vida
life [lives, -pl.] ; life story ; lifeblood ; lifetime [life time] ; living ; life's work ; lifework ; life and limb.
We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.
This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.
Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.
They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.
Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.
This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.
abrirse camino en la vida
get on in + life
He believed that, to get on in life, you just needed to work fairly hard and be a nice guy.
acabar + Posesivo + vida útil
run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life
Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.
acortar + Posesivo + vida
cut + Posesivo + life short
On average, men who smoke cut their lives short by 13.2 years, and female smokers lose 14.5 years.
actitud ante la vida
approach to life
This article emphasises the importance of demystifying new technology and developing a positive approach to life.
a favor de la vida humana
pro-life
Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
aferrarse a Algo como si + Pronombre + la vida en ello
hold on for + dear life
I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life.
agarrarse a Algo como si + Pronombre + la vida en ello
hold on for + dear life
I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life.
agotar + Posesivo + vida útil
run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life
Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.
ahorros de toda la vida
life-time savings
life savings
A brief review of the literature is included, which also supports these findings by showing instances of life-time savings resulting from comparatively higher initial construction costs.
The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.
ahorros de toda una vida
life savings
The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.
alargar la vida
prolong + life
prolong + longevity
Other library materials must be suitably treated at the outset to prolong life and fortunately many products are marketed which aid the librarian in this task.
Because CD rot can be hastened by many factors, including improper storage and handling during use, guidelines for disc care and suggestions for prolonging longevity are given.
alegrar la vida a Alguien
brighten up + Posesivo + life
This is a real controversial life story of a man whose sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.
al igual que con todo en la vida
as with everything in life
When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
amante de la vida al aire libre
outdoor enthusiast
Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby.
apostarse la vida
bet + Posesivo + life
bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar
bet + Posesivo + shirt
bet + Posesivo + boots
He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue.
Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt.
I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.
aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida [Se utiliza este concepto para referirse a la actitud de muchos lectores mayores que siguen utilizando la biblioteca como medio de aprendizaje]
lifelong learning
With the trend towards 'lifelong learning' in Japan, user demands are increasing and users require easier access to information.
aprendizaje durante toda la vida [Situación en la que el individuo continúa interesándose por aprender cosas nuevas durante toda la vida]
lifelong education
This article discusses the role that libraries play in education in general with emphasis on lifelong education.
arreglar + Posesivo + vida
put + Posesivo + (own) house in order
These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
arriesgar la vida
risk + life and limb
play + Russian roulette
risk + Posesivo + life
risk + Posesivo + neck
The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.
Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.
And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun.
arriesgar + Posesivo + vida
put + Posesivo + life on the line
This is not about censorship or copyright but about a young man (and others) who put their lives on the line to defend books and the building that housed them.
arruinar + Posesivo + vida
ruin + Posesivo + life
In fact, she admits that having her dirty laundry air on TV has for all intents and purposes ruined her life.
aspectos de la vida
sphere of life
As a result of scientific-technical development, culture is influencing all spheres of life.
atentar contra la vida de Alguien
attempt on + Posesivo + life
But it would be interesting to find out why she attempted on her life.
atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor
drawn by the promise of a better life
Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants - from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands - drawn by the promise of a better life.
aunque me fuera la vida ene ello
for the life of me
I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida [Se utiliza este concepto para referirse a la actitud de muchos lectores mayores que siguen utilizando la biblioteca como medio de aprendizaje]
lifelong learning
With the trend towards 'lifelong learning' in Japan, user demands are increasing and users require easier access to information.
avatares de la vida, los
vicissitudes of life, the
Thus, amid all the strange vicissitudes of life, we are ever, as it were, moving in a circle.
brevedad de la vida
shortness of life
The book contains three essays, on the shortness of life, on the life of an exile, and finally on the tranquility of mind.
buena vida
good life
In his words one of the purposes libraries have is to afford an opportunity for reading those books which foster a full and good life.
buscarse la vida
make + a living
earn + a living
manage on + Posesivo + own
fend for + Reflexivo
get by on + Posesivo + own
stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet
stand on + Posesivo + own (two) legs
earn + a livelihood
Before leaving the problems of making a living from bookselling it is interesting to take note of one last set of figures in the surveys which give some details of the sales made by bookshops.
Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off.
Unfortunately, the arthritis was worsening to the point that she had trouble managing on her own at home.
We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries.
Sickened by this parasitic femininity, she resolved to get by on her own and to see life for herself.
The article is entitled 'Map cataloging can stand on its own feet'.
The main objective is to be able to help these children stand on their own two legs and take control of their lives through good education.
She then lived in the town of Nantes, where she was joined by her mother and earned her livelihood as a hotel maid under a false name.
calidad de vida
quality of life
The aim of the public library is to contribute to sustaining the quality of life in all aspects.
cambiar de vida
change + Posesivo + ways
I was a rolling stone until you changed my ways.
cambiar la vida
change + life
The author argues that the capacity of books to change lives and to civilize readers cannot be overstated = El autor sostiene la opinión de que no se puede dejar de recalcar la capacidad de los libros para cambiar la vida de las personas y civilizar a los lectores.
cambiar + Posesivo + vida
turn + Posesivo + life around
A violent panhandler who attacked an elderly man in a church has turned his life around and may even be baptized in the same church where the attack took place.
ciclo de vida [En edición, las diferentes etapas de un documento, desde su creación a su publicación]
life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle]
life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle]
Indeed, if we were to look again at the life cycle of institutions, what does that mean in terms of action steps that we need to take?.
The research is, in reality, targeted at the complete lifecycle of a publication, from the scholarly creation, through the editing, to the publication.
ciencias de la vida
biosciences
The main goal of the course, Bioscientific Documentation, has been the integration of traditional document handling techniques with modern information management in the biosciences, so creating a new type of profession.
ciencias de la vida, las
life sciences, the
In the life sciences, the continuing growth in the number of these sources creates problems for biologists.
ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio [Ciencia que estudia el desarrollo y la adaptación de las formas de vida terrestre en el espacio]
space life sciences
This database collects a body of space life sciences research into a single database.
circunstancias de la vida [En inglés esta expresión se refiere al entorno familiar y social en el que una persona se cría]
accident of birth
But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know - how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man.
cobrarse muchas vidas
take + a heavy toll of life
Weather-related and other natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and tsunamis, take a heavy toll of life each year.
cobrarse + Posesivo + vida
claim + Posesivo + life
In this book, written out of much grief and anguish, Kenny explores the drug culture that claimed the lives of her two nephews.
cobrar vida
come + alive
come to + life
liven up
spring to + life
This article describes how authors of children's books create heroes with words and how illustrators make the heroes come alive with pictures.
Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia.
Here are ten fun ways to liven up your average train journey.
Native plants, birds and other critters in my beautiful wildlife garden are springing to life.
comenzar una nueva vida
make + a new life for + Reflexivo
start + a (whole) new life
A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
She went to Paris to start a whole new life, squandering her money irresponsibly while trying to find a husband.
como con todo en la vida
as with everything in life
When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
como forma de vida
as a way of life
Results suggest that this attitude may exercise a dissuasive influence on the intergenerational perpetuation of fishing as a way of life.
como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello
like there's no tomorrow
The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.
compañero de vida
lifemate
Romancing your lifemate is a joy and a privilege.
compañía aseguradora de vida
life-insurance company
After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.
compañía de seguros de vida
life-insurance company
After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.
complicarse la vida
ask for + trouble
Systematically throwing in other resources that don't behave like documents and are not used as such is asking for trouble.
condicionar la vida
condition + life
The place where we live and learn conditions our lives and shapes our futures.
condiciones de vida
living conditions
This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.
conocer vida
see + the world
Their initial idea was 'to see life, see the world'.
contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros
spill + Posesivo + guts
He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything.
costar la vida
cost + life
These views are not only irrational but also dangerous because they influence policies and cost lives.
costarle a Alguien la vida
cost + Nombre + Posesivo + life
At the time he was conscious of but one thing - that he had stumbled into a predicament which might easily cost him his life.
coste de la vida
cost of living
living expenses
Additional considerations such as funding sources to cover air fares, differences in salaries and cost of living, and visa applications are discussed.
Do you think that the average wage is out of line with the increase in living expenses?.
coste de vidas humanas
human cost
The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
crearse una vida
build + life
The book brings together numerous ideas about the nature of human dignity and what you actually need to stay alive and build a life that offers more than bare existence.
crucial para la vida de una persona
lifesaving
The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.
cuerpo sin vida
dead body
American scientists grow brain cells taken from dead bodies, in an advance they say could one day treat neurodegenerative diseases.
cuestión de vida o muerte
life or death issue
Nowadays, however, such occurrences are not common, yet we react to many daily situations as if they were life or death issues.
culto a la vida
cult of life
The more you learn of their civilization, however, the more you come to know that what the ancient Egyptians truly developed was a cult of life.
dar el susto de + Posesivo + vida
have + the scare of + Posesivo + life
A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.
dar la vida
lay down + Posesivo + life
give + Posesivo + life
True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.
dar nueva vida
give + Nombre + new life
give + a second life
When the book was losing its momentum a new edition gave the volume new life.
This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.
dar + Posesivo + vida
give + Posesivo + all
give + Posesivo + everything
Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
He'll be able to save face by showing that he gave his everything, but he won't have to suffer the consequences of actually implementing that horrible legislation.
darse la gran vida
live it up
live + the high life
She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
Now you'll have the perfect opportunity to live the high life, but on your terms and on your time.
dar sentido a la vida
give + meaning to life
The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.
dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida
make + sense of + Posesivo + life
In the rather scary, insecure world in which we now live, people require access to the information, knowledge, ideas and works of imagination to make sense of their lives.
dar señales de vida
show + signs of life
These new investments are among several indicators that Europe's moribund entrepreneurial scene is showing signs of life.
dar una segunda vida
give + a second life
This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.
dar vida
imbue with + life
animate
bring + Nombre + to life
And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.
This authentically recreated village vibrantly brings to life the story of the first settlers.
dar vida a
jazz up
brighten up
give + life to
After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.
Greg also gave renewed life to an older saying of Copinger, that 'bibliography is the grammar of literary investigation'.
dedicar la vida a
devote + life to
Classification fascinated him and he devoted his entire life to its study.
dedicar toda una vida
spend + lifetime
In no way could it ever be suggested that the Reverend Keble Martin had spent virtually a lifetime working towards a successful market for a book; his was truly a labour of love which happily became a tremendous popular success.
defensor de la vida humana
pro-lifer
It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.
de la vida real
real-life
Many librarians find such theories difficult to put into practice in real-life situations.
de por vida [Adjetivo]
lifelong [life-long]
lifetime [life-time]
That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.
derecho a la vida
right to live
It is argued that materials that endanger lives should be banned from the Internet on the basis that every right, even free speech, needs to be balanced with others, especially the right to live.
desquiciar + Posesivo + vida
turn + Posesivo + life upside down
turn + Posesivo + world upside-down
He may have been a successful actor before stepping into 007's shoes, but Daniel Craig admits that playing James Bond has turned his life upside down.
But that belief changed after she met Liang Jing Hao, a wisecracking guy who turned her world upside down.
de toda la vida
lifelong [life-long]
That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
de vida enclaustrada
cloistered
Mystic experience is especially associated with members of the cloistered monastic orders and with anchorites or anchoresses.
de vida o muerte
lifesaving
life threatening
The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.
The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.
devolver el sentido a la vida
put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life
Through the study group I put some meaning back in my life - on Monday mornings it's easier to get out of bed.
devolver la vida
bring + Nombre + back to life
When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
dictar + Posesivo + vida
run + Posesivo + life
So when I talked to her and told her how I felt she turned it all around and then said I was trying to run her life.
dirigir + Posesvio + vida
run + Posesivo + life
So when I talked to her and told her how I felt she turned it all around and then said I was trying to run her life.
disfrutar de la vida
sail through + life
The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.
disfrutar (de) la vida
enjoy + life
We all want to enjoy life, but are we enjoying it to the extent that we can to enjoy life to the full?.
disfrutar (de) la vida al máximo
enjoy + life to the full
We all want to enjoy life, but are we enjoying it to the extent that we can to enjoy life to the full?.
disfrutar (de) la vida a tope
enjoy + life to the full
We all want to enjoy life, but are we enjoying it to the extent that we can to enjoy life to the full?.
diversidad de la vida
biodiversity
diversity of life
life-form diversity
The emerging and rapidly expanding field of biodiversity was chosen and an online search was conducted to generate a list of potential authors to be used in the study.
In general, farmers and environmentalists both want an environment that is free of toxins and thriving with a diversity of life.
