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1 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 -
2 pure
'pjuə1) (not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable: pure gold.) puro2) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) puro3) (complete; absolute: a pure accident.) puro, completo4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) límpido•- purely- pureness
- purity
- purify
- purification
- pure-blooded
- pure-bred
- pure and simple
pure adj puro
puré sustantivo masculino: puré de tomates tomato purée o paste; puré de papas or (Esp) patatas mashed o creamed potatoes
puré m Culin purée, thick soup
puré de patatas, mashed potatoes Locuciones: estar hecho puré, to be exhausted o familiar to be knackered ' puré' also found in these entries: Spanish: candorosa - candoroso - castiza - castizo - comerse - grumosa - grumoso - impoluta - impoluto - lana - ley - liofilizar - mera - mero - pura - puro - simple - aplastar - carambola - conjetura - mancha English: banger - cream - crisps - mash - potato chips - pure - soup - conjecture - croquette - puree - racially - sheer - solidtr['pjʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) puro,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpure and simple puro,-a y simplepure new wool pura lana virgenadj.• acendrado, -a adj.• castizo, -a adj.• casto, -a adj.• fino, -a adj.• genuino, -a adj.• honesto, -a adj.• incorrupto, -a adj.• limpio, -a adj.• lirondo, -a adj.• mondo, -a adj.• neto, -a adj.• puro, -a adj.• terso, -a adj.pjʊr, pjʊə(r)a) ( unmixed) puroit's negligence pure and simple — se trata de negligencia, lisa or simple y llanamente
b) ( not applied) (before n) <science/mathematics> puro[pjʊǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar purer) (superl purest)1) (=unadulterated) [wool, alcohol, substance] puro; [silk] naturalit's blackmail, pure and simple — esto es chantaje, lisa y llanamente
2) (=clean, clear) [air, water, sound, light] puro3) (=sheer) [pleasure, luck, coincidence, speculation] puro4) (=theoretical) puro5) (=virgin, blameless) puropure in or of heart — liter limpio de corazón
2.CPDPUREpure vowel N — vocal f simple
Position of "puro"
You should generally put p uro after the noun when you mean pure in the sense of "uncontaminated" or "unadulterated" and before the noun in the sense of "sheer" or "plain":
... pure olive oil...... aceite puro de oliva...
It's pure coincidence Es pura coincidencia For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *[pjʊr, pjʊə(r)]a) ( unmixed) puroit's negligence pure and simple — se trata de negligencia, lisa or simple y llanamente
b) ( not applied) (before n) <science/mathematics> puro -
3 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 -
4 speculation
1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) especulación2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) especulacióntr[spekjə'leɪʃən]2 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL especulación nombre femeninospeculation [.spkjə'leɪʃən] n: especulación fn.• agio s.m.• agiotaje s.m.• especulación s.f.'spekjə'leɪʃən, ˌspekjʊ'leɪʃənmass & count noun1) ( Fin) especulación fproperty speculation — especulación en or con bienes raíces
2) (reflection, conjecture) especulación f[ˌspekjʊ'leɪʃǝn]N1) (=conjecture) especulación fit is the subject of much speculation — se está especulando mucho sobre el tema, es un tema sobre el que se está especulando mucho
2) (Econ) especulación f* * *['spekjə'leɪʃən, ˌspekjʊ'leɪʃən]mass & count noun1) ( Fin) especulación fproperty speculation — especulación en or con bienes raíces
2) (reflection, conjecture) especulación f
См. также в других словарях:
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