Seguir in english
Follow
pronunciation: fɑloʊ part of speech: verb
pronunciation: fɑloʊ part of speech: verb
In gestures
seguirse = ensue.
Example: Often this will be the type of search that ensues when a user has retrieved an interesting reference.seguir1 = chase ; follow ; pursue ; run along ; proceed ; go ahead ; soldier on ; succeed ; follow + Posesivo + shadow ; go after ; come after ; hang around ; keep + coming ; be on + Posesivo + tail ; keep on + Posesivo + tail ; stay on + Posesivo + tail ; crack on.
Example: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Example: An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.Example: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.Example: Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.Example: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Example: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead.Example: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Example: In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.Example: She is a naive, misunderstood sweetheart who only wants love, happiness, respect and understanding but trouble seems to follow her shadow.Example: But, there is still some healing to go after the first few weeks of rhinoplasty.Example: One of the first things you may be told when you start studying the Spanish adjective is that, unlike its English counterpart, it comes after the noun.Example: Despite the dubiousness of this source, the idea has hung around in ufology for over 50 years.Example: Hours and hours passed, ducking for cover every few minutes as the rains kept coming.Example: Kat was disturbed with the presence of the stalker who was on her tail for the second time and had stalked her earlier too.Example: She tried to escape them by dodging into a church but the cops kept on her tail.Example: She tried to shake the car following her, but they tenaciously stayed on her tail.Example: I've wasted so much time already, and now I really must crack on.more:
» camino a seguir, el = way forward, the .
Example: The research is intended to highlight ways forward for librarians at a plateau in their careers.» como siga así = at this rate .
Example: At this rate, Bryant has a chance to become the greatest scorer the NBA has ever seen.» como sigue = as follows .
Example: The main conditions of authorship can be categorised as follows.» debate + seguir = debate + rage [Especialmente de modo violento o con fuerza] .
Example: Nevertheless the controlled versus natural indexing language debate still rages.» dejar que la naturaleza siga su curso = allow + nature to take its course ; let + nature take its course .
Example: She prefers to age naturally and allow nature to take its course. Example: How do you let nature take its course when you no your cat is dying?.» dejar que las cosas sigan su curso normal = let + nature take its course ; you can't rush time ; let matters take their course ; time will take its course ; everything in (its) due time ; everything has its appointed time ; everything happens in its own time ; to everything there is a season ; nature will take its course ; allow + nature to take its course ; everything in (its own) good time ; nothing happens before its time .
Example: How do you let nature take its course when you no your cat is dying?. Example: Like most teens, you probably just wish time would hurry up and you were out of high school already, but you can't rush time. Example: I'll just let matters take their course and concentrate on studying and hope that everything will be all right in the end. Example: This year, I won't make any resolutions because I don't want to pressure myself -- time will take its course. Example: He is already sounding like a broken record in saying that he will explain everything in due time. Example: Just like a flower in season, everything has its appointed time and there is always a beginning and an end. Example: We may want things to happen at a particular time, but I keep learning over and over again that everything happens in its own time. Example: I know that to everything there is a season, but I am a gardener and I start counting the days until spring the day after Christmas. Example: Nature will take its course, allowing your bone tissue to fuse with the titanium post. Example: She prefers to age naturally and allow nature to take its course. Example: Indeed, some might well wonder why it has been so late in the making, but I am reminded of the popular saying 'nothing happens before its time' and 'everything in its own good time'. Example: Indeed, some might well wonder why it has been so late in the making, but I am reminded of the popular saying 'nothing happens before its time' and 'everything in its own good time'.» difícil de seguir = heavy going .
Example: The book is peppered with charts and graphs presenting her data, making it heavy going for those not familiar with statistical analysis.» durante + Expresión Temporal + y todavía sigue = for + Expresión Temporal + and counting .
Example: For 20 years and counting, 'Law & Order' has made Gotham not just its base of operations, but has given it a starring role in the show.» el camino a seguir = the way ahead ; the way to go .
Example: This article attempts to gaze into a crystal ball and anticipate future developments, both beneficial and adverse, which will determine the way ahead for resource sharing among special libraries. Example: I'm more and more convinced that these 88 x 31 pixel logotypes are the way to go.» hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on .
Example: He concludes that in both democracy and art, we have reached a point of stasis in which the show must go on because there is nothing to replace it.» indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward .
Example: What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process, and in doing so point the way forward for later developments.» indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to .
Example: Several divisions are already taking advantage of these capabilities in their daily work and their experience has pointed the way to refinements in the system.» las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual .
Example: If she remained quiescent, business would revolve as usual, forever.» las cosas siguen igual = business as usual .
Example: These are the people who say that libraries should call a halt on 'business as usual', based on what is felt 'to be good for the community'.» la vida + seguir = life + go on .
Example: But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.» mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward ; provide + the way forward ; show + the way forward .
Example: What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process, and in doing so point the way forward for later developments. Example: In any case, it was international communication by high-speed telegraphy that was considered to provide the way forward. Example: Microsoft lifts the veil on two new tablets meant to show the way forward for Windows.» naturaleza + seguir + su curso = nature will take its course .
Example: Nature will take its course, allowing your bone tissue to fuse with the titanium post.» no saber cómo seguir = be stuck ; get + stuck ; become + stuck .
Example: Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval. Example: Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space. Example: Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.» que sigue = ensuing .
Example: A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.» que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced ; self-guided .
Example: The aims were two-fold: firstly, to gauge the state of the art of self-instruction methods and the nature of their evaluation; secondly, to discover whether the lecture or the self-paced workbook was the more effective. Example: Few of the tutorials were self-guided.» resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet .
Example: The article 'Biting the Bullet on Education' discusses the crisis in science education which reflects larger educational problems and signals a possible economic disaster.» seguir activo = remain + in being ; remain + in place .
Example: Proposals for revision are considered by the Joint Steering Committee which remains in being. Example: Each binder has a locking/releasing mechanism to allow the insertion of new entries when required yet ensure that slips remain securely in place when the catalogue is consulted.» seguir adelante = go forward ; forge ahead ; forge forward ; go ahead ; go + straight ahead ; carry through ; move along ; move forward ; press forward (with) ; continue on + Posesivo + way ; move on ; be undeterred ; keep on + going ; forge on ; keep on + ticking .
Example: Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'. Example: While some public libraries forge ahead with technology and become fully digital, others remain the traditional, low tech libraries of the past. Example: The article 'REFORMA forges forward' reports on the work carried out by REFORMA, a national association to promote library services to the Spanish speaking in the USA. Example: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica . Example: If this is the case, it may be possible to select a search term and display all the related terms, or go straight ahead and expand our search to include them = Si es así, puede ser posible seleccionar un término de búsqueda y mostrar todos los términos relacionados, o continuar y ampliar nuestra búsqueda de modo que los incluya. Example: Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text. Example: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal. Example: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture. Example: The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities. Example: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives. Example: While being off work he decided that he wanted to move on and resigned from the post. Example: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered. Example: I believe that no matter how hard things get you have to keep a positive attitude and keep on going. Example: Terror attacks have come with depressing regularity to Mumbai -- and each time the city, brought to its knees, has dusted itself off and forged on. Example: She takes a licking and keeps on ticking -- she really is an unstoppable force of joy and nothing gets in her way.» seguir adelante con = go ahead with ; stick with ; keep on with ; carry on with ; go on with .
Example: The ADONIS project has had a long history and a practical trial has now taken place as a result of which publishers have decided to go ahead with a commercial service. Example: For authors to achieve acceptance publishers must stick with them for several books. Example: There are some senators who want to keep on with the war at any cost . Example: Despite carrying on with the show, the singer apologised to fans for the faulty equipment and sound that disturbed the gig. Example: Obviously, I could go on with these examples, but I'd better move on to a discussion of ways of eliminating these problems.» seguir adelante (con) = push forward (with) ; push through (with) .
Example: However, there are those with huge financial stakes in green energy and green policy that continue to push forward with this agenda because if new legislation goes through, they stand to make a fortune. Example: I'd rather they just leave the work unfinished for Dems to clean up instead of pushing through.» seguir adelante con = go ahead with ; stick with ; keep on with ; carry on with ; go on with .
Example: The ADONIS project has had a long history and a practical trial has now taken place as a result of which publishers have decided to go ahead with a commercial service. Example: For authors to achieve acceptance publishers must stick with them for several books. Example: There are some senators who want to keep on with the war at any cost . Example: Despite carrying on with the show, the singer apologised to fans for the faulty equipment and sound that disturbed the gig. Example: Obviously, I could go on with these examples, but I'd better move on to a discussion of ways of eliminating these problems.» seguir a flote = stay in + business ; stay + afloat ; keep + Posesivo + head above the water ; hold + Posesivo + head above the water .