Results indicate that the effect of life-form diversity on ecosystems is not constant.
durante toda la vida
lifelong [life-long]
That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
durante toda una vida
over a lifetime
I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.
durar toda la vida
last + (for) a lifetime
This is a place where friendships last a lifetime and rivalries even longer, where residents still talk about the Civil War.
durar toda una vida
go on + for a lifetime
last + (for) a lifetime
There is a myth that recovery from whiplash is 6-12 weeks, we know now that many of these things can go on for a lifetime.
This is a place where friendships last a lifetime and rivalries even longer, where residents still talk about the Civil War.
el amor de + Posesivo + vida
the love of + Posesivo + life
She is an incorrigible romantinc who is looking for the love of her life.
elixir de la vida
elixir of life
This elixir of life can bring renewed vigour and confidence to a weakened or ailing animal.
empezar una nueva etapa en la vida
turn over + a new page
turn over + a new leaf
The article 'Turning over a new page' discusses the rebuilding of the National Library and its collections following the Khmer Rouge occupation of 1975-9.
The article is entitled 'Turning over a new leaf: the public library service: a report'.
empezar una nueva vida
start + a (whole) new life
make + a new life for + Reflexivo
She went to Paris to start a whole new life, squandering her money irresponsibly while trying to find a husband.
A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
en algún momento de la vida
at some time in + Posesivo + life
Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be.
en algún momento de + Posesivo + vida
at some point in + Posesivo + life
I guess at some point in our lives we have definitely been victims of prank calls!.
encarcelar de por vida [La palabra jail también se escribe gaol, principalmente en inglés de influencia británica] [La palabra gaol también se escribe jail, principalmente en inglés americano]
jail for + life
gaol for + life
He was just a tot when his father was jailed for life for murdering his wife.
In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.
en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s)
in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives
NACs ideally prefer to be situated in ground-floor shop-front premises in a shopping area and on a route that people follow in the normal course of their lives.
enfrentarse a la vida
cope with + life
face + life
cope
This need cuts across all social classes and grows out of normal life; it does not signify failure in coping with life.
The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
en la vida real
in real life
In real life, when I meet people wearing capes, they invariably trip on them.
en los primeros años de vida
early in life
The reasonable reader readily sees that most of these traits should be acquired and fostered early in life.
en + Posesivo + vida
in + Posesivo + time
His writings on cataloguing and bibliography may serve as a fundamental basis for those who wish to understand the approaches to these topics in his time.
enriquecer la vida de Alguien
enrich + Posesivo + life
The program aimed at the introduction of neglected andy abused children to the public library and the books and services that can help them enrich their lives.
en toda una vida
in a whole lifetime
A large language corpus represents roughly the amount and variety of language that a native-speaker experiences in a whole lifetime.
entregar la vida
lay down + Posesivo + life
True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
entregar + Posesivo + vida
give + Posesivo + all
give + Posesivo + everything
Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
He'll be able to save face by showing that he gave his everything, but he won't have to suffer the consequences of actually implementing that horrible legislation.
en vida
in life
In life he was seen as a controversial figure who thumbed his nose at the country's judicial system.
equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida
life-support system
This is a medical decision making system which predicts the survival rate of patients in intensive care and hence whether they should remain on life-support systems.
esperanza de vida
life expectancy
lifespan [life span]
According to the article, persons who eat onions with every meal have a life expectancy of some 1% above the national average, but they are invited to only 20% as many parties and their divorce expectancy is 200% above the national average = De acuerdo con el artículo, las personas que comen cebollas en cada comida tienen una esperanza de vida de un 1% por encima de la media nacional, pero se les invita sólo a un 20% de las fiestas y su índice de divorcios es del 200% por encima de la media.
This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.
estilo de vida
lifestyle [life style/life-style]
style of life
way of life
Through guided discussions of novels that represent different lifestyles and backgrounds librarians and teachers can help students deal with their own differences and those that they see in others.
For he prided himself on being the leader of Boston's brahmin class, and his hallmark was a conservative and aristocratic style of life = Porque él se enorgullecía de ser el líder de la clase superior de Boston y su sello personal era un estilo de vida aristocrático y conservador.
EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.
estilo de vida alternativo
alternative life-style
Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for MEN'S LIBERATION, DISCOTHEQUE DANCES, CLONES AND CLONING, or alternative life-styles.
estilo de vida rural
country lifestyle
Prince Albert properties offer excellent value for money for buyers wanting to downscale to a quieter, less costly country lifestyle.
etapa de la vida
life stage
These guidelines are predicated on the belief that young adulthood is a unique life stage.
expectativas de vida
life expectancy
According to the article, persons who eat onions with every meal have a life expectancy of some 1% above the national average, but they are invited to only 20% as many parties and their divorce expectancy is 200% above the national average = De acuerdo con el artículo, las personas que comen cebollas en cada comida tienen una esperanza de vida de un 1% por encima de la media nacional, pero se les invita sólo a un 20% de las fiestas y su índice de divorcios es del 200% por encima de la media.
experiencia de la vida
experience of life
In this mood we select books that connect with the way we are now, with the experiences of life we are presently encountering = En este estado de ánimo escogemos libros relacionados con nuestra forma de ser ahora, con las experiencias de la vida que estamos teniendo en la actualidad.
facilitarle la vida a todos
simplify + life for everyone
The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
filosofía de vida
philosophy of life
As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.
forma de vida
way of life
EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.
formar parte + Posesivo + vida
be part of + Posesivo + life
She has been told that it is none of her business and should she wish to continue being part of their lives then she should keep out of it.
ganarse la vida
earn + a living
make + a living
earn + income
earn + Posesivo + living
make + Posesivo + living
Verbo + for a living
earn + a penny
earn + a livelihood
Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off.
Before leaving the problems of making a living from bookselling it is interesting to take note of one last set of figures in the surveys which give some details of the sales made by bookshops.
This enables them to earn an income, which is usually higher than the national average.
Professional abstractors earn their living by abstracting.
The new hip agrarians, who are attempting to make their living from the land as did the early settlers, must rely on the printed word to bridge the gap between themselves and their ancestors.
Not once did it occur to me that I was having a heart-to-heart with a woman who faked orgasms for a living.
Grandma use to say, to save a penny, you have to earn a penny.
