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1 grammatical
grammatical [grəˈmætɪkəl]a. [structure, sentence, rule] grammaticalb. ( = correct) grammaticalement correct• he speaks perfectly grammatical English il parle un anglais parfaitement correct du point de vue grammatical* * *[grə'mætɪkl]1) Linguistics [error] de grammaire; [meaning, gender] grammatical2) ( correct) grammaticalement correct -
2 grammatical
- 'mæ-1) ((negative ungrammatical) correct according to the rules of grammar: a grammatical sentence.) gramatical2) (of (a) grammar: a grammatical rule.) de gramática, gramaticalgrammatical adj1. gramatical2. gramaticalmente correctotr[grə'mætɪkəl]1 gramatical2 (correct) correcto,-agrammatical [grə'mæt̬ɪkəl] adj: gramatical♦ grammatically [-kli] advadj.• gramatical adj.• gramático, -a adj.grə'mætɪkəla) ( of grammar) gramaticalb) ( correct) gramaticalmente correcto[ɡrǝ'mætɪkǝl]ADJ1) [rule, structure, error] gramatical2) (=correct)* * *[grə'mætɪkəl]a) ( of grammar) gramaticalb) ( correct) gramaticalmente correcto -
3 grammatical gram·mati·cal adj
[ɡrə'mætɪk(ə)l](exercise) di grammatica, (structure) grammaticaleto be grammatical — (sentence, language) essere corretto (-a) grammaticalmente
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[English Word] grammatical[Swahili Word] sanifu[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] (s)he spoke standard Kiswahili[Swahili Example] Anazungumza Kiswahili sanifu------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 grammatical
adjective1) grammat[ikal]isch richtig od. korrekt2) (of grammar) grammatisch* * *[-'mæ-]1) ((negative ungrammatical) correct according to the rules of grammar: a grammatical sentence.) grammatikalisch2) (of (a) grammar: a grammatical rule.) grammatisch* * *gram·mati·cal[grəˈmætɪkəl, AM -ˈmæt̬-]2. (following language rules) grammati[kali]schshe speaks good \grammatical French sie spricht grammatikalisch gutes Französisch* * *[grə'mtIkəl]adj1) (= relating to grammar) grammatischgrammatical error/rule — Grammatikfehler m/-regel f
2) (= correct) grammat(ikal)isch richtig or korrekt* * *grammatical [ɡrəˈmætıkl] adj (adv grammatically)1. grammatisch, Grammatik…:2. grammatisch (richtig):not grammatical grammatisch falsch3. figa) methodischb) richtig* * *adjective1) grammat[ikal]isch richtig od. korrekt2) (of grammar) grammatisch* * *adj.grammatikalisch adj.grammatisch adj.sprachlich adj. -
6 root
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hooked piece of mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata) prop root used for crab capture[Swahili Word] uta wa kaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] medicinal root (of calumba)[English Plural] medicinal roots[Swahili Word] kaumwa[Swahili Plural] kaumwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull up a root[Swahili Word] -ng'oa mzizi[Part of Speech] phrase[English Example] pull out the tooth[Swahili Example] ng'oa jino------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] root[English Plural] roots[Swahili Word] chanzo[Swahili Plural] vyanzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] anza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] root[English Plural] roots[Swahili Word] mzizi[Swahili Plural] mizizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] when we ate the roots of trees[Swahili Example] wakati tulipokula mizizi ya miti [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] root[English Plural] roots[Swahili Word] shina[Swahili Plural] mashina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] the root of this tree is short[Swahili Example] shina la mti huu ni fupi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] root (eaten during famine)[English Plural] roots[Swahili Word] ndiga[Swahili Plural] ndiga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] root (grammatical)[English Plural] roots[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] root of a tooth[English Plural] roots of teeth[Swahili Word] kishiku cha jino[Swahili Plural] vishiku vya meno[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] root of mfigili plant[English Plural] roots[Swahili Word] figili[Swahili Plural] figili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] root-fiber[English Plural] root-fibers[Swahili Word] mzizi[Swahili Plural] mizizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 asili
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[English Word] from the beginning[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[English Word] in old times[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[English Word] originally[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] babu asili[English Example] of original/proven quality------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] ancestor[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] ancestry[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] basis[English Plural] bases[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] beginning[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Cf. asilia------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] decent[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] denominator[English Plural] denominators[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] mathematics------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] essence[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] forebear[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] foundation[English Plural] foundations[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] home[English Plural] homes[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] nature[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] origin[English Plural] origins[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] basic principle[English Plural] basic principles[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] reason (for something)[English Plural] reasons[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] root (grammatical)[English Plural] roots[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] source[English Plural] sources[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] temperament[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[English Word] traditional[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 number
