no
by no means ; NOT ; nay ; no ; not ; nope ; nah ; don't [do not].
However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries.
The Boolean logic operator NOT excludes records containing a particular word.
Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'.
In either case, the patient keys in the responses, which may be as simple as 'yes' or 'no'.
The Boolean logic operator not excludes records containing a particular word.
He started with cocaine and it turned to crack, that's what happened to him - good to see him back though, say nope to dope kids!.
'Nah', she said with a smile on her face = 'Nah', she said with a smile on her face.
Here is our chance to act on our principles - don't be fooled by Kent and don't allow ALA to be used as his mouthpiece.
ahora no
not any more
I used to cry like a baby when I sliced onions - not any more.
alfabeto no romano
non-Roman alphabet
Guidelines can be expected to discuss some or all of the following: transliteration and the practices to be adopted when citing items in languages with nonRoman alphabets.
aún no nacido
unborn
A prenatal paternity test is a conclusive way to determine if a man is the father of an unborn child.
aunque no lo creas
believe it or not
Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.
base de datos no bibliográfica
non-bibliographic database
The database may be bibliographic (storing references to documents available elsewhere) or non-bibliographic (storing facts, figures, text or graphics).
catalogación no automatizada
non-computerised cataloguing
It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.
con datos no pertinentes
dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.]
An authority file can also be used to clean up an inconsistent, dirty data base.
¿de dónde si no?
where else...?
Where else is it to get this information?.
¡Dios no lo quiera!
God forbid
Disability can affect us all and God forbid you have an accident or something and become disabled ... How would you feel?.
documento recuperado no pertinente
false drop
False drops are cards which drop from the needle when the documents that the cards represent are not truly relevant to the topic of a search.
el no va más
the be all and end all
the bee's knees
The article 'Professional status - not the be all or end all' proposes a re-examination of the nature of librarians' work in relation to the professional model.
By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.
el último pero no el menos importante
the last but by no means least
The last but by no means least element in personnel are the library assistants, or library technicians as they are known in American libraries.
encabezamiento no admitido
non-approved heading
Subject headings lists contain both approved and non-approved headings.
encabezamiento no específico
non-specific heading
Works on such themes are typically subject-traced under nonspecific, much-too-broad headings, which in effect buries the material.
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.
evaluación no intrusiva [Evaluación en la que el evaluador se limita a observar el fenómeno evaluado no interviniendo directamente en él]
unobtrusive evaluation
The difference in the results of the obtrusive and unobtrusive evaluations are small but statistically significant at the .05 level.
información no codificada
non-coded information
All non-coded (textual) information which is not to be indexed is kept in the notes area of the record.
lo creas o no
believe it or not
Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.
material no devuelto
non-return
Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
material no impreso
non-print [nonprint]
non-print media
Other items are print and these include maps, charts, posters, and others are non-print.
As Musiker indicates there is no question that librarians must take full account of non-print media in their collection building and exploitation.
modo no interactivo
non-interactive mode
Teletext services are broadcast information services which may be accessed in a non-interactive mode.
¿no?
do you?
'You don't waste any time making suggestions, do you?' said she, at length, musingly'.
no abandonar
stick with
stand by
For authors to achieve acceptance publishers must stick with them for several books.
It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
no abrasivo
non-abrasive
The ideal stall surface in the cowshed should be non-slip and non-abrasive.
no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles
spare + Nombe + all the details
I'll spare you all the details, but the short story is that he looked her up last year when he was travelling in Scandinavia, and was delighted to find her.
no acabarse nunca
go on and on (and on (forever))
They say silence is golden but some people really just don't get it and they go on and on and on forever!.
no académico
non-academic
This result may be explained by better assistance that professional librarians, even nonacademic ones, can give in the reading rooms.
no accidental
non-accidental
As for the location of the bruises or welts (the closer to the center of the body, the more likely it is that they are non-accidental).
no acentuado
unaccented
Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.
no aceptar
disavow
Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
no aceptarse
go by + the board
If the principle of a free service goes by the board, every idea of an equal service to all will go by the board with it, with the consequent bad effect on publishing houses, bookshops and authors = Si se rechaza el principio de los servicios gratuitos, también se rechazará toda idea sobre un servicio igualitario para todos, con el consiguiente efecto negativo sobre las casas editoriales, las librerías y los autores.
no aceptar un no por respuesta
not take + no for an answer
You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no acercarse
stay (well) away from
This, again, is an area most libraries - at least the ones I'm familiar with - have tended to stay away from.
no acercarse (a)
steer + clear (of)
stay + clear (of)
keep + clear (of)
This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged - so stay clear! .
Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
no acercarse a
give + Nombre + a wide berth
steer away from
Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
no acercarse a Algo ni muerto
would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole
The Education Secretary says there are some secondary schools in England she 'would not touch with a barge pole'.
no ácido [Adjetivo que se aplica principalmente al papel que ha sido tratado especialmente para que su grado de acidez, medido en valores pH, sea bajo pues ésta es una de las causas principales del deterioro del mismo]
acid-free
A major concern is that paper should be acid-free or alkaline.
no acobardarse ante el peligro
look + danger (squarely) in the face
Television reporters must be able to look danger squarely in the face, be willing to work long hours, forego weekends, holidays, and special occasions, and be ready to be on the road at a moment's notice.
no acostumbrado a
unfamiliar with
The author uses the concepts of culture shock and ethnocentricity to offer an explanation of what encountering the electronic library may mean to library users unfamiliar with computers.
no actual
non-current
Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.
no actuando en capacidad de autor
non-authorial
Throughout the whole of the manuscript period, during which books were being extensively written, in a non-authorial sense, or copied, the terms 'copyist' or 'scrivener', seem to have sufficed.
no actuar como se debe
be remiss
Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
no actuar correctamente
be remiss
Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
no actuar debidamente
be remiss
Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
no acudir
stay (well) away from
This, again, is an area most libraries - at least the ones I'm familiar with - have tended to stay away from.
no acuoso
non-aqueous
3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
no admitir discusión
be out of the question
Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.
no adosado
detached
The library, a detached two-story structure, is fast approaching the time when its useful life will expire.
no afectado
unaffected
No area of library operations would be unaffected - from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.
no afectar
be immune against
leave + unaffected
Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.
The optical fibre cable contributes to this better performance by using a nonelectrical mode of transmission, which leaves it unaffected by electromagnetic disturbances.
no afectar en lo más mínimo
be like water off a duck's back
You may threaten your children, tell them they'll be grounded for life (or worse), and it's all like water off a duck's back.
no afiliado
unaffiliated
The author assesses the extent to which unaffiliated users'use of collections and services reduce their availability for the primary client.
no afín
nonrelative [non-relative]
The content of a document may be expressed by several keywords and terms which may be either relative or non-relative to the main topic discussed in it.
no agobiarse
take + Posesivo + time
Printers have always liked working on special jobs, putting their best into them and taking their time.
no agravante
non-exacerbating
The librarian must remember to develop appropriate and nonexacerbating responses to violent or common disruptive behaviors in the library.
no agrupado
unclustered
Searches of the clustered document files resulting from the use of these four methods are noticeably less effective than searches of the unclustered document collections and of a simpler type of clustered file based on pairs of nearest neighbours.
no aguantar más
have had enough
come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether
be at the end of + Posesivo + tether
be cheesed off with
Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.
Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'.
She says she's at the end of her tether waiting for the arrival of her baby.
In a statement that took about 20 seconds, he told a news conference that he was cheesed off with boxing and would quit after his next fight .
no aguantar ver a
can't stand + sight
The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'.
no ajustarse a
out of line with
out of keeping with
Do you think that the average wage is out of line with the increase in living expenses?.
Even so, the 'comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.
no ajutarse a
out of tune with
Quite often she feels out of tune with reality, the media, society, and she's comfortable with that.
no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho)
fall (far) short of + Gerundio
This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports, etc. are produced and disseminated.
no alegrar
bring no + joy
take no + joy
As teachers, we have to shatter their naivete (because ultimately that is what education ought to be), but it brings no joy to do so.
Make no mistake, I take no joy in seeing peaceful protesters attacked.
no alergénico
non-allergenic
Both bedrooms have fitted wardrobe space, all beds have non-allergenic duvets and pillows, including the bedding for the extra beds.
no alfabetizado
non-literate
In many areas schoolchildren come from non-literate backgrounds and first encounter books in school.
no amante de la literatura
non-literary
It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers.
no amedrentarse ante el peligro
look + danger (squarely) in the face
Television reporters must be able to look danger squarely in the face, be willing to work long hours, forego weekends, holidays, and special occasions, and be ready to be on the road at a moment's notice.
no americano
non-US
un-American
After clarifying some commonly held misunderstandings about patent protection in other countries for U.S. inventions, discusses the typical process of obtaining non-U.S. counterpart patents.
McCarthy was a jingo who erroneously equated everything good with America, and everything bad with being 'un-American'.
no amortizable
irredeemable
Debenture stock of the British railroads was issued in both redeemable and irredeemable types with interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 5%.
no analizado
unexamined
Traditional measures of retrieval effectiveness, of which the recall ratio is an outstanding example, are strongly influence by the relevance properties of unexamined documents - documents with which the system user has no direct contact.
no anclado
unanchored
Repeated assertions as to what is not being done could be damaging when unanchored to current possibilities.
no andar con reparos
make + no bones about + Algo
In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no andar con tapujos
make + no bones about + Algo
In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no andar en nada bueno
be up to no good
get up to + no good
His mom could always tell when he was up to no good - it must have been that sixth sense mothers have.
It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
no andar muy equivocado
be in the right realm
The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.
no andarse con chiquitas
not to hold any punches
He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no andarse con contemplaciones
not to hold any punches
He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no andarse con miramientos
not to hold any punches
He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no andarse con rodeos
call + a spade a spade
It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
no anglófono
non-English-speaking
non-English speaker
California's education system is being strained by an influx of non-English speaking children.
Many non-English speakers actually have very good vocabulary and grammar basics, but the different accent can make things harder to understand.
no antes de
no sooner than
The effect of drugs on myoelectric activity of the digestive tract should be evaluated no sooner than 2 weeks after electrode implantation.
no añorar el pasado
never + look back
As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.
no aparecer
be not included
A simple blood test to detect a mutant gene that causes cystic fybrosis is not included in the basket of health services subsidized by the government.
no apartarse del buen camino
keep on + the right track
There are five major challenges that need to be addressed in order to keep on the right track of sustainable development.
no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente
under-exploit [underexploit]
Yet, many library collections efforts are still under-exploiting possibilities for cooperation.
no aprovechar el potencial
fall (far) short of + potential
fall (far) behind + potential
This article discusses recent progress in the design and development of operational on-line catalogues and why the current generation of on-line catalogues falls far short of that potential.
The article 'A few cautionary words about electronic publishing' argues that advances in microform technology have obviously fallen far behind their potential.
no apto para el consumo humano
unfit for human consumption
Drinking water in some of the villages was found unfit for human consumption due to high levels of minerals and chloride.
no apto para menores
X-rated
The title of the workshop is 'X-rated free access to information and freedom of expression'.
no arancelario
non-tariff
Exporters around the world face numerous and increasing non-tariff requirements (e.g., sanitary, technical, environmental, social) on agricultural products.
no arrepentirse
not look back
never + look back
never looked back ever since
have + no regrets
On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.
As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.
Mick started his musical career as a singer and songwriter twenty years ago and has never looked back ever since.
If you want to get to the end of your life and have no regrets you need to seize every opportunity that comes along.
no arrepentirse de lo vivido
live + Posesivo + life to the fullest and have no regrets
Jessie admitted that she has lived her life to the fullest and has no regrets.
no arriesgarse
play it + safe
Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
no asignado
unallocated
unassigned
The article is entitled 'Cancelling periodicals in the context of an allocated budget'.
If you would like to volunteer to present on one of the unassigned listed topics, please contact me.
no asistencia
non-attendance
The author summarises the reasons for attendance or non-attendance given by about 1,500 people, and concludes that the personality factor is a more important determinant than any other.
no asistente [Persona que no asiste a donde está comprometido a hacerlo]
non-attender [nonattender]
Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.
no asistir
stay (well) away from
This, again, is an area most libraries - at least the ones I'm familiar with - have tended to stay away from.
no atendido
unsatisfied
The reduction of the stock may not result in unsatisfied user requests.
no atreverse a
flinch at/from
have + no stomach for
It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
In an interview earlier this week, he had the gall to declare that the resolution would show the United States had no stomach for finishing the war.
no atreverse a tratar
fear to + tread
The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread - to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.
no auténtico
unauthentic
So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
no autóctono [Nombre y adjetivo]
non-native
More troublingly, non-native snakes like the Burmese python could slither their way north from the warm, humid conditions of South Florida.
no autorizado
unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA]
unapproved
Do not use your first name, last name, or initials as a password, since this information is easily guessed by an unauthorized person.
Tenure came into being to protect the academic freedom of scholars who intellectually venture into new or unapproved areas of knowledge.
no avanzar
tread + water
In this type of educational system fast, learners often 'tread water,' with little incentive to work beyond minimum competency levels.
no avanzar más
go + no further
Most patrons check in the first file they see and go no further because of ignorance or lethargy.
no bajarse del burro
stick to + Posesivo + guns
be undeterred
Bravo to writer/director Wayne Kramer for sticking to his guns and delivering one of the most uncompromising, memorable and downright brutal thrillers in recent memory.
Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
no bastar
not be good enough
It means admitting that their best shot so far has not been good enough.
no bibliográfico
non-book [nonbook]
non-bibliographic
non-bibliographical
I am the original music inputter; I do a lot of music scores and a lot of the nonbook cataloging as well.
In addition, 10 non-bibliographic CD-ROMs, containing full-text, numeric or graphic data, were acquired and evaluated.
The need for switching to non-bibliographical methods in certain phases of such investigations is discussed.
no bibliotecario
non-librarian
Everyone who has examined the topic, librarians and non-librarians alike, are agreed that the reference interview is essential to the success of the computer search.
no británico
non-UK
In addition, these authors cited material produced in non-US and non-UK countries far less than the amount of material produced by these countries would indicate.
no burocrático
non-bureaucratic
The principles of the Japanese model are based on creating a flexible and non-hierarchical, non-bureaucratic organization.
no buscarle las pulgas al perro
let + sleeping dogs lie
She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.
no cabe ni un alfiler
no room to swing a cat
Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.
no caber duda (de que)
there + be + no question (that)
As Musiker indicates there is no question that librarians must take full account of non-print media in their collection building and exploitation.
no caber en sí de alegría
thrill + Nombre + to bits
be chuffed to bits
be tickled pink
The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product.
Obviously I'm chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out.
She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers.
no caber la menor posibilidad de
there + be + no way
There's no way I could attend the conference over the big pond from the UK.
no caducado
unexpired
This study was aimed at determining the microbiological quality of unexpired and expired syrups.
no cambiar
keep + it up
keep up (with) + the good work
keep up (with) + the great work
stand + pat
Please keep it up and to all who are true patriots, like Ave, spread the word.
Keep up the good work on protecting the integrity of voting and the electoral system.
Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.
To quote Bill Ford in a recent interview, 'the risk of standing pat is far greater than the risk of being bold'.
no canceroso
non-cancerous
A brain tumor can be either benign (non cancerous) or malignant (cancerous), primary, or secondary.
no canjeable
irredeemable
Debenture stock of the British railroads was issued in both redeemable and irredeemable types with interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 5%.
no cantante
nonsinger
This article specifically discusses the occurrence of nodules on the vocal cords and how to treat them, a subject of interest to both singers and nonsinger.
no cantes victoria antes de tiempo
don't count your chickens before they are hatched
You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
no captar la idea
miss + the point
Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
no carburar bien
be on the blink
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
no ceder
stand + Posesivo + ground
put + Posesivo + foot down
The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem.
Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.
no ceder a las presiones
withstand + pressure
The librarian needs courage to sustain principles of intellectual freedom and to withstand pressures that would erode these principles.
no ceder terreno
stand + Posesivo + ground
hold + Posesivo + ground
The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem.
It's easier to play things down then hold your ground.
no centrado
unfocused [unfocussed]
They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.
no científico
unscientific
Despite relatively 'unscientific' methods, useful data were collected on reading habits and use of stock and a noteworthy, albeit insufficient, curb has been placed on periodicals expenditure.
no cobrado
uncollected
As the economy has nosedived, hospitals have seen their uncollected debt increase - from low, single digits to more than 5 percent.
no codificado
non-coded
uncoded
All non-coded (textual) information which is not to be indexed is kept in the notes are of the record.
Hauliers, consignees and consignors will be informed as to which of their vehicles' information has not been entered into the database - uncoded vehicles.
no coercitivo
non-coercive
Parents who endorse the use of non-coercive management techniques smack their children as well.
no coger Algo
go (way) over + Posesivo + head
He lost interest in the discussion of different tactical methods to infiltrate the research building, as it mainly went over his head.
no coger por sorpresa
come as + no surprise
Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.
no coincidente
ill matched
The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.
no colar
not hold + water
Their arguments against the government's foreign policy simply don't hold water.
no comentado
unannotated
It also includes a longer, unannotated list of additional works classified under various headings.
no comercial
non-profit making
non-commercial [noncommercial]
SWALCAP is a non-profit making organisation based at the University of Bristol.