She then lived in the town of Nantes, where she was joined by her mother and earned her livelihood as a hotel maid under a false name.
ganarse la vida actuando en la calle
busk
Going out into the world busking as a street performer can be a very rewarding experience.
ganarse la vida a duras penas
eke out + a living
scratch (out) + a living
scrape + a living
eke out + an existence
He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.
David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter - meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.
A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.
In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.
ganarse la vida honestamente
turn + an honest buck
turn + an honest penny
earn + an honest buck
earn + an honest dollar
earn + an honest penny
turn + an honest dollar
These crooked promoters could have turned an honest buck with their great ideas if they had not been so intent on cheating the public.
They were primarily concerned with turning an honest penny and didn't care what the critics thought as long as the public bought the theatre tickets.
Since rumor has it that they are broke and are primarily scam artists, maybe she is trying to earn an honest buck for a change.
The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, and their disinclination to earn an honest dollar.
However, it was his proud boast that he was seldom out of work and was prepared to do almost anything that would earn an honest penny.
The economic future of the region is tied in with our individual need to turn an honest dollar.
ganarse la vida honradamente
turn + an honest penny
earn + an honest penny
earn + an honest buck
earn + an honest dollar
turn + an honest buck
turn + an honest dollar
make + an honest living
They were primarily concerned with turning an honest penny and didn't care what the critics thought as long as the public bought the theatre tickets.
However, it was his proud boast that he was seldom out of work and was prepared to do almost anything that would earn an honest penny.
Since rumor has it that they are broke and are primarily scam artists, maybe she is trying to earn an honest buck for a change.
The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, and their disinclination to earn an honest dollar.
These crooked promoters could have turned an honest buck with their great ideas if they had not been so intent on cheating the public.
The economic future of the region is tied in with our individual need to turn an honest dollar.
I have heard a number of people say that illegal immigrants are 'Just trying to make an honest living'.
habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana
life skills
In recent years there has been a growing realization that information skills relate not only to academic success but to life skills in general.
hábitos de vida
lifestyle [life style/life-style]
Through guided discussions of novels that represent different lifestyles and backgrounds librarians and teachers can help students deal with their own differences and those that they see in others.
hacer frente a la vida
cope
The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
hacer la vida imposible
make + life hell
Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
hacerle la vida más simple a todos
simplify + life for everyone
The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
hacer que la vida sea un infierno
make + life hell
Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
hacerse un hueco en la vida
get on in + life
He believed that, to get on in life, you just needed to work fairly hard and be a nice guy.
hacer vida social
socialise [socialize, -USA]
She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.
historia de vida [Autobiografía hablada en la que una persona cuenta los aspectos más importantes o interesantes de su vida]
life history
One of the most challenging components of the archives is an oral history project, which aims to collect life histories and other oral sources from diverse communities.
hurgar en + Posesivo + vida personal
dig into + Posesivo + personal life
Now they will start digging into her personal life looking for any reason to smear her.
indagar en + Posesivo + vida personal
dig into + Posesivo + personal life
Now they will start digging into her personal life looking for any reason to smear her.
índice del coste de (la) vida
cost of living index
A cost of living index compares the average cost of living in a particular area with the average cost of living elsewhere.
índice del costo de (la) vida
cost of living index
A cost of living index compares the average cost of living in a particular area with the average cost of living elsewhere.
infundir nueva vida a
breathe + (new) life into
The article 'Breathe new life into your collection' describes how a book collection might be improved in order that its use may be maximised.
iniciar una nueva vida
start + a (whole) new life
make + a new life for + Reflexivo
She went to Paris to start a whole new life, squandering her money irresponsibly while trying to find a husband.
A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien
intrude on + Posesivo + privacy
The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.
jugarse la vida
play + Russian roulette
risk + Posesivo + life
risk + life and limb
bet + Posesivo + life
risk + Posesivo + neck
bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar
bet + Posesivo + shirt
bet + Posesivo + boots
put + Posesivo + proverbials on the line
put + Posesivo + balls on the line
put + Posesivo + nuts on the line
People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.
Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.
The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun.
Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue.
Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt.
I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.
Those same people you call 'rich pigs' have at one time or another put their proverbials on the line so that poor people like you can have a job and something to complain aboutRead more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/investors-say-no-to-australia-20120524-1z7uj.html#ixzz2EMLgJmcK.
That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.
He risked his career and put his nuts on the line, all because he's a good cop and wants to bring bad guys to justice.
la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida
the opportunity of a lifetime
Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
las cosas buenas de la vida
the good things in life
Why are all the good things in life either illegal, fattening or immoral?.
la vida continúa
the show must go on
He concludes that in both democracy and art, we have reached a point of stasis in which the show must go on because there is nothing to replace it.
la vida + continuar
life + go on
But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.
la vida es así
life's like that
The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
la vida es una jardín de rosas
life is (just) a bowl of cherries
Life is just a bowl of cherries, don't take it serious, it's mysterious.
¡la vida no es un camino de rosas!
the course of true love never did run smooth!
The course of true love never did run smooth!.
¡la vida no es un lecho de rosas!
the course of true love never did run smooth!
The course of true love never did run smooth!.
la vida no ser un camino de rosas
life not be all beer and skittles
Our son is now old enough to know that life isn't all beer and skittles.
la vida + seguir
life + go on
But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.
ley de vida
fact of life
laws of nature
Even with the closest supervision some books will be lost through theft, a fact of life one must recognize and cope with.
The purportedly 'permanent' CD-ROM medium follows the immutable laws of nature: the aluminum coating on the disc oxidises over time (a condition called disc rot or CD rot), resulting in an unreadable disc.
lienzo de la vida, el
canvas of life, the
It might be just a little dot in the huge canvas of our whole lives, but there are those special few that draws the dot with a permanent marker.
línea de vida
lifeline
The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
lisiado de por vida
lamed for life
When sixteen he broke one ankle so badly that he was lamed for life and could no longer follow the plough.
lisiar a Alguien de por vida
lame + Nombre + for life
They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.
llegar al final de su vida útil
come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life
reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life
They then found that their CD-ROM network had come to the end of its useful life.
However, it is likely that by the year 2000 the majority of non-Year 2000 compliant PC applications will have reached the end of their useful life.
lleno de vida
vibrant
feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.]
spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.]
sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.]
spirited
teeming with life
vivacious
ebullient
saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.]
high-spirited
bubbly [bubblier - comp., bubbliest -sup.]
in high spirits
All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.
It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.
