Dirección in english
pronunciation: ædres part of speech: noun, verb
dirección1 = administration ; directorship ; management ; senior staff ; governance ; senior management ; top management ; headship ; steerage ; directing ; leadership ; senior managers ; top management team.
Example: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.Example: An applicant for the directorship of a medium-sized public library is asked to explain how he would conduct a community survey and demonstrate how he would plan library programs.Example: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.Example: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years.Example: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.Example: In some library authorities these associations are highly developed and form a positive bridge between junior staff and the senior management.Example: Nevertheless, performance evaluation can be made more effective if, as stated earlier, the program is strongly supported by top management.Example: In the context of collegial management in university libraries, this article presents the advantages and disadvantages of rotating headships.Example: Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.Example: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.Example: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.Example: Our senior managers are responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation.Example: It is hardly a harbinger of an effective top management team when what binds it together is a shared 'grin and bear it' strategy.more:
» asumir la dirección = take over + the leadership (from) .
Example: The author divides staff into 2 groups: 'baby boomers' (born 1946-1961) who grew up assuming full and secure employment but tend now to be technologically challenged; and 'baby busters' (born 1965-1975) who tend to be technological savants and are taking over the leadership from the older generation of librarians.» bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of .
Example: This voucher permits you to shoot at 60 clay pigeons, with cartridges and hearing protection under the supervision of your clay pigeon shooting instructor.» cambio de dirección = change of hands .
Example: Most importantly, though, the change of hands in the committee marks the transition from global warming denial to global warming activism.» comité de dirección = steering committee .
Example: Another important position he held was that of the ALA representative to the Joint steering committee for the revision of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules.» de dirección = directorial ; administrative .
Example: The author looks at the perceptions of directors and at the implications of these perceptions for directorial practices. Example: There is now the highest number of women in top administrative positions than there has been before: 54 women out of a total of 111 directorships.» dirección cinematográfica = film direction .
Example: Film direction is an popular career option, but to be a good film director one not only needs a passion for filmmaking but also the skill for it.» dirección compartida = shared governance .
Example: Faculty and administration alike must join through a process of shared governance to identify administrative bloat when it does occur, select a strategy to combat it, and redeploy resources.» dirección de la biblioteca = library administrators .
Example: Library administrators should foster more innovation in their institutions.» dirección de la biblioteca, la = library administration, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.» dirección general = directorate-general .
Example: This Committee is appointed by the Secretary General and is composed of representatives of each directorate-general.» dirección participativa = participative management .
Example: The process of full participative management, or workers' self-management, which turns hierarchy upside down, so that administrative function, veto power and decision making come from the bottom of the structure.» dirigirse en la dirección de = head in + the direction (of/to) .
Example: 10 years ago, I was heading in the direction to have a career sitting behind a desk, crunching numbers and hating my career.» en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat .
Example: The article is entitled 'Sitting in the hot seat: some thoughts from the reference chair'.» en la dirección = in the saddle .
Example: The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company.» en la dirección (de) = at the helm (of) .
Example: With a new administration at the helm, prospects are good for a coordinated effort within the government to establish viable information management strategies for the 1990s.» equipo de dirección = management ; management team ; administrative team ; top management ; administration ; governing board ; top management team .
Example: They found that when the work group associated itself with management, productivity rose. Example: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year. Example: Top management includes the library's director, assistant director, business manager, and any other members of the administartive team that operate at the highest level. Example: Nevertheless, performance evaluation can be made more effective if, as stated earlier, the program is strongly supported by top management. Example: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices. Example: Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library. Example: It is hardly a harbinger of an effective top management team when what binds it together is a shared 'grin and bear it' strategy.» grupo de dirección = management .
Example: They found that when the work group associated itself with management, productivity rose.» junta de dirección = board of directors .
Example: Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance.» junta de dirección de la escuela = school board .
Example: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.» nivel alto de dirección = higher management .
Example: This type of organizational structure has self-managed teams which make their own decisions without reference to higher management.» ocupar un cargo de dirección = hold + a chair .
Example: For example a professor is a kind of teacher, one who holds a chair in a university.» personal de dirección = senior staff ; senior management .
Example: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años. Example: In some library authorities these associations are highly developed and form a positive bridge between junior staff and the senior management.» puesto de dirección = position of leadership .
Example: This means that men in churches, congregations, presbyteries, synods, and in positions of leadership must seek ways of protecting women from violent men.» relativo a la dirección = directorial .
Example: The author looks at the perceptions of directors and at the implications of these perceptions for directorial practices.» resumen de la dirección = executive summary [Resumen de las actividades realizadas por la dirección de un organismo o encargada de un proyecto] .
