Public in spanish
pronunciation: publikoʊ part of speech: adjective, noun
public1 = público, personas, gente, tipo de persona. [Nombre]
Example: There is no single public of library users; there are several publics.more:
» be open to the public = ser de dominio público.
Example: If the dismissal or termination was the result of a disciplinary action, then the letter of dismissal is open to the public.» broader public = público en general.
Example: The Library of Congress previously focused on serving the Congress, the government, the scholarly community, and the broader public mainly as a library of last resort.» broad public = público en general.
Example: These Internet resources carry information of broad public interest.» general public, the = público en general, el. [Expresión normalmente precedida del artículo]
Example: Despite the cynical opinion of the general public, important original research can originate from Ph.D. candidates at universities.» make + Nombre + known to the public = hacer público.
Example: Over the years, we've seen several big music groups break up for reasons which they don't normally make known to the public.» member of the public = ciudadano, ciudadano normal.
Example: As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves.» open + its doors to the public = abrir sus puertas al público.
Example: Some 126 years ago, the Eiffel Tower opened its doors to the public for the first time.» public grid, the = red eléctrica, la.
Example: The Santa Clara, California, company first promised to turn on the public grid last year, but has delayed the roll out.» public order offence = alteración del orden público.
Example: The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.» public-oriented = dirigido al público, dedicado al público.
Example: They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.» public's dollars, the = dinero público, el.
Example: And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejemos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.» public service desk = mostrador, mostrador de atención al público.
Example: Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.» public, the = gente, la. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.» taxpaying public = contribuyentes.
Example: This warning comes through the taxpaying public and from the funding authorities.public2 = público. [Adjetivo]
Example: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.more:
» air + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) = sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público, sacar los trapos sucios.
Example: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.» be out of the public eye = no estar expuesto al público, no ser divulgado, mantener en privado.
Example: The cause of the damage to his reputation was the fact that most of his important early works were out of the public eye for much of the 20th c.» be public domain = ser de dominio público.
Example: The license to this program is public domain although the author suggests you donate $10.00 to your favorite charity.» bring + Nombre + into the public eye = llamar la atención sobre.
Example: Superman actor Christopher Reeve's 1995 injury has brought this health problem into the public eye in recent years.» British Public Record Office = Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos.
Example: The United States National Archives is the equivalent of the British Public Record Office and its principal bibliographic publications are National Archives Accessions and Guide to the Records in the National Archives.» build + public awareness = concienciar a la gente.
Example: This is an outstanding model for building public awareness of libraries and librarianship that can be used in other countries.» create + public awareness = concienciar a la gente.
Example: Their aim is to create public awareness about the importance of urban design and its impact on the quality of life, environment, and economic investment.» curb + public spending = frenar el gasto público.
Example: The high domestic rate of inflation and efforts to curb public spending has led to drastic increases in the prices of books and periodicals published abroad.» gauge + public opinion = recabar la opinión pública, sondear la opinión pública.
Example: The article is entitled 'Gauging public opinion on libraries'.» go + public = sacar acciones al mercado.
Example: This author describes and what happens when a company goes public.» go + public = revelar, hacer público, hacerse público. [En biblioteconomía, se usa generalmente para expresar que Alguien o Algo se pone a trabajar de cara al público o se pone a disposición de una comunidad a través de la biblioteca ]
Example: The article 'Can bibliotherapy go public?' advocates for the use of literature in the public library for total development and growth.» hold + a public office = ostentar un cargo público, tener un cargo público, desempeñar un cargo público.
Example: Atheists are prohibited from holding public office in many US states.» influence + public opinion = influir en la opinión pública.
Example: It appears that this criticism will not diminish in the future and has the potential to influence public opinion.» Information for Public Administration (IPA) = Información para la Administración Pública (IPA).
Example: The Federation Internationale de la Documentation (FID) addresses these issues through its Special Interest Group on Information for Public Administration (SIG/IPA).» in public = en público, públicamente.
