Lines in spanish
pronunciation: lineɑs part of speech: noun
line1 = línea, hilera, fila, renglón.
Example: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.more:
» action line = línea de actuación.
Example: Action line 1 is concerned with library source data projects.» ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) = ADSL, línea ADSL (Línea de Subscripción Digital Asimétrica).
Example: This article considers the prospects of ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) as a technique capable of competing with cable in the struggle to increase Internet bandwidth.» airline = línea aérea, compañía aérea, aerolínea.
Example: Because the system can be updated continuously, it is possible for an airline to make available information about the number of standby seats on any given flight at the time of asking.» all the way down the line = siempre.
Example: If we get the right person, then he or she'll get the right people all the way down the line, and we'll be offering the kinds of services and doing the kinds of things a good public library should be offering and doing.» along + Adjetivo + line = desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo.
Example: The idea of fuzzy data base has been investigated along many different lines.» along gender lines = por sexo.
Example: A public perceptions study of the work of librarians revealed that librarianship is considered low in status relative to other professions, but also that within the field itself, segregation occurs along gender lines.» along the line = en la línea de, al estilo de, del mismo modo que.
Example: In other words, general classification schemes are discipline-oriented if they are constructed along the lines indicated so far.» along the lines of = similar a, parecido a, como, según, de igual modo que, lo mismo que, análogo a.
Example: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.» along the lines that = en el sentido de que.
Example: If one had to make a gross generalisation about library borrowers it would be along the lines that they are more likely to be women than men.» along the same lines = en este mismo sentido, desde esta misma perspectiva.
Example: This has provided several new schedules for the revised edition, and substantial progress has been made in working out others along the same lines.» along these lines = en este sentido.
Example: Not so much has been done along these lines, beyond the bounds of arithmetic, as might be done, primarily because of the economics of the situation.» anywhere along the line = en ningún momento, en ningún sitio. [Usado en frase negativa; en frase positiva la expresión es "somewhere along the line"]
Example: 'Didn't you learn anywhere along the line that a subordinate has an obligation to keep a supervisor informed about what's going on?' she flamed out indignantly.» assembly line = cadena de montaje.
Example: The same sort of breakdown of an individual may also be experienced in the repetitive work done by some assembly line workers.» base line = línea base.
Example: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.» baseline [base line] = básico, esencial, mínimo.
Example: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.» baseline [base line] = punto de partida.
Example: In order to provide a baseline for a subsequent study of faculty use of locally-mounted bibliographic databases, a recent survey on information solicited was conducted.» be next in line = ser el (siguiente) sucesor.
Example: Change in the laws of succession means firstborn child will be next in line after its father regardless of its gender.» be next in line = ser el siguiente, ser el candidato siguiente.
Example: Could Florida be next in line to legalize marijuana?.» be on different lines = seguir líneas diferentes.
Example: The development of interlending in France and New Zealand is on very different lines and whether to join a national network or a local cooperative is a problem faced by many.» be out of line = estar desalineado.
Example: In this case, too, any worm-holes and stains in the inserted leaves are sure to be out of line.» be out of line = estar fuera de lugar, ser de mal gusto.
Example: I would normally turn a blind eye to such foolery, but that comment is totally out of line and it requires a response.» be the end of the line = marcar el final, ser el punto final, ser el final de la línea, ser el final del trayecto.
Example: She thought it was the end of the line for her familly when her father was sent to prison for embezzlement.» be way out of line = pasarse.
Example: If debt collectors are pursuing you for an old debt, read up on your rights -- they may be way out of line.» BLAISE-LINE = BLAISE-LINE. [Servicio de Consulta en Línea de BLAISE]
Example: BLAISE-LINE offers access to a number of bibliographic files which are held on a computer in the United kingdom.» bloodline = ascendencia, casta, estirpe, linaje, línea de sangre.
