Principio in english
pronunciation: bɪgɪnɪŋ part of speech: noun
principiar = begin ; start.
Example: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.Example: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.more:
» principiar a = begin to ; start to .
Example: When she began to tilt to one side, it became obvious that something was indeed quite wrong. Example: She had been the perfect dog up until yesterday when she started to pee in the house.principio1 = principle ; proposition ; tenet ; canon ; touchstone.
Example: Objective 2 results in what could be described as a collocative catalogue, because a catalogue based on this principle collocates the writings of a particular author.Example: They are a core, a set of basic propositions, onto which are grafted a rich variety of other possibilities.Example: This attack summarises her main tenets.Example: The archetypal canon is of course that of the books of the Bible, which are gathered together in a fixed and unchanging order.Example: The touchstone for professional practice are the professional codes of ethics that govern medicine in face-to-face relationships with patients.more:
» actuar de acuerdo con los principios de Uno = act on + Posesivo + principles .
Example: Here is our chance to act on our principles -- don't be fooled by Kent and don't allow ALA to be used as his mouthpiece.» adherirse a principios = espouse + principles .
Example: Cataloging codes, and the principles espoused for their development, have had a tendency to attempt to recognize the user's needs.» basado en principios = principled .
Example: She is a veteran member of the cataloging profession who witnessed the miscarriage of one revision and the compromise of another, progressively principled and promising one which followed it.» basarse en un principio = base on + a principle .
Example: Objective 2 results in what could be described as a collocative catalogue, because a catalogue based on this principle collocates the writings of a particular author.» con principios = principled .
Example: She is a veteran member of the cataloging profession who witnessed the miscarriage of one revision and the compromise of another, progressively principled and promising one which followed it.» cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle .
Example: As far as he was concerned Taylor's methods comported well with the principles of humanism.» declaración de principios = statement of principles ; value statement ; Bill of Rights ; declaration of principles ; statement of principles .
Example: In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles. Example: At the time of writing, a 'value statement' is being prepared by the group together with guidelines for determining such local objectives and related performance measures. Example: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation. Example: The following document is the complete text of the Declaration of Principles signed by the Heads of State participating in the First Summit of the Americas. Example: With these considerations in mind, we have adopted the following statement of principles.» defender + Posesivo + principios = stand up for + Posesivo + principles ; defend + Posesivo + principles .
Example: In some respects, they should be commended for sticking to their principles of equality for everyone and for having the courage to stand up for those principles. Example: She has put her head on the block in defending her principles, which she insists her staff must also abide by.» defender un principio = uphold + a principle .
Example: It is important to uphold this principle majorly because the world is changing and thus most of the things are changing.» de principios = principled .
Example: She is a veteran member of the cataloging profession who witnessed the miscarriage of one revision and the compromise of another, progressively principled and promising one which followed it.» de principios muy elevados = high-minded .
Example: The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.» en principio = at first ; conceivably ; first of all ; in principle ; prima facie ; on principle .
Example: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear. Example: In fact, some 'hierarchies' could conceivably consist of a single term. Example: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules. Example: Most such title indexes are computer-produced, although, in principle, they could be generated without the intervention of a computer. Example: Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable. Example: He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.» esperanzador en principio = hopeful-seeming .
Example: In this category the majority of programmes tend to stress technological considerations with a rather hopeful-seeming addendum of applications considerations.» establecer un principio = establish + a principle ; set forth + a cause .
Example: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established. Example: Public relations for librarians, then, is an art through which information and persuasion solicit public support for the causes that have been set forth in the goals of the library.» formular un principio = formulate + a principle .
Example: The epoch of management inquiry and research has largely developed during this century, and many schools of thought have tried to formulate the underlying principles of management.» infringir un principio = violate + a principle .
Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".» ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + a principle .
Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".» Los Principios de París = Paris Principles .
Example: The ideology advocated by Panizzi has provided the foundation for the international agreement on cataloging principles adopted in Paris in 1961 and incorporated in the so-called Paris Principles.» mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles .
Example: In some respects, they should be commended for sticking to their principles of equality for everyone and for having the courage to stand up for those principles.» poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations .
Example: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.» por principio = on principle .
Example: He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.» por principios = as a matter of principle .
Example: As a matter of principle, the ALA refuses to cooperate with organizations which carry out human rights violations.» principio activo = active ingredient .
