Gran in english
Great
pronunciation: greɪt part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: greɪt part of speech: adjective
In gestures
grande = vast ; big ; bulky ; considerable ; deep ; extensive ; great ; heavy ; high ; huge ; large ; large scale [large-scale] ; tremendous ; wide ; goodly ; abysmal ; heavyweight [heavy weight] ; broad ; of the highest order.
Example: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast = If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.Example: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users = Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Example: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Example: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Example: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Example: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Example: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Example: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Example: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Example: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Example: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Example: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Example: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Example: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Example: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Example: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians.Example: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Example: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Example: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.more:
» acabar a lo grande = finish with + a flourish ; finish (up) with + a bang .
Example: Fiji want to finish with a flourish and return home from the Rugby World Cup with a victory. Example: I found this book to be hard-going at first, but it sure finished up with a bang!.» a grandes rasgos = broadly ; rough draft .
Example: These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups. Example: This paper describes the program devised to extract references from the OCLC data base and generate bibliographies in rough draft form.» a gran escala = large scale [large-scale] ; massive ; on a wide scale ; high-volume ; wide-scale ; on a broad scale ; in a big way ; on a grand scale ; writ large .
Example: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely. Example: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed. Example: Moder technology allows us to link computers in different centres and to transmit information on a wide scale. Example: Many households are still without telephone, let alone equipped with the wide-band cable needed for fast, high-volume electronic communication. Example: Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly. Example: Due to advantages such as access to information on a broad scale, networking is being increasingly adopted in Latin America and in the Caribbean. Example: The United Nations (UN), its various information offices and its sister agencies are shifting into electronic publishing in a big way. Example: A 'toxic combination' of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organisation report said Thursday. Example: A tsunami is a ripple of water generated by displacement, but writ large.» a gran velocidad = at great speed ; at a rattling pace .
Example: This causes the shaft of the fan and correspondingly, the fan blades themselves, to rotate at great speed. Example: This is the sort of novel where the reader is drawn along at a rattling pace.» algo grande = biggie .
Example: Iron is such a biggie during pregnancy -- low iron levels can cause fatigue, emotional instability and risk of excessive bleeding at the birth.» a lo grande = in a big way ; big time ; grandly ; on a grand scale ; writ large .
Example: The United Nations (UN), its various information offices and its sister agencies are shifting into electronic publishing in a big way. Example: They all enjoy doing their searches and find it a big time saver. Example: I am convinced that China can hold this Olymipics game peacefully and grandly. Example: A 'toxic combination' of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organisation report said Thursday. Example: A tsunami is a ripple of water generated by displacement, but writ large.» armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest ; raise + Cain ; raise + hell ; send + Nombre + into meltdown .
Example: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Example: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Example: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly. Example: Her husband and his father and stepmother owe you an apology for raising Cain at your wedding. Example: American progressives have in recent decades gotten too shy, or too afraid, to raise hell about injustice and unfairness. Example: He sent fans into meltdown when he revealed he had chopped off his trademark floppy hair.» a un gran coste = at (a) great expense .
Example: He had lions, elephants, and other wild animals brought from Asia and Africa at a great expense.» avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on .
Example: Far more likely is that the session will grind on days, perhaps weeks, before there's a compromise between the Presidente and the Senate.» bastante grande = largish ; biggish .
Example: This largish university has more than 20,000 students and offers over 200 undergraduate majors, over 100 master's degree options, and 17 doctoral degree programmes. Example: He was a withdrawn, slight-framed person with a biggish nose, smallish chin, reddish hair and mustache.» caballo grande, ande o no ande = the bigger, the better .
Example: There are also 'ig'planes and helicopters, which my son loves (to him, the bigger, the better).» cada vez más grande = spreading .
Example: Some discernable trends are an interest in learning resources, growing acceptance of microforms, and the spreading use of the computer for acquisitions, catalogues and information services.» calabacín grande = marrow ; marrow squash .
Example: Fruit flies were found to feed on gourds, cucumbers, marrows, cantaloupes and guavas. Example: Contamination of turnip, marrow squash, radish and coriander crops spread with raw sewage = La contaminación de los nabos, calabacines grandes rábanos y cilantros se extendió debido al uso de aguas residuales sin tratar.» causar una gran sensación = make + a splash .
