Puente in english
pronunciation: brɪdʒ part of speech: noun
puente = bridge ; bridge passage ; gateway.
Example: My own definition of 'Hypermedia' is a system whereby audiovisual 'statements' can be used as bridges between materials that are conceptually related in some way.Example: This sort of informal discussion between teacher and pupils is really a 'bridge passage' leading smoothly from one occupation -science, or P.E. or maths, etc.- to literary reading.Example: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.more:
» actuar de puente = act as + a bridge .
Example: Librarians must now act as a bridge between vital sources of primary material and users who need guidance in the difficult and time-consuming quest for information.» cabeza de puente = bridgehead .
Example: With its centres of strength in Leipzig and Frankfurt, Deutsche Bibliothek is now prepared to serve as a bridgehead between East and West.» cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead .
Example: Of particular historical interest are the many airheads established by the German Army in their war with Russia in 1941-1945.» construir un puente = build + a bridge .
Example: Designing and building a bridge to withstand earthquakes is no easy challenge.» expresión puente = transitional phrase .
Example: In the final strategy, students re-write textual paragraphs in their own words, using transitional words and phrases to combine sentences.» palabra puente = transitional word .
Example: In the final strategy, students re-write textual paragraphs in their own words, using transitional words and phrases to combine sentences.» puente aéreo = airlift ; air bridge .
Example: In 1949 the author, now professor at the Institute of Library Science at the Berlin Freie Universitat, was a transport worker at Berlin Airport during the Allied airlift. Example: If we are denied humanitarian access, we'll carry out a program for air bridges and airdrops to all of those areas in need.» puente atirantado = cable-stayed bridge .
Example: It was originally planned as a suspension bridge, but the design was changed to a cable-stayed bridge for environmental reasons.» puente colgante = suspension bridge .
Example: It was originally planned as a suspension bridge, but the design was changed to a cable-stayed bridge for environmental reasons.» puente cubierto = covered bridge .
Example: This area is renowned for biking with lots of back roads winding their way through covered bridges and past historic buildings.» puente de barcas = pontoon bridge .
Example: Pontoon bridges are floating bridges supported by floating pontoons with sufficient buoyancy to support the bridge and dynamic loads.» puente de barcazas = pontoon bridge .
Example: Pontoon bridges are floating bridges supported by floating pontoons with sufficient buoyancy to support the bridge and dynamic loads.» puente de fin de semana = long weekend ; holiday weekend .
Example: Celebrate the long weekend with these recipes fit for a queen. Example: There have been fewer fatalities on state roads this holiday weekend than last year.» puente de peaje = toll bridge .
Example: Whitney Bridge is one of only eight privately owned toll bridges in Britain.» puente de pontones = pontoon bridge .
Example: Pontoon bridges are floating bridges supported by floating pontoons with sufficient buoyancy to support the bridge and dynamic loads.» puente de Semana Santa, el = Easter break, the .
Example: The first day back at work after the Easter break, and Sal Kilkenny is already rushed off her feet.» puente de trabajo = catwalk .
Example: A catwalk is an elevated service platform from which many of the technical functions of a theater, such as lighting sound, may be manipulated.» Puente de Varolio = pons, the .
Example: The brainstem consists of the medulla (myelencephalon), the pons (metencephalon), and the midbrain (mesencephalon).» puente encorvado = hump bridge ; humpback(ed) bridge .
Example: You should not overtake on the left if there is a bend ahead, a hump bridge or the brow of a hill. Example: This humpback bridge lays claim to being the oldest of Virginia's remaining covered bridges.» puente levadizo = drawbridge .
Example: Medieval fortresses were perfectly designed to prevent invasion and the drawbridge was a major part of this defense.» puente peatonal = footbridge ; pedestrian bridge ; marsupial bridge [En concreto, un puente peatonal que transcurre por debajo de otro puente dedicado al tráfico en general y del cual se suspende total o parcialmente] .
Example: Just follow the footbridge across the river Clyde to get to the opening reception where there will be food buffets and drinks. Example: This pedestrian bridge was unreachable as the river had breached its banks and was way over the footpath. Example: The marsupial bridge attached to the main bridge above will allow pedestrians and bicyclists to cross the river beneath the main structure.» puente peraltado = hump bridge ; humpback(ed) bridge .
Example: You should not overtake on the left if there is a bend ahead, a hump bridge or the brow of a hill. Example: This humpback bridge lays claim to being the oldest of Virginia's remaining covered bridges.» puente voladizo = cantilever bridge .
Example: Cantilever bridges are based on structures that project horizontally into space, supported at only one end -- like a springboard.» ser puente = act as + a bridge .
Example: Librarians must now act as a bridge between vital sources of primary material and users who need guidance in the difficult and time-consuming quest for information.» ser puente entre = serve as + a bridge between .
Example: IT can motivate children, provide a 'novelty' factor to enliven routine work and serve as a bridge between the classroom and the library.» ser un puente hacia = be a way station to/for ; be a stepping stone to .
Example: They maintained that the space station was not designed to be a way station to other worlds, a launching pad for planetary exploration, or a stepping stone to anywhere. Example: The workforce is youthful, itinerant and frequently hopeful of using the libary as a stepping stone to jobs in marketing or publishing.» ser un puente hacia el éxito = be a stepping stone to success .
Example: We all know that we can learn from mistakes, that failures or setbacks are stepping stones to success.» ser un puente hacia la independencia = be a stepping stone to independence .
Example: It was a hard life but many women saw paid employment as a stepping stone to independence and an endorsement of their place in society.» ser un puente hacia la virtud = be a stepping stone to glory .
Example: Sacrifice and unselfishness are the stepping stones to glory.» servir de puente = act as + a bridge .
Example: Librarians must now act as a bridge between vital sources of primary material and users who need guidance in the difficult and time-consuming quest for information.» servir de puente entre = serve as + a bridge between .
Example: IT can motivate children, provide a 'novelty' factor to enliven routine work and serve as a bridge between the classroom and the library.» servir de puente para = be a way station to/for ; be a stepping stone to .
Example: They maintained that the space station was not designed to be a way station to other worlds, a launching pad for planetary exploration, or a stepping stone to anywhere. Example: The workforce is youthful, itinerant and frequently hopeful of using the libary as a stepping stone to jobs in marketing or publishing.» servir de puente para la independencia = be a stepping stone to independence .
Example: It was a hard life but many women saw paid employment as a stepping stone to independence and an endorsement of their place in society.» servir de puente para la virtud = be a stepping stone to glory .
Example: Sacrifice and unselfishness are the stepping stones to glory.» tender puentes = build + bridges ; span + boundaries ; bridge + the chasm ; bridge + the gap ; bridge + the gulf .
Example: This article describes attempts to build bridges across the professions to encourage the exchange of knowledge between curators and conservators. Example: The roles for information professionals in the future will demand a broad interpretation of professional identity and ability to span disciplinary, institutional and methodological boundaries. Example: I believe that the reality is that the chasm between these two interests can't be bridged simply by including an alternative rule as a footnote at the bottom of a page in a code. Example: This project aims to bridge the gap between academics and practitioners through the sharing of their experiences. Example: The language of poetry bridges the gulf of cultural conflict.» tender puentes entre... y... = straddle (between) ; straddle + the line between ... and ... .
Example: Their work constitutes a new art movement, drawing on, and straddling divisions between, pop art, performing arts, popular culture, and fashion. Example: These media moguls all straddled the line between entertainment and politics, preaching to the public and wielding an immense influence over lawmakers and politicians.» tender un puente = bridge .
Example: BLAISE offers a variety of services bridging the cataloguing and information retrieval functions.