Estada in english

Estada

pronunciation: əstɑdə part of speech: noun
In gestures

estar = be ; become ; live with ; stand (up)on. 

Example: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.Example: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.Example: Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.Example: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.

more:

» ahí está el problemaherein lies the rubthere's the rubhere's the rubthat's the rubthere's the catchthat's the catchhere's the catch .

Example: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Example: And there's the rub, as far as California is concerned we don't stand a very good chance in this competition.

Example: But here's the rub: If there is nothing problematic about something -- say, homosexuality -- then there is really nothing to tolerate.

Example: Of course, that's the rub when you're working with a brother more famous than you.

Example: There's the catch: everything comes with a cost.

Example: That's the catch: life almost never goes according to plan.

Example: There is still reason for hope, but here's the catch: We all need to work to make change happen, because our leaders won't just do it for us.

» ahí está la dificultadherein lies the rubthere's the rubthat's the rubthere's the catchthat's the catchhere's the catch .

Example: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Example: And there's the rub, as far as California is concerned we don't stand a very good chance in this competition.

Example: Of course, that's the rub when you're working with a brother more famous than you.

Example: There's the catch: everything comes with a cost.

Example: That's the catch: life almost never goes according to plan.

Example: There is still reason for hope, but here's the catch: We all need to work to make change happen, because our leaders won't just do it for us.

» bien está lo que bien acabaall is well that ends well .

Example: 'All is well that ends well,' at least for the three policemen who were released and their families = "Bien está lo que bien acaba", al menos para los tres policías liberados y para sus familias.

» ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe!while/when the cat's away, the mouse/mice will play .

Example: That kind of breakdown is mirrored with other countries as well -- what it tells us is while the cat's away, the mice will play.

» creer que estar bienfeel + right .

Example: Two teenagers who wanted to experience murder told police it 'felt right' to strangle a friend and bury her body .

» creer que estar malfeel + wrong .

Example: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.

» cuando + estar + disponiblewhen available .

Example: Currently, customers are being advised to order units online and they will ship when available.

» dar la señal de estar listoprompt .

Example: After the computer has obeyed this command, the searcher is prompted again.

» deber estar enbelong in .

Example: Through a compelling depiction of litter in the marine environment, the film repeats a point on which everyone can agree: plastics don't belong in our oceans.

» dejar como + estarleave + untouched .

Example: While almost all university libraries south of Iraqi Kurdistan were looted and/or burned, even the ones left untouched have little in them.

» dejar de estar entre nosotrospass away .

Example: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.

» dejar de estar vigentecease to + be in force .

Example: When certain events occur, a license will cease to be in force.

» dejar estarleave it at that .

Example: Just fire her for gross misconduct and show her the door and leave it at that.

» dejar las cosas como estánlet + sleeping dogs lie .

Example: She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.

» de tal forma que + ser/estarin such form as to + be .

Example: They will record results in such form as to be readily available for distribution or for later further manipulation.

» el camino + estar + despejadothe way + be + clear .

Example: To make a left turn, signal well before the turn and move into the far left lane when the way is clear.

» el diablo está en los detallesthe devil (is/lives) in the details .

Example: The article is entitled 'The devil in the details: An academic library acquires a video collection'.

» el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquinathe future + be + just around the corner .

Example: But the future is just around the corner and we have to get our skates on.

» el modo como + estarthe way + Nombre + be + going with .

Example: The way we are going with the use of water to feed our natural turf soccer pitches, it comes as no surprise that artificial turf soccer pitches are becoming hugely popular.

» el motivo + estar enthe reason + lie in .

Example: The reason behind this requirement of digital data lies in the engineering aspects of digital computers: they can only manipulate digital signals.

» el reloj estar adelantadothe clock + be fast .

Example: I once came in late and my excuse was that the clock was fast.

» el reloj estar atrasadothe clock + be slow .

Example: My heart jumped a little when I realised that the clock was slow!.

» esperanza + estarhope + lie .

Example: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.

» está ahí está la dificultadhere's the rub .

Example: But here's the rub: If there is nothing problematic about something -- say, homosexuality -- then there is really nothing to tolerate.

» está bienthat's fine .

