Para in english

para = for ; for ; for the sake of ; in order to ; in respect of ; in the interest(s) of ; so as ; toward(s) ; within ; in an attempt to ; in an effort to ; for purposes of ; in a bid to/for ; as a means of ; in a drive to ; in the drive to ; if + Nombre + be + to ; in a move to ; for the interest(s) of. 

Example: For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.Example: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.Example: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.Example: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.Example: It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.Example: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Example: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.Example: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Example: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.Example: The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.Example: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.Example: This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.Example: In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.Example: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis.Example: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.Example: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Example: Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.Example: In a move to cut costs, Mayor Tavares has proposed slashing, but not eliminating, funds to two bus programs that serve the elderly.Example: A number of Iraqi army and police elements have participated in the circulation of electoral propaganda for the interest of certain electoral lists.

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» para abreviar = to make a long story short .

Example: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.

» para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser .

Example: The second thing I would do is read the first two chapters, as a kind of appetizer = La segunda cosa que haría es leer los dos primeros capítulos, para abrir boca.

» para acaparar la atención = attention-grabbing ; for effect .

Example: Another way to come up with attention-grabbing headlines is to put yourself in your client's shoes.

Example: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.

» para actuar = for action .

Example: Such information can be of use not only for information files but as an indicator of community needs and a stimulus for action.

» para (a)delante y para atrás = to and fro .

Example: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.

» para alguna gente = to some people .

Example: To some people the implications are revolutionary.

» para algunas personas = to some people .

Example: To some people the implications are revolutionary.

» para algunos = to some .

Example: To some this is an ironclad proof of the irrelevance of semantics to linguistics.

» para aquel entonces = by then ; by this point ; by that point .

Example: By then, in Britain, less than 10 universities had post-war libraries.

Example: By this point it was close to midnight and I decided to call it a night.

Example: I arrived around 2pm so the lunch rush had slowed down by that point.

» para atraer al cliente = window dressing .

Example: Some of the operators of such courses were disarmingly frank in their admissions that their use of the word 'information' in the titles of their courses was sheer window dressing using the latest terminology.

» para beneficiarse económicamente = for profit .

Example: Most shoe merchants do their sincerest best for their customers considering our limited knowledge of foot health -- others heartlessly use our lack of knowledge solely for profit.

» para bien = for the best ; for the better ; for (all) the right reasons ; in a good way .

Example: She was conscious of a strong desire to act wisely, prudently, for the best.

Example: Books have the power to alter people for the worse as well as for the better.

Example: A party dress should ensure you stand out for all the right reasons.

Example: How can humans affect the environment in a good way?.

» para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse ; for good or (for) ill ; for good or (for) evil .

Example: Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change.

Example: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.

Example: The article is entitled 'Online communication: for good or evil?'.

» para blancos = all-white .

Example: I live in a gated all-white neighborhood with my parents and found out today that well over half of my neighbors are Jews.

» para bodas = bridal .

Example: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.

» para calentar en el microondas = microwavable [microwaveable]  .

Example: Try these filling microwavable vegan meals that are quick to prepare -- giving you more time to devote to helping animals.

» para chulear = just for swank .

Example: We kept the old wind-up clock on the living room wall just for swank.

» para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious ; yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.]  .

Example: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.

Example: This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.

» para cocinar en el microondas = microwavable [microwaveable]  .

Example: Try these filling microwavable vegan meals that are quick to prepare -- giving you more time to devote to helping animals.

» para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering ; self-catered .

Example: Accommodation comprises 200 fully equipped, self-catering rondavels with own bathroom, kitchen and braai facilities = El alojamiento no incluye las comidas y consta de 200 cabañas totalmente equipadas, con baño, cocina y barbacoa.

Example: Catered or self-catered, choose your preference to have a perfect holiday in the French Alps.

» para colmo = into the bargain ; into the bargain ; to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything (else) ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; for good measure ; to add insult to injury ; to top it all (off) ; to crown it all (off) ; to top things off ; on top of all of this .

Example: See, Blanche, the trouble you smokers cause! Now, we've got more work into the bargain!.

Example: See, Blanche, the trouble you smokers cause! Now, we've got more work into the bargain!.

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: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.

Example: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.

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 crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black.

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.

» para colmo de males = to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound ; to top it all (off) ; to crown it all (off) ; to top things off .

Example: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.

Example: To add salt to injury there is a pregnancy as a result of this abominable act.

