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1 guesswork
noun (the process or result of guessing: I got the answer by guesswork.) conjetura, suposicióntr['geswɜːk]1 conjeturas nombre femenino plural, suposiciones nombre femenino pluralguesswork ['gɛs.wərk] n: suposiciones fpl, conjeturas fpln.• conjetura s.f.'geswɜːrk, 'geswɜːkmass noun conjeturas fpl['ɡeswɜːk]N conjeturas fpl* * *['geswɜːrk, 'geswɜːk]mass noun conjeturas fpl -
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3 conjecture
kən'‹ek ə
1. noun((an) opinion formed on slight evidence; a guess: He made several conjectures about where his son might be.) conjetura, suposición
2. verb(to guess.) conjeturartr[kən'ʤekʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 conjetura, suposición nombre femenino1 conjeturar1 hacer conjeturas: conjetura f, presunción fn.• barrunto s.m.• conjetura s.f.v.• barruntar v.• conjeturar v.• discurrir v.• hilar v.
I kən'dʒektʃər, kən'dʒektʃə(r)a) u ( guesswork)it's pure conjecture — no son más que conjeturas or suposiciones
b) c ( guess) (frml) conjetura f
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transitive/intransitive verb (frml) conjeturar[kǝn'dʒektʃǝ(r)]1.Nit's only conjecture — son conjeturas, nada más
2.VT conjeturar3.VI conjeturar* * *
I [kən'dʒektʃər, kən'dʒektʃə(r)]a) u ( guesswork)it's pure conjecture — no son más que conjeturas or suposiciones
b) c ( guess) (frml) conjetura f
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transitive/intransitive verb (frml) conjeturar -
4 guess
ɡes
1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) adivinar2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) suponer, imaginar
2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) suposición, conjetura; opinión, parecer- anybody's guess
guess1 nif you don't know the answer, have a guess si no sabes la respuesta, adivinaguess2 vb1. adivinar2. imaginartr[ges]1 (conjecture) conjetura; (estimate) cálculo■ have a guess! ¡a ver si adivinas!■ my guess is that they'll arrive around 8.00pm calculo que llegarán a eso de las ocho1 (gen) adivinar■ guess who I saw today! ¡adivina a quién he visto hoy!■ guess what! ¿sabes qué?■ I bet you can't guess how old I am ¿a que no adivinas cuántos años tengo?1 adivinar■ when did you guess? ¿cuándo lo adivinaste?■ we can only guess at the number of victims sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre el número de víctimas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat a guess a primera vista, al ojoat a rough guess a ojo de buen cubero... is anybody's guess vete tú a saber...to guess right acertar, adivinarto guess wrong equivocarseto keep somebody guessing tener a alguien en suspenso, tener a alguien en la incertidumbreyour guess is as good as mine ¿quién sabe?, vete tú a saberguess ['gɛs] vt1) conjecture: adivinar, conjeturarguess what happened!: ¡adivina lo que pasó!2) suppose: pensar, creer, suponerI guess so: supongo que sí3) : adivinar correctamente, acertarto guess the answer: acertar la respuestaguess vi: adivinarguess n: conjetura f, suposición fn.(§ pl.: guesses) = adivinación s.f.• adivinanza s.f.• conjetura s.f.• remusgo s.m.• suposición s.f.v.• aceptar v.• adivinar v.• barruntar v.• brujulear v.• columbrar v.• conjeturar v.• entrever v.• estimar v.• suponer v.ges
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to make a lucky guess — acertar* or (Méx) atinar(le) por or de casualidad
your guess is as good as mine — quién sabe, vete tú a saber
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a) (conjecture, estimate) adivinarguess who! — adivina quién soy, ¿a que no sabes quién soy?
guess what! — ¿sabes qué?
b) ( suppose) (esp AmE colloq) suponer*I guess so — supongo (que sí), eso creo
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vihow did you guess? — ¿cómo adivinaste? or (Esp) ¿cómo lo has adivinado?
to guess right — acertar*, adivinar, atinar(le) (Méx)
to guess wrong — equivocarse*
he kept people guessing about his plans — los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes
[ɡes]to guess AT something: we can only guess at her motives — sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos
1.N (=conjecture) conjetura f, suposición f ; (=estimate) estimación f aproximadato make/have a guess — adivinar
have a guess, I'll give you three guesses — a ver si lo adivinas
my guess is that... — yo creo que...
it's anybody's guess — ¿quién sabe?
your guess is as good as mine! — ¡vete a saber!
2. VT1) [+ answer, meaning] acertar; [+ height, weight, number] adivinarguess what! — ¡a que no lo adivinas!
guess who! — ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy!
you've guessed it! — ¡has acertado!
