Mayor in english
pronunciation: haɪɜr part of speech: adjective
mayor1 = senior ; elderly ; eldest.
Example: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.Example: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Example: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.more:
» apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13 [Código utilizado en las películas americanas para indicar la adecuación del contenido según la edad de la población] .
Example: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.» asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care ; elder care [eldercare] .
Example: The issue of elderly care is in danger of becoming a political football as parties are now openly battling it out to prove they have the most effective solution to the problem. Example: This has created a relatively new and growing area of health care and provider services, known as elder care.» centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly .
Example: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.» cuidado de los mayores = kinkeeping .
Example: Most kinkeepers are women, & their kinkeeping roles are transmitted to their daughters, who serve as apprentices to these roles during the aging of the oldest generation.» cuidados de los mayores = elderly care ; elder care [eldercare] .
Example: The issue of elderly care is in danger of becoming a political football as parties are now openly battling it out to prove they have the most effective solution to the problem. Example: This has created a relatively new and growing area of health care and provider services, known as elder care.» cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care ; elder care [eldercare] .
Example: The issue of elderly care is in danger of becoming a political football as parties are now openly battling it out to prove they have the most effective solution to the problem. Example: This has created a relatively new and growing area of health care and provider services, known as elder care.» enfermo mayor de edad = elderly patient .
Example: Antidepressant drugs do more harm than good, and even cause the deaths of elderly patients, say researchers.» familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper .
Example: Most kinkeepers are women, & their kinkeeping roles are transmitted to their daughters, who serve as apprentices to these roles during the aging of the oldest generation.» gente mayor = elderly people .
Example: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over the next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.» hacerse mayor = get + old ; get + older ; become + old ; become + older .
Example: The best thing about getting old is you're not responsible for remembering things anymore. Example: The changing name form problem is one that plagues us as our catalogs get older. Example: A person becomes old when his mind is more occupied by memories than aspirations. Example: He was lonely and longed for some companionship as he became older.» hombre mayor = elderly man .
Example: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.» mayor de 25 años = mature adult .
Example: One of the earliest of these was the open university, which aims to extend and widen educational opportunities for mature adults.» mayores, los = elderly, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.» mujer mayor = elderly woman .
Example: An elderly woman in a wheelchair died Saturday night after falling into her backyard pool.» muy mayor = over the hill [Usado generalmente para referirse a las personas de más de cuarenta años] .
Example: People over the hill are past the 'rush hour' of life and can just relax and enjoy!.» paciente mayor = elderly patient .
Example: Antidepressant drugs do more harm than good, and even cause the deaths of elderly patients, say researchers.» paciente mayor de edad = elderly patient .
Example: Antidepressant drugs do more harm than good, and even cause the deaths of elderly patients, say researchers.» para mayor inri = to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything (else) ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; to crown it all (off) ; to top it all (off) ; to top things off ; on top of all of this .
Example: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager. Example: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product. Example: But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved. Example: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November. Example: To crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black. Example: They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it. Example: To top things off, we had to put one of our dogs down on November 10th. Example: when I mention any of this to him he pretends not to know what I am talking about because, on top of all this, he's a real tease.» pesonas mayores = elderly people .
Example: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over the next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.» poder de los mayores, el = grey power [sado para referirse al peso o fuerza económica, política, social, etc. que las personas jubiladas tienen en la sociedad actual, principalmente debido a su número] .
Example: In America, grey power is setting the political agenda.» sargento mayor = sergeant major [El plural puede ser sergeant majors or sergeants major] .
Example: The sergeant major yelled at his men to stand at attention in front of their new commanding officer.» ser mayor = be older .
Example: In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.mayor2 = largest ; greater ; heightened ; increased ; uttermost.
Example: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.Example: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.Example: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Example: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.Example: These nightmares stemmed from his hard and tumultuous life, which eventually led him to his death, in the uttermost darkness.more:
» admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook .
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.» a la mayor brevedad posible = as soon as possible (asap) ; at + Posesivo + earliest convenience .