Example:  That's fine , you did not know she had been arrested for stealing jewelry = No pasa nada, no sabías que ella había sido arrestada por robar joyas.

» estando de acuerdoapprovingly .

Example: Preston Huish smiled approvingly, expressed his thanks, and walked away with suave confidence.

» estando de serviciowhile on the job .

Example: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.

» estando sentadofrom a seated position .

Example: Exercises are described which can be done from a seated position at a VDU workstation and which improve relaxation, memory and cognition and reduce tension.

» estar a años de distanciabe years away .

Example: Much research is being done in the area, but the optimal solution to these routing problems is still years away.

» estar a bajos mínimosbe at rock bottom .

Example: I was at rock bottom, being abused by different men, drinking heavily and taking more and more drugs.

» estar abandonadobe disused .

Example: The quarry is disused and most of the area is covered in spoil heaps which are now overgrown.

» estar abarrotadobe chocker with .

Example: Needless to say the garden was absolutely chocker with weeds.

» estar abatidofeel + lowfeel + the weight of the world on + Posesivo + shouldersbe in the doldrums .

Example: He uses his quirky wit and friendly banter to brighten people's mood when they are feeling low or fuming with anger.

Example: She trudged through the crowded streets to her own home feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders.

Example: CATV (Cable Television) is in the doldrums after the initial enthusiasm of investors and this is the time for librarians to step in.

» estar abiertostand + open .

Example: She crept on and peering around the end of the fence behind the laundry, he saw that a gate stood open leading into the yard.

» estar abierto abe open to .

Example: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.

» estar abierto a otras posibilidadeskeep + Posesivo + options openleave + Posesivo + options open .

Example: She is keen to become a mother but is keeping her options open about when or how she might do it.

Example: Eventually, she would like to return to Montana, but for now she is leaving her options open for wherever her career path takes her.

» estar abocado ahave + (all) the makings ofhead in + the direction (of/to) .

Example: Add to that the fact that I've been feeling shitty for days and you have the makings of major drama.

Example: 10 years ago, I was heading in the direction to have a career sitting behind a desk, crunching numbers and hating my career.

» estar abocado a serbe doomed .

Example: We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today).

» estar absorto enbe wrapped up in .

Example: He had been wrapped up in a new project that was closely tied to the company's new growth.

» estar absorto en un librohave + Posesivo + nose in a book .

Example: I was born and raised in Los Angeles and spent much of my childhood curled up on a sofa with my nose in a book.

» estar aburridísimobe bored stiffbe bored to deathbe bored to tearsbe bored out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind .

Example: Instead of spending hours being bored stiff in church, most families spend Christmas with family and loved-ones or are still recovering from the hangover .

Example: Three years on, and we are bored to death with the war on terror.

Example: The tiger was bored to tears with his viewers and started yawning to show it.

Example: Bored out of her mind with the long hours and mundane tasks, she decided to give radio a try.

» estar aburrido como una ostrabe bored stiffbe bored to deathbe bored to tearsbe bored out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind .

Example: Instead of spending hours being bored stiff in church, most families spend Christmas with family and loved-ones or are still recovering from the hangover .

Example: Three years on, and we are bored to death with the war on terror.

Example: The tiger was bored to tears with his viewers and started yawning to show it.

Example: Bored out of her mind with the long hours and mundane tasks, she decided to give radio a try.

» estar acabadobe dead in the waterbe done forbe toast .

Example: Unfortunately the project is officially dead in the water.

Example: I thought she was done for, but she just sweet-talked her way into Quinn's office.

Example: Stop polluting the ocean because once we kill the coral reefs and the rain forest, the earth is toast!.

» estar a caballo entre... y...lie + midway between ... and ...stand + midway between ... and ...straddle (between)tread + a fine line between ... andtread + the thin line between ... andtread + a delicate line between ... andwalk + a fine line between ... and ...tread + a middle path between ... andstraddle + the line between ... and ... .

Example: Typography at present is treated as an aspect of communication; it should instead be considered as lying midway between the plastic and the graphic arts.

Example: Cutter stands midway on this subject between the AA and the BM.

Example: Their work constitutes a new art movement, drawing on, and straddling divisions between, pop art, performing arts, popular culture, and fashion.

