decir
declare ; put ; read ; say ; state ; tell ; volunteer ; make + the point that ; let + Nombre + know ; let + it be known ; observe ; bid ; reflect ; utter ; tender ; hip ; call + the tune ; pipe up.
24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.
As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.
This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....
In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.
Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.
However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.
Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.
It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process - its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.
'Sit down please,' he bade her.
'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.
The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.
'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience - Kass'.
He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.
As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.
Avoid using 'decimate' as someone will pipe up about it meaning 'remove 1/10th of,' and those people are dickheads.
¡eso se dice pronto!
be easier said than done
In formulating strategies and choosing options to deal with Iraq, it is important to recognize that some things are easier said than done.
a decir de todos
by all accounts
By all accounts, trafficking in human beings is increasing at staggering rates.
a decir verdad
to tell the truth
if the truth be known
if the truth be told
in all truth
in truth
to be fair
quite frankly
in (all) fairness
To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being.
If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.
If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.
In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.
To be fair, this was not Ewart's or Edwards' idea of a public library.
The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
In all fairness, there are very few, if any, Benjamin Franklins in the contemporary American firmament either.
a decir verdad
fact is
the fact is that...
the fact of the matter is that...
the truth of the matter is that...
Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.
The fact is that income inequality is real - it's been rising for more than 25 years.
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.
In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.
arriesgarse a decir
hazard
'I suppose we could go to the board of county commissions,' she hazarded, after a longish pause.
atreverse a decir
go + (as/so) far as to say
In fact, I would go so far as to say that people do not change.
aunque a decir verdad
Mind you
'Mind you,' the manager appended, 'I'm suggesting this as a permanent arrangement, not as a stop-gap measure'.
aventurarse a decir
venture
'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.
baste decir que
suffice (it) to say
Suffice it to say that there are some problems associated with recording all components in the description.
como dice el dicho
as the saying goes
so the saying goes
The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.
como dice el refrán
as the saying goes
so the saying goes
The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.
confiar en lo que Alguien dice
take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word
Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does.
continuar diciendo
go on
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'.
cumplir lo que se dice
live up to + Posesivo + claim
The system has lived up to its claims, fulfilling all specifications and proving highly reliable = El sistema ha cumplido lo dijo, haciendo realidad todas sus especificaciones y demostrando ser muy fiable.
decían las malas lenguas que
rumour had it that
Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
decir abiertamente
come out in + the open
They came out in the open to show the world that they are together.
decir adiós [Verbo irregular que mantiene la misma forma en los tiempos de pasado]
bid + Nombre + goodbye
bid + adieu
kiss + Nombre + goodbye
bid + farewell
wave + a bye
Datto rose, bid her good-bye, and hurried away.
Bibeau smiled, said thanks, and bid everyone adieu.
The article 'Don't kiss Boolean goodbye' criticizes the recent trend away from Boolean searching and towards natural language searching in online systems.
The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.
Imagine my surprise when I turned to see the gentleman waving a bye to me!!.
decir adiós (a)
say + goodbye (to)
They said good-bye, and he left.
decir adiós al pasado
bid + farewell + to the past
The article has the title 'Time to bid the past farewell'.
decir adiós con la mano
wave + goodbye
He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.
decir adiós con un gesto
signal + goodbye
She signaled good-bye.
decir a favor de
say in + favour of
What can be said in favor of ISBD is that it represents an international agreement; but an agreement on inadequate rules is worse than a disagreement.
decir Algo
break + the news
'Let me know how you think we should break the news, uh?,' Cissy Bogardus replied and took her leave.
decir Algo a Alguien
let + Nombre + in on
If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.
decir Algo de un modo colérico
flame out
'Didn't you learn anywhere along the line that a subordinate has an obligation to keep a supervisor informed about what's going on?' she flamed out indignantly.
decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo
state + the obvious
And beware of stating the obvious since in many cases the title will be explicit.
decir balbuceando
splutter
sputter
'Jeanne ... I don't ... I need to talk ...,' she spluttered.
