Dadá in english
pronunciation: dədeɪɪst part of speech: adjective, noun
dar a = look onto ; give onto ; overlook ; face.
Example: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.Example: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.Example: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.Example: As an older kid and young adult I would gaze out of the train window at the row of old shops facing the train station.dar Algo a = gift + Nombre + to.
Example: It's a brilliant book based on the Ancient Greek myth of Prometheus, a titan who stole fire from the gods and gifted it to humankind.darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to ; be into.
Example: It is true that post-coordinate indexing lends itself well to a depth indexing policy, to the statement of sub-themes in documents in addition to the main theme.Example: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.dado1 = given.
Example: The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.more:
» algo dado por hecho = done deal ; slam-dunk .
Example: Sadly, it now appears that what was once considered a done deal is now open for further debate, in the court system. Example: However, it is not a slam-dunk that Shell will start drilling this summer.» dada la situación = in the circumstances .
Example: In the circumstances it is not really surprising that such bibliographies of ephemeral materials that do exist are secondary in character.» dadas las circunstancias = in the circumstances ; under the circumstances .
Example: In the circumstances it is not really surprising that such bibliographies of ephemeral materials that do exist are secondary in character. Example: This is an acceptable decision, under the circumstances.» dado a recluirse = reclusive .
Example: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.» dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting .
Example: With continued acquiescence to budget-cutting administrators, tomorrow's libraries may be viewed as mere custodians and perhaps even superfluous to their institutions.» dado de baja = written-off .
Example: The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.» dado por hecho = foregone .
Example: Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.» dado por muerto = presumed dead .
Example: That brings the number of missing and presumed dead orcas to four and the total population to 86.» dado que = on account of ; seeing that/as ; given that .
Example: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services. Example: Seeing that it was no real emergency, we waited until late afternoon next day. Example: Contacts are also being developed with national archives and those of the ministries of foreign affairs, given that they hold a large number of complementary records relating to Community activities = También se están estableciendo contactos con el archivo nacional y con los de los ministerios de asuntos exteriores, dado que contienen un gran número de registros complementarios relacionados con las actividades de la Comunidad Europea.» en un momento dado = at any given moment ; at a given point in time ; at a given moment in time ; at a given moment .
Example: At any given moment, several hundred titles are available in print, and dozes more are published each year = En un momento dado, hay varios cientos títulos disponibles y cada año aparecen otros tantos nuevos. Example: It is easy to install appropriate guiding at a given point in time. Example: Librarians have no control over the effect that a book will have on a particular reader at a given moment in time. Example: The study attempts to find out the percentage of Web sites that on average remain accessible to the user at a given moment.» no ser muy dado a = be not much to ; be not much of a .
Example: 'I'm not much to trust any politician,' he shrugs, but 'I just don't believe in changing horses in midstream'. Example: Now, I'm not much of a fish eater because I typically don't like the smell of fish.» ponencia dada por invitado especial = key paper .
Example: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.» ser dado a = be amenable to ; be apt to ; be given to .
Example: These LC Rules were devised in 1971 in order to provide a set of rules which was amenable to computer filing. Example: Results indicated the on-line catalogue was more accurate, and the card catalogue was apt to present progressively more problems for users. Example: First, he is dogmatic and autocratic, given to intimidating staff members and involving himself in the pettiest of details.» ser un hecho dado = be a given .
Example: Human rights should be a given in UK -- not a battleground.» solución dada = cut-and-dried solution .
Example: The reason there are no cut-and-dried solutions is that the field is still developing.dar = allow ; give ; issue ; pitch ; hand + Nombre + over ; pass over ; give away ; give out ; get + free ; dole out.
Example: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Example: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given.Example: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.Example: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.Example: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Example: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.Example: This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.Example: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.Example: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.Example: The deep-rooted problem of beggary cannot be solved by individuals doling out alms to beggars.more:
» acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming .
Example: The first category of problem, the naming of subject, involves consideration of the following posers.» antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen ; before + Pronombre + know it .
Example: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend. Example: And, before I knew it, she had shoved her whole head in my coffee cup and taken a big slurp of my coffee!.» arrimarse al árbol que da más sombra = get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side ; ride + the gravy train .