The model, which was developed in a commercial environment, might be adapted to the non-commercial environment of the academic library.
no compatible
non-compatible
Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.
no compensatorio
non-compensatory [noncompensatory]
Yorke classified the public library service as a non-compensatory, undifferentiated, and non-essential local government service.
no complacer
bring no + joy
take no + joy
As teachers, we have to shatter their naivete (because ultimately that is what education ought to be), but it brings no joy to do so.
Make no mistake, I take no joy in seeing peaceful protesters attacked.
no comprender
be beyond + Pronombre
How the author kept her head together to write the book is beyond me.
no comprobado
untested
Yet the documentation strategy is still a largely untested concept.
no comprometido
uncommitted
When such suggestions are subjected to critical analysis by the discerning, uncommitted controllers of finance, one fundamental question must surely emerge - 'Why?' = Cuando los interventores de finanzas exigentes y neutrales someten estas sugerencias a un análisis crítico, sin duda debe surgir una cuestión fundamental: "¿Por qué?".
no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista
be impossible under any hypothesis
To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
no concentrado
unfocused [unfocussed]
They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.
no concentrar el esfuerzo
spread + Nombre + thinly
Reviews of works for young adults are spread thinly over a number of journals, and are often of limited value.
no concluyente
inconclusive
A considerable literature exists on the empirical validity of Lotka's law; however, these studies are mainly incomparable and inconclusive, owing to substantial differences in the analytical methods applied.
no concordar con
be at odds with
These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
no conducir a nada
be exercises in + futility
The library's goals statements are exercises in futility, a waste of precious time.
no conductual
nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA]
Singh defined consumer complaining behavior as 'a set of multiple (behavioral and nonbehavioral) responses, some or all of which are triggered by perceived dissatisfaction with a purchase episode.
no confirmado
unsubstantiated
Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.
no conformarse con un no
not take + no for an answer
You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no conmovedor
unmoving
The outcome is strangely unmoving.
no conocer a Alguien de nada
not know + Pronombre + from Adam
But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
no conocer a Alguien en absoluto
not know + Pronombre + from Adam
But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
no conocer a Alguien para nada
not know + Pronombre + from Adam
But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
no conseguir nada
achieve + nothing
The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra
fall (between/through) + the cracks
Thus we see many students falling between the cracks - achieving neither mainstream success nor maintenance of their own cultural traditions.
no considerarse parte de
hold + Reflexivo + apart from
It is important to acknowledge the fact that I don't hold myself apart from many of the problems that I am about to describe.
no consumible
nonconsumptive
In addition, environmental research has focused on nonconsumptive use of wildlife resources, such as viewing wildlife and valuing the pure existence of wildlife.
no consumidor
nonconsumptive
In addition, environmental research has focused on nonconsumptive use of wildlife resources, such as viewing wildlife and valuing the pure existence of wildlife.
no contable
uncountable
The demonstration that the real numbers are uncountable is another example of proof by contradiction.
no contagioso
non-contagious
Bluetongue disease (also called catarrhal fever) is a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease of ruminants.
no contaminado
untainted
uncontaminated
The information needs of minorities are important and that libraries must organise to become neutral service points making untainted information available to all.
Their mission is to supply consumers with objective information uncontaminated by commercial self-interest.
no contar
be out of the picture
Saddam may be out of the picture, but his methods are living on just fine.
no contar con
leave + Nombre + out of the picture
drop + Nombre + out of the picture
Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again.
My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
no contar con la aprobación
frown on/upon
This kind of transfer is usually frowned upon by budgeting authorities, however.
no contencioso
non-contentious
The idea was originally to create a basis for agreement across cataloguing codes on the relatively non-contentious matter of descriptive data.
no convencional
non-conventional
The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving.
no convexo
nonconvex [non-convex]
Also, multi-category and nonconvex classifications can be dealt with.
no corregido
uncorrected
Sometimes references cited have never been read so incorrect versions go uncorrected.
no correlativo
non-consecutive
The + (plus sign) can be used for adding non-consecutive UDC class numbers.
no correr prisa
there + be + no hurry
There's no hurry, obviously, on the bookmobile question, but keep it in mind.
no corroborado
unsubstantiated
Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.
no creerse Algo al pie de la letra
take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt
It is suggested that the 47% figure be taken with a large pinch of salt.
no creerse Algo del todo
take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt
It is suggested that the 47% figure be taken with a large pinch of salt.
no creyente
unbeliever
In this prayer for unbelievers, we are reminded that they, too, are the children of God, and that their conversion would only increase our joy.
no crítico
non-critical
Abstracts, unless specified otherwise, are non-critical.
no cualificado
unskilled
Luckham and his co-workers found in 1964 that less than one in ten of the library users were skilled, semi-skilled, or unskilled manual workers.
no cuestionarse la veracidad de Algo temporalmente
suspend + disbelief
The skill of the author lies in being able to tell the story in such a way that the reader will suspend disbelief and derive enjoyment from what is basically a simple story skilfully told.
no cumplido
unfulfilled
unrealised [unrealized, -USA]
unkept
The early 1970s saw the end of an era of frustration and discouragement, unfulfilled hopes and unrealised dreams.
The early 1970s saw the end of an era of frustration and discouragement, unfulfilled hopes and unrealised dreams.
He laughs off most of these stories today as exaggeration but concedes that he had to try every trick in the trade just to make people pay him his legitimate dues in an industry notorious for its unkept promises.
no cumplir
fall + short of
welsh on
This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.
I am afraid that double dealer Brookenfuehrer has welshed on the deal.
no cumplir con el plazo de publicación
miss + publication deadline
However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.
no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber
be remiss
Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
no cumplir las expectativas
fall + short of expectations
The quality and quantity of interactive multimedia in institutions of higher education has fallen short of expectations.
no cumplir lo esperado
fall + short of expectations
The quality and quantity of interactive multimedia in institutions of higher education has fallen short of expectations.
no cumplir lo prometido
fall + short of + Posesivo + promise
There is growing unease in management circles that IT investments are falling short of their promise.
no cumplir una norma
fall (far) short of + norm
The highest of these actual rates fell short of the later norm by more than 10 per cent.
no cumplir un objetivo
fall + short of goal
Library of Congress treatment of Jewish materials falls short of the goals of access and equity.
no cumplir unos criterios
fall (far) short of + criteria
Libraries, therefore, fall far short of the criteria of Peters and Waterman.
no cumplir unos requisitos
fall + short of requirements
She then discussed strategies employed when reports fall short of requirements.
no cursar una asignatura [Pasar a cursar una asignatura sin hacer otra asignatura que es más básica y que se considera como requisito previo de ella]
skip + grades
But not everybody agrees with you, Glenn, about enrichment being better than having kids skip grades.
no dar crédito a
disbelief
Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos
not believe + Posesivo + ears
They could not believe their ears, for what had happened was so unexpected that it was as if they were listening to the words in a dream.
no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos
not believe + Posesivo + eyes
They can't quite believe their eyes and refuse to make the leap of faith to accept that a 3.4 megapixel sensor can produce such quality.
no dar fruto
come to + nothing
The idea of the universal index eventually came to nothing, but the UDC found favour as a general classification scheme and continued to develop in its own right.
no dar golpe
not lift a finger
He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
no dar indicios de
show + no sign(s) of
The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no dar la merecida importancia
understate
University faculty generally understate prices of textbooks for their courses = El profesorado universitario generalmente subestima los precios de los libros de textos de sus cursos.
no darle demasiada importancia a Algo
think + little of
It was obvious to the committeemen that these new residents of Boston were generally unlettered and `think little of moral and intellectual culture'.
no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo
think + nothing of + Gerundio
To visit Newport is to jump into a different world where Astors and Vandeerbilts thought nothing of setting aside $300,000 for summer entertaining.
no darle importancia a
think + very little about/of
Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
no dar más de sí
stretch + Nombre + to the limit
overstretch
All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.
no dar muestras de
show + no sign(s) of
The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no dar ningún resultado
give + zero results
be of no avail
be to no avail
For example, SELECTing RIGHT(W)TO(W)READ would give zero results.
This, however, was of no avail, for the whole cavity, including the external meatus, was gradually obliterated.
However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom.
no dar palo al agua
not lift a finger
He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
no dar pie con bola
get it + (all) wrong
get + everything wrong
not get a thing right
There are risks in assuming that the enquirer has got it all wrong.
And if you're looking at the world through an intellectual prism, you'll also get everything wrong.
This was when I first noticed Dolt's idiocy and he has never, to my knowledge, managed to get a thing right since.
no darse cuenta de
be blind to
sneak under + Posesivo + radar
go + unnoticed
go under + Posesivo + radar
go + undetected
Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.
'What I'm trying to get across is that chocolate is sneaking under the radar of unhealthy foods,' said the doctor from Airdrie Health Centre = "Lo que estoy tratando de hacer entender es que el chocolate pasa inadvertido como alimento poco saludable," dijo el médico del centro de salud Airdrie.
For some years this work went largely unnoticed in the West, until after the Second World War it was discovered by a new generation of librarians.
I can't believe I let this song go under my radar for so long.
Heart defects in young people can go undetected until serious trouble begins.
no dar señales de
show + no sign(s) of
The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no darse por vencido fácilmente
not take + no for an answer
You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no dar una impresión clara
send + mixed signals
Real progress will remain elusive if the US keeps sending mixed signals, talking of winning hearts and minds and bombing Pakistani territory at the same time.
no debemos + Infinitivo
let us not + Infinitivo
In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.
no deber nada
pay + Posesivo + dues
And we cannot undo the past and she has paid her dues to society and it is wrong of us to keep her in prison any longer.
no + deber + sorprender que
it + be + not surprising that
It is not surprising that the majority of the world's inhabitants have been shut off from the digital revolution when half of those people have yet to make their first phone call.
no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus hojas
don't judge a book by its cover
The old saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover' is very appropriate in our lives today - it is very important not to judge a person because of what you assume they are like.
no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas
don't judge a book by its cover
The old saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover' is very appropriate in our lives today - it is very important not to judge a person because of what you assume they are like.
no debidamente reconocido
unsung
There may be many excellent community information services whose praises have gone unsung and it may seem that my choice has been based on a rather hit-or-miss method.
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 nada nuevo
much ado about nothing
All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation.
no decir palabrotas
watch + Posesivo + mouth
They try to watch their mouths but their real beliefs sometimes just slip out.
no de comportamiento
nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA]
Singh defined consumer complaining behavior as 'a set of multiple (behavioral and nonbehavioral) responses, some or all of which are triggered by perceived dissatisfaction with a purchase episode.
no de conducta
nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA]
Singh defined consumer complaining behavior as 'a set of multiple (behavioral and nonbehavioral) responses, some or all of which are triggered by perceived dissatisfaction with a purchase episode.
no decreciente
non-decreasing
The notion of functional dependency requires an additional structure in the form of a monotone nondecreasing function.
no dedicado a la investigación
non-research
The Catch 22 aspect of this attempt by the authors of the AACR to reconcile the needs of research and nonresearch libraries is that our central cataloging agency does not provide dual cataloging copy.
no definido
unstated
By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.
no definirse
sit on + the fence
However, some CD-ROM publishers have decided to sit on the fence and offer prices that are neither too high nor too low.
no dejar a nadie fuera
inclusivity
Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity.
no dejar de enviar + Nombre
keep + Nombre + coming
Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.
no dejar de hablar
go on and on (and on (forever))
They say silence is golden but some people really just don't get it and they go on and on and on forever!.
no dejar de mandar + Nombre
keep + Nombre + coming
Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.
no dejar de pensar en el pasado
dwell on + the past
The following are famous quotes about the present, advocating living for today instead of dwelling on the past.
no dejar de sorprender
never + cease to amaze
It never ceases to amaze me how kids don't need any introduction with other kids to play with them.
no dejar duda
leave + little doubt
Research has left little doubt that one's facial posture can vastly affect the willingness of the patron to pose a question.
no dejar entrar
turn + Nombre + away
keep out
shut + Nombre + out
They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.
It's pretty important to understand my frustration with this whole situation and why I feel it is necessary to shut him out of my life.
no dejar ninguna duda
leave + no doubt
Economic data released Friday in Tokyo leaves no doubt that Japan's economy has hit the skids.
no dejar ni un cabo suelto
tie up + all the loose ends
The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.
no dejar pasar
keep out
The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.
no dejar pasar la ocasión
jump at + the chance
leap at + the chance
jump at + the opportunity
jump on + opportunity
leap at + the opportunity
We were invited to share a country farmhouse with a couple of other families over a long weekend and jumped at the chance to escape the city.
She leapt at the chance as she was keen to share her passion with a larger audience.
I jumped at the opportunity to voice my ideas and opinions and more importantly have them listened to.
Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne.
So as a sophomore in college, I leapt at the opportunity to study abroad in Italy.
no dejar pasar la oportunidad
ride + the wave(s)
jump at + the chance
leap at + the chance
jump at + the opportunity
jump on + opportunity
leap at + the opportunity
The global economy is at high tide and Canada is expected to ride the wave with six per cent export growth this year.
We were invited to share a country farmhouse with a couple of other families over a long weekend and jumped at the chance to escape the city.
She leapt at the chance as she was keen to share her passion with a larger audience.
I jumped at the opportunity to voice my ideas and opinions and more importantly have them listened to.
Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne.
So as a sophomore in college, I leapt at the opportunity to study abroad in Italy.
no dejar títere con cabeza
turn + everything upside down
The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
no dejar ver
hide + Nombre + from view
screen from + view
shield from + view
hide from + view
It is not a part of the fetlock, but the fetlock hid it from view.
Pool equipment must be screened from view with landscaping or walls that match the color and finish of the house.
The idea that nursing mothers need to be 'shielded from view' may strike breastfeeding advocates as unnecessarily modest.
Cigarettes and other tobacco products will now have to be hidden from view in all large shops and supermarkets in England.
no deliberado
unintentional
The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.
no del todo maduro
underripe
Underripe and overripe melons had as much as 20% less lycopene than fully ripe melons, with maturity effects dependent on the variety.
no democrático
undemocratic
As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.
no demostrado
unsubstantiated
Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.
no desanimarse
keep + Posesivo + chin up
She's kept her chin up as she nurses a new life into toddlerhood, and is now doing a lot better.
no descansar en + Posesivo + tumba
spin in + Posesivo + grave
The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.
no descriptor [Término de un tesauro que no debe usarse para representar un concepto y que envía a uno o más descriptores que deben usarse en su lugar]
non-descriptor
Non-descriptors are terms which are not to be used in the index but which appear in the thesaurus in order to expand the entry vocabulary.
no deseado
unwanted
undesired
uninvited
Contextual logic may help in the elimination of unwanted uses of the homograph.
Error is here taken to be an ever-present, but undesired, part of the world, rather than a 'chargeable offense'.
He said he experienced a constant barrage of uninvited comments about his sexual orientation and the way he dresses from some people at the firm.
no desfallecer
keep up
He was told to 'keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.
no desgastarse fácilmente
wear + well
Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal which was hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point.
no desglosable
unbreakable
The object is stored as an aggregate of its components, not as an unbreakable unit, so the relevant parts of the object can be presented together with the corresponding questions.
no desmerecer
compare + favourably
The system compares favourably with commercial ones in cost and reliability = El sistema se compara favorablemente con los sistemas comerciales en coste y fiabilidad.
no desperdiciar el aliento
save + Posesivo + breath
Much as we respect him, we'd advise him to save his breath when it comes to preaching austerity.
no desperdiciar saliva
save + Posesivo + breath
Much as we respect him, we'd advise him to save his breath when it comes to preaching austerity.
no despertarse a tiempo
oversleep
sleep in
sleep + late
Other medical conditions, including depression, can cause people to oversleep.
If you feel the need to sleep in at weekends try to make it not more than an hour later than usual.
On the days I sleep late I feel lazy and lethargic the whole day.
no desproporcionar
put + Nombre + in(to) perspective
Let children talk about their feelings and help put them into perspective.
no desproporcionar Algo
keep + Nombre + in perspective
Terrorism is a real and growing problem, but it must be kept in perspective.
no destructivo
non-destructive
This feature, along with the fact that it is a non-destructive technique, have made infrared spectroscopy a valuable method in chemical analysis.
no desvelar + Posesivo + identidad
protect + Posesivo + identity
The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
no desviarse del rumbo
stay + true to course
Think, put things in order, focus on where you desire to go, stay true to course, and reach your destination.
no determinista
nondeterministic [non-deterministic]
The effectiveness of the technique used to code and analyse the events that occur in multistage nondeterministic processes were tested.
no devolverse
be non-refundable
75% of the total amount is non-refundable.
no diferenciador
nondistinctive
Much modern art has nondistinctive titles like Mood Number Four, Picture Number Eight, Untitled, which makes title entry really ludicrous.
no diferenciarse de
be nothing short of
Until the late 20th century, the card catalogue was the beating heart of the library and its replacement with a computer database was nothing short of an organ transplant.
no digno de confianza
untrustworthy
The director of our public library hired as a page the daughter of a friend, who turned out to be unreliable and untrustworthy, and as a consequence had to handle a disgruntled head of circulation.
no discapacitado
able-bodied
The reference staff of the library is responsible for providing the same standard of service to both handicapped and able-bodied students.
no disciplinario
impunitive
The personality characteristics included impunitive responses to frustration, rigidness, lack of self-confidence, & inefficient use of intellectual resources.
no discriminatorio con respecto al sexo
gender neutral
The author argues that although the book is not blatantly sexist, neither is it gender neutral.
no disponible
not applicable [N/A]
Parts of the summary which are not appropriate to a given access-point file are marked 'not applicable'.
no disponible para el préstamo
not-loanable
The values given are used to calculate when overnight loans are due and when hourly loans convert to overnight to not-loanable.
no dispuesto
unprepared
As a result, librarians have been reluctant to accept that racialism can be communicated through books and unprepared to accept the 'no platform for fascists' position = Como resultado, los bibliotecarios han sido reacios a aceptar que el racismo pueda comunicarse a través de los libros y no están preparados para aceptar la postura "ninguna plataforma para los fascistas".
no distinguir entre y
make + little distinction between... and...