One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.
decir bolas
fib
She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.
decir bromeando
quip
As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like - then she met Tilly the Hun!'.
decir chorradas
bullshit
blather [blether]
We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press.
Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.
decir con desdén
sneer
'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
decir con desprecio
sneer
'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
decir con la boca llena
say in + full confidence
And although I still feel there are oodles of designers out there who are better than me, I can say in full confidence I ain't half bad.
decir con mal humor
spit out
He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.
decir con toda confianza
say in + full confidence
And although I still feel there are oodles of designers out there who are better than me, I can say in full confidence I ain't half bad.
decir con voz + Adjetivo
say in + a + Adjetivo + voice
'I can't take it any more, Tom,' said Lespran, in a trembling and wrathful voice.
decir de paso que
let + it drop that
He was as usual talking about himself and his work when he let it drop that no female writer could ever be his equal.
decir de un modo enfadado
spit out
He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.
decir disparates [Usado principalmente en escocés]
shoot off + at the mouth
talk + rubbish
talk + nonsense
talk through + Posesivo + hat
haver
maunder
be full of crap
Perry has a lingering problem of shooting off at the mouth first, and asking questions later.
I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.
Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you.
The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.
If you're full of crap or know someone who is, this is the place for you.
decir en confianza
confide (in/to)
When the interviewer made a second visit to some households and had become accepted, more and complicated problems were confided simply because she was an outside person.
decir en defensa de
say in + defence of
What has been said in defense of full titles may be true, that 'it takes longer to abridge a title than to copy it in full'.
decir entrecordamente
splurt out
In between tears, he managed to splurt out that the Russians hold on the trophy was finally over.
decir en voz alta Ex: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice]
say + out loud
say in + a loud voice
What he said out loud is what African American people had been saying out loud forever, behind closed doors.
decir en voz baja Ex: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice]
say under + Posesivo + breath
say in + a low voice
say in + a quiet voice
'Rhinoceros!' she said under her breath, shaking her head.
'When I -' he said in a low voice, and then he began again, 'When I filled out your evaluation form last week I wasn't feeling well'.
decir + esperar
express + hope
He also expressed the hope that the changes to be made would enable the scheme to last for a considerable time into the future.
decir estupideces [Usado principalmente en escocés]
talk + rubbish
talk + nonsense
talk through + Posesivo + hat
blather [blether]
haver
maunder
be full of crap
I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.
Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.
So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you.
The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.
If you're full of crap or know someone who is, this is the place for you.
decir gilipolleces [Usado principalmente en escocés]
talk + nonsense
talk + rubbish
bullshit
talk through + Posesivo + hat
haver
maunder
be full of crap
Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.
I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press.
Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you.
The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.
If you're full of crap or know someone who is, this is the place for you.
decir humorísticamente
quip
As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like - then she met Tilly the Hun!'.
decir idioteces
blather [blether]
Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.
decir inesperadamente
blurt out
pipe
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.
Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.
decir la palabra mágica
say + the magic word
say + the magic word
If you don't say the magic word just right, the door won't open.
If you don't say the magic word just right, the door won't open.
decir la última palabra
hear + the final word
outface
have + the last word
have + the last say
However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.
Feaver was not about to be outfaced and she retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.
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!.
decir la verdad
tell + the truth
speak + the truth
come + clean
He told the truth in reply to the question from the chairwoman.
The situation can improve especially when people have the courage to speak the truth regardless of the consequences.
Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
decir la verdad sobre
give + Nombre + the lowdown on
Beck added: 'We would have given you the lowdown on Tilly the Hun' = Beck añadió: "Te lo hubieramos contado todo sobre Tilly el alemán".
decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad
to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
The speaker advises administrators to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
decirle Algo a Alguien con mucho tacto
break it to + Nombre + gently
She won't like the news but I must break it to her gently, she has a right to know.
decirle Algo a Alguien en confianza
have + a word in + Posesivo + ear
Someone should take her aside and have a word in her ear.
decirle Algo a Alguien en privadp
have + a word in + Posesivo + ear
Someone should take her aside and have a word in her ear.
decirlo
come out with + it
As we talked he grew tetchier and tetchier, and finally came out with it.
decir lo que Uno piensa
speak up
speak out
'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.
