Posición in english
Position
pronunciation: pəzɪʃən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: pəzɪʃən part of speech: noun
In gestures
posición = attitude ; character position ; location ; position ; position ; ranking ; footing ; stand ; rank number ; stance ; standing ; grading ; mindshare.
Example: One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.Example: The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.Example: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Example: He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.Example: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.Example: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.Example: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.Example: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.Example: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.Example: It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.Example: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Example: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Example: Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.more:
» alta posición = high estate .
Example: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.» aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición = take + advantage of + Posesivo + position .
Example: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.» cambiar de posición = transpose ; reposition [re-position] .
Example: Give the elements of data in the order of the sequence of the following rules, even if this means transposing data. Example: All sectors of the information industry need to reposition themselves as a means of survival.» casarse con Alguien de una clase/posición social superior = marry + Nombre + above + Posesivo + station .
Example: He managed to marry a woman slightly above his station , though she reminded him of that as often as she could = Él se las ingenió para casarse con una mujer de una clase social ligeramente superior, aunque ella se lo recordaba tan a menudo como podía.» colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of .
Example: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.» conseguir una posición = secure + a place .
Example: A last-gasp penalty gave Scotland a win over Argentina in a fierce match between two teams desperate to secure a place in the top eight of the world rankings.» de posición intermedia = middle-ground .
Example: Beginning with a middle-ground strategy may offer the best balance between Recall and Precision.» en la mejor posición = best-positioned .
Example: Content is selectable and librarians are the best-positioned people in the world to choose what readers need = El contenido es seleccionable y los bibliotecarios son las personas mejor posicionadas en el mundo para escoger lo que los lectores necesitan.» en posición correcta = the right way round .
Example: The image is thus transferred to the paper and appears the right way round.» en una buena posición = well-positioned ; well-placed .
Example: It's the most well-positioned superregional bank in the country to come out of the global crisis. Example: Many smokers blame their littering behavior on a lack of well-placed bins for cigarette butts.» escalar posiciones = come (up) from behind .
Example: She came up from behind to win an Olympic gold medal in Atlanta.» estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to .
Example: In the small number of cases where threats are insufficient, the library will be best positioned to institute legal action.» estar en posición de = be in a position to .
Example: At some stage, the librarian will be in a position to examine closely a number of programs that are likely candidates for purchase.» estar en (una) buena posición para = be in a good position to .
Example: Savvy merchants that stocked up when the price was low are in a good position to make a pile of money.» intercambiar posiciones = switch + Nombre + (a)round ; swap + Nombre + (a)round .
Example: The only thing wrong with my keyboard is that these two symbols are switched around. Example: She entered and then looked at the phone and was really angry because she realised that their phones had been swapped around.» luz de posición = sidelight .
Example: The devil is in the details -- that was the lesson he learned when the sidelight of his bike came unhinged during the rally.» mantener la posición = hold + the line .
Example: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.» ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to ; be best positioned to ; be the best placed to .
Example: They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed. Example: In the small number of cases where threats are insufficient, the library will be best positioned to institute legal action. Example: The trend seems to be towards holding information managers responsible for errors as a matter of policy because they would be the best placed to avoid the errors.» ocupar una posición = take + position ; fill + a niche ; occupy + a niche .
Example: The index user can approach a composite heading via one of the concepts that does not take the first position in the citation order. Example: CD-ROM data bases have an important niche to fill in the legal information business, and academic law libraries have a major role to play in educating potential users. Example: Dissertations occupy a special niche in the geoscience literature.» ocupar una posición de = be in position of .
Example: But he's definetely in no position of strength right now.» ocupar un posición = occupy + a position .
Example: The person occupying this position would not be a professional librarian.» posición de comienzo = offset value .
Example: Once the data diskette has been packed, records saved on it may have new offset values.» posición del loto, la = lotus position, the ; padmasana .
Example: Evan took a seat on the stone bench, eagerly folding his legs into the lotus position. Example: Padmasana, lotus position, the position in which the Buddha is normally shown sitting, is the iconic yoga position.» posición del perrito = doggy position .
Example: The doggy position is the most common position used during anal sex.» posición de poder = position power [Autoridad que confiere el puesto o cargo ocupado] .
Example: Emphasis must be given to authority rooted in expertise rather than position power.» posición de ventaja = high ground .
Example: I can definitely tell you from a military view, that the US and Iraqi forces are on the high ground in Iraq.» posición elevada = high ground .
Example: I can definitely tell you from a military view, that the US and Iraqi forces are on the high ground in Iraq.» posición enemiga = enemy position .
Example: They called for air support in destroying the enemy position.» posición estratégica = vantage point .
Example: The reference desk is suggested as the best vantage point from which to view the library and its users.» posición geográfica = geolocation .
Example: In a nutshell, geolocation analyzes the user's IP address (the number associated with your computer) to guesstimate where the user is accessing the Internet.» posición incorrecta, en = wrong way round, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: A blemish which looks like wrong imposition, but is not, occurred when the second forme of a sheet was laid on the press the wrong way round.» posición inicial = lead position ; starting position .
Example: Obviously, for each term to appear in the lead position, at least six entries are necessary. Example: If one of them is held down long enough, the cursor will eventually be moved back to its starting position, since the screen 'wraps around'.» posición intermedia = middle way .
Example: A middle way between these views depends on the creation of a knowledge economy.» posición negociadora = bargaining position .
Example: Indonesian workers want a fairer bargaining position and have reason to be critical of foreign investment.» posición para negociar = bargaining position .
Example: Indonesian workers want a fairer bargaining position and have reason to be critical of foreign investment.» posición privilegiada = advantageous position .
Example: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.» posición social = social standing ; social status .
Example: Their observations give a fascinating and humorous insight into the social standing of public libraries in the Ireland of the early 1900's. Example: A significantly higher percentage of female librarians were satisfied with the social status of their job and with their work.» posición ventajosa = vantage point ; high ground .
Example: The reference desk is suggested as the best vantage point from which to view the library and its users. Example: I can definitely tell you from a military view, that the US and Iraqi forces are on the high ground in Iraq.» primera posición = pole position [En las carreras de automóviles, primeras posiciones que ocupan aquellos participantes que han obtenido mejores tiempos en las pruebas anteriores] ; pole start ; first place .
Example: The article 'Europe in the pole position of global patent information' reports on a new initiative to put Europe ahead in global patent information provision. Example: Leon Haslam started in commanding form, shattering the Norfolk circuit records as he claimed his third pole start of the season, at an average speed of 108.95mph. Example: When people think of cross-country running, they often picture a group of skinny people sweating profusely as they compete for first place.» primera posición de salida = pole start ; pole position [En las carreras de automóviles, primeras posiciones que ocupan aquellos participantes que han obtenido mejores tiempos en las pruebas anteriores] .
Example: Leon Haslam started in commanding form, shattering the Norfolk circuit records as he claimed his third pole start of the season, at an average speed of 108.95mph. Example: The article 'Europe in the pole position of global patent information' reports on a new initiative to put Europe ahead in global patent information provision.» que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned .
Example: Content is selectable and librarians are the best-positioned people in the world to choose what readers need = El contenido es seleccionable y los bibliotecarios son las personas mejor posicionadas en el mundo para escoger lo que los lectores necesitan.» reconsiderar posición = reconsider + position .
Example: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.» subir posiciones = come (up) from behind .
Example: She came up from behind to win an Olympic gold medal in Atlanta.