Example: This need can be influenced by only offering criticism in private but by giving praise in public.» in the public eye = a juicio público, a la opinión pública, ante la opinión pública.
Example: The article is entitled 'Librarians in the public eye'.» keep out of + the public eye = evitar la publicidad, evitar la fama, mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública, mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público.
Example: He prefers to keep out of the public eye as much as possible.» lack of public spirit = incivismo, falta de civismo.
Example: But there were other factors which retarded the growth of San Francisco, chief among which was the lack of public spirit among the citizens.» local public transport = transporte urbano público, transporte local público.
Example: The legal and organisational frameworks for local public transport are undergoing significant changes in order to ensure quality of service.» maintain + public order = mantener el orden público.
Example: Peacekeeping may additionally entail maintaining public order in the period following the cease of hostilities.» make + a public appearance = aparecer en público, hacer una aparición pública.
Example: After 40 days of seclusion, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made a public appearance, an outing that could help quell rumors about his health.» make + public = hacer público.
Example: I am not going to contemplate an individual or corporate navel and I am certainly not going to make public my thought processes.» manipulate + public opinion = manipular la opinión de la gente, manipular la opinión pública, manipular la opinión.
Example: The less aligned their policy preferences are with that of the majority,the more incentive they have to manipulate public opinion.
» mould + public opinion = moldear la opinión pública.
Example: This paper gives reasons why changes are occurring in the ability to the British government to mould public opinion.» municipal public library = biblioteca pública municipal.
Example: In most US cities the 18th Century ideal of the social library has been transplanted by a derivative form: the municipal public library.» non-public = no público.
Example: A number of non-public libraries participated in the co-operative scheme and they were known as outlier libraries.» notary public = notario público.
Example: This article covers the records of the Law Society on attorneys and solicitors; civilian lawyers; scriveners and notaries public; and the judiciary and personnel of the courts = Este artículo trata de los registros del Colegio de Abogados sobre abogados y procuradores, abogados civiles, notarios públicos y la judicatura y el personal de los juzgados.» NYPL (New York Public Library) = NYPL (Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York).
Example: MARC records have also been used in book catalogs produced by the New York Public Library (NYPL), the Washington State Library, and others.» online public access catalogue module = módulo de catálogo de acceso público en línea.
Example: Functions of this library system include: cataloguing; authority control; online public access catalogue; circulation; acquisitions; and serials control modules.» OPAC (online public access catalogue) = OPAC (catálogo de acceso público en línea), catálogo electrónico.
Example: Naturally, with the advent of the OPAC (online public access catalogue), union catalogues will be accessible via a variety of search keys.» open for public viewing = abierto al público.
Example: The course will look at a major sample of Mackintosh's architectural creations - including some not usually open for public viewing.» out of public life = alejado de la vida pública.
Example: By the time of his death, Hoggart, then 95, had been suffering from dementia for some time and had long been out of public life.» PAWS (Public access workstations) = ordenadores de uso público. [En una institutición académica o pública, ordenador disponible al público para uso personal]
Example: Each PAWS computer has both Netscape and Internet Explorer installed, complete with bookmarks to health related resources.» provincial public library = biblioteca pública provincial.
Example: The national library advises provincial public libraries on cataloguing, preservation, and conservation of valuable and rare book collections.» PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) = red telefónica por conmutación.
Example: The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is being installed in the UK, starting 1984, to replace gradually the present public switched telephone network (PSTN).» public access = acceso público.
Example: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.» public address system = sistema de megafonía.
Example: The worst interruptions of all, in my experience, come from those public address systems rigged in many schools in every room and used apparently without a second thought by administrative staff.» public administration = administración pública.
Example: While the importance of archives administration and records management is beginning to be realised in the developing world, few governments have recognised the contribution well-kept records would make to development and efficient public administration.» public affairs = asuntos públicos.
Example: The library must impart that knowledge of public affairs and of the history of the neighbourhood which a citizen must possess.» public appearance = aparición pública, aparición en público.
Example: The paparazzi have been on Rihanna like cotton on a lamb ever since she made her first public appearance in months.» public archive = archivo público.