As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.
decírmelo, 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.
decir mentirijillas
fib
She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.
decir mentirillas
fib
She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.
decir mucho de Algo
speak + volumes
The article 'Interior dialogues: Library design speaks volumes to users' offers a look at some pleasing new library interiors across the USA.
decir muy en serio
mean + business
Tagan is once again letting its competitors know that they mean business when it comes to external portable storage devices.
decir palabrotas [Eufemismo de fuck]
eff
eff and blind
Then he started effing at me when I told him he was wasting my time.
When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
decir pamplinas
bullshit
We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press.
decir + poseer
claim
The present haphazard system of producing needed information experts allows a wide range of personnel to claim information skills.
decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo
express + comfort with
High percentages of respondents of all kinds in all fields and types of institutions expressed comfort with electronic information.
decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo
express + comfort with
High percentages of respondents of all kinds in all fields and types of institutions expressed comfort with electronic information.
decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona
express + sympathy for
Noel-Pardon expressed sympathy for Weir, saying she had heard about it 'via the grapevine'.
decir rápidamente sin parar
rattle off
It's easy to rattle off a list of standards to be supported, but another thing altogether to specify standards compliance in a way that discriminates between different vendor implementations.
decir resoplando
snort
'I have always attended those conferences,' he snorted.
decir sandeces [Usado principalmente en escocés]
talk + rubbish
talk + nonsense
bullshit
talk through + Posesivo + hat
haver
maunder
be full of crap
I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.
We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press.
Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you.
The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.
If you're full of crap or know someone who is, this is the place for you.
decirse
grapevine + carry + the story
make out to be
word + go (a)round
However, when Sethi was moved two months ago from chief of technical services to public services, the grapevine carried the story that 'Sethi got his way again' = No obstante, cuando hace dos meses Sethi pasó de jefe de los servicios técnicos a jefe de los servicios públicos, se rumoreaba que "Sethi se ha salido con la suya otra vez".
This description suggests that OPAC searching is less dauntingly complex than it is often made out to be.
The word went round that he was under arrest.
decirse que
be reputed to
By 1826 the library was reputed to have 14,276 items, the larger portion of which were folios and quartos.
decir suspirando
sigh
'Well, you're certainly to be applauded for your loyalty,' sighed Datto.
decir tonterías [Usado principalmente en escocés]
talk + rubbish
talk + nonsense
talk through + Posesivo + hat
blather [blether]
haver
maunder
be full of crap
I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.
Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.
So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you.
The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.
If you're full of crap or know someone who is, this is the place for you.
decir una grosería
make + rude remark
I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy - I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
decir zandadas
blather [blether]
Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.
demostrar lo que Uno dice
make + good + Posesivo + claim
If SLIS are to make good their claims to train and educate information personnel who are not librarians they will have to introduce separate, and specially designed programmes for this purpose.
dicen las malas lenguas que
rumour has it that
(the) word on the street is that
Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
Word on the street is that the hottest thing when it comes to fashion for men right now is pantyhose.
digamos por ejemplo
let us say
say
The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.
A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.
dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres
you are known by the company you keep
I have always believed that, as the old sayings go, 'You are known by the company you keep', 'Birds of a feather flock together', 'Lie down with dogs and you get fleas', etc, etc.
enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir
catch + Posesivo + drift
get + Posesivo + drift
Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.
'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting his drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!' = "No" se rió Kate, entendiendo lo que él quería decir, y después dijo "!Hubiera irrumpido y les hubiese retado a echarme a la calle!".
escuchar lo que dice el corazón
listen to + Posesivo + heart
In the face of resistance, public ridicule, or even mortal danger, these women listened to their hearts and their unshakeable faith.
es decir
i.e. (latín - id est)
in other words
that is
that is to say
which is to say
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.
In other words, the information supplied in the document matches, to an acceptable degree, the information demanded by the user.
Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Our need is not for guided and controlled instruction, that is to say, for indoctrination.