The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.
no distintivo
nondistinctive
Much modern art has nondistinctive titles like Mood Number Four, Picture Number Eight, Untitled, which makes title entry really ludicrous.
no distribuido
undelivered
Claims for undelivered products must be made as soon as possible = Las reclamaciones de productos no entregados deben hacerse tan pronto como sea posible.
no docente
non-teaching
Teaching staff do not recognise the academic status of the librarians, because they see theirs as an essentially non-teaching role.
no económico
non-economic [noneconomic]
Many non-economic factors dominate the decision to subscribe to a journal.
no educativo
non-teaching
non-educational
Teaching staff do not recognise the academic status of the librarians, because they see theirs as an essentially non-teaching role.
Today, far too many children spend most of their out-of-school time in unsupervised, non-educational activities.
no efímero
non-volatile [nonvolatile]
A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process.
no electo
unelected
The protesters chafe at what they see as the military and unelected royalist aristocracy meddling in politics.
no eléctrico
nonelectrical [non-electrical]
The optical fibre cable contributes to this better performance by using a nonelectrical mode of transmission, which leaves it unaffected by electromagnetic disturbances.
no elegido
unelected
The protesters chafe at what they see as the military and unelected royalist aristocracy meddling in politics.
no encontrar nada + Adjetivo
find far from + Adjetivo
Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza
can't make head(s) or tail(s) of
I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.
no encontrar palabras
be at a loss for words
be lost for 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.
no en inglés
non-English
The second example retrieves records containing the term 'nutrient deficiencies' if those records are non-English.
no entender
be beyond + Pronombre
How the author kept her head together to write the book is beyond me.
no entender Algo
go (way) over + Posesivo + head
He lost interest in the discussion of different tactical methods to infiltrate the research building, as it mainly went over his head.
no entender lo esencial
miss + the point
Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
no entender ni gota
not understand a (single) word
not understand a jot
be all Greek to
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
He is an asshole because he is the typical idiot bragging that he knows something when he really did not understand a jot.
His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world.
no entender ni jota
not understand a jot
not understand a (single) word
be all Greek to
He is an asshole because he is the typical idiot bragging that he knows something when he really did not understand a jot.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world.
no entender ni papa
be all Greek to
not understand a jot
not understand a (single) word
His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world.
He is an asshole because he is the typical idiot bragging that he knows something when he really did not understand a jot.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
no entender ni torta
be all Greek to
not understand a jot
not understand a (single) word
His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world.
He is an asshole because he is the typical idiot bragging that he knows something when he really did not understand a jot.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
no entender ni una papa de
can't make head(s) or tail(s) of
I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.
no entendido por la materia
outsider
If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.
no entregado
undelivered
Claims for undelivered products must be made as soon as possible = Las reclamaciones de productos no entregados deben hacerse tan pronto como sea posible.
no entremeterse
keep out of it
mind + Posesivo + own business
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.
She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
no entremeterse en asuntos ajenos
mind + Posesivo + own business
She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
no entrometerse
mind + Posesivo + own business
keep out of it
She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
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.
no entrometerse en asuntos ajenos
mind + Posesivo + own business
She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
no enumerable
uncountable
The demonstration that the real numbers are uncountable is another example of proof by contradiction.
no envío
non-shipment
In the spirit of open-mindedness that characterized the conference, Miller pointed out that librarians are quick to blame vendors for slow, duplicate or nonshipments.
no epiléptico
non-epileptic
These factors may evoke seizures in those who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy, and cause headaches and illusions in non-epileptics.
no es asombroso que
not surprisingly
unsurprisingly
Not surprisingly, no one physical form meets all these criteria.
In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too.
no escatimar
unstinting
The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.
no escatimar dinero
lavish + money
While money has been lavished on the conversion itself, extreme savings have been made on interior decoration.
no escatimar (en) gastos
spare + no expense
These stars have spared no expenses when it comes to buying extravagant gifts for their partners.
no escatimar gastos
go to + town on
lash out (on)
splash out on
He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans.
The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity.
While the rest of the lads are splashing out on luxury cars or expensive holidays in the sun - O'Brien is pumping the money back into the farmland.
no escrito
unwritten
She did stir uneasily when one day he exhorted her to be careful whom she was seen with, and when he advised her to remember that in her new and different setting people who fail to observe unwritten rules of acceptable behavior are in some people's eyes expendable.
no es de extrañar que
no wonder that
small wonder that
No wonder that publishers would not pay much for a copy.
Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.
no es de sorprender que
not surprisingly
unsurprisingly
Not surprisingly, no one physical form meets all these criteria.
In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too.
no esencial
non-essential [nonessential]
Yorke classified the public library service as a non-compensatory, undifferentiated, and non-essential local government service.
no esforzarse
make + no effort
He makes no effort anymore and when I confront him about my feelings he doesn 't see anything wrong.
no es lo mismo en el caso de
the same is not true (for/of/with)
The same is not true, of course, of the humanities or social sciences, where the method is less likely to be successful.
no especialista
non-expert [nonexpert]
You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is.
no especializado
broader-based
RLIN has developed from a specialised service, used only by library and reference staff to a broader-based dial-up on-line information retrieval service for end users.
no especificado
unspecified
Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.
no especificar
leave + undefined
If either the vendor or the library fund was left undefined when the order was placed, the system request this information.
no está claro todavía
the jury is still out (on)
Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.
no está hecha la miel para la boca del asno
cast pearls before swine
To attempt to draw them into a conversation, search for common ground, or drop the partisan heat is to cast pearls before swin.
no estándar
non-standard [nonstandard]
In addition it should include frequently encountered abbreviations and acronyms, idiomatic expressions, technical terminology, neologisms, nonstandard speech, Briticisms and Canadianisms.
no estandarizado
unstandardised [unstandardized, -USA]
The values displayed in the figure were unstandardised estimates.
no estar acostumbrado a
be unaccustomed to
I just want to make sure that you know that it's not a grammatical error and it's just a writing style you seem to be unaccustomed to.
no estar + Adjetivo + en absoluto
be far from + Adjetivo
Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
no estar a la altura de las expectativas
fall below + expectations
As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
no estar a la altura de lo que se espera
fall below + expectations
be below par
be under par
As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
Many books bought at railway stations for a long journey frequently turn out to be below par for the author.
Libraries are significantly under par on both of these activities, largely because of mind set, less because of budget.
no estar al corriente
be out of touch
David Cameron's point-blank refusal to fire him shows how out of touch his government is.
no estar al tanto de
be out of touch with
The present structure seems in places to be completely out of touch with modern thought.
no estar bien
be off-colour
His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.
no estar bien equilibrado
skew
The truncated derived search keys for titles are derived from up to four words, so that the matrix in this case is four dimensional, albeit skewed because not the same number of letters is derived from each word.
no estar claro en absoluto
be far from clear
It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.
no estar contento
be unhappy
It was apparent that research, industrial and academic libraries were unhappy about the quality of graduates from the technology-driven programmes.
no estar convencido
be dubious
I am also dubious about the AACR2 prescribing the source of the title as the label.
no estar coordinado con
be out of step with
Information systems in business, in as much as they exist at all, are usually out of step with the needs of management.
no estar de acuerdo
be at variance
disagree
beg to differ
I know that there ought to be someone to speak on behalf of Mr. Kilgour's point of view if it's at variance.
Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.
Many librarians were literally incredulous that weeding could be considered, in any shape or form, as a timesaver; others begged to differ.
no estar de acuerdo (con)
disapprove (of)
Of course, as one who disapproves of the use of the title as a unit heading, I don't see any justification for it.
no estar de acuerdo con la idea de
disapprove of + the idea of
The committee disapproves of the idea of a separate rock music centre in Berlin.
no estar de suerte
be out of luck
But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
no estar deteriorado
unimpaired
I am too old any longer to play games or dance but the satisfaction given by reading is unimpaired.
no estar disponible
be unavailable
be down
The library will scarcely grind to a halt if the acquisitions file is unavailable for a day.
A computer is said to be 'down' when it ceases to function for some reason.
no estar dispuesto a
be unwilling to
be negatively disposed to
An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
The 2 remaining teachers - the resisters - were negatively disposed to the innovations and failed to implement them.
no estar documentado
be undocumented
Friends of the Library groups are largely undocumented in the professional literature at non-doctoral granting colleges and universities.
no estar en condiciones de
be unfit for
Library materials may be discarded when they are in poor physical condition, beyond repair and unfit for binding, or when the text is out-of-date or superseded by a new edition, or when they have outlived their popularity.
no estar en el mejor momento de Uno
be past + Posesivo + best
In 'John Steinbeck: A Biography', Jay Parini answers critics who accused Steinbeck of being past his best when he received the Nobel prize for literature.
no estar en funcionamiento
be down
A computer is said to be 'down' when it ceases to function for some reason.
no estar en plenitud de facultades
be past + Posesivo + best
In 'John Steinbeck: A Biography', Jay Parini answers critics who accused Steinbeck of being past his best when he received the Nobel prize for literature.
no estar en + Posesivo + cabales
insane
Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
no estar en sintonía con
be out of step with
Information systems in business, in as much as they exist at all, are usually out of step with the needs of management.
no estar expuesto al público
be out of the public eye
The cause of the damage to his reputation was the fact that most of his important early works were out of the public eye for much of the 20th c.
no estar familiarizado con
be unfamiliar with
The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.
no estar finalizado (con mucho)
fall (far) short of + completeness
Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
no estar incluido
be not included
A simple blood test to detect a mutant gene that causes cystic fybrosis is not included in the basket of health services subsidized by the government.
no estar muy católico
feel + bad
Herzberg developed a questionnaire that required lengthy descriptive reports of events that made the worker feel good or bad.
no estar muy lejos de
be just one step away from
Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
no estar nada + Adjetivo
be anything but + Adjetivo
be far from + Adjetivo
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.
Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
no estar nada claro
be far from clear
It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.
no estar nunca satisfecho
enough + be + not/never + enough
For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley.
no estar para nada + Adjetivo
be far from + Adjetivo
Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
no estar para nada claro
be far from clear
It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.
no estar presente en
be absent (from)
Consideration of information issues was absent from most courses studied.
no estar relacionado con
be unrelated to
Results suggest that the structure imposed on a small document collection by an automatically produced subject representation is unrelated to the structure imposed on the documents by relevance relationships.
no estar seguro
be uncertain
Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
no estar seguro de
be unsure about/of
The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.
no estar/ser (como) para tirar cohetes
be nothing to write home (to mom) about
He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
no estar/ser para tirar cohetes
be no great shakes
be nothing to shout about
be not much cop
My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.
The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.
They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.
no estar utilizable
be down
A computer is said to be 'down' when it ceases to function for some reason.
no es una ciencia exacta
not (exactly) rocket science
Successful economic development is not exactly rocket science.
no es un misterio
not (exactly) rocket science
Successful economic development is not exactly rocket science.
no exacerbado
non-exacerbating
The librarian must remember to develop appropriate and nonexacerbating responses to violent or common disruptive behaviors in the library.
no examinado
unexamined
Traditional measures of retrieval effectiveness, of which the recall ratio is an outstanding example, are strongly influence by the relevance properties of unexamined documents - documents with which the system user has no direct contact.
no exclusivo
non-exclusive
There are at least 5 ways (non-exclusive and sometimes overlapping) in which computerised information systems can be enhanced with pictures.
no excluyente [Que incluye varios elementos]
inclusive
socially-inclusive
A collective title is a title proper that is an inclusive title for an item containing several works.
Libraries and learning resource centres remain amongst the most socially-inclusive, enduring and well-used 'places' in modern society = Las bibliotecas y los centros de recursos para el aprendizaje siguen estando entre los "lugares físicos" menos exclusivos y más duraderos y usados de la sociedad moderna.
no existe
not applicable [N/A]
Parts of the summary which are not appropriate to a given access-point file are marked 'not applicable'.
no existir
be out of the picture
Saddam may be out of the picture, but his methods are living on just fine.
no existir como tal
there + be + no such thing as
there + be + no such thing as
It makes good sense to hire the person most qualified for a job, and there is no such thing as being 'overqualified' for reference work.
It makes good sense to hire the person most qualified for a job, and there is no such thing as being 'overqualified' for reference work.
no existir límites
there + be + no limit
There is no limit to the number and variety of bibliographic inaccuracies which can be found in interlibrary loan requests.
no existir muchos indicios de que
there + be + little sign of
Even in the three years of the project the changes have accelerated and there is little sign of any reduction in the speed of change.
no existir ningún indicio de que
there + be + no sign of
Customs barriers and restrictions on agency agreements for publishers may make life easier but there is no immediate sign of monetary union which would simplify the payment for international interlending transactions.
no experto
non-expert [nonexpert]
You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is.
no expirado
unexpired
This study was aimed at determining the microbiological quality of unexpired and expired syrups.
no explorado
unexplored
Derfer was determined not only to revitalize but to expand library services into heretofore unexplored areas.
no explosivo
non-explosive
The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base.
no expresado
unspoken
unstated
As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.
By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.
no expuesto a la luz
unexposed
An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.
no factible
unfeasible
infeasible
Evidence and rumors are mounting to support the idea that free music websites are unfeasible.
Anyhow, I disagree with the basic premise of the question, because I do not believe that this is political infeasible at all.
no falla
reliable
Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
no faltaba más
by all means
Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning.
no faltar el respeto
be civil towards
Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.
no faltaría más
by all means
Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning.
no familiarizado con
unfamiliar with
The author uses the concepts of culture shock and ethnocentricity to offer an explanation of what encountering the electronic library may mean to library users unfamiliar with computers.
no ferroso
non-ferrous [nonferrous]
Common non-ferrous metals, such as lead and tin, and rarer metals, such as titanium and tungsten, are amongst the twenty minerals included.
no fibroso
non-fibrous
Rice paper is a non-fibrous, delicate paper made from the pith of a small tree found in Asia.
no figurar
be not included
A simple blood test to detect a mutant gene that causes cystic fybrosis is not included in the basket of health services subsidized by the government.
no fijado [Referido a libros cuyo precio mínimo de venta no está incluido en el acuerdo sobre precios mínimos de los libros]
non-net
The only books, therefore, which are normally sold 'non-net' are educational books sold in bulk to schools, for which suppliers are allowed to negotiate special prices.
no firmante
non-signatory
One by one they fell into line, leaving the Czech Republic and Britain as the only non-signatories.
no físico
non-physical
Determinism doesn't accept non-physical causes.
no fructificar
come to + nothing
The idea of the universal index eventually came to nothing, but the UDC found favour as a general classification scheme and continued to develop in its own right.
no fumador
non-smoker
non-smoking
The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.
It is still a way to rebel against the school establishment, parents and a way for non-smoking teenagers to gain one-upmanship over those who smoke.
no funcionar
be out of order
If you try to insert money and the machine doesn't respond to it, the most likely reason is that the machine is out of order.
no funcionar bien
be on the blink
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
no funcionario
untenured
non-tenured
This new legislation requires all faculty on state supported campuses, whether tenured or untenured, to undergo an annual review of their performance by their peers.
A recent amendment in Nigerian universities' law has changed the appointments of university librarians, registrars and bursars from tenured to non-tenured.
no + Futuro [Contracción de will not]
won't [will not]
Cuts in library budgets won't turn off the Internet for wealthy or middle-class families but it will certainly do for people who have nowhere else to turn.
no ganado
unearned
Basketing, in a publishing context, is the practice whereby there is agreement between publisher and author that unearned royalty balances from previous contracts are rolled over and accounted jointly with the royalties to be earned by that author's new book.
no guardar relación con
be incommensurate with
Its economic impact has been a disappointment & is totally incommensurate with the size of the investment.
no gubernamental
non-government
non-governmental [nongovernmental]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidelines and information on equipment hazards, but many such problems are reported in non-government sources.
This article examines in detail Japanese governmental and non governmental aid to libraries in developing countries.
no gustar
have + a dislike for
dislike
be uncomfortable + Gerundio
be uncomfortable with
feel + uncomfortable with
feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio
I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
The opposite of the 'halo effect' - downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good - is also an error.
Even though computer use is prevalent, there are still many library users who are uncomfortable using computers to do legal research..
There are some librarians who are still uncomfortable with information technology.
This graphical user interface is particularly useful for users who feel uncomfortable with the database command structure.