Example: And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.

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 crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black.

Example: To top things off, we had to put one of our dogs down on November 10th.

» para comenzar = to start with ; for a start ; for one thing ; to begin with ; for one ; for starts ; in the first place ; initially ; for starters ; first off ; first up .

Example: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

Example: For a start, the cow and calf must be separated within a few days of birth.

Example: Actually, it's more than that; for one thing, it gives Lily chest congestion.

Example: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.

Example: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.

Example: Well, for starts, he give four conflicting accounts of what happened on the road to Damascus.

Example: In the first place, the eligible population of the community is the library's public only in a legal sense, certainly not in a substantive socio-psychological sense.

Example: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.

Example: For starters, there isn't much money to find -- the state has a $100 million shortfall, and Guinn has ordered agencies to tighten their belts.

Example: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.

Example: First up, to make a change, you must enrol to vote.

» para comenzar diremos que = to begin with .

Example: To begin with the classified file presents a single classified sequence whereas shelf order is often broken into several classified sequences.

» para comérselo = cuddly [cuddlier -comp., cuddliest -sup.]  .

Example: Duck-billed platypus, a semi aquatic mammal, is a soft and cuddly creature, but can also knock you senseless if you venture too close.

» para como de males = to cap it all (off) .

Example: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager.

» para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion .

Example: To add to the confusion, other researchers have detected pleasure-sensing regions in a completely different part of the brain and that dopamine is not responsible for the pleasure response.

» para concluir = in closing ; in conclusion ; to wrap things up .

Example: In closing, I would like once again to thank all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.

Example: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.

Example: To wrap things up, Christie Koontz will present a paper titled 'Marketing Digital and Other Reference Services: First Stop, Not Last Resort!'.

» para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion .

Example: To add to the confusion, other researchers have detected pleasure-sensing regions in a completely different part of the brain and that dopamine is not responsible for the pleasure response.

» para conseguir = in the pursuit of .

Example: In the course of this investigation it became apparent that the activities of SLIS were increasingly constrained by resource problems in the pursuit of their curriculum ambitions.

» para conseguir votos = pork-barrel [Aplicado a una actuación política cuyo fin es puramente ganar votos] .

Example: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.

» para consumo humano = for human consumption .

Example: Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban.

» para cualquier propósito = for all purposes .

Example: Because there is no accepted standard for all purposes, system designers have developed their own schemes for their own needs.

» para cuando = by the time (of/that) .

Example: The saved document list may actually contain fewer documents than were reported back because, by the time the list is saved, duplicates are removed.

» para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis .

Example: Australian libraries often charge for on-line services on a cost-recovery basis.

» para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup .

Example: Will the electronic version become the primary mode of access/distribution with print as a backup?.

» para dar y regalar = galore ; aplenty [a-plenty] ; enough to sink a (battle)ship ; coming out of + Posesivo + ears .

Example: There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty.

Example: The article 'CD-ROM licenses: pitfalls aplenty!' advises how to deal with the licenses which subscribers are required to sign on purchase of CD-ROM products for use in libraries = El artículo "Las licencias de CD-ROM: ¡dificultades a montón!" aconseja cómo negociar las licencias que los suscriptores tienen que firmar al comprar productos CD-ROM para uso en la biblioteca.

Example: The evening kicked off with drinks at the bar and enough food to sink a ship, so stomachs were lined for what lay ahead.

Example: But the American man and woman on the street -- the ones with two kids, a mortgage and bills coming out of their ears -- stand powerless as their jobs vanish.

» para decir la verdad = to be honest .

Example: I was not, to be honest, expecting to enjoy the novel and was reading it as a duty, having promised Bob that I would.

» para detrimento de = to the neglect of .

Example: Indeed, most usability studies have focused on the needs of younger adults, to the neglect of the elderly.

» para diario = everyday .

Example: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.

» para disgusto de = to the disgust of .

Example: The travelling ballad singers went round fairs and markets singing and selling the ballads, often to the disgust of righteous citizens.

» para divertirse = for kicks .

Example: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.

» para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound .

Example: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.

Example: To add salt to injury there is a pregnancy as a result of this abominable act.

Example: And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.

» para el año próximo = for the year ahead .

Example: The document outlines the organisation's vision for the future, its objectives and core values, and contains an action plan for the year ahead.