Example: This article describes the collection of Detroit Public Library, which is considered the world's largest public archive of automotive records = Este artículo describe la colección de la Biblioteca Pública de Detroit, que se considera el mayor archivo público del mundo de documentos sobre el automóvil.» public area = zona pública, espacio público.
Example: The symptoms of agoraphobia, a condition in which an individual fears entering public areas, include fears of leaving home, fainting, entering open and closed spaces, shopping, entering social situations, and traveling far from home.» public auction = subasta pública.
Example: In her will, she directed that all her goods and chattels were to be sold in public auction.» public auditor = auditor público.
Example: It was finally decided that the Public Auditor should look into these highly questionable partisan wheelings and dealings that involved public funds.» public authority = organismo público, ente público, poder público, responsable público.
Example: The Fund provides grant aid to infrastructure projects which are already being financed, in whole or part, by public authorities in the country concerned.» public awareness = concienciación pública.
Example: This article draws attention to the need to raise public awareness.» public body = organismo público.
Example: Public bodies have a rather limited view of the reality of urban security and people's sense of security, especially women's.» public building = edificio público.
Example: Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos.» public call box = cabina de teléfonos, cabina telefónica.
Example: The van has two main drawbacks, there is no telephone, which presents difficulties when a public callbox is not to hand, and the two interview rooms lack privacy as they are not soundproofed.» public career = carrera pública.
Example: His conviction has brought an ignominious end to his lengthy public career.» public cash = dinero público, erario público.
Example: Spain has become the latest European nation to stump up billions in public cash to bail out car firms bludgeoned by the economic crisis.» public concert = concierto público.
Example: Facilities include 2 rooms for music-making, a recording studio, an audio centre and organisation of public concerts.» public consumption = consumo público, consumo general.
Example: She is one of those girls who believe their bod is for public consumption.» public contact = contacto con el público, contacto personal.
Example: Two prerequisites for being a good reference librarian are love of reference work and enjoying public contact.» public culture = cultura pública, cultura popular.
Example: Libraries as vital institutions of public culture are currently facing a crisis cum challenge.» public danger = peligro público.
Example: Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.» public debate = debate público.
Example: The main emphasis appears to be on providing information necessary for the public to be better informed on matters of public debate.» public delivery service = servicio de acceso público.
Example: Later phases will include data storage on optical disks, which will provide the capacity for a public delivery service.» public demand = demanda popular.
Example: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.» public discourse = debate público, debate social.
Example: The study is situated within the contested public discourse about the importance of certain key institutions, such as the library, in public life = Este estudio se sitúa dentro del debate social abierto existente hoy sobre la importancia de ciertas instituciones clave, tal como la biblioteca, en la vida pública.» public disorder = desorden público.
Example: Policing solutions based on the display of force may suppress public disorder, but they may actually engender violence.» public document = documento público.
Example: This category of material is currently referred to generically as 'public documents'.» public domain = dominio público.
Example: However, there remains a considerable number of documents which enter the public domain and which provide invaluable raw material for academic research.» public domain database = base de datos de dominio público.
Example: This article considers the relunctance of governments to provide the capital input for these developments as a backdrop for discussion of the issue of privatisation of public domain data bases.» public domain software = programa de dominio público.
Example: Shareware, public domain software, and demos can legally be copied and distributed.» public education = enseñanza pública.
Example: The founders of the public library were allied with the public education movement and considered the library to be the outgrowth of this movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.» public education institution = institución de enseñanza pública, institución de educación pública.
Example: Economists have estimated the regional impacts and social returns realized through the provision of public education institutions.» public employee = funcionario público.
Example: The figures do not support the postulation that the better educated, public employees, left-wing party supporters frequent libraries most.» public enemy = enemigo público.
Example: This shaggy-haired 27-year-old Burmese video journalist is considered a public enemy by his country's military junta.» public enemy number one = enemigo público número uno.
Example: Obesity is public enemy number one in New Mexico.» public engagement = acto oficial, compromiso oficial.