In addition, many health care workers feel uncomfortable discussing the topic.
no haber
be unavailable
The library will scarcely grind to a halt if the acquisitions file is unavailable for a day.
no haber consecuencias
nothing + come of
Nothing came of it, but the episode is a reminder that information is not intrinsically valuable but becomes so only when someone wants it.
no + haber + dos + Nombre que
no two + Nombre
No two printers of the hand-press period possessed stocks of exactly similar founts of type and of ornaments.
no haber duda de que
there + be + no doubt that
There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.
no haber duda (que)
there + be + no question (that)
As Musiker indicates there is no question that librarians must take full account of non-print media in their collection building and exploitation.
no haber escapatoria
there + be + no way out
They waited for help, but by then, they knew there was no way out but the window.
no haber escapatoria fácil
there + be + no easy way out
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
no haber forma de
there + be + no way
There's no way I could attend the conference over the big pond from the UK.
no haber forma de regresar
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber forma de volver
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber indicios de que
there + be + no indication that
There is no indication that the brain structurally resembles or operates like a digital computer.
no haber límites
there + be + no limit
There is no limit to the number and variety of bibliographic inaccuracies which can be found in interlibrary loan requests.
no haber llegado todavía
be yet to come
But I would imagine that the greatest cost of the code is yet to come.
no haber manera de
there + be + no way
There's no way I could attend the conference over the big pond from the UK.
no haber manera de regresar
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber manera de saber cuándo
there + be + no telling when
There is no telling when the full potential of information technology for preservation and dissemination will be realized.
no haber manera de saber qué
there + be + no telling what
We never have seen her and know little of her, but there is no telling what such an uncultivated person as she might do.
no haber manera de volver
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber modo de
there + be + no means of
In an arithmetic notation (i.e. one using integers) if 62 represents the Novel and 63 Drama, there is no means of placing the Historical novel in its correct place which is clearly 'between' 62 and 63.
no haber modo de regresar
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber modo de volver
there + be + no way back
For most threatened plants and animals, there is no way back from a place on the list of endangered species.
no haber muchas señales de que
there + be + little sign of
Even in the three years of the project the changes have accelerated and there is little sign of any reduction in the speed of change.
no + haber + nada como
there + be + nothing like
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
no haber nada de verdad en
there + be + any/no truth to
But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
no + haber + nada malo en
there + be + nothing wrong in/with
There is nothing wrong in teaching the values of sharing and playing fair among sibblings.
no haber palabras para describirlo
beggar + description
Barkly declared that the contention between coloureds and whites was so intense in some instances as to beggar description.
no haber pero que valer
not take + no for an answer
You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no haber prisa
there + be + no hurry
There's no hurry, obviously, on the bookmobile question, but keep it in mind.
no haber problema por + Posesivo + parte
be (just) fine with
He didn't have that stratospheric jump into stardom that some musicians experience, and that's just fine with him.
no haber problemas
be fine
Some of the talk that has been going on this morning has seemed to say - if we just had the right code, if we just had the right headings, if we just had the right terms, everything would be fine.
no haber salida
there + be + no way out
They waited for help, but by then, they knew there was no way out but the window.
no haber salida fácil
there + be + no easy way out
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
no haber señal de que
there + be + no sign of
Customs barriers and restrictions on agency agreements for publishers may make life easier but there is no immediate sign of monetary union which would simplify the payment for international interlending transactions.
no haber solución
there + be + no way out
They waited for help, but by then, they knew there was no way out but the window.
no haber solución fácil
there + be + no easy way out
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
no habiendo
in the absence of
In the absence of, or in addition to, an ISADN an alternative number assigned by a regional or national agency may be given.
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 hace mucho
in the recent past
In the recent past information retrieval methodologies have been based on retrieving documents one at a time.
no hace mucho tiempo
not so long ago
Not so long ago, books in British Libraries were always issued by a Library Assistant wielding a rubber date stamp and storing cards in trays.
no Hacer Algo aunque + pagar
wouldn't be caught dead
wouldn't be seen dead
A homosexual wouldn't be caught dead wearing vertical stripes.
A lot of so called 'fashion' today involves things you wouldn't be seen dead in, but Jeff Banks jeans are not one of those things.
no Hacer Algo ni loco
wouldn't be caught dead
wouldn't be seen dead
A homosexual wouldn't be caught dead wearing vertical stripes.
A lot of so called 'fashion' today involves things you wouldn't be seen dead in, but Jeff Banks jeans are not one of those things.
no hacer Algo ni muerto
would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole
wouldn't be caught dead
wouldn't be seen dead
The Education Secretary says there are some secondary schools in England she 'would not touch with a barge pole'.
A homosexual wouldn't be caught dead wearing vertical stripes.
A lot of so called 'fashion' today involves things you wouldn't be seen dead in, but Jeff Banks jeans are not one of those things.
no hacer Algo por cobardía
wimp out (on)
wimp
chicken out (on/of)
funk
lose + Posesivo + bottle
The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.
He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping.
So basically they are chickening out of the debate.
Although he did not admit it, I could see that he funked going out there alone.
She is alleged to have said she intended to leave home but at the last minute 'lost her bottle' .
no hacer Algo por miedo
wimp out (on)
wimp
chicken out (on/of)
funk
lose + Posesivo + bottle
The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.
He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping.
So basically they are chickening out of the debate.
Although he did not admit it, I could see that he funked going out there alone.
She is alleged to have said she intended to leave home but at the last minute 'lost her bottle' .
no hacer caso
brush aside
This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.
no hacer caso a
turn + Posesivo + back (up)on
We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
no hacer caso de
slight
Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
no hacer los deberes
be asleep at the wheel
Apparently AOL has not been asleep at the wheel, just quiet about what they're developing in wireless instant messaging.
no hacer más que
do + no more than
So, by making special provision for the disadvantaged, the library is doing no more than recognizing that there is a group that has special information needs.
no hacer nada [Generalmente se duplica la "g" final en el pasado vegged y en el participio vegging ]
vegetate
veg out
not do squat
sit on + Posesivo + hands
push around + bits of paper
not + move + a muscle
do + nothing
There are people who like to vegetate in front of the TV but who, in retrospect, wish they had done something productive with that time.
Some people like to be active at the weekend while others prefer to veg out.
I'm a born righty - I can't do squat with my left except shoot a firearm and move along the fret of a guitar.
She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.
Managers always tell me about the time they spend pushing around bits of paper, and attending meetings that seem to go nowhere.
But in the end, neither team moved a muscle, as the two battled to a scoreless tie.
It is worth doing nothing and having a rest; in spite of all the difficulty.
no hacer nada al respecto
leave + unchecked
Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.
no hacer nada de particular
do + nothing in particular
A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.
no hacer ninguna gracia
not take + kindly to
Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
no hacer ningún cambio
stand + pat
To quote Bill Ford in a recent interview, 'the risk of standing pat is far greater than the risk of being bold'.
no hacer ningún esfuerzo
make + no effort
He makes no effort anymore and when I confront him about my feelings he doesn 't see anything wrong.
no hacer otra cosa que
do + nothing but
Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.
no hacer sino
do + no more than
So, by making special provision for the disadvantaged, the library is doing no more than recognizing that there is a group that has special information needs.
no hay [Contracción de there aren't/isn't]
there ain't [there aren't/isn't]
The article is entitled 'There ain't no user science: a tongue-in-cheek discussion of interactive systems'.
no hay descanso para los cansados
no rest for the weary!
I could see they were tired from the journey but no rest for the weary as many people were interested in their arrival.
no hay descanso para los malvados
no peace for the wicked!
no rest for the wicked!
The phrase was originally expressed as 'no peace for the wicked' and refers to the eternal torment of Hell that awaited sinners.
Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.
no hay dos sin tres [Comúnmente precedido del adjetivo good o bad]
things + come in threes
They say that good things come in threes - so it is no surprise that today's website update is three updates in one.
no hay duda de que
undoubtedly
Undoubtedly the most important citation indexes are the products of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
no hay escapatoria
needs must when the devil drives
The work has to be done as we have no choice; as they say, needs must when the devil drives.
no hay forma de que
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.
no hay límite(s)
the sky is the limit
King Abdullah issued a statement saying that 'the sky is the limit' for the freedom of the press.
no hay mal que por bien no venga
every cloud has a silver lining
be a blessing in disguise
to every cloud, there is a silver lining
turn out for + the best (in the end)
The conference was worthwhile, and that if the computer can force logical thought into librarians' minds and force out vagueness, then this will provide a silver lining for the blackest clouds.
The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.
As the saying goes, to every cloud, there is a silver lining.
She was an eternal optimist and known to provide comfort to others with sayings such as 'things will turn out for the best in the end'.
no hay manera de que
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.
no hay más remedio
needs must when the devil drives
The work has to be done as we have no choice; as they say, needs must when the devil drives.
no hay modo de que
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.
no hay nada como
nothing beats...
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
no hay nada como la experiencia
there's no substitute for experience
experience is the best teacher
The old axiom 'there's no substitute for experience' still rings true.
Experience is the best teacher and none can deny it.
no hay nada como ser limpio
cleanliness is next to godliness
The woman responded, 'Well, you know the Bible teaches that 'cleanliness is next to godliness', and my husband was a very dirty man'.
no hay nada imposible
all bets are off
When it comes to independent comics from small presses, or from larger publishers who specialize in alternative comics, all bets are off = Cuando se trata de los comics independientes de pequeñas editoriales, o de grandes editoriales especializadas en tebeos alternativos, todo es posible.
no hay nada mejor que
nothing beats...
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
no hay nada oculto
what you see is what you get
Andrew is a musician truly doing it for the love of it, what you see is what you get.
no hay + Nombre + que sean
no + Nombre + be
No two data bases are identical.
no hay palabras para describir
beyond words
The batsman were sledged beyond words, harassed and were pressured into making mistakes.
no hay palabras para describirlo
beyond (all) description
So we stopped in a pleasant place enough by the edge of a pond, and lighted a fire to drive off the mosquitoes, which plagued us beyond all description.
no higroscópico
non-hygroscopic
Photographs should be stored in non-hygroscopic containers which are free of sulphur, acids, and peroxides.
no hindú
non-Hindu
Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
no homosexual
straight man
This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.
no humano
non-human [nonhuman]
Recent legislation and social pressures produced changes in the Animal Welfare Act, including a provision that requires environments that promote the 'psychological well-being' of captive nonhuman primates.
no hurgar en la herida
let + sleeping dogs lie
She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.
no idéntico
non-identical
Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
no identificado
unnamed
The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.
no idoneidad
unsuitability
Existing general classification schemes were acknowledged to suffer from unsuitability for machine manipulation.
no impacientarse con
bear with + Pronombre
And again, if anything seems strange in the next few days, please bear with us and let us know.
no importa
never mind
regardless of
whatever
But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.
In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.
no importa + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que seaAdjetivo/Adverbio + que sea
however + Adjetivo/Adverbio
However successful, human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
no importa cómo
no matter how
howsoever
For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.
Howsoever intelligent we may be, or wealthy, or experienced, we all make mistakes.
no importa cómo lo interpretes
whatever way you look at it
whichever way you look at it
Whatever way you look at it, it was a shitty thing to do.
Filmmaking is a very complex business, whichever way you look at it.
no importa cómo lo mires
whatever way you look at it
whichever way you look at it
Whatever way you look at it, it was a shitty thing to do.
Filmmaking is a very complex business, whichever way you look at it.
no importa cómo lo veas
whatever way you look at it
whichever way you look at it
Whatever way you look at it, it was a shitty thing to do.
Filmmaking is a very complex business, whichever way you look at it.
no importa cómo se interprete
whatever way you look at it
whichever way you look at it
Whatever way you look at it, it was a shitty thing to do.
Filmmaking is a very complex business, whichever way you look at it.
no importa cómo se mire
whatever way you look at it
whichever way you look at it
Whatever way you look at it, it was a shitty thing to do.
Filmmaking is a very complex business, whichever way you look at it.
no importa cómo se vea
whatever way you look at it
whichever way you look at it
Whatever way you look at it, it was a shitty thing to do.
Filmmaking is a very complex business, whichever way you look at it.
no importa lo + Adjetivo + que + Subjuntivo
no matter how + Adjetivo
howsoever
No matter how large the collection, the library is of little value if it is unable to retrieve the right documents as and when they are required.
Howsoever intelligent we may be, or wealthy, or experienced, we all make mistakes.
no importa lo bien
no matter how well
No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.
No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce
It's not what you know, but who you know
But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
no importa qué
whatever
In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.
no importar
be all right with + Persona
make + no difference
cope with
As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
Although upper and lower case makes no difference when typing in your name, it does make a difference in the password.
Novelists, being writers who create books from their own imagination, are frequently introspective people who can cope with the solitariness of fiction writing.
no importar Algo a Alguien
think + little of
It was obvious to the committeemen that these new residents of Boston were generally unlettered and `think little of moral and intellectual culture'.
no importar en absoluto
have + no qualms about
Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no importar + Infinitivo
think + nothing of + Gerundio
To visit Newport is to jump into a different world where Astors and Vandeerbilts thought nothing of setting aside $300,000 for summer entertaining.
no importar lo más mínimo
could not care less
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.
no importar lo que + pensar de
whatever + Pronombre + make of
But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
no importar nada
not give a damn
not give a shit
not give a fuck
not give a/two hoots
not give a darn
The sad truth of the matter is a lot of public libraries don't give a damn about cataloging.
She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit.
But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help.
My sister and I see absolutely no point in graduation ceremonies, like we just do not give a hoot.
What this says to me is that the company does not give a darn about their customers.
no importa si o
no matter whether ... or
No matter whether your five o'clock shadow shows by lunchtime or you need a razor only once every 48 hours, shaving can be hell.
no impreso
unprinted
It must be remembered that users do not depend solely on libraries for information; scientists, for instance, turn first to colleagues, then to their own journals, books, and reports, to conferences, and to the 'invisible college' (personal network of unprinted information that flows back and forth).
no incluido
unlisted
Materials acquired are often, perforce, left unsorted and unlisted for years through lack of staffing to undertake the task.
no incluye
exclusive of
A UNESCO definition of a book, adopted in 1964, defines it simply as`a non-periodical printed publication of at least 49 pages exclusive of the cover pages'.
no incluye las comidas
self-catering
Accommodation comprises 200 fully equipped, self-catering rondavels with own bathroom, kitchen and braai facilities = El alojamiento no incluye las comidas y consta de 200 cabañas totalmente equipadas, con baño, cocina y barbacoa.
no indicado
unstated
By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.
no + Indicativo
fail to + Infinitivo
Shelf arrangement fails to permit a document to be represented at more than one place in a sequence.
no infeccioso
non-infective
non-infectious
However, dormant non-infective parasites can remain in the infected individual for life.
They have called on the international community to help curb the increasing cases of non-infectious diseases in the country.
no + Infinitivo
failure to + Infinitivo
This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.
no influenciado
uninfluenced
One of the main reasons for this is in the need to be non-intrusive, thus leaving the measured systems uninfluenced by the observation.
no influido
uninfluenced
One of the main reasons for this is in the need to be non-intrusive, thus leaving the measured systems uninfluenced by the observation.
no infringir las leyes
stay on + the right side of the law
keep on + the right side of the law
Our experts will be on hand to provide information and tips to help traders stay on the right side of the law and avoid a hefty fine.
These are people who work hard, pay taxes, buy houses and keep on the right side of the law for fear of being deported.
no ingresado
unearned
Basketing, in a publishing context, is the practice whereby there is agreement between publisher and author that unearned royalty balances from previous contracts are rolled over and accounted jointly with the royalties to be earned by that author's new book.
no iniciados, los
uninitiated, the
Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
no injertado
non-grafted
Tree suckers can also grow on non-grafted trees, but are most common on grafted ones.
no inmiscuirse
keep out of it
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.
no inmiscuirse en
remain + uninvolved in
stay (well) away from
As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
This, again, is an area most libraries - at least the ones I'm familiar with - have tended to stay away from.
no inmutarse
not bat an eyelid
not bat an eyelash
keep + a stiff upper lip
put + a brave face on
brazen out
put on/up + a brave face
Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
The Department of Justice didn't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.
Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests.
You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it.
The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone.
It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
no inscripción
non-registration
Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
no intencional
non-intentional
Object language comprises all intentional and non-intentional display of material things, such as implements, machines, art objects, architectural structures, and last but not least, the human body and whatever clothes cover it cover it.' Through the use of these various languages then the superviso.
no interactivo
non-interactive
This article defines and describes videotex, paying attention to non-interactive and interactive videotex services.
no interesar
can't/couldn't be bothered
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
no interferente
non-intrusive
One of the main reasons for this is in the need to be non-intrusive, thus leaving the measured systems uninfluenced by the observation.
no interferir
keep out of it
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.
no intervencionista [Adjetivo]
hands-off
isolationist
In these days of heightened awareness of individual rights, the traditional librarian's hands-off attitude to the provision of legal and medical advice is frequently challenged within the professional literature.
In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
no intrusivo
nonobtrusive
This method has been defined as a nonobtrusive observation 'during which the personal characteristics and behavior of sedentary individuals in a complex are recorded at a particular point in time' = Se ha definido este método como la observación no intrusiva por parte del investigador "durante la cual se tomaba nota de las características personales y el comportamiento de las personas que no estaban desplazándose en un gran edificio en un momento concreto".
no intruso
non-intrusive
One of the main reasons for this is in the need to be non-intrusive, thus leaving the measured systems uninfluenced by the observation.
no invasivo
noninvasive [non-invasive]
Impedance cardiography is a medical technology breakthrough that provides physicians safe, noninvasive, and cost-effective access to information about your heart's ability to deliver blood to your body.
no invasor
non-intrusive
One of the main reasons for this is in the need to be non-intrusive, thus leaving the measured systems uninfluenced by the observation.
no invitado
uninvited
He said he experienced a constant barrage of uninvited comments about his sexual orientation and the way he dresses from some people at the firm.
no invitados, los
uninvited, the
A glower on his face warned the uninvited to stay well away.
no involucrado
uninvolved
Observations were made at random by uninvolved observers.
no ir bien
be on the blink
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
no irse
stick around
After the show I decided to stick around to see if I could meet her.
no jerárquico
non-hierarchical
As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.
no lácteo
non-dairy
non-milk
Consumption of calcium from non-dairy sources could increase the risk of developing prostate cancer, according to the results of a study.