Example: The business of libraries is staying in business. Example: Record-high bank fees are making it harder for consumers to stay financially afloat. Example: Librarians must help libraries keep their heads above water in a difficult economic climate. Example: We finally are holding our heads above the water with our finances and I have a good job and my son is in daycare.» seguir al día = remain on top of .
Example: With technology changing at a rapid pace, sometimes its hard to remain on top of new ideas and technologies.» seguir al frente = continue ahead .
Example: Continue ahead and take the right-hand fork as the path splits to head up towards a cairn about a further hundred yards ahead = Continúe todo recto por este sendero y cuando llegue a un desvío siga por el camino de la derecha que asciende en dirección de un mojón de piedras que se encuentra a unos cien metros.» seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on ; be (still) working away ; be (still) toiling away ; be (still) hard at it ; keep on + trucking .
Example: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions. Example: I really admire her passion and love for her life's work, she is 96 and still working away. Example: Even after 23 years after India declared child labour as illegal, official figures show 12 million youngsters are still toiling away. Example: I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT. Example: Seeing Dean keep on trucking in the face of adversity makes me so proud to have met him.» seguir al tanto = follow along .
Example: If you have followed along with me over the years you may know that I went through heartbreak, divorce, depression and some rough times over the past few years.» seguir así = keep it up ; keep up (with) + the good work ; keep up (with) + the great work .
Example: Please keep it up and to all who are true patriots, like Ave, spread the word. Example: Keep up the good work on protecting the integrity of voting and the electoral system. Example: Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.» seguir avanzando = forge ahead ; forge forward ; forge on .
Example: While some public libraries forge ahead with technology and become fully digital, others remain the traditional, low tech libraries of the past. Example: The article 'REFORMA forges forward' reports on the work carried out by REFORMA, a national association to promote library services to the Spanish speaking in the USA. Example: Terror attacks have come with depressing regularity to Mumbai -- and each time the city, brought to its knees, has dusted itself off and forged on.» seguir avanzando (con) = push forward (with) .
Example: However, there are those with huge financial stakes in green energy and green policy that continue to push forward with this agenda because if new legislation goes through, they stand to make a fortune.» seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way .
Example: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.» seguir coleando = never + hear + the end/last of it .
Example: This is a rivalry that has gone on for years and I will never hear the end of it for the next ten years if I lose.» seguir como antes = go on + as before .
Example: Where the waters didn't reach life goes on as before; where it did reach there is death, destruction, disease and no hope.» seguir como + Posesivo + perro faldero = follow + Nombre + like + Posesivo + shadow .
Example: Melancholy followed him like his shadow in his journey; and on his return to Rome his malady increased.» seguir con = go on with ; maintain + continuity ; maintain + momentum ; stick at ; hang on to ; keep on with ; follow on from ; follow on with ; get on with ; keep at ; crack on with ; carry on with .
Example: Obviously, I could go on with these examples, but I'd better move on to a discussion of ways of eliminating these problems. Example: To maintain continuity of the project, Library of Congress has agreed to assume management. Example: Subsequent activities by a mobile information team are maintaining the momentum of the project. Example: Men will often stick at the actionful adventure story; stage they often get a taste for at about the age of ten. Example: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs. Example: There are some senators who want to keep on with the war at any cost . Example: Following on from my last question, did the pilot who dropped the atomic bomb on Horishima survive or was he killed in the explosion?. Example: The day will usually start with a demonstration by myself, and then follow on with students doing something that they have brought along wanting to do. Example: Regardless of the reasons that you have put your child up for adoption, it can be very difficult getting on with your life after adoption. Example: Then she just kept at it, like a jazz improvisation, making it up as she went along. Example: Bank Holiday is a time when some people use their time off to have a good spring clean or crack on with some home improvements. Example: Despite carrying on with the show, the singer apologised to fans for the faulty equipment and sound that disturbed the gig.» seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further .
Example: The project was being developed here until a few months ago, when we stopped banging our heads against funding agencies that apparently could not see the merit in taking it further.» continuar con = go ahead with ; proceed to ; pursue ; pursue + Nombre + further ; stick to ; build on/upon ; go on with ; maintain + continuity ; maintain + momentum ; stick with ; stick at ; hang on to ; keep on with ; follow on from ; follow on with ; get on with ; keep at ; crack on with ; carry on with .