Example: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.» public entrance = entrada de lectores. [Entrada especialmente diseñada para los lectores como opuesta a otras entradas que puede haber para el personal bibliotecario, de servicios, etc]
Example: The main library, which has the one public entrance and exit, is open from 9:00 a.m.» public event = evento público, acontecimiento público.
Example: Royalty have always been chauffeured to public functions and events and quite often make use of this facility in their private lives too.» public exam = examen estatal.
Example: The onset of examinations, particularly important 'public' exams which will determine the examinees' future, has a disturbing effect.» public execution = ejecución pública.
Example: Public executions used to be a form of entertainment and executioners were like rock stars.» public exit = salida de lectores. [Salida especialmente diseñada para los lectores como opuesta a otras salidas que puede haber para el personal bibliotecario, de servicio, de emergencia, etc]
Example: The main library, which has the one public entrance and exit, is open from 9:00 a.m.» public expenditure = gasto público.
Example: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.» public feelings = sentimiento público.
Example: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.» public figure = personaje público.
Example: There is an increasing trend for public figures to take legal action to limit access to their papers.» public firm = empresa pública.
Example: Competition between public and private firms will enable farmers to obtain a higher share of world commodity prices.» public footpath = vereda pública.
Example: Most of England's public footpaths will have at least one sloe bush on its route, and a very pleasant afternoon can be spent foraging the hedgerows for a carrier-bag full.» public function = acto público.
Example: Royalty have always been chauffeured to public functions and events and quite often make use of this facility in their private lives too.» public functionary = funcionario público.
Example: And because librarians are public functionaries this sensibility must presuppose an awareness of public values and virtues.» public funded [public-funded] = financiado con dinero público, financiado con fondos públicos.
Example: The study reveals that public funded R&D (research and development) is the major contributor of research papers in the journal.» public funding = financiación pública, presupuesto público, dinero público, fondos públicos.
Example: This phenomenon will have serious consequences for the profession of librarianship, or any profession that depends on public funding.» public funds = fondos públicos, dinero público, erario público.
Example: This is probably a misuse of public funds and a betrayal of public trust.» public garden = jardín público.
Example: Parks and public garderns are examples of public spaces where individuals are free to mingle in the company of strangers = Los parques y los jardines públicos son ejemplos de espacios públicos donde la gente es libre de mezclarse con otros.» public good = bien público.
Example: Public libraries are viewed as a 'public good' yet they fail to attract adequate resources to fulfil their role.» public health = salud pública, sanidad.
Example: A brief account of the life of Sir Ronald Ross and his contributions to tropical medicine, public health, epidemiology and literature is given = Se presenta un breve relato de la vida de Sir Ronald Ross y su contribución a la medicina tropical, la salud pública y la epidemiología.» public hearing = sesión de puertas abiertas, audiencia pública.
Example: Committee meetings are normally held behind closed doors but, occasionally, a committee will decide to hold a public hearing on a given topic.» public holiday = día festivo, festivo, día de fiesta.
Example: When a holiday falls on a weekend, the following day becomes a public holiday.» public housing = viviendas sociales.
Example: The library provides mobile library services to all public housing areas of the city.» public image = imagen pública.
Example: The poor public image of library and information work implies that SLIS will continue to have difficulty in securing the resource base to compete effectively.» public information = información pública, información oficial. [Información emitida por los organismos oficiales sobre temas que atañen a los ciudadanos de un país]
Example: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".» Public Information Center (PIC) = Centro de Información al Ciudadano.
Example: The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.» public institution = institución pública.
Example: One obligation resting upon every public institution in a democracy is that of standing ready at all times to render an account of itself to the people.» public interest = interés público, beneficio público, interés general.
Example: It is, however, possible for member states to make exemptions to this restriction on grounds of important public interest.» public investment = inversión pública.
Example: With the increasing demand for accountability, libraries should be able to justify budgetary requests by translating public investment in libraries into an economic return.» public land = terreno público.