Calves of less than two weeks do not digest non-milk fats nearly as well as milk source fats.
no lector
non-reader [nonreader]
Kozol's chapter heading referring to 'children of nonreaders' provides foot for thought.
no le enseñes a tu padre a ser padre
don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs
I was a professional keyboards programmer and engineer for nearly 20 years, so please don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
no le enseñes a tu padre a ser hijo
don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs
I was a professional keyboards programmer and engineer for nearly 20 years, so please don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
no letal
non-lethal
This study did not find evidence for a difference in the protective effect of the two types of mood stabilizing medications against non-lethal suicidal behavior.
no levantarse hasta tarde
have + a lie-in
lie in
She said she deserved to have a lie-in after more than a decade of getting up at the crack of dawn.
You spend forty odd years wishing you didn't have to be up and out before 8am every morning - so why do pensioners never lie in?.
no levantar un dedo
not lift a finger
He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
no librario
non-book [nonbook]
I am the original music inputter; I do a lot of music scores and a lot of the nonbook cataloging as well.
no lineal [Adjetivo que se aplica a aquellos documentos que contienen enlaces de hipertexto que permiten al lector pasar a ver otros textos, imágenes, etc que están relacionados con el documento original]
nonlinear [non-linear]
A drawback of browsing through nonlinear electronic documents is the accompanying sense of disorientation often reported by users.
no linealidad
nonlinearity [no-linearity]
This article examines new methods for constructing functions with different degrees of nonlinearity.
no listo
unready
She had been on the staff for a year, but had not applied for the head position because she felt unready for the challenge.
no literario
unliterary
non-literary
Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.
It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers.
no llegar a
stop + short of
fall + short of
Many attempts to evaluate reference services stop short of developing methods for improving these services = Muchos intentos de evaluar los servicios de referencia no llegan a desarrollar los métodos necesarios para mejorarlos.
This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.
no llegar a entender
miss + the mark
miss + the point
Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.
Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho)
fall (far) short of + Gerundio
This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports, etc. are produced and disseminated.
no llegar a un ideal
fall + short of ideal
Such efforts still fall short of the ideal envisaged by librarians.
no llevar a ninguna parte
achieve + nothing
go + nowhere
The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.
no llevar a ningún fin
beat + a dead horse
flog + a dead horse
fart in + the wind
Despite all the written and spoken words, and the charge that to even raise the issue now is to beat a dead horse, there are, regrettably, a host of continuing problems in the area of fairness of headings.
When Harries refuted the view that Africans were 'helpless cogs in the wheels of capitalist industrialization,' he was flogging a dead horse.
Loving people is like farting in the wind; you don't actually accomplish anything, but you feel better.
no llevar a ningún sitio
go + nowhere
Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.
no lo bastante lejos
not far enough
Computers have come a long way, but not far enough.
no lo dudes
take it from me
'Take it from me, elections matter,' Gore said = "Créeme, las elecciones importan", dijo Gore.
no lucrativo
non-profit [nonprofit]
non-profit making
This non-profit organisation was formed to promote quality library and information services.
SWALCAP is a non-profit making organisation based at the University of Bristol.
no manifiesto
undeclared
If a search was declared in the questionnaire as either a specific item search or a subject search but the log indicated otherwise, it was classed as an undeclared hybrid search.
no MARC
non-MARC
In 1976, the Library will begin to put into machine-readable form complete authority records for all name headings used in current MARC records along with all new and changed records for nonMARC headings.
no más que
in any more than
The librarian, however brilliant or hard- working, cannot judge for himself in any more than a few limited fields of literary production.
no materializarse
fall through
The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
Nombre + no tardará mucho en
it won't be long before + Nombre
It won't be long before Singaporeans take to the streets in protest.
Nombre + no tardó mucho en
it wasn't long before + Nombre
It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.
no médico [Que no pertenece a la medicina practicada en un centro hospitalario]
non-clinical
HEALTH is for non-clinical aspects of health care.
no merecer la pena
be no good
Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.
no merecerse Algo
be unworthy of
The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.
no metal
non-metal
A covalent bond is a strong bond between two non-metal atoms.
no metálico
non-metal
non-metallic
A covalent bond is a strong bond between two non-metal atoms.
It is clear from the these findings that non-metallic gaskets do not behave elastically.
no meterse donde a Uno no le importa
mind + Posesivo + own business
She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
no meterse donde a Uno no lo llaman
mind + Posesivo + own business
She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
no meterse en líos
keep out of + trouble
While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.
no meterse en problemas
keep out of + trouble
While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.
no miel sin hiel
no pain, no gain
no pain without gain
'The old adage 'no pain, no gain' should be less relevant as we age than when we're younger,' Lonner said = "El viejo dicho popular "quien algo quiere algo le cuesta" debería ser menos importante a medida que envejecemos que cuando somos más jóvenes", dijo Lonner .
Some people would call this madness, but David believes there is no gain without pain.
no miembro
non-member [nonmember]
One of the aims of book clubs ought to be to mount open meetings which will attract non-members.
no militar
nonmilitary
From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
no mirar atrás con arrepentimiento
have + no regrets
If you want to get to the end of your life and have no regrets you need to seize every opportunity that comes along.
no monográfico
non-monographic
At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.
no morderse la lengua
call + a spade a spade
not to hold any punches
It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no mostrar signos de
show + no sign(s) of
The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no moverse
stay + put
No matter how much more another job pays or how much more a person would like another part of the country or another job, the person should stay put for a minimum of two years.
no mover un dedo
not lift a finger
He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
no mucho después
not long after
Not long after Joshua returned, bright and cheery, and as hungry as a hunter after his long drive.
no musical
non-musical
Non-musical sound recordings are to be found in abundance covering such items as poetry readings, plays, children's stories and 'talking books' for the blind.
no muy acertado
wide of the mark
The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
no muy apropiado
wide of the mark
The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
no muy bien informado
not-too-well-informed
Despite the notions of some not-too-well-informed critics, the main entry has not been observed in cataloging as a fetish, but as a device to serve some well-considered functions.
no muy despierto
slow
Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
no muy lejos
within easy travelling distance
not far behind
not far off
not far away
not far
not too far
These are useful in showing the reader the resources within easy travelling distance.
Not far behind football in terms of profile is rugby (slightly similar to American Football, but without the excessive padding).
Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies - the guerdon of his toils.
Wherever there are diplomats, spooks are not far away.
Death is not far, and there is no escape.
In 1572 a new, very bright star appeared, not too far from the northern pole star.
no muy listos, los
none-too-bright, the
Despite efforts to smarten up its image, librarianship is still usually regarded as a lightweight, literary pursuit for the none-too-bright.
no nacido
unborn
A prenatal paternity test is a conclusive way to determine if a man is the father of an unborn child.
no nativo [Nombre y adjetivo]
non-native
More troublingly, non-native snakes like the Burmese python could slither their way north from the warm, humid conditions of South Florida.
no necesitar
have + no use for
Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.
no necesitar mantenimiento
maintenance-free
This solid particles removal device has a lifespan of at least 7 years and is virtually maintenance-free for the first 26,400 h of use.
no nombrado
unnamed
The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.
no nórdico
non-Nordic
The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky skin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.
no normalizado
unstandardised [unstandardized, -USA]
The values displayed in the figure were unstandardised estimates.
no nuclear
non-nuclear
Meanwhile, the growing nuclear capability of Communist China has led a number of non-nuclear countries to reassess their strategic security positions.
no obstaculizar
be out of the way of
On a pair of ordinary glasses is a square of fine lines near the top of one lens, where it is out of the way of ordinary vision.
no obstante
albeit (that)
however
nevertheless
nonetheless
still
yet
notwithstanding
none the less
though
that being said
all this said
when (all/everything) is said and done
regardless
Present, classical catalog designs are elaborations, albeit considerable elaborations, of these sixteenth-century developments.
However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.
Nevertheless, some classes contain tables which may be used to extend the classes shown in the main schedules.
Nonetheless, the editors and publisher agreed that the overall high level of the discussion justified the time, expense, and labor required to produce this work.
This process is slow and the resulting picture is poor in detail; still, it does give another process of dry photography, in which the picture is finished as soon as it is taken.
Yet even these indexes recognise some rules concerning the structure of headings.
Notwithstanding these activities, the printed word remains an essential vehicle for transmitting information to both specialized and general audiences.
These of course are everyday domestic problems, though none the less important to the enquirer.
This is not to say, though, that in some countries the 'all' that is available to gather into a current national bibliography is only that which the ruling government approve of.
That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.
All this said, he is a restless person, but in the active, productive sense rather than a fidget.
When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración.
What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
no occidental
non-Western
The points of view of non-Western Europeans/Americans, non-Christians, nonWhites, and non-males are becoming a force in society.
no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo
make + no bones about + Algo
In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no oficial
non-government
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidelines and information on equipment hazards, but many such problems are reported in non-government sources.
no olvidar
bear in + mind
be aware of
Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages.
Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
no ordenado
unsorted
Unsorted search results generally display in reverse order of entry of the records into the database.
no orgánico
non-organic
Styrofoam cannot be recycled and if such non-organic waste is ignored, it will contribute to environmental damage.
no parar de hablar
go on and on (and on (forever))
They say silence is golden but some people really just don't get it and they go on and on and on forever!.
no parar mucho en un sitio
live out of + a suitcase
In those days, he was a fancy-free young American, living out of a suitcase with a red and green camera always under his arm.
no parecer lógico
make + no sense
It makes no sense to sacrifice our health to balance the budget.
no parecer que
there + be + no sign of
there + be + little sign of
Customs barriers and restrictions on agency agreements for publishers may make life easier but there is no immediate sign of monetary union which would simplify the payment for international interlending transactions.
Even in the three years of the project the changes have accelerated and there is little sign of any reduction in the speed of change.
no parecerse en nada a
be nothing like
Hernandez soon discovered that Rolling Ridge was not, by any stretch of the imagination, anything like the suburban bedroom community of Colony Park.
no parecerse ni por asomo
different as night and day
When asked about their children's temperaments, parents frequently comment on how different their children are (e.g., 'different as night and day' or 'as if they came from different families').
no parecer Uno Mismo
be out of character
We have all experienced times when we felt out of character or 'beside ourselves,' acting in unexpected or inconsistent ways.
no participar
be out of the picture
Saddam may be out of the picture, but his methods are living on just fine.
no participar en
be uninvolved in
remain + uninvolved in
Archives were largely uninvolved in such developments in the 1970s, until 1977 when the Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force (NISTF) was formed.
As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
no partidista
non-partisan [nonpartisan]
To support these ends, the public library must be readily accessible to all, its use must be free of charge, it must be non-partisan and non-sectarian.
no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo
be not long before + Indicativo
The noting of similarities and differences becomes almost automatic so that there is instantaneous recognition, and it is not long before the child identifies a Pekinese as a dog and an Alsatian as a dog.
no pasa un día sin que
not a day goes by that
Not a day goes by that I don't recieve tons of e-mail from Germany asking me to run for the position of chancillor.
no patentado
non-proprietary
The need to share information between computers, produced by different manufacturers, has given rise to 2 non-proprietary protocols to support interoperability and telecommunications compatibility: TCP/IP and OSI.
no pegar ni con cola
stick out like + a sore thumb
Many of us disabled can't help sticking out like a sore thumb - it goes with the territory.
no pegar (un) ojo (en toda la noche)
not sleep a wink (all night long)
I'm so excited I bet I won't sleep a wink all night.
no pensar en otra cosa que
be wrapped up in
He had been wrapped up in a new project that was closely tied to the company's new growth.
no pensar más en Algo
dismiss from + Posesivo + mind
Quickly recognizing the futility of trying to decipher the purpose of the call, she dismissed it from her mind and continued on.
no pensar más que en
be wrapped up in
He had been wrapped up in a new project that was closely tied to the company's new growth.
no percatarse de
be blind to
Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.
no percatarse de la importancia de Algo
have + no feeling for
It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
no perder de vista
keep + an eye on
keep + a beady eye on
keep in + sight
keep + Nombre + under/in + Posesivo + radar
Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted.
We have simply been behaving as monopolies customarily do - shelving avoidable innovations, ducking investment risk wherever possible and keeping a beady eye on our own convenience rather than the users.
The difference between unnecessary and justifiable delays must be kept in sight.
I haven't read book 1 yet but I've heard great things about the series - I'll definitely keep it under my radar.
no perder el ánimo
keep + Posesivo + chin up
She's kept her chin up as she nurses a new life into toddlerhood, and is now doing a lot better.
no perder el control
stay on + top of
stay on + top of things
keep on + top of things
be on top of things
be on top of everything
Adapting to change - and staying on top of the changes - is a huge key to success in industry.
Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out.
It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things.
Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
Jeff is a pleasure to work with - he is on top of everything and he strives to make sure that his customers are always more than satisfied.
no perder el trabajo
stay in + work
This author discusses the qualities people need to stay in work, and how long they can expect to stay out of work if they lose their job.
no perder la cabeza
keep + a cool head
remain + cool-headed
play it + cool
To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.
In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed.
Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
no perder la calma
keep + a cool head
remain + cool-headed
play it + cool
To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.
In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed.
Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
no perder la práctica
keep + Posesivo + hand in
I certainly think there are a lot of reasons why all of the other schools, academic libraries and, I presume, public libraries, too, would want to keep their hands in the cataloging business.
no perder la práctica de
keep + Posesivo + hand in
I certainly think there are a lot of reasons why all of the other schools, academic libraries and, I presume, public libraries, too, would want to keep their hands in the cataloging business.
no perderse
keep on + the right track
There are five major challenges that need to be addressed in order to keep on the right track of sustainable development.
no perderse en/por
find + Posesivo + way round/through
This is obviously not a practical means of finding our way round the library.
no perderse mucho
be no great loss
The loss of any mentally-ill person is considered no great loss by society.
no perderse nada
be no great loss
The loss of any mentally-ill person is considered no great loss by society.
no perfumado
non-scented
unscented
Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.
They have scented and unscented types of wipes; along with baby wipes specifically designed for babies with sensitive skin.
no periódico
non-periodical
The author illustrates a method developed to utilise the library's shelf list as a means of estimating non-periodical collection size.
no permitir
disallow
Publishers still hoped to establish monopolies on individual books that were out of copyright, but this was eventually disallowed by a legal ruling in 1774.
no pertenecer a
have + no place in
Luhmann understands emotions essentially as perturbing individual phenomena that have no place in sociology.
no perteneciente a la Comunidad Europea
non-EC
Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.
no perteneciente al juzgado
out-of-court
Strategies that may be employed by law firms for using medical data bases to locate potential expert witnesses or out-of-court specialty consultants are illustrated.
no pestañear
not bat an eyelid
not bat an eyelash
Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
The Department of Justice didn't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.
no pillar Algo
go (way) over + Posesivo + head
He lost interest in the discussion of different tactical methods to infiltrate the research building, as it mainly went over his head.
no pillar la idea
miss + the point
Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
no planificado
unplanned
In fact, it is exactly these unplanned events that give him an insight into the country which he could not get from written sources.
no poder [Contracción de cannot]
be unable to
cannot
can't [cannot]
Entry of a 'p' means that you have been unable to find the bibliographic information in the system.
In most of these cases, however, a limited number of full-size 'blow-ups', on paper, are also produced which can be made available to users who cannot use microfiche.
She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.
no poder aguantar a
have it in for + Nombre
Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
no poder conciliar el sueño
have + trouble sleeping
have + trouble sleeping
Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.
Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.
no poder darse el lujo de
ill afford
A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
no poder dejar de mencionar
cannot but notice
Unfortunately, we cannot but notice that the letter of the State Secretary contains much false information and contradictions.
no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo
cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of
the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly
Hence too much emphasis cannot be given to the importance of isolating and articulating the main problem.
The importance of single-source authoritative direction cannot be stressed too strongly = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de una única fuente de autoridad.
no poder dormir
sleeplessness
The information fatigue syndrome causes paralysis of the analytical capacity, constant searches for more information, increased anxiety and sleeplessness and self-doubt in decision making.
no poder estarse quieto
have + the fidgets
fidget
In the polite Anglo-Saxon culture, you don't tell people who have the fidgets to stop fidgeting.
In the polite Anglo-Saxon culture, you don't tell people who have the fidgets to stop fidgeting.
no poder evitar + Infinitivo
cannot help + Gerundio
cannot help but + Verbo
One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above.
He smiled politely, but Bragge could not help but feel that his expression was one of low cunning.
no poder evitarlo
cannot help + Reflexivo
Even though she knew that Durkin was impervious to her blandishments, she could not help herself.
no poder evitar mencionar
cannot but notice
Unfortunately, we cannot but notice that the letter of the State Secretary contains much false information and contradictions.
no poder expresar + Posesivo + opinión
not get a word in edgeways
not get a word in edgewise
not get a word in
The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption.
Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise.
The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder hablar
not get a word in edgeways
not get a word in edgewise
not get a word in
The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption.
Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise.