Example: These ferocious competitors tread a fine line between controlled aggression and illegality.

Example: Therapists must be able to tread the thin line between too much involvement with patients and too little.

Example: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.

Example: Cutting through space and time through cinematography, the film creators walk a fine line between their imagination and their dreams.

Example: This lavishly illustrated book ultimately fails in its attempt to tread a middle path between the scholarly and popular approaches to the Roman amphitheatre.

Example: These media moguls all straddled the line between entertainment and politics, preaching to the public and wielding an immense influence over lawmakers and politicians.

» estar acabando coneat away atgrind away at .

Example: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.

Example: He looked sick, really sick, like he had the mother of all headaches grinding away at the inside of his skull.

» estar acabándosebe on the way outbe on + Posesivo + last legs .

Example: Today, many things indicate that we are going thorough a transitional period, when it seems that something is on the way out and something else is painfully being born.

Example: The world's carefully constructed international system for maintaining peace and security, built around the UN charter, is now on its last legs.

» estar a + Cantidad + de distanciaCantidad + distant from .

Example: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.

» estar a cargo demanbe the responsibility of .

Example: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.

Example: It has recently been decided that the United Kingdom parliamentary archive, which is the responsibility of the House of Lords Record Office, will not include European Communities material.

» estar accesiblebe up [En informática, ordenador que está funcionando y que puede ser utilizado por el usuario] .

Example: DIALOG is one of the most accessible services, being up for twenty-two hours on weekdays and six hours on Saturdays.

» estar accesible en líneago + online .

Example: For smaller libraries it would be cheaper and more current to go online.

» estar accesible en redgo + online .

Example: For smaller libraries it would be cheaper and more current to go online.

» estar acertadobe right on trackbe (right) on the markbe (right) on point .

Example: There is every indication from this study that the program is right on track in terms of employment.

Example: For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark.

Example: Their statements were right on point and tugged at the heartstrings.

» estar achacosofeel + achy .

Example: He complained about feeling achy and tired, fell asleep in the car on the way home, and was dead to the world for the next 16 or so hours.

» estar achicharrandobe boiling hot .

Example: I felt the phone and it was boiling hot, way too hot to hold for a few seconds.

» estar acojonadobe frightened to deathbe scared to death .

Example: However there are a number of reports out there of people being frightened to death by ghosts.

Example: A Texas woman tearfully told jurors Monday that she was 'scared to death' and held against her will by her employer after being drugged and sexually assaulted.

» estar acorde con la ocasiónbe relevant to the occasion .

Example: You should learn to be respectful of other people and make comments that make sense and are relevant to the occasion.

» estar acostadolie in + bed .

Example: In order to study the long-term effects of gravity on the human body, NASA is looking for a few good lazy people to lie in bed all day sleeping.

» estar acostumbrado abe familiar withbe no stranger tobe used to .

Example: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve = El que hace la búsqueda debe estar suficientemente familiarizado con lo que desea recuperar.

Example: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities.

Example: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.

» estar acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manerabe set in + Posesivo + ways .

Example: As I recall he said something to the effect that if she waited too long, she'd be set in her ways, and then she'd never remarry.

» estar acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de una determinada manerabe set in + Posesivo + ways .

Example: As I recall he said something to the effect that if she waited too long, she'd be set in her ways, and then she'd never remarry.

» estar acostumbrado a + Infinitivobe accustomed to + Gerundio .

Example: The indexes should reveal the skills of an indexer who is at least accustomed to indexing.

» estar activobe up and about .

Example: Active kids are happy kids -- they like to be up and about, running around and having fun = Los niños activos son niños felices; les gusta estar siempre haciendo cosas, corretear de aquí para allá y divirtiéndose.

» estar a cuatro pasosbe just a hop awaybe just a hop and a skip away .

Example: London is just a hop away, and is one of the best cities for fun, theatre, nightlife, and many other things.

Example: Formentera is a hop and a skip from hedonistic Ibiza and the destination for my week of bliss.

» estar a dos minutosbe just a hop awaybe just a hop and a skip away .

Example: London is just a hop away, and is one of the best cities for fun, theatre, nightlife, and many other things.

