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1 gravitate
tr['grævɪteɪt]1 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL gravitar ( towards, hacia)v.• gravitar (Física) v.'grævəteɪt, 'grævɪteɪtto gravitate TOWARD o TO something/somebody: young people tend to gravitate toward the big cities las grandes ciudades son un polo de atracción para los jóvenes; people of similar interests naturally gravitate toward each other — uno tiende a acercarse a gente con intereses afines
['ɡrævɪteɪt]VI gravitarto gravitate towards — (fig) (=be drawn to) tender hacia; (=move) dirigirse hacia
* * *['grævəteɪt, 'grævɪteɪt]to gravitate TOWARD o TO something/somebody: young people tend to gravitate toward the big cities las grandes ciudades son un polo de atracción para los jóvenes; people of similar interests naturally gravitate toward each other — uno tiende a acercarse a gente con intereses afines
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2 gravitate
v.gravitar. (pt & pp gravitated) -
3 to gravitate to / gravitate towards
to gravitate to / gravitate towards1 (be drawn to) sentirse atraído,-a por; (move towards) desplazarse haciaEnglish-spanish dictionary > to gravitate to / gravitate towards
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4 gravitar
gravitar verbo intransitivo
1 Fís to gravitate 2 gravitar sobre, (descansar, apoyarse en) to rest on (cernirse) to hang over: gravita sobre él la acusación de asesinato, the accusation of murder hangs over him ' gravitar' also found in these entries: English: gravitate -
5 polo
'pəuləu(a game like hockey, played on horseback.) polopolo n polo
polo sustantivo masculino 1a) (Geog) pole;◊ Ppolo Norte/Sur North/South Poleb) (Elec, Fís) pole;ser polos opuestos (fam) to be poles apart 2 ( centro) center( conjugate center), focus 3a) (Dep) polob) (Indum) polo shirt4 (Esp) ( helado) Popsicle® (AmE), ice lolly (BrE)
polo 1 sustantivo masculino
1 Elec Geog pole
Polo Norte/Sur, North/ South Pole
2 (helado de hielo) ice lolly, US Popsicle
3 (jersey) polo shirt
polo 2 Dep polo ' polo' also found in these entries: Spanish: negación - negativa - negativo - niqui - viaje - waterpolista - waterpolo - buzo - cancha - chomba - cuello - mazo - opuesto - polera English: ice lolly - lolly - magnetic - negative - North Pole - Pole - polo - polo neck - polo shirt - practice - practise - South Pole - sublime - gravitate - handicap - ice - pole - Popsicletr['pəʊləʊ]1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL polo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpolo neck (of sweater) cuello cisnepolo ['po:.lo:] n: polo mn.• polo s.m.'pəʊləʊmass noun polo m['pǝʊlǝʊ]1.N (Sport) polo m2.CPDpolo neck (sweater) N — (jersey m de) cuello m vuelto or cisne
polo player N — jugador(a) m / f de polo
polo shirt N — polo m
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6 similar
'similə((often with to) alike in many (often most) ways: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.) similar, semejante, parecido- similarly
similar adj parecido / similar
similar adjetivo similar; similar A algo similar to sth
similar adjetivo similar ' similar' also found in these entries: Spanish: afín - análoga - análogo - enfoque - julepe - parecida - parecido - pareja - parejo - semejante - sí - símil - tenor - vecina - vecino - asemejar - carajillo - chueca - parecer - rayuela - salchichón - tejo English: similar - uncannily - akin - broadly - gravitate - kindred - like - net - similarly - unliketr['sɪmɪləSMALLr/SMALL]1 parecido,-a (to, a), similar (to, a), semejante (to, a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsimilar triangle triángulo semejantesimilar ['sɪmələr] adj: similar, parecido, semejanteadj.• afín adj.• conforme adj.• parecido, -a adj.• pintiparado, -a adj.• semejante adj.• similar adj.'sɪmələr, 'sɪmɪlə(r)adjective similar, parecido, semejanteto be similar TO something — parecerse* a algo, ser* parecido or similar a algo
['sɪmɪlǝ(r)]ADJ1) parecido, similar, semejantethey are of a similar colour — son de un color parecido or similar
to be similar in shape/size — tener una forma parecida or similar, tener un tamaño parecido or similar, parecerse en la forma or el tamaño
to be similar to — parecerse a, ser parecido or similar or semejante a
2) (Geom) semejante* * *['sɪmələr, 'sɪmɪlə(r)]adjective similar, parecido, semejanteto be similar TO something — parecerse* a algo, ser* parecido or similar a algo
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7 acercarse
■acercarse verbo reflexivo
1 to approach [a, -]
2 (desplazarse) to go (venir) to come: dijeron que esta tarde se acercarían por aquí, they said they'd come around here this afternoon ' acercarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: acercar - aproximar - arrimar - juntar - rondar English: approach - come up - creep - edge - go over to - go up - keep off - march up to - near - ride up - sneak - up - walk up - zoom in - clear - close - come - distance - draw - go - gravitate - keep - move - pull - stay - walk -
8 atracción
atracción sustantivo femenino attraction; una atracción turística a tourist attraction; las atracciones están en la playa the funfair is on the beach; siente una gran atracción por ella he feels strongly attracted to her
atracción sustantivo femenino attraction
parque de atracciones, funfair ' atracción' also found in these entries: Spanish: noria - turístico English: attraction - draw - magnetic - pull - gravitate
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