Example: Any time there appears to be a worker shortage our politicians get on the bandwagon and start preaching about training programs. Example: It seems that a lot of celebrities are in a rush to get on the gravy train, and they'll attach their name to almost anything. Example: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train. Example: Once they find this out, they will certainly want to climb on the bandwagon and not be left behind. Example: Iraqis should be staying in Iraq and helping to building a decent, civilized country, not coming here and climbing on the gravy train. Example: In presidential elections, Delaware has often been a barometer for the nation at large and sided with the winner for over 50 years. Example: Mubarak is a dead man walking, and the sooner America sides with the winning side, the better it serves its own interests and realizes its ideals. Example: This little lady isn't going to make it either, so it's not like I can hang on her coattails and ride the gravy train to millionairesville.» cabeza + dar vueltas = head + spin (around) ; send + Posesivo + head spinning .
Example: There's so many fine women that my head is spinning. Example: You'd think she'd be used to running into lockers now but the pain still sent her head spinning.» con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight .
Example: This article reviews the collective opinions of the computer press on the best products of 1988 with the benefit of hindsight.» continuar dándole caña a = crack on with .
Example: Bank Holiday is a time when some people use their time off to have a good spring clean or crack on with some home improvements.» continuar dándole duro a = crack on with .
Example: Bank Holiday is a time when some people use their time off to have a good spring clean or crack on with some home improvements.» corazón + dar un brinco = Posesivo + heart + leap (to + Posesivo + mouth) ; Posesivo + heart + skip + a beat ; Posesivo + heart + miss + a beat .
Example: His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself. Example: There's nothing romantic about your heart skipping a beat, whatever the poet might say -- all hearts flutter from time to time. Example: Her smile still makes many a heart miss a beat.» corazón + dar un sobresalto = Posesivo + heart + jump .
Example: My heart jumped a little when I realised that the clock was slow!.» corazón + dar un vuelco = Posesivo + heart + skip + a beat ; Posesivo + heart + miss + a beat ; Posesivo + heart + leap (to + Posesivo + mouth) .
Example: There's nothing romantic about your heart skipping a beat, whatever the poet might say -- all hearts flutter from time to time. Example: Her smile still makes many a heart miss a beat. Example: His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.» cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night .
Example: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.» da igual = six of one (and) half a dozen of the other .
Example: It may be six of one and half a dozen of the other genetically, but socially these are not interchangeable relationships.» da la casualidad = as it happens .
Example: As it happens, the way the Library of Congress automated the ISBD was different from the way we did it in Britain.» dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly! .
Example: It is a place to dream, to learn and to let your imagination fly!.» da lo mismo = six of one (and) half a dozen of the other .
Example: It may be six of one and half a dozen of the other genetically, but socially these are not interchangeable relationships.» da lo mismo una cosa que otra = six of one (and) half a dozen of the other .
Example: It may be six of one and half a dozen of the other genetically, but socially these are not interchangeable relationships.» ¡dame esos cinco! = high-five [Generalmente usado en plural high-fives] ; high-five [Generalmente usado en plural high-fives] .
Example: High-fives are as much a part of the fabric of America as baseball, apple pie and Bruce Springsteen. Example: High-fives are as much a part of the fabric of America as baseball, apple pie and Bruce Springsteen.» dando sacudidas = jerkily .
Example: He was still there, jerkily kicking his feet and clenched fists.» dar a = look onto ; give onto ; overlook ; face .
Example: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard. Example: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard. Example: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics. Example: As an older kid and young adult I would gaze out of the train window at the row of old shops facing the train station.» dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of .
Example: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.» dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell ; make + an issue (out) of .
Example: Has the library and information profession, by oversell and too narrow development programmes, encouraged exaggerated expectations in developing countries as to the power of information in problem solving?. Example: When individuals come to work here, we don't make an issue of their past history -- we care about them getting a second chance.» dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension .
Example: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.» dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist .
Example: People who have used cases in teaching know from experience that some person or persons will give an entirely new interpretation to case data and so will give a case a new twist.» dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt ; get + the benefit of the doubt .
Example: Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc. Example: Cops always get the benefit of the doubt in cases where there may be no witness, such as speeding citations.» dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile ; give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile .
Example: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken. Example: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.» dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance .
Example: This book is about the teaching, instruction, and curricula required to give diverse learners a fighting chance in today's classroom as well as outside the classroom.» dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back .
Example: This guy ran as someone who was a different and fair politician, and he stabbed us in the back .» dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back .