Example: The ADONIS project has had a long history and a practical trial has now taken place as a result of which publishers have decided to go ahead with a commercial service. Example: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text. Example: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices. Example: To pursue the parallels between printed title indexes and online searching of natural-language terms further, it is useful to summarize the attractions and limitations of natural-language indexing. Example: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known. Example: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes. Example: Obviously, I could go on with these examples, but I'd better move on to a discussion of ways of eliminating these problems. Example: To maintain continuity of the project, Library of Congress has agreed to assume management. Example: Subsequent activities by a mobile information team are maintaining the momentum of the project. Example: For authors to achieve acceptance publishers must stick with them for several books. Example: Men will often stick at the actionful adventure story; stage they often get a taste for at about the age of ten. Example: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs. Example: There are some senators who want to keep on with the war at any cost . Example: Following on from my last question, did the pilot who dropped the atomic bomb on Horishima survive or was he killed in the explosion?. Example: The day will usually start with a demonstration by myself, and then follow on with students doing something that they have brought along wanting to do. Example: Regardless of the reasons that you have put your child up for adoption, it can be very difficult getting on with your life after adoption. Example: Then she just kept at it, like a jazz improvisation, making it up as she went along. Example: Bank Holiday is a time when some people use their time off to have a good spring clean or crack on with some home improvements. Example: Despite carrying on with the show, the singer apologised to fans for the faulty equipment and sound that disturbed the gig.» seguir con el buen hacer = keep up (with) + the good work ; keep up (with) + the great work .
Example: Keep up the good work on protecting the integrity of voting and the electoral system. Example: Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.» seguir con el control = stay in + control .
Example: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.» seguir con el mando = stay in + control .
Example: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.» seguir con la práctica de = keep + Posesivo + hand in .
Example: I certainly think there are a lot of reasons why all of the other schools, academic libraries and, I presume, public libraries, too, would want to keep their hands in the cataloging business.» seguir con la presión = keep up + the pressure .
Example: Our dispute with employers continues, however, and we need your help to keep up the pressure on decision makers.» seguir con las espadas en (todo lo) alto = the battle + be + not over yet .
Example: The battle is not over yet, we have not lost hope -- what we have is a temporary setback.» seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life ; move on with + Posesivo + life .
Example: It's a clever way of telling someone to get off their arse and get on with their life. Example: Use this one guiding principle to stop taking it personally and move on with your life.» seguir considerando = consider + further .
Example: This hypothesis is considered further later in this text.» seguir dándole caña a = crack on with .
Example: Bank Holiday is a time when some people use their time off to have a good spring clean or crack on with some home improvements.» seguir dándole duro a = crack on with .
Example: Bank Holiday is a time when some people use their time off to have a good spring clean or crack on with some home improvements.» seguir de cerca = monitor ; stay in + control ; keep + track of ; keep + a (close) watch (upon/on/over) ; keep + tabs on ; be on + Posesivo + tail ; follow + Posesivo + shadow ; keep on + Posesivo + tail ; stay on + Posesivo + tail ; maintain + a vigil ; keep + a(n) (close) eye on .
Example: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress. Example: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information. Example: The functions described in this chapter are used to keep track of and control the library's subscriptions to periodicals and serials. Example: One of the best ways to keep children safe is to keep a close watch on them at all times. Example: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage. Example: Kat was disturbed with the presence of the stalker who was on her tail for the second time and had stalked her earlier too. Example: She is a naive, misunderstood sweetheart who only wants love, happiness, respect and understanding but trouble seems to follow her shadow. Example: She tried to escape them by dodging into a church but the cops kept on her tail. Example: She tried to shake the car following her, but they tenaciously stayed on her tail. Example: Anita and Sushila are members of the first all-women patrol squad that is maintaining a vigil at places frequented by women and girls to provide them with a sense of safety and confidence. Example: Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted.» seguir derecho = follow + Posesivo + nose .
Example: We had no idea where we were going so we followed our noses down the main street.» seguir desarrollando = develop + further .
Example: This session will provide insight into how digitised services can be developed further in the future.» seguir después de = come after .
Example: One of the first things you may be told when you start studying the Spanish adjective is that, unlike its English counterpart, it comes after the noun.» seguir detrás = follow behind .
Example: Some of us are bright shafts of light, others are just the shadows that follow behind.» seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track ; keep on + the straight and narrow ; walk + the straight and narrow .
Example: There are five major challenges that need to be addressed in order to keep on the right track of sustainable development. Example: But my Dad's my Dad, whatever he's done in the past, and he swears blind that he'll be keeping on the straight and narrow from now on. Example: After establishing himself as one of the world's best safecrackers, he decides to retire from his life of crime and walk the straight and narrow.» seguir el camino de = follow + the yellow brick road to [Generalmente usado en sentido metáforico y referido a la felicidad o el éxito] .