The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder hacer más que
do + little more than
This brief section can do little more than focus attention on the importance of library guiding.
no poder hacer nada
have + Posesivo + hands tied
Italy's Prime Minister has voiced his opposition to NATO intervention in Libya, but said he had his hands tied by parliament.
no poder interrumpir
not get a word in edgeways
not get a word in edgewise
not get a word in
The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption.
Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise.
The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder más
come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether
have had enough
be at the end of + Posesivo + tether
be cheesed off with
Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'.
Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.
She says she's at the end of her tether waiting for the arrival of her baby.
In a statement that took about 20 seconds, he told a news conference that he was cheesed off with boxing and would quit after his next fight .
no poder meter baza
not get a word in edgeways
not get a word in edgewise
not get a word in
The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption.
Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise.
The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder permitirse
ill afford
A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
no poder permitirse el lujo de
ill afford
A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
no poder quitar lo bailado
have + no regrets
live + Posesivo + life to the fullest and have no regrets
If you want to get to the end of your life and have no regrets you need to seize every opportunity that comes along.
Jessie admitted that she has lived her life to the fullest and has no regrets.
no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza
can't get it out of my mind
Some user may come to the library simply to ask for help 'My daughter died six montsh ago and I just can't get it out of my mind'.
no poder regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no poderse buscar
be unsearchable
Starred fields, if any, are unsearchable.
no poderse negar que
there + be + no denying that
There is no denying that close classification which distinguishes documents on one subject from those on another must be an aid to readers and staff.
no poder sino + Infinitivo
cannot help but + Verbo
He smiled politely, but Bragge could not help but feel that his expression was one of low cunning.
no poder ver a
can't stand + sight
have it in for + Nombre
be at daggers drawn (with)
The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'.
Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
no poder volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no polémico
non-controversial [noncontroversial]
non-contentious
At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items.
The idea was originally to create a basis for agreement across cataloguing codes on the relatively non-contentious matter of descriptive data.
no ponderado
unweighted
Table 1 below shows the unweighted results from the sample.
no poner en duda
be unquestioned
Of course, as a repository of a country's book production the national library is unquestioned and even has a monopoly.
¡No, por lo que más quieras!
Not on your life!
I believe that if I were to ask my colleagues, 'Shouldn't we be collecting blogs?', they would rightly reply, 'Not on your life!'.
no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano
you can't rush time
let matters take their course
time will take its course
everything in due time
everything has its appointed time
everything happens in its own time
to everything there is a season
Like most teens, you probably just wish time would hurry up and you were out of high school already, but you can't rush time.
I'll just let matters take their course and concentrate on studying and hope that everything will be all right in the end.
This year, I won't make any resolutions because I don't want to pressure myself - time will take its course.
He is already sounding like a broken record in saying that he will explain everything in due time.
Just like a flower in season, everything has its appointed time and there is always a beginning and an end.
We may want things to happen at a particular time, but I keep learning over and over again that everything happens in its own time.
I know that to everything there is a season, but I am a gardener and I start counting the days until spring the day after Christmas.
no precipitarse
keep + a cool head
play it + cool
To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.
Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
no predisponer a Alguien en contra
keep on + the right side of
Gods did nothing, but you had to honour them with a daily offering to keep on the right side of them.
no predisponer en contra
stay on + the right side of
Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.
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 preocuparse que
rest + assured that
rest + easy that
Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
So you can rest easy that you are getting the very best.
no preparado
uninformed
unready
unprepared
Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.
She had been on the staff for a year, but had not applied for the head position because she felt unready for the challenge.
As a result, librarians have been reluctant to accept that racialism can be communicated through books and unprepared to accept the 'no platform for fascists' position = Como resultado, los bibliotecarios han sido reacios a aceptar que el racismo pueda comunicarse a través de los libros y no están preparados para aceptar la postura "ninguna plataforma para los fascistas".
no presentado a examen
absent from exam
Students absent from exams will automatically get a fail grade.
no prestar atención
disregard
overlook
close + the door on
go + unheeded
fly in + the face of
Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.
Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.
Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.
If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
no prestar atención al hecho de que
overlook + the fact that
The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
no prestar la suficiente atención
give + short shrift
Working on a report, statistics, or other assigned tasks while on duty must never cause a librarian to give short shrift to a question.
no pretender ser
make + no claim to
The last of these are the ones most directly aimed at a market, they make no claims to scholarship, only to helping students to pass examinations with the minimum amount of effort.
no probado
untested
Yet the documentation strategy is still a largely untested concept.
no procesado
unprocessed
The causes were accumulated dust on the books and an influx of unprocessed and unclean materials into the room.
no profesional
non-professional [nonprofessional]
In such ways parents and teachers can get together and learn from each other, breaking down the barriers of mistrust that often exist between the 'expert' professionals and the 'ignorant' nonprofessionals.
no programador
non-programmer
Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
no prolongado
unsustained
The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
no + Pronombre + pegar
it + be not like + Pronombre + to
It wasn't like him to stay out all night, and I was worried sick that he'd been in an accident.
no pronunciado
undelivered
The collection includes the manuscript of a long, undelivered 1860 speech castigating abolitionists.
no prosperar
fall by + the wayside
Surrounded by all this frenetic activity, it is difficult for even the most objective of viewers to discern which of these initiatives will prosper and which will fall by the wayside.
no provocado
unprovoked
But still what possible justification is there for unprovoked rudeness?.
no publicado
unpublished
Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
no público
non-public
A number of non-public libraries participated in the co-operative scheme and they were known as outlier libraries.
no pude evitar notar que
couldn't help but notice (that)
Anyway, I was living there for a while (in New Zealand) and couldn't help but notice lots of people using these yoghurt makers.
no puedo aguantarlo
can't take it
'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.
no puedo comprender
I can't get over
I can't get over how librarians tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together.
no puedo entender cómo
can't get over how
'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
no quebrar
stay in + business
keep + Posesivo + head above the water
stay + afloat
hold + Posesivo + head above the water
The business of libraries is staying in business.
Librarians must help libraries keep their heads above water in a difficult economic climate.
Record-high bank fees are making it harder for consumers to stay financially afloat.
We finally are holding our heads above the water with our finances and I have a good job and my son is in daycare.
no quedarse ahí
there + be + more to it than that
There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.
no querer saber más nada de
drop + Nombre + like a hot potato
drop + Nombre + like a hot brick
People were just curious, and once they slaked their thirst for this new product, they dropped it like a hot potato.
The public is equally quick to worship a winner as to drop a loser like a hot brick.
no querer saber nada de
want + nothing to do with
He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
no querer tener nada que ver con Algo
would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole
The Education Secretary says there are some secondary schools in England she 'would not touch with a barge pole'.
no querer tener nada que ver con
want + nothing to do with
He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
no racial
colour-blind
There has been a shift from overt ideologies of racial supremacy to more subtle symbolic narratives purporting to be colour-blind.
no racista
race-neutral
Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronise or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
no realizado
unfulfilled
unrealised [unrealized, -USA]
The early 1970s saw the end of an era of frustration and discouragement, unfulfilled hopes and unrealised dreams.
The early 1970s saw the end of an era of frustration and discouragement, unfulfilled hopes and unrealised dreams.
no recargado
uncluttered
Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
no recibir respuesta de
not hear a pip from
We sent him a Christmas card and a text to say Happy New Year, but not heard a pip back from him.
no reciclable
non-recyclable
They also provide a kerbside collection service for recyclable and non-recyclable household rubbish.
no reclamado
unclaimed
It becomes impossible to find the owner of unclaimed money due to the fact that the owner has changed his residence.
no recogido
uncollected
Uncollected goods may be sold after one month from the date on which they are ready for collection or delivery.
no recompensado
unrewarded
Providing information services to journalists is one of the most demanding yet underrated and unrewarded jobs in the field of librarianship and information work.
no reconocer como propio
disown
She has always lived with the knowledge that her blue-blooded family disowned her as a baby.
no reconocido
unacknowledged
unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA]
It concludes that the well-established news library in the newspaper plays a significant but unacknowledged role in news production.
It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
no recopilado
uncollected
Below is a list of all of the known uncollected short stories by Stephen King.
no recurrente
non-recurring
non-recurrent
Extenuating circumstances are non-recurring events that are beyond the borrower's control that result in a sudden, significant, and prolonged reduction in income.
Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.
no redimido
unredeemed
The Jew is profoundly aware of the unredeemed character of the world.
no reembolsable
non-repayable
non-refundable
Non-repayable grants are available for vocational training and guidance, recruitment and wage subsidies, resettlement and technical advice concerned with job creation.
There is a non-refundable charge of £25 for this event to cover refreshments.
no registrado
unlisted
unaffiliated
Materials acquired are often, perforce, left unsorted and unlisted for years through lack of staffing to undertake the task.
The author assesses the extent to which unaffiliated users'use of collections and services reduce their availability for the primary client.
no reglamentado
unregulated
But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.
no regulado
unregulated
But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.
no relacionado
unrelated
nonrelative [non-relative]
Adjacent technical papers bound in journals may often be unrelated.
The content of a document may be expressed by several keywords and terms which may be either relative or non-relative to the main topic discussed in it.
no relacionado con patentes
non-patent
The programme will focus on a practical understanding ownership issues relating to non-patent intellectual property.
no relacionados entre sí
unrelated
Adjacent technical papers bound in journals may often be unrelated.
no relativo
nonrelative [non-relative]
The content of a document may be expressed by several keywords and terms which may be either relative or non-relative to the main topic discussed in it.
no relevante
non-relevant
These non-relevant documents are frequently referred to as 'noise'.
no remunerado
unpaid
unsalaried
non-paying
unremunerated
non-remunerated
non-salaried
uncompensated
She began her career in the Royal Library in Feb 38 as an unpaid assistant.
The mayor, like other councilors, is unsalaried and has virtually no administrative or appointive powers.
IFLA is seeking a volunteer (i.e, this is a non-paying position) to act as editor-in-chief of a project to update the World Guide last published in 1995.
The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.
The data serves to show that the traditional model of non-remunerated work persists despite the equality of rights enshrined in the Constitution.
These loans are basically offered to non-salaried individuals.
Employees routinely performed an average of 30 minutes of unrecorded and uncompensated work.
no rendir en el trabajo
lie down on + the job
Anyway, we don't know much about Nicole yet, just that she's a babysitter who was caught lying down on the job.
no rendir lo suficiente
provide + (good) value for money
At the centre of the row over the 'bonus culture' is the view that certain people are getting money for old rope - that they're working the system and not providing good value for money.
no renovable
non-renewable
Oil, natural gas, coal and uranium - the most common fuels in the world - are considered to be non-renewable, due to the eons it took to create them and mankind's inability to synthesize similar fuels readily.
no renovado
unrenewed
The system searches sequentially through its files for unrenewed subscriptions.
no rentable
uneconomic
unprofitable
It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
They are most willing than most to accept an obligation to produce worthwhile but financially unprofitable books and journals.
no reparar en gastos
go to + town on
lash out (on)
spare + no expense
splash out on
He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans.
The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity.
These stars have spared no expenses when it comes to buying extravagant gifts for their partners.
While the rest of the lads are splashing out on luxury cars or expensive holidays in the sun - O'Brien is pumping the money back into the farmland.
no repartido
undelivered
Claims for undelivered products must be made as soon as possible = Las reclamaciones de productos no entregados deben hacerse tan pronto como sea posible.
no repetible
non-recurring
non-recurrent
Extenuating circumstances are non-recurring events that are beyond the borrower's control that result in a sudden, significant, and prolonged reduction in income.
Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.
no representativo
unrepresentative
Critics claimed that DC was being distorted to satisfy the extreme views of an unrepresentative group.
no restrictivo
non-restrictive
These beliefs will determine how restrictive or nonrestrictive the library will be in terms of providing physical and intellectual access to information.
no restringido
non-restrictive
unconfined
These beliefs will determine how restrictive or nonrestrictive the library will be in terms of providing physical and intellectual access to information.
If, however, they are to become regarded as capable of operating in roles unconfined by institutional settings then different considerations would apply in terms of the appropriate sort of education.
no resuelto
unresolved
Other instances of unresolved or partially resolved conflicts of this type abound in our precomputer cataloging codes.
no resultar fácil
not be easy
It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
no retirado
uncollected
Uncollected goods may be sold after one month from the date on which they are ready for collection or delivery.
no reutilizable
single-use
disposable
Punnets used to be made of wicker but now are made of cardboard or plastic, and are single-use only.
We can no longer treat automation projects as interesting experiments, which are disposable if they fail.
no revelación
nondisclosure [non-disclosure]
It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.
no revelar Algo a Alguien
keep + Nombre + in the dark
I'm not against mammography, but I am against women being kept in the dark about the true benefits and risks associated with this practice.
no revelar información
keep + silent
keep + silence
As a consequence, the Jewish survivors of the genocide were under pressure to keep silent.
Local policies have to keep silence about one, if not their principal object: regulating the presence of immigrants in the city.
no revelar nada a nadie
lips + seal
He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.
no rotundo
flat "no"
A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course.
no rular bien
be on the blink
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
no saber cómo explicarlo
be at a loss to explain it
She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.
no saber cómo seguir
be stuck
get + stuck
become + stuck
Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.
Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.
Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
no saber de
have + no understanding of
Someone who is too honest sounds like a lunatic because they seem to have no understanding of how the world works.
no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza
squirm with + embarrassment
This horrible caricature is supposed to be an Olympic symbol to be proud of, yet at this moment the British public can only be squirming with embarrassment.
no saber expresarse bien
inarticulateness
But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
no saber lo que es
have + no sense of
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes.
no saber más por ello
be none the wiser
Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.
no saber qué contestar
stump
I'm stumped - again, any help would be appreciated - and thank you for your responses so far!.
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 saber qué hacer
be at a loss
get out of + Posesivo + depth
be on the horns of a dilemma
be at a nonplus
Many librarians are disturbed by this problem but have been at a loss as to the remedy.
It sounds like it could be quite easy for you to get out of your depth with this problem.
Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.
I liked the methodology cited in the article, but was quite at a nonplus as to description of why several items were taken out of consideration.
no saber qué hacer a continuación
draw + a blank
be stuck
get + stuck
become + stuck
He must assure himself that he has indeed eliminated every possibility that lies within his power before concluding that he has indeed drawn a blank.
Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.
Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.
Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
no saber qué hacer con
be at sixes and sevens with
She told me that I was all at sixes and sevens with my eight times table and that it was 'back to square one' for me.
no saber qué más hacer [Con menos frecuencia también se utiliza wits' en lugar de wit's]
be at + Posesivo + wit's end
'Are you sure that's what you want?' 'I'm at my wit's end', he said and spread out his hands in a gesture of hopelessness.
no saberse cuándo
there + be + no telling when
There is no telling when the full potential of information technology for preservation and dissemination will be realized.
no saberse qué
there + be + no telling what
We never have seen her and know little of her, but there is no telling what such an uncultivated person as she might do.
no saldado
uncollected
As the economy has nosedived, hospitals have seen their uncollected debt increase - from low, single digits to more than 5 percent.
no salir
stay in
stay + indoors
It seems like the smartest plan for ringing in the New Year: staying in instead of going out.
Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.
no salir mal parado por
be none the worse for (that)
The author concludes that although many of the innovations discussed did not survive, the schools were none the worse for their experimentation.
no saludable
insalubrious
Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living .
no satisfacer unos criterios
fall (far) short of + criteria
Libraries, therefore, fall far short of the criteria of Peters and Waterman.
no satisfecho
unsatisfied
The reduction of the stock may not result in unsatisfied user requests.
no se ganó Zamora en una hora
Rome wasn't built in a day
Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
no seguir una norma
fall (far) short of + norm
The highest of these actual rates fell short of the later norm by more than 10 per cent.
no seleccionado
unselected
The union's contract stipulates that only the 'seniormost' unselected candidate has the right to grieve.
No se le puede pedir peras al olmo
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Everybody knows 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,' suggesting that something without inherent value can't be transformed into something valuable.
no sentirse bien
feel + off-colour
If you're feeling off-colour, but don't feel ill enough to go to the doctor, ask your pharmacist for advice.
no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo
the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised
the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed
the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated
The importance of establishing these detailed policies cannot be overemphasized = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de establecer estas normas de funcionamiento detalladas.
The importance of making regular back-ups of data cannot be overstressed = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de hacer copias de seguridad de la información periódicas.
