tira
shred ; strip.
The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.
Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
cortar en tiras
shred
cut up into + strips
If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or 'shredded'.
Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.
cortina de tiras
bead curtain
Bead curtains, so popular in the sixties, are back again.
desde hace la tira
for yonks
His been a mechanic for yonks and my father has always taken his cars there and now I am too.
desde hace la tira (de tiempo)
for yonks and yonks
She has lived here for yonks and yonks and she still sounds as if she's never ever set foot outside of Florida.
durante la tira de tiempo
for donkey's years
This debate has been going for donkey's years and it's not simply worth the effort any more!.
hace la tira (de tiempo)
yonks
yonks and yonks
I've been pseudo-vegetarian for a few years now - I usually reserve meat for when we dine out - so it's been yonks since I cooked fish.
Yonks and yonks since I was here - 20 years or more!.
hecho tiras
shredded
As he picked up the shredded remains of his clothes he shook his head in sadness.
la tira de
a whole slew of
Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media.
la tira de tiempo
donkey's years
It had been donkey's years since she'd been to Mandeville and she was looking forward to seeing the place again.
tira adhesiva [Tira de tela de algodón, papel u otro material que tiene una de sus caras impregnada de una sustancia adhesiva y que se utiliza normalmente para reforzar la encuadernación]
adhesive strip
His paper discusses how the problem of using imported, white, adhesive strips was satisfactorily resolved.
tira adhesiva antirrobo
adhesive security strip
This article examines the use of adhesive security strips, data transfer media like video and audio cassettes and diskettes, microfilm equipment and book security systems.
tira cómica
comic strip
The aim of the collection is to provide a historical review of the comic strip.
tira de cuero
thong
Next the book was placed on the sewing frame, and the folded sheets were sewn by hand with needle and thread on to four or five cords or thongs.
tira de filminas [Trozo de película que contiene una sucesión de imágenes destinadas a ser proyectadas una por una, con sonido o sin él]
filmstrip [film-strip]
A filmstrip is a length of film containing a succession of images intended for projection one at a time, with or without recorded sound.
tira de prueba [Tira de cartulina usada en laboratorios que sumergido en un líquido cambia de color indicando las características del mismo]
test strip
The laboratory analysis reports characteristics of: (1) odor, color, and clarity; (2) specific gravity; (3) sediment; (4) test strips; and (5) albumin and phosphates.
tira de trapo
cloth strip
It was decided to apply stamped cloth strips, produced by a commercial library bindery to the spines and to use a polyvinyl acetate for adherence.
tira magnética detectora
magnetic alarm strip
Other methods include closed-access storage of audio-visual materials, or the use of magnetic alarm strips or stickers.
tira reactiva
dipstick
A team of Australian researchers has developed a dipstick that can almost instantaneously identify the blood type of a given sample.
tiras cómicas
funnies
The article 'Finding funnies on the Web' overviews online comic strips on the World Wide Web.
tira y afloja
tug of war
Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.
una tira de
a raft of
a strand of
We've had a raft of excuses and not one apology.
For garnishing use a strand of lemon or orange peel on the plate.
