Sitio in english
pronunciation: saɪt part of speech: noun
sitiar = come under + siege ; besiege ; lay + siege to ; set + siege to ; blockade.
Example: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Example: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Example: Syrian tanks laid siege to a defiant town in the centre of the country yesterday.Example: The most famous such battle was fought at Numancia, the Iberian city to which the Romans set siege for sixteen years.Example: Scores of high schools are blockaded across France as students join demonstrations against controversial labour reforms.sitio1 = locale ; spot ; place.
Example: Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.Example: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.Example: Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.more:
» andar de un sitio para otro = go about .
Example: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.» a otro sitio = somewhere else .
Example: This means that a reader accustomed to finding 'his' books on a particular shelf may well be aggrieved to find that they have been moved somewhere else.» buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot .
Example: A battle over lucrative baby eels has turned a Somerset fishing spot into a war zone = En Somerset, las disputas sobre las lucrativas angulas han convertido una zona de pesca popular en una zona de guerra.» buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere .
Example: Why would authors choose to go elsewhere than to the highly prestigious and internationally recognized sources for publication?.» cada uno + irse + por su sitio = go + Posesivo + separate ways .
Example: When the look of the sky informed us that it was getting along toward suppertime, we climbed down and said 'So long' and 'See you tomorrow,' and went our separate ways in the dusk.» cambiar de sitio = shuffle .
Example: Although it seldom happened in practice, it was possible to shuffle copies of the main sections and offcuts of 12 sheets or half-sheets and thus produce aberrant watermark patterns.» como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home .
Example: The article 'There's no place like home: the Web, the World, and you' discusses what home pages could include, how to maintain them, and possible future styles.» correr de un sitio para otro = rush around .
Example: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.» cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking ; jaywalk .
Example: At any rate, jaywalking is a relatively minor annoyance (and a risk that falls mainly on the jaywalkers themselves), and it should not consume law enforcement resources. Example: When people make the decision to jaywalk, they don't connect it to the fact that they could get killed doing that.» dejar en cualquier sitio = leave + lying around .
Example: Are you careful with your belongings or do you simply leave them lying around even while you are outside your home?.» dejar poco sitio para = leave + little room for .
Example: The competition in Korean international telephone service market was mostly guided and controlled by the government leaving little room for active competition to market participants.» dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for) ; make + way (for) ; scoot over .
Example: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects. Example: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room. Example: As she was about to leave, a woman motioned to her and scooted over to make room for her on her chair.» de un sitio a otro = back and forth .
Example: He informed me last spring that he was dedicating 30% of his budget to bussing all his staff back and forth each day.» de un sitio para otro = on the move .
Example: This article considers use of Internet electronic mail forwarding services to solve the problem faced by Internet users who are constantly on the move or changing Internet providers.» el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time .
Example: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.» en algunos sitios = in places .
Example: The present structure seems in places to be completely out of touch with modern thought.» encontrar + Posesivo + sitio = find + a home ; find + Posesivo + place ; find + Posesivo + home .
Example: It has become apparent that videodisc technology is finding a home among the designers and developers of health-related information systems = Es obvio que la tecnología del videodisco está encontrando un hueco entre los diseñadores y desarrolladores de los sistemas de información relacionados con la salud. Example: I'm just a lonely girl trying to find her place in this world but failing miserably and causing everyone around me pain. Example: She majored in Economics and was in the corporate world before finding her home in higher education.» encontrarse fuera de sitio = feel out of + place ; feel + inadequate .
Example: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up. Example: But neophytes should not be discouraged if they feel a little inadequate from time to time.» en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else .
Example: The answer was that it could be imported but that it was often no more plentiful anywhere else in the institution than in SLIS.» en cualquier sitio = everywhere ; anywhere ; anywhere and everywhere [También usado con el orden everywhere and anywhere, pero con menos frecuencia] .
Example: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere. Example: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply. Example: Then the heavens let loose and people sought shelter anywhere and everywhere they could.» en medio de ningún sitio = in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks .
Example: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Example: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Example: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.» en mitad de ningún sitio = in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks .
Example: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Example: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Example: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.» en ningún sitio = anywhere along the line [Usado en frase negativa; en frase positiva la expresión es "somewhere along the line"] ; nowhere .
Example: 'Didn't you learn anywhere along the line that a subordinate has an obligation to keep a supervisor informed about what's going on?' she flamed out indignantly. Example: Nowhere may a man acquire more honor than by taking a part in a work that enlarges the hope of the free world that it may be led in the ways of wisdom, whose 'ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace'.» en otro sitio = down the road ; elsewhere ; somewhere else .
