have + the decency to
If you are going to insist on showing up, you should at least have the decency to be ashamed.
tener la desfachatez de
have + the gall to
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
In an interview earlier this week, he had the gall to declare that the resolution would show the United States had no stomach for finishing the war.
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la desvergüenza de
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la doble función
double as
double up as
The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.
With these models the screen itself doubles up as a translucent projection panel for projection by an overhead projector.
tener la educación de
have + the decency to
If you are going to insist on showing up, you should at least have the decency to be ashamed.
tener la facultad de
have + powers to
The Commission also has powers to investigate any infringement of the rules and to levy fines in cases where a breach of the rules has been established.
tener la fama de
have + a good record for
Quality in reviewing can be variable, but ARBA has a good record for providing critical comments when indicated and does not hesitate to make comparisons with similar tools.
tener la fecha de + Fecha
be dated + Fecha
The latest abridged edition is dated 1961.
tener la frescura de
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la función de
be in the business of
Although the library landscape may shift a great deal, reference librarians will still be in the business of negotiating with users and helping them find what they need.
tener la habilidad de
be adept at
have + a knack for
Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.
Andrew has a knack for engaging with people and is adept at steering people past conflict without getting ruffled or losing his sense of humour.
tener la impresión
have + the impression
get + the impression
I also have the impression, and it is no more than an impression, that the two are coming closer and closer together.
From his description one gets the impression that the inhabitants of Utopia are serious minded and that they read for improving their own mind.
tener la impresión de que
get + the feeling that
have + the feeling that
From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
As I sipped my ice cold water and dug into the salad I had the feeling I was being watched.
tener la intención de [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio meant]
be intended to
intend
mean
This is not intended to imply that their ideas and views should be forever withheld, but to say that their ideas an views should be subject to the same scrutiny as those of the others.
The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.
It is not meant to be that.
tener la intención de + Infinitivo
set out to + Infinitivo
This paper does not set out to present a historical survey of this topic - it has been covered elsewhere.
tener la libertad de
be at liberty to
feel + free to
When using the : (colon) to link concepts, the indexer is at liberty to decide in what order the concepts should be cited.
The cataloger should feel free to enter or delete any or all authors on the title page.
tener la libertard de/para
have + the latitude to
Both sender and receiver have the latitude to manipulate both the medium and the message.
tener la mala fama de
have + a bad name for
This dude has a bad name for picking up chicks.
tener la malafortuna de
have + the misfortune to
Some children may have had the misfortune to have lived for three or four years without having heard the stories of Tom Thumb or Cinderella.
tener la mano larga
have + sticky fingers
It is common for baggage handlers to have sticky fingers, especially when it comes to expensive electronic items like cameras and laptops.
tener la mirada perdida
stare into + space
gaze into + space
stare + vacantly into space
gaze + vacantly into space
stare + vacantly
gaze + vacantly
gaze + blankly
stare + blankly
I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.
As children many of us spent countless hours gazing into space exploring alternate realities!.
Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space.
I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open.
Numb from drink, he stared vacantly at nothing in particular.
Her crown sits askew on her golden head and her eyes gaze vacantly down at her feet.
Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand.
Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.
tener la misma importancia
carry + equal weight
The reasons given by librarians for the introduction of community information services into public libraries are not necessarily the right ones or carry equal weight.
tener la moral por los suelos
morale + be at rock bottom
By then, the political state of affairs in Taiwan was a shambles and morale was at rock bottom.
tener la mosca destrás de la oreja
smell + a rat
'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said = "Algo parece que no está bien, y no sé exactamente qué es, pero yo como que tengo la mosca detrás de la oreja", dijo Cooper.
tener la obligación de
be under the obligation to
Although the library had awarded him a fellowship, he was not under the obligation to work there following graduation = Aunque la biblioteca le había concedido una beca, no tenía la obligación de trabajar allí tras su graduación.
tener la ocasión de
have + opportunity to
A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
tener la oficina central en
headquarter (at/in)
Why should information and referral be headquartered at a public library rather than somewhere else?.
tener la opinión
it + be + Posesivo + understanding
It is my understanding that the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, (AACR2) will prescribe the same entry rules for all materials.
tener la oportunidad
have + the opportunity
Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.
tener la oportunidad de
get + (a/the) + chance to
have + opportunity to
get + a chance to
It is very easy to fall into the trap of enjoying the act of telling stories and reading aloud so much that the children never get a chance to read themselves.
A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
It is very easy to fall into the trap of enjoying the act of telling stories and reading aloud so much that the children never get a chance to read themselves.
tener la osadía de
have + the gall to
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
In an interview earlier this week, he had the gall to declare that the resolution would show the United States had no stomach for finishing the war.
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la paciencia del santo Job
have + the patience of Job
My advice to young scientists: be a pest - ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.
tener la paciencia de un santo
have + the patience of a saint
Upon hearing that we homeschool, she responded with, 'You must have the patience of a Saint!'.
tener la peor suerte
get + the shit(tty) end of the stick
get + the short end of the stick
get + a raw deal
No matter how you look at it you are getting the shit end of the stick.
Statistics show that women usually get the short end of the stick when their marriages break up.
Boys are getting a raw deal because the education system dramatically favours girls, a leading academic has warned.
tener la posibilidad de
have + chance
have + the scope to/of
Usually, only appointees to small libraries have a chance to perform so many primary duties.
With over 108000 employees and offices in 130 countries, Maersk has the scope to help you achieve even your most ambitious career goals.
tener la potestad
have + mandate
Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.
tener la potestad de
have + the power to
have + the right to
And competition policy is one area of activity where the European Commission does have the power to impose legislation which is binding in all member states.
Members have the right to correct the texts of their speeches within one day of receipt of the provisional edition.
tener lapsus
have + lapses
Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
tener la reputación de ser
be well known for
be famous for
The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring nations who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.
He is famous for using his celebrity status to get through to politicians so that they'll raise money for the poor in underdeveloped countries.
tener la responsabilidad
charge
undertake + burden
A mission-oriented abstract is an abstract which is prepared for an abstracting service that has been charged to cater for the application of a specific branch of knowledge.
This may result in the burden of the search being undertaken by the reader after the index language had done its work.
tener la responsabilidad de
have + the responsibility of
However, if librarians have the responsibility of documenting our times, then popular culture must form part of this documentation.
tener la sartén por el mango
call + the shots
be the boss
call + the tune
rule + the roost
have + the upper hand
run + the show
win + the high ground
gain + the upper hand
get + the upper hand
The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.
One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.
As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.
Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
They may have the upper hand but will one slip-up lead to a reversal of fortune?.
This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
If I am to win the high ground in this battle then I absolutely must look the part.
And at the moment, many experts believe China may have gained the upper hand.
Can we get the upper hand on viral diseases in aquaculture of Atlantic salmon?.
tener la seguridad de
have + the security of
This pricing strategy maybe attractive to both users and database producers, both of whom have the security of a predictable and once-only financial transaction.
tener la seguridad de que
rest + assured that
rest + easy that
Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
So you can rest easy that you are getting the very best.
tener la sensación de que
have + a gut feeling that
get + the feeling that
have + the feeling that
I have a gut feeling that such a program does not belong in a public library.
From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
As I sipped my ice cold water and dug into the salad I had the feeling I was being watched.
tener las manos atadas
have + Posesivo + hands tied
Italy's Prime Minister has voiced his opposition to NATO intervention in Libya, but said he had his hands tied by parliament.
tener las manos manchadas de sangre
have + blood on + Posesivo + hands
I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.
tener las manos pegajosas
have + sticky fingers
I always wear disposable rubber gloves when working with resin so I don't have sticky fingers for 2 days afterwards.
tener las mismas prerrogativas
have + an equal voice in
Each of the three agencies in a consortium is to have an equal voice in planning, policy formation, assignment of responsibilities, evaluation of programs, and the hearing of appeals.
tener las riendas
be in command
Being in command means making tough decisions.
tener las riendas de
hold + the reins of
This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.
tener las riendas del poder
hold + the reins of power
The title of the article is 'Do women hold the reins of power in French libraries?'.
tener lástima
pity
Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
tener lástima de
take + pity on
But then the jury took pity on him and refused to vote the death penalty.
tener la tentación de
be tempted to
Libraries have invested much money and prestige in their OPACs, and will be tempted to overemphasise them in user education programmes.
tener la última palabra
have + the ultimate say
have + the final say
call + the shots
be the boss
call + the tune
rule + the roost
run + the show
have + the last word
have + the last say
The manager who has the ultimate say makes a decision that will affect a great many people, both staff and patrons.
A good bookseller will know what sells well; but the school must, for its own protection, have the final say should disagreement arise in this area.
The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.
One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.
As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.
Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
I'm tired of dealing with people who must always have the last word.
There will always be that type of people in the world that have to have the last say in everything, even if they are wrong!.
tener la ventaja
have + the upper hand
win + the high ground
gain + the upper hand
They may have the upper hand but will one slip-up lead to a reversal of fortune?.
If I am to win the high ground in this battle then I absolutely must look the part.
And at the moment, many experts believe China may have gained the upper hand.
tener la vista cansada
need + reading glasses
This is why many people with 'normal' eyes will need reading glasses some time after the age of 40.
tener la vista puesta en
target
Four major approaches to art historical scholarship are defined and the iconographical approach is targeted.
tenerle manía a
have it in for + Nombre
Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
tenerle rabia a
have it in for + Nombre
Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
tenerle tirria a
have it in for + Nombre
Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
tener libertad
have + freedom
A baby-sitting service was provided so that adults would have more freedom to view the exhibition, and puppet shows and story-telling were available for the younger children.
tener libertad sobre
have + wide discretion over
In a situation in which institutions and their departments have wide discretion over publishing and printing activities then the means of bibliographic control will also be variable in quality.
tenerlo crudo
not be easy
It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
tenerlo difícil
not be easy
It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
tenerlo duro
not be easy
It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
tenerlo fácil
have + an easy ride
have + a cushy ride
have it + easy
National tabloids know that nothing sells like indignation and always give prominence to stories suggesting that criminals are having an easy ride.
US Military does have a cushy ride in Japanese prisons as they get special treatments and all the food is paid for and supplied by the US military.
The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy.
tener lo mejor de ambos mundos
have + the best of both worlds
Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
tener lo mejor de los dos mundos
have + the best of both worlds
Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
tener lo que hace falta
have + what it takes
In any case, the company thinks she has what it takes and is putting her in charge of a number of businesses, including publishing, TV and radio.
tener lo que hay que tener
have + what it takes
In any case, the company thinks she has what it takes and is putting her in charge of a number of businesses, including publishing, TV and radio.
tener lo que se necesita
have + what it takes
In any case, the company thinks she has what it takes and is putting her in charge of a number of businesses, including publishing, TV and radio.
tener los cojones de
have + the balls to
They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!.
tener los dedos pegajosos
have + sticky fingers
I always wear disposable rubber gloves when working with resin so I don't have sticky fingers for 2 days afterwards.
tener los días contados [El uso de handwriting en lugar de writing es menos frecuente]
day + be + numbered
be doomed
doomed
be dead meat
the (hand)writing + be + on the wall
see it + coming
be a dead man/woman (walking)
The day of the stand-alone library is numbered, and the day of the stand-alone end-user is yet to come.
We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today).
Unlike in 1990 when the genre seemed doomed, it has become an increasingly robust and acceptable segment of American publishing.
I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries.
The inference is that they cannot be held accountable for something so unusual, so extraordinary, and so unforecastable that that no one saw it coming.
Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.
tener los huevos de
have + the balls to
They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!.
tener los nervios de punta
have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach
have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach
It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship.
She had knots in her stomach from that moment on, fidgeting like a teenager on her first date.
tener los nervios en el estómago
have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach
have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach
It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship.
She had knots in her stomach from that moment on, fidgeting like a teenager on her first date.
tener los pies firmemente en el suelo
feet + be + firmly planted on the ground
When you are reaching for the stars, make sure your feet are firmly planted on the ground.
tenerlo todo
have + the best of both worlds
Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
tenerlo todo a la vez
have it + both ways
You can't have it both ways - you've got to think before you post every detail of your life to the Internet.
tenerlo todo hecho
have + an easy ride
have + a cushy ride
National tabloids know that nothing sells like indignation and always give prominence to stories suggesting that criminals are having an easy ride.
US Military does have a cushy ride in Japanese prisons as they get special treatments and all the food is paid for and supplied by the US military.
tener lugar
take + place
go on
come to + pass
This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.
How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
The most devasting consequences predicted in 1980, such as the loss of small presses, have not come to pass.
tener lugar según lo planeado
go ahead + as planned
He said the project will go ahead as planned with construction work kicking off next month.
tener lugar según lo previsto
go ahead + as planned
He said the project will go ahead as planned with construction work kicking off next month.
tener madera de
be cut out for
have + (all) the makings of
If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.
Ann's well-bred black colt is now two years old, and in her eyes, has all the makings of a champion.
tener mala cara
look + off-colour
They'll take any shot they can of a celeb looking off colour or worse for wear, anything to sell their papers.
tener mala conciencia
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
tener mala fama
be held in disrepute
have + a bad name for + Reflexivo
'Vanity' presses are not the same as small presses and are held in disrepute.
She does have a bad name for herself and that is her fault.
tener mala fama por
be infamous for
Sanborn was infamous for his grating personality, editorial liberties and inaccurate accounts of people and events.
tener mala opinión de
hold + Nombre + in disrepute
The hypocritical inconsistency of politicians is one of the reasons why voters hold them in disrepute.
tener mala reputación
have + a bad name for + Reflexivo
She does have a bad name for herself and that is her fault.
tener mala reputación por
be infamous for
Sanborn was infamous for his grating personality, editorial liberties and inaccurate accounts of people and events.
tener mala salud
be in ill health
be in bad health
His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.
The evidence suggests that people who live in poor housing are more likely to be in bad health than persons living in good housing.
tener malas conexiones con
have + poor connections with
However, many airports still have poor connections with their metropolitan areas because of congestion.
tener malas intenciones
be up to no good
get up to + no good
His mom could always tell when he was up to no good - it must have been that sixth sense mothers have.
It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
tener mal aspecto
be the worse for wear
look + off-colour
Charlie was clearly the worse for wear in this very rare interview from around 1984.
They'll take any shot they can of a celeb looking off colour or worse for wear, anything to sell their papers.
tener (muy) malas pulgas
have + a (very) short fuse
He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it.
tener mal de amores
be lovesick
Being 'lovesick' is possibly one of the most painful experiences in life; not only is it manifested mentally, but we feel distinct physical pain as well.
tener mal de ojo
be jinxed
So today I just came to realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.
tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente
be a bad judge of character
At the time, I thought maybe Obama was just a bad judge of character, now I believe he is in step with the beliefs of those that surrounded him then and now.
tener más agujeros que un colador
leak like + a sieve
It seems to me that it won't take long for this new pond to develop some cracks which will make it leak like a sieve.
tener más armamento que
outgun
Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.
tener más armas que
outgun
Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.
tener más paciencia que el santo Job
have + the patience of Job
My advice to young scientists: be a pest - ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.
tener más paciencia que un santo
have + the patience of a saint
Upon hearing that we homeschool, she responded with, 'You must have the patience of a Saint!'.
tener memoria de elefante
have + a memory like an elephant
I usually have a memory like an elephant, yet when it comes to supermarket shopping, it seems I have a memory like a sieve.
tener memoria de mosquito
have + a memory like a sieve
have + a head like a sieve
Posesivo + memory + be + like a sieve
Posesivo + head + be + like a sieve
I usually have a memory like an elephant, yet when it comes to supermarket shopping, it seems I have a memory like a sieve.
I'm pleased the tablets are all marked with the days of the week as I have a head like a sieve when it comes to taking pills.
Sometimes she surprises us with the things she remembers, but sometimes her memory is like a sieve.
Your mother has always been absent-minded but these days her head is like a sieve.
tener memoria de pez
have + a memory like a sieve
have + a head like a sieve
Posesivo + memory + be + like a sieve
Posesivo + head + be + like a sieve
I usually have a memory like an elephant, yet when it comes to supermarket shopping, it seems I have a memory like a sieve.
I'm pleased the tablets are all marked with the days of the week as I have a head like a sieve when it comes to taking pills.
Sometimes she surprises us with the things she remembers, but sometimes her memory is like a sieve.
Your mother has always been absent-minded but these days her head is like a sieve.
tener mérito
be meritorious
A minority consider that fiction deserves the same attention as non-fiction, on the grounds that 'The brothers karamazov' is quite as meritorious as, say, 'The Little Madeleine'.
tener miedo
be afraid
be in fear
frighten
I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.
Balzac not only presented the appearance, but reinforced it with the appropriate manner, of the severe 'pater familias' of whom most of the staff was in awe and in fear.
What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.
tener miedo a
be scared of
I'm not scared of the computer, nor do I believe AACR has done any injustice to traditional cataloging practice.
tener miedo a Alguien
regard + Nombre + with fear
The Persian and the Siamese regarded him with fear.
tener molestia
be in pain
My cat is lethargic, and moves very gingerly, like she's in pain.
tener morriña
be homesick
feel + homesick
But all through my growing years, I've been around a mother who was homesick for Pakistan and a grandmother who was homesick for Mumbai.
Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be.
tener motivo
be right
Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.
tener motivo justificado
have + good cause
Online hosts, who have no control over the data they supply, have good cause to be worried and should seek to diversify their markets.
tener motivo para
have + cause to
Carpozzi, grinning from ear to ear, asked when a person would have cause to write upon, injure, deface, tear, or destroy a book, plate, picture, engraving, or statue.
tener motivos ocultos
push + Posesivo + (personal) agenda
She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.
tener movilidad
be mobile
In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.
tener mucha determinación
have + a lot of drive
Often, when people start their new weight loss program, they have a lot of drive to stick with it.
tener mucha distancia que recorrer
have + (still) a long way to go
One of main reasons for this library's lack of success is that users often have a long way to go to reach it.
tener mucha experiencia
be very experienced
She is English, highly skilled and very experienced, so much so that we decided to take her on board as a full-time employee.
tener mucha ilusión
be thrilled
When accepting the appointment, Peter stated that he is 'thrilled to serve IFLA as Secretary General because IFLA has a unique role to empower library and information professionals'.
tener mucha labia
have + a way with words
You've got a way with words but no way out.
tener mucha moral
have + a lot of drive
Often, when people start their new weight loss program, they have a lot of drive to stick with it.
tener mucha personalidad
be full of character
The apartment was full of character and it really felt like home away from home.
tener muchas agallas
have + a lot of bottle
She proved she has a lot of bottle by running a marathon and climbing the UK's highest mountain over two days.
tener muchas calorías
be rich in calories
be high in calories
Squirrels store nuts for a good reason: they're rich in calories that keep them fed during the long cold winter.
Many sweetened drinks are high in calories and can cause weight gain, even in active people.
tener muchas cosas en común
have + many things in common
These solopreneurs have many things in common, most notably, they all show annual profits in the six figures.
tener muchas esperanzas
have + high hopes
I have high hopes that the eurozone partners will follow the commission's recommendation and unblock the latest aid tranche.
tener muchas ganas de
be raring to
He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side.
tener muchas posibilidades de
be well-positioned to
be well-placed to
Canada is well-positioned to reassert its place on the world stage as an interlocutor between the existing and emerging global powers.
Libraries are also well-placed to offer desktop publishing as a resource to their readers.
tener muchas proteínas
be rich in protein
be high in protein
Whitefish like cod and halibut, bison, turkey breast, chicken breast, and ostrich breast are all very low in calories and very rich in protein.
Eating a healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, increases satiety and reduces hunger throughout the day.
tener muchas vitaminas
be rich in vitamins
be high in vitamins
Crab, lobster, shrimps and other shellfish are not very rich in vitamins, but they are good source of minerals.
Spinach is low in calories, yet extremely high in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
tener mucho camino que recorrer
have + (still) a long way to go
One of main reasons for this library's lack of success is that users often have a long way to go to reach it.
tener mucho carácter
be full of character
The apartment was full of character and it really felt like home away from home.
tener mucho cuidado
be extra vigilant
Consumers in the market for faux fur must be extra vigilant after an investigation has revealed that real fur from animals is being used instead.
tener mucho empuje
have + a lot of drive
Often, when people start their new weight loss program, they have a lot of drive to stick with it.
tener mucho en juego
stakes + be + high
The stakes were high going into this game, win and we would most likely be in the semifinal, loose and we would be relegated.
tener mucho entre manos
have + a lot on + Posesivo + plate
With Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Iran and North Korea nuclear proliferation and the Palestine-Israel conflict, Obama has a lot in his plate.
tener mucho éxito
hit + a home run
hit it out of + the park
knock it out of + the park
EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.
tener mucho interés en
have + a high stake in
Libraries depend on vendors for a much broader range of services and have a high stake in what happens in the industry.
tener mucho interés por
be keen to
Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.
tener mucho que ver con
have + a great deal to do with
have + a lot to do with
When it becomes evident that the elastic properties of available materials had a great deal to do with the bow, he branches off on a side trail which takes him through textbooks on elasticity.
Your genes have a lot to do with it, but there are ways to change your night-owl or early-bird habits to accomplish more each day.
tener (mucho) que ver con
have (a lot) to do with
This blog talks about anything that has to do with sports, concerts, theater, and all entertainment.
tener muchos cojones
have + a lot of bottle
She proved she has a lot of bottle by running a marathon and climbing the UK's highest mountain over two days.
tener muchos problemas
have + a lot on + Posesivo + plate
With Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Iran and North Korea nuclear proliferation and the Palestine-Israel conflict, Obama has a lot in his plate.
tener mucho tiempo libre
have + plenty of time to spare
Dexter Rundle had plenty of moments to spare, however, for his next appointment was not until half past eleven.
tener mucho trato con
have + a lot to do with
I always like keeping an eye on John's horses and how they are going because I have a lot to do with them.
tener mucho vigor
have + a lot of drive
Often, when people start their new weight loss program, they have a lot of drive to stick with it.
tener muy buena opinión de
think + the world of
think + highly of
But as the last hymn faded and hundreds followed his coffin out into the sun, it was obvious again: his patients still thought the world of him.