Example: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.» causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash .
Example: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.» causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; make + a splash ; stir up + a hornet's nest ; raise + Cain ; raise + hell ; send + Nombre + into meltdown .
Example: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Example: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Example: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide. Example: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly. Example: Her husband and his father and stepmother owe you an apology for raising Cain at your wedding. Example: American progressives have in recent decades gotten too shy, or too afraid, to raise hell about injustice and unfairness. Example: He sent fans into meltdown when he revealed he had chopped off his trademark floppy hair.» celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about .
Example: But nobody knows that because Ford don't make a song and dance about everything they work on or develop.» chimenea grande antigua = Inglenook hearth ; Inglenook fireplace .
Example: The refined holiday hotel was constructed in 1490 and has an extensive visitor hall with spacious, relaxing sofas and an Inglenook hearth. Example: On the ground floor is a small porch, leading into an open plan living area with an Inglenook fireplace containing a wood burning stove.» con gran capacidad = capacious .
Example: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.» con gran colorido = brightly coloured .
Example: Small, brightly coloured, modern libraries in well-used public areas attract the public and create more demand for library services.» con gran densidad de población = densely populated .
Example: The first public reading-room in Berlin opened in 1895 in a densely populated working-class district.» con grandes esperanzas = with high hopes .
Example: We await with eager expectation the arrival of the book in printed form with high hopes that it will find its place in the world.» con gran dificultad = with great difficulty .
Example: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty.» con gran entusiasmo = ecstatically .
Example: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.» con gran esplendor = grandly .
Example: I am convinced that China can hold this Olymipics game peacefully and grandly.» con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated .
Example: Cattle, pigs and sheep have a tendency to move more easily from a dimly illuminated area to a more brightly illuminated area.» con gran ilusión = with high hopes .
Example: We await with eager expectation the arrival of the book in printed form with high hopes that it will find its place in the world.» con gran motivación = highly-motivated .
Example: They are looking for a highly-motivated, high-calibre student with aspirations to develop a career as a professional geoscientist.» con gran repugnacia por + Posesivo + parte = much to + Posesivo + disgust .
Example: Much to her disgust, her family would not hear of anything except the local doctor's treatment, as they preferred his nostrums to homeopathy.» con gran sentimiento = earnestly .
Example: Falteringly, but earnestly he read the story and when he finished, he put his head down on the table and sobbed.» conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio ; go + a far way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio .
Example: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate. Example: Under these circumstances, physical expressions of love and concern not only enrich the soul, but go a far way in healing wounds and renewing hope.» consumir en grandes cantidades = guzzle .
Example: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.» contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio ; go far in + Gerundio ; go far towards + Gerundio ; go + a far way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio .
Example: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate. Example: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially. Example: A minimal effort at staff development can go far towards easing foreign students' problems of acclimation and enhancing their academic experience. Example: Under these circumstances, physical expressions of love and concern not only enrich the soul, but go a far way in healing wounds and renewing hope.» con una gran ambición profesional = career-minded ; career-focused .
Example: You will be a good husband to a professional career-minded woman -- but be prepared that she'll wear the breeches in your relationship. Example: New career-focused courses open doors for students.» con una gran cultura = well-read .
Example: This requires comprehensive collections and well-read and experienced staff able to communicate on any level.» con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin .
Example: By a huge margin respondents feeel that 'library' is synonymous with 'books' = Con una gran diferencia, los encuestados consideran la "biblioteca" como sinónimo de "libros".» con una gran tradición = long-standing .
Example: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.» con un corazón grande = kind-hearted .
Example: To soften the blow, a kind-hearted librarian might produce an illustrated book on ostriches, or the text of the Hippocratic oath, or a copy of the original melodrama by George Hazelton, 'Sweeney Todd: the barber of Fleet Street'.» con un gran corazón = kind-hearted .
Example: To soften the blow, a kind-hearted librarian might produce an illustrated book on ostriches, or the text of the Hippocratic oath, or a copy of the original melodrama by George Hazelton, 'Sweeney Todd: the barber of Fleet Street'.» con un gran número de lectores = widely-read .
Example: This on-line full text data base covers widely-read magazines and periodicals in the field of computers, electronics and telecommunications.» con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh .
