Pasatiempo in english
Hobby
pronunciation: hɑbi part of speech: noun
pronunciation: hɑbi part of speech: noun
In gestures
pasar tiempo = spend + time.
Example: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + a stint at.
Example: Seven of the compositors, moreover, did short stints at press, and one of the pressmen had a turn at composition.pasatiempo = entertainment ; hobby ; leisure interest ; recreation ; pastime ; avocation.
Example: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.Example: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.Example: In public libraries, these categories are likely to represent major leisure interest.Example: We need to know whether the equipment is to be used for recreation or study and research.Example: And there is an unfortunate implication in the way some people talk about reading which suggests that it is a substitute for action, a pastime that decorates the idle margins of the serious business of living.Example: Being a librarian may be, for many, an avocation, but for all, it is certainly a job, and one which, like so many client-serving and cultural occupations, has become increasingly professionalized.