Podre in english
pronunciation: aɪwɪlbieɪbəl part of speech: none
poder2 = be able to ; be capable of ; can ; have + the opportunity ; may ; qualify for ; manage to.
Example: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.Example: Main classes are thus only capable of precise definition in the contexts of particular classification schemes.Example: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.Example: Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.Example: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.Example: FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.Example: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.more:
» Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable .
Example: This library can only e furnished with commercial products if usage is billable and protected.» al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable .
Example: All these events make the conference an unmissable event.» a más no poder = like there's no tomorrow ; like billy-o ; like nobody's business .
Example: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances. Example: As someone who is at it like billy-o almost every hour that God sends, I was delighted but not surprised by this survey. Example: Us blacks come from poverty, so when we get money, we spend it like nobody's business.» como mejor + poder = as best (as) + Pronombre + can .
Example: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.» conforme + poder = in + Posesivo + own (good) time .
Example: Then when you've got a degree you can get a decent job and pay me back in your own good time.» con un poco se puede llegar (muy) lejos = a little goes a long way .
Example: A little goes a long way so only squeeze a little in your hand when you apply.» cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience .
Example: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.» cuando + poder = in + Posesivo + own (good) time .
Example: Then when you've got a degree you can get a decent job and pay me back in your own good time.» dejar fuera sin poder entrar = lock + Nombre + out [Generalmente porque se ha cerrado el acceso con llave u otro medio] .
Example: A landlord cannot just lock a tenant out, take their property, shut off their electricity, gas, water or other essential services.» de la mejor forma que + poder = the best (way) + Pronombre + can .
Example: You guys talk her down and patch things up the best you can.» de la mejor manera que + poder = the best (way) + Pronombre + can .
Example: You guys talk her down and patch things up the best you can.» del mejor modo que + poder = the best (way) + Pronombre + can .
Example: You guys talk her down and patch things up the best you can.» de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of .
Example: The only stipulation was that they stayed within earshot of their mother's whistle.» dos pueden jugar el mismo juego = two can play at the same game .
Example: I have always behaved fairly and honourably, but if my opponent insists on descending to dirty and caddish tricks he will find that two can play at that game.» el dinero todo lo puede = money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power .
Example: The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas. Example: Money talks and the coal industry has a lot of money to throw their weight around. Example: My belief was 'money is powerful' and to make money was the sole objective. Example: Money is power and money is the root of all evil but we all still want tons of it!.» en cuanto pueda(n) = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience .
Example: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.» en el que se puede buscar = searchable .
Example: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.» es lo menos que + poder + hacer = it's/that's the least + Pronombre + could do .
Example: After all, it's the least I could do to pay you back for what you've done to me.» estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = be moreish ; be moreish .
Example: Public health research also stands to gain if we can understand why certain foods are so moreish. Example: Public health research also stands to gain if we can understand why certain foods are so moreish.» hacerlo lo mejor que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost .
Example: But all of them did their utmost and knew that their position was a key one within the school.» hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into ; give it + Posesivo + best shot .
Example: Printers have always liked working on special jobs, putting their best into them and taking their time. Example: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.» hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out ; try + Posesivo + hardest .
Example: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out. Example: I woke up about 7 a.m. this morning -- the cat was trying her hardest to wake me up for some reason or another.» hacer todo lo que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; do + the best + Nombre + may ; do + the best + Nombre + can ; do + the best possible (with) .
Example: He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights. Example: We are willing to try and do the best we may, however little or however much it may signify to any particular individual. Example: We would suppose that we would like to do the best we can and get comment and input from you about the mistakes that are made. Example: The library's approach has been to do the best possible with available resources.» harto a más no poder = stuffed to the gills .
Example: Our meal was superb -- his presentation of everything was beautiful and needless to say, everybody left the dinner table stuffed to the gills.» hasta donde se pueda = to the extent possible .
Example: You should preserve confidentiality to the extent possible, but do not promise the complainant that her identity cannot be revealed.» lo mejor que + poder = the best (way) + Pronombre + can .
Example: You guys talk her down and patch things up the best you can.» lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot .