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a given number[Swahili Word] namba fulani[Swahili Plural] fulani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cardinal (number)[Swahili Word] kadinali[Swahili Plural] makadilnali[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (English)[Terminology] mathematics------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] from a number of[Swahili Word] mwongoni[Swahili Plural] miongoni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grammatical number[Swahili Word] namba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] number[English Definition] classification of a noun as singular or plural[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] great number[Swahili Word] jingi[Swahili Plural] majingi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] great number[Swahili Word] konyo[Swahili Plural] makonyo[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] konyo la nazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] great number[English Plural] great numbers[Swahili Word] laki[Swahili Plural] laki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Hindi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in great number[Swahili Word] chunguchungu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in small number[Swahili Word] nusu[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] Only half the people came.[Swahili Example] wamekuja nusu tu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] large number[English Plural] large numbers[Swahili Word] idadi[Swahili Plural] idadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] large number[English Plural] large numbers[Swahili Word] kivumbi[Swahili Plural] vivumbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] vumbi N[Note] figurative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] large number[Swahili Word] mzo[Swahili Plural] mizo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] large number[English Plural] large numbers[Swahili Word] pamba[Swahili Plural] pamba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number[English Plural] numbers[Swahili Word] hesabu[Swahili Plural] hesabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number[Swahili Word] idadi[Swahili Plural] idadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number[Swahili Word] jamii[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] jaamati, jamaa, jumuiya, ujamaa[Swahili Example] jamii ya manowari; jamii ya ndege; jamii ya mizinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number[English Plural] numbers[Swahili Word] kiwango[Swahili Plural] viwango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -anga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number[Swahili Word] miongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number[English Plural] numbers[Swahili Word] mlongo[Swahili Plural] milongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] he is one of them[Swahili Example] yuko katika milongo yao------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number[English Plural] numbers[Swahili Word] mwongo[Swahili Plural] miongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] he is one of them[Swahili Example] yuko katika miongo yao [Rech]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number[English Plural] numbers[Swahili Word] namba[Swahili Plural] namba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] number[English Example] he is dialing numbers on the telephone[Swahili Example] anazungusha namba za simu [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number[Swahili Word] nambari[Swahili Plural] nambari[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Eng.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number (of a periodical)[Swahili Word] nakala[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nakili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number (of a periodical)[Swahili Word] nakili[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nakili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number (of a periodical)[Swahili Word] nuku[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nakili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] number (too large to count)[Swahili Word] lukuki[Swahili Plural] lukuki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small number[Swahili Word] uchechefu[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] kulikuwa na uchechefu wa watu wakati wa maombi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] without number[Swahili Word] -pukupuku[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] written number[Swahili Word] tarakimu[Swahili Plural] tarakimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 gramatical
adj.grammatical.* * *► adjetivo1 grammatical* * *adj.* * *ADJ grammatical* * *adjetivo grammatical* * *= grammatical.Ex. Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.----* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.* error gramatical = grammatical error.* * *adjetivo grammatical* * *= grammatical.Ex: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.
* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.* error gramatical = grammatical error.* * *grammatical* * *
gramatical adjetivo
grammatical
gramatical adjetivo grammatical
' gramatical' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
categoría
English:
grammatical
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* * *gramatical adjgrammatical* * *adj grammatical* * *gramatical adj: grammatical♦ gramaticalmente adv* * *gramatical adj grammatical -
10 macarrónico
adj.macaronic.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar broken* * *ADJ macaronic* * *- ca adjetivohabla un inglés macarrónico — (fam & hum) his English is absolutely terrible o (BrE colloq) chronic
* * *= macaronic.Ex. Folengo was outstanding among the macaronic poets (who wrote mixing Latin grammatical forms with vernacular vocabulary).----* griego macarrónico = dog Greek.* latín macarrónico = dog Latin, mock Latin.* poesía macarrónica = macaronic poetry.* verso macarrónico = macaronic verse.* * *- ca adjetivohabla un inglés macarrónico — (fam & hum) his English is absolutely terrible o (BrE colloq) chronic
* * *= macaronic.Ex: Folengo was outstanding among the macaronic poets (who wrote mixing Latin grammatical forms with vernacular vocabulary).
* griego macarrónico = dog Greek.* latín macarrónico = dog Latin, mock Latin.* poesía macarrónica = macaronic poetry.* verso macarrónico = macaronic verse.* * *macarrónico -ca* * *
macarrónico,-a adj (lenguaje, gusto) atrocious, awful
' macarrónico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
macarrónica
* * *macarrónico, -a adjFamtiene un inglés macarrónico his English is atrocious* * *adj fam:habla un francés macarrónico he speaks atrocious French;latín macarrónico dog Latin -
11 formal
['fo:məl]1) (done etc according to a fixed and accepted way: a formal letter.) formel; korrekt2) (suitable or correct for occasions when things are done according to a fixed and accepted way: You must wear formal dress.) formel; korrekt3) ((of behaviour, attitude etc) not relaxed and friendly: formal behaviour.) formel; stiv4) ((of language) exactly correct by grammatical etc rules but not conversational: Her English was very formal.) korrekt; formelt5) ((of designs etc) precise and following a fixed pattern rather than occuring naturally: formal gardens.) anlagt•- formally- formality* * *['fo:məl]1) (done etc according to a fixed and accepted way: a formal letter.) formel; korrekt2) (suitable or correct for occasions when things are done according to a fixed and accepted way: You must wear formal dress.) formel; korrekt3) ((of behaviour, attitude etc) not relaxed and friendly: formal behaviour.) formel; stiv4) ((of language) exactly correct by grammatical etc rules but not conversational: Her English was very formal.) korrekt; formelt5) ((of designs etc) precise and following a fixed pattern rather than occuring naturally: formal gardens.) anlagt•- formally- formality -
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gramatical adjetivo grammatical
gramatical adjetivo grammatical ' gramatical' also found in these entries: Spanish: categoría English: grammatical - neither - part -
13 mot
mot [mo]1. masculine nouna. ( = terme) word• paresseux, c'est bien le mot ! lazybones is the right word to describe him!• tout de suite les grands mots ! you always overdramatize things!• génie, c'est un bien grand mot ! genius, that's a big word!• c'est votre dernier mot ? (dans négociations) is that your final offer?• je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot you (or they etc) haven't heard the last of me• j'estime avoir mon mot à dire dans cette affaire I think I'm entitled to have my say in this matter• je vais lui dire deux mots ! I'll give him a piece of my mind!• il lui a dit le mot de Cambronne ≈ he said a four-letter word to himb. ( = message) word ; ( = courte lettre) notec. ( = expression frappante) saying2. compounds* * *monom masculin1) gén wordpour eux, l'amitié n'est pas un vain mot — they take friendship seriously
‘manger’, il n'a que ce mot à la bouche — all he can talk about is eating; gros
2) ( parole) wordne pas souffler or piper (colloq) mot — not to say a word
toucher (colloq) un mot de quelque chose à quelqu'un — to have a word with somebody about something
sur ces mots il sortit — with that, he left
viens par ici, j'ai deux mots à te dire! — euph come here, I've got a bone to pick with you!