Swedes think highly of the Government but not of the royal family.
tener muy mala cara [En inglés británico se usa warmed up y en americano warmed over]
look like + death warmed (over/up)
She looked like death warmed over and had tubes and machines hooked up all over her.
tener muy mala memoria
have + a memory like a sieve
have + a head like a sieve
Posesivo + memory + be + like a sieve
Posesivo + head + be + like a sieve
I usually have a memory like an elephant, yet when it comes to supermarket shopping, it seems I have a memory like a sieve.
I'm pleased the tablets are all marked with the days of the week as I have a head like a sieve when it comes to taking pills.
Sometimes she surprises us with the things she remembers, but sometimes her memory is like a sieve.
Your mother has always been absent-minded but these days her head is like a sieve.
tener (muy) mal genio
have + a (very) short fuse
He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it.
tener (muy) poca correa
have + a (very) short fuse
He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it.
tener niños
have + children
The largest group of metaphors compared firms to living (especially human) beings: companies are born, fall ill, have children, die, etc.
tener + Nombre
be not without + Nombre
The information society is a great human endeavour, but it is not without risks.
tener nostalgia
be homesick
feel + homesick
But all through my growing years, I've been around a mother who was homesick for Pakistan and a grandmother who was homesick for Mumbai.
Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be.
tener noticias de
hear from
Many more musicals, however, annually fall by the wayside after a relative handful of performances; most are never heard from again.
tener + Número + Período de Tiempo
be + Período de Tiempo + old
Subscription orders must be at least two years old before they can be deleted.
tener obligación
have + obligation
Librarians, because of their unique skills, are well-suited to publish bibliographies and, as information specialists, have an obligation to do so.
tener obsesión con
be hipped (on/to)
get hipped (on/to)
But the mid-20th century - being hipped on the whole nuclear family ideal - went into a state of denial about incest and molestation within families.
So a man today can get very hipped on Peace as an abstract concept, but if he were ever to be asked to go out and fight a future Hitler his stance would certainly change.
tener ojeras
have + bags under + Posesivo + eyes
Hugh may be a bit wrinkly but he doesn't have bags under his eyes.
tener ojos en la nuca
have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head
When she is carrying her young, she can watch them constantly, for mothers have eyes in the back of their heads.
tener opinión
take + view
There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.
tener paciencia
be patient
'Well, if you can be patient,' he said at length, 'I'll see what I can do'.
tener paciencia con
bear with + Pronombre
And again, if anything seems strange in the next few days, please bear with us and let us know.
tener palabra
keep + Posesivo + word
live up to + Posesivo + word
Much to my surprise, they kept their word.
Obama is living up to his word that he will remove the main forces out of Iraq.
tener paralelo
have + parallel
There have also been examples of online sexual harassment some of which do not have parallels in the non electronic world.
tener parte en
be a party to
The documentary is about how everyone was a party to what happened - it was not just the greedy bankers.
tener pasta de
be cut out for
have + (all) the makings of
If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.
Ann's well-bred black colt is now two years old, and in her eyes, has all the makings of a champion.
tener pelos en la lengua
mince + words
Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.
tener pensado
have in + mind
Library users may not all be scholars - they often do not have a particular title in mind - but they do have serious information needs and they seriously need access to the library's collection.
tener pérdidas
make + a loss
And, most importantly, even if a company makes a loss, it still has to pay its interest charges.
tener perplejo
stump
I'm stumped - again, any help would be appreciated - and thank you for your responses so far!.
tener personalidad
be a class act
Good news is that my dinner was a class act, and they even got the steak perfect, which is a feat for such a fussy eater like me.
tener piedad
have + a heart
Anyone who has a heart cannot help but be moved by this book.
tener plena conciencia de
be fully aware of
Librarians are fully aware of and sympathetic toward the monetary problems of journals because libraries have the same problems.
tener poca información
be information poor
Generally speaking, developing countries are information poor.
tener pocas calorías
be low in calories
Whitefish like cod and halibut, bison, turkey breast, chicken breast, and ostrich breast are all very low in calories and very rich in protein.
tener pocas luces
as thick as a brick
as thick as two (short) planks
as daft as a brush
knucklehead
the cheese slid off + Posesivo + cracker
Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
It sounds like the cheese slid off his cracker a long time ago.
tener pocas posibilidades de
have + little recourse
Since the cessation of production of enlarger-printers, libraries and their clienteles have had little recourse in having paper copies made from micro-opaques.
tener pocas proteínas
be low in proteins
Although beer is low in proteins, it contains all essential and many non-essential amino acids.
tener pocas vitaminas
be low in vitamins
But these highly processed foods are mostly low in vitamins which can lead to deficiencies and health problems.
tener poco mundo
be wet behind the ears
be a bit green
be green behind the ears
Obama has many sterling qualities but he is wet behind the ears.
He is a bit green, but learns quickly and has a great personality.
The documentary contains interviews with members of the battalion, from green-behind-the-ears privates to high-ranking officers.
tener poco que ver
have + little to do
The various kinds of non-book media can be grouped into categories; this has little to do with their containing material whether video tape, ink on paper or holes in cards.
tener poco valor
be of little value
The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.
tener por costumbre + Infinitivo
be in the habit of + Gerundio
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.
tener por término medio
average
Of course, a bookform catalog is always considerably out of date, e.g., the New York Public Library averages six months out of date.
tener + Posesivo + palabra
have + Posesivo + word
You have my word I will not vote for Kerry for president.
tener posibilidades
stand + chance
be in with a chance
be in with a fighting chance
have + a fighting chance
I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.
However, if truth be told, the prevailing mood among the players is one of joy at still being in with a chance of qualifying.
I'm very happy to be still in with a fighting chance of qualification and I know it's down to me.
At least British criminals deported to Australia had a fighting chance of reforming their lives.
tener potencial
have + potential
The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
tener precaución de
be chary of
Other librarians at the session were chary of committing themselves to doing a certain amount of business with a vendor.
tener precedencia
take + priority
Other objectives (e.g., getting rid of a backlog that may have accrued or reclassifying the already classified collection) may take priority with some staff members.
tener preferencia [Aplicado en circulación]
be preferential
have + the right of way
Where the public library sector is adequately developed the regional system would be preferential.
Henry filed suit against the city and the driver, alleging the driver failed to yield to plaintiff even though he had the right of way.
tener preferencia (sobre)
take + precedence (over)
Single holds take precedence over title holds.
tener presbicia
need + reading glasses
This is why many people with 'normal' eyes will need reading glasses some time after the age of 40.
tener presencia
be a class act
Good news is that my dinner was a class act, and they even got the steak perfect, which is a feat for such a fussy eater like me.
tener presente
be mindful of/that
bear in + mind
consider (as)
keep in + focus
keep in + mind
make + consideration
mind
make + provision for
have + regard for
be aware of
note
She examines the features that make it attractive while also being mindful of its minor flaws.
Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages.
A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
This fact should be kept in mind when deciding upon the sequence of materials types.
There is, however, a further consideration that must be made, particularly if given the opportunity of planning a new building.
They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.
We must of course make provision for those users who look for information under one of the other terms, and this is discussed below in the section on showing semantic relationships.
The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria del ganado bovino, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.
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.
Sometimes the number of tickets issued is noted on the form.
tener presente las posibilidades de Algo
consider + possibilities
The user must consider all the possibilities.
tener prioridad
trump
If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
tener prisa
be in a hurry
Librarians too easily forget that many readers are in a hurry, and hardly any are under no time constraint at all.
tener problema con Algo
experience + trouble with
Often a 'help' command calls up information pertaining either to the general use of the system, or to the specific feature in the system with which the user is experiencing trouble.
tener problemas
have + problems
For example, pilots flying on international routes sometimes have problems in understanding weather reports spoken in English but with a heavy local accent.
tener problemas con
fall + foul of
run + afoul of problems
run + afoul of
fall + afoul of
The author attempts to unravel the mystery of how Microsoft came to fall foul of the Department of Justice.
While being a crusader against government spending, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn has run afoul of problems in her personal finances.
Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.
As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.
tener problemas con la ley
fall + foul of the law
go + afoul of the law
fall + afoul of the law
To avoid falling foul of the law, UK data users would do well to appoint a data protection coordinator.
Individuals who have gone afoul of the law should have and must have a second chance.
He is not a criminal and he should not be prevented from telling whatever story he cares to tell so long as he does not fall afoul of the law.
tener programado su comienzo
be scheduled to start
CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.
tener programado su finalización
be scheduled for completion
The 2nd phase is scheduled for completion by the end of 1995.
tener pros y contras
be a mixed blessing
This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
tener que [Contracción popular] [Contracción de (have) got to usada en el lenguaje coloquial]
have to
hafta [have to]
gotta [(have) got to]
Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.
This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as 'kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.
Ya gotta take the bad with the good - without pain joy wouldn't feel so good.
tener que aguantar Algo
be stuck with
get + stuck with
If you're trying to reduce the cost of your cataloging, you're stuck with accepting LC, particularly if you're in a library which is acquiring the kinds of materials for which LC is the only cataloging source.
The point to using non-proprietary standards is to make sure that you don't get stuck with content that you are unable to migrate to new formats over time.
tener que arreglárselas solo
leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources
leave to + Posesivo + own devices
The new entrepreneur is largely left up to his own resources & connections & must possess the initiative to circumvent rules & take advantage of loopholes.
The profession is once again left to its own devices, subject to the tightening constraints of local government budgets.
tener que cargar con
be stuck with
saddle with
get + stuck with
If you're trying to reduce the cost of your cataloging, you're stuck with accepting LC, particularly if you're in a library which is acquiring the kinds of materials for which LC is the only cataloging source.
As information incumbents, large academic libraries are saddled with legacy assets, such as huge stores of books, public service systems, acquisitions, cataloguing, and bricks and mortar.
The point to using non-proprietary standards is to make sure that you don't get stuck with content that you are unable to migrate to new formats over time.
tener que cargar con el peso de
be burdened with
Public libraries not burdened with huge collections need catalogs and a cataloging code that reflect their situation.
tener que cargar con el peso de la tradición
be burdened with + tradition
The solutions provided by the scientists were often more modern and practical, as they were not burdened with tradition.
tener que competir con
face + competition from
The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
tener + que felicitar a Alguien
have to hand it to + Nombre
I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.
tener que ocurrir
be bound to happen
It was bound to happen, and the formula for success has been laid down.
¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver!
over + Posesivo + dead body
'Over my dead body' was his response to proposals to scale back the $1.35 trillion in tax cuts planned for the next ten years = "Por encima de mi cadáver" fue su respuesta a los propuestas de recortar los 1.35 trillones de dólares en los presupuestos planeados para los próximos diez años.
tener + que quitarse el sombrero
have to hand it to + Nombre
I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.
tener que suceder
be bound to happen
It was bound to happen, and the formula for success has been laid down.
tener que ver con
be concerned with
concern
relate to
hold + a stake in
have + a stake in
be a question of
be a party to
have + a hand in
bear (up)on
Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context.
The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.
Notes may relate to any of the previous elements of the description, i.e. title, authorship, edition, editorship, publisher area, physical description area or series area.
More needs to be done by all parties that hold a stake in highway safety to reduce fatalities significantly.
We both have a stake in our futures in Rolling Ridge and so I have no choice, if I want to continue at the library.
I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.
The documentary is about how everyone was a party to what happened - it was not just the greedy bankers.
For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.
There have been a number of reference books/bibliographies produced which bear on this problem.
tener razón
be correct
be right
be spot on
be in the right
be (right) on the mark
hit + the spot
You are correct in your answer.
Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.
The program is spot on - you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.
She thinks she's always in the right and there is nothing wrong with how she's acting.
For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark.
We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
tener razón a no ser que se demuestre lo contrario
be right unless proven otherwise
This meant getting rid of my highly critical attitude, as well as my belief that 'I am always right unless proven otherwise'.
tener razones para pensar que
have + reason to believe that
The Library Association has reason to believe that women, black and disabled people are not properly represented in UK libraries.
tener recelos
have + misgivings
Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.
tener relación con
have + bearing on
follow on from
Your practice in classifying by Colon will, however, have a direct bearing on any subsequent use of other classification schemes.
Following on from my last question, did the pilot who dropped the atomic bomb on Horishima survive or was he killed in the explosion?.
tener relaciones amorosas
have + an affair
It was only when I saw Ron's car outside Penny's house that the penny finally dropped and I realised they were having an affair.
tener relaciones con
have + dealings with
Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.
tener relaciones sexuales
have + sex (with)
engage in + sexual intercourse
A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
To force another person to engage in sexual intercourse against their will may be sentenced to gaol from one year to ten years.
tener relaciones sexuales con
have + intercourse with
Witches were branded as evil for, among other reasons, having made a pact with the devil and then having intercourse with him.
tener relevancia para
have + bearing on
Your practice in classifying by Colon will, however, have a direct bearing on any subsequent use of other classification schemes.
tener remordimientos de conciencia
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
tener resaca
be hung over
I know he's drinking heavily - he keeps the bottle locked in the credenza behind his desk - because he's hung over almost every morning.
tener resonancias graves
send + portentous reverberations
The application of computer technology to library catalogues sent portentous reverberations throughout the profession.
tener retraso
fall behind + schedule
run behind + schedule
lag behind + schedule
A project to build a critical oil pipeline in northern Iraq has fallen more than two years behind schedule.
The government's own data shows that around 50% of projects in the sector are running behind schedule.
It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
tener reverencia por
hold + (a) reverence for
Legend has it that the Indians held a reverence for these dogs because of their unusual blue eyes.
tener sangre en las manos
have + blood on + Posesivo + hands
I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.
tener sed
be thirsty
feel + thirsty
They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
It's important to drink plenty of water, but feeling thirsty all or most of the time can signal a medical problem.
tener sed después del esfuerzo
work up + a thirst
The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.
tener sede en
headquarter (at/in)
Why should information and referral be headquartered at a public library rather than somewhere else?.
tener segundas intenciones
push + Posesivo + (personal) agenda
She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.
tenérselo bien empleado
it + serve + Nombre + right
have it + coming
When he came to Mary told him it was she who had thrown the stool and that it served him right and that in future he should learn to mind his own business.
The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.
tenérselo (bien) merecido
have it + coming
it + serve + Nombre + right
The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.
When he came to Mary told him it was she who had thrown the stool and that it served him right and that in future he should learn to mind his own business.
tenerse muy en cuenta por
carry + weight with
Their recommendations carry considerable weight with the citizens.
tener sentido
make + sense
be meaningful
It makes sense in this case to establish two prediction patterns: one for the airmail subscription and one for the others.
The choice of metal chairs with plastic seats, rather than wooden chairs with leather coverings, is meaningful.
tener sentido del ridículo
feel + self-conscious
feel + embarrassed
Next time you're feeling self-conscious try to remember how vain people are and that they are too concentrated on themselves to pay attention to you!.
Feeling embarrassed stems from our primordial desire to be accepted by our society - our survival used to depend upon being included in a group.
tener serrín en la cabeza
be soft in the head
One of the curses of being a well-known science-fiction writer is that unsophisticated people assume you to be soft in the head.
tener sexo
have + sex (with)
A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
tener simpatía por
have + warm feelings towards
The truth is that I'm pretty upset about the whole thing and don't have very warm feelings towards the makers of these products.
tener sitio para
have + room for
No matter how stuffed you are after the main course you always have room for a little dessert.
tener solución posible
be soluble
The latter problems were, however, usually of such a nature as to be soluble within the given constraints.
tener sospecha
feel + suspicion
Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs.
tener su apogeo
flourish
The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.
tener su efecto
take + Posesivo + toll (on)
The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
tener sueño
be sleepy
feel + sleepy
The day was definitely ending and she was sleepy from work, hunger, lack of sleep and probably dehydration.
If during the day, you feel sleepy then it can help tremendously if you wash your face with cold water.
tener suerte
be lucky
count + Posesivo + blessings
get + lucky
strike + gold
hit + the jackpot
strike + lucky
be in for a good thing
come in for + a good thing
be into a good thing
be in luck
cut + a fat hog
get + a break
get + a lucky break
have + a stroke of luck
have + luck
'We were lucky you happened to be sitting in your dean's office when I called about the position, and that you could come over for an interview right away'.
The article 'Count your blessings' evaluates the features and performance of 7 log-file analyzers designed to analyze the traffic using World Wide Web (WWW) Web sites.
The article is entitled 'Sports get lucky with lotteries lolly'.
That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.
Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.
It's a bit like a lottery - sometimes you strike lucky and become rich and famous.
The value of shares were steadily rising and we began to hope that we might be in for a good thing at last.
They are the kind who complain of their hard luck when some one else happens to come in for a good thing.
They are plainly and simply greedy people who are into a good thing.
We were in luck in that the cheese was both in season and in stock andwe bought a huge wheel for 11 euros.
Nobody is so dumb that they don't see that the Federal Government employees at every level have been cut a fat hog - good salaries, no layoffs.
She finally got a break playing an actress who must choose between a career and marriage.
His dad finally got a lucky break, and working in a law firm is a pretty big break.
You can simply walk into a casino, have a stroke of luck and walk out a millionaire.
I have been trying to establish contacts in Calgary but so far haven't had much luck and so this message to the list.
tener su origen en [También escrito hearken] [También escrito harken o hark]
trace to
trace back to
have + Posesivo + roots in
originate (from)
hark(en) back to
hearken back to
cascade from
Many people have traced the function of the catalog as included in the Paris Principles to Cutter's objectives.
The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.
Swedish public libraries have their roots in the idea of voluntary education.
Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment.
The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.
The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.
Everything that happens after this should cascade naturally from the stage you have set and the characters you've put on it.
tener sus diferencias tener sus orígenes tener sus partidarios y detractores tener talento tener tarea para rato tener tarea por hacer tener toda la apariencia de tener toda la atención de Alguien tener toda la pinta de tener todas las de perder tener todas las posibilidades de tener todo el sentido del mundo tener todo lo que se necesita para tener todo + Nombre + a + Posesivo + disposición tener todo + Nombre + para + Pronombre tener todo un éxito tener trabajo para rato tener tradición de tener trascendencia tener trato tener tratos con tener tutorías tener una alternativa preparada tener una alternativa reservada tener una apariencia + Adjetivo tener una ascendencia tener una aventura tener una aventura amorosa tener un aborto tener una buena disposición tener una buena racha tener una buena reputación tener (una) cara de tener un accidente tener una cita tener una contractura muscular tener una conversación íntima con tener una creencia tener una discusión tener una enfermedad tener una faceta tener una fe ciega en Algo tener una fijación con tener una fortuna tener una fuerte vocación profesional tener una fuga tener una fuga de aceite tener una gotera tener una gran demanda tener una gran pegada tener una gran tradición tener una idea[Generalmente usado en negativo] tener una idea de tener una idea[Generalmente usado en negativo] tener una idea de tener una larga historia tener una larga trayectoria de tener un altercado tener un alto contenido calorífico tener un alto contenido de tener un alto contenido proteínico tener un alto contenido vitamínico tener una mala reputación tener una mala reputación por tener un amante tener una mente abierta tener una mirada vacía tener una muerte digna tener una muerte horrible tener una operación tener una opinión tener una opinión sobre tener una oportunidad tener una pelea tener una personalidad muy fuerte tener una rabieta tener una riña tener una segunda oportunidad tener una sensación tener una serie de + Nombre + organizados por turnos tener una sorpresa preparada tener una sorpresa reservada tener unas palabras con tener un aspecto tener un aspecto + Adjetivo tener un aspecto delicioso tener un aspecto extraño tener un aspecto horrible tener un aspecto magnífico tener un aspecto presentable tener un aspecto primoroso tener un aspecto raro tener un ataque de ansiedad tener un ataque epiléptico tener una tendencia a tener una trayectoria demostrado de éxito tener una ventaja tener una vida larga y próspera tener una visión de conjunto tener un bajo contenido calorífico tener un bajo contenido proteínico tener un bajo contenido vitamínico tener un berrinche tener un bloqueo mental tener un buen aspecto tener un buen concepto de Alguien/Algo tener un buen día tener un buen saque tener un buen sentido de la dirección tener un calor de cojones tener un carácter muy fuerte tener un cargo tener un cargo público tener un chollo tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo tener un corazón de oro tener un deber que cumplir con tener un derrame cerebral tener un descanso tener un descubierto tener un descuido tener un día muy largo tener un dilema tener un duro despertar tener un efecto adverso sobre tener un encontronazo (con) tener un escape afortunado tener un éxito roturno tener un final feliz tener un frío de cojones tener un full[Usado generalmente en los juegos de cartas] tener un golpe de suerte tener un gran concepto de tener un gran efecto tener un gran impacto tener un hambre feroz tener un historia de tener un historial demostrado de éxito tener un horario ajustado tener un humor de perros tener un interés muy personal en tener un lío amoroso tener un lleno a reventar tener un lleno completo tener un lleno total tener un mal concepto de Alguien/Algo tener un mal día tener un mismo parecer tener un niño tener un orgamo tener un picor en la garganta tener un plan tener un precio razonable tener un presentimiento sobre Algo tener un problema tener un problema medio resuelto tener un rato libre tener un resfriado tener un respiro tener un rollo amoroso tener un romance tener un sabor amargo tener un segundo empleo tener un segundo trabajo tener un sentimiento de tener un siniestro tener un tirón muscular tener un tono + Adjetivo tener un trabajo tener un trabajo remunerado tener un trabajo retribuido tener un valor especial tener validez tener valor tener veneración por tener ventaja tener vistas a tener voto sobre tener ya bastante entre manos tener ya bastantes problemas téngase en cuenta téngase en cuenta que téngase presente teniendo teniendo como telón de fondo teniendo como trasfondo teniendo en cuenta teniendo en cuenta que teniendo esto como telón de fondo teniendo esto como trasfondo teniendo esto presente tienes la bragueta abierta tienes lo que te mereces todo el mundo debe tener acceso a la información todo tiene precio todo tiene su precio vísteme despacio que tengo prisa
have + their differences
be rooted in
receive + mixed reviews
be talented
have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre
have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre
have tow on + Posesivo + distaff
have + all the earmarks of
get + Posesivo + undivided attention
have + Posesivo + undivided attention
have + all the earmarks of
fight + a losing battle
have + every possibility of
make + all the sense in the world
have + (all) the makings of
have + the run of the + Nombre
have + the run of the + Nombre
hit + a home run
hit it out of + the park
knock it out of + the park
have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre
have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre
have + a history of
be of consequence
have + contact
have + dealings with
hold + tutorials
have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve
have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve
have + a + Adjetivo + look
descend from + ancestry
have + a romance
have + a fling
have + a romance
have + an abortion
be well disposed
be of good nature
be on a roll
have + a good reputation
wear + a face
crash
date
go (out) on + a date
pull + a muscle
have + a heart-to-heart with
hold + belief
have + a row
be in ill health
be in bad health
wear + hat
swear by it
have + a fixation with
sit on + a fortune
be career oriented
have + a leak
leak + oil
spring + a leak
have + a leak
be in huge demand
pack + a punch
pack + a wallop
have + a long ancestry
gain + impression
capture + glimpse
get + a sense of
gain + a sense of
have + a clue
gain + idea of
have + an inkling of
gain + impression
capture + glimpse
get + a sense of
gain + a sense of
have + a clue
gain + idea of
have + an inkling of
extend + far back
stretch + far back in time
have + a long story of
have + a track record of
have + altercation
be rich in calories
be high in calories
be high in
be high in protein
be high in vitamins
have + a bad reputation
have + a bad name for
have + an affair
keep + an open mind
look + blank
die with + dignity
have + a dignified death
die + a dignified death
die + a horrible death
suffer + a horrible death
go through + surgery
go under + the knife
take + viewpoint
hold + view
hold + opinion
have + an opinion on
have + a chance (to)
face + an opportunity
get + a head start
have + a window of opportunity
get + a jump start
have + a row
be full of character
throw + a fit
have + a row
get + a second chance
have + a second chance
have + a feeling
operate + a rota system of + Nombre
have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve
have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve
have + a (few) word(s) with
look and feel
have + a + Adjetivo + look
look + delicious
look + odd
look + shit
look + superb
look + sharp
be gorgeous to look at
look + odd
have + an anxiety attack
have + a stroke
have + a tendency to
have + a proven track record
get + a head start
have + an edge
get + a jump start
live + long and prosper
get + the whole picture
be low in calories
be low in proteins
be low in vitamins
throw + a fit
mind + go blank
look + good
hold in + high regard
have + a good day
have + a great day
be a hearty eater
have + a good sense of direction
be hot as hell
be full of character
hold + office
hold + public office
come in for + a good thing
be in for a good thing
be into a good thing
hold + different perspective on
have + a heart of gold
have + a responsibility to
have + a stroke
get + a break
overdraw
slip up
have + a long day
be in/of [USA] two minds
rude awakening + be in store
have + an adverse effect on
lock + horns (with)
have + a lucky escape
take + Nombre + by storm
have + a successful ending
be cold as hell
have + a full house
have + a stroke of luck
think + the world of
think + highly of
pack + a punch
pack + a wallop
have + a big impact
be starving to death
have + a track record of
have + a proven track record
be under time constraint
be in a foul mood
be in an awful mood
be in a shitty mood
be in a filthy mood
have + a stake in
hold + a stake in
have + an affair
have + a fling
have + a packed house
have + a full house
have + a packed house
have + a full house
have + a packed house
show + low regard for
give + low regard to
have + a bad day
be of one mind
have + a baby
reach + a climax
have + a scratchy throat
figure out + plan
be reasonably priced
feel (it) in + Posesivo + bones
experience + problem
have + problem half licked
spare + time
have + a cold
get + a break
have + a fling
have + a romance
taste + bitter
moonlight
work + a second job
moonlight
work + a second job
feel + a sense of
suffer + a disaster
pull + a muscle
have + a + Adjetivo + quality
hold down + job
be gainfully employed
be gainfully employed
be of particular value
apply
count
pluck up + courage
gather up + courage
hold + (a) reverence for
have + an edge
overlook
have + a say in
have + enough on + Posesivo + plate
have + enough on + Posesivo + plate
witness
Note that...
