Ala in english

ala¹ = wing ; pinion. 

Example: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use, such as thermionic tubes capable of controlling potent forces under the guidance of less power than a mosquito uses to vibrate his wings.Example: Three times the great blue bird circled, then with his pinions spread he glided downwards in a grand sweep and settled as softly as thistledown on the top of the loft.

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» agitar las alas = flap .

Example: Anyway they stood there looking at the top of the poster which was still unglued and flapping around.

» ahuecar el ala = scoot ; make off ; do + a bunk ; bugger off ; decamp ; fly + the coop ; scram .

Example: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

Example: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.

Example: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

Example: But alas, it's time for me to bugger off again but I truly hope to be back one day.

Example: They suffered a major setback in 1974 when their manager suddenly decamped, leaving them stranded with no money and pile of outstanding debts.

Example: By January 2010 I had flown the coop and escaped the clutches of winter.

Example: They have no business here in Europe -- they had better scram.

» ala de edificio = wing .

Example: Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex.

» ala de hada = fairy wing .

Example: She wore fairy wings & jumped to her heart's delight on the trampoline.

» ala de sombrero = brim .

Example: Typically green, the Robin Hood hat also features an upturned brim with a feather tucked into it.

» batir las alas = flap .

Example: Anyway they stood there looking at the top of the poster which was still unglued and flapping around.

» con alas = winged .

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).

» con varias alas = multi-wing [multiwing] .

Example: Catalogue terminals can be dispersed throughout the library which is particularly appealing for multi-storey and/or multi-wing libraries = Los terminales del catálogo pueden estar dispersos por todo el edificio, lo que es especialmente necesario para las bibliotecas con varios pisos y con varias alas.

» cortar las alas = pinion [Generalmente para restringir el vuelo] .

Example: Be sure when pinioning birds, you only pinion one wing and only one wing.

» cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings .

Example: Since arthritis clipped her wings, she spends much of her time at home with a very patient husband, two cats and about five thousand books.

» dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly! .

Example: It is a place to dream, to learn and to let your imagination fly!.

» dar alas = egg on ; encourage  ; stimulate ; stoke (up) ; bolster .

Example: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.

Example: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

Example: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.

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'.

Example: Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.

» darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way .

Example: I've been trying to bite my tounge and let him do things his own way.

» envergadura de ala = wingspan .

Example: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.

» jugar de ala izquierda = play + the left wing .

Example: He's right-footed although he plays the left wing.

» piloto de ala delta = hang glider .

Example: Hang gliders weighing hundreds of pounds with their gear can keep aloft for hours at a time by 'thermals' -- pockets of warm air rising into the atmosphere.

» planeador de ala delta = hang glider .

Example: Hang gliders weighing hundreds of pounds with their gear can keep aloft for hours at a time by 'thermals' -- pockets of warm air rising into the atmosphere.

» planear con ala delta = hang-glide .

Example: He has camel trekked the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa, learned to bullfight in Spain and hang-glided from the cliffs of Rio de Janeiro.

» sombrero de alas anchas = broad-brimmed hat .

Example: The men who rushed to California soon adopted a unique uniform of broad-brimmed hats, flannel shirts, coarse trousers cinched with a leather belt, and tall boots.

» tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide .

Example: He has camel trekked the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa, learned to bullfight in Spain and hang-glided from the cliffs of Rio de Janeiro.

» volar con ala delta = hang-glide .

Example: He has camel trekked the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa, learned to bullfight in Spain and hang-glided from the cliffs of Rio de Janeiro.

» vuelo en ala delta = hang-gliding .

Example: Hang-gliding and para-gliding are very popular sports around the Peak District, which has a number of favourable locations for these sports.

Alá² = Allah. 

Example: When women frequently go to family restaurants, this leads to them going out of their homes excessively for no reason, which goes against the command of Allah.

ALA (Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios)³ = ALA (American Library Association). 

Example: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK) and the American Library Association.

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» homologado por la ALA = ALA-accredited .

Example: This article presents the results of a survey of ALA-accredited schools to set the backdrop and to provide information on the ways that schools are integrating the new technologies.

» Reglas de Intercalación de la ALA = ALA Filing Rules .

Example: ALA Filing Rules (1980) supersedes both the first and second editions of the ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.

» Reglas de la ALA para la Intercalación de Fichas de Catálogo = ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards .

Example: ALA Filing Rules (1980) supersedes both the first and second editions of the ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.

» Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA (ISAD) = Information Science and Automation Division (IASD) .

Example: The Information Science and Automation Division (ISAD) of the American Library Association (ALA) has sponsored many programs that have had technological developments and the broader aspects of automation as their primary emphasis.

de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z]. 

Example: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.