Example: Mass squat on public lands began with the gold rush and continued with ranchers and dairymen, fishermen, horticulturalists, oil prospectors, etc.» public law = derecho público.
Example: Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.» public lending right (PLR) = derecho sobre el préstamo al público (PLR). [Ley que obliga a las bibliotecas a compensar económicamente a los autores por el préstamo que se haga de sus libros]
Example: The public lending right (PLR) is based on the idea that cultural protection, social welfare and legal rights are promoted if authors are compensated for the library use of their books.» public liaison = relaciones públicas, encargado de relaciones públicas.
Example: In attempt to supplement the number of hands available to run the library, volunteers serve as public liaisons and assistants in the library's computer facilities.» public librarian = bibliotecario de biblioteca pública.
Example: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.» public library = biblioteca pública. [Biblioteca general que sirve en principio a una comunidad local]
Example: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.» public library service = biblioteca pública.
Example: For instance, a public library service might be said to have a 40:60 split in the provision of information and/or cultural materials, while an industrial library will be wholly information-based.» public library system = sistema bibliotecario público, sistema de bibliotecas públicas.
Example: This article examines briefly the provision of books for troops and outlines examples of initiative and inventiveness within the public library system during the war.» public life = vida pública.
Example: The study is situated within the contested public discourse about the importance of certain key institutions, such as the library, in public life = Este estudio se sitúa dentro del debate social abierto existente hoy sobre la importancia de ciertas instituciones clave, tal como la biblioteca, en la vida pública.» public management = gestión pública.
Example: Within the crisis there are tremendous opportunities to redefine and improve public management.» public manager = gestor público.
Example: Public managers can come up with incredibly diverse, creative, and innovative solutions to society's most vexing and complex problem.» public market = mercado público, mercado de abastos.
Example: Public markets are a time-proven tradition within communities and an alternative to more modern establishments vending produce and goods.» public meeting = reunión pública, asamblea pública.
Example: Irish former minister Proinsias de Rossa was knocked to the ground after a public meeting in Dublin on Monday night, according to the Labour Party.» public memorial = monumento público conmemorativo.
Example: The author examines the background to Ireland's public memorials (crosses, obelisks, cenotaphs and figure sculptures) to those who died in World War I.» public mind, the = opinión pública, la.
Example: These statistics were later proved to be erroneous, but the damage was done in the public mind = Posteriormente, se demostró que estos resultados estadísticos eran erróneos, pero el daño ya se había hecho en la opinión pública.» public money = dinero público, erario público.
Example: Rendering information services is one way to show that the library is using public money to good advantage.» public morality = moral pública.
Example: It has been a nudist beach since the 1960s, but this year it has been labelled by local authorities as harmful to 'public morality'.» public office = cargo público.
Example: Other wrongdoers in public office have reprehensibly blamed the legal system or tampered with incriminating evidence.» public official = cargo público, autoridad pública, dirigente, político.
Example: Some public officials treat public documents as personal property.» public open space = espacio abierto público.
Example: Glasgow is also home to a large number of well-tended parks and possesses more public open spaces than any other city in the United Kingdom.» public opinion = opinión pública.
Example: The author discusses whether libraries still retain a function as agents of cultural change and moulders of public opinion.» public opinion poll = sondeo de opinión pública.
Example: For the social scientist public opinion polls provide a rich source of data for secondary analysis.» public order = orden público.
Example: The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.» public organisation = institución pública.
Example: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.» public outcry = protesta generalizada.
Example: The worst cuts in UK public library budgets have probably been prevented this year by a huge public outcry.» public outrage = indignación pública.
Example: Public outrage can reshape political discourse and policy making.» public park = parque público.
Example: Some of these sites were once large private estates long since transformed into public parks and wildlife preserves = Algunos de estos lugares fueron grandes propiedades privadas que desde hace tiempo pasaron a ser parques públicos y reservas naturales.» public place = lugar público.
