Exigir in english
Demand
pronunciation: dɪmænd part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: dɪmænd part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
exigir = have + calls for ; call for ; demand ; make + a demand ; mandate ; require ; place + demands on ; clamour for [clamor, -USA] ; finger-snapping ; exact ; hold out for.
Example: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Example: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Example: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Example: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.Example: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Example: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Example: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.Example: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Example: The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothing but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.Example: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.Example: Edward had wanted to make her his mistress, but she held out for marriage.more:
» exigir demasiado = overtax .
Example: Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.» exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources .
Example: While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.» exigir demasiado de = put + strain on .
Example: Patrons' voracious appetite for new videos is already putting a strain on budgets.» exigir el derecho a = press + Posesivo + claim .
Example: Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne.» exigir esfuerzo = take + effort .
Example: Personal indexes maintained by manual methods can take more effort than many scientists and engineers are able or willing to devote to them.» exigir justicia = press + Posesivo + claim .
Example: Olsson went on to add that she was considering pressing her claim in court and secure the right to exhume the tomb.» exigir + Posesivo + atención = demand + Posesivo + attention .
Example: Meanwhile, there are two nettlesome problems that continue to demand his attention.» exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for/to ransom .
Example: This point was highlighted a few years ago by a case in which it was reported that an employee of ICI's Dutch subsidiary had stolen the company's information files and was holding them for ransom!.» exigir responsabilidades = hold + Nombre + liable ; hold + Nombre + accountable for .
Example: The author asssesses the likelihood of health-care librarians being held liable for the service they provide and discusses methods of reducing this risk. Example: Moreover, librarians increasingly will be held accountable for the information they supply as we charge fees for particular services.» exigirse a Uno mismo = push + Reflexivo + forward .
Example: It's a good attitude to push yourself forward and do everything just to reach your goal.» exigir trabajo = take (up) + a lot of energy .
Example: The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.» exigir un rescate = ransom .
Example: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.