witness
in the presence of
against + background of
against + background of
in terms of
on the basis of
providing (that)
against this background
against this background
with this/that in mind
you've got egg on your chin
you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!
access for all
everything has a price
everything has its price
more haste, less speed
haste makes waste
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.
There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.
Although 70% of the country's 2-year and 4-year colleges are offering online courses, the method of delivery is receiving mixed reviews.
All students are talented, so teachers must find ways to bring out the best in each child.
'Well, Laura, it looks as if you have your work cut out for you!' remarked Lachaise, a knowing smile spreading over her face.
Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
An interesting old relic and reminder of old times, when the spinning-wheel was in daily use, is seen in the saying, 'I have tow on my distaff'.
The shootings have all the earmarks of a hate crime as nothing was stolen and 'Go Home' was written above them.
She says that Damian is the only man in her life and that he gets her undivided attention.
I go from being ignored to having her undivided attention in about 5 seconds.
The shootings have all the earmarks of a hate crime as nothing was stolen and 'Go Home' was written above them.
However, with the increasing numbers of periodicals, censorship was fighting a losing battle.
The library has every possibility of achieving the desired relationship of mutal benefit between itself and the community.
Banning people who have unsafe sex from giving blood makes all the sense in the world to me.
Add to that the fact that I've been feeling shitty for days and you have the makings of major drama.
There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere - they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.
There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere - they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.
EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.
'Well, Laura, it looks as if you have your work cut out for you!' remarked Lachaise, a knowing smile spreading over her face.
Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
Denmark has no history of charities or voluntary bodies, so such groups are seen by the authorities as being subversive.
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
He also resolved to talk with Cleo Passantino, a young librarian who had been at the library for three years and with whom he had had little contact.
Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.
The job of the new literacy worker is to exploit the bus as a mobile drop-in and resource centre, hold classes and tutorials on the vehicle and generally to improve the provision of literacy materials in branch libraries.
He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.
He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.
It has a time-worn and frayed look.
This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.
After breaking up with Luke several months ago, she is reported having a special romance with an aspiring actor named Leo.
The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.
After breaking up with Luke several months ago, she is reported having a special romance with an aspiring actor named Leo.
This study examines responses to antiabortion picketing by women encountering picketers as they entered abortion clinics to have an abortion.
Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.
Addames specifies the commodities vendible in Japan, describes the island and the people, who he says are of good nature, courteous above measure.
Britain is on a roll - the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
You may think that your reputation as a landlord is not important, but having a good reputation pays off in many ways.
It was late when he got home, and Jasmine wore a face that was filled with contempt, considering him to be beneath her.
It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.
Blood hypothesized that girls were dated because they exhibit such personality characteristics as consideration, cheerfulness, being a good sport, & a sense of humor=Blood formuló la hipótesis de que las chicas tenían citas debido a las características de su personalidad como consideración, alegría, ser una tía apañada y tener sentido del humor.
Also, going on a date can be a little less scary if the person has already gotten the seal of approval from someone that you trust.
Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
Not once did it occur to me that I was having a heart-to-heart with a woman who faked orgasms for a living.
Librarians dealing with people who hold strong religious beliefs should have a sensitive, open, and non-judgemental attitude.
If we have a row he sulks for days and I have to try everything to get him to be nice again.
His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.
The evidence suggests that people who live in poor housing are more likely to be in bad health than persons living in good housing.
Each employee is a three-dimensional human being, with myriad 'hats' to wear=Todo empleado es un ser humano tridimensional, con innumerables facetas.
Many people have used this utility with absolutely no problems and swear by it.
These guys seem to have a fixation with young, nubile ladies.
Kenya and other African states are sitting on a fortune in the form of unexploited natural cures.
To his mother he was the apple in her eye and loved the fact that he was career oriented at a young age.
If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.
Australian officials raced against the clock on Monday to refloat a massive Chinese ship which grounded and leaked oil.
While the region grapples with fixing its sewer infrastructure, another set of underground pipes are springing leaks.
If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.
Our wide array of frocks is an eye popper and is in huge demand among the youth due to their exotic designs.
Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.
When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.
The proposal reveals that some of the contemporary problems in medical librarianship have a long ancestry.
From this book one gains an impression of the way the policies of the European Communities are developing which is not so readily apparent from other official publications.
In order to capture a glimpse of the art of work, it is useful to examine Houle's five characteristics of professionalization.
Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.
The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
Neither of us had a clue about animal husbandry.
To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
The writer describes how she came to have an inkling of what her husband experienced fighting in the war.
From this book one gains an impression of the way the policies of the European Communities are developing which is not so readily apparent from other official publications.
In order to capture a glimpse of the art of work, it is useful to examine Houle's five characteristics of professionalization.
Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.
The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
Neither of us had a clue about animal husbandry.
To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
The writer describes how she came to have an inkling of what her husband experienced fighting in the war.
Dragons evolved from rainbows through the concept of the rainbow serpent, a concept that itself extends far back into the Pleistocene.
has become integral to Javanese culture and the industry stretches far back in time.
Every success of this kind that we, as consumers, finally see in the media has a long story of struggle and even tears behind.
They have a track record of hysterics and exaggerations for political purposes.
It began when Balzac and Pershing had an altercation (theirs was another of the 'running feuds' in the library), and Pershing was fired.
Squirrels store nuts for a good reason: they're rich in calories that keep them fed during the long cold winter.
Many sweetened drinks are high in calories and can cause weight gain, even in active people.
Canned soup is high in sodium and overpriced.
Eating a healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, increases satiety and reduces hunger throughout the day.
Spinach is low in calories, yet extremely high in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
Despite having a bad reputation and a negative connotation, hypnosis is in fact a positive process that has been used for thousands of years.
This dude has a bad name for picking up chicks.
It was only when I saw Ron's car outside Penny's house that the penny finally dropped and I realised they were having an affair.
If you are inclined to dismiss that suggestion out of hand, I would recommend that you explore the financial costs and the cultural costs of the alternatives and keep an open mind.
She lacks energy and her eyes lack soul which makes her look blank and confused half of the time.
I feel that's what we have to do; let this type of library service die with dignity, and not keep patching it up with money and people.
The article demonstrates that many older people do not have dignified deaths in hospitals.
To me, a head of state, however an evil dictator he was (and he WAS), should die a dignified death at the hand of state.
The article is entitled 'Making friends with the Web: traditional vendors must accept the Web, or die a horrible death'.
Many who were wounded and still alive when this was going on a suffered a horrible death at the hands of the enemy.
On many occasions we have heard that a person went through surgery and had a speedy recovery.
But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.
Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.
The Court was split by divided opinions: five justices held the opinion that his rights were violated while four justices disagreed.
I woul be interested in talking to anyone who has an opinion on this matter.
Without language, the basic and demotic tool, no one would have a chance.
There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.
Just a little bus on wheels but preschoolers get a head start.
The truth is that after a run we have a window of opportunity to replace muscle glycogen stores that were used up.
Emergency crews got a jump start evacuating residents because two officers driving by saw the smoke and called for more help.
If we have a row he sulks for days and I have to try everything to get him to be nice again.
The apartment was full of character and it really felt like home away from home.
The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.
If we have a row he sulks for days and I have to try everything to get him to be nice again.
According to an old saying, you never get a second chance to make a first impression=Según un antiguo dicho, nunca se tiene una seguna oportunidad para causar una primera impresión.
Individuals who have gone afoul of the law should have and must have a second chance.
She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.
Most CABx (Citizen's Advice Bureaux) operate a rota system of local solicitors who will provide free legal advice sessions.
He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.
He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.
Doug had asked Jennifer to have a word with the gardener before she left for work.
Tomorrow's libraries will look and feel very different 'places' from yesterday's buildings=Las bibliotecas del futuro tendrán un aspecto muy diferente de los edificios del pasado.
It has a time-worn and frayed look.
Have you ever bought anything that looked delicious and were disappointed when you tasted it?.
I'm no great-looker myself so I don't mind living somewhere where people look odd.
Someone had asked Max why he didn't shave off his sideboards as they looked shit.
Curvy women can look superb in bathing suits, just make sure it's appropriate for your body - pregnant or not.
If you want to make the right impression with potential new employers you need to look sharp.
This filly is gorgeous to look at and is as sweet as they come.
I'm no great-looker myself so I don't mind living somewhere where people look odd.
From what you've mentioned symptom wise, it does sound like you've had an anxiety attack.
The chance of having a stroke more than doubles every decade after the age of 55.
Humans, as we well know, already have a tendency to follow the path of least resistance, which tends to lead to over-simplification.
She has a proven track record in dealing with cases involving major spinal injury in cases of the utmost severity.
Just a little bus on wheels but preschoolers get a head start.
Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today=Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales.
Emergency crews got a jump start evacuating residents because two officers driving by saw the smoke and called for more help.
The article is entitled 'Database companies can live long and prosper'.
I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.
Whitefish like cod and halibut, bison, turkey breast, chicken breast, and ostrich breast are all very low in calories and very rich in protein.
Although beer is low in proteins, it contains all essential and many non-essential amino acids.
But these highly processed foods are mostly low in vitamins which can lead to deficiencies and health problems.
The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.
If there is a lot of people I start getting anxiety attacks and, like you, my mind goes blank - I can't think or move.
Older people are afraid of failure and of not looking good.
Library services are not held in high regard and many powerful people do not realise the potential importance of libraries in education.
But the old printers were men, not abstractions, who had good days and bad ones and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
My group had a really great day - it was a real laugh.
Some children are hearty eaters, while others are very picky.
Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction.
It was summer, of course, so it was hot as hell, but eventually the bus turned up.
The apartment was full of character and it really felt like home away from home.
Our government should not be for sale to the wealthiest buyers to hold office for perpetuity - often passing them on to their scions.
Atheists are prohibited from holding public office in many US states.
They are the kind who complain of their hard luck when some one else happens to come in for a good thing.
The value of shares were steadily rising and we began to hope that we might be in for a good thing at last.
They are plainly and simply greedy people who are into a good thing.
It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.
Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold.
And further, that libraries as social institutions in a multicultural society have a responsibility to all elements in that society.
The chance of having a stroke more than doubles every decade after the age of 55.
We are finally getting a break from slipping and sliding on the slick streets after the first snow of the season caught some of us by surprise.
Bank charges for going overdrawn or for bounced cheques are the equivalent of a charge for breach of contract, known as liquidated dam>, so bear the pain and get ready for success.
And when she gets to Washington, it'll be cold as hell.
If two or more players have a full house then the player with the best three of a kind wins.
You can simply walk into a casino, have a stroke of luck and walk out a millionaire.
But as the last hymn faded and hundreds followed his coffin out into the sun, it was obvious again: his patients still thought the world of him.
Swedes think highly of the Government but not of the royal family.
Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.
When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.
A major review of higher education libraries, recently announced by the Australian Department of Education will have a big impact.
If you were starving to death and you had a way to surgically amputate parts of your body could you prolong your life by eating yourself.
They have a track record of hysterics and exaggerations for political purposes.
She has a proven track record in dealing with cases involving major spinal injury in cases of the utmost severity.
Librarians too easily forget that many readers are in a hurry, and hardly any are under no time constraint at all.
Lucy was in a foul mood for much of the show's filming, partially because she had elected to stop smoking for health reasons when the show began.
When I finally got to Boston (having missed the wedding and most of the reception) I was in an awful mood.
I hate when I'm in a shitty mood for no reason.
Our cat has been in a filthy mood after we left her at my in-laws for a week.
We both have a stake in our futures in Rolling Ridge and so I have no choice, if I want to continue at the library.
More needs to be done by all parties that hold a stake in highway safety to reduce fatalities significantly.
It was only when I saw Ron's car outside Penny's house that the penny finally dropped and I realised they were having an affair.
The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.
Last week we had a packed house so come early to get a seat!.
We had a full house for the weekend including two very happy and well-behaved young dogs.
Last week we had a packed house so come early to get a seat!.
We had a full house for the weekend including two very happy and well-behaved young dogs.
Last week we had a packed house so come early to get a seat!.
The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.
The author presents his opinions of the high quality of American libraries and the low regard given to them by state finance.
But the old printers were men, not abstractions, who had good days and bad ones and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
Finally, all of you should be of one mind, love each other as brothers anages, and the courts can enforce payment.
He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.
When you've had a long day, and don't have the energy to prepare a three course meal or for those unexpected guests that drop in without a minute to spare, here's a quick meal to serve.
I have long been of two minds about the relationship of form and content.
A rude awakening may be in store when they discover that their college or university professors require them to use scholarly resources.
Unstable exchange rates have an adverse effect on the price of books and journals.
Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.
A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra.
He was a confident, unspoiled, talented, hard-working young man when he moved to a strange town as a youngster and took it by storm.
Every painful story
have a successful endingLast evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby.
In most cases, if you have a strong emotional bond with your partner, you will feel a sense of pleasure by helping your partner reach a climax.
Why in the hell do I have a scratchy throat and feel congested but I don't feel sick?.
Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.
Provided there is a node within a local call distance, this arrangement is reasonably priced.
Many use the service only as a last resort (there is a modest charge for it), when they themselves have searched in vain but feel in their bones that the library has it.
While it is useful to know the areas in which problems might be experienced by a community, it is vital that each disadvantaged community be assessed individually.
A well run school has the problem half licked.
A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.
We are finally getting a break from slipping and sliding on the slick streets after the first snow of the season caught some of us by surprise.
The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.
After breaking up with Luke several months ago, she is reported having a special romance with an aspiring actor named Leo.
Good coffee tastes somewhat bitter but smooth, and has no sour undertones.
For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
Many people are feeling a sense of the loss of cultural identity and are turning increasingly towards the preservation of local history resources as a means of redressing the balance.
When corporations suffer a disaster, they often fail to take forensic evidence at the scene of the accident and this can prove costly later on when details have been forgotten.
Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
His face had an ashen quality, and his voice lacked its usual robustness.
Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc.
In Poland over 70 percent of married women are gainfully employed performing traditional female roles as wives, mothers and housekeepers, as well as the modern role of employee.
In Poland over 70 percent of married women are gainfully employed performing traditional female roles as wives, mothers and housekeepers, as well as the modern role of employee.
The knowledge acquired during the development of this service is of particular value for other digitization projects.
This could apply particularly if the figures are to be incorporated into annual reports or other documents.
People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.
Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own.
By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.
Legend has it that the Indians held a reverence for these dogs because of their unusual blue eyes.
Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today=Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales.
In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.
Native Americans are determined not only to remain in control of their art but also to have a say in how it is interpreted.
She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.
She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.
Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules=Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.
Note that a title word search on 'high-temperature superconductivity' would have to include many term variations.
Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules=Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.
Although this background is not essential, a more integrated understanding of the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval will be achieved in the presence of this knowledge.
Problems, potential and standards for WORMs and WORM drives are discussed against a background of recent market surveys.
Problems, potential and standards for WORMs and WORM drives are discussed against a background of recent market surveys.
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.
In addition, there is an element of perpetuation about the establishment of headings on the basis of reference sources.
Providing enough people are availabe via the system, then it will be used frequently.
Against this background, the impact of introducing on-line facilities in 1976 is studied.
Against this background, the impact of introducing on-line facilities in 1976 is studied.
With that in mind, both girls were all set to go to Mindoro but the circumstances made it extra difficult for them to reach their destination.
There is a saying in the north of England which is a code for telling someone that their front trouser zipper is open; it's 'you've got egg on your chin'.
After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.
We took the view that to fulfil the principle of access for all libraries must continue to provide information in a variety of ways, for example through print and the oral tradition.
We live in a time when everything has a price but nothing has value!.
Sociological studies, psychological studies, and literature have shown again and again everything has its price.
Learning violin is best taken at a steady pace - 'more haste, less speed' is very true as you learn play violin.
We have heard the 'haste makes waste' ditty since childhood.
tener
bear ; contain ; have ; hold ; own ; carry ; have got ; have in + place ; live with ; have at + Posesivo + disposal ; possess.
Use a uniform title for an entry if the item bears a title proper that differs from the uniform title.
The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.
Many of the aspects of the indexing process including, in particular, term selection and search logic have common features.
If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.
For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.
Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.
Typical examples of enquiries of this kind that could be satisfied within minutes in any decently stocked library are 'Have you got anything on organising weddings?' 'Can you find me something on the history of paddle-steamers?'.
The first country to have in place an operational domestic geostationary satellite communications system was Canada.
Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.
But this would require time and competencies, which not all policy makers have at their disposal.
Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.
acabar teniendo
end up with
land up with
Could the USA end up with a House of Delegates rather than a House of Representatives?.
This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back.
acontecimiento + tener lugar
occurrence + take place
When such a happy occurrence takes place the publisher can put out extra impressions and can publish (or sell the rights for) a paperback edition for a larger market.
a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad
turnabout is fair play
The article 'Turnabout is fair play' discusses a clause of US copyright law that lets scholars excerpt for purposes of criticism, scholarship and education, as long as the excerpts meet certain criteria.
aquí tiene(s)
here is/are
Here is an example of entering an LCCN.
a tener en cuenta en el futuro
for future reference
Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function.
cambio + tener lugar
change + take place
The author examines changes likely to take place and warns local library and information services of the need to adapt to reflect these changes = El autor exmamina los cambios que probablmente sucedan y advierte a los sistemas bibliotecarios y de información locales de la necesidad de adaptarse a ellos.
curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad
extension course
off-campus course
This is a report of a survey of off-campus/extension courses in graduates library education programs accredited by the American Library Association.