Example: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing. Example: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.» alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights .
Example: Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.» al por mayor = in bulk .
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.» a mayor escala = writ large .
Example: A tsunami is a ripple of water generated by displacement, but writ large.» cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing .
Example: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.» cada vez mayor = escalating ; ever-growing ; ever-increasing ; expanded ; growing ; increasing ; mounting ; rising ; spiralling [spiraling, -USA] ; deepening ; rapidly growing ; expanding ; constantly rising ; swelling ; ever larger [ever-larger] ; galloping ; steadily rising ; steadily growing ; mushrooming ; ever greater ; rapidly expanding ; ever-widening ; burgeoning ; heightening ; ever-wider ; spreading .
Example: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular. Example: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works. Example: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail. Example: Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role. Example: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases. Example: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved. Example: If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial. Example: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services. Example: The ARL Serials Project is an initiative by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) designed to combat the spiralling increases in periodicals prices. Example: The period from World War 2 to the present day saw the quickened pace and deepening specialisation of researches. Example: The scheme was designed by the Library of Congress staff to be tailor-made for their own library with its immense and rapidly growing stock and with its bias towards law and the social sciences. Example: There is an expanding interest in the idea of local government information services on the part of public libraries. Example: Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation. Example: By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form. Example: Technology plays an ever larger role in the delivery of services in libraries of all sizes. Example: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding.. Example: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom. Example: The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times. Example: The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology. Example: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship. Example: A rapidly expanding number of organizations have begun to use high performance, completely digital networks, such as the Internet. Example: The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it. Example: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación. Example: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor. Example: Blood stem cell grafts: a possible treatment for an ever-wider range of cancers. 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.» cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing ; exploding .
Example: The impermanence of magnetic media has led to a concern in the library and information community with the fate of the fast-increasing amount of information which is electronically published. Example: Senior management must be willing to commit funds and manpower to ensure security doesn't fall behind the exploding use of computers in government.» calle mayor, la = main street, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.» causa de fuerza mayor = act of God .
Example: Force Majeure: SWETS shall not be liable for any interruption of service resulting from any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including acts of god, war riot, embargoes, strikes or labour shortages or failure of equipment = Fuerzas Mayores: SWETS no será responsable de cualquier interrupción del servicio resultante de cualquier circunstancia más allá de su control, incluidas las causas de fuerza mayor, los disturbios ocasionados por las guerras, embargos, huelgas o escasez de mano de obra o fallos del equipo.» caza mayor = big game .
Example: The evolution of Homo erectus is still commonly attributed to big game hunting.» cinco veces mayor = fivefold [five-fold] .
Example: The riboflavin content of cow's milk is about five-fold that of woman's milk.» colegio mayor = residence hall [En las universidades británicas, nombre dado al edificio administrado por la propia universidad donde residen los estudiantes] ; dormitory [dorm, -abbr.] [En las universidades americanas, nombre dado al edificio administrado por la propia universidad donde residen los estudiantes] ; student residence ; college dormitory .
Example: This programme may serve as a model for other university library systems interested in expanding library services and access to library resources to students in thier residence halls. Example: She then returned to campus and finished packing her belongings in her dormitory room. Example: Package B includes full-board accommodation in a student residence in a single or double room with shared bathroom. Example: Five of these fire incidents were attributed to incendiary actions, four involving college dormitories and one involving a fraternity house.» comprar al por mayor = buy in + bulk .
Example: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.» con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care .
Example: The author has arranged the characters, situations, and above all, the apparently disparate themes with delicacy and utmost care.» con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy .
Example: The judge also sealed the court records, drawing a veil of secrecy over those 10 cases.» con la mayor brevedad = as soon as possible (asap) .
Example: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.» con mayor detalle = in greater detail ; in greater depth .