The importance of good direction and leadership cannot be overstated = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de una buena dirección y un buen liderazgo.
no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de
the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised
In this regard, the roles of the school and public libraries as education centres cannot be overemphasised = En este sentido, no se puede dejar de recalcar las funciones de las bibliotecas escolares y públicas como centros de enseñanza.
no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of
the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated
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.
no ser aceptable
be unacceptable
The most superficial review of current law and policy shows that this is unacceptable.
no ser aconsejable
be undesirable
The process of information system development requires a continuum of activity and fragmentation of the process is undesirable.
no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo
be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo
Keywords can prove difficult to identify immediately and their alphabetical sequence can be less than straightforward to follow.
no ser afectado
leave + unaffected
The optical fibre cable contributes to this better performance by using a nonelectrical mode of transmission, which leaves it unaffected by electromagnetic disturbances.
no ser ajeno a
be no stranger to
Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities.
no ser así ya
be no longer the case
Until recently, replacing the DLL seemed to solve the problem, but it appears as though that is no longer the case.
no ser bien visto
be in the doghouse
This video shows what happens when a guy bought his girlfriend the wrong gift and ended up in the doghouse.
no ser broma
be no joke
The article is entitled 'How do you manage: sexual harassment is no joke'.
no ser castigado por Algo
get away with
She said that morale would plummet among the rest of the staff if I permitted him to get away with taking off the way he did yesterday.
no ser cobarde
be no chicken
I admire Governor Perdue's courage; he is no chicken like Mike Tyson.
no ser consciente de
remain + unaware of
Unfortunately, the majority of the public, and in particular those most in need of information - the disadvantaged - remain largely unaware of an 'information gap' in their lives.
no ser cuestión de
there + be + no question of
There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.
no ser de asombrar que
it + be + little wonder that
It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain - publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike - are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.
no ser de la incumbencia de Uno
be none of + Posesivo + business
That a scholar should appareciate literature is good for his own pleasure and profit; but it is none of his business to communicate that appreciation to his audience.
no ser de la incumbencia + Infinitivo
have + no business + Gerundio
Magro was on record as subscribing to the view that the public library as a democratically based public institution had no business using a disproportionate amount of its resources to support an elitist program for a tiny minority of the community.
no ser de recibo
be unacceptable
The most superficial review of current law and policy shows that this is unacceptable.
no ser deseable
be undesirable
The process of information system development requires a continuum of activity and fragmentation of the process is undesirable.
no + ser + de sorprender que
it + be + not surprising that
It is not surprising that the majority of the world's inhabitants have been shut off from the digital revolution when half of those people have yet to make their first phone call.
no ser de sorprender que
be no surprise (that)
It's no surprise visitors come from far and wide just to fish here.
no ser digno de
be unworthy of
The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.
no ser digno de Uno
be below + Posesivo + dignity
It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.
no ser divulgado
be out of the public eye
The cause of the damage to his reputation was the fact that most of his important early works were out of the public eye for much of the 20th c.
no ser el fin del mundo
not be the end of the world
Taking a rest day from exercising is not the end of the world.
no ser fácil
have + a difficult time
be no picnic
not be easy
Videotext services have had a notoriously difficult time becoming accepted in the US marketplace.
This will be no picnic, especially with the French at the wheel.
It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
no ser gran cosa
not add up to much
add up to + nothing
They are the most numerous thing in the galaxy, but each of them has such a small mass that they don't add up to much.
This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no ser lo más adecuado para
ill suited to/for
Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
no ser lo que parecer
be not all what it seems to be
be not as it seems to be
Knightley has warned children who dream of celebrity life that it's not all what it seems to be.
Though at first it seems that this project is charming and has strong appeal for poor countries and its poor children, it is not as it seems to be.
no ser lo suficientemente bueno
not be good enough
It means admitting that their best shot so far has not been good enough.
no ser más que
be nothing more than
be nothing but
Women will like it because it shows how men are nothing more than putty in their hands.
She is nothing but a narcissist that wants to hang out with the so-called big wheels in this city.
no ser menos que el vecino
keep up with + the Joneses
The article 'Keeping up with the Joneses' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.
no ser menos que los demás
keep up with + the Joneses
The article 'Keeping up with the Joneses' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.
no ser motivo de risa
be no laughing matter
The article 'Libraries: no laughing matter' explores why National Library Week presents an important opportunity for the library and information science profession to make a case for libraries at a national level.
no ser mucho de
be not much to
'I'm not much to trust any politician,' he shrugs, but 'I just don't believe in changing horses in midstream'.
no ser muy dado a
be not much to
'I'm not much to trust any politician,' he shrugs, but 'I just don't believe in changing horses in midstream'.
no ser nada
add up to + nothing
This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no ser nada del otro mundo
be no great shakes
be nothing to shout about
be nothing to write home (to mom) about
be not much cop
My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.
The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.
He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.
no ser nada especial
be nothing to shout about
be no great shakes
be nothing to write home (to mom) about
be not much cop
The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.
My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.
He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.
no ser nada fácil [Hacer algo]
be hard-pushed to
And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
no ser nada nuevo
be nothing new
The issue of non-local women from the mainland coming to Hong Kong to give birth is nothing new.
no ser necesario
there + be + no question of
There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.
no ser ningún jovencito
be no chicken
Her Swazi tracker said that Amy was the best shot he had ever seen - and he is no chicken, being the progenitor of various grandchildren.
no ser ni sombra de lo que se ha sido antes
be a shadow of + Posesivo + former self
be a shadow of + Reflexivo
be a shell of + Reflexivo
be a shell of + Posesivo + former self
It took a week to reduce the East Timorese capital to a smouldering shadow of its former self.
He had a good season last year but this time around he's just a shadow of himself.
As of today she is just a shell of herself, hasn't eaten in 3 days and over those 3 days has taken maybe a few teaspoons of water.
These feelings have slowly devoured Mary over the years, to the point where she is just a shell of her former self.
no ser ni una cosa ni otra
fall between + two stools
The article is entitled 'ADONIS: a happy medium or falling between two stools'.
no + ser + normal en + Pronombre
it + be not like + Pronombre + to
It wasn't like him to stay out all night, and I was worried sick that he'd been in an accident.
no ser oro todo lo que reluce
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.
no ser para tomárselo a risa
be no laughing matter
be no laughing matter
The article 'Libraries: no laughing matter' explores why National Library Week presents an important opportunity for the library and information science profession to make a case for libraries at a national level.
The article 'Libraries: no laughing matter' explores why National Library Week presents an important opportunity for the library and information science profession to make a case for libraries at a national level.
no ser sino
be nothing but
She is nothing but a narcissist that wants to hang out with the so-called big wheels in this city.
no ser sorpresa que
be no surprise (that)
It's no surprise visitors come from far and wide just to fish here.
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.
no ser todo coser y cantar
not be all beer and skittles
Diplomacy is not all beer and skittles but this book can give that impression.
no ser trascendental
be of no consequence
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
no ser una excepción
be no exception
The publication of a new edition of DC is always an important event, and the eighteenth edition, published in 1971, is no exception.
no ser una gran pérdida
be no great loss
The loss of any mentally-ill person is considered no great loss by society.
no ser un lecho de rosas
be not all roses
Maintaining plants is a big part of the work, but the job is not all roses.
no ser un placer
bring no + joy
there + be + no joy
take no + joy
As teachers, we have to shatter their naivete (because ultimately that is what education ought to be), but it brings no joy to do so.
Well, friends, we were really scraping the bottom of the barrel, and there was no joy, no joy at all.
Make no mistake, I take no joy in seeing peaceful protesters attacked.
no ser verdad
be untrue
You think that post-coordinate indexing does not usually include the translation stage of indexing: this is untrue.
no servido
undelivered
Claims for undelivered products must be made as soon as possible = Las reclamaciones de productos no entregados deben hacerse tan pronto como sea posible.
no servir de mucho
be little more than an interesting exercise
In addition, any control system that does not pose corrective actions after deviations occur is little more than an interesting exercise.
no servir de nada
be of no avail
be to no avail
This, however, was of no avail, for the whole cavity, including the external meatus, was gradually obliterated.
However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom.
no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo
no use + Ving
no use + Ving
Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.
Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.
no servir para nada
be good for nothing
pissing into the wind
be of no avail
be to no avail
all + be for + naught
be a dead loss
For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience - and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.
This, however, was of no avail, for the whole cavity, including the external meatus, was gradually obliterated.
However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom.
But the intrigue and suspense that the movie was constructing ended up all being for naught, as it ultimately failed to live up to its mystery.
There is now never the need for someone with a hair problem to feel that the problem cannot be solved; hair loss is no longer a dead loss!.
no se sabe todavía
the jury is still out (on)
Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.
no se traduce [El adjetivo o artículo que precede toma valor nominal] [Resalta la acción del verbo]
by + Gerundio
one
practices
with + Nombre + Gerundio
cannot but + Verbo
the turn of + Nombre
In considering the headings to be chosen for government agencies it is as well to start by considering the headings for governments.
The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches.
In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.
One cannot but feel that a national survey of this type is bound to be limited in what it can tell us about people's reading interests.
'Are you sure, Bernice?' she asked, extremely startled by the turn of events.
no sexista [Sin discriminar en cuanto al sexo]
non-sexist
gender neutral
Underwritten by a Council on Library Resources grant, she compiled a thesaurus for nonsexist subject headings entitled 'On Equal Terms'.
The author argues that although the book is not blatantly sexist, neither is it gender neutral.
nos gusten o no
like them or not
Like them or not, plaits are still in.
nos guste o no
like it or not
Like it or not, that's how it is.
no siempre
not always
Not always, but concrete countertops can develop hairline cracks.
no signatario
non-signatory
One by one they fell into line, leaving the Czech Republic and Britain as the only non-signatories.
no significar gran cosa
not add up to much
They are the most numerous thing in the galaxy, but each of them has such a small mass that they don't add up to much.
no significar nada
add up to + nothing
This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no significativo estadísticamente
statistically insignificant
The uniformity was similar to that of commercial mixers and the amount of damage caused to the seed was found to be statistically insignificant.
no silábico
non-syllabic
In addition to j, w, q, uj, there are a number of other non-syllabic vowel-like sounds that might also be considered as semivowels.
no simplificado
unabridged
This article examines the abridged versus unabridged debate in the realm of books on tape or audiocassettes outlining the advantages of each format.
no sin fundamento
not without basis
Yet such suspicions are becoming more widespread, not without basis.
no sistemático
unsystematic
Statistical evaluation suggests that past acquisitions have been unsystematic.
no socio
unaffiliated
non-member [nonmember]
The author assesses the extent to which unaffiliated users'use of collections and services reduce their availability for the primary client.
One of the aims of book clubs ought to be to mount open meetings which will attract non-members.
no solicitado
unsolicited
The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
no sólo
not least
Extra money for books is raised in a variety of ways, not least through the efforts of active parent/teachers' associations.
no sólo sino también
not only ... but also ...
This translation will involve not only labelling the subject, but possibly also indicating related subjects, as has been discussed earlier.
no soltar
keep + a tight hold on
A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.
no soltar prenda
play + Posesivo + cards close to + Posesivo + chest
keep + Posesivo + cards close to + Posesivo + chest
I too would like more transparency but when the opposition are such wreckers of every policy I can understand why cards are played close to the chest.
I think she kept her cards close to her chest, even when Ray asked her about other men she was very cagey and didn't give much away.
no somos todos iguales
one size doesn't fit all
One size doesn't fit all anymore.
no + soy/estoy/estás/eres/es/está/somos/estamos/sois/estáis/son/están [Contracción de am/is/are + not]
ain't [am/is/are + not]
The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.
no sucumbir ante las emociones
keep + a stiff upper lip
put + a brave face on
brazen out
put on/up + a brave face
Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests.
You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it.
The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone.
It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
no suficientemente + Adjetivo/Participio
insufficiently + Adjetivo/Participio
This leads to an approach which is insufficiently analytical, and which relies too heavily upon enumeration.
no sufrir cambios
remain + normal
The old method of publication by syndicates of retail booksellers (who might also be wholesalers and/or printers) remained normal during the last quarter of the eighteenth century.
no sujeto
unanchored
Repeated assertions as to what is not being done could be damaging when unanchored to current possibilities.
no sujeto a una cuota
non-quota
The inclusion of much of West Yorkshire in the non-quota textile programme is claimed to be at least partly attributable to this persistence.
no superar la prueba de
not stand the test of
Sidney Ditzion's assessment of Ticknor as a man who 'loved and trusted the great majority of his fellow citizens' just will not stand the test when compared with the testimony of Ticknor's contemporaries.
no suponer gran cosa
not add up to much
They are the most numerous thing in the galaxy, but each of them has such a small mass that they don't add up to much.
no suponer nada
add up to + nothing
This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no susceptible [Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible']
unsusceptible
Those serials serving as periodical reports of the activities of their issuing bodies are inherently unsusceptible to change of authorship and should be entered under the individuals or bodies responsible for them.
notación no transparente [Notación cuya estructura no representa claramente las subdivisiones de una disciplina]
non-expressive notation
Some schemes deliberately opt for a non-expressive notation.
no tan bueno
not-so-good
The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.
no técnico
non-technical
Ideally, this reference manual should provide step-by-step guidance for the non-technical, first-time user.
no tener
miss out on
The author regrets the struggle which Greco-Roman studies have to survive in the USA arguing that US students miss out on understanding the origins of much of their culture and government.
no tener alternativa
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener apetito
be off + Posesivo + food
be off + Posesivo + oats
Her period of madness is characterised by being off her food, by refusing to prepare food, and by silence.
Anyhow, family - including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
no tener a quien acudir
have + no body to turn to
have + no one to turn to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
It's harder when you're all alone and have no one to turn to.
no tener a quien recurrir
have + no body to turn to
have + no one to turn to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
It's harder when you're all alone and have no one to turn to.
no tener conciencia de
have + no sense of
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes.
no tener constancia de Algo
unrecorded
A study of early printed records for the county of Northumberland has identified some previously unrecorded parochial libraries.
no tener deudas
be free of debt
My dad and I were talking about his recent financial turnaround, and one of the things he said was that he loves being free of debt.
no tener donde acudir
have + no where to turn
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tener donde agarrarse
not have a leg to stand on
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener donde caerse muerto
not have two pennies to rub together
down-and-out
Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry.
The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.
no tener donde recurrir
have + no where to turn
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tener dos dedos de frente
as thick as a brick
as thick as two (short) planks
as daft as a brush
knucklehead
the cheese slid off + Posesivo + cracker
Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
It sounds like the cheese slid off his cracker a long time ago.
no tener en cuenta
disregard
overlook
skip over
be oblivious of/to
close + the door on
skip
leave + Nombre + out of the picture
fly in + the face of
drop + Nombre + out of the picture
Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.
If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again.
The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.
Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.
The search engines skips sites with no scientific content.
Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again.
If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
no tener errores
be error-free
Only 5 bibliographies were error-free.
no tener escapatoria
have + no way out
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tener éxito
be unsuccessful
come up with + nothing
prove + unsuccessful
have + no joy
Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
I tried to search D-Lib Magazine for distributed proofreading, but came up with nothing.
Attempts were made to relate post-doctoral research to pre-doctoral research and experience, but these proved unsuccessful.
I just like challenges, especially with problem-solving on vehicles when others have had a try but no joy.
no tener fácil arreglo
there + be + no easy way out
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
no tener fin
there + be + no end to
Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.
no tener forma de regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener forma de volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener fronteras
have + no boundaries
It will be global learning, thus evidence of the fact that learning has no boundaries.
no tener fundamento
be unfounded
This fear was expressed by publishers and booksellers when the first lending libraries were established and by and large it has proved to be unfounded.
no tener futuro
there + be + no future in
He was worried stiff by how much he wanted her, knowing there was no future in it.
no tener ganas
can't/couldn't be bothered
can't/couldn't be bothered
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
no tener ganas de comer
be off + Posesivo + food
be off + Posesivo + oats
Her period of madness is characterised by being off her food, by refusing to prepare food, and by silence.
Anyhow, family - including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
no tener hijos
be childless
Although some women librarians are married, most are childless: since the career is demanding, women librarians must choose often between career and children.
no tener hogar
be homeless
In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
no tener idea
have + no clue
Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.
no tener idea de
be clueless about
have + no understanding of
Even if CIA spymasters could infiltrate the innermost Kremlin, they would still be clueless about what was happening in the rest of Russia.
Someone who is too honest sounds like a lunatic because they seem to have no understanding of how the world works.
no tener importancia
be of no importance
make + no difference
be of no consequence
Titles and authors are of no importance, and grouping books under subjects (fairy tales, adventure) is ineffective because the categories are not understood.
Although upper and lower case makes no difference when typing in your name, it does make a difference in the password.
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
no tener información
be undocumented
Friends of the Library groups are largely undocumented in the professional literature at non-doctoral granting colleges and universities.
no tener la conciencia tranquila
have + a guilty conscience
Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
no tener la más mínima consideración
walk all over + Alguien
run + roughshod over
ride + roughshod over
By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over .
Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.
A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.
no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo
not have the foggiest idea
I don't have the foggiest idea how one would go about it.
no tener la menor duda de que
there + be + no doubt in + Posesivo + mind that
A manqué artist will do when the real thing is unavailable, but there was no doubt in my mind that the musician onstage last night was incapable of delving deeply into any material.
no tener la menor importancia
be of no particular concern
Whether or not the distribution fits a Bradford distribution is of no particular concern.
no tener la necesidad de usar Algo
have + no use for
Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.
no tener la obligación de
be under no obligation
They are under no obligation to inform the public of their financial status, so most do not bother.
no tener la preparación
be untrained
In some senses an author is in an ideal position to evaluate and summarize his own work, but the fact that he is untrained in abstracting will lead to variations in quality.
no tener límite
have + no limit
The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
no tener límites
be boundless
Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.
no tener lógica ni explicación
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener lugar
fall through
The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
no tener manera de regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener manera de volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener margen de error
have + no margin for error
I didn't feel threatened, but I knew that I was on a razor's edge - I had no margin for error.
no tener más alternativa que
have + no other option but
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener más opción que
have + little choice but
have + no other option but
With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener más remedio que
be stuck with
be left with + the need to
get + stuck with
If you're trying to reduce the cost of your cataloging, you're stuck with accepting LC, particularly if you're in a library which is acquiring the kinds of materials for which LC is the only cataloging source.