Example: 'That's wonderful, Tom!' said the director with a deep sigh.» convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis .
Example: It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine.» corazón demasiado grande = enlarged heart .
Example: An enlarged heart in dogs develops when the heart's muscles weaken, causing pressure in the heart's blood vessels to increase and, in turn, stretching the muscles.» corazón grande = kind heart .
Example: A man who described himself as a 'super racist with a kind heart' is being charged with assault after reportedly punching a hospital employee.» correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes .
Example: The article 'Playing for high stakes' discusses the effects of the current recession on US publishers.» crear con gran destreza = craft .
Example: The play was an entrancing production that was textured with ideas, witty, and cunningly crafted.» cubrir grandes distancias = cover + great distances .
Example: Dusky dolphins may cover greater distances during seasonal migrations.» darse la gran vida = live it up ; live + the high life .
Example: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal. Example: Now you'll have the perfect opportunity to live the high life, but on your terms and on your time.» dar un gran aplauso = give + Nombre + a (big) round of applause ; give + Nombre + a big hand .
Example: The commentator asked the room to give her a big round of applause. Example: The two thousand-seat theater was almost full and the audience was receptive, laughed a lot and gave him a big hand for a number of the points he made.» dar un gran paso adelante = reach + a milestone .
Example: In late Feb 1999 the library reached the milestone of 200,000 titles processed.» dar un gran placer = give + Nombre + great pleasure to .
Example: Horses have always had a special place in her heart and it gives her great pleasure to capture them.» de gran actualidad = highly topical .
Example: Other highly topical issues are the evolutions of toxins, secretion systems, and antibiotic resistance.» de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving .
Example: It was designed as a prototype integrating sophisticated energy-saving technologies and environmentally sound materials.» de gran belleza = scenic .
Example: This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.» de gran calibre = high-calibre .
Example: They are looking for a highly-motivated, high-calibre student with aspirations to develop a career as a professional geoscientist.» de gran calidad = high-quality ; high-grade [high grade] ; high-calibre .
Example: Probably one of the most essential resources is sufficient time for initial thesaurus construction to permit the compilation of a high-quality thesaurus or list. Example: Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice. Example: They are looking for a highly-motivated, high-calibre student with aspirations to develop a career as a professional geoscientist.» de gran capacidad = large-capacity ; high capacity .
Example: The technology now exists to permit searching of fairly large full-text or bibliographic data bases on local computers using optical storage or large-capacity hard disks. Example: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.» de gran colorido = brightly coloured .
Example: Small, brightly coloured, modern libraries in well-used public areas attract the public and create more demand for library services.» de gran corazón = big-hearted .
Example: But there are many big-hearted women in South Africa who love and care for children who don't have parents of their own.» de gran efecto = wide-reaching .
Example: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.» de gran éxito comercial = high selling .
Example: Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.» de gran formato = oversized [En bibliotecas, adjetivo aplicado al material bibliográfico cuyas dimensiones exceden el tamaño normal y por lo tanto no caben en los estantes y tiene que ser colocado en ubicaciones especiales] .
Example: Oversized nonbook materials are then treated in the same manner as oversized books, specialized materials in the same manner as reference books.» de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact] .
Example: The majority of high-impact articles had been published by men, but so had most low-impact articles = La mayoría de los artículos de gran impacto han sido publicados por hombres, al igual que la mayoría de los artítulos de menor impacto.» de gran importancia = of great importance .
Example: In Zionism I see a movement of great moral value and of great importance not only to the Jewish people but to humanity in general.» de gran influencia = seminal .
Example: He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.» de gran lucidez = clear-sighted .
Example: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.» de gran lujo = top-class ; top-flight .
Example: Here are given a few top-class tips for writing a good essay. Example: We're looking for top-flight professionals committed to creating and implementing innovative solutions that help transform businesses.» de gran potencia = high-powered .
Example: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.» de gran preparación = well-prepared .
Example: A well-prepared searcher will already have alternative strategies ready if need be: again, the presence of the enquirer facilitates such alterations of course.» de gran repercusión = far-reaching ; wide-reaching ; far-ranging .
Example: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well. Example: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications. Example: Florida's libraries provide substantial, far-ranging, and varied economic benefits.» de gran talento = talented .