Example: A report and executive summary will be published in 1995.» reunión de la dirección = board meeting .
Example: Board meetings are held every Monday night and attendance by principals is mandatory.» sin una dirección predeterminada = undirected .
Example: Theistic evolution is the effort to reconcile Darwin's theory of undirected evolution with belief in God.dirección2 = direction ; quarter.
Example: Thus the thesaurus user may approach a term from 'either direction'.Example: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.more:
» ascender en dirección de = head up towards .
Example: Continue ahead and take the right-hand fork as the path splits to head up towards a cairn about a further hundred yards ahead = Continúe todo recto por este sendero y cuando llegue a un desvío siga por el camino de la derecha que asciende en dirección de un mojón de piedras que se encuentra a unos cien metros.» cambiar dirección = change + direction .
Example: It is clear to me, and I hope to you, that unless we drastically change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.» continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way .
Example: Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way.» dar dirección = lend + direction .
Example: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.» dar direcciones = give + direction .
Example: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.» de todas direcciones = from every quarter .
Example: Finding long-term solutions will require ideas and initiative from every quarter.» dirección del viento = wind direction .
Example: They are fairly resistant against, but not independent of, changes of wind direction.» dirigirse en diferentes direcciones = head in + different directions .
Example: We gave each other knowing nods and headed in different directions.» dirigirse en la misma dirección = head in + the same direction .
Example: One of the amazing things about us is that, although we have different ways of thinking as individuals, we're all headed in the same direction.» en ambas direcciones = two-way ; both ways ; in either direction ; in both directions .
Example: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field. Example: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world. Example: We pulled for the shore with waves splashing over our gunwales only to find sheer cliffs rising ahead of us -- a steep unbroken wall extending in either direction. Example: The motorway was shut in both directions causing traffic chaos at rush hour after a serious crash involving three lorries and a tanker.» encaminarse en diferentes direcciones = head in + different directions .
Example: We gave each other knowing nods and headed in different directions.» en dirección a = on + Posesivo + way to .
Example: Interestingly enough, on his way to the 1877 London Conference, Green himself had paid a visit to the 'Manchester Reference Library'.» en dirección a casa = on the way (back) home .
Example: A pensioner who carried around her life savings because she was afraid of being burgled was mugged on the way home from a casino.» en dirección al mar = seaward(s) .
Example: The continental slope refers to a relatively steeply sloping surface lying seaward of the continental shelf.» en dirección al trabajo = on the way to work .
Example: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.» en dirección de la proa = abaft .
Example: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.» en direcciones opuestas = in opposite directions .
Example: Every pumpkin plant has a main and a secondary vine that usually grow in opposite directions.» en dirección este = eastward(s) ; eastbound ; in an easterly direction .
Example: The dust clouds travel eastward, affecting air quality in China, Korea and Japan, and occasionally the continental United States. Example: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left. Example: In the diagram below (Figure1) the cold front is moving in an easterly direction.» en dirección hacia el mar = seaward(s) .
Example: The continental slope refers to a relatively steeply sloping surface lying seaward of the continental shelf.» en dirección noroeste = in a northwesterly direction .
Example: The sea current enters the Adriatic along the Albanian coastline, and flows along the Croatian coastline in a northwesterly direction.» en dirección norte = northbound ; in a northerly direction ; northward(s) .
Example: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left. Example: Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction. Example: Which is the only river in the world that flows both northwards and southwards across the line of the Equator?.» en dirección oeste = westbound ; westward(s) ; in a westerly direction .
Example: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left. Example: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are beginning to look westwards for business initiatives. Example: If you are traveling in a westerly direction are you going faster or slower then the rotatation of the earth?.» en dirección sur = southward(s) ; southbound ; in a southerly direction .
Example: After lunch we'll travel southwards to Culzean Castle, the ancestral home of the Kennedy family. Example: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left. Example: Continue down this road, crossing various traffic lights, in a southerly direction, until the Rondebult intersection = Continúe por este camino, cruzando varios semáforos, en dirección sur, hasta la intersección Rondebult.» en la dirección de = toward(s) .
Example: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.» en la dirección de la máquina = machine-direction .
Example: Examine the backs of the folds with a lens; the one that is sharper-edged than the other runs parallel to the machine-direction of the paper.» en la dirección del viento = downwind .
Example: In fact, no flurries at all are expected downwind of the mountains.» en la dirección opuesta = in the opposite direction .
Example: When toilets flush why do they flush in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere than the northern hemisphere?.» en qué dirección + soplar + el viento = which way the wind + be + blowing .
Example: Possibly the most important attribute for a successful, effective political leader is the instinct to know which way the wind is blowing.» falta de dirección = indirection .