Example: As soon as the giant moved out of earshot, they gathered desperately to devise a plan.» muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo .
Example: Cataloguing codes such as the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules provide some systematic and workable guidelines on the citation of the author's names, which might well be adopted more widely.» muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo .
Example: A large collection of documents may well contain a great deal of useful information of value to the library users.» nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth .
Example: Nothing could be further from the truth, for Balzac had accomplished miracles since he arrived in Rolling Ridge six years ago.» noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night .
Example: 'Sleepless nights redux' is a follow-up article to a presentation on book and serial acquisitions entitled 'Things that keep me awake at night'.» no dejes para mañana lo que puedes hacer hoy = don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today .
Example: One saying that I try hard to live by in my personal life as well as my professional career is 'don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today'.» no poder = be unable to ; cannot ; can't [cannot] [Contracción de cannot] .
Example: Entry of a 'p' means that you have been unable to find the bibliographic information in the system. Example: In most of these cases, however, a limited number of full-size 'blow-ups', on paper, are also produced which can be made available to users who cannot use microfiche. Example: She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.» no poder aguantar a = have it in for + Nombre ; have + a hard-on for .
Example: Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge. Example: He has always had a hard on for the press -- since he can't form a proper sentence or write maturely he hates those who do.» no poder aguantar la idea de = can't/couldn't bear the thought of ; can't/couldn't stand the thought of .
Example: I can't bear the thought of my mother having to push me around in a wheelchair -- I'd rather die quickly. Example: I always wanted a bird, but I can't stand the thought of keeping him or her in a cage.» no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping .
Example: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.» no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice .
Example: Unfortunately, we cannot but notice that the letter of the State Secretary contains much false information and contradictions.» no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly ; cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of .
Example: The importance of single-source authoritative direction cannot be stressed too strongly = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de una única fuente de autoridad. Example: Hence too much emphasis cannot be given to the importance of isolating and articulating the main problem.» no poder dejar quieto = be all over + Alguien .
Example: She said he was all over her that night, like if he had many more than just two arms and legs.» no poder dejar tranquilo = be all over + Alguien .
Example: She said he was all over her that night, like if he had many more than just two arms and legs.» no poder dormir = sleeplessness .
Example: The information fatigue syndrome causes paralysis of the analytical capacity, constant searches for more information, increased anxiety and sleeplessness and self-doubt in decision making.» no poder esperar más para = can't/couldn't wait to + Infinitivo .
Example: Do you remember the time when we couldn't wait to grow up?.» no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets ; fidget .
Example: In the polite Anglo-Saxon culture, you don't tell people who have the fidgets to stop fidgeting. Example: In the polite Anglo-Saxon culture, you don't tell people who have the fidgets to stop fidgeting.» no poder evitar = can't help but .
Example: You can't help but appreciate these trend-setting fashion designers, especially when hot models and actresses wear their creations.» no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio ; cannot help but + Verbo .
Example: One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above. Example: He smiled politely, but Bragge could not help but feel that his expression was one of low cunning.» no poder evitarlo = cannot help + Reflexivo .
Example: Even though she knew that Durkin was impervious to her blandishments, she could not help herself.» no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice .
Example: Unfortunately, we cannot but notice that the letter of the State Secretary contains much false information and contradictions.» no poder expresar + Posesivo + opinión = not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in .
Example: The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption. Example: Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise. Example: The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.» no poder hablar = not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in .
Example: The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption. Example: Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise. Example: The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.» no poder hacer más que = do + little more than .
Example: This brief section can do little more than focus attention on the importance of library guiding.» no poder hacer nada = have + Posesivo + hands tied .
Example: Italy's Prime Minister has voiced his opposition to NATO intervention in Libya, but said he had his hands tied by parliament.» no poder + Indicativo = fail to + Infinitivo .
Example: Shelf arrangement fails to permit a document to be represented at more than one place in a sequence.» no poder interrumpir = not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in .
Example: The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption. Example: Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise. Example: The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.» no poder más = come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; have had enough ; be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with ; be at the end of + Posesivo + rope ; be at the end of + Posesivo + leash ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + rope .