Example: I had bariatric surgery over ten years ago and since then I've followed the yellow brick road to healthier living.» seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow ; walk + the straight and narrow .
Example: But my Dad's my Dad, whatever he's done in the past, and he swears blind that he'll be keeping on the straight and narrow from now on. Example: After establishing himself as one of the world's best safecrackers, he decides to retire from his life of crime and walk the straight and narrow.» seguir el camino hacia = follow + the yellow brick road to [Generalmente usado en sentido metáforico y referido a la felicidad o el éxito] .
Example: I had bariatric surgery over ten years ago and since then I've followed the yellow brick road to healthier living.» seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground ; take + the high road .
Example: We have something to gain by taking the high ground but you have to be conscious that appearing respectable and proper can come across as elitist. Example: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left.» seguir el camino más fácil = follow + the line of least resistance ; follow + the path of least resistance .
Example: The tendency of human nature is to follow the line of least resistance -- like water. Example: The tendency to follow the path of least resistance guarantees failure in life.» seguir el compás = play to + the beat .
Example: I've had this guitar for months now, and I absolutely have no idea how to play to the beat of any song.» seguir el debate = follow + the thread .
Example: Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.» seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead ; take after ; follow + suit .
Example: Many libraries are following the lead of retail chains and service organisations in recognising the need for customer care. Example: Libraries are like chameleons: they take after the complexion of society. Example: Israel pioneering use of 'bottled' solar energy now has many following suit.» seguir el hilo = follow + the thread .
Example: Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.» seguir el olfato de Uno = follow + Posesivo + nose .
Example: When her owners turned her loose, she followed her nose straight for the good stuff.» seguir el rebaño = follow + the herd .
Example: It seems the human race is genetically programmed to follow the herd.» seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + Posesivo + pace .
Example: This article describes the problems for mentally retarded and learning disabled persons in keeping informed because news and information language is too difficult to understand and they cannot keep up with its pace.» seguir en contacto = stay + tuned .
Example: I don't want to get into too many of the details yet, but stay tuned because it will be well worth the wait.» seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with) .
Example: Special librarians usually work alone and need library associations to stay in touch with other librarians and with changes in librarianship.» seguir en el poder = stay in + power .
Example: The Cameroonian parliament has just concluded that its country's constitution needed a nip and a tuck to allow their President to stay in power another seven years.» seguir en existencia = remain + in being .
Example: Proposals for revision are considered by the Joint Steering Committee which remains in being.» seguir en la brecha = soldier on ; keep on + trucking .
Example: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions. Example: Seeing Dean keep on trucking in the face of adversity makes me so proud to have met him.» seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own ; hold up .
Example: When summer heat kicks in, rely on these drought-tolerant plants to hold their own -- and still look beautiful. Example: The article 'Will access restrictions hold up in court?' relates the FBI's attempt to use the Braden Papers at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.» seguir en + Posesivo + trece = stick to + Posesivo + guns ; stand + Posesivo + ground ; hold + Posesivo + ground ; be undeterred .
Example: Bravo to writer/director Wayne Kramer for sticking to his guns and delivering one of the most uncompromising, memorable and downright brutal thrillers in recent memory. Example: The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem. Example: It's easier to play things down then hold your ground. Example: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.» seguir entre los primeros = remain on top .
Example: This report examines IBM's past, present and future strategies and how it has managed to remain on top for so long.» seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming .
Example: Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.» seguir esforzándose = plug away (at) .
Example: I keep trying to plug away at everything, but it's like there's no light at the end of the tunnel.» seguir este camino = go along + this road .
Example: Higher education needs to go along this road because of financial incentives.» seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way .
Example: Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way.» seguir fiel a = stay + true to ; stick with ; stick by ; stand + true to .
Example: After reading the story, ask your students how Audrey was able to stay true to what was important to her and ignore what others thought. Example: For authors to achieve acceptance publishers must stick with them for several books. Example: It has always been in my character that even if the chips are down, I will stick by what I believe is right. Example: It's a time when standing true to principle is labeled as narrow-mindedness, when the acceptance of sin is called tolerance.» seguir fiel a + Posesivo + estilo = stay + true to form ; remain + true to form .
Example: I have stayed true to form in crafting songs that express stories from my own life experience and have poured my heart into each one. Example: Will the couple remain true to form and laugh off -- even ridicule -- the tabloids for speculating on their lives, as has been their custom in the past?.» seguir fuerte = stand + strong .