When you are unemployed, which is to say when you are underfed, harassed, bored, and miserable, you don't want to eat dull wholesome food.
es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo
be easier said than done
In formulating strategies and choosing options to deal with Iraq, it is important to recognize that some things are easier said than done.
estar a punto de decir
be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say
It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
esto no quiere decir que
this is not to say that
This is not to say that every book was proofed in three definable stages, for some books were less proofed than others.
expresar lo que Uno quiere decir
make + Posesivo + point
Thank you for that comment, because it helps to make my point.
fiarse de lo que Alguien dice
take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word
Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does.
hablar sin decir nada
waffle
In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.
hacer lo que + Pronombre + decir + el corazón
follow + Posesivo + heart
Kim has revealed that the year gone by has taught her 'to always follow her heart'.
hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer
live up to + Posesivo + claim
The system has lived up to its claims, fulfilling all specifications and proving highly reliable = El sistema ha cumplido lo dijo, haciendo realidad todas sus especificaciones y demostrando ser muy fiable.
huelga decir
needless to say
Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
la gente dice que
rumour has it that
(the) word on the street is that
Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
Word on the street is that the hottest thing when it comes to fashion for men right now is pantyhose.
le dijo la sartén al cazo: apártate que tiznas
the pot calls the kettle black
The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another - they are tarred with the same brush.
¿lo dices en broma?
you must be joking!
you must be kidding!
The first-blush reaction to their astonishing long-term strategy for achieving national energy independence is that they must be joking.
To those illogical beings with warped sense of humor, I say, they must be kidding.
me atrevo a decir
may I say
These kinds of changes, incidentally, are relatively easy to effect through the sort of authority control system that, may I say, was so brilliantly described yesterday afternoon by Mr. Malinconico.
ni que decir tiene que
it goes without saying that
needless to say
It goes without saying that advertising claims should be treated with caution, but product literature should contain all the necessary technical information about the system.
Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo
leave + Nombre + in the dark
It is not a case of politicians and officials being 'in the know' while business and the general public are left in the dark.
no decir nada
keep + quiet
How to know when to keep quiet is an art.
no decir nada a nadie
lips + seal
He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.
no decir palabrotas
watch + Posesivo + mouth
They try to watch their mouths but their real beliefs sometimes just slip out.
¡no digas palabrotas!
watch your language!
The article 'Watch your language!' is part 2 of an article on user friendly programming languages.
no hace falta decir que
it goes without saying that
needless to say
It goes without saying that advertising claims should be treated with caution, but product literature should contain all the necessary technical information about the system.
Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad
ask no questions and hear no lies
It is a case of ask no questions and hear no lies: if you have not been asked for it, then you will not be required to tell the truth.
no saber qué decir
be at a loss for words
be lost for words
be bereft of words
The readers' services librarian was at a loss for words.
Being lost for words is a major frustration for both Alzheimer's and semantic dementia patients.
Once again I was bereft of words, left longing for language that could speak from heart to heart.
no ser tan bueno como se dice
not + be + cracked up to be
Internet's promise of extending and improving human interaction through the digital medium isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
(only) el tiempo (lo) dirá
(only) time will tell
Only time will tell whether the rather gimmicky approach to libraries and to culture in general as manifested in the centre is the shape of things to come.
para comenzar diremos que
to begin with
To begin with the classified file presents a single classified sequence whereas shelf order is often broken into several classified sequences.
para decir la verdad
to be honest
I was not, to be honest, expecting to enjoy the novel and was reading it as a duty, having promised Bob that I would.
por así decir
as it were
Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control.
por decirlo así
so to speak
in a manner of speaking
It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide, and that the considerations of authorship, editions, translations, and related works were largely negligible.
Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
por decirlo de alguna manera
so to speak
let me put it this way
It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide, and that the considerations of authorship, editions, translations, and related works were largely negligible.