Example: Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'. Example: Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home. Example: She says she's at the end of her tether waiting for the arrival of her baby. Example: In a statement that took about 20 seconds, he told a news conference that he was cheesed off with boxing and would quit after his next fight . Example: Frustrations mounting, sweat dripping, and steam coming out of my ears like a raging bull, I have again found myself at the end of my rope. Example: Both my husband and I are at the end of our leash with our four-year-old daughter -- she pretty well does what she wants when she wants. Example: Before she reaches the end of her tether and does something she may later regret, she knows she has to make a decision -- it's crunch time in their relationship. Example: He was continuing to make problems for her and her family and she had reached the end of her rope.» no poder meter baza = not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in .
Example: The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption. Example: Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise. Example: The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.» no poder permitirse = ill afford .
Example: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.» no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford .
Example: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.» no poder quitar lo bailado = have + no regrets ; live (+ Posesivo +) life to the fullest and have no regrets .
Example: If you want to get to the end of your life and have no regrets you need to seize every opportunity that comes along. Example: Jessie admitted that she has lived her life to the fullest and has no regrets.» no poder quitar los ojos de encima = watch + every move + Pronombre + make ; watch + Posesivo + every move .
Example: She was just twenty years old when she married Prince Charles, and from that moment millions of people around the world watched every move she made. Example: She says her ex-boyfriend may be watching her every move since he was released from jail.» no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind .
Example: Some user may come to the library simply to ask for help 'My daughter died six montsh ago and I just can't get it out of my mind'.» no poder quitarse de encima = be all over + Alguien .
Example: She said he was all over her that night, like if he had many more than just two arms and legs.» no poder regresar = have + no way back .
Example: This is our final choice, and we have no way back.» no poderse buscar = be unsearchable .
Example: Starred fields, if any, are unsearchable = En los campos marcados con un asterisco, si los hay, no se pueden hacer búsquedas.» no poderse creer = defy + belief ; beggar + belief .
Example: The bigoted attitude adopted by the author defies belief and his hatred of drug users is so deep that he wishes them dead. Example: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.» no poderse excusar = there + be + no excusing .
Example: While there is no excusing some of the indelicate things she said, there was a kindness to Marge that made her a woman of the people.» no poderse hacer búsquedas = be unsearchable .
Example: Starred fields, if any, are unsearchable = En los campos marcados con un asterisco, si los hay, no se pueden hacer búsquedas.» no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that .
Example: There is no denying that close classification which distinguishes documents on one subject from those on another must be an aid to readers and staff.» no poderse ver = there + be + not much/no/little love lost between .
Example: It was obvious that there was no love lost between the two candidates during last night's political debate.» no poder soportar la idea de = can't/couldn't bear the thought of ; can't/couldn't stand the thought of .
Example: I can't bear the thought of my mother having to push me around in a wheelchair -- I'd rather die quickly. Example: I always wanted a bird, but I can't stand the thought of keeping him or her in a cage.» no poder ver a = can't/couldn't stand + the sight of [También se usa la construcción "can't/couldn't stand + Posesivo + sight"] ; have it in for + Nombre ; be at daggers drawn (with) ; can't/couldn't stand + Nombre ; have + a hard-on for .
Example: The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'. Example: Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge. Example: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn. Example: I just can't stand her mom and hate when she visits. Example: He has always had a hard on for the press -- since he can't form a proper sentence or write maturely he hates those who do.» no poder ver ni en pintura = can't/couldn't stand + the sight of [También se usa la construcción "can't/couldn't stand + Posesivo + sight"] .
Example: The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'.» no poder ver ni pintado = can't/couldn't stand + the sight of [También se usa la construcción "can't/couldn't stand + Posesivo + sight"] .
Example: The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'.» no poder volver = have + no way back .
Example: This is our final choice, and we have no way back.» no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that) .
Example: Anyway, I was living there for a while (in New Zealand) and couldn't help but notice lots of people using these yoghurt makers.» no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it .
Example: 'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.» no puedo comprender = I can't get over .
