Barrier in spanish
pronunciation: bɑreɹ̩ɑ part of speech: noun
barrier = barrera, valla, obstáculo.
Example: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.more:
» address + a barrier = enfrentarse a un obstáculo.
Example: According to Newman (1992), there are four approaches to addressing the barriers to Internet use: retrieval, indexing, search, and organization.» architectural barrier = barrera arquitectónica.
Example: US libraries are required by law to accommodate persons with disabilities through the removal of architectural barriers and the provision of accessible services, collections and equipment in a variety of formats.» barrier reef = arrecife de coral.
Example: The book focuses on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize.» breach + barriers = cruzar las fronteras, romper las barreras.
Example: The information society will see the barriers between work, play, home and office breached.» break down + barriers = eliminar las barreras.
Example: The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.» break + the sound barrier = romper la barrera del sonido.
Example: The article 'Breaking the sound barrier: starting and maintaining an audiobook collection' shows that the percentage of households that uses spoken word audio has grown to 17 percent.» break through + barrier = atravesar una barrera, penetrar una barrera.
Example: There are technological as well as social or cultural barriers for the library manager to break through.» bring down + barriers = eliminar las barreras, eliminar los obstáculos.
Example: They seek to bring down barriers to enterprise and trade, in order to achieve a world of opportunity, peace and prosperity.» class barrier = barrera de clases, barrera clasista.
Example: Racial barriers, not class barriers to employment, were the main cause of the relative lack of black economic advancement.» conquer + a barrier = superar una barrera, superar un obstáculo, vencer un obstáculo.
Example: If any improvement arrives, it will come from a resilient individual conquering the barriers of the collective.» crash barrier = quitamiedos, barrera de protección.
Example: All existing crash barriers have been designed to reduce the severity of a crash when cars and trucks leave the roadway.» cross + time barriers = superar la barrera del tiempo.
Example: The scope of a citation index, especially those published by ISI, is interdisciplinary, and also crosses time barriers in a way that a normal index would not do.» crush barrier = barrera de seguridad, valla de seguridad.
Example: Overcrowding which eventually led to the collapse of a crush barrier.» cultural barrier = barrera cultural.
Example: The harsh economic environment, cultural barriers, social disempowerment, and low levels of information literacy are among the constraining factors analyzed.» exit barrier = control de salida. [Control mecánico que se coloca a la salida de una biblioteca y que normalmente consiste en un brazo mecánico que hay que empujar para salir]
Example: Library security systems, it appears, do not affect disks that are taken through in the normal way, though the disks should not be placed in or near the checkout unit or left close to the exit barriers.» face + a barrier = encontrarse con una barrera, enfrentarse a una barrera, enfrentarse a una traba, encontrarse con una traba.
Example: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.» fire barrier = barrera cortafuegos.
Example: As part of the maintenance of the thatch roof, we removed all the thatch and battens and covered the roof with fireboards, which, in addition to providing a fire barrier also helps to strengthen the roof.» flatten + barriers = eliminar barreras.
Example: The article is titled 'The information crisis that flattens social barriers'.» geographic barrier = barrera geográfica.
Example: Nearly three quarters of these women said they would not be able to access this facility due to geographic barriers.» hurdle + barriers = superar barreras.
Example: The author presents a broad understanding of Internet development, discusses barriers to both learning and teaching the Internet, and offers tips and methods for hurdling these barriers.» institutional barrier = barrera institucional.
Example: They form the nucleus of a science education team intended to ameliorate institutional barriers that impede intercollegial collaboration.» invisible barrier = barrera invisible.
Example: They investigated so-called 'glass ceiling' issues, the invisible barrier existing in organizations, particularly that discriminating against groups such as women.» language barrier = barrera lingüística.
Example: Abstract may also make a contribution to overcoming the language barrier for they make it easier to judge the necessity of translation, and may, on occasions, remove the need for a translation.» linguistic barrier = barrera lingüística.
Example: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.» lower + a barrier = reducir un obstáculo.
Example: Unfortunately, we are not plenipotentiary but there is no country in the world where librarians cannot make some small progress toward lowering the barriers which separate cultures.» non-tariff barrier = barrera no arancelaria.
Example: Every exporter needs to understand tariff and non-tariff barriers before getting into international trade.» overcome + a barrier = superar una barrera, salvar una barrera.
Example: In each case, library managers can take steps to overcome the barriers and help ensure successful collaboration.» physical barrier = barrera física.
Example: With the growing awareness of physical barriers to access, one hopes for a commitment to eliminate unnecessary steps and areas too cramped for walkers and wheelchairs.» psychological barrier = barrera sicológica.
Example: Library anxiety is a psychological barrier to academic success among college students and a debilitating phenomenon which must be overcome for them to take full advantage of library instruction and library use.» racial barrier = barrera racial.
Example: Racial barriers, not class barriers to employment, were the main cause of the relative lack of black economic advancement.» remove + a barrier = eliminar una barrera, remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo.
Example: 1992 will bring the Single European Market in which many of the existing barriers to European integration will be removed.» sound barrier = barrera del sonido.
Example: The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.» space-time barrier = barrera espacio-temporal.
Example: Nor can we experience what it was like to be alive in an historical time -- in, say, Elizabethan England -- because the space-time barrier prevents it.» tackle + barriers = eliminar barreras.
Example: As part of the process of tackling such technical barriers to trade, the Commission may organize conferences and seminars and commission studies in order to examine the scientific and technical aspects.» tariff barrier = barrera arancelaria.
Example: Tariff barriers, currency restrictions and trade embargoes often make the task of the librarian impossible if the intention is to plan the free flow of material and information as openly as possible.» time barrier = barrera temporal.
Example: Widespread application of this transformation will break down the cost and time barriers imposed by present conversion technologies.» topple + a barrier = derribar una barrera, eliminar una barrera.
Example: He examines the courageous efforts of some 'unsung heroes' who toppled barriers in education, voting, employment, housing, and other areas to participate more fully in democracy.» trade barrier = barrera arancelaria, barrera comercial.
Example: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.