Example: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road. Example: Explanatory references may be either 'see' or 'see also' references, which give a little more explanation than merely the direction to look elsewhere. Example: This means that a reader accustomed to finding 'his' books on a particular shelf may well be aggrieved to find that they have been moved somewhere else.» en su sitio = in place .
Example: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.» en todos sitios (se) cuecen habas = this sort of thing happens everywhere .
Example: I understand that this sort of thing happens everywhere, regardless of the country -- be it here in the US, in Europe, or wherever.» entrar ansias de cambiar de sitio = have + itchy feet .
Example: At the age of 20, Nadio still had itchy feet and persuaded Joan to embark with him on yet more travels.» en un sitio seguro = in a safe place ; in safekeeping .
Example: Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference. Example: She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.» en un sitio único = in a single place .
Example: First of all, the most important thing before drawing out conclusions is to collect all the information in a single place.» en un único sitio = in a single place .
Example: First of all, the most important thing before drawing out conclusions is to collect all the information in a single place.» estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot .
Example: These officers, by being on the spot, are able to gain early warning of impending developments and smooth the path of grant and loan applications.» fijar una nota en un sitio público = post .
Example: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.» fuera de sitio = out of place .
Example: Persons who appear nervous or out of place should be approached by the librarian since they may appreciate his help.» hacerse sitio a empujones = push in .
Example: The spring sun put up a good fight today but we think the storm pushing in over the hills is going to win.» identificarse con un sitio = belong .
Example: It took me precisely 10 days to realize I didn't belong there.» intercambiar sitios = switch + places (with) ; trade + places (with) ; swap + places (with) .
Example: If you could switch places with one person on the planet who is not a celebrity who would it be?. Example: Lyrically this song is about a man telling his lady they are going to trade places and swap roles. Example: Would you like to swap places with people who are disabled?.» intercambiar sitios con = change + places with .
Example: I've passed cemeteries many times and longed to change places with the lucky stiffs lying there with nothing to do but rest.» ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere .
Example: Why would authors choose to go elsewhere than to the highly prestigious and internationally recognized sources for publication?.» ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between ; go about .
Example: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents. Example: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.» ir de un sitio para otro = run around .
Example: This saves clients' time in running around and lessens the possibility of them 'dropping out'.» mantener Algo en su sitio = keep + Nombre + in perspective .
Example: Terrorism is a real and growing problem, but it must be kept in perspective.» mantenerse en + Posesivo + sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground ; hold + Posesivo + ground .
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.» moverse en el sitio = shuffle .
Example: 'It's not mystifying if you know him well,' Carmichael reflected, shuffling uneasily under her steady gaze.» no aparecer en/por ningún sitio = be nowhere to be found ; be nowhere to be seen .
Example: Most her friends seem to be there when the chips are up but nowhere to be found when the chips are down. Example: Three months later, the millions promised to the flood victims are nowhere to be seen.» no encontrarse en/por ningún sitio = be nowhere to be found .
Example: Most her friends seem to be there when the chips are up but nowhere to be found when the chips are down.» no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere ; get + Nombre + nowhere .
Example: Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere. Example: As a result, her daughter now knows that there are consequences for sassing and has learned that losing her temper gets her nowhere.» no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase .
Example: In those days, he was a fancy-free young American, living out of a suitcase with a red and green camera always under his arm.» no tener otro sitio donde recurrir = have + nowhere else to turn .
Example: Cuts in library budgets won't turn off the Internet for wealthy or middle-class families but it will certainly do for people who have nowhere else to turn.» no vérsele en/por ningún sitio = be nowhere to be seen .
Example: Three months later, the millions promised to the flood victims are nowhere to be seen.» pasar de un sitio a otro = travel [Pasado y gerundio travelled/travelling en inglés británico y traveled/traveling en inglés americano] .
Example: This, incidentally, is one area where North American software does not travel well: UK post-codes will not fit into fields designed for US zip codes.» pegar una nota en un sitio público = post .
Example: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.» persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker .
Example: At any rate, jaywalking is a relatively minor annoyance (and a risk that falls mainly on the jaywalkers themselves), and it should not consume law enforcement resources.» poner a Alguien en su sitio = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size ; put + Nombre + in + Posesivo + place ; knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + high horse ; take + Nombre + down a peg or two .
