truco
gimmick ; trick ; stunt ; subterfuge ; peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.] ; work-around [workaround] ; sleight-of-hand ; gaff ; wheeze ; smoke and mirrors ; ploy ; tip.
Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.
Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.
On the surface level, intermediaries use their mastery (knowledge and competence) of IR systems - their contents, techniques, peccadilloes - not mastered by users.
Obviously, the work-around is to cut-and-paste this into the end of the document, but why did this happen in the first place?.
This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
The truth is that the government has relied for years on smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of sound finances in the face of a serious budget deficit.
They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
However, before proceeding to the directory of official sources, a few tips on how to deal with Whitehall departments may be useful.
aprender los trucos del oficio
learn + the ropes
The article 'Learning the ropes' offers hints and advice to Internet users to improve the style and presentation of their Internet messages.
caja de trucos
box of tricks
The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
coger el truco
manage + the trick
All human babies can metabolise lactose, but only some adults can manage the trick.
cogerle el truco a Algo
get + the hang of
This is very easy to do, and once you get the hang of it, you'll find it very simple.
conocer todos los trucos
know + the ropes
She wasn't particularly worried though, she knew the ropes and could get herself home safe and sound.
el truco más antiguo del mundo
the oldest trick in the world
the oldest trick in the book
Even the oldest trick in the world still has new life in it if you give it some thought.
This is the oldest trick in the book, but it's fun to see people still baffled by it.
encontrarle el truco a Algo
have + a handle on
get + a handle on
'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said.
Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.
enseñar los trucos del oficio
show + Nombre + the ropes
And she'll value you as an editor who took the time to show her the ropes.
todos los trucos habidos y por haber
every trick in the book
every trick in the trade
The authors behind this specific strain of malware are trying every trick in the book to get users to succumb to their ill-meaning plans.
He laughs off most of these stories today as exaggeration but concedes that he had to try every trick in the trade just to make people pay him his legitimate dues in an industry notorious for its unkept promises.
trato o truco [Costumbre importada de Norteamerica según la cual los niños van de casa en casa pidiendo algún tipo de regalo bajo la amenaza de hacer cualquier tipo de jugarreta]
trick or treat
This custom was brought to North America & transformed by the colonists into 'trick or treat,' which is now becoming popular in England, causing controversy among adults who find it distasteful & immoral.
truco comercial
marketing ploy
I wonder if Ms. Williams' sugar-coated Cuban tour was a marketing ploy by the Cuban government as an attempt to gain US sympathy.
truco del oficio [Generalmente usado en el plural] [Generalmente usado en el plural]
trade trick
trick of the trade
The article is entitled 'Trade tricks in interlibrary loan'.
The article is entitled 'Advanced web searching: tricks of the trade'.
truco de magia
conjuring trick
The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.
truco de marketing
marketing ploy
I wonder if Ms. Williams' sugar-coated Cuban tour was a marketing ploy by the Cuban government as an attempt to gain US sympathy.
truco para ligar
chat-up line
The study revealed the best chat-up lines were light-hearted questions such as 'What's your favourite pizza topping?'.
trucos
bag of tricks
gimmickry
tips and tricks
The article is titled 'A medical librarian's bag of tricks: coordinating books and media' = El artículo se titula "Los trucos de un bibliotecario de medicina: cómo coordinar los libros y los multimedia".
The article carries the title 'Can this gimmickry, populist, supermarket approach work?'.
The term Web heuristics is used to refer to all the sets of principles, criteria, tips and tricks, and guidelines that are available to support Web designers.
trucos del oficio
tips of the trade
we hope you stop by the Google booth where we'll be premiering 'Tips of the Trade', a movie featuring librarians who've shared their stories about using Google.
