sí-3
absorto en sí mismo
self-absorbed
self-involved
Despite responsibilities as heads of the state and a major household respectively, both are self-absorbed, self-indulging creatures.
The tantric tradition says that spirituality in the fullest sense cannot be an isolated, solitary, purely self-involved enterprise.
aparecer por sí solo
stand on + Posesivo + own
The classification number stands on its own to the upper left of the card and this will probably be acceptable in most cases.
dar (aun) más de sí
go (even) further
All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
dar de sí
stretch out
Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.
dejar tras sí
leave + Nombre + behind
Students cite 'ease and speed of online research as their main reasons for leaving the library behind'.
de por sí
inherently
per se
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.
The guidelines make no attempt to specify the form or structure of uniform headings or references per se.
dispuesto a dar lo mejor sí
on + Posesivo + mettle
show + Posesivo + best
All contestants were on their mettle to show their best in order to grab the awards.
All contestants were on their mettle to show their best in order to grab the awards.
el dinero habla por sí solo
money makes the world go (a)round
money talks (for itself)
The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas.
Money talks and the coal industry has a lot of money to throw their weight around.
el dinero habla por sí solo y lo demás son tonterías
money talks and bullshit walks
Apparently only customers who are of royal blood can merit such distinction - luckily for him, 'money talks and bullshit walks'.
encerrado en sí mismo
closeted
The play 'A Song at twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.
en sí
actual
itself
of itself
per se
themselves
However, this does not in itself make the actual resources readily available.
The possession of relevant documents, does not, itself, imply a match in terms of information retrieval.
Problems arising from the fact that chain indexing gives guidelines as to index entry structures only, and of itself gives no help with vocabulary control (that is, the words to use in the index entries are not controlled unless a separate list of index terms is used in conjunction with chain indexing).
The guidelines make no attempt to specify the form or structure of uniform headings or references per se.
It is obviously useful to have the documents themselves arranged into classes.
en sí mismo
in itself
unto + Reflexivo
per se
Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.
Right now we have each data base as a law unto itself.
The guidelines make no attempt to specify the form or structure of uniform headings or references per se.
en sí mismos
in themselves
A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.
entre sí
each other
Because this style of catalogue attempts to group documents which are related to each other by having the same author this type of catalogue is sometimes referred to as a bibliographic catalogue.
estar fuera de sí
be beside + Reflexivo
be beside + Reflexivo + with anger
be beside + Reflexivo + with rage
be beside + Reflexivo + with grief
We have all experienced times when we felt out of character or 'beside ourselves,' acting in unexpected or inconsistent ways.
A woman identifying herself as Beard's mother attempted to calm the young man down, but Beard was beside himself with anger.
He was beside himself with rage over the goal that never was .
She is said to be beside herself with grief after losing her custom-made diamond wedding ring.
evidente por sí mismo
self-evident
Such conventions are so ingrained in American library practice that it is easy to forget they are not self-evident.
lejos entre sí
far apart
But there is no advantage to having men's and ladies' rooms far apart, since they are used by different people, so they are almost always next to each other.
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 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.
por sí mismo
for its/their own sake
in itself
itself
unto + Reflexivo
Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.
Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.
The possession of relevant documents, does not, itself, imply a match in terms of information retrieval.
Right now we have each data base as a law unto itself.
por sí mismos
in themselves
A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.
por sí solo
by itself
for its/their own sake
on its own
in and of + Reflexivo
The main entry is used not only by itself as the main entry, but also as the unit entry comprising each added entry.
Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.
A further refinement is to use a combination of bibliographic coupling and co-citation to give a 'similarity measure', which gives better results in terms of relevance than either method on its own.
Simple data cannot in and of themselves ascertain either dimension or capacity regarding library operations.
por sí solos
by themselves
in themselves
See GUIDE:STOPWORDS for a list of common words that cannot be used by themselves as search requests.
A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.
po sí solos
by themselves
See GUIDE:STOPWORDS for a list of common words that cannot be used by themselves as search requests.
que no da más de sí
overstretched
Electronic publishing is something librarians shouldn't be doing, given their already overstretched human and financial resources.
que se explica por sí mismo
self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory]
Documents must be arranged or physically stored in an order which is self-explanatory, and which preferably coincides with the way in which the public normally seek to retrieve a document.
satisfecho de sí mismo
self-satisfied
The self-satisfied expression on his face was a proof of his certitude.
seguro de sí mismo
assured
poised
self-assured
A good reference librarian is tactful, intelligent, imaginative, ingenious, helpful, empathic, curious, persistent, energetic, sensitive, polite, and assured.
She is poised and manicured - 'prissy,' according to her friends - measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.
The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.
ser un fin en sí mismos
be ends in themselves
Information networks are not ends in themselves, but rather are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information.
tras de sí
in its wake
There is the need to clear away the erroneous material and all the vestiges of the misunderstanding that it gathers in its wake.
tras sí
in its wake
There is the need to clear away the erroneous material and all the vestiges of the misunderstanding that it gathers in its wake.
valerse de sí mismo
self-serve
The survey highlighted that not only are information consumers happy to self-serve, they are confident that they can serve themselves well = Los usuarios no sólo están satisfechos con el hecho de valerse por sí mismos para acceder a la información, sino que además están convencidos de que lo pueden hacer bien.
valerse por sí mismo
self-serve
The survey highlighted that not only are information consumers happy to self-serve, they are confident that they can serve themselves well = Los usuarios no sólo están satisfechos con el hecho de valerse por sí mismos para acceder a la información, sino que además están convencidos de que lo pueden hacer bien.
volver en sí
regain + Posesivo + consciousness
come to + life
liven up
come (a)round
Hundreds of thousands of people died from this inexplicable ailment without ever regaining consciousness.
Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia.
Here are ten fun ways to liven up your average train journey.
When she came around after the sedation wore off, Susie was surprised that she did not feel any discomfort.
ya de por sí escaso
already-scarce
The resulting duplication can be seen as a waste of already-scarce resources.