Example: Mrs. Obama's family tree highlights the complicated racial intermingling in the bloodlines of many African-Americans.» blur + the line(s) between = confudir los límites entre, desdibujar los límites, desaparecer las diferencias.
Example: This new focus will also blur the lines between learning, knowledge accumulation, arts and enterntainment.» bottom line, the = saldo, el; balance final, el; ventas, las.
Example: Publishers increasingly worried about the bottom line and hesitate to publish books that may be an invitation for backlash from groups opposed to homosexuality.» bottom line, the = primordial, lo; conclusión, la; esencial, lo.
Example: The article 'Service is the bottom line' describes the development of a personal book order service by a library.» bottom line, the = en el fondo, en resumidas cuentas, en pocas palabras.
Example: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.» bring into + line = aunar, conciliar, unificar.
Example: UDC was originally based on the fifth edition of DC, and though the two schemes tended to drift apart, there was for some time an attempt to bring them into line again.» bring + Nombre + in line with = equiparar con, armonizar con, adaptar a, ajustar a.
Example: It seems possible that the Americans will revise these rules to bring them in line with the British solution.» bustline = busto.
Example: In many a society a girl without a prominent bustline is treated as an ugly duckling, freakish or even asexual.» byline = autoría, mención de responsabilidad.
Example: Despite the byline, the list is actually a project of the reference department of the Columbia University Libraries.» car assembly line = línea de montaje de coches.
Example: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.» catch line = identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución. [Datos bibliográficos (título completo o abreviado de la revista, volumen, número, año y páginas) y de copyright que aparecen en la cabecera o el pie de la primera página de una contribución con objeto de facilitar la identificación de la contribución en caso de reproducción]
Example: A catch line (which should not be confused with a running head) should be printed in small type in a consistent position on the first page of each article in a journal.» chain-line = puntizón.
Example: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.» chat-up line = truco para ligar, frase usada para ligar.
Example: The study revealed the best chat-up lines were light-hearted questions such as 'What's your favourite pizza topping?'.» checkout line = cola de caja, cola para pagar, cola del cajero.
Example: Some of you may think waiting lines are only long during the holidays, but retailers know the checkout line can be long any time of the year.» clothesline [clothes line] = tendedero, cuerda de tender, cuerda de tender la ropa, cuerda de colgar la ropa.
Example: Villagers must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow.» coastline = costa, litoral.
Example: The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.» come to + the end of the line = alcanzar el límite, llegar al límite, llegar al final del trayecto.
Example: Make sure you get all you can, because the gravy train is coming to the end of the line.» command line operation = órdenes. [Mandatos que se le dan al ordenador para que realice ciertas operaciones por medio de palabras o sus abreviaturas como opuesto a aquellas órdenes que se dan por escogiendo entradas de un menú]
Example: There is an increasing number of users familiar with the Macintosh, and Macintosh-like user interfaces, users who will be unfamiliar with the concept of command line operation of on-line services.» communications line = línea de comunicaciones.
Example: This will allow data to be sent over the communication lines and it must naturally be possible to set the appropriate baud rates and parity.» continue along + those lines = continuar en esa línea.
Example: I woke up to the wind howling and the rain coming down in buckets, and from all indications, it's going to continue along those lines most of the day.» contour line = curva de nivel, cota.
Example: In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..» cross + Adjetivo + lines = cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre.
Example: Cultural study, especially for the museologist, must be interdisciplinary and cross class lines = Los estudios socioculturales, especialmente para el museólogo, deben ser interdisciplinares y cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan las clases sociales.» cross over + the line = pasarse, sobrepasarse, propasarse, extralimitarse, excederse, ir demasiado lejos, pasarse de la raya, pasarse tres pueblos.
Example: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.» cross over + the line separating = cruzar la línea que separa.
Example: The primary task of these students is to prove in their thesis that they have crossed over the line separating novice and expert.» cross + the dividing line = cruzar la línea divisoria.