Example: The first step is to bring the library to them by organising stalls and exhibitions in public places.» public policy = política pública. [Cuestiones relacionadas la salud, la seguridad y el bienestar social que afectan a la mayoría de los ciudadanos]
Example: Public policy is applied to matters of public health, safety and welfare.» public power = poder público.
Example: This article discusses several specific instances of abuses of public power that involved a questionable relationship between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and various universities during the McCarthy period.» public property = propiedad pública.
Example: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that destruction of public property by strikers and agitators should be viewed seriously.» public protest = protesta pública.
Example: In 1993 the music library was threatened with closure but was reprieved because of public protest.» public record = documento administrativo público.
Example: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.» public record office = archivo de documentos administrativos.
Example: This article discusses the impact of the public record office on the archival profession in the UK = Este artículo trata del impacto de los archivos de documentos administrativos en la profesión de archivero en el Reino Unido.» public relations (PR) = relaciones públicas.
Example: The process whereby library personnel communicate with library users and the community at large can be described as public relations (PR).» public relations campaign = campaña de relaciones públicas.
Example: They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds for a public relations campaign for a children's program.» public relations exercise = actividad de promoción, actividad de relaciones públicas.
Example: The author describes the success of a library in staging a series of music concerts as a public relations exercise.» public restroom = aseo público, lavabo público, baño público, servicio público.
Example: When planning a library considerations need to be made of shared space, such as hallways, staff lounges, public restrooms, meeting rooms and storerooms.» public ridicule = escarnio público, mofa pública.
Example: In the face of resistance, public ridicule, or even mortal danger, these women listened to their hearts and their unshakeable faith.» public safety = seguridad pública, seguridad ciudadana.
Example: This information is crucial to public safety regarding consumer affairs and environmental issues.» public scandal = escándalo público.
Example: It was Swinburne who bore the brunt of public scandal.» public school = escuela privada, escuela de pago.
Example: Even so, school library provision has been improved and increased out of all recognition since the days when only the long established grammar schools and public schools had libraries of their own.» public school system = sistema de educación pública.
Example: Teachers are to 'be the eyes and ears of the state' in UK public school system, whose jobs now include combating terrorism.» public sector agency = delegación de organismo público.
Example: A network of public sector agencies are feeding a rapidly expanding data base which is catalogued, coded and indexed according to national standards.» public sector, the = sector público, el; ámbito público, el. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.» public servant = funcionario público.
Example: The past and present can be saved for the future if the public archivist, as a public servant, is able to safeguard the integrity of the contractual relationship between citizens and their government which the records document.» public service = servicio público.
Example: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.» public service announcement (PSA) = publicidad de organismo oficial, publicidad de la administración pública. [Publicidad de cualquier organismo público que los medios de comunicación emiten o publican gratis]
Example: Results from an experimental study show that the audience recall of AIDS public service announcements (PSAs) is related to cultural identity and gender.» public service position = puesto público.
Example: Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today = Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales.» public space = espacio público.
Example: Public libraries, as perhaps the last great public space, could yet become agents for transforming a private and selfish technology into a public and benevolent one.» public speaker = conferenciante, orador.
Example: He will be particularly employed, of course, as the chair of the session, seeing that the floor is not hogged by a few articulate public speakers.» public speaking = hablar en público, oratoria.
Example: The author offers some guidance on public speaking.» public speech = discurso público.
Example: His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.» public sphere, the = esfera pública, la; ámbito público, el.
Example: Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere.» public-spirited = de espíritu cívico, de espíritu comunitario, de servicio a la sociedad.
Example: It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.» public square = plaza pública.
Example: Dancing in public squares is popular among middle-aged women across China, but noise complaints are rising.» public statement = declaración pública.
Example: His public statements on art quickly won him a following among young students of art.» public tax money = dinero público.
Example: The public tax money is allocated according to pressures from various competing agencies, including politicians and some segments of the public.» public television = televisión pública.
Example: There are legal restrictions on hard pornography in Finland, but soft pornography and erotica are shown even on public television.» public toilet = servicio, aseo público.
