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1 deduce
di'dju:s(to work out from facts one knows or guesses: From the height of the sun I deduced that it was about ten o'clock.) deducir1) (the act of deducing.) deducción
2) (something that has been deduced: Is this deduction accurate?)
deduce vb deducirwhat do you deduce from these facts? ¿qué deduces de estos hechos?tr[dɪ'djʊːs]v.• colegir v.• concluir v.• deducir v.• inferir v.dɪ'duːs, dɪ'djuːsto deduce something FROM something — deducir* or inferir* algo de algo
[dɪ'djuːs]VT deducirwhat do you deduce from that? — ¿qué conclusión sacas de eso?
to deduce (from sth) that... — deducir (de algo) que...
as can be deduced from — según se deduce or se desprende de
* * *[dɪ'duːs, dɪ'djuːs]to deduce something FROM something — deducir* or inferir* algo de algo
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2 infer
in'fə:past tense, past participle - inferred; verb(to judge (from facts or evidence): I inferred from your silence that you were angry.) inferir, deducirtr[ɪn'fɜːSMALLr/SMALL]1) deduce: deducir, inferir2) surmise: concluir, suponer, tener entendido3) imply: sugerir, insinuarv.• discurrir v.• inducir v.• inferir v.• sobreentender v.• sobrentender v.• traslucir v.ɪn'fɜːr, ɪn'fɜː(r)to infer something (FROM something) — inferir* or deducir* or colegir* algo (de algo)
[ɪn'fɜː(r)]VT1) (=deduce) inferir, deducir ( from de)2) * (=imply) insinuarwhat are you inferring? — ¿qué estás insinuando?
* * *[ɪn'fɜːr, ɪn'fɜː(r)]to infer something (FROM something) — inferir* or deducir* or colegir* algo (de algo)
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3 derive
1. verb( with from)1) (to come or develop from: The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.) derivar2) (to draw or take from (a source or origin): We derive comfort from his presence.) sacar, recibir•- derivative
2. noun(a word, substance etc formed from another word, substance etc: `Reader' is a derivative of `read'.) derivadotr[dɪ'raɪv]1 (get, obtain) sacar, recibir■ we can derive comfort from the fact that he is still in good health es un consuelo para nosotros que aún esté bien de salud\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL1) obtain: obtener, sacar2) deduce: deducir, inferirderive vi: provenir, derivar, procederv.• deducir (Matemática) v.• derivar v.dɪ'raɪv
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to derive something FROM something: children can derive great enjoyment from the simplest things las cosas más simples pueden dar enorme placer a un niño; penicillin is derived from mold la penicilina se obtiene (a partir) del moho; the name is derived from the Greek — el nombre viene or deriva del griego
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vi1) ( stem from)to derive FROM something — \<\<attitude/problem\>\> provenir* de algo; \<\<idea\>\> tener* su origen en algo
2) ( Ling)[dɪ'raɪv]1.it derives its name or its name is derived from the Latin word "linum" — su nombre viene or procede del latín "linum"
derived demand — demanda f indirecta
2.VIto derive from — [word, name] proceder de, venir de; [view, notion] basarse en; [problem, power, fortune] provenir de
* * *[dɪ'raɪv]
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to derive something FROM something: children can derive great enjoyment from the simplest things las cosas más simples pueden dar enorme placer a un niño; penicillin is derived from mold la penicilina se obtiene (a partir) del moho; the name is derived from the Greek — el nombre viene or deriva del griego
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vi1) ( stem from)to derive FROM something — \<\<attitude/problem\>\> provenir* de algo; \<\<idea\>\> tener* su origen en algo
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4 which
wi
1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) cuál
2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) que
3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.)- which is which? - which is which
which1 adj cuál / quéwhich one is yours? ¿cuál es el tuyo?which2 pron1. cuál / quéwhich of the houses is yours? ¿cuál de las casas es la tuya?2. quetr[wɪʧ]1 (direct questions) qué, cuál, cuáles■ which size? ¿qué tamaño/talla?■ which colour do you prefer? ¿qué color prefieres?■ which newspaper do you read? ¿qué periódico lees?■ which one do you like best? ¿cuál te gusta más?2 (indirect questions) qué1 (questions) cuál, cuáles■ which do you want? ¿cuál quieres?■ which is your car? ¿cuál es tu coche?■ which is mine? ¿cuál es el mío?2 (indirect questions) cuál3 (defining relative) que; (with preposition) que, el/la que, el/la cual, los/las que, los/las cuales4 (non-defining relative) el/la cual, los/las cuales■ two glasses, one of which was dirty dos copas, una de las cuales estaba sucia5 (referring to a clause) lo que, lo cual■ he lost, which was sad perdió, lo cual era triste\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin which case en cuyo casowhich ['hwɪʧ] adj: qué, cuálwhich tie do you prefer?: ¿cuál corbata prefieres?which ones?: ¿cuáles?tell me which house is yours: dime qué casa es la tuyawhich pron1) : cuálwhich is the right answer?: ¿cuál es la respuesta correcta?2) : que, el (la) cualthe cup which broke: la taza que se quebróthe house, which is made of brick: la casa, la cual es de ladrillopron.• qué pron.adj.• cuál adj.• el cual adj.• que adj.pron.• cual pron.• cuál pron.• que pron.