Example: Sederma is a worldwide leader in the development of active ingredients for the cosmetic industry.» principio cardinal = cardinal principle .
Example: It is a cardinal principle of the traditional American philosophy that taxes must be limited to safeguard Individual Liberty.» principio constitutivo = constitutive principle .
Example: Platonic psychology considers the constitutive principle of the body to be the marrow.» principio de actuación = governing principle .
Example: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.» principio de archívese según aparece = file-as-is principle .
Example: Modern codes have moved towards the file-as-is principle.» principio de cualificación profesional adecuada para el trabajo en cuestión = principle of rate for the job [Norma implícita según la cual la persona que vaya a desempeñar un trabajo debe tener la formación profesional adecuada] .
Example: Other issues included the fact that a non-librarian had been placed in charge of libraries and the flouting of the principle of rate for the job.» principio de gratuidad, el = gratis principle, the [En biblioteconomía, principio que reconoce que el público tiene derecho a recibir gratis los servicios bibliotecarios] .
Example: IFLA at its conference in Brighton 1987 confirmed the gratis principle also for electronic information searching.» principio de igualdad, el = egalitarian principle, the .
Example: Maoism takes the egalitarian principle to its ultimate conclusion: not only are all men considered equal, but they must act equal.» principio de la alfabetización literal = file-as-is principle ; file-as-is principle .
Example: Modern codes have moved towards the file-as-is principle. Example: Modern codes have moved towards the file-as-is principle.» principio del escalonamiento = scalar principle [Principio por el cual la autoridad se distribuye en forma de pirámide de tal manera que tanto el ápice como la base poseen distintos grados de autoridad] .
Example: The scalar principle requires that there be a final, ultimate authority in every organization, and that the lines of authority extend downward through the organization to every subordinate position.» principio ético = moral principle .
Example: First, they attempt to illustrate how moral principles or maxims might be most fruitfully applied or interpreted in concrete circumstances.» principio fundamental = fundamental ; principium [principia, -pl.] .
Example: The underlying fundamentals of abstracting are closely related to indexing. Example: Incidentally, you published an article with Bob Hayes in which you use an example of Newton's Principia in a variety of languages.» principio moral = moral principle .
Example: First, they attempt to illustrate how moral principles or maxims might be most fruitfully applied or interpreted in concrete circumstances.» principio orientador = guiding principle .
Example: The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.» principios = philosophy ; ethos ; morals .
Example: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period. Example: There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library. Example: She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.» principios elevados = high-mindedness .
Example: This Internet site presents crime news and reports, mixing high-mindedness and sleaze appeal.» Principios para la Intercalación Bibliográfica = ISO7154 .
Example: BS 1749 takes into account the International Standards Organisation Standard-ISO7154: 'Documentation-Bibliographic filing principles', which is in course of preparation.» proponer como principio = posit .
Example: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.» respetar los principios = observe + principles .
Example: UNESCO calls on the coalition forces to observe the principles of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two Protocols.» respetar un principio = uphold + a principle .
Example: It is important to uphold this principle majorly because the world is changing and thus most of the things are changing.» seguir un principio = adopt + a convention .
Example: Some thesauri, however, do not adopt such a convention.» ser una cuestión de principios = be a matter of principle .
Example: A similar explanation must be given in those cases where the librarian believes as a matter of principle that enquirers should be shown how to find the answers to their own questions.» sin principios = unscrupulous ; unprincipled .
Example: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods. Example: Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.» suscribir un principio = subscribe to + principle .
Example: Is this claim based on a principle to which you would have subscribed even if, as far as you know, you were as likely to be a loser as a gainer by its implication?.» traicionar los principios de uno mismo = betray + Posesivo + own principles .
Example: The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals 'abjectly betrayed their own principles'.» violar un principio = violate + a principle .
Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".» vivir de acuerdo con un principio = live by + a principle .
Example: My grandfather lived by the principle: 'never leave for tomorrow what you can do today'.principio2 = start ; eruption ; kick-off ; startup [start-up] ; beginning.
Example: Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.Example: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.Example: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.Example: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.Example: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.more:
» abocado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed to + failure ; doomed to + failure from its inception ; doomed from + the beginning .