Example: I also pray that my sister's sister-in-law is able to stand strong and work her way through this.» seguir funcionando = keep on + ticking .
Example: She takes a licking and keeps on ticking -- she really is an unstoppable force of joy and nothing gets in her way.» seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio .
Example: Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.» seguir hacia adelante = continue ahead .
Example: Continue ahead and take the right-hand fork as the path splits to head up towards a cairn about a further hundred yards ahead = Continúe todo recto por este sendero y cuando llegue a un desvío siga por el camino de la derecha que asciende en dirección de un mojón de piedras que se encuentra a unos cien metros.» seguir haciendo = keep at .
Example: Then she just kept at it, like a jazz improvisation, making it up as she went along.» seguir haciéndolo así = keep up (with) + the good work .
Example: They played hard and kept up the good work to come out and prevail in the end.» seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up (with) + the good work .
Example: They played hard and kept up the good work to come out and prevail in the end.» seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual .
Example: These are the people who say that libraries should call a halt on 'business as usual', based on what is felt 'to be good for the community'.» seguir igual = be none the worse for wear .
Example: He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.» seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of ; on the heels of .
Example: Fast on the heels of its bicentennial census, the US Census Bureau is at a crossroads with regard to conducting the next census. Example: In a free market supply is always on the heels of demand.» seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of .
Example: The move came on the heels of Russia's decision to reinstitute bomber missions over the North Sea after a 17-year hiatus.» seguir insistiendo = plug away (at) ; labour + the point [Referido generalmente a una idea, argumento o punto de vista] .
Example: I keep trying to plug away at everything, but it's like there's no light at the end of the tunnel. Example: I am sorry to labour the point, but the list that you have just read out did not include a single west African country.» seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to .
Example: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.» seguir la conversación = follow + the thread .
Example: Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.» seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches .
Example: As Mearns puts it, he will 'play his hunches, break over or through the likely sources, reverse and alter his procedures'.» seguir la corriente = go with + the flow (of things) ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream .
Example: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream. Example: Finally, we have someone who is not just folding his arms and going along with the flow. Example: Humans tend to follow the crowd because of an innate mechanism inside their brains, which triggers an alert signal when an individual's opinion diverges from the general one. Example: It was Thomas Jefferson who said: 'On matters of style, swim with the current; on matters of principle, stand like a rock'. Example: The only way to keep from drowning is to ride the currents -- the ocean will support us as long as we swim with the flow. Example: A person has two choices in life: You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can swim with the tide and let it take you where it wants you to go. Example: Business owners need to understand the currents of the market and decide when it is good to go with the current and when it is better to head into the current. Example: There are those that are going with the tide that is globalisation and those that are going against with it. Example: Are you aware of the fact that it is far easier to go with the stream than against it?. Example: It reminds me of one of my favourite quotes: 'Only dead fish swim with the stream!'.» seguir la evolución de Algo = chart + the progress .
Example: Saracevic has lucidly charted its progress up to fairly recent times.» seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead .
Example: Many libraries are following the lead of retail chains and service organisations in recognising the need for customer care.» seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo = follow + the line of least resistance ; follow + the path of least resistance .
Example: The tendency of human nature is to follow the line of least resistance -- like water. Example: The tendency to follow the path of least resistance guarantees failure in life.» seguir la marcha de = monitor .
Example: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.» seguir la moda = catch + the fever .
Example: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.» seguir la pista = follow up ; track ; follow through ; shadow [Seguir los movimientos de otra persona para conocer mejor lo que hace] ; track down ; follow on ; follow along .
Example: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up. Example: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes. Example: The approach used is to follow through the decision making processes which underpin the successful introduction of any service. Example: This article describes the time spent by a bookseller in a publishing environment shadowing a publisher's representative. Example: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end. Example: If parents are eating unhealthily the pattern is likely to be followed on by the children. Example: If you have followed along with me over the years you may know that I went through heartbreak, divorce, depression and some rough times over the past few years.» seguir la pista a un documento = chase + an item .
Example: An automatic chasing system is provided for unfulfilled orders, but individual items may also be chased on demand.» seguir la pista de = keep + track of ; chase up ; chase down .
Example: The functions described in this chapter are used to keep track of and control the library's subscriptions to periodicals and serials. Example: I would have thought my solicitor would have been aware of this and should have taken action to chase it up before it became obsolete. Example: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.» seguir la trayectoria = follow up ; follow through .
Example: Both the original production and revision of S