» para el arrastre = over the hill [Usado generalmente para referirse a las personas de más de cuarenta años] ; dog-tired ; cream crackered [Palabra que rima con knackered y usada en su lugar] ; knackered ; bone-tired ; exhausted ; washed-out ; worn out ; pooped .

Example: People over the hill are past the 'rush hour' of life and can just relax and enjoy!.

Example: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.

Example: I am relieved that the week-end is approaching because I am beginning to feel quite cream crackered, and so are you, by the sound of it.

Example: I did the Plymouth half marathon too, which was two weeks later, I was absolutely knackered after that, but had a great time doing both.

Example: This is a very comfortable way to end the day after a walkabout, when you are bone-tired.

Example: No matter how much effort you put into getting enough sleep every night, there are going to be days when you wake up exhausted.

Example: He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.

Example: If you're usually worn out after a workout, there's a chance you're focusing too much on quantity instead of quality.

Example: At the end of a workshop, I'm often pooped and the very best thing to do, after a nice cuppa tea, is to go out into the fresh air.

» para (el) beneficio de = for the good of ; for the benefit of ; in the best interest(s) of ; in + Posesivo + best interest .

Example: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.

Example: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.

Example: He chose not to abide by the admonishments who warned that serving simultaneously as politician and journalist would call into question their ability to act in the best interests of the public.

Example: Countries need to be convinced it is in their best interest to open their markets.

» para (el) beneficio de la sociedad = for the good of society .

Example: The lesson from the Greek crisis should be that economics exists for the good of society, not for its own sake.

» para el bien común = for the greater good .

Example: I don't believe in a government that knows that there will be some who must be sacrificed for the greater good.

» para (el) bien de = in the best interest(s) of ; in + Posesivo + best interest ; for the good of ; for the benefit of .

Example: He chose not to abide by the admonishments who warned that serving simultaneously as politician and journalist would call into question their ability to act in the best interests of the public.

Example: Countries need to be convinced it is in their best interest to open their markets.

Example: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.

Example: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.

» para (el) bien de la sociedad = for the good of society .

Example: The lesson from the Greek crisis should be that economics exists for the good of society, not for its own sake.

» para el caso = for that matter .

Example: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.

» para el esparcimiento = recreational .

Example: It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.

» para el futuro = for the years to come ; for the years ahead ; for the future .

Example: In 1973 the Committee accepted cooperation in the Universal Bibliographic Control project as its main task for the years to come.

Example: The challenge for the years ahead is to work creatively with a multiplicity of sources.

Example: To reinvigorate libraries for the future, librarians must focus on mission not method; they must seek solutions that are new and creative; and they must have faith in themselves.

» para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle .

Example: Reputedly, an Englishman's home is his castle.

» para ello = to that end ; to this end ; to that effect ; therefor [Forma arcaica usada en la actualidad principalmente en documentos legales] .

Example: This book is prepared as a contribution to that end.

Example: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.

Example: It was dangerous but NASA made provisions to that effect.

Example: Herein is described a definable unified control unit, and a language therefor to define its operation.

» para el ocio = recreational .

Example: It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.

» para el que lo quiera = up for grabs .

Example: The article 'Internet domain name control up for grabs' relates the decision by the National Science Foundation, USA, not to renew its agreement with Network Solutions Inc to handle Internet domain registrations.

» para embalsamar = embalming [Adjetivo] .

Example: The embalming material mainly consists of plant material including coniferous resins and possibly beeswax.

» para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound .

Example: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.

Example: To add salt to injury there is a pregnancy as a result of this abominable act.

Example: And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.

» para empezar = for one ; initially ; to start with ; to begin with ; for starters ; first off ; for a start ; for one thing ; for starts ; in the first place ; first up .

Example: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.

Example: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.

Example: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

Example: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.

Example: For starters, there isn't much money to find -- the state has a $100 million shortfall, and Guinn has ordered agencies to tighten their belts.

Example: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.

Example: For a start, the cow and calf must be separated within a few days of birth.

Example: Actually, it's more than that; for one thing, it gives Lily chest congestion.

Example: Well, for starts, he give four conflicting accounts of what happened on the road to Damascus.

Example: In the first place, the eligible population of the community is the library's public only in a legal sense, certainly not in a substantive socio-psychological sense.

Example: First up, to make a change, you must enrol to vote.

» para entonces = by then ; by this time ; by this point ; by that point .

Example: By then, in Britain, less than 10 universities had post-war libraries.

Example: By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.

Example: By this point it was close to midnight and I decided to call it a night.