Example: Effective planning will be necessary to convince government of the bility of the library to use resources effectively, but there is a danger that this may cross the dividing line and become the direction of policy.» cross + the finish line = cruzar la línea de meta, cruzar la meta.
Example: The hardest part about writing a novel is in crossing the finish line -- once the first draft is done, the finish line is in sight.» cross + the line = cruzar la línea, mezclar.
Example: This is a critical distinction, and the line between policy and operations should not be crossed.» cross + the line = cruzar la línea divisoria, pasarse de la raya.
Example: The article is entitled 'Crossing the line: the development of archival standards'.» cross + the picket line = romper la huelga, dejar de hacer huelga.
Example: By October about 40 percent of the striking journalists had crossed the picket line.» cross + the red line = cruzar la línea roja.
Example: Sweating, headaches and shaking are just some of the physical signs that a person has 'crossed the red line' into full blown alcoholism.» cruise lines = crucero, buque de pasajeros, transatlántico.
Example: I've been on many cruises and I can say without a shadow of a doubt the other cruise lines could learn a lot from the staff on this ship.» curved line = línea curva.
Example: One was drawn with curved lines and ovals and the other was formed with straight lines and rectangles.» cutline = leyenda. [Texto que acompaña una ilustración y explica su contenido]
Example: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.» dashed line = línea con marcas entrecortadas.
Example: Folds are shown by dashed lines.» dateline = plazo, fecha límite, fecha tope, fecha de vencimiento, final del plazo, cierre de plazo, tiempo límite, límite de tiempo.
Example: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.» deadline = plazo, fecha límite, fecha tope, fecha de vencimiento, final del plazo, cierre de plazo, tiempo límite, límite de tiempo.
Example: The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975.» dedicated line = línea dedicada.
Example: If a library expects constant use of a particular database from a supplier or vendor (perhaps a cataloging database such as OCLC), there may be a 'leased' or 'dedicated' line devoted solely to the access of a particular database in return for a stipulated annual fee.» defence line = línea defensiva.
Example: Fortresses and defence lines were used to protect as much territory as possible.» demarcation line = línea de demarcación.
Example: The main issue discussed was the justification of the 'shoot to kill' policy adopted by Israel against Arab infiltrators across the 1949 demarcation lines.» develop along + lines = desarrollarse en un sentido determinado.
Example: Since then library planning has developed along lines best suited to British practise and needs.» diagonal line = línea diagonal.
Example: Diagonal lines that are repeated throughout an image can create very effective patterns that can easily become the subject of a photograph themselves.» dial up phone line = acceso mediante llamada telefónica.
Example: This article discusses the use of diskettes, Bernoulli removable disc cartridges, CD-ROM's, modems using dial up phone lines, leased phone lines, satellites and frequency modulated (FM) subcarriers.» DIMM (dual in line memory module) = DIMM (módulo de memoria doble y en línea).
Example: The author examines the evolution of commodity memory from DIPs (Dual in line memory module) to SIMMs (single in line memory module) and discusses why DIMMs (dual in line memory modules) will be the norm for the next few years.» DIP (dual in line memory module) = DIP (módulo de memoria doble y en línea).
Example: The author examines the evolution of commodity memory from DIPs (Dual in line memory module) to SIMMs (single in line memory module) and discusses why DIMMs (dual in line memory modules) will be the norm for the next few years.» direction line = signatura.
Example: It became usual in the mid sixteenth century to complete each page with the first word of the following page set as a catchword at the end of the direction line.» divided line = división.
Example: The 1944 Education Act established free, universal secondary education but on the divided lines suited to the needs of capitalism.» dividing line = divisoria, línea divisoria, línea separatoria.
Example: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.» dotted line = línea de puntos.
Example: The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.» down the line = en el futuro, más adelante.
Example: The following guidelines are precautionary, but they'll prevent problems from happening down the line.» draw + a line = trazar una línea, dibujar una línea.
Example: In this drawing game, you must draw a line to guide different types of characters to where they belong.» draw + the line at = no llegar al extremo de, saber hasta dónde llegar, saber decir basta.