Example: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.» de gran trascendencia = of great consequence .
Example: It is well known that the Carolingian royal family inspired and promoted a cultural revival of great consequence.» de gran valor = highly valued ; highly valuable ; high-value .
Example: Intellectual freedom is a first essential of all the highly valued human feelings = La libertad intelectual es el más esencial de todos los sentimientos humanos más valorados. Example: Librarians must therefore recognise their skills and educational preparation as a highly valuable resource. Example: Growing high-value crops is the best way to make the most of your growing space.» de gran valor histórico = of great historical value .
Example: The 300 people, students or other, who took over the premises also manhandled ancient works of great historical value.» de gran venta = high selling .
Example: Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.» demasiado grande = oversized ; overgrown .
Example: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin. Example: Deregulation compelled the energy utility business to restructure its inwardly directed culture and its overgrown and rivalrous internal services function.» describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture ; paint + a broad-brush picture ; paint + Nombre + with a broad brush .
Example: Although there isn't room here to go into much detail, it may be worthwhile to paint a broad picture of how the migration actually went. Example: In this presentation, I wish to paint a broad-brush picture of this important area by drawing examples from our own work as well as from published literature. Example: But just as it's not fair to paint any race or socioeconomic class with a broad brush, labeling them this or that, it's not fair that all police officers are ridiculed because of the actions of a few.» desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances .
Example: The need to travel long distances for specialty care have made it difficult for many rural residents to receive the care they need when they need it.» disfrutar a lo grande de = take + great delight in ; take + great pleasure in .
Example: The two young boys took great delight in the splashes made by dropping chunks of rubble into a large puddle. Example: Happiness is just being -- I take great pleasure in watching leaves fall or being blown around by gentle breezes.» durante gran parte del tiempo = for much of the time .
Example: Horsa, as usual, managed to hog the camera for much of the time although the rest of the group got an occasional look in.» durante un gran período = for a long period ; for a long period .
Example: She also struggled for a long period with alcoholism and smoking, both of which led to the throat cancer that would take her life. Example: She also struggled for a long period with alcoholism and smoking, both of which led to the throat cancer that would take her life.» durante un gran período de tiempo = for a long period of time .
Example: High quality work is cited for a long period of time.» ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in .
Example: Economic issues play a strong hand in suggesting its demise.» el Gran Cañón = the Grand Canyon .
Example: A powerful and inspiring landscape, the Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size.» el gran hermano = big brother .
Example: The danger is compounded by the general complacency induced by the 'crying wolf' syndrome -- it is assumed that any talk of 'big brother' is nothing but the lazy person's armchair conspiracy.» el gran número de = the field of .
Example: Fit and fun-loving delegates are invited to accept to join the field of 10,000 entrants in this marathon to raise money for IFLA's own charity 'Books for All'.» el próximo gran éxito = the next big thing .
Example: It's been a while since pop-music writers have heaped praise on a blues guitarist as the next big thing.» el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts .
Example: A car is more than a collection of parts; these have an organization imposed on them which means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.» empresa de grandes derroches = high roller .
Example: The current buying elite, the 1,500 or so high rollers who attended the London sale, are a diverse, cosmopolitan bunch.» encontrar gran placer en = find + great pleasure in .
Example: I find great pleasure in using color out of context to express emotion and to entertain the viewer.» en gran cantidad = prodigiously .
Example: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.» en grande = writ large .
Example: A tsunami is a ripple of water generated by displacement, but writ large.» en grandes cantidades = en masse ; in good number ; in bulk ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities .
Example: Browsing time provided in school is the only way many children will ever become familiar with books en masse. Example: A new book on cookery or gardening by a well-known writer in the field might well sell in good numbers on publication. Example: They were, first, the replacement of the traditional process of building up a binding for each book in turn by the speedier prefabrication in bulk of complete binding cases which were attached subsequently to the sewn and cut books. Example: Standard components can be manufactured in vast quantities, keeping costs down. Example: Vitamins and minerals taken in large quantities, without the advice of a specialist, may affect the human body.» en grandes números = in record numbers ; in record numbers .