Example: The reason for doing this is that we remove the present indirection in retrieval.» indicador de dirección = signpost .
Example: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands Information scheme is one signpost for the future.» ir encaminado en la misma dirección = head in + the same direction .
Example: One of the amazing things about us is that, although we have different ways of thinking as individuals, we're all headed in the same direction.» ir en la dirección de = head in + the direction (of/to) .
Example: 10 years ago, I was heading in the direction to have a career sitting behind a desk, crunching numbers and hating my career.» ir en la dirección equivocada = go + the wrong way ; head + the wrong way .
Example: A woman was slightly injured on Friday morning trying to avoid a car going the wrong way on the motorway. Example: If the turtles head the wrong way, volunteers can employ red lamps to draw them closer to the ocean = Si las tortugas van por el camino equivocado, los voluntarios pueden emplear lámparas rojas para acercarlas al océano.» ir en la misma dirección = head in + the same direction .
Example: One of the amazing things about us is that, although we have different ways of thinking as individuals, we're all headed in the same direction.» irse en diferentes direcciones = head in + different directions .
Example: We gave each other knowing nods and headed in different directions.» línea de dirección = line of direction .
Example: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.» mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track .
Example: Research keeps the library on track = La investigación mantiene a la biblioteca en el buen camino.» mirar en dirección contraria a = face away from .
Example: Instead she chose to kick start the show sitting down and facing away from her captive audience.» mirar en direcciones contrarias = face away from + each other ; face away from + one another .
Example: When Charles and Diana got married the Australian royal stamp had the couple facing away from each other, which caused much criticism. Example: Since the houses were designed to face away from one another, maintaining privacy has never been an issue.» mirar en direcciones opuestas = face away from + each other ; face away from + one another .
Example: When Charles and Diana got married the Australian royal stamp had the couple facing away from each other, which caused much criticism. Example: Since the houses were designed to face away from one another, maintaining privacy has never been an issue.» mirar en dirección opuesta a = face away from .
Example: Instead she chose to kick start the show sitting down and facing away from her captive audience.» mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way .
Example: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.» ponerse en dirección a = set off to .
Example: But even with a cross reference the librarian or reader now has to go through all the entries at TEXTILE DESIGN in the hope of discovering an unknown number of books on Batik -- and then he has to note them before setting off to the broadly classified shelves.» por buena dirección = a step in the right direction .
Example: However, revenues to publishers from photocopying articles are not yet sufficient to compensate for lost revenue from the decline in circulation of established journals but are, luckily, seen as a step in the right direction.» preguntar por una dirección = enquire + the way .
Example: On arrival in Algiers we were besieged by boot-blacks and street gamins whenever we stopped to inquire the way.» que se acerca en dirección contraria = head-on ; oncoming [on-coming] .
Example: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people. Example: Some vehicle occupants choose to get out of their vehicles during a pile-up, making them vulnerable to oncoming vehicles.» que viene en dirección contraria = head-on ; oncoming [on-coming] .
Example: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people. Example: Some vehicle occupants choose to get out of their vehicles during a pile-up, making them vulnerable to oncoming vehicles.» seguir una dirección = follow + a path ; take + a path .
Example: By following the path of related records from level to level, you can expand or focus your search almost indefinitely. Example: Business correspondence takes the same path.» sentido de la dirección = sense of direction .
Example: Baby rats have an innate sense of direction in place even before they take their first steps out of the nest, a new study found.» sin dirección = directionless .
Example: As for Putin, he only runs rings around the West because our leaders are so feeble and directionless.» sin una dirección predefinida = undirected .
Example: Theistic evolution is the effort to reconcile Darwin's theory of undirected evolution with belief in God.» subir en dirección de = head up towards .
Example: Continue ahead and take the right-hand fork as the path splits to head up towards a cairn about a further hundred yards ahead = Continúe todo recto por este sendero y cuando llegue a un desvío siga por el camino de la derecha que asciende en dirección de un mojón de piedras que se encuentra a unos cien metros.» tener un buen sentido de la dirección = have + a good sense of direction .
Example: Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction.» timón de dirección = rudder .
Example: Some fighter planes have two vertical stabilizers and rudders because of the need to control the plane with multiple, very powerful engines.» tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail .
Example: When it becomes evident that the elastic properties of available materials had a great deal to do with the bow, he branches off on a side trail which takes him through textbooks on elasticity.» tomar una dirección = take + direction .
Example: In the next chapter we look at how this development came about and the directions it has taken.dirección3 = address.
Example: The Acquisitions system uses a Name address Directory as its source of address information for orders.more:
» con (el) nombre y dirección del remitente = self-addressed .
Example: An initial letter of invitation should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.» con (el) nombre y dirección (del destinatario) = addressed .