3) ( petite lettre) note4) Informatique word•Phrasal Verbs:••avoir or échanger des mots avec quelqu'un — euph to have words with somebody
se donner or passer le mot — to pass the word around
* * *mo nm1) (= terme, parole) wordmot pour mot — word for word, verbatim
sur ces mots; à ces mots — with these words
2) (= formule) sayingIl citait souvent ce mot de Gide... — He often quoted this saying from Gide...
bon mot — witticism, witty remark
3) (= message) note, lineJe vais lui écrire un mot pour lui dire qu'on arrive. — I'll write him a note to say we're coming., I'll drop him a line to say we're coming.
* * *mot nm1 gén word; mot de deux syllabes two-syllable word; mot mal orthographié misspelled word; mot savant/d'argot learned/slang word; le poids des mots the force of words; en d'autres mots in other words; en quelques mots in a few words; chercher ses mots to grope for words; il ne parle pas un mot d'anglais he doesn't speak a word of English; peser ses mots to weigh one's words; jouer sur les mots to play on words; mot pour mot [répéter, traduire, reprendre] word for word, verbatim; faire du mot à mot to translate word for word; au sens fort du mot in the full sense of the word; je n'en crois pas un (traître) mot I don't believe a word of it; à mots couverts [avouer, accuser] in veiled terms; au bas mot at least; en un mot in a word; explique-moi en deux mots tell me briefly; pour eux, l'amitié n'est pas un vain mot they take friendship seriously; il n'y a pas de mots pour décrire leur bêtise/leur comportement their stupidity/their behaviourGB defies description; il n'y a pas d'autre mot that's the only word for it; il est bête et le mot est faible! he's stupid and that's putting it mildly!; ‘manger’, il n'a que ce mot à la bouche all he can talk about is eating; ⇒ gros;2 ( paroles) word; dire un mot à qn to have a word with sb; échanger quelques mots to exchange a few words; je ne veux pas entendre un mot! I don't want to hear a word; je n'ai pas pu leur tirer un mot I couldn't get a word out of them; il faut lui arracher les mots à celui-là! getting him to talk is like getting blood out of a stone!; sans mot dire, sans dire un mot without saying a word; ne pas souffler or piper○ mot not to say a word; ne pas pouvoir placer un mot to be unable to get a word in edgeways; prendre qn au mot to take sb at his/her word; avoir le dernier mot to have the last word; je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot I haven't said my last word; toucher○ un mot de qch à qn to have a word with sb about sth; glisser un mot à qn to have a quick word with sb; des mots que tout cela! it's just hot air!; si tu as besoin de moi tu n'as qu'un mot à dire if you need me you've only to say the word; sur ces mots il sortit with that, he left; il ne dit jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre he never raises his voice; avoir son mot à dire to be entitled to one's say; viens par ici, j'ai deux mots à te dire! euph come here, I've got a bone to pick with you!; pour reprendre les mots de Marina as Marina put it; 50 euros pour les deux c'est mon dernier mot 50 euros the pair but that's my last offer; avoir toujours le mot pour rire to be a born joker;3 ( petite lettre) note; un mot d'excuse Scol an excuse note; envoyer/écrire/laisser un mot to send/write/leave a note;4 Ordinat word.mot d'auteur Littérat literary quotation; mot composé Ling compound (word); mot d'enfant child's saying; mot d'esprit witticism, witty remark; mot de la fin closing words (pl); avoir le mot de la fin to have the last word; mot grammatical Ling function word, grammatical word; mot de liaison link word; mot machine machine word; mot d'ordre watchword; mot d'ordre de grève call for strike; mot d'ordre revendicatif demand, claim; mot outil = mot grammatical; mot de passe password; mot plein Ling full word; mot vide Ling prop ou empty word; mots croisés Jeux crosswords; mots doux sweet nothings; susurrer des mots doux à qn to whisper sweet nothings.avoir or échanger des mots avec qn euph to have words with sb; ne pas avoir peur des mots to call a spade a spade; manger ses mots to mumble; se donner or passer le mot to pass the word around.