Example: We all succumb to ready meals occasionally -- but most would draw the line at serving them at dinner parties.» draw + the line between ... and ... = distinguir entre... y....
Example: Also, it is difficult to draw the line between information and advice.» drop + Nombre + a line = escribir.
Example: The article 'E-mail: turn on, tune in, drop a line...' gives a brief outline of the commands used on the electronic mail system Data-Mail.» enemy lines = líneas enemigas.
Example: His most memorable mission was transporting gasoline through enemy lines along with his gunny, Maurice.» fall in(to) + line = aceptar, alinearse, ponerse en fila, formar fila, emparejarse, conjuntarse, adherirse, estar de acuerdo con.
Example: One by one they fell into line, leaving the Czech Republic and Britain as the only non-signatories.» fault line = línea de falla, falla, diferencia, discrepancia, división.
Example: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.» finishing line, the = meta, la; línea de meta, la .
Example: Upon reaching the finishing line, the participants will find themselves all having gone the same distance without having reached the same point.» finish line = meta, la; línea de meta, la; línea de llegada, la.
Example: The real world is not a racetrack, countries are not runners, and there is no finish line.» firing line, the = línea de fuego, la.
Example: The article 'From the firing line: practical advice for reference service with children in the public library' explores librarians' fear of contact with children.» first-line = de primera línea, en primera línea.
Example: Moisturising creams are first-line agents in the management of eczema.» first line of defence = primera línea de defensa, la.
Example: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.» fishing line = sedal.
Example: There are also devices which can be attached to a fishing rod to indicate when the fishing line moves as would be the case when a fish strikes.» fixed line = línea fija.
Example: It is not necessary to set up a fixed line between the two communicating parties and many callers can share the high-capacity networks.» follow + the line of least resistance = seguir el camino más fácil, seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo.
Example: The tendency of human nature is to follow the line of least resistance -- like water.» form + a line = ponerse en cola, ponerse en fila, ponerse en línea.
Example: Police have formed a line guarding the front door of the hotel to push back protestors.» front-line [front line] = primera línea, puntero.
Example: Any front-line information and advice agency needs the backing of information gathering and collating services to provide really up-to-date and relevant information.» front-line = línea de fuego, primera línea, vanguardia.
Example: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.» goal line = línea de meta.
Example: The law says a corner kick is awarded when a defender last touches the ball before it goes out over his own goal line.» hairline = del grosor de un pelo, finísimo.
Example: Didot's first neo-classic type did not show marked contrast, but later developments of the form, by Didot himself and by Bodoni in Italy, resulted by 1800 in faces of great contrast combined with vertical stress and unbracketed, hairline serifs.» hairline = nacimiento del pelo.
Example: And it's getting worse by the month as his hairline recedes further and further back across his cranium.» halfway line = línea de medio campo, centro del campo.
Example: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.» hard-line = duro, de línea dura, estricto, severo, riguroso.
Example: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.» headline = titular de periódico, titular.
Example: For example, a headline announcing 'Mrs Thatcher at Oxford hears of second Falkland crisis' does not merit retrieval under Oxford, but does require to be retrieved under Falkland.» headline = encabezar, titular.
Example: Leading technology visionaries will headline this annual knowledge community event.» help line = teléfono de asistencia, teléfono de ayuda.
Example: Computer users lean more heavily on manufacturers' help lines than on their own in house support staff.» hold + Nombre + in line = mantener controlado, mantener bajo control, controlar, mantener a raya, mantener firme, contener, frenar, refrenar, atar (en) corto.
Example: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.» hold + the line = contener, controlar, mantener la posición.
Example: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.» hold + the line against = resistir, oponerse a, no ceder ante, no transigir ante.
Example: Crews were able to hold the line against two wind-whipped wildfires in Northern California.» horizontal line = línea horizontal.
