Potential in spanish
pronunciation: poʊtenθiɑl part of speech: adjective, noun
potential1 = posible.
Example: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.potential2 = potencia.
Example: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.more:
» electric potential = potencia eléctrica.
Example: If an electric potential is applied to a colloid, the charged colloidal particles move toward the oppositely charged electrode; this migration is called electrophoresis.potential3 = potencial, posibilidades.
Example: However, its potential in this direction became evident, and in 1966 a catalogue card service was started.more:
» achieve + Posesivo + full potential = lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo, aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo, desarrollar el potencial de Algo, conseguir realizarse plenamente.
Example: Until this preference is shifted to on-line full text retrieval, the data base industry will achieve only a fraction of its full potential.» achieve + Posesivo + potential = aprovechar + Posesivo + posibilidades, realizarse, lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo, desarrollar el potencial de Algo.
Example: A new year is coming, students who fail to plan will lengthen the odds of achieving their potential.» brim with + potential = estar colmado de posibilidades, estar lleno de posibilidades.
Example: Africa as a continent is brimming with potential, a place that has so much just waiting to be grasped.» develop + a potential = desarrollar el potencial de Algo, aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo.
Example: A first step for developing this potential could be regular meetings organised by the library for professionals working with the aged.» develop + Nombre + to its full potential = desarrollar al máximo, aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo.
Example: In the future, when videotex is developed to its full potential, deaf people will be able to use it to transmit messages person-to-person simply and rapidly.» develop + Posesivo + (full) potential = desarrollar el potencial de Algo/Alguien, aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo.
Example: This view intensifies the problems which technical staff experience when attempting to develop their potential.» exploit + Posesivo + full potential = sacar el máximo partido, aprovechar al máximo.
Example: 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.» fall (far) behind + potential = no aprovechar + Posesivo + potencial.
Example: The article 'A few cautionary words about electronic publishing' argues that advances in microform technology have obviously fallen far behind their potential.» fall (far) short of + the potential = no aprovechar el potencial.
Example: 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.» fulfil + Posesivo + potential = desarrollar + Posesivo + potencial, desarrollar + Posesivo + posibilidades, desarrollar + Posesivo + capacidades.
Example: To fulfil their potential, librarians must articulate and act upon a vision that involves them more fully in the work of faculty, researchers, and medical practitioners.» full potential = posibilidades.
Example: There is an interesting and very relevant project under way to demonstrate the full potential of TeletexProject Hermes (the winged messenger of the gods).» have + potential = ofrecer posibilidades, tener futuro, tener potencial.
Example: The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.» have + the potential (to/to) = tener la capacidad de, ofrecer la posibilidad de.
Example: They have achieved this status because they have the potential to store a relatively large number of documents.» hold + (great) potential for = ofrecer (grandes) posibilidades para.
Example: This is why it holds such potential for the reference librarian.» live up to + Posesivo + potential = estar a la altura de las posibilidades, desarrollar las posibilidades.
Example: Historically, on-line searching has not lived up to its potential because of hardware and software limitations = Históricamente, la búsqueda línea no ha estado a la altura de sus posibilidades debido a limitaciones de hardware y software.» potential for development = posibilidad de desarrollo.
Example: The motivation, the potential for development, the capacity for assuming responsibility, the readiness to direct behavior toward organizational goals are all present in people.» potential for fulfilment = posibilidad de realización.
Example: 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.» potential power = potencial.
Example: This article examines the potential power of hypertext technology for the domains of journal and book publishing, insurance policy management, and software engineering.» reach + Posesivo + potential = aprovechar + Posesivo + potencial.
Example: Today the emphasis is more on the problems to be encountered and conquered if these technologies are to reach their real potential.» reach + the full potential of = sacar el máximo partido a.
Example: But burnishing is laborious and slow, and the full potential of the copperplate process could not be reached in the absence of a special press = Aunque el pulido es laborioso y lento y no se le pudo sacar el máximo partido al proceso de impresión mediante planchas de cobre al no disponer de una prensa especial.» reach + the limits of + potential = alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades.
Example: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.» realise + its full potential = demostrar su valía.
Example: This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.» realise + the potential = explotar al máximo, aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades, demostrar la valía.
Example: What do we have to do to realize the potential of digital libraries? = ¿Qué debemos hacer para aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades que nos ofrecen las bibliotecas digitales?.» realise + to its full potential = explotar al máximo, aprovechar al máximo.
Example: There is still a great deal to be learned about information, its use by people and the way people interact with machines before information technology can realize its full potential as an aid to human communication and decision-making.» reap + Posesivo + full potential = obtener el máximo beneficio.
Example: Although progress has been made in the development and use of on-line retrieval services, substantial improvements are necessary to reap their full potential.» shape + Posesivo + potential = desarrollar + Posesivo + potencial.
Example: Warren and his mother credit Lane teachers for providing opportunities for him to shape his potential.» show + potential = mostrar posibilidades.
Example: It was observed that this type of string showed potential for alphabetical index headings.» to + Posesivo + full potential = hasta el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades, hasta el máximo de + Posesivo + posibilidades.
Example: Cabot, disappointingly, does not flesh out this gimmick to its full potential.» unleash + Posesivo + potential = hacer realidad las posibilidades de Algo.
Example: For any technology to achieve its true potential, there must be a fundamental shift to open standards that unleashes its full potential.