Example: They are seen as pompous and elite, and there's nothing quite like knocking them off their pedestal. Example: He told Thaksin that when he himself was a boy, his mother always cut him down to size when he got too big for his boots. Example: You have got to stand up and put her in her place until then she will keep trying to push your buttons. Example: The only way she can ever open up to you as an equal is if you first knock her off her high horse. Example: So what we've got to do is take her down a peg or two by not pandering to her every wish to make her feel welcome -- treat her like one of us.» poner en su sitio = put in + place ; put + Nombre + (back) to right(s) .
Example: The article 'Entering unchartered territory: putting CD-ROM in place' is a contribution to a special issue devoted in part to CD-ROM. Example: Ever since her mother had left, Mindy's life had been chaotic and Spenser was doing everything in his power to put it back to rights.» poner las cosas en su sitio = put + things (back) to right(s) ; put + things right ; set + things in order ; make + things right .
Example: So when a disaster emergency occurs it is vital to put things to rights as quickly as possible. Example: It is also pointed out thet the machine alone cannot put things right, the user will have to be re-trained as well. Example: I won't go into too much detail, but suffice to say I think I may need a week or two to set things in order. Example: You can't defraud someone out of thousands of dollars and then expect to make things right, without first making restitution before asking for an apology.» poner una nota en un sitio público = post .
Example: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.» por todos sitios = everywhere .
Example: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.» quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put .
Example: No matter how much more another job pays or how much more a person would like another part of the country or another job, the person should stay put for a minimum of two years.» quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then ; die on + the spot .
Example: About two weeks into the battle Fusilier Turrington was shot in the neck by a sniper and died there and then. Example: Three persons died on the spot, while one was declared dead on arrival al the hospital.» que pone a Uno en su sitio = humbling .
Example: It is inspiring, humbling and empowering that we can gather with our colleagues from around the world and see that our similarities are numerous.» sentirse fuera de sitio = feel out of + place ; feel + inadequate .
Example: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up. Example: But neophytes should not be discouraged if they feel a little inadequate from time to time.» sentirse parte de un sitio = belong .
Example: It took me precisely 10 days to realize I didn't belong there.» sin moverse del sitio = in place .
Example: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.» sitio aglomerado = crowded quarter .
Example: Overstimulation (ie, crowded quarters & loud noises) generally has negative effects on people.» sitio cutre = shithole ; flea house ; fleapit ; joint ; dump of a place .
Example: Is it true that Harbin is a shithole full of angry people who love nothing more than to start fights with foreigners?. Example: We cannot live there, we have a small child and I'm not allowing her to sleep in a flea house!. Example: Destitute, Vivaldi was forced to sell further scores for a pittance before dying in a fleapit, aged 63, at the end of July 1741. Example: We stayed at a joint called Hotel Tabanan (we couldn't find any other places to stay), which was very cheap but had a few mosquitos. Example: Tourists are easy meat for this dump of a place that passes itself off as a pub.» sitio de aterrizaje = landing site ; landing area .
Example: The man was winched into the helicopter and evacuated to the helicopter landing site. Example: If your landing area is close to power lines or light poles, be very careful of them.» sitio de mala muerte = flea house ; fleapit ; joint ; shithole ; dump of a place .
Example: We cannot live there, we have a small child and I'm not allowing her to sleep in a flea house!. Example: Destitute, Vivaldi was forced to sell further scores for a pittance before dying in a fleapit, aged 63, at the end of July 1741. Example: We stayed at a joint called Hotel Tabanan (we couldn't find any other places to stay), which was very cheap but had a few mosquitos. Example: Is it true that Harbin is a shithole full of angry people who love nothing more than to start fights with foreigners?. Example: Tourists are easy meat for this dump of a place that passes itself off as a pub.» sitio demasiado turístico = tourist trap [Generalmente usado en inglés para indicar que el sitio en cuestión está enfocado exclusivamente al turista con precios demasiado elevados] .
Example: This is the most kitchsky and ritzy part of my Hollywood experience and a definite tourist trap for tourists.» sitio frecuentado = hang out .
Example: During its existence the facility became a popular 'hang out' for the youth population.» sitio muy turístico = tourist trap [Generalmente usado en inglés para indicar que el sitio en cuestión está enfocado exclusivamente al turista con precios demasiado elevados] .
Example: This is the most kitchsky and ritzy part of my Hollywood experience and a definite tourist trap for tourists.» sitio para dormir = sleeping accommodation .
Example: When you travel by night train, you'll need to reserve a seat or a sleeping accommodation, depending on the level of comfort you want, and the amount you wish to spend.» sitio pintoresco = beauty spot .