Example: It would be possible to examine and analyze the differences shown in this study in greater detail = Sería posible examinar y analizar con mayor detalle las diferencias puestas de manifiesto en este esudio . Example: This book covers more topics, in greater depth, than any other currently available.» con mayor profundidad = in most detail ; in more detail ; in greater depth ; in greater detail .
Example: The three major schemes are treated in most detail since they account for a good proportion of classification practice. Example: Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services. Example: This book covers more topics, in greater depth, than any other currently available. Example: It would be possible to examine and analyze the differences shown in this study in greater detail = Sería posible examinar y analizar con mayor detalle las diferencias puestas de manifiesto en este esudio .» con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated] .
Example: Better-educated people, not surprisingly, tend to use libraries proportionately more than lesser-educated people.» dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to .
Example: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.» dedicar mayor atención a = pay + greater attention to .
Example: Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.» demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage .
Example: It looks at the overage and the dropout problems in the school and the various strategies that were used to combat these difficulties.» demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade .
Example: More than 80 percent of the students who left school were overage for grade.» de mayor edad = senior .
Example: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.» de mayor o menor importancia = great and small .
Example: 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.» desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y... = widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between... and... .
Example: The dominance of cyberspace will lead to a widening of the gap between the industrialized and the developing world. Example: The author describes the widening gap between Europe on the one hand and the USA and Japan on the other in the size of their respective information technology industries.» descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal ; bulk rate ; bulk rate discount .
Example: Pharmaceutical companies have made bulk deals with governments where they still make substantial profits while charging much less for the prescriptions. Example: The bulk rate is 30 percent off of any order over 10 copies. Example: All bulk rate discounts require a single person to be responsible for billing and payment to be made by a single check or other form of payment.» diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y... = widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between... and... .
Example: The dominance of cyberspace will lead to a widening of the gap between the industrialized and the developing world. Example: The author describes the widening gap between Europe on the one hand and the USA and Japan on the other in the size of their respective information technology industries.» distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y... = widening gap between... and... ; widening of the gap beween .... and .
Example: The author describes the widening gap between Europe on the one hand and the USA and Japan on the other in the size of their respective information technology industries. Example: The dominance of cyberspace will lead to a widening of the gap between the industrialized and the developing world.» durante la mayor parte de = for much of .
Example: The cause of the damage to his reputation was the fact that most of his important early works were out of the public eye for much of the 20th c.» durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year ; for most of the year .
Example: Too warm and humid, and for the best part of the year flies and other insects made the drying of fish extremely difficult, if not impossible. Example: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.» en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control .
Example: We therefore reserve the right to revise delivery dates in the event of circumstances beyond our control.» en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy .
Example: The judge also sealed the court records, drawing a veil of secrecy over those 10 cases.» en la mayor parte de = in the majority of .
Example: The prototype is built using a relational database, not inverted files as in the majority of IRS.» en la mayor parte del mundo = in most parts of the world .
Example: Tagetes is one of the popular garden bloomers in most parts of the world.» en mayor grado = to a greater degree ; a fortiori ; to a greater extent ; to a larger degree ; to a larger extent .
Example: Violence is found to a greater degree in males with tattoos and females with body piercings. Example: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example. Example: These advantages also hold, to a greater extent, in the case of containers filled with a pasteurized liquid containing a dissolved gas under pressure (for example beer). Example: The Arab-Israeli conflict is, to a larger degree, a result of British mismanagement of the nationalistic ideals of both the Jews and the Arabs. Example: Thus, to a larger extent, the Civil War did represent a revolution constitutionally and in national politics.» en mayor medida = to a greater extent ; to a greater degree ; a fortiori ; to a larger degree ; to a larger extent .
Example: These advantages also hold, to a greater extent, in the case of containers filled with a pasteurized liquid containing a dissolved gas under pressure (for example beer). Example: Violence is found to a greater degree in males with tattoos and females with body piercings. Example: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example. Example: The Arab-Israeli conflict is, to a larger degree, a result of British mismanagement of the nationalistic ideals of both the Jews and the Arabs. Example: Thus, to a larger extent, the Civil War did represent a revolution constitutionally and in national politics.» en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree .
Example: Nevertheless any nation is inevitably made up of a number of smaller regions, each with its own culture to a greater or lesser degree.» en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent .
Example: The staff of SLIS have, to a greater or lesser extent, been drawn into such teaching.» en orden de importancia de mayor a menor = in increasing order of importance ; in order of increasing importance .
Example: In increasing order of importance, the greenhouse gases are ozone, nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide and water vapour. Example: Our mission is to grow vegetables using methods that, in order of increasing importance, maximize flavor, sustain our farm and the environment and promote human health.» en su mayor parte = largely ; mostly ; for the most part .
Example: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details. Example: Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes. 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.» en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers .
Example: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.» fuerza mayor = force majeure .
Example: Force Majeure: SWETS shall not be liable for any interruption of service resulting from any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including acts of god, war riot, embargoes, strikes or labour shortages or failure of equipment = Fuerzas Mayores: SWETS no será responsable de cualquier interrupción del servicio resultante de cualquier circunstancia más allá de su control, incluidas las causas de fuerza mayor, los disturbios ocasionados por las guerras, embargos, huelgas o escasez de mano de obra o fallos del equipo.» gente mayor, la = older people .
Example: Access to information will be improved by providing accommodation and facilities better suited for use by parents with children and older people = El acceso a la información se verá mejorado al proporcionar alojamiento e instalaciones mejor adaptadas a las necesidades de los padres con niños y las personas mayores.» hacerse mayor = get + old ; get + older ; become + old ; become + older .
Example: The best thing about getting old is you're not responsible for remembering things anymore. Example: The changing name form problem is one that plagues us as our catalogs get older. Example: A person becomes old when his mind is more occupied by memories than aspirations. Example: He was lonely and longed for some companionship as he became older.» hora de mayor demanda = peak time [Período durante el cual la utilización de algo o la frecuencia de alguna actividad es mayor] .
Example: April and September are peak times for meetings.» horario de mayor audiencia = prime (viewing) time ; peak (viewing) time .
Example: Brands are spending close to $4 million for a thirty-second spot during prime viewing time. Example: Peak viewing time for television is between 8pm and 9pm, building up from about 6pm and dropping sharply after 9pm.» horas de mayor audiencia = prime (viewing) time ; peak (viewing) time .
Example: Brands are spending close to $4 million for a thirty-second spot during prime viewing time. Example: Peak viewing time for television is between 8pm and 9pm, building up from about 6pm and dropping sharply after 9pm.» importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance ; growing significance .
Example: The author briefly reviews the growing importance of international telecommunications networks and computers to the business activities of companies. Example: Information retrieval, particularly from new media, is of growing significance and requires continuing research effort.» interés cada vez mayor = growing interest .
Example: The search for national identity and a strong sense of communion with nature fueled a growing interest in the genre.» jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff .
Example: The book focuses on Nixon's two terms in office and draws on solid, original source material to get inside the minds of the president and his chief hatchetman, Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman, in particular.» la mayor parte de = the majority of ; the main bulk of ; the lion's share of .
Example: The names of the majority of persons are entered with surname as the entry element. Example: The main bulk of the entries date from the 1990s, but the 1980s and 1970s are also represented. Example: Men still take the lion's share of IT management salaries.» la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not .
Example: Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections.» la mayor parte del día = most of the day .
Example: I woke up to the wind howling and the rain coming down in buckets, and from all indications, it's going to continue along those lines most of the day.» la mayor parte del tiempo = most of the time .
Example: Historically the Spanish Civil Service has been a service for the state rather than for the public most of the time.» la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of .
Example: Men still take the lion's share of IT management salaries.» libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller] .
Example: The part that books play in people's lives is well illustrated by the list of 'bestsellers' which appear on the inside of the back cover of the Bookseller each week.» material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material .
Example: Consider sequences of references works, pamphlets, periodicals, outsize material, all shelved possibly according to their subject sequence (for example, the same classification scheme) then these will constitute parallel sequences.» mayor concienciación = heightened awareness ; increased awareness .