Example: Formentera is a hop and a skip from hedonistic Ibiza and the destination for my week of bliss.

» estar a dos pasosbe just a hop awaybe just a hop and a skip away .

Example: London is just a hop away, and is one of the best cities for fun, theatre, nightlife, and many other things.

Example: Formentera is a hop and a skip from hedonistic Ibiza and the destination for my week of bliss.

» estar a dos velasnot have a beanhave not + a penny to + Posesivo + name .

Example: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.

Example: He, on the other hand, has long hair, unevenly cut, and not a penny to his name and hardly any prospects for the future.

» estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distanciabe + Número + away .

Example: It would not be good, for example, just giving someone who claimed to have a social security problem the address of the nearest office, which might be many miles and several bus rides away.

» estar a favor debe forcome down in + favour of .

Example: The position at the time, as I remember (I was for it), was that it is better to have one code with footnotes permitting differences.

Example: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.

» estar a favor (de)be in favour (of) .

Example: The pity is that more people are actually in favour of libraries than actually use them.

» estar a favor debe forcome down in + favour of .

Example: The position at the time, as I remember (I was for it), was that it is better to have one code with footnotes permitting differences.

Example: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.

» estar a favor de una ideafavour + an idea .

Example: Half the respondents favoured the idea when it was explained; the rest opposed it, one of the main reasons given being that there was a lack of neighbour agreement.

» estar a favor o en contrabe for or against .

Example: However, whether you are for or against, and even if no cash actually changes hands, the whole process of assessing how much your information costs you to provide, who uses it and how, will give you a useful view of supply and demand.

» estar afinadobe in tune .

Example: Because this string is in tune, we can assume that this note, A, on the fifth fret, is also in tune.

» estar afónicobe hoarse .

Example: Since smoking is the major cause of throat cancer, if smokers are hoarse, they should see an otolaryngologist.

» estar agobiado debe snowed under with .

Example: Thus they may have periods with nothing to do interspersed with times of being snowed under with work.

» estar agobiado de trabajobe rushed/run off + Posesivo + feet .

Example: The first day back at work after the Easter break, and Sal Kilkenny is already rushed off her feet.

» estar agotadobe flat outbe exhausted .

Example: I was flat out after my lobectomy and it took me 3 months to get my energy back and then after my chemo it took me three months again to get my energy back.

Example: I am sick of being sick and tired of being exhausted = Estoy harta de estar enferma y cansada de estar agotada.

» estar agradecidobe thankful .

Example: Looking back from the present days of austerity one must be thankful that the EEC libraries were able to lay the foundations of strong collections in their respective fields.

» estar ajeno abe oblivious of/to .

Example: The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.

» estar a la alerta debe wary of .

Example: Libraries must also be wary of illegally-produced tapes.

» estar a la altura delive up tobe equal tomatch up to .

Example: There is one area where librarians ought to live up to what their public expects of them and this is in the accuracy and quality of their bibliographic citation practice = Hay un área en donde los bibliotecarios deberían estar a la altura de lo que los usuarios experan de ellos que es la precisión y calidad de sus citas bibliográficas.

Example: She wanted to prove that she was equal to Bernice Washington's confidence in her.

Example: She deeply despises feeble, inconsistent souls who do not match up to her passion for a good life, in any way.

» estar a la altura de las circunstanciasbe up to the markbe up to scratchbe equal to the occasionrise (up) to + the occasiondeliver + the goodsmeasure up (to)be up to snuffcome up with + the goodsrise (up) to + a challengemake + the cutcut + the mustardstep up to + the markbe up to parbe up to a challengebe (right) on point .

Example: This emphasises the need to start exclusively Indian Agricultural Abstracts to keep alive coverages of agricultural literature in Indian Science Abstracts which is not up to the mark.

Example: The time-honoured training institution 'sitting with Nellie' is not much good if Nellie's competence is not up to scratch.

Example: This may be an optimistic view, but the converse is unquestionable: if he does not understand it, his chance of being equal to the occasion is remote.

Example: The extremely effective way in which these news services rose to the occasion and provided in-depth news information is described = Se descirbe la manera tan eficaz en la que estos servicios de noticias estuvieron a la altura de las circunstancias proporcionando noticias detalladas.