Example: In fact, recent data shows that the majority of mid-sized and larger firms are making lateral hiring in record numbers. Example: In fact, recent data shows that the majority of mid-sized and larger firms are making lateral hiring in record numbers.» en gran formato = oversize [En bibliotecas, adjetivo aplicado al material bibliográfico cuyas dimensiones exceden el tamaño normal y por lo tanto no caben en los estantes y tiene que ser colocado en ubicaciones especiales] ; oversized [En bibliotecas, adjetivo aplicado al material bibliográfico cuyas dimensiones exceden el tamaño normal y por lo tanto no caben en los estantes y tiene que ser colocado en ubicaciones especiales] .
Example: The reference books are normally left separate from the lending stock and the oversize books may be shelved separately from the normal-sized stock. Example: Oversized nonbook materials are then treated in the same manner as oversized books, specialized materials in the same manner as reference books.» en gran medida = by and large ; extensively ; greatly ; heavily ; largely ; to a considerable extent ; to a high degree ; to a large extent ; tremendously ; vastly ; very much ; to a great extent ; in no small way ; to any great degree ; in many ways ; in large part ; in large measure ; in no small measure ; to a large degree ; to a great degree .
Example: This has been the case with newspapers which by and large have changed very little over the past century. Example: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries. Example: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating. Example: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it. Example: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details. Example: If the report is to a considerable extent in the words of the reporter then entry will be made under the heading for the reporter. Example: UDC recognizes, to a high degree, the value of synthesis in classification. Example: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries. Example: The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education. Example: And with the advent of computers, we have vastly accelerated the pace at which we are proceeding. Example: She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework. Example: To a great extent, these are self-explanatory reasons. Example: His excellent rapport with Congress was in no small way responsible for the progress made by LC during his administration. Example: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated. Example: In many ways, the order in DC is poor, separating language (400) from literature (800), and history (900) from the other social sciences (300) = En muchos sentidos, el orden de la CD es pobre al separar la lengua (400) de la literatura (800) y la historia (900) de las otras ciencias sociales (300). Example: Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here. Example: Despite their weight of numbers, nurses have not been accorded a pre-eminent place in hospitals, and in large measure they continue to rely on medical libraries for their information needs. Example: Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians. Example: To a large degree, the image an institution creates is determined by the leader who is the directing force of that institution. Example: To a great degree, it is the faculty that make the Stanford psychology program so reputable.» en gran número = numerously .
Example: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are actually surrogates for Freudian types.» en gran parte = largely ; in large part ; in large measure ; for the most part ; to a great extent ; to a great degree .
Example: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details. Example: Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here. Example: Despite their weight of numbers, nurses have not been accorded a pre-eminent place in hospitals, and in large measure they continue to rely on medical libraries for their information needs. Example: Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users -- despite their great personal differences and interests -- are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them. Example: To a great extent, these are self-explanatory reasons. Example: To a great degree, it is the faculty that make the Stanford psychology program so reputable.» entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = talk the talk walk the walk ; be easier said than done ; There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip .
Example: Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk -- if you believe that women can change the world, donate to a charity that will help them to do so. Example: In formulating strategies and choosing options to deal with Iraq, it is important to recognize that some things are easier said than done. Example: There's many a slip twixt cup and lip, of course, in plans like these, but that's the intention now.» en un gran aprieto = in dire straits .
Example: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.» en un gran apuro = in dire straits .
Example: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.» esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise .
Example: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass.» expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism .
Example: In addition it should include frequently encountered abbreviations and acronyms, idiomatic expressions, technical terminology, neologisms, nonstandard speech, Briticisms and Canadianisms.» extra grande = extra-large .
Example: For many people, extra-large dogs seem to be the only choice with their generally calm nature and usually protective instincts.» finalizar a lo grande = finish with + a flourish ; finish (up) with + a bang .
Example: Fiji want to finish with a flourish and return home from the Rugby World Cup with a victory. Example: I found this book to be hard-going at first, but it sure finished up with a bang!.» ganar a lo grande = win + big .
Example: France wins big in European Swimming Championships.» gastar a lo grande = spend + big (bucks) ; spend + big (money) .
Example: More runners are spending big bucks on orthotics. Example: The World Cup is such a big business for some of the world's largest corporations that many countries spend big money for the right to host it.» gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management .