Example: Postal items are necessarily addressed items and so the delivery of unaddressed publicity cannot be considered as a postal service.» correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail .
Example: In my own system, its use causes an enormous amount of misdirected mail.» dirección de contacto = contact address .
Example: A contact address is given for those with comments and suggestions.» dirección de correo = mailing address ; maildrop address .
Example: The directory includes names of contact people, mailing addresses, phone, e-mail and FAX numbers. Example: If you find the address is a 'maildrop address,' this may make the company difficult to trace should they not be legitimate.» dirección de correo electrónico = email address .
Example: Details posted included dates of birth, home address, email address, place of work along with the information about family and friends.» dirección de entrega de correo = maildrop address .
Example: If you find the address is a 'maildrop address,' this may make the company difficult to trace should they not be legitimate.» dirección de envío = shipping address .
Example: Due to current subscriptions, this shipping address cannot be deleted = Debido a la existencia de subscripciones vigentes, no se puede eliminar esta dirección de envío.» dirección de facturación = billing address ; invoice address .
Example: Due to current subscriptions, this billing address cannot be deleted = Debido a la existencia de subscripciones vigentes, no se puede eliminar esta dirección de facturación. Example: The currency we invoice in depends on the country of the invoice addres.» dirección del remitente = return address .
Example: If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.» dirección de pago = payment address .
Example: Your request for change of payment address has been submitted = Se ha enviado su petición de cambio de dirección de pago.» dirección de trabajo = work address ; work address .
Example: If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Example: If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address.» dirección favorita = bookmark [En los navegadores de Internet, entrada que se realiza en una agenda de direcciones URL] .
Example: This article discusses using the Netscape Web browser's bookmark feature.» dirección IP = IP address .
Example: The log file contains the log of all the accessed URLs, their access time and the IP address of the caller.» dirección para correspondencia = mailing address .
Example: The directory includes names of contact people, mailing addresses, phone, e-mail and FAX numbers.» dirección postal = postal address ; mailing address .
Example: All proposals should include full name, institutional affiliation, postal address, telephone and email details for all participants. Example: The directory includes names of contact people, mailing addresses, phone, e-mail and FAX numbers.» dirección web = web address [Dirección de una página web] .
Example: The layout is commendably clear, with web addresses being listing in boxes below each descriptive section, and screen-shots being used only when absolutely necessary.» fichero de direcciones = addresses file [En tecnología de la información, fichero que contiene direcciones de lectores, proveedores, etc] .
Example: This paper gives examples of the computer program's main menu structure, the customer addresses file, the types of job completed, pricing structures and cumulative statistics.» intercambio de direcciones = exchange of address .
Example: The rites of spring among the snowbirds were farewell dinners, goodbye parties, exchanges of address, return of loaned radios, frying pans, and road maps.» libreta de direcciones = address book .
Example: Most services offer additional features, including spell checkers, the ability to create folders for different types of mail and address books.» lista de direcciones = mailing list [Sistema que permite a todas las personas que se han suscrito a una lista de interés reciban los mensajes emitidos por cualquier miembro de la lista posibilitando la discusión de temas de su interés] .
Example: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.» máquina de imprimir direcciones = addressograph [Máquina que permite imprimir un gran número de direcciones en cartas] ; addressing machine [Máquina que permite imprimir un gran número de direcciones en cartas] .
Example: Addressing machines/addressographs are used in libraries which offer a regular postal service to their clientele. Example: Addressing machines/addressographs are used in libraries which offer a regular postal service to their clientele.» poner la dirección en un sobre = address + an envelope .
Example: Illiteracy amounts to being unable to read the instructions on a medicine bottle, or to address an envelope, or to read a safety notice.» sin nombre ni dirección (del destinatario) = unaddressed .
Example: Postal items are necessarily addressed items and so the delivery of unaddressed publicity cannot be considered as a postal service.dirección4 = steering.
Example: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.more:
» dirección asistida = power steering ; power-assisted steering .
Example: Current power steering systems are heavy and sap horsepower. Example: Power-assisted steering is common on all but the smallest cars.» dirección de cremallera = rack and pinion steering .
Example: Rack-and-pinion steering is quickly becoming the most common type of steering on cars.» sistema de dirección = steering assembly ; steering system .
Example: This steering assembly uses a long steel bar that is meshed with a pinion gear and connected to rods that turn the front wheels. Example: Rack and pinions are commonly used in the steering system of cars to convert the rotary motion of the steering wheel to the side to side motion in the wheels.dirección5 = tack.
Example: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.more:
» explorar una dirección = chart + a direction .
Example: This method can be extremely helpful in charting future directions and gathering data for decision-making.