Example: The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start. Example: The bureaucratic infrastructure of libraries may well ensure that work with teenagers is doomed from the outset. Example: Cooperation is doomed to failure unless the importance of information for solving social and economic problems is realised = La cooperación está abocada al fracaso desde el principio a menos que se tenga en cuenta la importancia de la información para solucionar problemas sociales y económicos. Example: The first stratagem has been doomed to failure from its inception. Example: Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.» al principio = at first ; at the outset ; early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.] ; in the early years ; originally ; early on ; at startup .
Example: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear. Example: However, it should be stated at the outset that it is not the aim of this course to make you proficient in the use of the Colon Classification as a practical indexing language. Example: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader. Example: A unique feature of this book, then, is that the cases emphasize the kinds of problems recent graduates encounter in the early years of their careers. Example: A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme. Example: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed. Example: At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.» al principio (de) = at the beginning (of) .
Example: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.» al principio de = at the dawn of ; at the onset of ; early in .
Example: At the dawn of this new century, we see the result of current scientific and technological advancement. Example: Student's experience with computers was minimal at the onset of the study. Example: Couples are forced to make the decision between owner-occupation & council tenancy early in their marriages.» al principio de la imprenta = early printing .
Example: It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation.» al principio de la tarde = early evening ; in (the) early evening .
Example: Early evening dosage is more effective than late evening dosage. Example: Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, can be seen in the southern sky in the early evening from winter to spring.» al principio y al final = both ends .
Example: Sometimes truncation may be operative on both ends of a stem.» al principio y al final de = at each end of .
Example: Working from the inside outwards, there will probably be one or two leaves of blank paper at each end of the book, which are of a different colour or texture from the printed leaves; these are the endpapers, which were added by the binder.» a principios de = in the early + Fecha .
Example: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.» a principios de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: Thus, UDC has been extensively employed in special libraries and information centres in locations all over the world since the early 1900s.» a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving.» comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch .
Example: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers. Example: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top. Example: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.» condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed from + the beginning .
Example: The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start. Example: The bureaucratic infrastructure of libraries may well ensure that work with teenagers is doomed from the outset. Example: Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.» de principio a fin = from start to finish ; gavel to gavel ; from beginning to end .
Example: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting. Example: A survey of state legislators finds that lawmakers support expanding television coverage of legislative proceedings to include gavel to gavel programming. Example: This new drapers' guild commissioned a series of paintings illustrating the textile production steps from beginning to end.» de principio a fin (documento) = (from) cover to cover .
Example: Virtually every discipline in the sciences, from astronomy through zoology, is represented since journals are indexed cover to cover.» desde casi el principio = from (very) early on .
Example: From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.» desde el principio = from the start ; all along ; ab initio ; from the outset ; from the beginning ; from the word go ; from the (word) get-go ; from the jump ; from the off .
Example: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started. Example: 'I know you want to do the best job you can -- not that you haven't all along'. Example: There were so many corrections to be made that it would have been cheaper and quicker to catalogue the item oneself ab initio. Example: Such a structure must be imposed from the outset, and control over it exercised during any activity against the data base. Example: One is to believe, for instance, that the public library movement began in a passion of liberal and humanitarian zeal, and yet public libraries were generally cold, rigidly inflexible, and elitist institutions from the beginning. Example: They were rooted to their seats and riveted to the screen from the word go!. Example: Clearly, right from the get-go the assumption was that breast cancer is causally linked to environmental factors - specifically, chemicals. Example: People knew from the jump whether or not they would be a fan of his or a hater. Example: Astor set out her stall from the off: If you want an M.P. who will be a repetition of the 600 other M.P.s don't vote for me.» desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time ; from the beginning of time ; since time began ; from the very earliest times ; since the dawn of time .
Example: Since the beginning of time, the buttocks have always been one of the two most important determinants of the beauty of the female torso. Example: From the beginning of time, technology has been a key element in the growth and development of societies. Example: Since time began there has never been a conscientious objector in the war between the sexes. Example: The human race has been making useless objects from the very earliest times. Example: Since the dawn of time people have expressed themselves in stories, to wile away the time, warn the next generation or perhaps, point to a brighter future but certainly always, to entertain.» desde principio a fin = throughout .
Example: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.» desde principios de siglo = since the turn of the century ; from the turn of the century .