This is a report of a survey of off-campus/extension courses in graduates library education programs accredited by the American Library Association.
dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene
count + Posesivo + blessings
The article 'Count your blessings' evaluates the features and performance of 7 log-file analyzers designed to analyze the traffic using World Wide Web (WWW) Web sites.
del que se tiene constancia
recorded
The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.
demostrar que se tiene razón
prove + Posesivo + point
To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet.
el cliente siempre tiene la razón
the customer is always right
Customers choose an establishment and spend hard-earned money and they want employees to exude appreciation through the attitude that 'we aim to please, the customer is always right, service is our business, and quality is our middle name'.
empezar a tener dudas
get + cold feet
The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.
empezar a tener sentido
become + meaningful
These brief, generalized statements will become more meaningful as you examine actual manifestations of PMES and T in the CC schedules.
esperar tener suerte
hope for + the best
This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre
place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre
What is needed is a sound historical study that will place the ADI/ASIS development against the background of the documentation movement in Europe and America.
hacer que tenga más valor
put + a premium on
Businesses work to deadlines that put a premium on convenience and ready availability.
hombre que tiene mucho mundo
a man of the world
You can discuss anything with him - he's a man of the world.
lo que tenga que pasar, que pase
que sera sera
what's meant to be, will be
whatever will be, will be
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question.
lo que tenga que ser, será
que sera sera
whatever will be, will be
what's meant to be, will be
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question.
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
mujer que tiene mucho mundo
a woman of the world
She is a woman of the world and understands these delicate issues.
necesitarse tener en cuenta
need + consideration
Bookstalls, church libraries, newspaper agencies, parish magazines, and press officers all need consideration.
negar tener relación con
disclaim + connection with
The aspect of literary content with wich bibliography must disclaim any connection is that of critical evaluation.
no querer tener nada que ver con
want + nothing to do with
He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
no tener alternativa
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener apetito
be off + Posesivo + food
be off + Posesivo + oats
Her period of madness is characterised by being off her food, by refusing to prepare food, and by silence.
Anyhow, family - including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
no tener a quien acudir
have + no body to turn to
have + no one to turn to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
It's harder when you're all alone and have no one to turn to.
no tener a quien recurrir
have + no body to turn to
have + no one to turn to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
It's harder when you're all alone and have no one to turn to.
no tener conciencia de
have + no sense of
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes.
no tener constancia de Algo
unrecorded
A study of early printed records for the county of Northumberland has identified some previously unrecorded parochial libraries.
no tener deudas
be free of debt
My dad and I were talking about his recent financial turnaround, and one of the things he said was that he loves being free of debt.
no tener donde acudir
have + no where to turn
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tener donde agarrarse
not have a leg to stand on
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener donde caerse muerto
not have two pennies to rub together
Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry.
no tener donde recurrir
have + no where to turn
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tener dos dedos de frente
as thick as a brick
as thick as two (short) planks
as daft as a brush
the cheese slid off + Posesivo + cracker
Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
It sounds like the cheese slid off his cracker a long time ago.
no tener dos dedos de frnete
knucklehead
It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
no tener en cuenta
disregard
overlook
skip over
be oblivious of/to
close + the door on
leave + Nombre + out of the picture
fly in + the face of
drop + Nombre + out of the picture
Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.
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 advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.
Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.
Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again.
If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
no tener errores
be error-free
Only 5 bibliographies were error-free.
no tener escapatoria
have + no way out
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tener éxito
come up with + nothing
prove + unsuccessful
be unsuccessful
have + no joy
I tried to search D-Lib Magazine for distributed proofreading, but came up with nothing.
Attempts were made to relate post-doctoral research to pre-doctoral research and experience, but these proved unsuccessful.
Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
I just like challenges, especially with problem-solving on vehicles when others have had a try but no joy.
no tener fácil arreglo
there + be + no easy way out
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
no tener fin
there + be + no end to
Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.
no tener forma de regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener forma de volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener fronteras
have + no boundaries
It will be global learning, thus evidence of the fact that learning has no boundaries.
no tener fundamento
be unfounded
This fear was expressed by publishers and booksellers when the first lending libraries were established and by and large it has proved to be unfounded.
no tener futuro
there + be + no future in
He was worried stiff by how much he wanted her, knowing there was no future in it.
no tener ganas
can't/couldn't be bothered
can't/couldn't be bothered
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
no tener ganas de comer
be off + Posesivo + food
be off + Posesivo + oats
Her period of madness is characterised by being off her food, by refusing to prepare food, and by silence.
Anyhow, family - including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
no tener hijos
be childless
Although some women librarians are married, most are childless: since the career is demanding, women librarians must choose often between career and children.
no tener hogar
be homeless
In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
no tener idea
have + no clue
Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.
no tener idea de
be clueless about
have + no understanding of
Even if CIA spymasters could infiltrate the innermost Kremlin, they would still be clueless about what was happening in the rest of Russia.
Someone who is too honest sounds like a lunatic because they seem to have no understanding of how the world works.
no tener importancia
be of no importance
make + no difference
be of no consequence
Titles and authors are of no importance, and grouping books under subjects (fairy tales, adventure) is ineffective because the categories are not understood.
Although upper and lower case makes no difference when typing in your name, it does make a difference in the password.
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
no tener información
be undocumented
Friends of the Library groups are largely undocumented in the professional literature at non-doctoral granting colleges and universities.
no tener la conciencia tranquila
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
no tener la más mínima consideración
walk all over + Alguien
ride + roughshod over
By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over .
A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.
no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo
not have the foggiest idea
I don't have the foggiest idea how one would go about it.
no tener la menor importancia
be of no particular concern
Whether or not the distribution fits a Bradford distribution is of no particular concern.
no tener la necesidad de usar Algo
have + no use for
Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.
no tener la obligación de
be under no obligation
They are under no obligation to inform the public of their financial status, so most do not bother.
no tener la preparación
be untrained
In some senses an author is in an ideal position to evaluate and summarize his own work, but the fact that he is untrained in abstracting will lead to variations in quality.
no tener límite
have + no limit
The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
no tener límites
be boundless
Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.
no tener lógica ni explicación
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener lugar
fall through
The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
no tener manera de regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener manera de volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener margen de error
have + no margin for error
I didn't feel threatened, but I knew that I was on a razor's edge - I had no margin for error.
no tener más alternativa que
have + no other option but
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener más opción que
have + little choice but
have + no other option but
With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener más remedio que
be stuck with
be left with + the need to
get + stuck with
If you're trying to reduce the cost of your cataloging, you're stuck with accepting LC, particularly if you're in a library which is acquiring the kinds of materials for which LC is the only cataloging source.
In which case, the librarian is left with the need to reach sensible agreements with those supporting and delivering IT services to ensure that the services are reliable and available.
The point to using non-proprietary standards is to make sure that you don't get stuck with content that you are unable to migrate to new formats over time.
no tener modo de regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener modo de volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener nada en contra de
have + no quarrel with
have + nothing against
I have no quarrel with subject catalogues.
I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas .
no tener nada en contra de Algo
have + no quarrel about + Nombre
His library is using the subject heading 'CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, NONSEXIST' in two ways: one applied to material on the subject of nonsexist books - about which I have no quarrel.
no tener nada que perder
have + nothing to lose
'Workers unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains,' said Karl Marx = "Trabajadores uníos, no teneís nada que perder mas que vuestras cadenas", dijo Karl Marx.
no tener nada que ponerse
not have a stitch to wear
This foxy girl has a wardrobe full of head-turning outfits and not a stitch of clothing to wear.
no tener nada que ver con
be irrelevant to
have + nothing to do with
The requirement of many communities in the USA that young children print their names legibly to qualify for a library card is irrelevant to a child's readiness to use the library.
Religion has nothing to do with science - and vice versa.
no tener (ni) absoluta idea
have + absolutely no idea
It was also a demonstration that the people running the business have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to security.
no tener (ni) idea
have + no idea
When the group got on the bus for their field trip that morning, they had no idea they would be heading for a military prison.
no tener ni idea sobre Algo
not know the first thing about
The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad
not to have a prayer
As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
no tener ni la más remota posibilidad
not to have a prayer
As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
no tener ningún escrúpulo en
have + no qualms about
Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener ningún fundamento
not have a leg to stand on
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener ningún interés
can't/couldn't be bothered
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
no tener ningún problema con
be okay with
Once weeding concepts and principles have been explained to patrons upset about not finding their favorite books, they 'were okay' with it.
no tener ningún remilgo en
have + no qualms about
Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener ningún reparo
have + no qualms about
Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener (ni) orden ni concierto
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener ni pies ni cabeza
be pointless
make + no sense at all
make + no sense whatsoever
In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
The way President Obama has gone about it makes no sense at all.
Cuz they know that old coot constantly contradicts himself and makes no sense whatsoever.
no tener (ni) pies ni cabeza
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener ni punto de comparación
be in a different league
Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
no tener ni puta idea
not get + Posesivo + shit together
To begin with a vulgarism, the public libraries have definitely not got their shit together.
no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo
not know the first thing about
The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
no tener (ni) ton ni son
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener ni un pelo de tonto
there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre
Arabin stared at the interruption, but the man continued: 'You need not stare; there are no flies about me - what I say I mean to do'.
no tener ni voz ni voto en
have + no say in
The journeymen, having no say in the affairs of the gild, organized their own associations within individual shops, which were known as chapels.
no tener noticias de
not hear a pip from
We sent him a Christmas card and a text to say Happy New Year, but not heard a pip back from him.
no tener noticias es buena señal
no news is good news
No news is good news, in this case meaning there is no new clot in her lungs.
no tener opción
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra alternativa
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra alternativa que
have + no other option but
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener otra opción
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra opción que
have + no other option but
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener otro objetivo que el de
have + no other purpose than
As a reader of books, I am frequently irritated by 'introductions', which appear to me to have no other purpose that to hinder me from getting into the meat of the text.
no tener otro sitio donde recurrir
have + nowhere else to turn
Cuts in library budgets won't turn off the Internet for wealthy or middle-class families but it will certainly do for people who have nowhere else to turn.
no tener par
be one of a kind
be one in a million
She was one of a kind and we were fortunate to have had the chance to make music with her.
He changed my life forever and I will never forget him, he truly was one in a million.
no tener parangón
be unequalled
be without peer
The early history of Irish libraries is unequalled in Europe.
As a record of the lives and intellects of their extraordinary correspondents, these letters are without peer.
no tener pelos en la lengua
call + a spade a spade
not to hold any punches
It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no tener posibilidades
be dead meat
be a dead man/woman (walking)
I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.
no tener prejuicios
be open-minded
The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
no tener presente
be oblivious of/to
The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.
no tener pruebas
not have a leg to stand on
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener que ir muy lejos
not have to look far
If you're interested in purchasing a pair of wedge shoes worn by the stars, you won't have to look far.
no tener razón
be wrong
He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo
there + be + no sense in + Gerundio
There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about = No tiene sentido andarse con precisiones cuando no se tiene ni idea de lo que se está hablando.
no tener reparos
make + no bones about + Algo
In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no tener reparos en admitir que
make + no bones about + Algo
In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no tener representación
be unrepresented
Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación.
no tener respuesta
be unanswerable
It does happen from time to time that a question is asked that the librarian knows from his knowledge and experience to be unanswerable in practice.
no tener rival
be second to none
The rate of growth in Australian data base activity is second to none in the world.
no tener rumbo
lose + Posesivo + way
They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.
no tener salida
be stuck
get + stuck
become + stuck
have + no way out
Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.
Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.
Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tenerse en pie
not hold + water
Their arguments against the government's foreign policy simply don't hold water.
no tener sentido
be meaningless
be pointless
be senseless
make + no sense
If you do not observe this rule, the resulting class number will be either meaningless or, at least, have the wrong meaning.
In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
Quine's thesis of the inscrutability of reference maintains that it is senseless to ask what the referent of a term is.
It makes no sense to sacrifice our health to balance the budget.
no tener sentido de
have + no sense of
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes.
no tener sentido el + Infinitivo
there + be + no point in + Gerundio
There usually is no point in personally trying to correct misconceptions that may be the basis of some questions.
no tener sentido + Infinitivo
there + be + little point in + Gerundio
there + be + no sense in + Gerundio
There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about = No tiene sentido andarse con precisiones cuando no se tiene ni idea de lo que se está hablando.
no tener suerte
be out of luck
have + no joy
But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
I just like challenges, especially with problem-solving on vehicles when others have had a try but no joy.
no tener tiempo de nada
have + not a moment to spare
The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.
no tener trabajo
be unemployed
In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
no tener trascendencia
be of no consequence
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
no tener un duro
not have a bean
And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
no tener un lugar donde acudir
have + no place to go to
have + no place to go to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
no tener un lugar donde ir
have + no place to go to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
no tener un lugar donde recurrir
have + no place to go to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
no tener valor
be valueless
Effects of this error force ratings so drastically to the top of the scale that they are valueless to us and others in management.
no tener vida privada
like being in a (gold)fish bowl
Living in residence is like being in a fish bowl, something happens and then minutes later the whole house knows.
no terminar nunca de tener problemas con
have + no end of problems with
I would be glad to test the new version since I have had no end of problems with the old one.
¡Ojalá tuviera!
I wish I had...
The article 'I wish I had a rose garden' muses on the pleasures and problems of the UK library scene in the decade leading up to 1st World War: 1910-1919.
¡Ojalá tuviese!
I wish I had...
The article 'I wish I had a rose garden' muses on the pleasures and problems of the UK library scene in the decade leading up to 1st World War: 1910-1919.
parece tener poco sentido que
there + seem + little point in
There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
plan + tener éxito
plan + come through
And those rays could soon power thousands of homes if plans for a large solar power station come through.
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.
¡qué aspecto tienes!
what do you look like!
What do you look like in that hat!!!.
que no tiene compensación
non-compensatory [noncompensatory]
Yorke classified the public library service as a non-compensatory, undifferentiated, and non-essential local government service.
que no tiene precio
priceless
The libraries have spent centuries with the collections and storage of priceless information.
que pase lo que tenga que pasar
que sera sera
whatever will be, will be
what's meant to be, will be
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question.
If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
¡qué pinta tienes!
what do you look like!
What do you look like in that hat!!!.
¿qué sentido tiene ?
what's the use of... ?
'A radically atheoretical posture is conceivable only in a purely theoretical world of wild fancy,' he wrote in response to Gary Thomas's article, 'What's the Use of Theory?' = "Una postura radicalmente ateórica sólo es concebible en un mundo puramente teórico de fantasía salvaje", escribió en respuesta al artículo de Gary Thomas, "¿Qué sentido tiene la teoría?".
que tiene lugar una vez a la semana
once-weekly
Selected key villages would be the focal points for once-weekly public sector 'markets'.
que tiene precio
priced
Much of this is free games software, with some educational programs, but there are also some priced applications programs available.
que tiene sentido
meaningful
Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.
que tiene solución
solvable
Again, in an online catalog, this may be a question of involved but solvable problems.
revista que tiene una gran demanda popular
mass-market journal
Specialised journals, trade publications and mass-market journals have a strong paper future.
sin tener
in the absence of
In the absence of, or in addition to, an ISADN an alternative number assigned by a regional or national agency may be given.
sin tener donde caerse muerto
down-and-out
The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.
sin tener en cuenta
never mind
without regard to
independently of
disregarding
not including
irrelevant of
But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
The term 'corporate name heading' is used to designate the type of heading by reference to the type of name or title on which the heading is based, without regard to its function or relationship to other headings.
Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.
'Affirmative action' was used by John F. Kennedy over 30 years ago to imply equality and equal access to all, disregarding race, creed, color, or national origin = John F. Kennedy usó el concepto de "Acción afirmativa". hace ya más de 30 años para expresar la igualidad e igualdad de acceso para todos, idependientemente de la raza, creencia, color o país de origen.
According to this story, owning a horse can cost about $10000 a year, not including the horse = Según esta historia, poseer un caballo puede costar alrededor de $ 10000 al año, sin incluir el caballo.
Irrelevant of its cytology, a neoplasm of epithelial origin with this form of growth is also called papilloma.
sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que
overlook + the fact that
The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
sin tener que recurrir a
without recourse to
Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
sólo tienes que decírmelo
just say the word
But just say the word and I'll be outside in the parking lot with the engine running by the curb.
sólo tienes que pedírmelo
just say the word
But just say the word and I'll be outside in the parking lot with the engine running by the curb.
ten cuidado con lo que haces
look before you leap
If you are ready to tackle this task, then go for it, but look before you leap!.
tenemos intereses en ambas partes
our feet are in both worlds
People can not ignore this other world because our feet are in both worlds and we are charged with bringing both together under the library roof.
tener a Alguien cautivado
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell
He uses his charm, tells her all the pretty things she needs to hear and finally has her under his spell.
tener a Alguien embelesado
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell
He uses his charm, tells her all the pretty things she needs to hear and finally has her under his spell.
tener a Alguien encandilado
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell
He uses his charm, tells her all the pretty things she needs to hear and finally has her under his spell.
tener a Alguien en el bolsillo
have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand
Even though her performance lasted less than an hour, by the end she had them eating out of her hand and she received a standing ovation.
tener a Alguien hechizado
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell
He uses his charm, tells her all the pretty things she needs to hear and finally has her under his spell.
tener a Alguien metido en un puño
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb
She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.
tener a cargo de uno
have + as + Posesivo + charge
Ms. Weihs has been chairperson of the Ontario Public Library's Advisory Committee that has as its charge reporting on the possibilities of an automated cataloging network for the public libraries of Ontario.
tener acceso (a)
have + access (to)
get + access (to)
This could be useful if you want to find whether someone else has access to your account.
The customers only need to spend an initial amount on the software after which they can get access to a number of Apple products free of cost.
tener acceso a información confidencial
be on the inside
He's a guy who was definitely on the inside, but he doesn't spend the whole book aggrandising himself or justifying everything he did.
tener acuerdos con
have + deals with
Another vendor, OCLC's FirsSearch has its version of MEDLINE, but it has deals with a different group of publishers.
tener afinidades
share + common ground
The author discusses the extent to which education and librarianship share common ground.
tener aire acondiconado
be air-conditioned
All rooms are air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter.
tener a la disposición de Uno
have at + Posesivo + disposal
But this would require time and competencies, which not all policy makers have at their disposal.
tener al alcance
have at + Posesivo + touch
The lawyer has at his touch the associated opinions and decisions of his whole experience, and of the experience of friends and authorities.
tener Algo al alcance
have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips
Both farmers and traders, such as grain merchants, need to have highly current information at their fingertips.
tener algo a mano
have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips
have + Nombre + on hand
Both farmers and traders, such as grain merchants, need to have highly current information at their fingertips.
We have three kids and you have to have a couple of travel-sick bags on hand for long trips, learnt the hard way.
tener + Algo + a + Posesivo + entera disposición
have + the run of the + Nombre
There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere - they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.
tener Algo bajo el control de Uno
have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command
Once he has a few pieces at his command, widening his collection is an easier task.
tener Algo claro
clarify + Posesivo + mind
For much study and research, the researcher must find his own way, at least initially, because he has not yet clarified his mind or his aim to the point where he can pose precise questions.
tener Algo en común
have + Nombre + in common
share + Nombre + in common
This record is related to the previous article because it has four references in common with that article.
A class is a set of things which share some property, or characteristic, in common.
tener algo en contra de
have + something against
I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas .
tener Algo entre manos
have + Nombre + lined up
He says he has a special surprise lined up that has set him back a few thousand dollars.
tener Algo fácilmente accesible
have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips
Both farmers and traders, such as grain merchants, need to have highly current information at their fingertips.
tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno
have + Nombre + cut out
You all have a very important, crucial task cut out for you.
tener Algo metido entre ceja y ceja
have + a bee in + Posesivo + bonnet (about)
What do you do when a calm puppy is suddenly in a frenzy, as if he had a bee in his bonnet? .
tener algo muy vivo en la mente
be strong in + Posesivo + mind
The stereotypes of bookshops as 'stuffy', 'dusty', 'fusty' places were still clearly strong in the minds of the young people interviewed.
tener algo que decir
have + a word to say
There are some specialists who say that the neurological changes also have a word to say in the matter.
tener algo que decir sobre
have + a say in
Native Americans are determined not only to remain in control of their art but also to have a say in how it is interpreted.
tener algo que ver con
have + something to do with
Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
tener algo reservado
have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve
He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.
tener alguna incidencia en
have + some bearing on
A library's objectives can be accomplished without legalistic study of the statutes, codes, or municipal ordinances that may establish the library or have some bearing on its functions.
tener alguna posibilidad
have + a fighting chance
be in with a fighting chance
At least British criminals deported to Australia had a fighting chance of reforming their lives.
I'm very happy to be still in with a fighting chance of qualification and I know it's down to me.
tener alguna posibilidad de triunfar
have + a fighting chance
be in with a fighting chance
At least British criminals deported to Australia had a fighting chance of reforming their lives.
I'm very happy to be still in with a fighting chance of qualification and I know it's down to me.
tener alguna relevancia para
have + some bearing on
A library's objectives can be accomplished without legalistic study of the statutes, codes, or municipal ordinances that may establish the library or have some bearing on its functions.
tener alucinaciones
hallucinate
As Gately wonders if he is dreaming or hallucinating, a series of words and phrases bombard his consciousness.
tener a mano
have at + Posesivo + touch
have + on call
have + to hand
keep within + reach
be to hand
The lawyer has at his touch the associated opinions and decisions of his whole experience, and of the experience of friends and authorities.
The patent attorney has on call the millions of issued patents, with familiar trails to every point of his client's interest.
In the artificial situation of not having actual documents to hand to work with, it may be wise to remind ourselves that classification cannot usually be done by relying on the title alone.
No reference department is large enough to keep all editions within reach.
The van has two main drawbacks, there is no telephone, which presents difficulties when a public callbox is not to hand, and the two interview rooms lack privacy as they are not soundproofed.
tener ansias de
crave
crave for
Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.
With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.
tener antecedentes de
have + a track record of
They have a track record of hysterics and exaggerations for political purposes.
tener antojo de
crave
crave for
Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.
With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.
tener añoranza
be homesick
feel + homesick
But all through my growing years, I've been around a mother who was homesick for Pakistan and a grandmother who was homesick for Mumbai.
Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be.
tener a + Posesivo + cargo
have in + Posesivo + charge
William R Lethaby, the architect who had Westminster Abbey in his charge for over twenty years, once said 'Art is thoughtful workmanship'.
tener arrinconado en la casa
lie (a)round + the house
If you happen to have a couple of turntables lying around the house, we've got the perfect project for you this weekend.
tener arrinconado por ahí
lie (a)round + the place
Many houses have unused gold items lying around the place, hiding away in drawers providing no use to any person.
tener aspecto
look
An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.
tener atrasos
be in arrears
All Members who are not in arrears are eligible to nominate for these positions and to vote in the subsequent elections.
tener aversión a
have + aversion to
Although in the past it has been said that readers have a psychological aversion to computers, its present widespread use in offices and business and industry invalidates this argument.
tener beneficios
have + benefits
The opportunity to gather individualized information can have unique benefits.
tener buena cara
look + nice
look + good
Even though the shoes looked nice and felt comfortable initially, at the end I had to discard them because of the blisters that resulted from them being too narrow.
Whilst there was still a budget deficit, the situation was an improvement on last year and indications for the future look good = Aunque el déficit presupuestario seguía existiendo, la situación había mejorado con respecto al año anterior y las pespectivas para el futuro parecían buenas.
tener buena estrella
be lucky
'We were lucky you happened to be sitting in your dean's office when I called about the position, and that you could come over for an interview right away'.
tener buena mano con las plantas
have + a green thumb
have + green fingers
Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have a green thumb, or green fingers.
Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have a green thumb, or green fingers.
tener buen apetito
have + a good appetite
He rests tranquilly, has a good appetite, and says he 'feels tip-top'.
tener buena pinta
look + good
look + promising
look + nice
look + tasty
look + delicious
look + yummy
Whilst there was still a budget deficit, the situation was an improvement on last year and indications for the future look good = Aunque el déficit presupuestario seguía existiendo, la situación había mejorado con respecto al año anterior y las pespectivas para el futuro parecían buenas.
Here we may find a reference to another active researcher in the field of superconductivity that looks promising.
Even though the shoes looked nice and felt comfortable initially, at the end I had to discard them because of the blisters that resulted from them being too narrow.
We let them out in the garden at the weekend and they enjoy exploring all the nooks and crannies and eating anything that looks tasty!.
Have you ever bought anything that looked delicious and were disappointed when you tasted it?.
They say I look yummy and they want a taste, but I'm a human not a sandwhich.
tener buenas intenciones
be well-intentioned
mean + well
He was well-intentioned but weak.
He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
tener buen aspecto
look + nice
Even though the shoes looked nice and felt comfortable initially, at the end I had to discard them because of the blisters that resulted from them being too narrow.
tener buenas perspectivas para
be well-placed to
be well-positioned to
Libraries are also well-placed to offer desktop publishing as a resource to their readers.
Canada is well-positioned to reassert its place on the world stage as an interlocutor between the existing and emerging global powers.
tener buen corazón
be of good nature
have + a good heart
Addames specifies the commodities vendible in Japan, describes the island and the people, who he says are of good nature, courteous above measure.
Lawson was a quick-tempered young woman but she also had a good heart and liked to dance when the mood struck her.
tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente
be a good judge of character
The nature of Duncan's murder and the events leading up to it suggest that he was neither a discerning man nor a good judge of character.
tener bulla
be in a hurry
Librarians too easily forget that many readers are in a hurry, and hardly any are under no time constraint at all.
tener cabida para [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio held] [Verbo irregular: pasado took, participio taken]
hold
accommodate
include
take
have + room for
If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.
Changes have been made to accommodate modern approaches or new groupings of subjects.
Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.
No matter how stuffed you are after the main course you always have room for a little dessert.
tener calentura
have + a temperature
have + a fever
After the first injection, 113 children had a temperature of 37.5°C or higher - 81 in the vaccine group and 32 in the placebo group.
Parents were asked to subjectively assess whether their child had a fever.
tener calidad
be a class act
Good news is that my dinner was a class act, and they even got the steak perfect, which is a feat for such a fussy eater like me.
tener características en común
share + similarities
School libraries as they have evolved in recent times share certain similarities the world over.
tener cara de entierro
have + a face like a funeral
His greying tufts of hair stuck out from underneath his hat, his suit was over-the-top formal, and he had a face like a funeral.
tener cara de muerto [En inglés británico se usa warmed up y en americano warmed over]
look like + death warmed (over/up)
She looked like death warmed over and had tubes and machines hooked up all over her.
tener cara de velatorio
have + a face like a funeral
His greying tufts of hair stuck out from underneath his hat, his suit was over-the-top formal, and he had a face like a funeral.
tener carencias
find + wanting
This article examines the question of whether fee-based information service producers could face legal action, from dissatisfied customers, if the information product is found wanting.
tener cargo de conciencia
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
tener carta blanca
have + carte-blanche
Medical people, guidance counselors, career advisors, and the like now seem to have carte-blanche to take children from classes as and when they please.
tener causa justificada
have + good cause
Online hosts, who have no control over the data they supply, have good cause to be worried and should seek to diversify their markets.
tener cautela
proceed + with caution
Since the literature on community information tends to concentrate on a relatively small number of successful examples, any attempt to generalize about developments must proceed with caution.
tener celos
feel + jealous
The main cause for feeling jealous is having doubts about one's abilities or skills.
tener claro
be clear in + Posesivo + mind
You must be clear in your mind about the existence of citation order before you go on to examine its implications.
tener clases
take + classes
School starting again and it's back to the grindstone for me - I'm really excited about the classes I'm taking this semester.
tener coherencia
cohere
Co-citation analysis shows that literature cohere and change in intelligible ways over time.
tener cólicos
be colicky
My baby is very colicky - Is there anything over-the-counter that I can give him that may help?.
tener como consecuencia
result (in)
Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
tener como equivalente
have + counterpart
Whilst books bound in paper covers are not excluded from British Books in Print, a separate Paperbacks in Print (London, Whitaker, 1960 annual) is published and it has a counterpart in the United States Paperbound Books in Print (New York, Bowker, annual).
tener como motivo central
plan around + Nombre
It outlines the college's programme which includes updates on library activities, lists of current acquisitions, contributions to the student newspaper, and the monthly displays planned around specific themes.
tener como objetivo
have + as + Posesivo + objective
be in business for
DGIS has as its objectives the provision of a single, easy-to-use interface with all these data bases.
Like many other institutions, the Museum had worked without an explicit definition of what it was in business for.
tener como protagonista
star
Political comedy films starring comedians aren't always very successful.
tener como resultado
result (in)
Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
tener como sede
headquarter (at/in)
Why should information and referral be headquartered at a public library rather than somewhere else?.
tener compasión
have + a heart
Anyone who has a heart cannot help but be moved by this book.
tener compasión de
have + compassion for
There is also a need for the librarian to have compassion for the people to be served, and an understanding of the role of the library in society.
tener completamente la razón
be dead right
Tom Jefferson was dead right when he said anyone who expects to be ignorant and free expects what never was and never will be.
tener confianza en
have + confidence in
The only way to deal with this effectively is to have confidence in who you are.
tener conocimiento de
be privy to
be aware of
Even individual models vary from others by the same manufacturer; but that isn't something I can advise on, I'm not privy to the information.
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.
tener consecuencias
have + consequences
This phenomenon will have serious consequences for the profession of librarianship, or any profession that depends on public funding.
tener consecuencias a nivel mundial
have + global implications
Future climate change will have global implications and countries will need to consider measures which can reduce these impacts.
tener consecuencias en
have + implication for
The number and type of questions posed to the system has implications for the effort that it is worthwhile to divert into thesaurus construction.
tener consecuencias negativas
backfire
While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
tener constancia de
be aware of
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.
tener contacto
have + contact
He also resolved to talk with Cleo Passantino, a young librarian who had been at the library for three years and with whom he had had little contact.
tener contactos
liaise (with/between)
A full-time professional librarian, who could promote the service both internally and externally and liaise with other agencies, was never appointed.
tener controlado a Alguien
have + Nombre + on the run
He then took the wind out of the sails of the political opposition two weeks ago when they had him on the run and he agreed to a general election.
tener control sobre
have + hold on
'What mystifies me - ' she paused, searching for the proper words - 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'.
tener coraje
pluck up + courage
gather up + courage
Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own.
By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.
tener corazón
have + a heart
Anyone who has a heart cannot help but be moved by this book.
tener corazón para
have + the heart to
In today's society, sexual impotence can be a valid reason to file for a divorce, but this woman did not have the heart to divorce her husband.
tener correlación con
bear + correlation with
It is interesting to note that these ten divisions bear a certain correlation, admittedly only a broad one, with the idea of Fundamental Disciplines, mentioned earlier in this course.
tener correspondencia
bear + correspondence (to)
However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.
tener cosas en común
share + common ground
The author discusses the extent to which education and librarianship share common ground.
tener cualidades + Adjetivo
be of + Adjetivo + quality
If no relief is given from commercial films, this familiarity brings diminishing returns of interest unless the teacher is of unusual quality.
tener cuerda para largo
never + hear + the end/last of it
This is a rivalry that has gone on for years and I will never hear the end of it for the next ten years if I lose.
tener cuerda para rato
have + (still) a long way to go
never + hear + the end/last of it
One of main reasons for this library's lack of success is that users often have a long way to go to reach it.
This is a rivalry that has gone on for years and I will never hear the end of it for the next ten years if I lose.
tener cuidado
exercise + care
exercise + caution
proceed + with caution
watch out
take + caution
In pursuing brevity, however, care must be exercised to avoid ambiguity.
Academic libraries should exercise caution when using impact factors exclusively for journal selection.
Since the literature on community information tends to concentrate on a relatively small number of successful examples, any attempt to generalize about developments must proceed with caution.
He'll get an ulcer or a heart attack if he doesn't watch out.
Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.
tener cuidado con
watch for
beware (of/that)
look out for
be wary of
keep + an eye out for
keep + an ear out for
keep + an eye open for
But just as a person with a vague discomfort dimly fears cancer, so he dimly feared that there might be something to watch for in the way she handled people.
He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
Libraries must also be wary of illegally-produced tapes.
Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct .
These are people who set up telescopes in city lots and observe with blankets draped over their heads to block streetlights, while keeping an ear out for muggers.
The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves = El auxiliar responsable de una sección se encargará de mantener su área ordenada y estará atento a los ladrones.
tener cuidado con lo que se dice
say + the right thing
The article 'Say the right thing' discusses 12 winning strategies for talking to the press.
tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice
watch + Posesivo + mouth
watch what + say
They try to watch their mouths but their real beliefs sometimes just slip out.
The press spokesman 'ominously warned' Americans to 'watch what they say,' which amounted to telling citizens 'to accept the administration's version of events, not ask awkward questions'.
tener cuidado (de)
be careful
The indexer should be careful not to introduce bias needlessly.
tener cuidado de
be chary of
take + (great) pains to
Other librarians at the session were chary of committing themselves to doing a certain amount of business with a vendor.
Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
tener cuidado (de que)
take + care (that)
Care should be taken when changing the order information.
tener cultivos
grow + crops
Even in mathematics the examples are all practical, rooted in the garden behind the school where the children grow crops.
tener debilidad por
have + a soft spot for
Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
tener de criado
wait on + Nombre + hand and foot
I have an 87 year old mother who believes my only purpose in this world is to wait on her hand and foot.
tener delante
have + before
The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
tener delante de las narices
stare + Nombre + in the face
Bankruptcy stared him in the face unless he could obtain this increase of capital.
tener demasiada prisa
be in too much of a hurry
be in too much of a rush
When buying a home anywhere, it isn't wise to be in too much of a hurry - and Italy is no exception.
The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.
tener demasiado entre manos
have + too much on + Posesivo + plate
Deep in debt and worried about her business, she has turned down his marriage proposal because she believes she has too much on her plate.
tener demasiados problemas
have + too much on + Posesivo + plate
Deep in debt and worried about her business, she has turned down his marriage proposal because she believes she has too much on her plate.
tener derecho a
be entitled to
have + a right to
entitle to
have + the right to
have + a say in
The principles are still valid but, of course, in most instances the entitlement is reduced because of the method of calculating the area of new library to which a university is entitled.
Moreover, the citizens of Europe have a right to know about the various measures and decisions taken in their name and which can have a direct impact upon their private or professional lives.
Article 17 reads: 'Persons entitled to the privileges of the Library shall, upon request, open their parcels for inspection upon leaving the Library'.
Members have the right to correct the texts of their speeches within one day of receipt of the provisional edition.
Native Americans are determined not only to remain in control of their art but also to have a say in how it is interpreted.
tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión
be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion
I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.
tener derecho al voto
have + the right to vote
A democratic society is one in which people have the right to vote and elect their country's leadership and to hold those leaders accountable for the actions and decisions.
tener derecho a votar
have + the right to vote
A democratic society is one in which people have the right to vote and elect their country's leadership and to hold those leaders accountable for the actions and decisions.
tener derecho de paso
have + the right of way
The new owner doesn't like it, but hikers have had the right of way through these woods for decades.
tener dificultad
struggle
experience + difficulty
be hard pressed
The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
Initially, the library staff experienced difficulties in adjusting to the new service.
Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.
tener dificultad de + Infinitivo
have + difficulty + Gerundio
have + difficulty in + Gerundio
The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.
The poor public image of library and information work implies that SLIS will continue to have difficulty in securing the resource base to compete effectively.
tener dificultad en + Verbo
be at pains to + Infinitivo
In my previous books on reference work I have been at pains to explain that they were not written as 'how-to-do-it' manuals.
tener dificultades
have + a hard time
have + a tough time
Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
tener dinero a punta pala
roll in + Dinero
be filthy rich
be loaded with money
be made of money
be rolling in money
have + money to burn
The article is entitled 'Our other customers - the super rich: they also read who roll in dough'.
If your main source of information is that magazine, you might think that everyone in Hollywood is filthy rich.
In other words, the guy's so loaded with money he doesn't even know what to do with it all.
The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy.
Saddam did not suffer from the sanctions, he was still rolling in money and politicians like Galloway profited from such sanctions.
Companies promoting 'weight loss breakthroughs' can spend six figures on commercials and still have money to burn.
tener dinero para dar y regalar
be loaded with money
be made of money
have + money to burn
be rolling in money
be filthy rich
In other words, the guy's so loaded with money he doesn't even know what to do with it all.
The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy.
Companies promoting 'weight loss breakthroughs' can spend six figures on commercials and still have money to burn.
Saddam did not suffer from the sanctions, he was still rolling in money and politicians like Galloway profited from such sanctions.
If your main source of information is that magazine, you might think that everyone in Hollywood is filthy rich.
tener dinero para empapelar
be loaded with money
be made of money
have + money to burn
be rolling in money
be filthy rich
In other words, the guy's so loaded with money he doesn't even know what to do with it all.
The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy.
Companies promoting 'weight loss breakthroughs' can spend six figures on commercials and still have money to burn.
Saddam did not suffer from the sanctions, he was still rolling in money and politicians like Galloway profited from such sanctions.
If your main source of information is that magazine, you might think that everyone in Hollywood is filthy rich.
tener dolor
be in pain
My cat is lethargic, and moves very gingerly, like she's in pain.
tener dominado a Alguien
have + Nombre + on the run
He then took the wind out of the sails of the political opposition two weeks ago when they had him on the run and he agreed to a general election.
tener dos pareceres distintos
be in/of [USA] two minds
I have long been of two minds about the relationship of form and content.
tener dos pies izquierdos
have + two left feet
Our classes will appeal to everyone, including people who have not had the confidence to dance before and believe they have two left feet.
tener dudas
be doubtful
have + misgivings
have + reservations (about)
be suspicious
be in doubt
have + doubts
This pie in the sky solution is a long way off and I am doubtful that it will really solve the problem of tieing individual records into the authority file.
Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.
Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.
If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
Now with the wisdom of years I try to reason things out and the only people I fear are those who never have doubts.
tener dudas sobre
be ambivalent about
The survey also determined that most library patrons support differentiated services for senior citizens (such as large-print books) but are ambivalent about targeting services expressly and exclusively for senior citizens.
tener efecto
take + effect
have + effect
This information can be added to the system or changed online, thus taking effect immediately.
'She's been absent twice this week and late twice, so obviously my words haven't had much effect'.
tener efecto sobre
impinge on/upon
Many changes in cataloguing and classification can be expected in the next ten years and these must impinge upon DC.
tener el atrevimiento de
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener el cenizo
be jinxed
So today I just came to realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.
tener el corazón de un león
have + the heart of a lion
My advice to young scientists: be a pest - ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.
tener el deber de
have + a responsibility to
And further, that libraries as social institutions in a multicultural society have a responsibility to all elements in that society.
tener el derecho de
have + the right to
Members have the right to correct the texts of their speeches within one day of receipt of the provisional edition.
tener el descaro de
have + the gall to
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
In an interview earlier this week, he had the gall to declare that the resolution would show the United States had no stomach for finishing the war.
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener el destino de
suffer + the fate of
Attempts to examine the likely future prospects for secondary services in an industry where the secondary services are increasingly seen as middlemen and may suffer the fate of many middlemen by being cut out of the loop.
tener el don de la palabra
have + a way with words
You've got a way with words but no way out.
tener el estatus profesional de + Nombre
have + Nombre + status
Within this library system librarians have faculty rank and status.
tener el gusto de
take + pleasure
Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
tener el hábito de
have + the habit of
The director had a habit of postponing certain questions and never returning to them.
tener el honor de
have + the honour of
For the first time in 15 years, the United States has the honour of hosting the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Council and General Conference.
tener el lujo
have + luxury
Unfortunately, we will not have that luxury, because ISBD is the basis of AACR.
tener el mando
rule + the roost
Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
tener el mejor aspecto posible
look + Posesivo + best
Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
tener el mismo destino
suffer + the same fate
Many of the town libraries in France suffered the same fate.
tener el mono
suffer from + withdrawal symptoms
He seems to be suffering from withdrawl symptoms now that there is no footie on the telly at weekends.
tener el placer de
take + pleasure
Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
tener el plazo cumplido
be due
The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.
tener el plazo vencido
be overdue
If the book was overdue when returned, a record is placed in a separate file, the fines file, and a notation is made in the borrower record.
tener el poder
be the boss
call + the shots
call + the tune
rule + the roost
run + the show
One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.
The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.
As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.
Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
tener el poder de
have + the power to
And competition policy is one area of activity where the European Commission does have the power to impose legislation which is binding in all member states.
tener el toque mágico
have + the magic touch
Readers are very perceptive about the books and quickly distinguish between authors who have the magic touch and those who do not.
tener el valor
have + the courage
Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.
tener el valor de
have + the guts to
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener (el) valor de/para
have + the heart to
In today's society, sexual impotence can be a valid reason to file for a divorce, but this woman did not have the heart to divorce her husband.
tener en común
hold in + common
tread + common ground
The study aims to identify low use current journals that are held in common.
Libraries and education tread a great deal of common ground, e.g., continuing education, staff qualities, library use education for students, and adult literacy.
tener en común con
partake (in/of)
The objective should be to create and entrepreneurial spirit in the midst of bureaucracy whereby all partake in the responsibilities and risks of the library's activities.
tener en consideración
take into + consideration
take into + consideration
A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.
A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.
tener en cuenta
allow for
bear in + mind
cater for/to
consider (as)
heed
make + allowances
take + account of
take + cognisance of
take + cognition of
take into + account
take into + consideration
make + provision for
bring into + play
give + an ear to
factor
have + regard for
factor in
be aware of
note
keep in + mind
It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.
Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages.
Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.
A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
Title indexes then are not true subject indexes, and allowances should be made during searching.
Most of the centralised and shared cataloguing projects take account of and probably use the MARC record format.
All documents possess physical form but this does not mean it is always taken cognisance of in subject analysis.
Of course, in both enumerative and faceted schemes, it is necessary to take cognition of new simple subject.
Taking into account both indexing and searching effort a KWIC index is most appropriate for an index that will be studied only infrequently.
A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.
We must of course make provision for those users who look for information under one of the other terms, and this is discussed below in the section on showing semantic relationships.
Deliberation, evaluation, and thought must be brought into play before a final decision is made.
Once a willing ear is given to the suggestions and complaints, then morale will increase, as will production.
Library funding was factored against the comprehensive budgets of WTALC institutions, resulting in a measurement of the comparative percentage of university money made available to its libraries.
The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria del ganado bovino, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.
However, we must factor in the added impact of community-based telecommunications.
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.
Sometimes the number of tickets issued is noted on the form.
This fact should be kept in mind when deciding upon the sequence of materials types.
tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo
consider + possibilities
The user must consider all the possibilities.
tener en cuenta un punto de vista
take into + account + viewpoint
contemplate + view
They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed.
It's also obvious you are uninterested in contemplating views which challenge your own preconceptions.
tener en funcionamiento
have in + effect
It can only be a matter of time before we have in effect a complete set of MARC records to call on for details of any item we require.
tener en gran estima
have + a very high regard for
think + the world of
think + highly of
He has a very high regard for the communication, and I think that he is responsive to your suggestions, and will make changes.
But as the last hymn faded and hundreds followed his coffin out into the sun, it was obvious again: his patients still thought the world of him.
Swedes think highly of the Government but not of the royal family.
tener en mente
bear in + mind
have in + mind
keep in + mind
Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages.
Library users may not all be scholars - they often do not have a particular title in mind - but they do have serious information needs and they seriously need access to the library's collection.
This fact should be kept in mind when deciding upon the sequence of materials types.
tener en observación
hold under + observation
keep under + observation
Before an unredeemed dog is sold to a new owner, the poundkeeper may require that such dog be held under observation in a veterinary hospital.
In these cases, suspects can be kept under observation only if there is evidence against them.
tener en reserva
hold in + reserve
What is most important is for referral to be regarded as a regular and usual procedure in appropriate cases, one of the quite legitimate weapons in the librarian's armoury, even though one that is normally held in reserve.
tener entre manos
be up to
When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
tener envidia de
envy
Even the largest traditional services would envy these results.
tener errores
be flawed
A small but signifiant portion of the scientific literature is being flawed by the appearance of fraudulently produced research.
tener escrito en la cara
be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre)
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
tener escrito en la frente
be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre)
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
tener espíritu de servicio
be always willing to help out
be always willing to assist
Thankfully, I have a wonderful set of parents and in-laws who are always willing to help out when we need a break from the kids.