Example: The article is entitled 'Canadian librarians explore ways to deliver the goods in tough times'.

Example: This paper discusses the characteristics or criteria that mark out a profession and how New Zealand archivists measure up.

Example: In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff.

Example: They will come up with the goods; the police know what they are doing; they would not have mounted such a massive operation based on nothing.

Example: Librarians, like all educators, rose to this new challenge, and programs designed to 'Americanize' the immigrant sprang up in all the major libraries in the country.

Example: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Example: His performance certainly wouldn't cut the mustard should he decide to become a professional.

Example: Despite tough opposition the team stepped up to the mark, relishing the challenge and going on to win their first two matches = A pesar de una dura oposición, el equipo estuvo a la altura de las circunstancias, disfrutando del reto y finalmente ganó sus dos primeros encuentros.

Example: If a potential client decides to interview you over a meal at a restaurant, your table manners must be up to par.

Example: We're defending the title and we need to be up to the challenge.

Example: She said that Jonah Lomu's humour was on point during one of his final public appearances.

» estar a la altura de las expectativaslive up to + Posesivo + expectations .

Example: If I make the assumption that they're top notch, I'll transmit that confidence to them and they'll live up to my expectations.

» estar a la altura de las posibilidadeslive up to + Posesivo + potential .

Example: Historically, on-line searching has not lived up to its potential because of hardware and software limitations = Históricamente, la búsqueda línea no ha estado a la altura de sus posibilidades debido a limitaciones de hardware y software.

» estar a la altura de lo que se esperalive up to + Posesivo + expectations .

Example: If I make the assumption that they're top notch, I'll transmit that confidence to them and they'll live up to my expectations.

» estar a la bajabe down .

Example: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.

» estar al acecholie in + wait (for) .

Example: The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.

» estar a la expectativa debe on the alert for .

Example: Of course the perceptive librarian is on the alert for signs of this reaction on the part of the reader, but, sad to relate, there are those who will be deterred by nothing short of a loud cry of 'Stop'.

» estar a la grescabe at each other's throatsbe at one another's throatsbe at daggers drawn (with) .

Example: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats.

Example: But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats.

Example: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.

» estar a la intemperiebe out in the open .

Example: Everything is out in the open, including the shower and the toilet! .

» estar al aire librebe out in the open .

Example: Everything is out in the open, including the shower and the toilet! .

» estar al alcance de la manobe at hand .

Example: A shortage of books makes things slightly difficult but help is at hand from the USSR.

» estar a la misma altura querank with .

Example: Proboscideans have developed a sophisticatedly organized society and they rank with primates and cetaceans with respect to cognitive abilities.

» estar a la modalook + stylish .

Example: Winter fashion is all about looking stylish while staying warm.

» estar a la orden del díabe the order of the day .

Example: Now that financial stringencies were the order of the day, libraries had to compete with the more pressing needs of other programme areas, like education, social services, and housing, for dwindling resources.

» estar a la par derank with .

Example: Proboscideans have developed a sophisticatedly organized society and they rank with primates and cetaceans with respect to cognitive abilities.

» estar a las duras y a las madurastake + the bad with the goodtake + the good and badbe there for better or (for) worse .

Example: Ya gotta take the bad with the good -- without pain joy wouldn't feel so good.

Example: When she started to well up, Usher added fuel to the flames by saying, 'You have to be able to take the good and bad in this business'.

Example: There is nothing quite like being loved unconditionally by someone who promises to be there for better or worse.

» estar a la vuelta de la esquinabe just (a)round the cornerbe just (a)round the bendbe just a hop awaybe just a hop and a skip away .

Example: Stereoscopic cameras with two spaced glass eyes for striking improvements are just around the corner.

Example: With summer at its peak and the Fourth of July just around the bend, there are plenty of reasons to uncork a crisp bottle of wine to help get the party started.

Example: London is just a hop away, and is one of the best cities for fun, theatre, nightlife, and many other things.

Example: Formentera is a hop and a skip from hedonistic Ibiza and the destination for my week of bliss.

» estar al borde deteeter + on the edge ofstare + Nombre + in the faceteeter + on the brink of .