Example: Since the turn of the century, nothing has influenced or changed our perception of ourselves as much as the moving image. Example: The postcard collection consists of 292 postcards from the turn of the century to the modern era.» el principio de = the dawn of .
Example: The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.» el principio del fin = the beginning of the end .
Example: The Normandy landings of June 1944 marked the beginning of the end of World War II.» el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación .
Example: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.» empezar por el principio = start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch .
Example: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers. Example: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top. Example: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.» en principio = at first ; conceivably ; first of all ; in principle ; prima facie ; on principle .
Example: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear. Example: In fact, some 'hierarchies' could conceivably consist of a single term. Example: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules. Example: Most such title indexes are computer-produced, although, in principle, they could be generated without the intervention of a computer. Example: Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable. Example: He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.» en un principio = at an earlier stage ; initially ; originally ; at one time ; to begin with .
Example: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing. Example: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted. Example: A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme. Example: At one time -- not so very long ago -- it used to be regarded as one of the luxuries of the rich to have fruits and vegetables out of season. Example: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.» en (un) principio = to start with ; for a start ; for one thing ; for one ; for starts .
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: 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.» finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = the turn of the century .
Example: Perhaps no one embodied this notion more than the turn-of-the-century reformer Melvil Dewey.» fracaso desde el principio = doomed failure .
Example: It is difficult to police or control any of these activities, and attempts at legislation to do so are probably doomed failure.» hacia principios de(l) año = earlier in the year .
Example: The economy has speeded up in second quarter after a bumpy ride earlier in the year.» hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first ; first things first .
Example: My main argument on this occasion is to say in effect that first things must come first. Example: There are so many things to see and do once you arrive in Honolulu, but first things first, get to your hotel and relax!.» leer de principio a fin = read + from cover to cover .
Example: It is not necessary to read every document from cover to cover.» muy al principio = in very early days ; at the very outset .
Example: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot. Example: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.» para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century .
Example: By the turn of the century the population had reached its highwater mark -- 75,000.» principio, el = early days, the .
Example: The new chemical was expensive, and in the early days it was often mishandled; much of the foxing of early nineteenth-century paper was due to inefficient bleaching.» principios de la primavera = early spring .
Example: As you would start many vegetables in late winter and early spring for summer harvests, winter gardening requires sowing seeds in mid- to late summer.» principios del invierno = early winter .
Example: Some vegetable varieties thrive in the cool conditions of late fall and early winter.» principios del otoño = early fall ; early autumn .
Example: For this early fall she has already bought many shirts and jackets but what she likes most are the shoes. Example: I love early autumn when there is just the hint of cool in the air and the first few leaves on the ground.» principios del verano = early summer .
Example: The water levels rise from about one or two metres deep in the winter to as much as 10 metres in the late spring and early summer.» regresar al principio = go back to + square one ; be back to square one .
Example: At today's open meeting, the Commissioners voted unanimously to go back to square one. Example: She told me that I was all at sixes and sevens with my eight times table and that it was 'back to square one' for me.» ser (sólo) el principio de algo (mucho) peor = be the thin edge of the wedge ; be the thin end of the wedge ; be the camel's nose (under the tent) .
Example: Internet brings a new generation of information services that are the thin edge of the wedge of a radically transformative change in how people will access information. Example: It's the thin end of the wedge and we need to keep a good eye on it and make sure we do try and keep some control. Example: Politicians reject the use of marijuana for medical purposes because they believe it represents the 'camel's nose under the tent'.» siempre hay un princpio y un final = there is always a beginning and an end .
Example: Just like a flower in season, everything has its appointed time and there is always a beginning and an end.» sobrecargado al principio = front-loaded .
Example: For a great example of front-loaded content, just read any newspaper article -- the opening paragraph is always the conclusion of the article.» volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle .
Example: It seems that, pace Yeats, things really do swing full circle sometimes.» volver al principio = come + full circle ; bring + Pronombre + full-circle ; be back at square one .
Example: Once the planning team is formed, there needs to be consideration of how often the process comes full circle and begins to repeat. Example: Together, they represent the onset of the cataclysm of which Noah is the triumphant conclusion, thus bringing us full circle. Example: Life is more or less like a game of snake and ladders -- you are the top at some point of time, and at the very next moment, you are back at square one.