Example: Draw a vertical line that goes from the leftmost point of the horizontal line that is second from the top to the bottommost horizontal line.» hotline [hot-line] = teléfono de emergencia, número de emergencia, línea directa.
Example: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.» in an unbroken line = de modo ininterrumpido, sin interrupción.
Example: The office of Governor General is the oldest institution in Canada's public life, going back in an unbroken line to Samuel de Champlain.» inline [in-line] = en línea.
Example: The author discusses new possibilities of embedded scripts such as inline MPEG, interactive games and navigation facilities.» in line of descent = en línea sucesoria.
Example: The normal rule, then, is that the copy-text is that printed edition which is closest in line of descent to the author's manuscript.» in line with = en línea con, en consonacia con, de acuerdo con, en cumplimiento con, en la misma línea que.
Example: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.» International Date Line, the = línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la.
Example: The International Date Line is an imaginary line which runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and is 180° away from the Greenwich meridian.» in the front line = en primera línea (de fuego), en la línea de fuego.
Example: Because they are in the 'front line,' reference librarians frequently determine whether a library is successful in serving its clientele.» keep in + line with = mantenerse en línea con.
Example: However, it is one of the penalties we have to pay if we want to keep our arrangement in line with current thinking.» keep + Nombre + in line = mantener controlado, mantener bajo control, controlar, mantener a raya, mantener firme, contener, frenar, refrenar, atar (en) corto.
Example: Queen bees use mind control to keep young workers in line by secreting a scent that prevents worker bees from learning, according to new research.» landline [land line] = teléfono fijo.
Example: A landline is also used to increase the security of communications, as it cannot be intercepted by a receiver without physical access to the line.» last line of defence, the = última línea de defensa, la; última línea defensiva, la.
Example: These tank traps were the last line of defence against an enemy sea invasion of the coast during World War II.» leased line = línea dedicada. [Se refiere a una línea telefónica que se alquila para uso exclusivo las veinticuatro horas del día y que conecta dos puntos directamente]
Example: There were upwards of 60 participants with leased lines in April 1984 (approximately 325 terminals connected) and the number of additional 'dial-up' customers is increasing rapidly.» leased line connection = conexión a través de línea dedicada.
Example: A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.» leased phone line = línea telefónica dedicada.
Example: This article discusses the use of diskettes, Bernoulli removable disc cartridges, CD-ROM's, modems using dial up phone lines, leased phone lines, satellites and frequency modulated (FM) subcarriers.» leased telephone line = línea telefónica dedicada.
Example: Considerable improvements on this figure are possible by making use of special, high-quality leased telephone lines, and by employing sophisticated data-coding methods, in each case at extra cost.» lifeline = sustento, salvación, cordón umbilical, línea de vida, línea de seguridad, balón de oxígeno.
Example: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.» light-wave transmission lines = líneas de transmisión por onda luminosa.
Example: Two of the most important new media are satellite links and optic fibre, or lightwave transmission lines.» line between ... and ... is thin = la diferencia entre... y... es mínima.
Example: An examination of the ethics of subsidies shows how thin the line is between the practices of vanity publishers and those of some scholarly presses when it comes to financing.» line-block facsimile = facsímil de línea.
Example: Photo-etched blocks, which became available in the 1870s, give the colour and impression of letterpress printing but they lose definition in the process of reproduction, so that line-block facsimiles combine rough edges with an improbably even colour.» line-by-line = línea a línea.
Example: On The Source this can be sent from disk in one 'dump', which CompuServe accepts messages only in response to line-by-line prompts.» line dance = baile en línea.
Example: Line dance is sometimes thought of as originating in the Wild West.» line drawing = dibujo lineal.
Example: In fact the earliest 'zincographs' were not made photographically but by transferring a line drawing in a greasy and acid-resistant ink on to a zinc plate and then etching it.» line feed character = símbolo de avance de línea. [En tecnología de la información, código que en texto o programa informático significa que lo que viene a continuación debe comenzar en una nueva línea]
Example: Common tasks involved filtering data to remove a carriage return or line feed character, or reformatting text to produce more readable end products.» line graph = gráfica de líneas.