Example: I can't get over how librarians tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together.» no puedo entender cómo = can't get over how .
Example: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".» no puedo hacerlo = no can do [Forma muy coloquial] .
Example: No can do! Apple has told a U.S. judge that it is 'impossible' to access data stored on a locked iPhone that uses its latest operating system.» no se le puede pedir peras al olmo = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear .
Example: Everybody knows 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,' suggesting that something without inherent value can't be transformed into something valuable.» no se puede = no can do [Forma muy coloquial] .
Example: No can do! Apple has told a U.S. judge that it is 'impossible' to access data stored on a locked iPhone that uses its latest operating system.» no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised .
Example: In this regard, the roles of the school and public libraries as education centres cannot be overemphasised = En este sentido, no se puede dejar de recalcar las funciones de las bibliotecas escolares y públicas como centros de enseñanza.» no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated .
Example: The author argues that the capacity of books to change lives and to civilize readers cannot be overstated = El autor sostiene la opinión de que no se puede dejar de recalcar la capacidad de los libros para cambiar la vida de las personas y civilizar a los lectores.» no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised ; the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated .
Example: The importance of establishing these detailed policies cannot be overemphasized = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de establecer estas normas de funcionamiento detalladas. Example: The importance of good direction and leadership cannot be overstated = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de una buena dirección y un buen liderazgo.» no se puede hacer = no can do [Forma muy coloquial] .
Example: No can do! Apple has told a U.S. judge that it is 'impossible' to access data stored on a locked iPhone that uses its latest operating system.» nunca dejes para mañana lo que puedes hacer hoy = never leave for tomorrow what you can do today .
Example: My grandfather lived by the principle: 'never leave for tomorrow what you can do today'.» personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the .
Example: The system incorporates a mail service to the homebound.» poder beneficiarse de = stand to + benefit from ; stand to + gain from .
Example: Countries with lots of forest stand to benefit from the lucrative timber trade, but at what cost to their ecological footprint?. Example: We now go on to discuss what women librarians stand to gain from pursuing the main strategies feminists have developed to promote women's interests in working relations.» poder con = get + the best of ; get + the better of .
Example: Sometimes, the emotions we feel can get the best of us, causing us to say or do things we later regret. Example: With the recent on-field spat between teammates, it is evident that sometimes the intensity of the tournament gets the better of the players.» poder conseguir = stand to + benefit from ; stand to + gain from .
Example: Countries with lots of forest stand to benefit from the lucrative timber trade, but at what cost to their ecological footprint?. Example: We now go on to discuss what women librarians stand to gain from pursuing the main strategies feminists have developed to promote women's interests in working relations.» poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre ; be there for + Pronombre .
Example: So, even if one of them falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always there for us. Example: So, even if one of them falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always there for us.» poder dar Algo por perdido = be as good as lost .
Example: After all, if you cannot find a photo once it's been archived then it's as good as lost.» poder + Infinitivo = succeed in + Gerundio .
Example: This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.» poder llegar a perder = stand to + lose .
Example: Turlock stands to lose four police officer positions and two firefighters under budget proposals discussed Tuesday night.» poder lograr = stand to + benefit from ; stand to + gain from .
Example: Countries with lots of forest stand to benefit from the lucrative timber trade, but at what cost to their ecological footprint?. Example: We now go on to discuss what women librarians stand to gain from pursuing the main strategies feminists have developed to promote women's interests in working relations.» poder perder = stand to + lose .
Example: Turlock stands to lose four police officer positions and two firefighters under budget proposals discussed Tuesday night.» poder respirar tranquilo = be home and dry ; be home free .
Example: The advantage with rice as a crop is that you don't apply fertilizer to it; once you plant, you are home and dry -- not bothered until harvest time. Example: If she makes it for a year without a relapse, there's a good chance she'll be home free.» poderse afirmar (con certeza) que = it + be + safe to say that .
Example: Carnegie then concluded: 'It is safe to say that the 37,000 frequenters of the Pratt Library are of more value to Baltimore, to the state, and to the country, than all the inert, lazy, and hopelessly poor in the nation'.» poderse contestar = be answerable .