All of the sample agreed that the library staff are always willing to assist.
tener éxito
achieve + success
be successful
get + anywhere
meet + success
prove + successful
succeed
attain + appeal
be a success
find + success
come up + trumps
prove + trumps
take off
meet with + success
hit + the big time
be popular
go + strong
bring + home the bacon
become + popular
have + success
Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.
For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.
The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.
Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.
In Germany, Hitler's propaganda machine was proving alarmingly successful.
Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.
The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.
The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.
During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.
The article 'Clumps come up trumps' reviews four clump projects now at the end of their funding period = El artículo "Los catálogos colectivos virtuales triunfan' analiza cuatro proyectos sobre catálogos colectivos virtuales que se encuentran al final de su período de financiación.
This new software will prove trumps for Microsoft = Este nuevo software será un éxito para Microsoft.
But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.
Consumers appear to complain largely when they believe their efforts were likely to meet with success.
The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
The arrangement of two rotors side by side was never very popular.
At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.
Offensively, the fella who's brought home the bacon in the last two games is Brent Egbert.
As soon as Tintin started to become popular, after the war, the idea of taking his adventures to the big screen came up.
After their new product gained popularity, local and foreign companies jumped in the new sales pool and had success with similar products.
tener éxito en el mundo
succeed in + the world
You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.
tener éxito en la vida
succeed in + life
get on in + life
The most famous person to drop out of college who still succeeded in life is no doubt Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
He believed that, to get on in life, you just needed to work fairly hard and be a nice guy.
tener expectativas
hold + expectations
have + expectations
The main question investigated is whether there are differences in the expectations that academics hold of information services provided by academic libraries.
The project investigated how library users are using the OPAC, their degree of success and failure and what expectations they have of computer terminals.
tener experiencia
have + experience
I have had not experience whatsoever with academic collections.
tener facilidad de palabra
have + a way with words
You've got a way with words but no way out.
tener fácilmente accesible
have at + Posesivo + touch
The lawyer has at his touch the associated opinions and decisions of his whole experience, and of the experience of friends and authorities.
tener fallos
be flawed
A small but signifiant portion of the scientific literature is being flawed by the appearance of fraudulently produced research.
tener fe
have + faith (in)
To reinvigorate libraries for the future, librarians must focus on mission not method; they must seek solutions that are new and creative; and they must have faith in themselves.
tener fe en
have + faith (in)
To reinvigorate libraries for the future, librarians must focus on mission not method; they must seek solutions that are new and creative; and they must have faith in themselves.
tener fiebre
have + a temperature
have + a fever
After the first injection, 113 children had a temperature of 37.5°C or higher - 81 in the vaccine group and 32 in the placebo group.
Parents were asked to subjectively assess whether their child had a fever.
tener fijación por
be hipped (on/to)
get hipped (on/to)
But the mid-20th century - being hipped on the whole nuclear family ideal - went into a state of denial about incest and molestation within families.
So a man today can get very hipped on Peace as an abstract concept, but if he were ever to be asked to go out and fight a future Hitler his stance would certainly change.
tener flato
hit + the wall
Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to avoid hitting the wall while running a marathon.
tener flatulencia
pass + gas
break + wind
pass + wind
Where was the most embarrassing situation where you passed gas?.
Why do men break wind when they pee?.
Sometimes the side effects of your cancer and its treatment create an excess of gas in the digestive system making you pass wind more frequently than usual.
tener forma + Adjetivo
be + Adjetivo + in shape
The cartographic information source differs from other kinds of information in that it is usually rectangular in shape and defined by the coordinates of the four map corners.
tener frenillo
lisp
In the meantime, pointing out that he's lisping won't help your child stop and may harm his self-esteem.
tener frío
be cold
For some reason, I always get goosebumps really easily and even when I am not cold.
tener fundamento para pensar que
have + reason to believe that
The Library Association has reason to believe that women, black and disabled people are not properly represented in UK libraries.
tener futuro
have + potential
there + be + future in
have + a future
The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
If I didn't think there was future in this concept then I would have given up on it too.
Despite the problems, Kenyan publishing has a future.
tener gafe
be jinxed
So today I just came to realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.
tener ganada la mitad de la batalla
be half the battle
Knowing the problem is half the battle.
tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla
be only half the battle
This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.
tener ganas de
be keen to
have + an/the inclination to
be in the mood for
Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.
Aside from shipwrecked seafarers few people have had the inclination to set foot on this desert island.
Essentially, I read whatever I am in the mood for - it is a completely spontaneous choice.
tener ganas de + Infinitivo
feel like + Gerundio
Like many whose vocation is to serve their fellow-man, from New York cab drivers to Parisian cafe waiters, they do not always feel like smiling.
tener gancho
be engaging
His style was lucid and engaging, and his experience both as an amateur printer and as an editor of sixteenth and seventeenth-century literature fitted him exactly for the task.
tener gastos
incur + costs
The feasibility study will look at the costs that might be incurred in relation to the benefit accrued (cost-benefit analysis).
tener gastos generales
incur + overheads
What overheads in storage and time does proximity searching incur?.
tener grandes esperanzas
have + high hopes
I have high hopes that the eurozone partners will follow the commission's recommendation and unblock the latest aid tranche.
tener gran éxito
hit + a home run
hit it out of + the park
knock it out of + the park
EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.
tener gran importancia
be of high significance
The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.
tener gran repercusión
be far reaching
Its impact has been, and continues to be, extremely far reaching, having relevance to all the areas we have covered in a variety of ways.
tener hambre
be hungry
feel + hungry
They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
I would suggest that when you feel hungry that you try having a drink since your body can not tell the difference between feelings for hunger and thirst.
tener hambre después del esfuerzo
work up + an appetite
Then when you've worked up an appetite you can taste the most delicious trout, fresh from the lake.
tener hijos
father + children
have + children
This is a technique which allows men with a low sperm count to father children.
The largest group of metaphors compared firms to living (especially human) beings: companies are born, fall ill, have children, die, etc.
tener hipo
hiccup [hiccough]
The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.
tener horario ajustado
be under time constraint
Librarians too easily forget that many readers are in a hurry, and hardly any are under no time constraint at all.
tener horror a
loathe
hate
He sometimes loathed the books he recommended as much as the children they were inflicted upon loathed them.
I would hate to see us add more responsibility at this time, when librarians are already reeling.
tener idea [Generalmente usado en negativo]
have + a clue
Neither of us had a clue about animal husbandry.
tener impacto
make + impact
Audiovisual materials have made an enormous impact on all societies.
tener impacto (sobre)
have + impact (on)
The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.
tener implicaciones para
have + implication for
The number and type of questions posed to the system has implications for the effort that it is worthwhile to divert into thesaurus construction.
tener importancia
carry + weight
have + high profile
be of consequence
The reasons given by librarians for the introduction of community information services into public libraries are not necessarily the right ones or carry equal weight.
Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
tener indigestión
have + indigestion
A teenager died of stomach cancer after being repeatedly told by doctors that she only had indigestion.
tener influencias
have + pull
It isn't fair to those who don't have 'pull' that those who do get preferential treatment = No es justo para aquellos que no tienen "influencias" que aquellos que sí las tienen reciban un trato preferente.
tener influencia sobre
have + hold on
'What mystifies me - ' she paused, searching for the proper words - 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'.
tener iniciativa
be proactive
Librarians must be proactive rather than reactive.
tener intenciones ocultas
push + Posesivo + (personal) agenda
She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.
tener intereses comunes
have + common interests
Developing solar energy is another area 'where Israel and Canada may have common interests,' Allen said.
tener intereses en
have + a stake in
We both have a stake in our futures in Rolling Ridge and so I have no choice, if I want to continue at the library.
tener intereses en juego
have + invested
We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.
tener intereses ocultos
push + Posesivo + (personal) agenda
She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.
tener interés por
have + an interest in
Plainly it is worth seeking both reputable suppliers and producers, since they have an interest in offering a sound product.
tener interés por/en
be interested in
Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
tener inventiva
be inventive
Cataloguers have, however, been inventive and there exists a plethora of physical forms in which catalogues are to be found.
tener jurisdicción
have + jurisdiction (over)
The conventional name of a government is the geographic name of the area over which the government has jurisdiction.
tener la amabilidad de
have + the decency to
If you are going to insist on showing up, you should at least have the decency to be ashamed.
tener la autoridad
have + mandate
Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.
tener la bondad de
have + the decency to
If you are going to insist on showing up, you should at least have the decency to be ashamed.
tener la bragueta abierta
fly + be undone
Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
tener la cabeza llena de serrín
be soft in the head
One of the curses of being a well-known science-fiction writer is that unsophisticated people assume you to be soft in the head.
tener la capacidad de
have + the potential (to/for)
have + the capacity of
They have achieved this status because they have the potential to store a relatively large number of documents.
Primordial germinal cells, which are precursors to spermatozoids, apparently have the capacity of turning into embryonic stem cells.
tener la cara de
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la cara descompuesta [En inglés británico se usa warmed up y en americano warmed over]
look like + death warmed (over/up)
She looked like death warmed over and had tubes and machines hooked up all over her.
tener la categoría profesional de + Nombre
hold + Nombre + rank
have + Nombre + rank
enjoy + Nombre + rank
The assistant directors report to Bajalovic and hold faculty rank.
Within this library system librarians have faculty rank and status.
However, some library staffs do enjoy faculty rank within their library systems.
tener la certeza de
feel + confident
Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
tener la certeza de que
rest + assured that
rest + easy that
Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
So you can rest easy that you are getting the very best.
tener la conciencia limpia
have + a clear conscience
Having a clear conscience is one of the most valuable things in life - it gives peace and security, knowing that you have no need to keep up appearances.
tener la conciencia sucia
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
tener la conciencia tranquila
have + a clear conscience
Having a clear conscience is one of the most valuable things in life - it gives peace and security, knowing that you have no need to keep up appearances.
tener la convicción
it + be + Posesivo + understanding
It is my understanding that the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, (AACR2) will prescribe the same entry rules for all materials.
tener la convicción de que
harbour + the belief that
be convinced that
I harbor the belief that to a multitude of people music has always meant, an will continually mean, but one thing out of two: something melodious or odious.
Andreas Papandreou was convinced that his power was inheritable and Mitsotakis was not 'above corruption'.
tener la costumbre de
have + a habit of
have + the habit of
This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
The director had a habit of postponing certain questions and never returning to them.
tener la costumbre de + Infinitivo
be in the habit of + Gerundio
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.
tener la creencia de que
harbour + the belief that
I harbor the belief that to a multitude of people music has always meant, an will continually mean, but one thing out of two: something melodious or odious.
tener la cuenta bancaria
bank
Deploying a security solution to masses of consumers, especially one that changes the way they are used to banking, is not to be taken lightly.
tener la culpa (por/de)
be at fault (for/to)
Apart from the fact that the lecturer was at fault for not attending to the well-announced changes in program, the incident did make one wonder about the way teachers are trained.
tener la culpa de Algo que se ha causado Uno mismo
be of + Posesivo + own making
This environment is one of the library's own making and includes intangibles that cannot be measured but that are necessary for quality performance.
tener la decencia de
have + the decency to
If you are going to insist on showing up, you should at least have the decency to be ashamed.
tener la desfachatez de
have + the gall to
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
In an interview earlier this week, he had the gall to declare that the resolution would show the United States had no stomach for finishing the war.
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la desvergüenza de
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la doble función
double as
double up as
The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.
With these models the screen itself doubles up as a translucent projection panel for projection by an overhead projector.
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tener la educación de
have + the decency to
If you are going to insist on showing up, you should at least have the decency to be ashamed.
tener la facultad de
have + powers to
The Commission also has powers to investigate any infringement of the rules and to levy fines in cases where a breach of the rules has been established.
tener la fama de
have + a good record for
Quality in reviewing can be variable, but ARBA has a good record for providing critical comments when indicated and does not hesitate to make comparisons with similar tools.
tener la fecha de + Fecha
be dated + Fecha
The latest abridged edition is dated 1961.
tener la frescura de
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la función de
be in the business of
Although the library landscape may shift a great deal, reference librarians will still be in the business of negotiating with users and helping them find what they need.
tener la habilidad de
be adept at
have + a knack for
Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.
Andrew has a knack for engaging with people and is adept at steering people past conflict without getting ruffled or losing his sense of humour.
tener la impresión
have + the impression
get + the impression
I also have the impression, and it is no more than an impression, that the two are coming closer and closer together.
From his description one gets the impression that the inhabitants of Utopia are serious minded and that they read for improving their own mind.
tener la impresión de que
get + the feeling that
have + the feeling that
From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
As I sipped my ice cold water and dug into the salad I had the feeling I was being watched.
tener la intención de [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio meant]
be intended to
intend
mean
This is not intended to imply that their ideas and views should be forever withheld, but to say that their ideas an views should be subject to the same scrutiny as those of the others.
The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.
It is not meant to be that.
tener la intención de + Infinitivo
set out to + Infinitivo
This paper does not set out to present a historical survey of this topic - it has been covered elsewhere.
tener la libertad de
be at liberty to
feel + free to
When using the : (colon) to link concepts, the indexer is at liberty to decide in what order the concepts should be cited.
The cataloger should feel free to enter or delete any or all authors on the title page.
tener la libertard de/para
have + the latitude to
Both sender and receiver have the latitude to manipulate both the medium and the message.
tener la mala fama de
have + a bad name for
This dude has a bad name for picking up chicks.
tener la malafortuna de
have + the misfortune to
Some children may have had the misfortune to have lived for three or four years without having heard the stories of Tom Thumb or Cinderella.
tener la mano larga
have + sticky fingers
It is common for baggage handlers to have sticky fingers, especially when it comes to expensive electronic items like cameras and laptops.
tener la mirada perdida
stare into + space
gaze into + space
stare + vacantly into space
gaze + vacantly into space
stare + vacantly
gaze + vacantly
gaze + blankly
stare + blankly
I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.
As children many of us spent countless hours gazing into space exploring alternate realities!.
Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space.
I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open.
Numb from drink, he stared vacantly at nothing in particular.
Her crown sits askew on her golden head and her eyes gaze vacantly down at her feet.
Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand.
Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.
tener la misma importancia
carry + equal weight
The reasons given by librarians for the introduction of community information services into public libraries are not necessarily the right ones or carry equal weight.
tener la moral por los suelos
morale + be at rock bottom
By then, the political state of affairs in Taiwan was a shambles and morale was at rock bottom.
tener la mosca destrás de la oreja
smell + a rat
'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said = "Algo parece que no está bien, y no sé exactamente qué es, pero yo como que tengo la mosca detrás de la oreja", dijo Cooper.
tener la obligación de
be under the obligation to
Although the library had awarded him a fellowship, he was not under the obligation to work there following graduation = Aunque la biblioteca le había concedido una beca, no tenía la obligación de trabajar allí tras su graduación.
tener la ocasión de
have + opportunity to
A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
tener la oficina central en
headquarter (at/in)
Why should information and referral be headquartered at a public library rather than somewhere else?.
tener la opinión
it + be + Posesivo + understanding
It is my understanding that the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, (AACR2) will prescribe the same entry rules for all materials.
tener la oportunidad
have + the opportunity
Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.
tener la oportunidad de
get + (a/the) + chance to
have + opportunity to
get + a chance to
It is very easy to fall into the trap of enjoying the act of telling stories and reading aloud so much that the children never get a chance to read themselves.
A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
It is very easy to fall into the trap of enjoying the act of telling stories and reading aloud so much that the children never get a chance to read themselves.
tener la osadía de
have + the gall to
have + the nerve(s) to
have + the cheek to
have + the nerve to
In an interview earlier this week, he had the gall to declare that the resolution would show the United States had no stomach for finishing the war.
And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.
tener la paciencia del santo Job
have + the patience of Job
My advice to young scientists: be a pest - ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.
tener la paciencia de un santo
have + the patience of a saint
Upon hearing that we homeschool, she responded with, 'You must have the patience of a Saint!'.
tener la peor suerte
get + the shit(tty) end of the stick
get + the short end of the stick
get + a raw deal
No matter how you look at it you are getting the shit end of the stick.
Statistics show that women usually get the short end of the stick when their marriages break up.
Boys are getting a raw deal because the education system dramatically favours girls, a leading academic has warned.
tener la posibilidad de
have + chance
have + the scope to/of
Usually, only appointees to small libraries have a chance to perform so many primary duties.
With over 108000 employees and offices in 130 countries, Maersk has the scope to help you achieve even your most ambitious career goals.
tener la potestad
have + mandate
Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.
tener la potestad de
have + the power to
have + the right to
And competition policy is one area of activity where the European Commission does have the power to impose legislation which is binding in all member states.
Members have the right to correct the texts of their speeches within one day of receipt of the provisional edition.
tener lapsus
have + lapses
Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
tener la reputación de ser
be well known for
be famous for
The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring nations who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.
He is famous for using his celebrity status to get through to politicians so that they'll raise money for the poor in underdeveloped countries.
tener la responsabilidad
charge
undertake + burden
A mission-oriented abstract is an abstract which is prepared for an abstracting service that has been charged to cater for the application of a specific branch of knowledge.
This may result in the burden of the search being undertaken by the reader after the index language had done its work.
tener la responsabilidad de
have + the responsibility of
However, if librarians have the responsibility of documenting our times, then popular culture must form part of this documentation.
tener la sartén por el mango
call + the shots
be the boss
call + the tune
rule + the roost
have + the upper hand
run + the show
win + the high ground
gain + the upper hand
get + the upper hand
The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.
One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.
As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.
Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
They may have the upper hand but will one slip-up lead to a reversal of fortune?.
This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
If I am to win the high ground in this battle then I absolutely must look the part.
And at the moment, many experts believe China may have gained the upper hand.
Can we get the upper hand on viral diseases in aquaculture of Atlantic salmon?.
tener la seguridad de
have + the security of
This pricing strategy maybe attractive to both users and database producers, both of whom have the security of a predictable and once-only financial transaction.
tener la seguridad de que
rest + assured that
rest + easy that
Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
So you can rest easy that you are getting the very best.
tener la sensación de que
have + a gut feeling that
get + the feeling that
have + the feeling that
I have a gut feeling that such a program does not belong in a public library.
From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
As I sipped my ice cold water and dug into the salad I had the feeling I was being watched.
tener las manos atadas
have + Posesivo + hands tied
Italy's Prime Minister has voiced his opposition to NATO intervention in Libya, but said he had his hands tied by parliament.
tener las manos manchadas de sangre
have + blood on + Posesivo + hands
I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.
tener las manos pegajosas
have + sticky fingers
I always wear disposable rubber gloves when working with resin so I don't have sticky fingers for 2 days afterwards.
tener las mismas prerrogativas
have + an equal voice in
Each of the three agencies in a consortium is to have an equal voice in planning, policy formation, assignment of responsibilities, evaluation of programs, and the hearing of appeals.
tener las riendas
be in command
Being in command means making tough decisions.
tener las riendas de
hold + the reins of
This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.
tener las riendas del poder
hold + the reins of power
The title of the article is 'Do women hold the reins of power in French libraries?'.
tener lástima
pity
Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
tener lástima de
take + pity on
But then the jury took pity on him and refused to vote the death penalty.
tener la tentación de
be tempted to
Libraries have invested much money and prestige in their OPACs, and will be tempted to overemphasise them in user education programmes.
tener la última palabra
have + the ultimate say
have + the final say
call + the shots
be the boss
call + the tune
rule + the roost
run + the show
have + the last word
have + the last say
The manager who has the ultimate say makes a decision that will affect a great many people, both staff and patrons.
A good bookseller will know what sells well; but the school must, for its own protection, have the final say should disagreement arise in this area.
The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.
One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.
As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.
Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
I'm tired of dealing with people who must always have the last word.
There will always be that type of people in the world that have to have the last say in everything, even if they are wrong!.
tener la ventaja
have + the upper hand
win + the high ground
gain + the upper hand
They may have the upper hand but will one slip-up lead to a reversal of fortune?.
If I am to win the high ground in this battle then I absolutely must look the part.
And at the moment, many experts believe China may have gained the upper hand.
tener la vista cansada
need + reading glasses
This is why many people with 'normal' eyes will need reading glasses some time after the age of 40.
tener la vista puesta en
target
Four major approaches to art historical scholarship are defined and the iconographical approach is targeted.
tenerle manía a
have it in for + Nombre
Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
tenerle rabia a
have it in for + Nombre
Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
tenerle tirria a
have it in for + Nombre
Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
tener libertad
have + freedom
A baby-sitting service was provided so that adults would have more freedom to view the exhibition, and puppet shows and story-telling were available for the younger children.
tener libertad sobre
have + wide discretion over
In a situation in which institutions and their departments have wide discretion over publishing and printing activities then the means of bibliographic control will also be variable in quality.
tenerlo crudo
not be easy
It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
tenerlo difícil
not be easy
It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
tenerlo duro
not be easy
It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
tenerlo fácil
have + an easy ride
have + a cushy ride
have it + easy
National tabloids know that nothing sells like indignation and always give prominence to stories suggesting that criminals are having an easy ride.
US Military does have a cushy ride in Japanese prisons as they get special treatments and all the food is paid for and supplied by the US military.
The same applies to our farmers who also are finding times hard, despite many people thinking they are made of money and having it easy.
tener lo mejor de ambos mundos
have + the best of both worlds
Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
tener lo mejor de los dos mundos
have + the best of both worlds
Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
tener lo que hace falta
have + what it takes
In any case, the company thinks she has what it takes and is putting her in charge of a number of businesses, including publishing, TV and radio.
tener lo que hay que tener
have + what it takes
In any case, the company thinks she has what it takes and is putting her in charge of a number of businesses, including publishing, TV and radio.
tener lo que se necesita
have + what it takes
In any case, the company thinks she has what it takes and is putting her in charge of a number of businesses, including publishing, TV and radio.
tener los cojones de
have + the balls to
They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!.
tener los dedos pegajosos
have + sticky fingers
I always wear disposable rubber gloves when working with resin so I don't have sticky fingers for 2 days afterwards.
tener los días contados [El uso de handwriting en lugar de writing es menos frecuente]
day + be + numbered
be doomed
doomed
be dead meat
the (hand)writing + be + on the wall
see it + coming
be a dead man/woman (walking)
The day of the stand-alone library is numbered, and the day of the stand-alone end-user is yet to come.