Example: Spreadsheets also make it possible to convert tabular output into line graphs, pie charts, and bar graphs.» line in/on the palm of + Posesivo + hand = línea de la palma de la mano.
Example: Interesting stories can be invented using a spread of cards, tea leaves, or the lines on the palm of your hand.» line item budget = presupuesto detallado.
Example: The line item budget consists of a series of 'lines', each representing a spending category and amount to be spent.» line item budgeting = presupuestación detallada.
Example: This article outlines 7 types of budgeting: lump sum budgeting; line item budgeting; formula budgeting; programme budgeting; performance budgeting; planning programming budgeting systems; and zero-base budgeting.» line management = estructura jerárquica de gestión, encargados.
Example: The good manager should use line management (i.e. the people in charge of branches, service points, and public counters) to reach the user.» line manager = encargado.
Example: The major advantage is that staff feel able to talk more freely to colleagues than to a line manager.» line of ancestry = ascendencia, abolengo, alcurnia, linaje, estirpe.
Example: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry.» line of argument = línea de argumentación.
Example: Why is he persisting with his line of argument when a simple apology would have ended the controversy?.» line of argumentation = línea de argumentación.
Example: It should contain a clear line of argumentation about the problem, with evidence for and against, culminating with your own conclusions.» line of attack = línea de actuación, manera de actuar.
Example: Pre-coordinate indexing is another line of attack.» line of authority = línea de mando.
Example: The scalar principle requires that there be a final, ultimate authority in every organization, and that the lines of authority extend downward through the organization to every subordinate position.» line of business = línea de negocios, actividad profesional, profesión, negocio, trabajo.
Example: The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.» line of command = línea de mando, cadena de mando.
Example: The line of command concept also had its origins in the armies of antiquity and medieval ages.» line of communication = línea de comunicación, canal de comunicación.
Example: In the latter case particularly, there should be a clear line of communication between staff operating the system and those above them.» line of defence = línea de defensa, línea defensiva, medida defensiva.
Example: Lines of defence include the protection of the boot process with keyboard modification to disable any keys that can be used to interrupt the boot process.» line of direction = línea de dirección, línea de actuación, línea argumental, línea de argumentación.
Example: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.» line of discussion = línea argumental, línea de argumentación, discurso.
Example: The second line of discussion concentrates on a social perspective cognition and the role of language as a mental instrument.» line of enquiry = línea de investigación.
Example: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.» line of enquiry = línea de investigación, investigación.
Example: The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.» line of fire = línea de fuego.
Example: The article is entitled 'In the line of fire: the library of University College Hull during World War II'.» line of investigation = línea de investigación.
Example: Several lines of investigation have indicated the existence of abnormalities in salt and water metabolism in hypertensive cardiovascular disease.» line of least resistance, the = camino más fácil, el; ley del mínimo esfuerzo, la.
Example: Too often the shortcut, the line of least resistance, is responsible for evanescent and unsatisfactory success.» line of reasoning = línea de razonamiento.
Example: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.» line of research = línea de investigación.
Example: The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography.» line of sight = línea de visión.
Example: Sure, but if you watch the replay you'll see that Watson was behind the net and with a clear line of sight when he blew the whistle.» line of thinking = línea de pensamiento.
Example: I feel this is an utterly absurd and ridiculous line of thinking, but unfortunately lack the knowledge to explain why it is ridiculous.» line of thought = línea de pensamiento, manera de ver las cosas.
Example: This line of thought leads to the headings 'Engagement' and 'Premarital counseling'; the latter advises 'See Marriage counseling'.» line of vision = línea de visión.
Example: Has your line of vision ever been invaded by what looks like tiny black gnats swarming around you? .» line of work = línea de trabajo.