Example: This guy ran as someone who was a different and fair politician, and he stabbed us in the back .» dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt ; get + the benefit of the doubt .
Example: Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc. Example: Cops always get the benefit of the doubt in cases where there may be no witness, such as speeding citations.» dar abasto = cope .
Example: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.» dar abasto con = cope with .
Example: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.» dar abrigo = provide + shelter ; give + shelter .
Example: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered. Example: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans.» dar acceso = provide + access .
Example: One solution is to set up a national centre to provide access on-line to as many users as require a particular service.» dar acceso a = give + access to .
Example: The Science Citation Index CD Edition gives you access to the world's most important science & technology journals by title word, author's name, author's address or institutional affiliation, and journal.» dar acogida = accept .
Example: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.» dar a conocer = bring to + the attention ; communicate ; publicise [publicize, -USA] ; report ; articulate ; make + known ; put + Nombre + on the map .
Example: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time. Example: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor. Example: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library. Example: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document. Example: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia. Example: The major documentation problem is one of making known and giving access to the many works available from sources ranging from large trade editions to pamphlets. Example: Congratulations to the many medalists who put the USA back on the map.» dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known .
Example: He is a fierce competitor who prefers to make his presence known with his play instead of his mouth.» dar a elegir = give + Nombre + a choice .
Example: She stopped eating meat as soon as her parents gave her the choice.» dar a entender = give to + understand ; hint ; send + a clear signal that ; lull + Nombre + into thinking ; insinuate ; intimate ; let on .
Example: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs. Example: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes. Example: Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession. Example: One is sometimes lulled into thinking that there might be a grain of rationality in his commentaries. Example: Novels are modes of prediction that insinuate visions of human relations not to be found in official rules or precepts or admonitions. Example: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already. Example: The officials have raised the alert level to yellow but I have heard that behind the scenes they are far more worried than they are letting on.» dar agua = lose + water ; leak .
Example: The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?. Example: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.» dar a la calle = give onto + the street .
Example: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.» dar a la caza de = chase down .
Example: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.» 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.» dar alcance a = gain on .
Example: In 2013, white wine production in Italy continued to gain on red wine, 53 percent for white to only 47 percent for red and rosé.» dar al César lo que es del César = give + credit where credit is due .
Example: But give credit where credit is due, Berger knows a thing or two about farming.» dar Algo a = gift + Nombre + to .
Example: It's a brilliant book based on the Ancient Greek myth of Prometheus, a titan who stole fire from the gods and gifted it to humankind.» dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out .
Example: Another way I'm getting the word out is by writing an article to put in the local community newspaper.» dar Algo por acabado = call it + a day .
Example: If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.» dar Algo por concluido = call it + a day .
Example: If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.» dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope .
Example: Recent published studies, however, mainly from the United States, have given some cause for hope.» dar alojamiento = put up .
Example: Room rates are so steeply discounted that the top resorts will put you up today for the same price that downscale hotels charged two years ago.» dar al suelo con la fregona = mop (up) + the floor ; mop .
Example: The bathroom is very cramped, and there is even a mop & bucket so you can mop the floor after taking a shower. Example: The hall must be swept, vacuumed and mopped after the function.» dar al traste con = kill + Nombre + stone dead ; put + the skids under .
Example: Having built up your reputation for over half a century you have managed to kill it stone dead in only a few seconds. Example: I can't go into details, but you seem to have stumbled across a plan by one gang to put the skids under another.» dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart .
Example: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.» dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans ; shut + the door on .
Example: The trouble for all the imperialist scoundrels is that working people keep upsetting their plans. Example: She has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house. Example: She agreed but threatened that the deal was off as long as there was still a witness who could spoil her plans. Example: After a quick turn of events, Michigan defense shut the door on Ohio State in the final seconds.» dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart .
Example: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.» dar a luz = birth ; deliver .
Example: This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation. Example: I don't like to dampen her enthusiasm, but the chances are she will deliver at 20 weeks.» dar a luz a = give + birth to .
Example: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.» dar amparo = provide + shelter ; give + shelter ; put + a roof over + Posesivo + head .
Example: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered. Example: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans. Example: Wealthy Lilian will honour her promise and put a roof over Melissa's head, but only if she can earn her keep.» dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement ; hearten [Usado generalmente en la voz pasiva] ; jolly .