We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today).
Unlike in 1990 when the genre seemed doomed, it has become an increasingly robust and acceptable segment of American publishing.
I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries.
The inference is that they cannot be held accountable for something so unusual, so extraordinary, and so unforecastable that that no one saw it coming.
Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.
tener los huevos de
have + the balls to
They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!.
tener los nervios de punta
have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach
have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach
It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship.
She had knots in her stomach from that moment on, fidgeting like a teenager on her first date.
tener los nervios en el estómago
have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach
have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach
It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship.
She had knots in her stomach from that moment on, fidgeting like a teenager on her first date.
tener los pies firmemente en el suelo
feet + be + firmly planted on the ground
When you are reaching for the stars, make sure your feet are firmly planted on the ground.
tenerlo todo
have + the best of both worlds
Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
tenerlo todo a la vez
have it + both ways
You can't have it both ways - you've got to think before you post every detail of your life to the Internet.
tenerlo todo hecho
have + an easy ride
have + a cushy ride
National tabloids know that nothing sells like indignation and always give prominence to stories suggesting that criminals are having an easy ride.
US Military does have a cushy ride in Japanese prisons as they get special treatments and all the food is paid for and supplied by the US military.
tener lugar
take + place
go on
come to + pass
This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.
How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
The most devasting consequences predicted in 1980, such as the loss of small presses, have not come to pass.
tener lugar según lo planeado
go ahead + as planned
He said the project will go ahead as planned with construction work kicking off next month.
tener lugar según lo previsto
go ahead + as planned
He said the project will go ahead as planned with construction work kicking off next month.
tener madera de
be cut out for
have + (all) the makings of
If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.
Ann's well-bred black colt is now two years old, and in her eyes, has all the makings of a champion.
tener mala cara
look + off-colour
They'll take any shot they can of a celeb looking off colour or worse for wear, anything to sell their papers.
tener mala conciencia
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
tener mala fama
be held in disrepute
have + a bad name for + Reflexivo
'Vanity' presses are not the same as small presses and are held in disrepute.
She does have a bad name for herself and that is her fault.
tener mala fama por
be infamous for
Sanborn was infamous for his grating personality, editorial liberties and inaccurate accounts of people and events.
tener mala opinión de
hold + Nombre + in disrepute
The hypocritical inconsistency of politicians is one of the reasons why voters hold them in disrepute.
tener mala reputación
have + a bad name for + Reflexivo
She does have a bad name for herself and that is her fault.
tener mala reputación por
be infamous for
Sanborn was infamous for his grating personality, editorial liberties and inaccurate accounts of people and events.
tener mala salud
be in ill health
be in bad health
His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.
The evidence suggests that people who live in poor housing are more likely to be in bad health than persons living in good housing.
tener malas conexiones con
have + poor connections with
However, many airports still have poor connections with their metropolitan areas because of congestion.
tener malas intenciones
be up to no good
get up to + no good
His mom could always tell when he was up to no good - it must have been that sixth sense mothers have.
It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
tener mal aspecto
be the worse for wear
look + off-colour
Charlie was clearly the worse for wear in this very rare interview from around 1984.
They'll take any shot they can of a celeb looking off colour or worse for wear, anything to sell their papers.
tener (muy) malas pulgas
have + a (very) short fuse
He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it.
tener mal de amores
be lovesick
Being 'lovesick' is possibly one of the most painful experiences in life; not only is it manifested mentally, but we feel distinct physical pain as well.
tener mal de ojo
be jinxed
So today I just came to realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.
tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente
be a bad judge of character
At the time, I thought maybe Obama was just a bad judge of character, now I believe he is in step with the beliefs of those that surrounded him then and now.
tener más agujeros que un colador
leak like + a sieve
It seems to me that it won't take long for this new pond to develop some cracks which will make it leak like a sieve.
tener más armamento que
outgun
Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.
tener más armas que
outgun
Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.
tener más paciencia que el santo Job
have + the patience of Job
My advice to young scientists: be a pest - ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.
tener más paciencia que un santo
have + the patience of a saint
Upon hearing that we homeschool, she responded with, 'You must have the patience of a Saint!'.
tener memoria de elefante
have + a memory like an elephant
I usually have a memory like an elephant, yet when it comes to supermarket shopping, it seems I have a memory like a sieve.
tener memoria de mosquito
have + a memory like a sieve
have + a head like a sieve
Posesivo + memory + be + like a sieve
Posesivo + head + be + like a sieve
I usually have a memory like an elephant, yet when it comes to supermarket shopping, it seems I have a memory like a sieve.
I'm pleased the tablets are all marked with the days of the week as I have a head like a sieve when it comes to taking pills.
Sometimes she surprises us with the things she remembers, but sometimes her memory is like a sieve.
Your mother has always been absent-minded but these days her head is like a sieve.
tener memoria de pez
have + a memory like a sieve
have + a head like a sieve
Posesivo + memory + be + like a sieve
Posesivo + head + be + like a sieve
I usually have a memory like an elephant, yet when it comes to supermarket shopping, it seems I have a memory like a sieve.
I'm pleased the tablets are all marked with the days of the week as I have a head like a sieve when it comes to taking pills.
Sometimes she surprises us with the things she remembers, but sometimes her memory is like a sieve.
Your mother has always been absent-minded but these days her head is like a sieve.
tener mérito
be meritorious
A minority consider that fiction deserves the same attention as non-fiction, on the grounds that 'The brothers karamazov' is quite as meritorious as, say, 'The Little Madeleine'.
tener miedo
be afraid
be in fear
frighten
I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.
Balzac not only presented the appearance, but reinforced it with the appropriate manner, of the severe 'pater familias' of whom most of the staff was in awe and in fear.
What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.
tener miedo a
be scared of
I'm not scared of the computer, nor do I believe AACR has done any injustice to traditional cataloging practice.
tener miedo a Alguien
regard + Nombre + with fear
The Persian and the Siamese regarded him with fear.
tener molestia
be in pain
My cat is lethargic, and moves very gingerly, like she's in pain.
tener morriña
be homesick
feel + homesick
But all through my growing years, I've been around a mother who was homesick for Pakistan and a grandmother who was homesick for Mumbai.
Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be.
tener motivo
be right
Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.
tener motivo justificado
have + good cause
Online hosts, who have no control over the data they supply, have good cause to be worried and should seek to diversify their markets.
tener motivo para
have + cause to
Carpozzi, grinning from ear to ear, asked when a person would have cause to write upon, injure, deface, tear, or destroy a book, plate, picture, engraving, or statue.
tener motivos ocultos
push + Posesivo + (personal) agenda
She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.
tener movilidad
be mobile
In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.
tener mucha determinación
have + a lot of drive
Often, when people start their new weight loss program, they have a lot of drive to stick with it.
tener mucha distancia que recorrer
have + (still) a long way to go
One of main reasons for this library's lack of success is that users often have a long way to go to reach it.
tener mucha experiencia
be very experienced
She is English, highly skilled and very experienced, so much so that we decided to take her on board as a full-time employee.
tener mucha ilusión
be thrilled
When accepting the appointment, Peter stated that he is 'thrilled to serve IFLA as Secretary General because IFLA has a unique role to empower library and information professionals'.
tener mucha labia
have + a way with words
You've got a way with words but no way out.
tener mucha moral
have + a lot of drive
Often, when people start their new weight loss program, they have a lot of drive to stick with it.
tener mucha personalidad
be full of character
The apartment was full of character and it really felt like home away from home.
tener muchas agallas
have + a lot of bottle
She proved she has a lot of bottle by running a marathon and climbing the UK's highest mountain over two days.
tener muchas calorías
be rich in calories
be high in calories
Squirrels store nuts for a good reason: they're rich in calories that keep them fed during the long cold winter.
Many sweetened drinks are high in calories and can cause weight gain, even in active people.
tener muchas cosas en común
have + many things in common
These solopreneurs have many things in common, most notably, they all show annual profits in the six figures.
tener muchas esperanzas
have + high hopes
I have high hopes that the eurozone partners will follow the commission's recommendation and unblock the latest aid tranche.
tener muchas ganas de
be raring to
He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side.
tener muchas posibilidades de
be well-positioned to
be well-placed to
Canada is well-positioned to reassert its place on the world stage as an interlocutor between the existing and emerging global powers.
Libraries are also well-placed to offer desktop publishing as a resource to their readers.
tener muchas proteínas
be rich in protein
be high in protein
Whitefish like cod and halibut, bison, turkey breast, chicken breast, and ostrich breast are all very low in calories and very rich in protein.
Eating a healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, increases satiety and reduces hunger throughout the day.
tener muchas vitaminas
be rich in vitamins
be high in vitamins
Crab, lobster, shrimps and other shellfish are not very rich in vitamins, but they are good source of minerals.
Spinach is low in calories, yet extremely high in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
tener mucho camino que recorrer
have + (still) a long way to go
One of main reasons for this library's lack of success is that users often have a long way to go to reach it.
tener mucho carácter
be full of character
The apartment was full of character and it really felt like home away from home.
tener mucho cuidado
be extra vigilant
Consumers in the market for faux fur must be extra vigilant after an investigation has revealed that real fur from animals is being used instead.
tener mucho empuje
have + a lot of drive
Often, when people start their new weight loss program, they have a lot of drive to stick with it.
tener mucho en juego
stakes + be + high
The stakes were high going into this game, win and we would most likely be in the semifinal, loose and we would be relegated.
tener mucho entre manos
have + a lot on + Posesivo + plate
With Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Iran and North Korea nuclear proliferation and the Palestine-Israel conflict, Obama has a lot in his plate.
tener mucho éxito
hit + a home run
hit it out of + the park
knock it out of + the park
EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.
tener mucho interés en
have + a high stake in
Libraries depend on vendors for a much broader range of services and have a high stake in what happens in the industry.
tener mucho interés por
be keen to
Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.
tener mucho que ver con
have + a great deal to do with
have + a lot to do with
When it becomes evident that the elastic properties of available materials had a great deal to do with the bow, he branches off on a side trail which takes him through textbooks on elasticity.
Your genes have a lot to do with it, but there are ways to change your night-owl or early-bird habits to accomplish more each day.
tener (mucho) que ver con
have (a lot) to do with
This blog talks about anything that has to do with sports, concerts, theater, and all entertainment.
tener muchos cojones
have + a lot of bottle
She proved she has a lot of bottle by running a marathon and climbing the UK's highest mountain over two days.
tener muchos problemas
have + a lot on + Posesivo + plate
With Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Iran and North Korea nuclear proliferation and the Palestine-Israel conflict, Obama has a lot in his plate.
tener mucho tiempo libre
have + plenty of time to spare
Dexter Rundle had plenty of moments to spare, however, for his next appointment was not until half past eleven.
tener mucho trato con
have + a lot to do with
I always like keeping an eye on John's horses and how they are going because I have a lot to do with them.
tener mucho vigor
have + a lot of drive
Often, when people start their new weight loss program, they have a lot of drive to stick with it.
tener muy buena opinión de
think + the world of
think + highly of
But as the last hymn faded and hundreds followed his coffin out into the sun, it was obvious again: his patients still thought the world of him.
Swedes think highly of the Government but not of the royal family.
tener muy mala cara [En inglés británico se usa warmed up y en americano warmed over]
look like + death warmed (over/up)
She looked like death warmed over and had tubes and machines hooked up all over her.
tener muy mala memoria
have + a memory like a sieve
have + a head like a sieve
Posesivo + memory + be + like a sieve
Posesivo + head + be + like a sieve
I usually have a memory like an elephant, yet when it comes to supermarket shopping, it seems I have a memory like a sieve.
I'm pleased the tablets are all marked with the days of the week as I have a head like a sieve when it comes to taking pills.
Sometimes she surprises us with the things she remembers, but sometimes her memory is like a sieve.
Your mother has always been absent-minded but these days her head is like a sieve.
tener (muy) mal genio
have + a (very) short fuse
He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it.
tener (muy) poca correa
have + a (very) short fuse
He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it.
tener niños
have + children
The largest group of metaphors compared firms to living (especially human) beings: companies are born, fall ill, have children, die, etc.
tener + Nombre
be not without + Nombre
The information society is a great human endeavour, but it is not without risks.
tener nostalgia
be homesick
feel + homesick
But all through my growing years, I've been around a mother who was homesick for Pakistan and a grandmother who was homesick for Mumbai.
Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be.
tener noticias de
hear from
Many more musicals, however, annually fall by the wayside after a relative handful of performances; most are never heard from again.
tener + Número + Período de Tiempo
be + Período de Tiempo + old
Subscription orders must be at least two years old before they can be deleted.
tener obligación
have + obligation
Librarians, because of their unique skills, are well-suited to publish bibliographies and, as information specialists, have an obligation to do so.
tener obsesión con
be hipped (on/to)
get hipped (on/to)
But the mid-20th century - being hipped on the whole nuclear family ideal - went into a state of denial about incest and molestation within families.
So a man today can get very hipped on Peace as an abstract concept, but if he were ever to be asked to go out and fight a future Hitler his stance would certainly change.
tener ojeras
have + bags under + Posesivo + eyes
Hugh may be a bit wrinkly but he doesn't have bags under his eyes.
tener ojos en la nuca
have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head
When she is carrying her young, she can watch them constantly, for mothers have eyes in the back of their heads.
tener opinión
take + view
There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.
tener paciencia
be patient
'Well, if you can be patient,' he said at length, 'I'll see what I can do'.
tener paciencia con
bear with + Pronombre
And again, if anything seems strange in the next few days, please bear with us and let us know.
tener palabra
keep + Posesivo + word
live up to + Posesivo + word
Much to my surprise, they kept their word.
Obama is living up to his word that he will remove the main forces out of Iraq.
tener paralelo
have + parallel
There have also been examples of online sexual harassment some of which do not have parallels in the non electronic world.
tener parte en
be a party to
The documentary is about how everyone was a party to what happened - it was not just the greedy bankers.
tener pasta de
be cut out for
have + (all) the makings of
If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.
Ann's well-bred black colt is now two years old, and in her eyes, has all the makings of a champion.
tener pelos en la lengua
mince + words
Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.
tener pensado
have in + mind
Library users may not all be scholars - they often do not have a particular title in mind - but they do have serious information needs and they seriously need access to the library's collection.
tener pérdidas
make + a loss
And, most importantly, even if a company makes a loss, it still has to pay its interest charges.
tener perplejo
stump
I'm stumped - again, any help would be appreciated - and thank you for your responses so far!.
tener personalidad
be a class act
Good news is that my dinner was a class act, and they even got the steak perfect, which is a feat for such a fussy eater like me.
tener piedad
have + a heart
Anyone who has a heart cannot help but be moved by this book.
tener plena conciencia de
be fully aware of
Librarians are fully aware of and sympathetic toward the monetary problems of journals because libraries have the same problems.
tener poca información
be information poor
Generally speaking, developing countries are information poor.
tener pocas calorías
be low in calories
Whitefish like cod and halibut, bison, turkey breast, chicken breast, and ostrich breast are all very low in calories and very rich in protein.
tener pocas luces
as thick as a brick
as thick as two (short) planks
as daft as a brush
knucklehead
the cheese slid off + Posesivo + cracker
Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
It sounds like the cheese slid off his cracker a long time ago.
tener pocas posibilidades de
have + little recourse
Since the cessation of production of enlarger-printers, libraries and their clienteles have had little recourse in having paper copies made from micro-opaques.
tener pocas proteínas
be low in proteins
Although beer is low in proteins, it contains all essential and many non-essential amino acids.
tener pocas vitaminas
be low in vitamins
But these highly processed foods are mostly low in vitamins which can lead to deficiencies and health problems.
tener poco mundo
be wet behind the ears
be a bit green
be green behind the ears
Obama has many sterling qualities but he is wet behind the ears.
He is a bit green, but learns quickly and has a great personality.
The documentary contains interviews with members of the battalion, from green-behind-the-ears privates to high-ranking officers.
tener poco que ver
have + little to do
The various kinds of non-book media can be grouped into categories; this has little to do with their containing material whether video tape, ink on paper or holes in cards.
tener poco valor
be of little value
The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.
tener por costumbre + Infinitivo
be in the habit of + Gerundio
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.
tener por término medio
average
Of course, a bookform catalog is always considerably out of date, e.g., the New York Public Library averages six months out of date.
tener + Posesivo + palabra
have + Posesivo + word
You have my word I will not vote for Kerry for president.
tener posibilidades
stand + chance
be in with a chance
be in with a fighting chance
have + a fighting chance
I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.
However, if truth be told, the prevailing mood among the players is one of joy at still being in with a chance of qualifying.
I'm very happy to be still in with a fighting chance of qualification and I know it's down to me.
At least British criminals deported to Australia had a fighting chance of reforming their lives.
tener potencial
have + potential
The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
tener precaución de
be chary of
Other librarians at the session were chary of committing themselves to doing a certain amount of business with a vendor.
tener precedencia
take + priority
Other objectives (e.g., getting rid of a backlog that may have accrued or reclassifying the already classified collection) may take priority with some staff members.
tener preferencia [Aplicado en circulación]
be preferential
have + the right of way
Where the public library sector is adequately developed the regional system would be preferential.
Henry filed suit against the city and the driver, alleging the driver failed to yield to plaintiff even though he had the right of way.
tener preferencia (sobre)
take + precedence (over)
Single holds take precedence over title holds.
tener presbicia
need + reading glasses
This is why many people with 'normal' eyes will need reading glasses some time after the age of 40.
tener presencia
be a class act
Good news is that my dinner was a class act, and they even got the steak perfect, which is a feat for such a fussy eater like me.
tener presente
be mindful of/that
bear in + mind
consider (as)
keep in + focus
keep in + mind
make + consideration
mind
make + provision for
have + regard for
be aware of
note
She examines the features that make it attractive while also being mindful of its minor flaws.
Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages.
A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
This fact should be kept in mind when deciding upon the sequence of materials types.
There is, however, a further consideration that must be made, particularly if given the opportunity of planning a new building.
They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.
We must of course make provision for those users who look for information under one of the other terms, and this is discussed below in the section on showing semantic relationships.
The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria del ganado bovino, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.
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.
Sometimes the number of tickets issued is noted on the form.
tener presente las posibilidades de Algo
consider + possibilities
The user must consider all the possibilities.
tener prioridad
trump
If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
tener prisa
be in a hurry
Librarians too easily forget that many readers are in a hurry, and hardly any are under no time constraint at all.
tener problema con Algo
experience + trouble with
Often a 'help' command calls up information pertaining either to the general use of the system, or to the specific feature in the system with which the user is experiencing trouble.
tener problemas
have + problems
For example, pilots flying on international routes sometimes have problems in understanding weather reports spoken in English but with a heavy local accent.
tener problemas con
fall + foul of
run + afoul of problems
run + afoul of
fall + afoul of
The author attempts to unravel the mystery of how Microsoft came to fall foul of the Department of Justice.
While being a crusader against government spending, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn has run afoul of problems in her personal finances.
Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.
As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.
tener problemas con la ley
fall + foul of the law
go + afoul of the law
fall + afoul of the law
To avoid falling foul of the law, UK data users would do well to appoint a data protection coordinator.
Individuals who have gone afoul of the law should have and must have a second chance.
He is not a criminal and he should not be prevented from telling whatever story he cares to tell so long as he does not fall afoul of the law.
tener programado su comienzo
be scheduled to start
CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.
tener programado su finalización
be scheduled for completion
The 2nd phase is scheduled for completion by the end of 1995.
tener pros y contras
be a mixed blessing
This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
tener que [Contracción popular] [Contracción de (have) got to usada en el lenguaje coloquial]
have to
hafta [have to]
gotta [(have) got to]
Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.
This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as 'kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.
Ya gotta take the bad with the good - without pain joy wouldn't feel so good.
tener que aguantar Algo
be stuck with
get + stuck with
If you're trying to reduce the cost of your cataloging, you're stuck with accepting LC, particularly if you're in a library which is acquiring the kinds of materials for which LC is the only cataloging source.
The point to using non-proprietary standards is to make sure that you don't get stuck with content that you are unable to migrate to new formats over time.
tener que arreglárselas solo
leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources
leave to + Posesivo + own devices
The new entrepreneur is largely left up to his own resources & connections & must possess the initiative to circumvent rules & take advantage of loopholes.
The profession is once again left to its own devices, subject to the tightening constraints of local government budgets.
tener que cargar con
be stuck with
saddle with
get + stuck with
If you're trying to reduce the cost of your cataloging, you're stuck with accepting LC, particularly if you're in a library which is acquiring the kinds of materials for which LC is the only cataloging source.
As information incumbents, large academic libraries are saddled with legacy assets, such as huge stores of books, public service systems, acquisitions, cataloguing, and bricks and mortar.
The point to using non-proprietary standards is to make sure that you don't get stuck with content that you are unable to migrate to new formats over time.
tener que cargar con el peso de
be burdened with
Public libraries not burdened with huge collections need catalogs and a cataloging code that reflect their situation.
tener que cargar con el peso de la tradición
be burdened with + tradition
The solutions provided by the scientists were often more modern and practical, as they were not burdened with tradition.
tener que competir con
face + competition from
The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
tener + que felicitar a Alguien
have to hand it to + Nombre
I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.
tener que ocurrir
be bound to happen
It was bound to happen, and the formula for success has been laid down.
¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver!
over + Posesivo + dead body
'Over my dead body' was his response to proposals to scale back the $1.35 trillion in tax cuts planned for the next ten years = "Por encima de mi cadáver" fue su respuesta a los propuestas de recortar los 1.35 trillones de dólares en los presupuestos planeados para los próximos diez años.
tener + que quitarse el sombrero
have to hand it to + Nombre
I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.
tener que suceder
be bound to happen
It was bound to happen, and the formula for success has been laid down.
tener que ver con
be concerned with
concern
relate to
hold + a stake in
have + a stake in
be a question of
be a party to
have + a hand in
bear (up)on
Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context.
The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.
Notes may relate to any of the previous elements of the description, i.e. title, authorship, edition, editorship, publisher area, physical description area or series area.
More needs to be done by all parties that hold a stake in highway safety to reduce fatalities significantly.