A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.
He was described as a 'sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.
Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
Mars resembled earth teeming with life three billion years ago.
This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage.
The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
She tells the remarkable tale of an animal whose saucy personality brought joy to the lives of countless people.
It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
She's a very sociable, bubbly person.
are several reasons for the Japanese people to enter 2012 in high spirits.
llevar la vida cotidiana
manage + Posesivo + daily life
The discussion takes a special look at how music was used in battle calls, military maneuvers and managing daily life in the military.
llevar la vida diaria
manage + Posesivo + daily life
The discussion takes a special look at how music was used in battle calls, military maneuvers and managing daily life in the military.
llevarse el susto de + Posesivo + vida
have + the scare of + Posesivo + life
A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.
llevar una vida + Ajetivo
lead + an + Adjetivo + existence
And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
llevar una vida arriesgada
live + dangerously
live + dangerously close to the edge
Life is to be lived dangerously and to the full.
He was a caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off.
llevar una vida de perros
lead + a dog's life
Leading 'a dog's life' has taken on an entirely new meaning for some of today's lucky canines who live in the lap of luxury.
llevar una vida miserable
live + wretched existence
In this sense the book resembles one of Solzhenitsyn's novels about one good day in the life of one of Stalin's victims living out a wretched existence in a Siberian prison camp.
lo que se mama de niño dura toda la vida
the child is father of the man
The truth of the saying that 'the child is father of the man' will hardly be questioned by anyone who has observed life carefully.
luchar entre la vida y la muerte
battle for + Posesivo + life
battle between + life and death
Everyone is demanding justice for a 23-year-old physiotherapist who was brutally gang-raped and is battling for her life.
The third boy is critically ill and is in hospital battling between life and death.
luchar por la vida
battle for + Posesivo + life
Everyone is demanding justice for a 23-year-old physiotherapist who was brutally gang-raped and is battling for her life.
mantener la vida
sustain + life
The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.
mantenimiento artificial de la vida
life support
The author concludes that ethnicity is strongly related to attitudes toward & personal wishes for the use of life support in the event of coma or terminal illness.
medio de vida
livelihood
Reference librarianship is 'as much a passion as a livelihood, less a profession than a privilege'.
mejorar la calidad de vida
improve + living standards
raise + living standards
One of the main objectives was to improve occupational conditions and living standards of those working in these industries.
The book sales have certainly raised his living standards.
mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida
raise + Posesivo + quality of living
The public library can indeed play an important role in enabling the disadvantaged to raise their quality of daily living.
mejorar + Posesivo + vida
improve + Posesivo + life
Such a centre should also provide information to help people to improve their daily life.
meta en la vida
goal in life
life goal
If someone asked you right now what your top five goals in life were, would you be able to answer immediately?.
Now that you've given that a little thought, jot down some ideas for life goals you'd like to achieve before you die.
meterse en la vida de Alguien
intrude on + Posesivo + privacy
The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.
mientras hay vida hay esperanza
where there's life there's hope
People often say of one who is critically ill, 'where there's life, there's hope' but the reverse is probably more true: 'where there's hope, there's life'.
modo de vida
way of life
EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.
modo de vida tradicional
folklife
This article provides a selective list of available Internet resources covering all aspects of folklore and folklife.
muerto en vida
living dead
walking dead
Upon its release in 1968, George Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead' was attacked by critics for being 'nihilistic'.
There were a few days last week where I felt like a walking dead person, but I am starting to feel better = La semana pasada hubo unos cuantos días que me sentí como un zombi, pero ya me estoy empezando a sentir mejor.
nada en la vida es gratuito
you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.
nivel de vida
standard of living
living standard
The same period had witnessed also the creation of a centralized welfare state with the simple concept of ensuring that all citizens should not fall below a certain standard of living.
International organisations are constrained by the problems arising from differing languages, living standards, financial and political influences.
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.
nueva vida [Usado comúnmente en sentido figurado]
greener pastures
pastures new
This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border.
Therefore this would be a good time to explore pastures new, so make an extra effort and put yourself in the shop window and show the world what you can do.
objetivo en la vida
life goal
goal in life
Now that you've given that a little thought, jot down some ideas for life goals you'd like to achieve before you die.
If someone asked you right now what your top five goals in life were, would you be able to answer immediately?.
oportunidad única en la vida, una
chance of a lifetime, the
But the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't have gotten the chance of a lifetime if not for the hard work of Epperson.
otra vida, la
afterlife [after-life]
Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies = La aceptación de la creencia de que existe la vida después de la muerte muestra un ligero descenso si se compara con los resultados de estudios anteriores.
para toda la vida
lifelong [life-long]
for life
That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
Some children find themselves put off books for life.
pasar a mejor vida
bite + the dust
give up + the ghost
The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
pasar a vida mejor [Morir]
lay + Nombre + low
All three were published posthumously, for her lifelong illness finally laid her low in 1894; she was only 32.
pegarse la gran vida
live it up
live + the high life
She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
Now you'll have the perfect opportunity to live the high life, but on your terms and on your time.
peligro de vida or muerte
life-threatening danger
In fact, children face many life-threatening dangers on a daily basis that are often times overlooked by adults.
perder la vida
lose + Posesivo + life
He lost his life in a tragic plane crash while travelling to attend the 1st Slovak Bibliography Conference in January 1956.
pérdida de vidas
loss of life
The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.
perdonar la vida
spare + life
In this way the lives of over 100000 Armenians were spared, but only on the condition that they should be sent to Syria.
permanecer con vida
stay + alive
The book brings together numerous ideas about the nature of human dignity and what you actually need to stay alive and build a life that offers more than bare existence.
pletórico de vida
teeming with life
Mars resembled earth teeming with life three billion years ago.
poner en peligro la vida
risk + Posesivo + life
risk + life and limb
Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.
The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
poner la vida en peligro
put + Posesivo + life at risk
These people put lives at risk and they should face the consequences of their unlawful actions if they kill people.
por toda la vida [Adjetivo]
lifetime [life-time]
The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.
por toda una vida [Adjetivo]
lifetime [life-time]
The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.
posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida
in later life
In later life Martin focused his attention on social improvements.
problemas de la vida
life problems [life-problems]
Reading literature is a game-playing activity in which we 'try out' various possible solutions to life-problems and see how they might be worked out before having to tackle them in reality.
prolongar la vida
prolong + life
prolong + longevity
extend + the life
Other library materials must be suitably treated at the outset to prolong life and fortunately many products are marketed which aid the librarian in this task.