In which case, the librarian is left with the need to reach sensible agreements with those supporting and delivering IT services to ensure that the services are reliable and available.
The point to using non-proprietary standards is to make sure that you don't get stuck with content that you are unable to migrate to new formats over time.
no tener modo de regresar
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener modo de volver
have + no way back
This is our final choice, and we have no way back.
no tener nada en contra de
have + no quarrel with
have + nothing against
I have no quarrel with subject catalogues.
I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas .
no tener nada en contra de Algo
have + no quarrel about + Nombre
His library is using the subject heading 'CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, NONSEXIST' in two ways: one applied to material on the subject of nonsexist books - about which I have no quarrel.
no tener nada que perder
have + nothing to lose
'Workers unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains,' said Karl Marx = "Trabajadores uníos, no teneís nada que perder mas que vuestras cadenas", dijo Karl Marx.
no tener nada que ponerse
not have a stitch to wear
This foxy girl has a wardrobe full of head-turning outfits and not a stitch of clothing to wear.
no tener nada que ver con
be irrelevant to
have + nothing to do with
The requirement of many communities in the USA that young children print their names legibly to qualify for a library card is irrelevant to a child's readiness to use the library.
Religion has nothing to do with science - and vice versa.
no tener (ni) absoluta idea
have + absolutely no idea
It was also a demonstration that the people running the business have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to security.
no tener (ni) idea
have + no idea
When the group got on the bus for their field trip that morning, they had no idea they would be heading for a military prison.
no tener ni idea sobre Algo
not know the first thing about
The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad
not to have a prayer
As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
no tener ni la más remota posibilidad
not to have a prayer
As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
no tener ningún escrúpulo en
have + no qualms about
Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener ningún fundamento
not have a leg to stand on
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener ningún interés
can't/couldn't be bothered
Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
no tener ningún remilgo en
have + no qualms about
Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener ningún reparo
have + no qualms about
Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener (ni) orden ni concierto
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener ni pies ni cabeza
can't make head(s) or tail(s) of
be pointless
make + no sense at all
make + no sense whatsoever
I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.
In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
The way President Obama has gone about it makes no sense at all.
Cuz they know that old coot constantly contradicts himself and makes no sense whatsoever.
no tener (ni) pies ni cabeza
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener ni punto de comparación
be in a different league
Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
no tener ni puta idea
not get + Posesivo + shit together
To begin with a vulgarism, the public libraries have definitely not got their shit together.
no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo
not know the first thing about
The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
no tener (ni) ton ni son
there + be + no rhyme or reason
There's no rhyme or reason to her choices, she's the only one who knows why she chooses the way she does.
no tener ni un pelo de tonto
there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre
Arabin stared at the interruption, but the man continued: 'You need not stare; there are no flies about me - what I say I mean to do'.
no tener ni voz ni voto en
have + no say in
The journeymen, having no say in the affairs of the gild, organized their own associations within individual shops, which were known as chapels.
no tener noticias de
not hear a pip from
We sent him a Christmas card and a text to say Happy New Year, but not heard a pip back from him.
no tener noticias es buena señal
no news is good news
No news is good news, in this case meaning there is no new clot in her lungs.
no tener opción
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra alternativa
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra alternativa que
have + no other option but
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener otra opción
have + no choice
While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra opción que
have + no other option but
It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener otro objetivo que el de
have + no other purpose than
As a reader of books, I am frequently irritated by 'introductions', which appear to me to have no other purpose that to hinder me from getting into the meat of the text.
no tener otro sitio donde recurrir
have + nowhere else to turn
Cuts in library budgets won't turn off the Internet for wealthy or middle-class families but it will certainly do for people who have nowhere else to turn.
no tener par
be one of a kind
be one in a million
She was one of a kind and we were fortunate to have had the chance to make music with her.
He changed my life forever and I will never forget him, he truly was one in a million.
no tener parangón
be unequalled
be without peer
The early history of Irish libraries is unequalled in Europe.
As a record of the lives and intellects of their extraordinary correspondents, these letters are without peer.
no tener pelos en la lengua
call + a spade a spade
not to hold any punches
It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no tener posibilidades
be dead meat
be a dead man/woman (walking)
I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.
no tener prejuicios
be open-minded
The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
no tener presente
be oblivious of/to
The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.
no tener pruebas
not have a leg to stand on
Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener que ir muy lejos
not have to look far
If you're interested in purchasing a pair of wedge shoes worn by the stars, you won't have to look far.
no tener qué ponerse
not have a stitch to wear
This foxy girl has a wardrobe full of head-turning outfits and not a stitch of clothing to wear.
no tener razón
be wrong
He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo
there + be + no sense in + Gerundio
There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about = No tiene sentido andarse con precisiones cuando no se tiene ni idea de lo que se está hablando.
no tener reparos
make + no bones about + Algo
In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no tener reparos en admitir que
make + no bones about + Algo
In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no tener representación
be unrepresented
Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación.
no tener respuesta
be unanswerable
It does happen from time to time that a question is asked that the librarian knows from his knowledge and experience to be unanswerable in practice.
no tener rival
be second to none
The rate of growth in Australian data base activity is second to none in the world.
no tener rumbo
lose + Posesivo + way
They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.
no tener salida
be stuck
get + stuck
become + stuck
have + no way out
Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.
Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.
Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
In the midst of a financial crisis, you may feel like you have no way out and no where to turn.
no tener sentido
be meaningless
be pointless
be senseless
make + no sense
If you do not observe this rule, the resulting class number will be either meaningless or, at least, have the wrong meaning.
In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
Quine's thesis of the inscrutability of reference maintains that it is senseless to ask what the referent of a term is.
It makes no sense to sacrifice our health to balance the budget.
no tener sentido de
have + no sense of
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes.
no tener sentido el + Infinitivo
there + be + no point in + Gerundio
There usually is no point in personally trying to correct misconceptions that may be the basis of some questions.
no tener sentido + Infinitivo
there + be + little point in + Gerundio
there + be + no sense in + Gerundio
There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about = No tiene sentido andarse con precisiones cuando no se tiene ni idea de lo que se está hablando.
no tener suerte
be out of luck
have + no joy
But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
I just like challenges, especially with problem-solving on vehicles when others have had a try but no joy.
no tener tiempo de nada
have + not a moment to spare
The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.
no tener trabajo
be unemployed
In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
no tener trascendencia
be of no consequence
Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
no tener un duro
not have a bean
And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
no tener un lugar donde acudir
have + no place to go to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
no tener un lugar donde ir
have + no place to go to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
no tener un lugar donde recurrir
have + no place to go to
Thousands of childen dead, injured and homeless and without carers - having no place to go to and no body to turn to.
no tener valor
be valueless
Effects of this error force ratings so drastically to the top of the scale that they are valueless to us and others in management.
no tener versatilidad
be a one-trip pony
He accused her of being a one-trip pony only suited to one type of song and that to be the an all-round singer you need to be diverse.
no tener vida privada
like being in a (gold)fish bowl
Living in residence is like being in a fish bowl, something happens and then minutes later the whole house knows.
no terminar nunca de tener problemas con
have + no end of problems with
I would be glad to test the new version since I have had no end of problems with the old one.
no terrenal
unearthly [unearthlier - comp., uneartliest -sup.]
Her face glowed with unearthly radiance and her form was as perfect as any woman - whether goddess or mortal - could ever desire to possess.
no textual
non-text
Binhex (BINary HEXadecimal) is a method for converting non-text files (non-ASCII) into ASCII.
no tipificado
unstandardised [unstandardized, -USA]
The values displayed in the figure were unstandardised estimates.
no tocar
hands off
leave + Nombre + alone
leave + Nombre + undisturbed
She brandishes a 'Hands Off' sign whenever that topic is brought up.
Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face.
Aside from providing food and water each day, we left them undisturbed so they could explore their new home on their own.
No todo lo que reluce es oro
Not all that is gold glitters
Not all that glitters is gold
Now, you could pay for the privilege of being able to use such a tool; but not all that is gold glitters.
Not all that glitters is gold but Earth would have a lot less of the glittery stuff if not for a massive rain of meteors about 3.9 billion years ago.
no tolerar
have + little patience with
As an administrator he pushes authority as far down the hierarchy as possible and has little patience for foot-dragging and ignorance.
no tomándose a Uno como el centro de referencia
ex-centric [excentric]
This book offers an 'ex-centric' view of Papua cultures.
no tóxico
non-toxic
This non-toxic method eradicates book-eating insects by deep-freezing.
no tradicional
non-traditional [nontraditional]
untraditional
Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.
Despite economic cuts, the impression American library workers give is one of optimism and desire to try untraditional ways of solving economic problems.
no traducido
untranslated
It looks like he is also going to be translating some of, and possibly all of the previously untranslated chapters in this book.
no tragar Algo o Alguien
stick in + Posesivo + craw
'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up - I hope his parents don't raise a stink - and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
no transigir
take + a hard stand
put + Posesivo + foot down
stand + Posesivo + ground
hold + Posesivo + ground
In order to reverse the proliferation of high-priced journals, subscribers must take a hard stand.
Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.
The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem.
It's easier to play things down then hold your ground.
no transparente
non-transparent
The difference between a democratic state and a non-transparent state is that a democratic state does not sweep things under the carpet.
no tripulado
unmanned
The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).
no único
nonunique [non-unique]
Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.
no universitario
non-college
Becker concludes, pessimistically, that the library has 'no role to play in solving the problem of how non-college youth are to achieve maturity'.
no usarse
go + unused
Relevant information known to be available may go unused in research and development because of information overload.
no usuario
non-user
Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.
no vacío
non-stop
Of course some terms may be difficult to categorise as stop or non-stop.
no valer gran cosa
be no great shakes
be nothing to shout about
be nothing to write home (to mom) about
be not worth a button
be not worth a whoop
be not worth a toss
be not much cop
My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.
The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.
He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
Not worth a button until you have seen it and lived it.
The best punch in the world is not worth a whoop if the boxer doesn't know what to do with it.
They are both terribly good at explaining the past, but not worth a toss at predicting the future.
They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.
no valer la pena
be no good
Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.
no valer nada
be not worth a button
be not worth a whoop
be not worth a toss
Not worth a button until you have seen it and lived it.
The best punch in the world is not worth a whoop if the boxer doesn't know what to do with it.
They are both terribly good at explaining the past, but not worth a toss at predicting the future.
no valer un comino
be not worth a button
be not worth a whoop
be not worth a toss
Not worth a button until you have seen it and lived it.
The best punch in the world is not worth a whoop if the boxer doesn't know what to do with it.
They are both terribly good at explaining the past, but not worth a toss at predicting the future.
no válido [Acento en la segunda sílaba]
invalid
not applicable [N/A]
If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated.
Parts of the summary which are not appropriate to a given access-point file are marked 'not applicable'.
no vencido
unexpired
This study was aimed at determining the microbiological quality of unexpired and expired syrups.
no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca
don't count your chickens before they are hatched
You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
no vendido
unsold
They can hold prices down by short-circuiting the wholesalers and buying rejects and unsold merchandise.
no venir a cuento
be beside the point
be beside the mark
be beside the question
The fact that she chose to dissolve the dance troupe she founded in 1965 is now beside the point.
In this case many of my objections would appear to be beside the mark.
It is quite beside the question to ask which is the better.
no venir al caso
be immaterial
be beside the point
be beside the mark
be beside the question
To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, 'incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.
The fact that she chose to dissolve the dance troupe she founded in 1965 is now beside the point.
In this case many of my objections would appear to be beside the mark.
It is quite beside the question to ask which is the better.
no venir mal + Infinitivo
not hurt to + Infinitivo
Economy drives in corporations, especially for overhead operations such as libraries, occur because management never knows what it should spend on support services and feels that it does not hurt to try to make cuts.
no ver
be blind to
Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.
no + Verbo en Futuro [Contracción negativa utilizada para formar el tiempo futuro]
won't + Verbo
And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect.
no + Verbo en Subjuntivo [Contracción negativa utilizada para indicar un tiempo subjuntivo cuando va precedido de ciertos verbos]
won't + Verbo
I hope there'll be air and space in my mind, and that people won't have to gasp for breath when they talk with me.
no + Verbo + otra cosa que
Verbo + nothing else but
At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.
no ver con buenos ojos
not take + kindly to
Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
no ver el bosque por los árboles
miss + the forest for the trees
To try to determine whether an entire model is 'sustainable' based on asking individual publishers operating in today's environment if they are making money is to miss the wood for the trees.
no verificable
untestable
The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.
no verificado
untested
Yet the documentation strategy is still a largely untested concept.
no verse afectado
be none the worse for wear
be none the worse for (that)
He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.
The author concludes that although many of the innovations discussed did not survive, the schools were none the worse for their experimentation.
no verse comprometido por
be uncompromised by
The national library must ensure that its long term aims are uncompromised by short term market considerations.
no verse en peligro
be uncompromised by
The national library must ensure that its long term aims are uncompromised by short term market considerations.
no vérsele el pelo a Alguien
not see hide nor hair of
However, I never saw hide nor hair of her after that conversation.
no ver tres en un burro
as blind as a bat
John Lennon was as blind as a bat and couldn't see very far without his glasses on.
no viable
unworkable
The present situation is completely unworkable and of benefit neither to copyright owners nor to users.
no vigente
non-current
Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.
no violencia
nonviolence
Besides seven plenary sessions on varying aspects of the culture of peace and nonviolence, there will be workshops and lectures everyday.
no violento
nonviolent [non-violent]
We believe that if children are exposed to an environment conducive to moral and spiritual values from the very beginning, they will grow as peaceful nonviolent future citizens.
no virtual [Adjetivo]
brick(s) and mortar
Advocates of the virtual university assume that the Internet can be used to replace the bricks and mortar campus.
no visto
unseen
His widow has opened her personal archive, hitherto unseen, including the private scrapbooks in which Eliot assiduously recorded their life together.
no visto antes
unprecedented
We might next note the unprecedented success of the Library of Congress' MARC Distribution Service, which provides authoritative, quality cataloging data in machine-readable, and hence, machine-manipulatable, form.
no vivo
nonliving [non-living]
The author examines the idea of open systems and discusses the difference between the living organism and the nonliving open machine.
no volátil
non-volatile [nonvolatile]
A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process.
no volver
go + forever
Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.
no volver a casa en toda la noche
stay out + all night
It wasn't like him to stay out all night, and I was worried sick that he'd been in an accident.
no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal
not be back for + Expresión Temporal
The third assistant, Alfred MacIntosh, was recovering from a hernia operation and would not be back for two weeks = El tercer ayudante, Alfred MacIntosh, estaba recuperándose de una operación de hernia y que se ausentaría durante dos semanas.
no volver la vista atrás
never + look back
As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.
no voy a aguantarlo más
not going to take it any more
The article 'The acquisitions librarian as informed consumer: mad as hell, and not going to take it any more!' considers some of the underlying practices used by publishers which keep prices increasing faster than inflation.
o no
or otherwise
By setting I mean the physical surroundings in which the activity takes place and their appropriateness, or otherwise, to that activity.
o si no
or else
Books are either commissioned by publishers, or else authors (or their agents) offer scripts and ideas to publishing firms.
para no
so as not to
To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.
persona no experta
non-scholar
In the sometimes frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
persona no grata
persona non grata
The persona non grata must be given fair and equitable time to finish their business before warning them.
¡por supuesto que no!
God forbid
Disability can affect us all and God forbid you have an accident or something and become disabled ... How would you feel?.
publicación no seriada
non-serial
Titles may be used to determine the alphabetical order of documents, which perhaps have been primarily grouped as being serials or non-serials, or fiction or non-fiction.
queramos o no
like it or not
like them or not
Like it or not, that's how it is.
Like them or not, plaits are still in.
¿quién si no?
who else but...?
Who else but a librarian would give an eye-tooth to work at a bookstore on the weekend?.
respuesta sí
yes/no response
Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.
si + Infinitivo + o no
whether or not to + Infinitivo
Since these words are new they will not appear in the go-list and the computer will not know whether or not to treat them as indexing terms.
si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina
if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
I was immediately reminded of the old saying, 'If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen'.
She then went on to say: 'I anticipate it's going to get even hotter - and if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen'.
si no es así
if this is not the case
If this is not the case, then the definition of requirements may be a more loosely constructed document = Si no es así, entonces la especificación de los requisitos puede ser un documento con menos precisión.
si no es posible
failing which
We will however endeavour to inform the successful candidate by the close of play on the day of interviews failing which it will be on the following day.
si no fuese/fuera posible
failing which
failing that/these
We will however endeavour to inform the successful candidate by the close of play on the day of interviews failing which it will be on the following day.
Thus, single-word terms or, failing theses, two-word terms, are preferred for describing concepts if such terms exist.
término no admitido [Sinónimo o quasi-sinónimo de un término admitido]
non-preferred term
unused term
Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.
These unused terms will normally be present in an index only in order to direct the user to the used or preferred terms.
término no buscado
unsought term
An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.
todavía no
not yet
Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.
un día sí y otro no
every other day
The bottom line of this research is that skipping one meal every day or every other day should slow or prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
un no sé qué
a je ne sais quoi
There's a je ne sais quoi about the film that transcends what might otherwise be mere art for art's sake and makes it pleasantly enjoyable.
ya no
any longer
no longer
not ... anymore
not any more
She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.
A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.
Maybe information management is not an important topic anymore for many of you.
I used to cry like a baby when I sliced onions - not any more.