Example: There are also programmes in several autonomous regions for support of their own lines of work = También existen programas en varias comunidades autónomas para apoyar sus propias líneas de trabajo.» line position = puesto de trabajo de libre designación.
Example: The position of coordinator of services is usually a staff position, but that of librarians is a line position.» line printer = impresora de líneas. [En tecnología de la información, dispositivo a modo de máquina de escribir sin teclado que imprime caracteres línea a línea más que imprimir páginas enteras como hace la impresora láser]
Example: A line printer can only produce about four readable copies using carbon interleaved paper, so additional copies must either be produced by photocopying or by rerunning the computer, both of which are relatively costly.» line printer output = listado de impresora de líneas.
Example: Line printer output is most common in local indexes and catalogues.» line + Profesión = normal, regular.
Example: In larger libraries, line librarians are also likely to be MLS graduates.» line spacing = espaciado interlineal.
Example: Standard features of text formatting are: left and right margins, line spacing, page-breaks, page size, page numbering and justification.» line transmission = línea de transmisión.
Example: 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.» line-up = lista, colección, grupo, línea, oferta, gama, alineación.
Example: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.» line-width = grosor de línea.
Example: Current techniques can produce line-widths and other features on silicon chips down to 1 micrometer.» line worker = trabajador normal. [A diferencia de los trabajadores que ostentan algún cargo]
Example: With managers' monopoly of knowledge abolished, differentials between line workers and leadership lose justification.» live above + the poverty line = vivir por encima del umbral de pobreza.
Example: Not a single province in Canada pays a minimum wage that permits a full-time worker to live above the poverty line.» live below/under + the poverty line = vivir por debajo del umbral de pobreza.
Example: Nearly 36 million rural residents, or 3.8 percent of China's rural population, lived under the poverty line by the end of 2009.» live on + the line = vivir pendiendo de un hilo, vida + pender + de un hilo.
Example: Life has a beginning place and an ending place, but what if you are living on the line between both?.» live on + the poverty line = vivir al borde de la pobreza, vivir en el umbral de la pobreza.
Example: Wine's feel-good factor makes it easy to forget that too many of the world's grape growers and pickers live on the poverty line.» make + a beeline for = irse derecho a.
Example: As they made a beeline for their favourite section their eye was attracted by books on other subjects and by different authors.» neckline = escote.
Example: The supermodel put her cleavage on show with a daring neckline that plunged right down to her middle.» number line = línea numérica, línea de números.
Example: So, instead of an infinite linear number line, we should use a circular arrangement, like a clock face.» oblique line (/) = línea oblicua (/), barra inclinada (/).
Example: In full cataloguing the author's name follows the title and should be separated from it by an oblique line.» offline [off-line] = fuera de línea.
Example: If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.» online [on-line] = en línea, telemático, online.
Example: Thesauri may exist in either online display of machine-held thesaurus records, or in hard copy.» on the front line = en primera línea (de fuego), en la línea de fuego.
Example: The World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, is on the front line of the fight against climate change.» on the line = en peligro.
Example: The article 'Assets on the line' discusses some of the disadvantages of manual methods of performing inventories of organization's hardware and software.» on the line = al teléfono, hablando por teléfono.
Example: The article is entitled 'Privacy on the line: the politics of wiretapping and encryption'.» on the lines (of) = igual que, de igual modo que.
Example: The way forward for public libraries might be for them to be run more on the lines of bookshops.» on the same lines as = con el mismo planteamiento que.
Example: A social science information system was also constructed on the same lines as ISSTI.» operational line = línea de actuación.
Example: One of its operational lines is aimed at launching professional training programmes.» out of line with = en desarmonía con, desentonar con, no ajustarse a.
Example: Do you think that the average wage is out of line with the increase in living expenses?.» (overhead) power lines = líneas de alta tensión, tendido eléctrico.
Example: Crane operators and crew members may be electrocuted when they work near overhead power lines.» over the telephone lines = por línea telefónica.