[mo] nom masculin1. LINGUISTIQUE wordorgueilleux, c'est bien le mot arrogant is the (right) wordle mot juste the right ou appropriate word2. INFORMATIQUEmot mémoire storage ou memory word3. [parole] wordpourriez-vous nous dire un mot sur ce problème? could you say a word (or two) ou a few words about this problem for us?chercher ses mots to try to find ou to search for the right wordsce ne sont que des mots! it's just talk!, it's all hot air!a. slogangrand mot: voleur, c'est un bien grand mot thief, that would be putting it a bit too strongly ou going a bit too faravec toi, c'est tout de suite ou toujours les grands mots you're always exaggeratingdire un mot de travers to say something wrong, to put one's foot in itpas le premier ou un traître mot de not a single word ofse donner ou se passer le mot to pass the word aroundje vais lui en toucher ou je lui en toucherai un mot I'll have a word with him about it4. [parole mémorable] sayingmot d'esprit, bon mot witticism, witty remarkmot de la fin concluding message, closing wordsécrire un mot à quelqu'un to write somebody a note, to drop somebody a line————————à mots couverts locution adverbiale————————au bas mot locution adverbiale————————en d'autres mots locution adverbialeen un mot locution adverbialeen un mot comme en cent ou millea. [en bref] in a nutshell, to cut a long story shortb. [sans détour] without beating about the bushmot à mot locution adverbiale[littéralement] word for word————————mot pour mot locution adverbialec'est ce qu'elle a dit, mot pour mot those were her very words, that's what she said, word for word————————sans mot dire locution adverbiale -
14 sanifu
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sanifu[English Word] do an artful job[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kazi sanifu[English Example] an artful job------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sanifu[English Word] compose[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sanifu[English Word] craft[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sanifu[English Word] invent[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sanifu[English Word] be proper[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sanifu[English Word] work skillfully[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mfanyakazi alisanifu[English Example] a skillful worker------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -sanifu[English Word] write[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] sanifu[English Word] grammatical[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] Anazungumza Kiswahili sanifu[English Example] (s)he spoke standard Kiswahili------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] sanifu[English Word] standard[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] mpishi sanifu[English Example] a standard cook------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 namba
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] namba[Swahili Plural] namba[English Word] number[English Plural] numbers[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] number[Swahili Example] anazungusha namba za simu [Muk][English Example] he is dialing numbers on the telephone------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] namba[Swahili Plural] manamba[English Word] quantity[English Plural] quantities[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] number[Related Words] nambari------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] namba[English Word] grammatical number[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] number[English Definition] classification of a noun as singular or plural[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 Usage note : be
I am tired= je suis fatiguéCaroline is French= Caroline est françaisethe children are in the garden= les enfants sont dans le jardinIt functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:she’s a doctor= elle est médecinClaudie is still a student= Claudie est toujours étudianteThis is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:he’s a widower= il est veufButLyons is a beautiful city= Lyon est une belle villeFor more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.Grammatical functionsThe passiveêtre is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:the rabbit was killed by a fox= le lapin a été tué par un renardthe window had been broken= la fenêtre avait été casséetheir books will be sold= leurs livres seront vendusour doors have been repainted red= nos portes ont été repeintes en rougeIn spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.Progressive tensesIn French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.The presentFrench uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:I am working= je travailleBen is reading a book= Ben lit un livreIn order to accentuate duration être en train de is used: je suis en train de travailler ; Ben est en train de lire un livre.The futureFrench also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:we are going to London tomorrow= nous allons à Londres demainI’m (just) coming!= j’arrive!I’m (just) going!= j’y vais!The pastTo express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:he wrote to his mother= il a écrit à sa mèrehe was writing to his mother= il écrivait à sa mèreHowever, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:‘what was he doing when you arrived?’