Example: I arrived around 2pm so the lunch rush had slowed down by that point.

» para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position .

Example: Pressing the LOCK key locks the keyboard in a shifted (uppercase) condition.

» para eso = therefor [Forma arcaica usada en la actualidad principalmente en documentos legales] .

Example: Herein is described a definable unified control unit, and a language therefor to define its operation.

» para esta época del año = for the time of year .

Example: Wear appropriate footwear, and wear clothing appropriate for the time of year.

» para este fin = to this end .

Example: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.

» para esto = therefor [Forma arcaica usada en la actualidad principalmente en documentos legales] .

Example: Herein is described a definable unified control unit, and a language therefor to define its operation.

» para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof .

Example: New packaging designs have been developed that could save lives and make 'childproof' containers more user-friendly for adults.

» para expresar dimensiones = by [Para expresar dimensiones] .

Example: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

» para exteriores = weatherproof ; weather-resistant .

Example: While wicker patio furniture is light, colorful and allows air circulation, it is not naturally weatherproof.

Example: Weather-resistant louvres are installed in intake and outlet openings of buildings walls to prevent rainwater and snow from entering.

» para + Fecha = by + Fecha .

Example: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.

» para finales de = by the end of .

Example: By the end of 1986 there were between 110 and 120 consumer advice centres.

» para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal .

Example: By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.

» para finales de mes = by the end of the month .

Example: The situation got better by the end of the month.

» para finalizar = in closing .

Example: In closing, I would like once again to thank all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.

» para fin de mes = by the end of the month .

Example: The situation got better by the end of the month.

» para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose] .

Example: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.

» para futuras consultas = for future reference .

Example: Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference.

» para gran regocijo + Pronombre = much to + Posesivo + amusement ; much to + Posesivo + delight .

Example: It was a wonder he managed to stutter out a 'No problem' and run away like a timid mouse, much to her amusement.

Example: And much to her delight, she went from feeling lonely and unlovable to attracting the attention of a couple of guys she was interested in.

» para guardar las apariencias = face-saving .

Example: The Iranians have always given themselves a face-saving way out by denying that their aim is acquiring nuclear weapons and by even taking a religious position against such weapons.

» para gustos hay colores = different strokes for different folks ; one man's ceiling is another man's floor .

Example: 'Different strokes for different folks' is a good slogan, as long as we add that they need to also pursue mutual understanding = "Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito" es un buen eslogan, siempre y cuando le añadamos que debemos intentar entendernos mutuamente.

Example: One man's ceiling is another man's floor, so there can be no one right way to evaluate the potential value of a Web page.

» para hacer dinero = money-making ; money-spinning .

Example: Few booksellers regard their shops simply as money-making enterprises: they believe good bookshops are at least as much a cultural necessity as the public libraries.

Example: Given its healthy sales, a filmed version of the book augured well as a money-spinning venture.

» para hacer esto = in this .

Example: In this he may be assisted by the opportunity to use truncation, alphabetical lists of terms showing word variants, and so on.

» para hacer fundas = sleeving .

Example: The plastic sleeving material can be purchased either in continuous rolls of varying widths from which lengths can be cut or in flat sleeves of graded widths which are ready for use without cutting.

» para hacer juego = to match .

Example: His wedding present consisted of epergne, cruets, and spoons to match.

» para hacer justicia = in fairness to .

Example: In fairness to Mr. Kilgour, too, I think he feels strongly that the system itself should not impose rigid requirements.

» para hacer las paces = peace offering .

Example: The term comes from a story in Homer's Iliad, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering.

» para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake .

Example: I will not be discussing catalogs from a viewpoint of bibliographic principles, and for simplicity's sake I am going to treat catalogs as though they contain only entries for monographs.

» para hacer más fácil = for ease of .

Example: For ease of consultation, cards should be arranged in alphabetical order in accordance with the main term on the card.

» para impresionar = for effect .

Example: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.

» para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio .

Example: A number of publication strategies are possible for announcing the modifications to classification schemes.

» para jóvenes = youth-serving .

Example: This article outlines the networking of youth-serving public librarians in Florida, USA.

» para la época del año = for the time of year .

Example: Wear appropriate footwear, and wear clothing appropriate for the time of year.

» para la eternidad = in perpetuity .

Example: Image degradation is no longer a threat and the original can be reproduced in perpetuity with no loss of image quality.

» para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing .

