Council in spanish
pronunciation: koʊnsexoʊ part of speech: noun
council = consejo, concejo, diputación.
Example: He completed a major study funded by a council on Library Resources grant, the results of which have been published in 'Automated Alternatives to Card Catalogs for Large Libraries' in the Journal of Library Automation.more:
» advisory council = comité asesor, comité consultivo.
Example: The advisory council comprises social workers, directors of information centres and public libraries, with student participation.» British Council (BC) = Consejo Británico (BC).
Example: This article describes a new project entitled Textbooks for Africa (TAP) launched by the Ranfurly Library Service with the support of the British Council (BC) and the Overseas Development Administration.» British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC) = Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC).
Example: The British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC) exists to provide information on the use, production and availability of audio-visual material in higher education generally.» city council = ayuntamiento, municipio, concejo municipal.
Example: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.» city council-man = concejal municipal.
Example: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.» city council meeting = pleno, pleno del ayuntamiento.
Example: He was also arrested and handcuffed at two city council meetings in 2006.» council conference = reunión del consejo, sesión del consejo.
Example: Careful and detailed document processing is important since archive material is useful at council meetings and conferences and as a source of information for long-term research planning.» council elections = elecciones municipales.
Example: Council elections are held on the second Saturday in September every 4 years.» council estate = urbanización de viviendas sociales.
Example: In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats.» council flat = vivienda social. [Piso]
Example: The south London 'white trash' it portrays are as marginalized in their council flats as any poor sharecroppers, but the novel neither condescends toward them nor sentimentalizes their plight.» Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) = Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales (CEC).
Example: The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) acts as a clearinghouse unde contract to Eric supplying information relating to the education of handicapped children.» council house = vivienda social.
Example: They then moved out of London to a council house in Basingstoke and they still live in it, but they own it now, lock, stock and barrel.» council housing = viviendas sociales.
Example: Most of the larger cities have set up wholesale slum clearance programmes and rehousing in council housing and high-rise flats.» council-man [council-men, -pl.] = concejal.
Example: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.» council meeting = reunión del consejo, sesión del consejo.
Example: Careful and detailed document processing is important since archive material is useful at council meetings and conferences and as a source of information for long-term research planning.» council of elders = concilio. [Junta de los miembros que dentro de una religión ocupan algún cargo de responsabilidad]
Example: In many ways the Internet is like a church: it has its council of elders, every member has an opinion about how things should work, and you can either take part or not = En muchos sentidos, Internet es como una iglesia: tiene su concilio, cada miembro tiene una opinión sobre cómo deberían funcionar las cosas, y se puede tomar parte en ella o no.» council office = oficina municipal.
Example: To date seventeen information centres have been set up, mainly in council offices, but three occupy shop-front premises.» Council of Ministers = Consejo de Ministros.
Example: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.» Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) = Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios y Documentales (CLIR).
Example: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) will work to identify the critical issues that affect the welfare of libraries and archives and the constituencies they serve.» Council on Library Resources (CLR) = CLR (Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios).
Example: This is a truly collaborative effort involving the Council on Library Resources (CLR) as the management and funding agency and 12 participants from the research library community.» council tax = contribución urbana, contribución municipal, impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI).
Example: Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year.» council tenancy = vivienda social. [Alojamiento que el ayuntamiento alquila a las familias más necesitadas]
Example: Couples are forced to make the decision between owner-occupation & council tenancy early in their marriages.» county council = diputación provincial.
Example: Devon County Council has been criticised for running a subsidised bus service for its staff while making big cuts to rural services.» faculty council = consejo de gobierno.
Example: In the event a member of the faculty cannot be present at a meeting of the Faculty Council or at a Faculty Assembly, that member shall have the right to designate a faculty member to vote for him/her by proxy.» ICSU (International Council of Scientific Unions) = ICSU (Consejo Internacional de Asociaciones Científicas).
Example: UNISIST (United Nations Information System In Science and Technology) was a project jointly developed by UNESCO and the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU).» IFLA's Council = Consejo de la IFLA.
Example: The Council is IFLA's highest organ which actually is a meeting of all members.» International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS) = Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS).
Example: In 1996, IFLA, the International Council on Archives (ICA), the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) joined to create the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).» International Council of Museums (ICOM) = Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM).
Example: In 1996, IFLA, the International Council on Archives (ICA), the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) joined to create the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).» International Council on Archives (ICA) = Consejo Internacional de Archivos (CIA).
Example: This a study prepared by Unesco's Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) under contract with the International Council on Archives (ICA) to provide a summary of available techniques and processes for managing preservation and conservation of archives.» Library and Information Services Council (LISC) = Consejo de los Servicios Bibliotecarios y Documentales (LISC).
Example: The meeting was called to discuss LISC (Library and Information Services Council)'s annual report.» local council = ayuntamiento.
Example: During the last 10 years the service level in the City has fallen and music has stagnated, since the local council library committee froze all expenditure on music in 1984.» municipal council = concejo municipal.
Example: This article relates some impressions of a librarian elected to the municipal council and agreeing, with some misgivings, to serve on the library committee.» national council = concilio nacional.
Example: According to canon law, national councils are the deliberating assemblies at which all the bishops of a nation are convoked by the patriarch or primate = Según la ley canónica, los concilios nacionales son las asambleas deliberantes a las que el patriarca o primado de un país convoca a todos los obispos.» National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) = Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés.
Example: Organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Library Association, the Bibliographical Society of America, the Modern Language Association (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and many other similar groups publish some outstanding bibliographical tools.» parish council = concejo de distrito.
Example: A well-organised rural parish council can provide a far more tight-knit forum for debate and 'getting things done' than urban residents' associations.» privy council = consejo privado. [Generalmente de un monarca]
Example: A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government.» Security Council, the = Consejo de Seguridad, el. [De las Naciones Unidas]
Example: If Iran fails to comply with the deadline imposed by the Security council, America is likely to lead the call for economic sanctions.» teen advisory council = consejo juvenil asesor. [En bibliotecas públicas, grupo formado por jóvenes a los que la biblioteca consulta sobre cuestiones relacionadas con temas juveniles]
Example: Young adults helped create 51 of the Web pages; at four of the libraries, the teen advisory council was completely responsible for developing the site.» town council = ayuntamiento, concejo municipal.
Example: The aim was to reach as many people as possible; more unusual venues included a meeting of the town council, a church, the market square, and a prison.» town council meeting room = sala de juntas del ayuntamiento.
Example: This article describes the structure and interior design of the new community centre which combines the library with the town council meeting rooms.» United Nations Security Council = Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas.
Example: This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.» Vatican Council, the = Concilio Vaticano, el.
Example: This must be viewed in the context of the changes in the censorship practices of the Catholic Church following the Second Vatican Council.» young adult advisory council = consejo juvenil asesor. [En bibliotecas públicas, grupo formado por jóvenes a los que la biblioteca consulta sobre cuestiones relacionadas con temas juveniles]
Example: Librarians solicited input from teens using surveys, interviews, focus groups, and young adult advisory councils = Los bibliotecarios solicitaron la opinión de los jóvenes utilizando encuestas, entrevistas, grupos de debate y consejos juveniles asosores.