‘he was cooking the dinner’= ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’she was just finishing her essay when …= elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …The compound pastCompound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:I’ve been looking for you= je te cherchaisFor progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.ObligationWhen to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:she’s to do it at once= elle doit le faire tout de suitewhat am I to do?= qu’est-ce que je dois faire?he was to arrive last Monday= il devait arriver lundi derniershe was never to see him again= elle ne devait plus le revoir.In tag questionsFrench has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:their house is lovely, isn’t it?= leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?he’s a doctor, isn’t he?= il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?= c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’= ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?= tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:it’s not broken, is it?= ce n’est pas cassé, si?he wasn’t serious, was he?= il n’était pas sérieux, si?In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.In short answersAgain, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’= ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’= ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’= ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’ProbabilityFor expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.Other functionsExpressing sensations and feelingsIn expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:to be cold= avoir froidto be hot= avoir chaudI’m cold= j’ai froidto be thirsty= avoir soifto be hungry= avoir faimto be ashamed= avoir hontemy hands are cold= j’ai froid aux mainsIf, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.Discussing health and how people areIn expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:how are you?= comment allez-vous?( more informally) comment vas-tu?( very informally as a greeting) ça va?are you well?= vous allez bien?how is your daughter?= comment va votre fille?my father is better today= mon père va mieux aujourd’huiDiscussing weather and temperatureIn expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:it’s cold= il fait froidit’s windy= il fait du ventIf in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.Visiting somewhereWhen to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:I’ve never been to Sweden= je ne suis jamais allé en Suèdehave you been to the Louvre?= est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?Paul has been to see us three times= Paul est venu nous voir trois foisNote too:has the postman been?= est-ce que le facteur est passé?The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be. -
17 grammar
'ɡræmə1) (the rules for forming words and for combining words to form sentences: He's an expert on French grammar.) gramática2) (a description or collection of the rules of grammar: Could you lend me your Latin grammar?; (also adjective) a grammar book.) gramática3) (a person's use of grammatical rules: This essay is full of bad grammar.) gramática•- grammatically
- grammar school
grammar n gramáticatr['græməSMALLr/SMALL]1 gramática\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgrammar school SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL instituto de enseñanza secundaria (para alumnos de cierto nivel académico)grammar ['græmər] n: gramática fadj.• de gramática adj.n.• gramática s.f.'græmər, 'græmə(r)a) u gramática fb) c grammar (book) gramática f['ɡræmǝ(r)]1. N1) gramática f2) (also: grammar book) libro m de gramática2.CPDGRAMMAR SCHOOL En el Reino Unido, una grammar school es un centro estatal de educación secundaria selectiva que proporciona formación especialmente dirigida a los alumnos que vayan a continuar hasta una formación universitaria. Normalmente no son centros mixtos y para entrar en ellos se exige un examen escrito. Debido a la introducción en los años sesenta y setenta de las comprehensive schools para las que no hace falta una prueba de acceso, hoy día quedan pocas grammar schools, aunque sí que continúa el debate sobre si la calidad de la educación en estos centros es mejor o si solo sirven para favorecer el elitismo en la enseñanza.grammar school N — (Brit) instituto m de segunda enseñanza (al que se accede a través de pruebas selectivas)
See:see cultural note COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS in comprehensive* * *['græmər, 'græmə(r)]a) u gramática fb) c grammar (book) gramática f -
18 grammar
'ɡræmə1) (the rules for forming words and for combining words to form sentences: He's an expert on French grammar.) grammatikk2) (a description or collection of the rules of grammar: Could you lend me your Latin grammar?; ( also adjective) a grammar book.) grammatikk(bok)3) (a person's use of grammatical rules: This essay is full of bad grammar.) språkbruk•- grammatically