Example: This paper presents arguments for and against libraries in the USA having condom dispensing machines in their public toilets.» public transport = transporte público.
Example: Into this category would come the regulations covering social provisions in respect of road transport, such as drivers' hours and the use of tachographs, which have an impact on the provision of public transport.» public transportation = transporte público.
Example: There are many urgent problems confronting the council of Junctionville: inadequate water and sewage facilities, limited public transportation, polluted air, excessive power costs, crime.» public transport strike = huelga del transporte público.
Example: The Paris public transport strike that began last Tuesday evening is slated to continue through at least early this week.» public transport system = sistema de transporte público.
Example: Should delegates wish to stay further afield (possibly to be more in the centre of nightlife) then use can be made of Glasgow's extensive public transport system.» public trial = juicio público.
Example: Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial.» public trust = voto de confianza.
Example: Up until recently, these institutions have tended to view the stewardship of their art as a public trust, to be passed on to posterity.» public trust = fundación de beneficencia pública, organismo de beneficencia pública.
Example: In October, the federal government announced a policy change that removes the tax advantage enjoyed by public trusts by the end of 2010.» public user = usuario público.
Example: The article 'End-user access to bibliographic databases: public users ride high in the RLIN saddle' explains that there are several problems which must be considered before RLIN can be accessed directly by the end-user.» public utility = empresa de servicios públicos.
Example: The Kahn report saw NICs (neighbourhood information centers) as 'social utilities comparable to the general public utilities (gas, electric, phone) and public services (post office, water supply) which are recognized as vital to the adequate functioning of the individual, the family and the neighborhood in modern society' = El informa Kahn consideraba que los centros de información ciudadana son "empresas de servicio social comparables a las empresas de servicio público generales (el gas, la electricidad, el teléfono) y a los servicios públicos (correos, abastecimiento de agua) que se reconocen que son vitales para el funcionamiento adecuado del indivudo, la familia y la vecindad en la sociedad moderna" .» public utility = servicio público.
Example: It was generally agreed that knowledge is power, information must be a genuine public utility, libraries have an important role to play in making information more accessible.» public viewdata system = sistema de videotexto público.
Example: A parallel development is public viewdata systems where it will also be necessary to consider public access.» public welfare = bienestar social, bienestar público.
Example: Our major goal is to promote employment, commerce, economic development, and public welfare in certain neighborhoods.» public whipping = azotamiento público, castigo público.
Example: The punishment of a public whipping was frequently administered to women who were found guilty of certain offences, as well as to men.» public works = obras públicas.
Example: Furthermore libraries simply are not as essential to the life of the community as better police protection, improved fire-fighting and public works equipment, increased street lighting, and the like.» raise + public awareness = concienciar a la gente.
Example: All publicity material was designed to raise public awareness of the library's image.» senior public official = alto cargo público, autoridad pública, dirigente público.
Example: There is a need for a law that requires all senior public officials to declare their assets upon taking office, every year thereafter and upon leaving office.» shape + public opinion = influir en la opinión pública.
Example: Librarians are aware of the ability of the press to shape public opinion.» shun + the public eye = evitar la publicidad, evitar la fama, mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública, mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público.
Example: Throughout his career, as indeed his life, he has shunned the public eye and as Phillip Adams said 'he has been inclined to hide his light under a bushel'.» speak in + public = hablar en público.
Example: Everytime I speak in public about nonbook cataloging, someone in the audience asks about color coding, and my advice always has been, and still is, don't = Cada vez que hablo en público sobre catalogación de material no librario, alguien de la audiencia pregunta sobre codificación mediante colores y mi contestación es, y siempre ha sido, negativa.» the public display of = la manifestación pública de.
Example: The more obvious effect is the public display of jollity that, when surrounded by others in the same spirit, brings an amazing energy and excitement to the air.» the public interest = el interés público.
Example: Obscurity in the law is against the public interest.» wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) = sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público, sacar los trapos sucios.
Example: Nevertheless, after some initial nasty exchanges in their meetings, agreed not to wash their linen in public and to live in peace with each other.