Because CD rot can be hastened by many factors, including improper storage and handling during use, guidelines for disc care and suggestions for prolonging longevity are given.
Hopefully what I've done will have degunked any gunk there was and extended the life of my washing machine.
prolongar la vida útil
extend + the useful life
prolong + useful life
increase + useful life
The course was designed to extend the useful life of books in the light of budget constraints.
The author discusses the major issues associated with prolonging the useful life of publications in these formats.
Mass deacidification is a chemical process by which large quanities of books and documents may be treated to increase their useful life by 3 to 5 times.
que cambia la vida
life-changing
life-altering
'Huckleberry Finn' is another of those books that stands high on my own list of life-enhancing and life-changing works of literature.
Being diagnosed HIV-positive is a life-altering event that can have devastating efects on physical & mental health.
que da vida
life-giving
Minneapolis, the first great metropolis at the headwaters of this life-giving waterway, will be the perfect site for the 2004 MCN conference.
que mejora la calidad de vida
life-enhancing
'Huckleberry Finn' is another of those books that stands high on my own list of life-enhancing and life-changing works of literature.
que pone la vida en peligro
life threatening
The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.
quitar la vida
take + Posesivo + life
She also struggled for a long period with alcoholism and smoking, both of which led to the throat cancer that would take her life.
quitarse la vida
take + Posesivo + own life
The painting shows Dido standing before a funeral pyre just prior to taking her own life.
rebosante de vida y energía
all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
And for all you know, he might wake up all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed tomorrow and not remembered a thing!.
reconstruir + Posesivo + vida
rebuild + Posesivo + life
Although authors presented incestuous families as psychologically dysfunctional, the adolescent victims were given intelligence and determination enough to escape from the incest and to rebuild their lives.
reformar + Posesivo + vida
reform + Posesivo + life
At least British criminals deported to Australia had a fighting chance of reforming their lives.
régimen de vida
lifestyle [life style/life-style]
Through guided discussions of novels that represent different lifestyles and backgrounds librarians and teachers can help students deal with their own differences and those that they see in others.
rehacer + Posesivo + vida
rebuild + Posesivo + life
Although authors presented incestuous families as psychologically dysfunctional, the adolescent victims were given intelligence and determination enough to escape from the incest and to rebuild their lives.
saber apreciar las cosas buenas de la vida
appreciate + the good things in life
I last appreciated the good things in life looking out over the water today while my daughter threw sticks and laughed at the splashes.
salir adelante en la vida
get on in + life
He believed that, to get on in life, you just needed to work fairly hard and be a nice guy.
salvar la vida
save + life
In this play Isabella, the heroine, refuses Angelo's dishonorable proposal to her though it would save Claudio her brother's life if she yielded; and she does this in spite of the fact that Claudio beseeches her to yield = En esta obra de teatro Isabella, la heroína, rechaza la proposición deshonrosa de Angelo aunque con ello salvaría la vida de su hermano Claudio; y lo hace a pesar de que Claudio le suplica que ceda.
salvar la vida de milagro
have + a close shave with death
She had a close shave with death recently when she was on her way to a friend's place to attend a small get-together.
secreto de la vida, el
secret of life, the
As it turns out, the secret of life is blissfully simple.
seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal
get on with + Posesivo + life
It's a clever way of telling someone to get off their arse and get on with their life.
seguro de vida
life insurance
One afternoon, after she had been on the job a month, she went downtown to apply for life insurance.
seguro de vida a término
term life insurance
There are two basic kinds of life insurance products to choose from: term life insurance and whole life insurance.
seguro de vida vitalicio
whole life insurance
There are two basic kinds of life insurance products to choose from: term life insurance and whole life insurance.
sentido de la vida, el
meaning of life, the
Although many people feel that it does, a moment's reflection will show that death is irrelevant to the question of the meaning of life.
sentido de la vida y al muerte, el
meaning of life and death, the
Funeral services always raise profound questions about the meaning of life and death.
ser la diferencia entre la vida y la muerte
be the difference between life and death
She said such decisions could have been the difference between life and death as those who left hours later perished.
ser todo vida
be all life
While they were talking a voice from the crow's nest called, 'Land ahoy!' and in a moment the ship was all life.
sin vida
lifeless
Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.
situaciones de la vida
life situations [life-situations]
In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.
soplo de vida
kiss of life
The article 'The kiss of death...or life' looks at how changes in Uruguyan copyright laws will affect US publishers.
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 una vida larga y próspera
live + long and prosper
The article is entitled 'Database companies can live long and prosper'.
toda la vida
from the cradle to the grave
whole lifelong
whole life
The article carries the title 'From the cradle to the grave'.
The main thing to remember is that keeping fit is not a fad, it's important for your health and happiness your whole lifelong.
They offer a wide range of afforable insurance plans to cover your whole life and your changing needs, including your car, home and family.
toda una vida
a lifetime
After a lifetime of silence and secrets, Fern had the sudden opportunity to. discover her own family history.
toda una vida de experiencia
a lifetime of experience
The article is entitled 'A library instruction program for individuals with enquiring minds and a lifetime of experience'.
toda una vida de trabajo
a lifetime of work
This kind of information would save some scholars a lifetime of work.
trabajo de toda una vida
life's work
lifework
Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.
This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
triunfar en la vida
succeed in + life
The most famous person to drop out of college who still succeeded in life is no doubt Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
truncar + Posesivo + vida
snip + Posesivo + life short
cut + Posesivo + life short
One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
On average, men who smoke cut their lives short by 13.2 years, and female smokers lose 14.5 years.
una cuestión de vida o muerte
be a matter of life and death
Find out why you need a second opinion, when to get a second opinion, and why it may be a matter of life and death.
una oportunidad única en la vida
once in a lifetime opportunity
However, I feel that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity which you cannot afford to pass up, and I'm sure he would not hesitate to let you go to further a promising career.
una vez en la vida
once in a lifetime
The article 'Once in a lifetime: a student at Conference' presents a student's view of the Library Association's Centenary Conference, 1977.
una vez en + Posesivo + vida
once in + Posesivo + lifetime
The Centre was set up in 1975 to study the environment of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca performed by all Moslem adults once in their lifetime.
ver las cosas positivas de la vida
look on + the bright side of life
A genetically-driven tendency to look on the bright side of life is a core mechanism underlying resilience to general life stress.