- grammar schoolgrammatikksubst. \/ˈɡræmə\/1) grammatikk2) språkvitenskap3) språkbruk4) grunnleggende kunnskap5) grammatikkbokbad grammar dårlig språkbrukbe grammar ( hverdagslig) være korrekt, være grammatisk riktig• is that grammar? -
19 afectar
v.1 to affect.las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensionersLa conversación afecta sus ideas The conversation affects his ideas.La tensión nerviosa afecta a María Stress affects Mary.2 to upset, to affect badly.le afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard3 to damage.a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp4 to affect, to feign.afectó enfado he feigned o affected angerMaría afecta interés pero no es así Mary feigns interest but it is not so.5 to pretend to.El chico afecta saber mucho The boy pretends to know a lot.* * *1 (aparentar) to affect2 (impresionar) to move3 (dañar) to damage4 (concernir) to concern1 (impresionarse) to be affected, be moved* * *verb1) to affect2) feign* * *1. VT1) (=repercutir sobre) to affect2) (=entristecer) to sadden; (=conmover) to moveme afectaron mucho las imágenes del documental — I was very moved by the pictures in the documentary
3) frm (=fingir) to affect, feignafectar ignorancia — to affect o feign ignorance
4) (Jur) to tie up, encumber5) LAm [+ forma] to take, assume6) LAm (=destinar) to allocate2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener efecto en) to affectb) ( afligir) to affect (frml)2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign* * *= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex. Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.Ex. Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex. The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.----* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* afectar a todo = run through.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* afectar completamente = engulf.* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.* que afecta a = surrounding.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener efecto en) to affectb) ( afligir) to affect (frml)2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign* * *= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* afectar a todo = run through.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* afectar completamente = engulf.* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.* que afecta a = surrounding.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.* * *afectar [A1 ]vtA1 (tener efecto en) to affectla nueva ley no afecta al pequeño empresario the new law doesn't affect the small businessmanestá afectado de una grave enfermedad pulmonar ( frml); he is suffering from a serious lung diseasela enfermedad le afectó el cerebro the illness affected her brainlas zonas afectadas por las inundaciones the areas hit o affected by the floodslo que dijiste lo afectó mucho what you said upset him terribly3 ( Der) ‹bienes› to encumberB (fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign afectar + INF to pretend to + INF* * *
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
' afectar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmune
- tocar
- afligir
- impresionar
- repercutir
- sacudir
English:
affect
- damage
- get
- hit
- tell
- upset
- dent
- difference
- disrupt
- impair
- interfere
- touch
- whole
* * *afectar vt1. [incumbir] to affect;las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners2. [afligir] to upset, to affect badly;todo lo afecta he's very sensitive;lo afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard3. [producir perjuicios en] to damage;la sequía que afectó a la región the drought which hit the region;a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp4. [simular] to affect, to feign;afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger5. RP [destinar, asignar] to assign* * *v/t2 ( conmover) upset, affect3 ( fingir) feign* * *afectar vt1) : to affect2) : to upset3) : to feign, to pretend* * *afectar vb1. to affect -
20 alterar
v.1 to alter (to change).alterar el orden de las palabras to change the order of the wordsesto altera nuestros planes that changes our plansAlteré las medidas I altered the measurements.Su petulancia alteró a Elsa His petulance altered Elsa.2 to agitate, to fluster (perturbar) (person).le alteran mucho los cambios change upsets him a lot3 to disrupt.fue detenido por alterar el orden público he was arrested for causing a breach of the peace* * *1 (cambiar) to change, modify, alter2 (estropear) to spoil, upset; (comida) to make go off, turn bad3 (enfadar) to annoy, upset4 (inquietar) to unnerve, make feel restless1 (cambiar) to change2 (deteriorarse) to go bad, go off3 (enfadarse) to lose one's temper, get upset\alterar el orden público to disturb the peace, cause a breach of the peace* * *verb1) to alter, modify2) disturb•* * *1. VT1) (=cambiar) to modify, altertuvimos que alterar los planes por la huelga — we had to modify o alter our plans because of the strike