Example: Indigenous knowledge now surfaces in the fields of human health, aquatic resource management, rural sociology, agricultural education, range management, water resource management, etc..» gran almacén = discount retailer .
Example: Discount retailers have started to feel the pinch from belt-tightening consumers as sales at US stores have fallen for the first time.» gran altura = high altitude .
Example: The databases consists of a high quality atlas consisting of maps based on images taken from high altitude aircraft and satellites.» gran aumento = heavy increase .
Example: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control.» gran bebedor = heavy drinker ; big drinker ; hard drinker .
Example: Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers. Example: The Buck's Fizz has got to be one of the easiest cocktails to make and it's also one that everybody will like -- even people who aren't big drinkers. Example: Whether you are a hard drinker, a moderate drinker or a teetotaler, you may have some pretty strong opinions, perhaps prejudices, about drinking alcohol.» gran belleza = scenic beauty .
Example: Britain has the highest potential for wind power in Europe but it is greatest in areas valued for their scenic beauty.» Gran Bretaña = Britain ; Great Britain .
Example: One of the first initiatives in providing a community information service in a public library in Britain took place in a deprived inner-city area. Example: Suppose, for example, that the indexer decides that the terms 'Great Britain' and 'United Kingdom' are to all intents synonyms.» gran calidad = high standard .
Example: Cataloging is of a very high standard throughout the country.» gran cantidad de = large crop of ; mass of .
Example: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up. Example: There is a new profession of trail blazers, those who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enourmous mass of records.» gran categoría = high standard .
Example: Cataloging is of a very high standard throughout the country.» gran corazón = kind heart .
Example: A man who described himself as a 'super racist with a kind heart' is being charged with assault after reportedly punching a hospital employee.» gran cosa = big deal [Usado generalmente para expresar que a algo se le está dando más importancia de la que tiene] .
Example: The article is entitled 'Seven self-contradicting reasons why the World Wide Web is such a big deal'.» gran dama = grande dame .
Example: She was the grande dame par excellence, more careful of her toilet than her daughters.» gran danés = Great Dane .
Example: Of the 882 dogs, 228 were German hepherds, 86 were Great Danes and 73 were mixed breeds.» grande de España = Spanish grandee .
Example: Something supremely elegant about the way Jimenez comports himself: every inch the Spanish grandee he is always worth watching.» grande o pequeño = great or small ; great or small ; great or small .
Example: Every other living creature on this earth great or small has a self-defence mechanism. Example: Every other living creature on this earth great or small has a self-defence mechanism. Example: Every other living creature on this earth great or small has a self-defence mechanism.» gran dependencia de = heavy reliance on .
Example: There are hopeful signs that we are shifting away from our heavy reliance on fossil fuels.» Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the ; Great Depression, the .
Example: Women's role as solo authors declined, however, during the Depression, World War II and the postwar years. Example: This article compares the economic situation of the public library today with that of he public library during the Great Depression.» grandes almacenes = department store .
Example: Take the prosaic problem of the great department store.» grandes cantidades de = storerooms of ; huge numbers of ; huge numbers of ; great numbers of .
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: The new machines would require huge numbers of matrices. Example: The new machines would require huge numbers of matrices. Example: We also know that there are great numbers of great libraries around the world.» grandes conjuntos de datos = big data .
Example: Big data is a buzzword, or catch-phrase, used to describe a massive volume of both structured and unstructured data that is so large that it's difficult to process.» grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.» Grandes Llanuras, las = Great Plains, the .
Example: Wheat traders are getting more bullish, even after prices tumbled into a bear market, as demand for U.S. exports strengthened and a drought in the Great Plains threatens to curb next season's crop.» grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow [Expresión inglesa que expresa que un inicio pequeño puede dar lugar a algo muy importante] .
Example: Much more will be needed, but at least a start will have been made; there is an English expression for this: 'great oaks from little acorns grow'.» grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money .
Example: In view of the increasing attention paid to pensions and planning for old age, together with the vast sums of money involved, there is a growing demand for information on the subject.» grande superficie = shopping mall ; shopping complex ; shopping centre ; outlet mall ; strip mall ; mall of shops .
Example: The library may circulate materials at off-site outlets such as shopping malls, community facilities, nursing homes, jails, and so forth. Example: Many