Example: Guttman scale analysis is a statistical technique designed both for selecting items to make up a unidimensional scale along which individuals may be scored, and as a hypothesis-testing technique for determining whether a set of individuals adequately fit a scale, or whether a scale adequately reflects observed response patterns.

» para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional .

Example: In the academic world, students are likely to make much increased use of self-instructional materials of various kinds as student numbers expand without a parallel increase in total university resources.

» para la gestión de información textual = text-handling .

Example: This course's aim is to continue the study of computer applications in information management, with particular reference to text-handling applications.

» para la posteridad = for posterity .

Example: Libraries, archives and record offices must collect and preserve for posterity as much primary source material as they are able and exploit it as much as possible.

» para las familias = family-oriented .

Example: Middleborns tend to be less family-oriented than firstborns or lastborns.

» para la web = Web-related .

Example: Libraries were soon using Web-related software to fulfil traditional missions in the new online environment.

» para llamar la atención = for effect ; attention-grabbing .

Example: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.

Example: Another way to come up with attention-grabbing headlines is to put yourself in your client's shoes.

» para lucirse = just for swank .

Example: We kept the old wind-up clock on the living room wall just for swank.

» para mal = for (all) the wrong reasons ; in a bad way .

Example: Falling in love for all the wrong reasons can result in a broken heart which may even affect future relationships.

Example: But, be aware that everyone will be talking about you (not necessarily in a bad way) because you're the only thing interesting going on.

» para mantener las apariencias = face-saving .

Example: The Iranians have always given themselves a face-saving way out by denying that their aim is acquiring nuclear weapons and by even taking a religious position against such weapons.

» para mantener ocupado = keep-busy .

Example: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).

» para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy .

Example: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).

» para más información = for further details .

Example: For further details, if needed, the reader can then refer to the main file, under the class number indicated.

» para más inri = to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything (else) ; 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 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.

» para más señas = to be specific ; to be precise ; to be exact .

Example: To be specific, parts, insets and maps on the verso of other maps need to be indicated.

Example: Perhaps, but I recently read something which suggested they (to be precise, Native Americans) really were happier than the European settlers of the time.

Example: I have a younger brother (14, to be exact), he's fucking losing it, he just entered high school and he's insanely insociable.

» 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.

» para mí = for myself .

Example: For myself, I thought the original comment was clear about its purpose and caveats.

» para microordenadores = micro-computer based .

Example: SCIMATE is a micro-computer based package which is oriented towards downloading from and interaction with the data bases available on the major hosts.

» para mucho tiempo = for the long haul ; for the long run .

Example: As a sign that the protesters are hunkering down for the long haul, they erected a larger tent on Sunday.

Example: Some jobs are good for the short haul, while others are built for the long run.

» para nada = in vain ; to no avail ; without any avail ; vainly ; of no avail ; in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo ; to no purpose ; to no effect ; at all .

Example: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.

Example: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.

Example: I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.

Example: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Example: All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world.

Example: I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least.

Example: There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal.

Example: What is true of mankind as a whole is true of each of us individually: we are here to no purpose.

Example: My grandpa is having some problems with sleeping and I have tried to help by giving diazepam but it was to no effect.

Example: Despite this overlap, the other side of the picture is that some materials are covered inadequately or even not at all.

» para no = so as not to .

Example: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

» para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes .

Example: Subfield codes are used in MARC to subdivide name, title, and other fields for data processing purposes.

» para no ser menos = not to be outdone .

Example: Not to be outdone, the Library Council of Ireland is broadcasting a series of half-hour lectures to mark the 100th Anniversary of the first Carnegie Libraries in Ireland.

» para novias = bridal .

Example: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.

» para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based ; PC-based .

Example: Recently the popularisation of microcomputer-based desktop publishing (DTP) systems has significantly changed the techniques and economics of the publishing process.

Example: The article 'Of Wonderland and headless chickens' describes the functions of Alice, a PC-based library automation system offering cataloguing, enquiry, acquisitions, and periodicals control = El artículo "Sobre el país de las maravillas y los pollos sin cabeza" describe las funciones de Alice, un sistema de automatización de bibliotecas para ordenadores personales que permite la catalogación, las consultas, las adquisiciones y el control de publicaciones periódicas.

» para orquesta = orchestral .

Example: Many such librarians are cooperating in the production of a union catalogue of orchestral material held in public library collections.

» para otra ocasión = for future reference .

Example: Call it what you want but for future reference it m