Let me put this way: we haven't yet traveled to another parallel universe so until we do that I can't answer this question.
por decirlo de algún modo
in a manner of speaking
so to speak
Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide, and that the considerations of authorship, editions, translations, and related works were largely negligible.
por decirlo de otra manera
to put it another way
To put it another way, the humanities, although a growing part of the database world, are still a very small part of that world.
por lo que dicen todos
by all accounts
By all accounts, trafficking in human beings is increasing at staggering rates.
por no decir algo peor
to put it mildly
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.
por no decir nada de
to say nothing of
And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
por no decir nunca
if ever
A search of a collection very rarely, if ever, retrieves all the relevant documents possessed in that collection.
por no decir otra cosa peor
to say the least
Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
predecible en cuanto a lo que dice
platitudinous
She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
probar lo que Uno dice
make + good + Posesivo + claim
If SLIS are to make good their claims to train and educate information personnel who are not librarians they will have to introduce separate, and specially designed programmes for this purpose.
qué me dices de
what about...
But what about when our own professional center, the Library of Congress, uses BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS which are analogous to Polacks and Kikes and Wops?.
querer decir [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio meant]
mean
'What do you mean by that?' asked Bragge, almost with an air of alarm.
quién iba a decir entonces que
little did + Verbo + then that...
Little did she expect then that two years later, at the age of 30, she would be sitting in Bajalovic's office and hearing the director say, with the joy of the bringer of glad tidings: 'How would you like to be acting director of the Medical Center library?'.
quién + Pronombre + ir a decir que
little do + Pronombre + know that...
Little did I know that I was about to spend the next 11 hours of my life in a conference room, listening to a very meandering speaker.
recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir
drive + home + Posesivo + point
When President Ford was telling New York City to drop dead last month, he evoked a vision of the city as a wayward family to drive home his point.
resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir
drive + home + Posesivo + point
When President Ford was telling New York City to drop dead last month, he evoked a vision of the city as a wayward family to drive home his point.
se decía que
rumour had it that
Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
se dice
so the story goes
In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil
be easier said than done
In formulating strategies and choosing options to deal with Iraq, it is important to recognize that some things are easier said than done.
se dice que
rumour has it that
the saying + be + that
(the) word on the street is that
Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
The saying was that pocket calculators became cheap when they were manufactured in the millions.
Word on the street is that the hottest thing when it comes to fashion for men right now is pantyhose.
seguir al pie de la letra lo que Alguien dice
take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word
Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does.
según se dice
reportedly
so the argument goes
reputedly
A situation involving the dangerous or apparently dangerous person (perhaps someone reportedly carrying a gun or knife) requires the librarian to summon expert help.
Many even benefit, so the argument goes, by not having it!.
Reputedly, an Englishman's home is his castle.
Simón dice [Juego de niños]
Simon Says
These abilities are taught through the use of modeling clay, toy cars, tracing, and games such as Simon Says.
sin decir nada
dumbly
Meek looked at her dumbly = Meek la miró sin decir nada.
sin decir ni mu
as quiet as a mouse
tight-lipped
Quiet as a mouse, she had crept in to see what they were doing.
Police remain tight-lipped over the sudden, unexplained death of a security guard in west Auckland.
sin decir ni pío
as quiet as a mouse
without saying a word
without question
unquestioningly
tight-lipped
Quiet as a mouse, she had crept in to see what they were doing.
And there was the curious behaviour of Plantin's compositor Michel Mayer, who in June 1564 spent Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in a brothel, then packed his things and left the establishment without saying a word to anyone.
The nature of science is that one should not accept anything without question and if you are accepting scientific theory without question.
We should be cautious about accepting the recall-precision curve unquestioningly.
Police remain tight-lipped over the sudden, unexplained death of a security guard in west Auckland.
sin decir palabra
tight-lipped
Police remain tight-lipped over the sudden, unexplained death of a security guard in west Auckland.
sin decir una palabra
without saying a word
And there was the curious behaviour of Plantin's compositor Michel Mayer, who in June 1564 spent Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in a brothel, then packed his things and left the establishment without saying a word to anyone.
sin saber qué decir
nonplussed [nonplused]
be bereft of words
He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
Once again I was bereft of words, left longing for language that could speak from heart to heart.
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 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'.
un pajarito me ha dicho
a little dicky bird told me
A little dicky bird told me you have a soft spot for a man in uniform.
yo me atrevería a decir
dare I say
Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.
