Similar in english
pronunciation: sɪməleri part of speech: adverb
similar = associated ; like ; similar ; like-minded ; collateral ; nonunique [non-unique] ; alike ; coterminous [co-terminous] ; parallel ; suchlike ; consistent ; kindred.
Example: This list makes recommendations about the use of references for the display of relationships in a catalogue, index or data base, in order to guide users between connected or associated terms.Example: Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.Example: Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.Example: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.Example: If there are two or more collateral printed texts which were set from manuscript copy, not from other printed editions, the editor must choose one or other of them as copy-text on the basis of whatever he can discover about their relative status = If there are two or more collateral printed texts which were set from manuscript copy, not from other printed editions, the editor must choose one or other of them as copy-text on the basis of whatever he can discover about their relative status.Example: Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.Example: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Example: Sample articles were chosen for subjects coterminous with each other for 1950, 60 and 70.Example: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.Example: I think this should all be interpreted as a challenge, rather than as a mandate for complacency or suchlike.Example: In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.Example: The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.more:
» con las características similares a las de texto = text-like .
Example: Information retrieval has been primarily concerned with text and text-like data.» de forma muy similar a = in much the same way (as) .
Example: This article describes a decision support system which uses anatomical localization in much the same way as human neurologists.» de intereses similares = of like interest .
Example: Resource sharing and cooperation among libraries of like interest or in close proximity is a way of counteracting these consequences.» de manera similar = in a similar way .
Example: Bibliographic data bases provide references to documents, in a similar way to printed abstracting or indexing journals or catalogues.» de manera similar a = in a similar manner to ; in a manner analogous to .
Example: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below. Example: Such a masquerade may allow some microbes to enter the host's inner sanctum covertly in a manner analogous to the Trojan horse.» de una forma similar a = in a manner analogous to .
Example: Such a masquerade may allow some microbes to enter the host's inner sanctum covertly in a manner analogous to the Trojan horse.» de una modo similar a = in a manner analogous to .
Example: Such a masquerade may allow some microbes to enter the host's inner sanctum covertly in a manner analogous to the Trojan horse.» de un modo similar = in a similar vein .
Example: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.» muy similar a = much like .
Example: Cats do not have sweat glands the way humans do, so panting is the way cats cool their bodies down, much like dogs.» o algo similar = or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature ; or words to that effect ; or something like that ; or whatnot ; or what have you ; or anything like that .
Example: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort. Example: Like Tolstoy said: man has no effect on history...or something to that effect. Example: If you are trying to break up a cat fight or something to that nature pick it up by the scruff of the neck. Example: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing (or words to that effect). Example: Anyone found guilty of having an annoying ring tone should be sentenced to several years of hard labour, breaking rocks in a quarry or something like that. Example: The immediate representatives of the public are the trustees; the secondary representatives are members of the appropriating body -- the city council, the state legislature or what not. Example: Then drink the liquid: hot or cold, salty or sweetened, with milk or whiskey or what have you. Example: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.» para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather .
Example: This paper outlines the papers delivered at the conference, tutorials, and birds-of-a-feather sessions.» ser similar = be on a par .
Example: The male coquette and the wanton woman are somewhat on a par.» ser similar a = be nothing short of .
Example: Until the late 20th century, the card catalogue was the beating heart of the library and its replacement with a computer database was nothing short of an organ transplant.» similar a = akin to [Seguido de un nombre o del gerundio (forma "-ing") de un verbo] ; of the type ; along the lines of ; to the effect of ; similar to ; analogous to/with .
Example: I personally believe that something akin to what happened to pocket calculators is going to happen to microform readers = Seguido de un nombre o del gerundio (forma "-ing") de un verbo. Example: Short abstracts comprising only one or two sentences, for instance, may be valuable in commercial information services, or local government news-sheets of the type produced by public libraries. Example: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport. Example: When a speaker's time is up, make it clear by rising and saying words to the effect of 'Thank you very much. That's all the time you have'. Example: Similar to economic impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis provides a quantitative presentation of the returns to a community's library investment. Example: This would make ancient Egyptian law analogous to the modern English system, where the laws are interpreted in the courts with reference to previous interpretations.» similar a la ansiedad = anxiety-like .
Example: People with phobias experience anxiety-like symptoms when exposed to or in anticipation of their feared object or situation.» similar a la realidad = lifelike [life-like] .
Example: This article describes a method of teaching managerial skills through lifelike situations where students are presented with concrete problems requiring practical solutions.» similar a una trompeta = trumpet-like .
Example: Foxglove, while very beautiful with its trumpet-like blossoms, are very poisonous to dogs, cats, and even humans!.» similar a un bolígrafo = pen-like .
Example: In his book's section 'Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.» similar a un papagayo = parrot-like .
Example: Fossils of parrot-like birds thought to be about 55 million years old have been found on marshes in north Kent.» y similares = and the kind .
Example: The main finding was that the foreign language holdings of the British Library were an extremely important resource for those working in disciplines, such as archeology, classics, and the kind.