Example: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Example: Bankruptcy stared him in the face unless he could obtain this increase of capital.

Example: The nation of Israel has teetered on the brink of disaster for decades since they became a nation.

» estar al borde de la muertehave + a close shave with deathstare + death in the facehave + a (close) brush with deathhave + a close encounter with death .

Example: She had a close shave with death recently when she was on her way to a friend's place to attend a small get-together.

Example: British holidaymaker has told how she stared death in the face during a horror boating accident in Ibiza.

Example: People who have close brushes with death, or recover from clinical death, have strikingly similar 'death experiences'.

Example: You may hear once in a while where someone had a close encounter with death, but they never made it six feet under -- death is something we can escape easily.

» estar alborotadobe in uproar .

Example: Cairo is in uproar following President Mursi's announcement that he will rule by decree until a new parliament is installed.

» estar al caerbe fast-approaching .

Example: Property Tax deadline day is fast-approaching and if you don't pay by Tuesday, you will have a bigger bill in the end.

» estar al completooverbook  .

Example: At any rate, since hotels in Vienna are usually overbooked in May we strongly recommend you to book your hotel as early as possible.

» estar al controlbe in command .

Example: Being in command means making tough decisions.

» estar al corrientemonitor + developmentsbe in the swim (of things)be in the swing of things .

Example: Users of federal statistics have to rely on a wide variety of sources to monitor developments = Los usuarios de las estadísticas federales tienen que utilizar una amplia variedad de fuentes para estar al día.

Example: Maria would constantly complain to me that she was bored and
that she had once been in the swim of things in the literary world of London.

Example: That first week is hard, but as soon as it is over you are going to be in the swing of things and you are going to see results.

» estar al corriente (de)stay + current (with) .

Example: With the abundance of information available on every topic, it can be an overwhelming task to stay current on any topic, whether for work or personal purpose.

» estar al díamonitor + developmentsstay on + top of the gamestay on + top of thingskeep on + top of thingsbe on top of thingsbe up to speedbe on top of everythingbe in the swim (of things)be in the swing of things .

Example: Users of federal statistics have to rely on a wide variety of sources to monitor developments = Los usuarios de las estadísticas federales tienen que utilizar una amplia variedad de fuentes para estar al día.

Example: Making progress and staying on top of the game in anything you set out to do is vital to ensuring a favorable outcome.

Example: Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out.

Example: It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things.

Example: Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.

Example: The menu structure offers over 30 learning chapters that can be discussed and repeated as needed to assure that everyone is up to speed on the content.

Example: Jeff is a pleasure to work with -- he is on top of everything and he strives to make sure that his customers are always more than satisfied.

Example: Maria would constantly complain to me that she was bored and
that she had once been in the swim of things in the literary world of London.

Example: That first week is hard, but as soon as it is over you are going to be in the swing of things and you are going to see results.

» estar al día destay on + top of .

Example: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry = Adaptarse a los cambios y controlarlos es una gran clave para triunfar en la industria.

» estar al día (de)stay + current (with) .

Example: With the abundance of information available on every topic, it can be an overwhelming task to stay current on any topic, whether for work or personal purpose.

» estar al día, estar al tantobe up to speed .

Example: The menu structure offers over 30 learning chapters that can be discussed and repeated as needed to assure that everyone is up to speed on the content.

» estar alejado + Expresión Numéricabe + Número + away .

Example: It would not be good, for example, just giving someone who claimed to have a social security problem the address of the nearest office, which might be many miles and several bus rides away.

» estar alerta antekeep + an eye out forkeep + an ear out forkeep + an eye open for .

Example: Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct .

Example: These are people who set up telescopes in city lots and observe with blankets draped over their heads to block streetlights, while keeping an ear out for muggers.

Example: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves = El auxiliar responsable de una sección se encargará de mantener su área ordenada y estará atento a los ladrones.

» estar alicaídobe off-colourfeel + lowfeel + the weight of the world on + Posesivo + shouldersbe in the doldrums .

Example: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.

Example: He uses his quirky wit and friendly banter to brighten people's mood when they are feeling low or fuming with anger.