Example: Forestry officials have created suntraps in one of the region's beauty spots to prevent a species of the ant family from becoming extinct.» sitio religioso = religious site .
Example: France is boosting security at Jewish religious sites after blank bullets were fired on a synagogue west of Paris.» sitio turístico = tourist site .
Example: Tourism and tourist sites can become locations of power struggles and contestations between different social groups.» tener ansias de cambiar de sitio = have + itchy feet .
Example: At the age of 20, Nadio still had itchy feet and persuaded Joan to embark with him on yet more travels.» todo en su sitio = ship-shape .
Example: We're spending a lot of time getting the factory ship-shape to be able to make the most of the opportunity.» todo limpio y en su sitio = ship-shape and Bristol fashion .
Example: Bear with me for a few days while I try to get things ship-shape and Bristol fashion.sitio2 = elbow room ; room ; space.
Example: People will work at a higher level when they have adequate elbow room for decision making.Example: It then displays a screen with room to enter 28 copy numbers.Example: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.more:
» dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for) ; make + way (for) ; scoot over .
Example: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects. Example: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room. Example: As she was about to leave, a woman motioned to her and scooted over to make room for her on her chair.» hacerse sitio = carve + niche .
Example: Kodak optical disk and microfilm technologies are carving niches in specific applications.» hacer sitio = make + place .
Example: The central compilers would then make a specific place in a subsequent edition for the new topic, an optimistic hope which has not always been borne out by practice.» hacer sitio (a) = make + room (for) ; make + way (for) ; scoot over .
Example: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects. Example: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room. Example: As she was about to leave, a woman motioned to her and scooted over to make room for her on her chair.» muchísimo sitio = stacks of room .
Example: This bivvy has stacks of room for more than 2 people and I would recommend it to anybody that wants to invest in a bivvy.» quedarse sin sitio = run out of + space .
Example: Many university and state libraries are running out of space and research libraries have a serious conservation problem.» sitio para las piernas = legroom .
Example: Reading desks should have under them legroom of 60-65 cm. in height.» tener sitio para = have + room for .
Example: No matter how stuffed you are after the main course you always have room for a little dessert.sitio3 = site.
Example: However, as phone systems improve, you can expect this to change too; more and more, you'll see smaller sites (even individuals home systems) connecting to the Internet.more:
» administrador de sitio web = Web manager ; webmaster .
Example: The program was created to help Web managers learn about the latest Web trends. Example: Today, the main assignment of a webmaster is to design, implement and maintain an effective WWW site.» creación de sitio espejo = site mirroring .
Example: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.» enlaces a sitios web = sitation .
Example: This article describes a webometric analysis of the linkages (or 'sitations') to Web sites associated with departments of librarianship and information science (LIS).» sitio espejo = mirror site [En Internet, servidor que contiene la misma información que otro para facilitar un mayor número de accesos] .
Example: Mirror sites are web sites or ftp sites that maintain exact copies of material originated at another location, usually in order to provide more widespread access to the resource.» sitios de encuentros = online dating .
Example: Did you know that nearly 1/5 of all marriages start from online dating?.» sitio web = Web site [website] [En Internet, ordenador que contiene información a la que se puede acceder a través de la red de comunicaciones] .
Example: Generally speaking, people who post information at Web sites intend to make it freely available.» sitio web de empresa = business site ; corporate site .
Example: This paper describes the disillusioning attempts at using push technology to set up Web channels to familiar European business sites. Example: The Web is currently dominated by corporate sites primarily intended to describe and promote the company and its products and services.» sitio web de información = content site ; content Web site .
Example: The article 'Ad-driven content sites are doomed' forecasts that advertisement driven content Web sites are likely to become obsolete. Example: The article 'Ad-driven content sites are doomed' forecasts that advertisement driven content Web sites are likely to become obsolete.» sitio web de universidad = academic site ; university site .
Example: Academic sites will install document servers to make publications and electronic archives available on a global scale = Los sitios web de universidad instalarán servidores de documentos para que sus publicaciones y ficheros electrónicos estén disponibles a escala mundial. Example: The license is for an entire university site, with unlimited concurrent users.sitio4 = siege ; blockade.
Example: This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.Example: The effects of the information blockade on Cuba was one of the topics discussed.more:
» en estado de sitio = in a state of siege ; under siege .
Example: The article carries the title 'Israel: libraries in a state of siege'. Example: The article 'Electronic copyright under siege' sets out the USA copyright legislation enshrined in the 1976 Copyright Act.