2) (=estropear) [+ alimentos] to spoil; [+ leche] to sourla humedad alteró los alimentos — the humidity spoiled the food, the humidity made the food go bad
3) (=conmocionar) to shake, upsetla noticia del accidente la alteró visiblemente — she was visibly shaken o upset by the news of the accident
4)5) (=distorsionar) [+ verdad] to distort, twist2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <plan/texto> to change, alterb) <hechos/verdad> to distortel sentido de mis palabras fue alterado — what I said was misinterpreted o misrepresented
c) < alimento> to make... go off, turn... bad2) ( perturbar)a) < paz> to disturbb) < persona> to upset2.alterarse v pron1) alimentos to go off, go bad2) pulso/respiración to become irregular3) persona to get upset* * *= alter, disturb, upset, doctor, redraw [re-draw], change.Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex. The purpose of the present paper is to determine the effect of doctoring AACR2 in this manner.Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.----* alterar el equilibrio = upset + the balance.* alterar el orden público = breach + the peace, disturb + the peace.* alterar el sistema = perturb + the system.* alterar la paz = disrupt + peace.* sin alterar = unaltered, unmodified.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <plan/texto> to change, alterb) <hechos/verdad> to distortel sentido de mis palabras fue alterado — what I said was misinterpreted o misrepresented
c) < alimento> to make... go off, turn... bad2) ( perturbar)a) < paz> to disturbb) < persona> to upset2.alterarse v pron1) alimentos to go off, go bad2) pulso/respiración to become irregular3) persona to get upset* * *= alter, disturb, upset, doctor, redraw [re-draw], change.Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.
Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex: The purpose of the present paper is to determine the effect of doctoring AACR2 in this manner.Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.* alterar el equilibrio = upset + the balance.* alterar el orden público = breach + the peace, disturb + the peace.* alterar el sistema = perturb + the system.* alterar la paz = disrupt + peace.* sin alterar = unaltered, unmodified.* * *alterar [A1 ]vtA (cambiar, modificar)1 ‹plan/texto/información› to change, alterel orden de los factores no altera el producto the order of the factors does not alter o affect the productestá alterando los hechos he is distorting the factsel sentido de mis palabras ha sido alterado what I said has been misinterpreted o misrepresented2 ‹alimento› to make … go off, turn … badla exposición al sol puede alterar el color exposure to the sun can affect the color1 ‹paz› to disturbfue acusado de alterar el orden público he was charged with causing a breach of the peace2 ‹persona› to upsettraten de no alterar al enfermo try not to upset the patient in any wayla noticia del golpe alteró visiblemente al embajador the ambassador was visibly shaken by the news of the coupno debes dejar que esas cosas te alteren you shouldn't let those things upset you o ( colloq) get to youA «alimentos» to go off, go badB«pulso/respiración»: con la emoción se le alteró la voz her voice shook o faltered with emotionC «persona» to get upset* * *
alterar ( conjugate alterar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( perturbar)
alterarse verbo pronominal
1 [ alimentos] to go off, go bad
2 [pulso/respiración] to become irregular;
[ color] to change
3 [ persona] to get upset
alterar verbo transitivo to alter, change
' alterar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitar
- desfigurar
- falsear
- pervertir
- tergiversar
- trastocar
- trastornar
- cambiar
- falsificar
- orden
English:
disturb
- evenly
- ruffle
- tamper
- breach
- tamper with
- unsettle
- upset
* * *♦ vt1. [cambiar] to alter, to change;alterar el orden de las palabras to change the order of the words;esto altera nuestros planes that changes our plans2. [perturbar] [persona] to agitate, to fluster;le alteran mucho los cambios the changes upset him a lot;no le gusta que alteren sus costumbres she doesn't like having her routine upset;fue detenido por alterar el orden público he was arrested for causing a breach of the peace* * *v/t1 ( cambiar) alter2 a alguien upset3:alterar el orden público cause a breach of the peace* * *alterar vt1) modificar: to alter, to modify2) perturbar: to disturb, to disrupt* * *
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