Example: She trudged through the crowded streets to her own home feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders.

Example: CATV (Cable Television) is in the doldrums after the initial enthusiasm of investors and this is the time for librarians to step in.

» estar al lado destand by + Lugar .

Example: As she stood by the secretary's desk waiting for her to terminate a telephone call, she continued to wonder why he has asked her to take his place and to do these assignments.

» estar al límitebe at (a) breaking point .

Example: His wife has been at breaking point for some time and recently considered taking her own life.

» estar al lorobe in the swim (of things)be in the swing of things .

Example: Maria would constantly complain to me that she was bored and
that she had once been in the swim of things in the literary world of London.

Example: That first week is hard, but as soon as it is over you are going to be in the swing of things and you are going to see results.

» estar al loro debe on the lookout forkeep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) openkeep + Posesivo + eyes peeledkeep + Posesivo + eyes skinnedkeep + Posesivo + wits about + Pronombre .

Example: Librarians should be constantly on the lookout for ways in which to improve their basic services to the public.

Example: He should make a note of the gap and keep his eyes open for any additional material.

Example: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.

Example: When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound.

Example: Criminals operate all over the world, so travellers need to keep their wits about them and take care of their passports = Hay delincuentes a lo largo y ancho de este mundo, por lo que las personas que viajan necesitan andarse con mucho ojo y tener cuidado con sus pasaportes.

» estar al mandobe in command .

Example: Being in command means making tough decisions.

» estar al máximooverstretch  .

Example: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

» estar al mismo nivelbe on a par .

Example: The male coquette and the wanton woman are somewhat on a par.

» estar a los pies de los caballosbe held in disrepute .

Example: 'Vanity' presses are not the same as small presses and are held in disrepute.

» estar al quitebe on the alert forbe on the lookout for .

Example: Of course the perceptive librarian is on the alert for signs of this reaction on the part of the reader, but, sad to relate, there are those who will be deterred by nothing short of a loud cry of 'Stop'.

Example: Librarians should be constantly on the lookout for ways in which to improve their basic services to the public.

» estar al rojo vivobe at boiling point .

Example: Tensions among Rwandans were at boiling point, public order was in anarchy and the nation was in tears.

» estar al tantomonitor + developmentsbe up to speedbe in the swim (of things)be in the swing of things .

Example: Users of federal statistics have to rely on a wide variety of sources to monitor developments = Los usuarios de las estadísticas federales tienen que utilizar una amplia variedad de fuentes para estar al día.

Example: The menu structure offers over 30 learning chapters that can be discussed and repeated as needed to assure that everyone is up to speed on the content.

Example: Maria would constantly complain to me that she was bored and
that she had once been in the swim of things in the literary world of London.

Example: That first week is hard, but as soon as it is over you are going to be in the swing of things and you are going to see results.

» estar al tanto debe on the alert forbe on the lookout forkeep + track ofkeep + Posesivo + eyes peeledkeep + Posesivo + eyes skinnedkeep + a (close) watch (upon/on/over)keep + an eye out forkeep + an ear out forkeep + an eye open formaintain + a vigilkeep + a(n) (close) eye on .

Example: Of course the perceptive librarian is on the alert for signs of this reaction on the part of the reader, but, sad to relate, there are those who will be deterred by nothing short of a loud cry of 'Stop'.

Example: Librarians should be constantly on the lookout for ways in which to improve their basic services to the public.

Example: The functions described in this chapter are used to keep track of and control the library's subscriptions to periodicals and serials.

Example: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.

Example: When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound.

Example: One of the best ways to keep children safe is to keep a close watch on them at all times.

Example: Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct .

Example: These are people who set up telescopes in city lots and observe with blankets draped over their heads to block streetlights, while keeping an ear out for muggers.

Example: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves = El auxiliar responsable de una sección se encargará de mantener su área ordenada y estará atento a los ladrones.

Example: Anita and Sushila are members of the first all-women patrol squad that is maintaining a vigil at places frequented by women and girls to provide them with a sense of safety and confidence.

Example: Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted.

» estar al tanto de las cosasstay on + top of thingskeep on + top of thingsbe on top of thingsbe on top of everything .

Example: Climate c
Follow us