vicisitudes de la vida, las
vicissitudes of life, the
Thus, amid all the strange vicissitudes of life, we are ever, as it were, moving in a circle.
vida -7 saber apreciar lo bueno de la vida
appreciate + the good things in life
I last appreciated the good things in life looking out over the water today while my daughter threw sticks and laughed at the splashes.
vida acuática
aquatic life
The wash-off of solid waste into the drainage systems of urban areas seriously interferes with aquatic life in the receiving streams, rivers, lakes and oceans.
vida afectiva
love life
'The old maid' is an 'ingenue' who put her career ahead of her love life.
vida amorosa
love life
'The old maid' is an 'ingenue' who put her career ahead of her love life.
vida animal
animal life
His paintings feature surrealistic and often disturbing views of animal and plant life.
vida a toda pastilla
life in the fast lane
The article 'Life in the fast lane: reference in a business archives' is devoted to archival reference services = El artículo "La vida desenfrenada: la referencia en un archivo de empresa" trata de los servicios de referencia de archivo.
vida + cambiar por completo
turn + Posesivo + life around
A violent panhandler who attacked an elderly man in a church has turned his life around and may even be baptized in the same church where the attack took place.
vida cívica
civic life
The conference's purpose was to investigate innovative ways in which and information technology can be used to strengthen communities and enhance civic life.
vida civil
civic life
civilian life
The conference's purpose was to investigate innovative ways in which and information technology can be used to strengthen communities and enhance civic life.
Or, you may miss the order and discipline of military life compared to civilian life and wonder if you will be able to adjust.
vida como trabajador
working life
This article briefly discusses her early life and education, her career as reporter, teacher and librarian, her decision to join a religious order, and her working life until her retirement and death in 1982 = Este artículo habla brevemente de sus primeros años de vida y educación recibida, su carrera como periodista, profesora y biblioteca, su decisión de ingresar en una orden religiosa y su vida laboral hasta su jubilación y muerte en 1982.
vida corporativa
corporate life
Primitive war dances, fertility rites, hunting games are all rituals human beings develop in their corporate as well as their private lives.
vida cotidiana
daily life
everyday living
daily living
Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.
John Maclaren in 1969 had drawn attention to the role of libraries in maintaining the quality of everyday living.
Its major objectives were to demonstrate to neighborhood residents and the community at large that the urban public library can be a vital force in daily living.
vida cotidiana, la
day to day life, the
everyday life
The article 'The information society of the 1990s; blue sky and green pastures?' considers how the transformation into an information intensive society affects the day to day life of an individual.
Education will become a part of everyday life, accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere, at any time, in a wide variety of disciplines.
vida cultural
cultural life
The studies analyse the role of mass media in cultural life, social integration, and national development.
vida + dar un giro de -1-80 grados
turn + Posesivo + life around
A violent panhandler who attacked an elderly man in a church has turned his life around and may even be baptized in the same church where the attack took place.
vida + dar un vuelco
turn + Posesivo + life upside down
turn + Posesivo + world upside-down
He may have been a successful actor before stepping into 007's shoes, but Daniel Craig admits that playing James Bond has turned his life upside down.
But that belief changed after she met Liang Jing Hao, a wisecracking guy who turned her world upside down.
vida de archivo
archival life
The study was carried out to establish the prediction of archival life of Write Once Read Many (WORM) optical discs.
vida de delincuencia
life of crime
After establishing himself as one of the world's best safecrackers, he decides to retire from his life of crime and walk the straight and narrow.
vida de, la
life nerve of, the
Socialist propaganda is the very life nerve of the movement - upon its success or failure depends the destiny of Socialism.
vida de la ciudad
urban life
city life
Add to that the problems caused by the enormous complexity of urban life in the twentieth century.
In South Africa's rapidly urbanizing society, many individuals are unable to cope with the demands of modern city life.
vida de la comunidad
community life
Librarians can discover how to integrate the public library into community life through participation in community analysis.
vida delictiva
life of crime
After establishing himself as one of the world's best safecrackers, he decides to retire from his life of crime and walk the straight and narrow.
vida del mundo literario
literary life
He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers.
vida de lujo(s)
life of luxury
Through the ages, people around the world have strived for riches and a life of luxury.
vida de perros
a dog's life
The programme 'Woof! It's a Dog's Life' tackles the trials and tribulations of being a dog owner.
vida desenfrenada
life in the fast lane
The article 'Life in the fast lane: reference in a business archives' is devoted to archival reference services = El artículo "La vida desenfrenada: la referencia en un archivo de empresa" trata de los servicios de referencia de archivo.
vida desequilibrada
unbalanced life
imbalanced life
It's important to balance our lives because an unbalanced life is full of risks.
However, we feel that an imbalanced life is detrimental to the long-term success of our employees and our organization.
vida después de la muerte
afterlife [after-life]
Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies = La aceptación de la creencia de que existe la vida después de la muerte muestra un ligero descenso si se compara con los resultados de estudios anteriores.
vida diaria
daily life
Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.
vida diaria, la
everyday life
Education will become a part of everyday life, accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere, at any time, in a wide variety of disciplines.
vida dilatada [Nombre]
long life
In the eighth edition of a work which has been variously titled throughout its long life some valuable comments were made about the functions of bibliography.
vida disoluta
life in the fast lane
loose life
The article 'Life in the fast lane: reference in a business archives' is devoted to archival reference services = El artículo "La vida desenfrenada: la referencia en un archivo de empresa" trata de los servicios de referencia de archivo.
She was a beautiful woman living in a plush residence in Mayfair and notorious for her loose life.
vida doméstica
domestic life
home life
We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.
In larger library systems there will be a welfare or personnel officer who can assist staff with personal problems relating to home life or their employment.
vida elegante
gracious living
However his attempt to raise tithes to pay for his gracious living led to his hurried departure in 1828.
vida emocional
emotional life
But self-concern can insinuate itself into every corner of the emotional life.
vida en el campo
rural life
The farm family has been crucial to shaping agriculture and rural life in the USA since the abolition of chattel slavery.
vida en el entorno familiar
family life
Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.
vida en el hogar
home life
In larger library systems there will be a welfare or personnel officer who can assist staff with personal problems relating to home life or their employment.
vida en el trabajo
job life
This article shows results of a study of 50 Indian librarians, aimed at investigating job anxiety in relation to the satisfaction which the individual derives from various aspects of job life.
vida entera, la
whole lifelong
whole life
The main thing to remember is that keeping fit is not a fad, it's important for your health and happiness your whole lifelong.