Example: This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition. Example: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge. Example: They all just used to jolly her on until she forgot and found something else to bother about.» dar apoyo = give + support ; support ; provide + support .
Example: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely. Example: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication. Example: Read Illinois has become a model programme that draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers and booksellers.» dar arañazos = claw .
Example: I tried to slap her around the head, but she leaned backwards and I found myself clawing at her neck instead.» dar arcadas = make + Nombre + retch ; make + Posesivo + stomach turn ; turn + Posesivo + stomach .
Example: I imagine that all manner of physical contact is anathema to her, the very idea of exchanging body fluids must make her retch. Example: Most of us are not blessed with cast-iron stomachs -- personally, the very thought of blood makes my stomach turn. Example: He turns my stomach at times, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.» dar asco = stink ; disgust ; nauseate ; make + Nombre + sick ; sicken ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; be repugnant to ; make + Posesivo + flesh creep ; make + Posesivo + flesh crawl ; make + Nombre + feel sick in the stomach ; gross + Nombre + out .
Example: It was almost like predestination, and predestination stinks. Example: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul. Example: She hadn't actually tossed her cookies, but the dust of the road and the smell of the exhaust combined with the bumpy ride had nauseated her. Example: I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick. Example: Their hypocrisy sickens me. Example: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it. Example: Nothing is more repugnant to me than brotherly feelings grounded in the common baseness people see in one another. Example: The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep. Example: The odor got worse as she went closer, to the point that it make her flesh crawl with every breath. Example: If there's something that is making you nervous or anxious then this can definitely make you feel sick in the stomach, so much that you nearly vomit, or do vomit. Example: Ally says that, as a general rule, the idea of kissing another woman grosses her out.» dar aullidos = caterwaul .
Example: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.» dar (aun) más de sí = go (even) further .
Example: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.» dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness .
Example: Section editors, who oversee quality, lend authoritativeness.» dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to .
Example: Sometimes authors cite another document to lend authority to their own work.» dar aviso = give + notice .
Example: This booklet covers how to give notice, legal ways to move out early, and what can happen if you do not follow the rules about moving out.» dar bandazos = lurch .
Example: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.» dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on .
Example: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.» dar brillo a = buff ; buff up .
Example: This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal. Example: Let it dry for 15 minutes then buff it up with a soft brush or a soft rag.» dar buena espina = give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes .
Example: The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since. Example: Bugs and bunnies feel good around people who give off good vibes.» dar buenas vibraciones = give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes .
Example: The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since. Example: Bugs and bunnies feel good around people who give off good vibes.» dar buen rollo = give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes .
Example: The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since. Example: Bugs and bunnies feel good around people who give off good vibes.» dar buen uso a Algo = put + Nombre + to good use ; turn + Nombre + to good account ; put + Nombre + to good account ; use + Nombre + to good account .
Example: Your advice, suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated and you can rest assured that they will be put to good use. Example: It was rather an unpleasant situation, there in the depths of the forest, but Mackay turned it to good account. Example: They have begun not only to preserve the heritage but also to put it to good account. Example: A very gifted man, he found what worked for him and used it to good account.» dar cabida a = accommodate ; include ; hold [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio held] ; take [Verbo irregular: pasado took, participio taken] ; make + room (for) ; leave + room for ; leave + room for .
Example: Changes have been made to accommodate modern approaches or new groupings of subjects. Example: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents. Example: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed. Example: A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems. Example: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects. Example: In the former case, the layout of the text is adjusted to leave room for the graphics. Example: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.» dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth .
Example: To accommodate growth in the vertical file collection the library developed a project to convert hardcopy materials to jacketed microfiche.» dar calabazas = spurn ; jilt ; fail ; flunk (out) .
Example: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives. Example: To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride -- do your best to forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to. Example: These courses give the student who has failed a second chance to make new start. Example: Participants in the conference on social sciences discussed the possibilities for eliminating punitive aspects of grading systems, such as flunking courses.» dar caladas = puff .
Example: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.» dar calidad = deliver + value .
Example: Customers see no clear relationship between the price of an on-line information service and the value it delivers.» dar calor = give off + heat .
Example: This demonstration illustrates how chemical reactions can either give off heat (exothermic) or absorb heat (endothermic).» dar caña = kick + ass/arse ; kick + butt ; whoop + ass/arse ; hurry + Nombre + up ; hurry + Nombre + along .