2) (esp US) (=suppose) creer, suponer3. VI1) (=make a guess) adivinar; (=guess correctly) acertar2) (esp US) (=suppose) suponer, creerhe's happy, I guess — supongo que está contento
* * *[ges]
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to make a lucky guess — acertar* or (Méx) atinar(le) por or de casualidad
your guess is as good as mine — quién sabe, vete tú a saber
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a) (conjecture, estimate) adivinarguess who! — adivina quién soy, ¿a que no sabes quién soy?
guess what! — ¿sabes qué?
b) ( suppose) (esp AmE colloq) suponer*I guess so — supongo (que sí), eso creo
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vihow did you guess? — ¿cómo adivinaste? or (Esp) ¿cómo lo has adivinado?
to guess right — acertar*, adivinar, atinar(le) (Méx)
to guess wrong — equivocarse*
he kept people guessing about his plans — los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes
to guess AT something: we can only guess at her motives — sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos
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5 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) sustituir
2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; (also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) sustitutosubstitute1 n sustituto / suplentesubstitute2 vb sustituirtr['sʌbstɪtjʊːt]1 (person) sustituto,-a, suplente nombre masulino o femenino1 sustituir, reemplazar1 sustituir, suplir ( for, a)■ can you substitute for me tomorrow? ¿me puedes sustituir mañana?: sustituirsubstitute vito substitute for : sustituir1) : sustituto m, -ta f; suplente mf (persona)2) : sucedáneo msugar substitute: sucedáneo de azúcaradj.• de reemplazo adj.• sucedáneo, -a adj.• suplente adj.• temporero, -a adj.n.• reemplazo s.m.• sobresaliente s.m.• substituto s.m.• suplente s.m.,f.• sustituto s.m.• tapagujeros s.m.• temporero, -era s.m.,f.v.• reemplazar v.• subrogar v.• substituir v.• suplir v.• sustituir v.'sʌbstətuːt, 'sʌbstɪtjuːt
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a) ( thing)substitute (FOR something) — sucedáneo m (de algo)
sugar substitute — sucedáneo m del azúcar
b) ( person) sustituto, -ta m,f, reemplazo m, suplente mfto be a substitute FOR somebody — sustituir* a alguien
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transitive verb sustituir*, reemplazar*to substitute something for something: substitute honey for sugar — sustituya el azúcar por miel
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vi['sʌbstɪtjuːt]to substitute FOR something/somebody: can you substitute for me (on) Friday? — ¿me puedes sustituir or reemplazar el viernes?
1. N1) (=thing, artificial product) sucedáneo mit may replace saccharin as a sugar substitute — puede reemplazar a la sacarina como sucedáneo del azúcar
a correspondence course is a poor or no substitute for personal tuition — un curso por correspondencia no puede sustituir a la enseñanza cara a cara
2) (=person) sustituto(-a) m / f, suplente mf ; (Sport) suplente mfto be a poor or no substitute for sb — no poder sustituir a algn
he seems to be looking for a mother substitute — parece que está buscando a alguien que reemplace a su madre
to come on as (a) substitute — (Sport) entrar como suplente
2.VT (gen, Sport) sustituirto substitute margarine for butter, substitute butter with margarine — sustituir la mantequilla por margarina
3.VIto substitute for sth/sb — (gen, Sport) sustituir a algo/algn
4.CPDsubstitute goalkeeper N — portero(-a) m / f suplente
substitute teacher N — (US) profesor(a) m / f suplente
* * *['sʌbstətuːt, 'sʌbstɪtjuːt]
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a) ( thing)substitute (FOR something) — sucedáneo m (de algo)
sugar substitute — sucedáneo m del azúcar
b) ( person) sustituto, -ta m,f, reemplazo m, suplente mfto be a substitute FOR somebody — sustituir* a alguien
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transitive verb sustituir*, reemplazar*to substitute something for something: substitute honey for sugar — sustituya el azúcar por miel
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vito substitute FOR something/somebody: can you substitute for me (on) Friday? — ¿me puedes sustituir or reemplazar el viernes?
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6 conjetura
Del verbo conjeturar: ( conjugate conjeturar) \ \
conjetura es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: conjetura conjeturar
conjetura sustantivo femenino conjecture, speculation; son simples conjeturas that's pure conjecture o speculation
conjetura sustantivo femenino conjecture: lo sé por conjeturas, I know it by guesswork
conjeturar verbo transitivo to conjecture ' conjetura' also found in these entries: Spanish: cálculo - supuesta - supuesto - aventurar English: conjecture - dark - guess - educated - wild
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Guesswork — Guess work , n. Work performed, or results obtained, by guess; conjecture. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guesswork — index conjecture, estimate (idea), estimation (calculation), inference, speculation (conjecture) … Law dictionary
guesswork — also guess work, 1725, from GUESS (Cf. guess) + WORK (Cf. work) … Etymology dictionary
guesswork — ► NOUN ▪ the process or results of guessing … English terms dictionary
guesswork — [ges′wʉrk΄] n. 1. the act of guessing 2. a judgment, result, etc. arrived at by guessing … English World dictionary
guesswork — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ educated ▪ Their results owe more to educated guesswork than to actual knowledge. VERB + GUESSWORK ▪ be based on ▪ … Collocations dictionary
guesswork — [[t]ge̱swɜː(r)k[/t]] N UNCOUNT Guesswork is the process of trying to guess or estimate something without knowing all the facts or information. The question of who planted the bomb remains a matter of guesswork … English dictionary
guesswork — guess|work [ˈgeswə:k US wə:rk] n [U] the method of trying to find the answer to something by guessing ▪ There s a lot of guesswork in these calculations … Dictionary of contemporary English
guesswork — guess|work [ ges,wɜrk ] noun uncount the process of trying to find the answer to something by guessing, or the answer found by using this method: a theory based on pure guesswork … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
guesswork — noun (U) the method of trying to find the answer to something by guessing: In this study, scientific methods seem to have been replaced by guesswork … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
guesswork — noun the educated guesswork we rely on in our research Syn: guessing, conjecture, surmise, supposition, assumptions, presumptions, speculation, hypothesizing, theorizing, prediction; approximations, rough calculations; hunches; informal… … Thesaurus of popular words