Example: But the real question of how many terminals is not answerable in a finite number.» poderse decir (con certeza) que = it + be + safe to say that .
Example: Carnegie then concluded: 'It is safe to say that the 37,000 frequenters of the Pratt Library are of more value to Baltimore, to the state, and to the country, than all the inert, lazy, and hopelessly poor in the nation'.» poderse integrar en = be integrable in .
Example: The adoption of ISBD will usher in the day when the entries produced in any country will readily be integrable in the catalogs of any other country.» poderse localizar = be locatable .
Example: Patrons often assume that the information they want is easily locatable in a book or somewhere on the Internet.» poder utilizarse = be usable .
Example: Consider film of the same thickness as paper, although thinner film will certainly be usable.» por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable .
Example: Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.» puede muy bien ser = could well be .
Example: Since the Root Thesaurus did not emerge, until 1981, it has not had a great impact on existing thesauri so far, but it could well be important in the future.» puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that .
Example: It may well be that the computer-based environment of such systems may overcome many of the limitations of enumerative classification schemes in their traditional applications.» puede (que) = maybe ; perhaps .
Example: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex. Example: For our profession, what we call information science, we need the courage of our conviction that we can establish or perhaps re-establish our credibility as a profession = Para nuestra disciplina, lo que denominamos documentación, necesitamos la fuerza de la convicción de que podemos establecer o quizás restablecer nuestra credibilidad como profesión.» puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise .
Example: The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.» ¿Puede repetir? = I beg your pardon? .
Example: 'I beg your pardon?' Rundle said, genuinely surprised.» que jamás hubiera podido imaginarse = beyond + Posesivo + wildest dreams .
Example: Her search for the truth led her into danger and passion beyond her wildest dreams.» que jamás hubiera podido soñar = beyond + Posesivo + wildest dreams .
Example: Her search for the truth led her into danger and passion beyond her wildest dreams.» que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable .
Example: But note the cost: documents tend increasingly to be about these unnameable subjects.» que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable .
Example: Furthermore, such visits allow valuable information unobtainable through official channels to be gleaned on an informal basis.» que no se puede entregar = undeliverable .
Example: Of the mailed surveys, 91 were undeliverable for various reasons, and 155 were completed and returned for a response rate of 17 percent.» que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable .
Example: The existing official statements tend to be overly simplistic and unenforceable.» que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable .
Example: But note the cost: documents tend increasingly to be about these unnameable subjects.» que no se puede uno perder = unmissable .
Example: All these events make the conference an unmissable event.» que nunca hubiera podido imaginarse = beyond + Posesivo + wildest dreams .
Example: Her search for the truth led her into danger and passion beyond her wildest dreams.» que nunca hubiera podido soñar = beyond + Posesivo + wildest dreams .
Example: Her search for the truth led her into danger and passion beyond her wildest dreams.» que puede causar detención = arrestable .
Example: This article provides specific examples of sexual behaviour as a guide to what is arrestable behaviour.» que puede demostrarse = demonstrably .
Example: These issues demonstrably fall outside the likely preoccupations of IT-based information specialists with organisational concerns.» que puede salir en préstamo = loanable .
Example: At any given level of demand, fewer loanable copies of an item are needed if provision is made on a national rather than a regional basis.» que puede ser apilado = stacking .
Example: The other rooms on the third, second and first levels have a mixture of stacking chairs with writing board arms.» que puede ser usado a través de la web = web-compliant .
Example: Many of these have, in turn, been reemerging as web-compliant databases providing even an average library with the opportunity to search enormous collections of data.» querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way .
Example: She answered by saying that while we may not have a solution yet, 'where there's a will, there's a way'.» que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable .
Example: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.» que se puede arreglar = fixable .
Example: A broken computer, though annoying, is a fixable or preventable catastrophe.» que se puede buscar = searchable .
Example: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.» que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable] .
Example: Re-sizeable and movable windows are used for the image and icon display.» que se puede escuchar = playable .