They offer a wide range of afforable insurance plans to cover your whole life and your changing needs, including your car, home and family.
vida equilibrada
balanced life
Beyond eating nutritious foods, regular attention to good mental hygiene is one of the essential building blocks of a healthy, balanced life.
vida espiritual
spiritual life
Selling particularly well are books on prayer, meditation and man's spiritual life.
vida + expirar
life + expire
The library, a detached two-story structure, is fast approaching the time when its useful life will expire.
vida extraterrestre
alien life
If alien life does exist, what might it be like? Would it be simple forms of life such as bacteria, viruses or algae or more advanced?.
vida fácil
fast living
Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.
vida familiar
family life
Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.
vida futura
future life
It is important that children grow up in a safe environment and learn to constantly take safety precautions in their future lives.
vida humana
human life
There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.
vida laboral
working life
This article briefly discusses her early life and education, her career as reporter, teacher and librarian, her decision to join a religious order, and her working life until her retirement and death in 1982 = Este artículo habla brevemente de sus primeros años de vida y educación recibida, su carrera como periodista, profesora y biblioteca, su decisión de ingresar en una orden religiosa y su vida laboral hasta su jubilación y muerte en 1982.
vida literaria
literary life
He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers.
vida marítima
seafaring
The Adriatic coast has by seafaring and trade been open to the whole world.
vida media
half-life
In science and technology the half-life of literature is only a few years.
vida mejor
better life
Community information is about helping those who are in anyway disadvantaged find the means to solve their daily problems and to find a better life.
vida militar
army life
military life
What better way to learn about army life than to experience it for a weekend.
Or, you may miss the order and discipline of military life compared to civilian life and wonder if you will be able to adjust.
vida moderna, la
modern life
Modern life 'enthrones reason over impulse'.
vida nocturna
nightlife
night life
Should delegates wish to stay further afield (possibly to be more in the centre of nightlife) then use can be made of Glasgow's extensive public transport system.
This area is well known to Singaporeans for its good food, fruit shops and exciting night life.
vida normal
ordinary life
2012 is the year to pursue ordinary life with wild abandon and stop trying to be perfect.
vida or muerte
life or death
Man looks after himself both in the extremities of life or death and in the modern affluent society.
vida pasada
previous life
All the hubcaps were found on the side of the road bear the scars of their previous lives in the form of scratches and abrasions.
vida + pender + de un hilo
live on + the line
Life has a beginning place and an ending place, but what if you are living on the line between both?.
vida personal
personal life
Information technology invades every facet of industrial, business and personal life.
vida privada
private life
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.
vida profesional
professional life
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.
vida pública
public life
The study is situated within the contested public discourse about the importance of certain key institutions, such as the library, in public life = Este estudio se sitúa dentro del debate social abierto existente hoy sobre la importancia de ciertas instituciones clave, tal como la biblioteca, en la vida pública.
vida real
real life
Reading literature allows us to experience all kinds of human possibilities, from murder to childbirth, without suffering the consequences of undergoing the experiences in real life.
vida refinada
gracious living
However his attempt to raise tithes to pay for his gracious living led to his hurried departure in 1828.
vida rural
rural life
country lifestyle
The farm family has been crucial to shaping agriculture and rural life in the USA since the abolition of chattel slavery.
Prince Albert properties offer excellent value for money for buyers wanting to downscale to a quieter, less costly country lifestyle.
vida salvaje
wildlife
The National Sound Archive aims to preserve and record all kinds of recorded sound including music and wildlife sounds.
vida sana
healthy life
Beyond eating nutritious foods, regular attention to good mental hygiene is one of the essential building blocks of a healthy, balanced life.
vida sentimental
love life
'The old maid' is an 'ingenue' who put her career ahead of her love life.
vida sexual
sex life
The trouble began when some journalists got their knickers in a twist over Reich's unusual theories - one of these being the notion that every individual should have a healthy satisfying sex life.
vida social
social life
I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.
vida urbana
city life
urban life
In South Africa's rapidly urbanizing society, many individuals are unable to cope with the demands of modern city life.
Add to that the problems caused by the enormous complexity of urban life in the twentieth century.
vida útil [Nombre] [Tiempo que un documento permanece en los estantes de la biblioteca]
lifetime [life time]
life expectancy
lifespan [life span]
useful life
shelf life
service life
Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.
This article discusses the life expectancy of paperback books in academic libraries.
This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.
The method is based on the useful life of books and their original cost.
The research concluded that the best way to extend shelf life was by using traditional binding.
The author discusses how t might be possible to extrapolate these results to produce estimates of the service life of library books.
vida útil de un documento [Tiempo que un documento permanece en los estantes de la biblioteca]
shelf life
The research concluded that the best way to extend shelf life was by using traditional binding.
vida vegetal
plant life
His paintings feature surrealistic and often disturbing views of animal and plant life.
vivir la gran vida
live it up
live + the high life
She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
Now you'll have the perfect opportunity to live the high life, but on your terms and on your time.
vivir la vida
live + Posesivo + life
He taught him that living one's life with honor and integrity was more important than winning battles.
vivir la vida al máximo
live + life to the full
live + Posesivo + life to the fullest
Life is to be lived dangerously and to the full.
My mother was a strong beautiful woman who lived her life to the fullest.
vivir una vida saludable
live + a healthy life
It really is about setting a goal to live a healthy life and then focusing on it to make certain we are following through.
vivir una vida sana
live + a healthy life
It really is about setting a goal to live a healthy life and then focusing on it to make certain we are following through.
vivir un estilo de vida saludable
live + a healthy lifestyle
If you want to live a healthy lifestyle, you will need to manage the stress in your life so that it does not overtake you.
vivir un estilo de vida sano
live + a healthy lifestyle
If you want to live a healthy lifestyle, you will need to manage the stress in your life so that it does not overtake you.
volver a la vida normal
get (back) into + the swings of things
It was hard to start with as I got tired easily and had also lost a lot of confidence, but I soon got into the swings of things.
vuelta a la vida
resuscitation
resurrection
Would the money and effort put into the BSO have been better directed towards the resuscitation of UDC?.
The title of the study school was 'Resurrection: a new life for powerful public libraries'.