Example: With a heightened awareness of the need for better retrieval mechanisms for government resources, the ISL embarked on the ambitious initiative to implement a nationally accepted subject tree for maximizing access to state government information. Example: There is an increased awareness of the risks of food scarcity to this already unstable region.» mayor(es) de = over the age of [Usado generalmente para referirse a la edad] .
Example: Cucumbers cause gas in everyone over the age of thirty.» mayor logro = crowning achievement .
Example: It was to have been her crowning achievement -- but in the end it did not happen.» mayor + Nombre = longer + Nombre .
Example: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.» mayor parte de, la = most of .
Example: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.» mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale .
Example: Of course, many implementors will choose to engage in a shared development effort using a common platform to realize efficiencies of scale.» mucho mayor = far greater ; far larger ; very much greater .
Example: An online subject retrieval catalog has a far greater potential for retrieving information than does a bookform catalog or a card catalog. Example: Records for serials will be input online to the OCLC data base so that users of the OCLC system will have access to a far larger body of serial records in machine-readable form than any of them could have produced on its own. Example: The number of potential indexing words is very much greater in longer documents.» número cada vez mayor = rising numbers .
Example: This is the practice of many libraries today that are catering to the sharply rising numbers of children and students.» obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities .
Example: Consultants are not cheap and libraries should maximise their opportunities with a consultant through a well informed selection of the proper person.» Osa Mayor, la = Big Dipper, the .
Example: I observed a bright orange, pulsing object that moved around the Big Dipper for approximatley twenty minutes and then left in a westernly direction.» para mayor información sobre = for details of .
Example: For details of its operation from year to year the main source of data is its annual report.» para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details .
Example: For further details on the initial overall plan see chapter 3.» para mayor inri = to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything (else) ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; to crown it all (off) ; to top it all (off) ; to top things off ; on top of all of this .
Example: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager. Example: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product. Example: But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved. Example: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November. Example: To crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black. Example: They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it. Example: To top things off, we had to put one of our dogs down on November 10th. Example: when I mention any of this to him he pretends not to know what I am talking about because, on top of all this, he's a real tease.» período de mayor demanda = peak time [Período durante el cual la utilización de algo o la frecuencia de alguna actividad es mayor] .
Example: April and September are peak times for meetings.» personas mayores, las = older people .
Example: Access to information will be improved by providing accommodation and facilities better suited for use by parents with children and older people = El acceso a la información se verá mejorado al proporcionar alojamiento e instalaciones mejor adaptadas a las necesidades de los padres con niños y las personas mayores.» plana mayor, la = top brass, the .
Example: Women account for just about 14 per cent of the top brass at companies in India, as against 21 per cent across the world.» precio al por mayor = block rate ; wholesale price ; bulk rate .
Example: Weekly tapes of current records, or cumulated back files available as separate year cumulations or at block rates can be supplied. Example: Agricultural prices include the purchase prices of the means of production and selling prices, i.e., producer and wholesale prices but not retail prices, of animal and crop products. Example: The bulk rate is 30 percent off of any order over 10 copies.» precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal .
Example: Pharmaceutical companies have made bulk deals with governments where they still make substantial profits while charging much less for the prescriptions.» preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about) .
Example: In recent years, there has been a growing concern about deprivation in rural areas.» prestar mayor atención a = pay + greater attention to .
Example: Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.» problema cada vez mayor = growing problem .
Example: These descriptions are seen as a key factor to finding a way out of the growing problems of traversing an ever expanding Web.» problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems .
Example: Wouldn't it be great if he could fix his mounting problems by simply making a wish?.» programación televisiva de las horas de mayor audiencia = prime time TV/television .
Example: The article has the title 'The portrayal of alcohol consumption patterns and related behaviour on prime time television'.» programa de las horas de mayor audiencia = prime time show ; prime time programme .