We both have a stake in our futures in Rolling Ridge and so I have no choice, if I want to continue at the library.
I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.
The documentary is about how everyone was a party to what happened - it was not just the greedy bankers.
For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.
There have been a number of reference books/bibliographies produced which bear on this problem.
tener razón
be correct
be right
be spot on
be in the right
be (right) on the mark
hit + the spot
You are correct in your answer.
Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.
The program is spot on - you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.
She thinks she's always in the right and there is nothing wrong with how she's acting.
For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark.
We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
tener razón a no ser que se demuestre lo contrario
be right unless proven otherwise
This meant getting rid of my highly critical attitude, as well as my belief that 'I am always right unless proven otherwise'.
tener razones para pensar que
have + reason to believe that
The Library Association has reason to believe that women, black and disabled people are not properly represented in UK libraries.
tener recelos
have + misgivings
Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.
tener relación con
have + bearing on
follow on from
Your practice in classifying by Colon will, however, have a direct bearing on any subsequent use of other classification schemes.
Following on from my last question, did the pilot who dropped the atomic bomb on Horishima survive or was he killed in the explosion?.
tener relaciones amorosas
have + an affair
It was only when I saw Ron's car outside Penny's house that the penny finally dropped and I realised they were having an affair.
tener relaciones con
have + dealings with
Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.
tener relaciones sexuales
have + sex (with)
engage in + sexual intercourse
A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
To force another person to engage in sexual intercourse against their will may be sentenced to gaol from one year to ten years.
tener relaciones sexuales con
have + intercourse with
Witches were branded as evil for, among other reasons, having made a pact with the devil and then having intercourse with him.
tener relevancia para
have + bearing on
Your practice in classifying by Colon will, however, have a direct bearing on any subsequent use of other classification schemes.
tener remordimientos de conciencia
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
tener resaca
be hung over
I know he's drinking heavily - he keeps the bottle locked in the credenza behind his desk - because he's hung over almost every morning.
tener resonancias graves
send + portentous reverberations
The application of computer technology to library catalogues sent portentous reverberations throughout the profession.
tener retraso
fall behind + schedule
run behind + schedule
lag behind + schedule
A project to build a critical oil pipeline in northern Iraq has fallen more than two years behind schedule.
The government's own data shows that around 50% of projects in the sector are running behind schedule.
It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
tener reverencia por
hold + (a) reverence for
Legend has it that the Indians held a reverence for these dogs because of their unusual blue eyes.
tener sangre en las manos
have + blood on + Posesivo + hands
I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.
tener sed
be thirsty
feel + thirsty
They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
It's important to drink plenty of water, but feeling thirsty all or most of the time can signal a medical problem.
tener sed después del esfuerzo
work up + a thirst
The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.
tener sede en
headquarter (at/in)
Why should information and referral be headquartered at a public library rather than somewhere else?.
tener segundas intenciones
push + Posesivo + (personal) agenda
She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.
tenérselo bien empleado
it + serve + Nombre + right
have it + coming
When he came to Mary told him it was she who had thrown the stool and that it served him right and that in future he should learn to mind his own business.
The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.
tenérselo (bien) merecido
have it + coming
it + serve + Nombre + right
The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.
When he came to Mary told him it was she who had thrown the stool and that it served him right and that in future he should learn to mind his own business.
tenerse muy en cuenta por
carry + weight with
Their recommendations carry considerable weight with the citizens.
tener sentido
make + sense
be meaningful
It makes sense in this case to establish two prediction patterns: one for the airmail subscription and one for the others.
The choice of metal chairs with plastic seats, rather than wooden chairs with leather coverings, is meaningful.
tener sentido del ridículo
feel + self-conscious
feel + embarrassed
Next time you're feeling self-conscious try to remember how vain people are and that they are too concentrated on themselves to pay attention to you!.
Feeling embarrassed stems from our primordial desire to be accepted by our society - our survival used to depend upon being included in a group.
tener serrín en la cabeza
be soft in the head
One of the curses of being a well-known science-fiction writer is that unsophisticated people assume you to be soft in the head.
tener sexo
have + sex (with)
A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
tener simpatía por
have + warm feelings towards
The truth is that I'm pretty upset about the whole thing and don't have very warm feelings towards the makers of these products.
tener sitio para
have + room for
No matter how stuffed you are after the main course you always have room for a little dessert.
tener solución posible
be soluble
The latter problems were, however, usually of such a nature as to be soluble within the given constraints.
tener sospecha
feel + suspicion
Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs.
tener su apogeo
flourish
The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.
tener su efecto
take + Posesivo + toll (on)
The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
tener sueño
be sleepy
feel + sleepy
The day was definitely ending and she was sleepy from work, hunger, lack of sleep and probably dehydration.
If during the day, you feel sleepy then it can help tremendously if you wash your face with cold water.
tener suerte
be lucky
count + Posesivo + blessings
get + lucky
strike + gold
hit + the jackpot
strike + lucky
be in for a good thing
come in for + a good thing
be into a good thing
be in luck
cut + a fat hog
get + a break
get + a lucky break
have + a stroke of luck
have + luck
'We were lucky you happened to be sitting in your dean's office when I called about the position, and that you could come over for an interview right away'.
The article 'Count your blessings' evaluates the features and performance of 7 log-file analyzers designed to analyze the traffic using World Wide Web (WWW) Web sites.
The article is entitled 'Sports get lucky with lotteries lolly'.
That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.
Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.
It's a bit like a lottery - sometimes you strike lucky and become rich and famous.
The value of shares were steadily rising and we began to hope that we might be in for a good thing at last.
They are the kind who complain of their hard luck when some one else happens to come in for a good thing.
They are plainly and simply greedy people who are into a good thing.
We were in luck in that the cheese was both in season and in stock andwe bought a huge wheel for 11 euros.
Nobody is so dumb that they don't see that the Federal Government employees at every level have been cut a fat hog - good salaries, no layoffs.
She finally got a break playing an actress who must choose between a career and marriage.
His dad finally got a lucky break, and working in a law firm is a pretty big break.
You can simply walk into a casino, have a stroke of luck and walk out a millionaire.
I have been trying to establish contacts in Calgary but so far haven't had much luck and so this message to the list.
tener su origen en [También escrito hearken] [También escrito harken o hark]
trace to
trace back to
have + Posesivo + roots in
originate (from)
hark(en) back to
hearken back to
cascade from
Many people have traced the function of the catalog as included in the Paris Principles to Cutter's objectives.
The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.
Swedish public libraries have their roots in the idea of voluntary education.
Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment.
The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.
The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.
Everything that happens after this should cascade naturally from the stage you have set and the characters you've put on it.
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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.
There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.
Although 70% of the country's 2-year and 4-year colleges are offering online courses, the method of delivery is receiving mixed reviews.
All students are talented, so teachers must find ways to bring out the best in each child.
'Well, Laura, it looks as if you have your work cut out for you!' remarked Lachaise, a knowing smile spreading over her face.
Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
An interesting old relic and reminder of old times, when the spinning-wheel was in daily use, is seen in the saying, 'I have tow on my distaff'.
The shootings have all the earmarks of a hate crime as nothing was stolen and 'Go Home' was written above them.
She says that Damian is the only man in her life and that he gets her undivided attention.
I go from being ignored to having her undivided attention in about 5 seconds.
The shootings have all the earmarks of a hate crime as nothing was stolen and 'Go Home' was written above them.
However, with the increasing numbers of periodicals, censorship was fighting a losing battle.
The library has every possibility of achieving the desired relationship of mutal benefit between itself and the community.
Banning people who have unsafe sex from giving blood makes all the sense in the world to me.
Add to that the fact that I've been feeling shitty for days and you have the makings of major drama.
There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere - they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.
There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere - they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.
EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.
'Well, Laura, it looks as if you have your work cut out for you!' remarked Lachaise, a knowing smile spreading over her face.
Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
Denmark has no history of charities or voluntary bodies, so such groups are seen by the authorities as being subversive.
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
He also resolved to talk with Cleo Passantino, a young librarian who had been at the library for three years and with whom he had had little contact.
Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.
The job of the new literacy worker is to exploit the bus as a mobile drop-in and resource centre, hold classes and tutorials on the vehicle and generally to improve the provision of literacy materials in branch libraries.
He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.
He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.
It has a time-worn and frayed look.
This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.
After breaking up with Luke several months ago, she is reported having a special romance with an aspiring actor named Leo.
The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.
After breaking up with Luke several months ago, she is reported having a special romance with an aspiring actor named Leo.
This study examines responses to antiabortion picketing by women encountering picketers as they entered abortion clinics to have an abortion.
Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.
Addames specifies the commodities vendible in Japan, describes the island and the people, who he says are of good nature, courteous above measure.
Britain is on a roll - the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
You may think that your reputation as a landlord is not important, but having a good reputation pays off in many ways.
It was late when he got home, and Jasmine wore a face that was filled with contempt, considering him to be beneath her.
It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.
Blood hypothesized that girls were dated because they exhibit such personality characteristics as consideration, cheerfulness, being a good sport, & a sense of humor=Blood formuló la hipótesis de que las chicas tenían citas debido a las características de su personalidad como consideración, alegría, ser una tía apañada y tener sentido del humor.
Also, going on a date can be a little less scary if the person has already gotten the seal of approval from someone that you trust.
Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
Not once did it occur to me that I was having a heart-to-heart with a woman who faked orgasms for a living.
Librarians dealing with people who hold strong religious beliefs should have a sensitive, open, and non-judgemental attitude.
If we have a row he sulks for days and I have to try everything to get him to be nice again.
His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.
The evidence suggests that people who live in poor housing are more likely to be in bad health than persons living in good housing.
Each employee is a three-dimensional human being, with myriad 'hats' to wear=Todo empleado es un ser humano tridimensional, con innumerables facetas.
Many people have used this utility with absolutely no problems and swear by it.
These guys seem to have a fixation with young, nubile ladies.
Kenya and other African states are sitting on a fortune in the form of unexploited natural cures.
To his mother he was the apple in her eye and loved the fact that he was career oriented at a young age.
If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.
Australian officials raced against the clock on Monday to refloat a massive Chinese ship which grounded and leaked oil.
While the region grapples with fixing its sewer infrastructure, another set of underground pipes are springing leaks.
If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.
Our wide array of frocks is an eye popper and is in huge demand among the youth due to their exotic designs.
Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.
When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.
The proposal reveals that some of the contemporary problems in medical librarianship have a long ancestry.
From this book one gains an impression of the way the policies of the European Communities are developing which is not so readily apparent from other official publications.
In order to capture a glimpse of the art of work, it is useful to examine Houle's five characteristics of professionalization.
Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.
The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
Neither of us had a clue about animal husbandry.
To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
The writer describes how she came to have an inkling of what her husband experienced fighting in the war.
From this book one gains an impression of the way the policies of the European Communities are developing which is not so readily apparent from other official publications.
In order to capture a glimpse of the art of work, it is useful to examine Houle's five characteristics of professionalization.
Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.
The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
Neither of us had a clue about animal husbandry.
To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
The writer describes how she came to have an inkling of what her husband experienced fighting in the war.
Dragons evolved from rainbows through the concept of the rainbow serpent, a concept that itself extends far back into the Pleistocene.
has become integral to Javanese culture and the industry stretches far back in time.
Every success of this kind that we, as consumers, finally see in the media has a long story of struggle and even tears behind.
They have a track record of hysterics and exaggerations for political purposes.
It began when Balzac and Pershing had an altercation (theirs was another of the 'running feuds' in the library), and Pershing was fired.
Squirrels store nuts for a good reason: they're rich in calories that keep them fed during the long cold winter.
Many sweetened drinks are high in calories and can cause weight gain, even in active people.
Canned soup is high in sodium and overpriced.
Eating a healthy breakfast, especially one high in protein, increases satiety and reduces hunger throughout the day.
Spinach is low in calories, yet extremely high in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
Despite having a bad reputation and a negative connotation, hypnosis is in fact a positive process that has been used for thousands of years.
This dude has a bad name for picking up chicks.
It was only when I saw Ron's car outside Penny's house that the penny finally dropped and I realised they were having an affair.
If you are inclined to dismiss that suggestion out of hand, I would recommend that you explore the financial costs and the cultural costs of the alternatives and keep an open mind.
She lacks energy and her eyes lack soul which makes her look blank and confused half of the time.
I feel that's what we have to do; let this type of library service die with dignity, and not keep patching it up with money and people.
The article demonstrates that many older people do not have dignified deaths in hospitals.
To me, a head of state, however an evil dictator he was (and he WAS), should die a dignified death at the hand of state.
The article is entitled 'Making friends with the Web: traditional vendors must accept the Web, or die a horrible death'.
Many who were wounded and still alive when this was going on a suffered a horrible death at the hands of the enemy.
On many occasions we have heard that a person went through surgery and had a speedy recovery.
But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.
Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.
The Court was split by divided opinions: five justices held the opinion that his rights were violated while four justices disagreed.
I woul be interested in talking to anyone who has an opinion on this matter.
Without language, the basic and demotic tool, no one would have a chance.
There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.
Just a little bus on wheels but preschoolers get a head start.
The truth is that after a run we have a window of opportunity to replace muscle glycogen stores that were used up.
Emergency crews got a jump start evacuating residents because two officers driving by saw the smoke and called for more help.
If we have a row he sulks for days and I have to try everything to get him to be nice again.
The apartment was full of character and it really felt like home away from home.
The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.
If we have a row he sulks for days and I have to try everything to get him to be nice again.
According to an old saying, you never get a second chance to make a first impression=Según un antiguo dicho, nunca se tiene una seguna oportunidad para causar una primera impresión.
Individuals who have gone afoul of the law should have and must have a second chance.
She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.
Most CABx (Citizen's Advice Bureaux) operate a rota system of local solicitors who will provide free legal advice sessions.
He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.
He nervously looked at her, she had something up her sleeve, and he knew it.
Doug had asked Jennifer to have a word with the gardener before she left for work.
Tomorrow's libraries will look and feel very different 'places' from yesterday's buildings=Las bibliotecas del futuro tendrán un aspecto muy diferente de los edificios del pasado.
It has a time-worn and frayed look.
Have you ever bought anything that looked delicious and were disappointed when you tasted it?.
I'm no great-looker myself so I don't mind living somewhere where people look odd.
Someone had asked Max why he didn't shave off his sideboards as they looked shit.
Curvy women can look superb in bathing suits, just make sure it's appropriate for your body - pregnant or not.
If you want to make the right impression with potential new employers you need to look sharp.
This filly is gorgeous to look at and is as sweet as they come.
I'm no great-looker myself so I don't mind living somewhere where people look odd.
From what you've mentioned symptom wise, it does sound like you've had an anxiety attack.
The chance of having a stroke more than doubles every decade after the age of 55.
Humans, as we well know, already have a tendency to follow the path of least resistance, which tends to lead to over-simplification.
She has a proven track record in dealing with cases involving major spinal injury in cases of the utmost severity.
Just a little bus on wheels but preschoolers get a head start.
Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today=Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales.
Emergency crews got a jump start evacuating residents because two officers driving by saw the smoke and called for more help.
The article is entitled 'Database companies can live long and prosper'.
I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.
Whitefish like cod and halibut, bison, turkey breast, chicken breast, and ostrich breast are all very low in calories and very rich in protein.
Although beer is low in proteins, it contains all essential and many non-essential amino acids.
But these highly processed foods are mostly low in vitamins which can lead to deficiencies and health problems.
The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.
If there is a lot of people I start getting anxiety attacks and, like you, my mind goes blank - I can't think or move.
Older people are afraid of failure and of not looking good.
Library services are not held in high regard and many powerful people do not realise the potential importance of libraries in education.
But the old printers were men, not abstractions, who had good days and bad ones and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
My group had a really great day - it was a real laugh.
Some children are hearty eaters, while others are very picky.
Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction.
It was summer, of course, so it was hot as hell, but eventually the bus turned up.
The apartment was full of character and it really felt like home away from home.
Our government should not be for sale to the wealthiest buyers to hold office for perpetuity - often passing them on to their scions.
Atheists are prohibited from holding public office in many US states.
They are the kind who complain of their hard luck when some one else happens to come in for a good thing.
The value of shares were steadily rising and we began to hope that we might be in for a good thing at last.
They are plainly and simply greedy people who are into a good thing.
It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.
Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold.
And further, that libraries as social institutions in a multicultural society have a responsibility to all elements in that society.
The chance of having a stroke more than doubles every decade after the age of 55.
We are finally getting a break from slipping and sliding on the slick streets after the first snow of the season caught some of us by surprise.
Bank charges for going overdrawn or for bounced cheques are the equivalent of a charge for breach of contract, known as liquidated damages, and the courts can enforce payment.
He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.
When you've had a long day, and don't have the energy to prepare a three course meal or for those unexpected guests that drop in without a minute to spare, here's a quick meal to serve.
I have long been of two minds about the relationship of form and content.
A rude awakening may be in store when they discover that their college or university professors require them to use scholarly resources.
Unstable exchange rates have an adverse effect on the price of books and journals.
Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.
A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra.
He was a confident, unspoiled, talented, hard-working young man when he moved to a strange town as a youngster and took it by storm.
Every painful story have a successful ending, so bear the pain and get ready for success.
And when she gets to Washington, it'll be cold as hell.
If two or more players have a full house then the player with the best three of a kind wins.
You can simply walk into a casino, have a stroke of luck and walk out a millionaire.
But as the last hymn faded and hundreds followed his coffin out into the sun, it was obvious again: his patients still thought the world of him.
Swedes think highly of the Government but not of the royal family.
Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.
When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.
A major review of higher education libraries, recently announced by the Australian Department of Education will have a big impact.
If you were starving to death and you had a way to surgically amputate parts of your body could you prolong your life by eating yourself.
They have a track record of hysterics and exaggerations for political purposes.
She has a proven track record in dealing with cases involving major spinal injury in cases of the utmost severity.
Librarians too easily forget that many readers are in a hurry, and hardly any are under no time constraint at all.
Lucy was in a foul mood for much of the show's filming, partially because she had elected to stop smoking for health reasons when the show began.
When I finally got to Boston (having missed the wedding and most of the reception) I was in an awful mood.
I hate when I'm in a shitty mood for no reason.
Our cat has been in a filthy mood after we left her at my in-laws for a week.
We both have a stake in our futures in Rolling Ridge and so I have no choice, if I want to continue at the library.
More needs to be done by all parties that hold a stake in highway safety to reduce fatalities significantly.
It was only when I saw Ron's car outside Penny's house that the penny finally dropped and I realised they were having an affair.
The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.
Last week we had a packed house so come early to get a seat!.
We had a full house for the weekend including two very happy and well-behaved young dogs.
Last week we had a packed house so come early to get a seat!.
We had a full house for the weekend including two very happy and well-behaved young dogs.
Last week we had a packed house so come early to get a seat!.
The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.
The author presents his opinions of the high quality of American libraries and the low regard given to them by state finance.
But the old printers were men, not abstractions, who had good days and bad ones and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
Finally, all of you should be of one mind, love each other as brothers and sisters, and keep a humble attitude.
Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby.
In most cases, if you have a strong emotional bond with your partner, you will feel a sense of pleasure by helping your partner reach a climax.
Why in the hell do I have a scratchy throat and feel congested but I don't feel sick?.
Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.
Provided there is a node within a local call distance, this arrangement is reasonably priced.
Many use the service only as a last resort (there is a modest charge for it), when they themselves have searched in vain but feel in their bones that the library has it.
While it is useful to know the areas in which problems might be experienced by a community, it is vital that each disadvantaged community be assessed individually.
A well run school has the problem half licked.
A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.
We are finally getting a break from slipping and sliding on the slick streets after the first snow of the season caught some of us by surprise.
The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.
After breaking up with Luke several months ago, she is reported having a special romance with an aspiring actor named Leo.
Good coffee tastes somewhat bitter but smooth, and has no sour undertones.
For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
Many people are feeling a sense of the loss of cultural identity and are turning increasingly towards the preservation of local history resources as a means of redressing the balance.
When corporations suffer a disaster, they often fail to take forensic evidence at the scene of the accident and this can prove costly later on when details have been forgotten.
Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
His face had an ashen quality, and his voice lacked its usual robustness.
Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc.
In Poland over 70 percent of married women are gainfully employed performing traditional female roles as wives, mothers and housekeepers, as well as the modern role of employee.
In Poland over 70 percent of married women are gainfully employed performing traditional female roles as wives, mothers and housekeepers, as well as the modern role of employee.
The knowledge acquired during the development of this service is of particular value for other digitization projects.
This could apply particularly if the figures are to be incorporated into annual reports or other documents.
People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.
Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own.
By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.
Legend has it that the Indians held a reverence for these dogs because of their unusual blue eyes.
Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today=Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales.
In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.
Native Americans are determined not only to remain in control of their art but also to have a say in how it is interpreted.
She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.
She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.
Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules=Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.
Note that a title word search on 'high-temperature superconductivity' would have to include many term variations.
Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules=Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.
Although this background is not essential, a more integrated understanding of the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval will be achieved in the presence of this knowledge.
Problems, potential and standards for WORMs and WORM drives are discussed against a background of recent market surveys.
Problems, potential and standards for WORMs and WORM drives are discussed against a background of recent market surveys.
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.
In addition, there is an element of perpetuation about the establishment of headings on the basis of reference sources.
Providing enough people are availabe via the system, then it will be used frequently.
Against this background, the impact of introducing on-line facilities in 1976 is studied.
Against this background, the impact of introducing on-line facilities in 1976 is studied.
With that in mind, both girls were all set to go to Mindoro but the circumstances made it extra difficult for them to reach their destination.
There is a saying in the north of England which is a code for telling someone that their front trouser zipper is open; it's 'you've got egg on your chin'.
After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.
We took the view that to fulfil the principle of access for all libraries must continue to provide information in a variety of ways, for example through print and the oral tradition.
We live in a time when everything has a price but nothing has value!.
Sociological studies, psychological studies, and literature have shown again and again everything has its price.
Learning violin is best taken at a steady pace - 'more haste, less speed' is very true as you learn play violin.
We have heard the 'haste makes waste' ditty since childhood.