Example: At the end of the day, transactions can be sent over the telephone lines to the central computer.» oxygen line = tubo de oxígeno.
Example: Early waist gunner positions were directly across from each other, often causing the gunners to bump into one another and getting entangled in each other's oxygen lines.» phone line = línea telefónica.
Example: A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer.» picket line = piquete, piquete de huelga.
Example: Rather, diversity is emphasized by telling the stories of women in settings as various as the suburbs and the farms, the kitchens, and the picket lines.» plumb line = plomada, plomo.
Example: The plumb bob or plumb line employs the law of gravity to establish what is 'plumb' (that is, what is exactly vertical, or true).» poverty line = umbral de pobreza.
Example: A common problem with poverty lines is the assumption that household resources are equitably distributed among members, which is not the case in real-life situations.» production line = cadena de fabricación, cadena de producción.
Example: In recent years, digital imaging in many institutions evolved from being a highly sophisticated art into something resembling a production line.» punchline [punch line] = remate, conclusión, desenlance, frase graciosa final. [De un chiste]
Example: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.» put + Posesivo + balls on the line = arriesgar el cuello, jugarse la vida.
Example: That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.» put + Posesivo + head on the line = arriesgar la vida, jugarse la vida, poner en peligro la vida, jugarse la piel, jugarse el pellejo, jugarse el tipo.
Example: A lot of the correspondents in Germany knew that if they wrote something that displeased the Nazis they would be expelled, but he wasn't afraid to put his head on the line by telling the truth.» put + Posesivo + life on the line = arriesgar + Posesivo + vida.
Example: This is not about censorship or copyright but about a young man (and others) who put their lives on the line to defend books and the building that housed them.» put + Posesivo + neck on the line = arriesgar el cuello, jugarse la vida.
Example: You deserve to reap the rewards that come with the risk of putting your neck on the line day in and day out.» put + Posesivo + nuts on the line = arriesgar el cuello, jugarse la vida.
Example: He risked his career and put his nuts on the line, all because he's a good cop and wants to bring bad guys to justice.» put + Posesivo + proverbials on the line = arriesgar el cuello, jugarse la vida.
Example: Those same people you call 'rich pigs' have at one time or another put their proverbials on the line so that poor people like you can have a job and something to complain about.» put + Reflexivo + on the (firing) line (of fire) = arriesgar el cuello, jugarse la vida. [Las construcciones posibles son put + Reflexivo + on the line o put + Reflexivo + on the firing line o put + Reflexivo + on the line of fire]
Example: A hero is someone who puts himself on the line to save someone else.» query line = línea de búsqueda.
Example: The Pull function allows you to copy terms from records into the query line.» rail line = línea de ferrocarril.
Example: From Glasgow, rail lines radiate in most directions.» railway line = línea de ferrocarril, vía de ferrocarril.
Example: The wall between the Hotel's garden and pool and the railway line and the beach was flattened by the tsunami.» reach + the end of the line = alcanzar el límite, llegar al límite, llegar al final del trayecto, alcanzar el final del trayecto, llegar al final, alcanzar el final.
Example: One day, I reached the end of the line and decided that life wasn't worth living.» read between + the lines = leer entre líneas.
Example: He believed that in order to understand the Bible you had to read between the lines.» research line = línea de investigación.
Example: This paper identifies the significant research influences on practice, and the research lines not yet reflected in operational systems.» roofline = horizonte dibujado por un edificio.
Example: The building isn't particularly photogenic, but its staggered roofline is remarkable.» safety line = línea de vida, línea de seguridad.
Example: In 1953 caver Henry Lambert descended a rope ladder with a safety line attached to his waist.» sideline = línea de banda.
Example: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.» sideline = actividad suplementaria.
Example: The overall consensus amongst US booksellers is that the higher profit margins of sidelines make secondary products a wise business investment.» SIMM (single in line memory module) = SIMM (módulo de memoria simple y en línea).
Example: The author examines the evolution of commodity memory from DIPs