Example: There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia. Example: This study tested that assumption by conducting a content analysis of sexual behaviours in ABC, ox, and NBC prime time programmes, when CBS was carrying the Winter Olympics.» programa de televisión de las horas de mayor audiencia = prime time TV/television show .
Example: There have been dozens of prime time TV shows that have featured cannabis use since the 1960s, often for medicinal purposes.» programa televisivo de las horas de mayor audiencia = prime time TV/television show .
Example: There have been dozens of prime time TV shows that have featured cannabis use since the 1960s, often for medicinal purposes.» sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money .
Example: Smith advised librarians to get the most for their money by bidding their business.» sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of .
Example: The article is entitled 'Squeezing more life out of bitonal files: a study of black and white'.» sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further .
Example: We can make the resources we have stretch further = Podemos hacer que los recursos que tenemos lleguen más lejos.» separación cada vez mayor entre... y... = widening gap between... and... .
Example: The author describes the widening gap between Europe on the one hand and the USA and Japan on the other in the size of their respective information technology industries.» ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to .
Example: The most requested reference books are the most likely to be stolen and that this probability is double in a high-school library.» ser mayor de edad = be of age .
Example: The source of his solemness lies in his loneliness, he didn't have very many friends growing up, and he has begun traveling alone now that he is of age.» símbolo de mayor-que (>) = greater-than sign (>) ; greater-than symbol (>) ; right-angled bracket (>) .
Example: If the reference heading consist of a variant heading, each uniform heading is preceded by a greater-than sign or right angled bracket (>). Example: Discontinued search results are reported, preceded by a 'greater-than' symbol (>). Example: If the reference heading consists of a variant heading, each uniform heading is preceded by a greater-than sign or right angled bracket (>).» suministro al por mayor = bulk supply .
Example: The service also include the bulk supply of leaflets to advice centres.» tirantez cada vez mayor = mounting tension .
Example: China urged all sides to try to ease mounting tensions over Iran's nuclear plans and focus on negotiations.» tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot .
Example: Everyone has natural apprehension about doing something new since you' re never sure if you're going to end up looking a prize idiot.» una diversidad cada vez mayor de = a growing range of .
Example: Companies in Canada, the UK, the United States and Germany, among many others, process hemp seed into a growing range of food products and cosmetics.» una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of .
Example: By contrast the more 'popular' novel tends more to a wider canvas of action and a more outgoing cast of characters.» una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need .
Example: There is a growing need for the storage and management of pictorial data.» una variedad cada vez mayor de = a growing range of .
Example: Companies in Canada, the UK, the United States and Germany, among many others, process hemp seed into a growing range of food products and cosmetics.» un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of .
Example: A growing body of research supports the view that the learning process is strongly influenced by the learner's goals.» un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of .
Example: A growing body of research supports the view that the learning process is strongly influenced by the learner's goals.» un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers .
Example: The base of higher education is shrinking because of an evident disinclination on the part of growing numbers of eligible students to extend their education.» un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of ; a growing body of .
Example: There are also a growing number of local resource centres providing facilities and support for community groups and trade unionists. Example: A growing body of research supports the view that the learning process is strongly influenced by the learner's goals.» vender al por mayor = sell in + bulk ; wholesale .
Example: The only books, therefore, which are normally sold 'non-net' are educational books sold in bulk to schools, for which suppliers are allowed to negotiate special prices. Example: In the sixteenth century the English book trade was centred in London, and consisted chiefly of publishers (usually operating in small syndicates) who wholesaled their own books.» venta al por mayor = wholesaling ; wholesale .
Example: In this example, the reader is trying to follow up all the ramifications of a fairly comprehensive subject such as 'commerce', which might include not only 'retailing' but also 'wholesaling', 'accounting', 'consumer protection' and so on. Example: Such lists are derived from information about sales supplied to the list-compilers by people who sell books, retail and wholesale.» zona de mayor delincuencia = crime hotspot .
Example: Visible police patrol can reduce crime, but only if it is specificallytargeted to crime hotspots.