Actual in english
pronunciation: kɜrənt part of speech: adjective, noun
actual = alive ; current ; modern day ; present ; present-day ; timely ; fast-breaking ; updated [up-dated] ; ongoing [on-going].
Example: Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.Example: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Example: In practice modern day catalogue codes are concerned primarily with description and author headings.Example: We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.Example: The National Archives must cooperate with agencies involved in federal geoscience to communicate clear records disposition instructions to present-day federal geoscientists.Example: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.Example: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Example: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Example: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.more:
» actual campeón, el = defending champion ; reigning champion, the .
Example: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals. Example: Tonight Italy will enter the tournament and the reigning champions are seen as one of the candidates to lift the trophy this year, as per usual.» contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the .
Example: This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.» dejar de ser actual = date .
Example: This again extends the search time but may not be a decisive factor where the stock soon dates, rendering older catalogues largely unused.» en el clima actual de = in the present climate of .
Example: In the present climate of national reconstruction the Ministry of Motor Industry was one of the first to focus on questions of economics.» en el mundo actual = in today's world .
Example: In today's world it is rather difficult to imagine a child not watching the telly.» en términos actuales = in today's terms .
Example: A sociological definition of culture, in today's terms, has to take account not only of Notre Dame and Beethoven, but also of McDonald hamburger emporia, discotheques and the culture of Disneyland.» estado actual, el = present state, the ; present situation, the .
Example: The author sketches the present state of information resource sharing in South Africa. Example: Library education is now more than 100 years old in India, and it is time to take stock of the present situation to develop a vision for the near future.» estatus actual = current status .
Example: This program offers an overview of the current status of usage statistics and the major initiatives that are driving improvement.» informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report [Informe sobre varios estudios realizados sobre una materia determinada durante un período específico y que normalmente incluye una bibliografía] .
Example: An state of the art report is a report of the various studies issued on a given subject during a specified period usually including a bibliography.» líder actual, el = defending champion .
Example: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.» no actual = non-current .
Example: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.» número actual = current issue .
Example: Current issues of serials (that is, unbound copies) may be separated from the main sequence of books and bound volumes.» pasado actual, el = living past, the [Modo de vida que se dió en el pasado pero que actualmente perdura en el presente en algunas zonas] .
Example: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.» situación actual = current situation ; current status .
Example: This article discusses the current situation, emphasising the apparent complacency of the government in the face of incipiently deteriorating prospects for public libraries. Example: This program offers an overview of the current status of usage statistics and the major initiatives that are driving improvement.» situación actual, la = scheme of things, the ; present state, the ; present situation, the ; status quo .
Example: This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto. Example: The author sketches the present state of information resource sharing in South Africa. Example: Library education is now more than 100 years old in India, and it is time to take stock of the present situation to develop a vision for the near future. Example: Organizations are like individuals in that they cannot remain at a status quo.» tendencia actual = current trend .
Example: This session is aimed at discussing current trends in providing farmer-oriented information services in developing countries = El objetivo de esta sesion es debatir las tendencias actuales en los servicios de información para agricultores en los países en vías de desarrollo.