Example: It will have a similar archival life as the CD-R format and will be playable on any destination device that can make use of the data written.» que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable .
Example: By-laws are prohibitive -- ie they tell people what they are not allowed to do -- and they are enforceable at law.» que se puede identificar con un término = nameable .
Example: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.» que se puede imprimir = printable .
Example: This CD-ROM contains bibliographic and textual data together with printable and viewable graphic images of patents.» que se puede quitar = detachable .
Example: Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.» que se puede separar = detachable .
Example: Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.» que se puede visualizar = viewable .
Example: This CD-ROM contains bibliographic and textual data together with printable and viewable graphic images of patents.» ¡sálvese quien pueda! = the devil take the hindmost ; run for your lives! .
Example: Many people have been made redundant in the takeover and those who joined last were the first to go -- the principle of devil take the hindmost applied. Example: Run for your lives! It seems that some normally angelic children from the neighbouhood have been replaced by some ghostly and ghoulish characters and are coming to get YOU!.» sálvese quien pueda = free-for-all ; every man for himself ; let battle commence ; each man for himself .
Example: In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering. Example: If more and more of us begin to see life purely as 'every man for himself,' what other unintended consequences may come with such a shift. Example: To start a garden is to let battle commence since there is a list of pests and diseases that will line up to attack your babies. Example: Once the community works together and stops seeing each other as the enemy, or each man for himself, then things will change.» ¡sálvese quien pueda! = the devil take the hindmost ; run for your lives! .
Example: Many people have been made redundant in the takeover and those who joined last were the first to go -- the principle of devil take the hindmost applied. Example: Run for your lives! It seems that some normally angelic children from the neighbouhood have been replaced by some ghostly and ghoulish characters and are coming to get YOU!.» se puede = is to be .
Example: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.» ser lo mejor que se puede hacer = be the best bet .
Example: This article argues that for the assessment of the overall quality of library services the user survey is the best bet = Este artículo defiende que el estudio de usuarios es la mejor alternativa para evaluar la calidad global de los servicios bibliotecarios.» ser lo único que + poder + hacer para = be all + Nombre + can + do to .
Example: Even an atheist homosexual station owner would broadcast Christian religious programming if it was all he could do to keep his enterprise afloat.» ser todo lo que + poder + hacer para = be all + Nombre + can + do to .
Example: Even an atheist homosexual station owner would broadcast Christian religious programming if it was all he could do to keep his enterprise afloat.» siempre que + poder + dedicarle (el) tiempo = in + Posesivo + own (good) time ; on + Posesivo + own (good) time .
Example: A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city. Example: Since the library lacked a graphic artist he volunteered to handletter signs and to help with displays and art exhibits -- all on his own time.» si juegas con fuego, te puedes quemar = if you play with fire, you'll get (your fingers) burnt/burned .
Example: And it seems that the old idiom, 'If you play with fire, you'll get burned,' rings true today.» si no puedes con ellos, únete a ellos = if you can't beat them (you might as well) join them .
Example: I'm not a great fan of the money thrown around in football, but if you can't beat them you might as well join them.» sin poder avanzar = no way forward .
Example: Millions of refugees and displaced persons worldwide live in dangerous situations, in an unbearable state of limbo, with no way forward and no way back.» sin poder contenerse = helplessly .
Example: Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.» sin poder dormir = sleepless .
Example: The article 'Sleepless in Belgrade: a virtual community during war' presents the results of research on the role of a virtual community during wartime.» sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably .
Example: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.» sin poder hacer nada = helplessly .
Example: Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.» sin poder regresar = no way back .
Example: Millions of refugees and displaced persons worldwide live in dangerous situations, in an unbearable state of limbo, with no way forward and no way back.» sin poder volver = no way back .
Example: Millions of refugees and displaced persons worldwide live in dangerous situations, in an unbearable state of limbo, with no way forward and no way back.» tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems .
Example: As amazing as it seems, original Victorian old prints have survived into the twenty-first century.» todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de = echo + still resound from .
Example: The echoes are still resounding from the 13th International Book Fair, which become the cultural event of greatest public impact in the country.