Example: It took me a while to decide if this is actually an action movie or not but it's got Bruce Willis in it and he's kicking arse, saving the world. Example: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself. Example: When Bruce Lee started whooping ass with his shirt off, it wasn't so you could admire his pecs. Example: We were racing against the clock, and I was hurrying her up the stairs to reach the roof of the high rise. Example: We were both running behind schedule, and it was my job to hurry her along.» dar caprichos = pamper .
Example: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.» dar celos = make + Nombre + jealous .
Example: The best way of doing this is by making him jealous, and the best way of making any boy jealous is to be seen with another boy.» dar cera = wax .
Example: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.» dar chillidos = shriek .
Example: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.» dar cien/mil vueltas a = run + rings (a)round [En español se puede decir dar cien vueltas a o dar mil vueltas a o dar cien mil vueltas a] ; run + circles (a)round [En español se puede decir dar cien vueltas a o dar mil vueltas a o dar cien mil vueltas a] .
Example: As for Putin, he only runs rings around the West because our leaders are so feeble and directionless. Example: Once again, President Obama has allowed the Chinese government to run circles around him.» dar cien mil vueltas bebiendo = drink + Nombre + under the table .
Example: What it all comes down to, though, is that Cana is the kind of gal who needs to be with someone who can drink her under the table.» dar clase = give + a lesson ; teach + a class ; teach + a lesson ; hold + a class .
Example: Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?. Example: Libraries are often closed, because the teacher responsible is teaching class. Example: Emphasis was placed on learning the lessons taught by history. Example: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.» dar coba = toady to ; fawn (on/upon/over) .
Example: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them. Example: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.» dar cobijo = give + shelter ; provide + shelter ; put + a roof over + Posesivo + head .
Example: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans. Example: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered. Example: Wealthy Lilian will honour her promise and put a roof over Melissa's head, but only if she can earn her keep.» dar comienzo = kick in .
Example: The first wave of long-awaited reforms to credit-card industry practices began kicking in on Aug. 20.» dar comienzo a = give + a start to .
Example: Perestroika gave a start to new Russian democracy.» dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example .
Example: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.» dar como norma = rule .
Example: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.» dar como resultado = add up to ; result (in) ; lead to/towards [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio lead] .
Example: The impalpable nature of human relations can add up to a situation that bears little resemblance to the logical and ordered material discussed in class. Example: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document. Example: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.» dar con = hit on/upon ; put + Posesivo + finger on ; stumble on(to) ; stumble across ; light on/upon ; alight on/upon ; alight on/upon ; albinism .
Example: And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again. Example: She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong. Example: While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself. Example: I stumbled across it while zapping through the channels and it seemed like a 'real' documentary. Example: After years of experimenting, he lighted upon Velcro, which was patented in 1952 and was directly inspired by the natural hooked design of the burdock seeds. Example: About 1,000 years ago, Taoist monks in China alighted upon the recipe for gunpowder -- accidentally, it's believed. Example: About 1,000 years ago, Taoist monks in China alighted upon the recipe for gunpowder -- accidentally, it's believed. Example: Hunted for body parts and isolated by fear, Tanzanians with albinism have found safe futures with the help of Sister Martha.» dar consejo sobre = give + advice (on) .
Example: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.» dar consentimiento = give + licence .
Example: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.» dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging .
Example: A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of sponging as a way of reducing body temperature in febrile children.» dar con una idea = hit on/upon + an idea .
Example: And so the editors hit upon a wonderful idea -- they would take those articles that were too long to be included in the printed version of the journal and publish them on the web.» dar con una solución = come up with + a solution .
Example: Using Microsoft technology, she came up with a solution that satisfied all our requirements in a very short period of time.» dar conversación = make + conversation .
Example: It's common for people to say they struggle to make conversation because they often can't think of things to say.» dar coraje = peeve ; give + Nombre + the pip ; cause + anger ; anger ; gall ; cross ; irritate ; rub + Nombre + up the wrong way ; rattle ; roil ; rile ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; put + Posesivo + nose out of joint ; wind + Nombre + up ; get + Posesivo + dander up ; get + Posesivo + back(s) up .
Example: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched. Example: She looked disdainfully at the boys sitting on the left of the room -- they gave her the pip. Example: The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger. Example: Maintaining composure during a heated argument is certainly a challenge, especially for those who tend to anger easily. Example: It was the American attitude of superiority that <