I hwɪtʃ, wɪtʃ1)a) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáleswhich of you wrote this? — ¿cuál or quién de ustedes escribió esto?
b) ( in indirect use) cuáldo you know which she chose? — ¿sabes cuál eligió?
2) ( as relative)the newspaper in which the article appeared — el diario en el que or en el cual apareció el artículo
he said it was an accident, which I know is not true — dijo que había sido un accidente, lo cual sé que no es cierto
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1)a) ( in questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesin which European city is it? — ¿en qué or cuál ciudad europea está?
b) ( in indirect questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesask her which chapters we have to read — pregúntale qué or cuales capítulos hay que leer
2) ( as relative)[wɪtʃ]we arrived at two, by which time they had gone — llegamos a las dos y para entonces ya se habían ido
1. PRONOUN1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)
Which/which one/ which ones in direct and indirect questions and after expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) usually translate as cuál/cuáles: cuálwhich do you want? — (offering one) ¿cuál quieres?; (offering two or more) ¿cuáles quieres?
which of you did it? — ¿cuál de vosotros lo hizo?
which of you is Kathleen? — ¿cuál de vosotras es Kathleen?
2) (relative)In relative clauses where which defines the noun it refers to, you can usually translate it as que. Note that in this type of sentence which can be substituted by that in English: quethe letter which came this morning was from my niece — la carta que llegó esta mañana era de mi sobrina
If [which] is the object of a preposition, you can either translate it as [que] (usually preceded by the definite article) or as article + [cual]/[cuales]. Use the second option particularly in formal language or after long prepositions or prepositional phrases:do you remember the house which we saw last week? — ¿te acuerdas de la casa que vimos la semana pasada?
your letter, which I received this morning, cheered me up — tu carta, que or more frm la cual he recibido esta mañana, me ha levantado el ánimo
the bull which I'm talking about — el toro del que or more frm del cual estoy hablando
the meeting which we attended — la reunión a la que or more frm a la cual asistimos
the hotel at which we stayed — el hotel en el que or more frm en el cual nos hospedamos
the cities to which we are going — las ciudades a las que or more frm a las cuales vamos
If instead of defining the noun the [which] clause merely adds additional information, you can translate [which] using either [que] or article + [cual]/[cuales]:he explained the means by which we could achieve our objective — explicó los medios a través de los cuales podíamos alcanzar nuestro objetivo
When which refers to the whole of a preceding sentence or idea, translate as lo que or lo cual:the oak dining-table, which was a present from my father, seats 10 people comfortably — la mesa de roble, que or la cual fue un regalo de mi padre, admite cómodamente diez comensales
it rained hard which upset her — llovió mucho, lo que or lo cual le disgustó
After a preposition only [lo cual] can be used:they left early, which my wife did not like at all — se marcharon pronto, lo cual or lo que no agradó nada a mi mujer
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after which we went to bed — después de lo cual nos acostamos•
from which we deduce that... — de lo cual deducimos que...2. ADJECTIVE1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)When which is used as an interrogative adjective, translate using qué + noun when the possibilities are very open or cuál/cuáles de + article + plural noun when the possibilities are limited: quéwhich house do you live in? — ¿en qué casa vives?
which day are they coming? — ¿qué día vienen?
which picture do you prefer? — ¿qué cuadro prefieres?, ¿cuál de los cuadros prefieres?
which option do you prefer? — ¿cuál de las alternativas prefieres?
which way did she go? — ¿por dónde se fue?
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which one? — ¿cuál?2) (relative)look which way you will... — mires por donde mires...
he used "peradventure", which word is now archaic — frm dijo "peradventure", palabra que ha quedado ahora anticuada
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he didn't get here till 10, by which time Jane had already left — no llegó hasta las 10 y para entonces Jane ya se había ido* * *
I [hwɪtʃ, wɪtʃ]1)a) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáleswhich of you wrote this? — ¿cuál or quién de ustedes escribió esto?
b) ( in indirect use) cuáldo you know which she chose? — ¿sabes cuál eligió?
2) ( as relative)the newspaper in which the article appeared — el diario en el que or en el cual apareció el artículo
he said it was an accident, which I know is not true — dijo que había sido un accidente, lo cual sé que no es cierto
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1)a) ( in questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesin which European city is it? — ¿en qué or cuál ciudad europea está?
b) ( in indirect questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesask her which chapters we have to read — pregúntale qué or cuales capítulos hay que leer
2) ( as relative)we arrived at two, by which time they had gone — llegamos a las dos y para entonces ya se habían ido
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deduce — deducible, adj. deducibility, deducibleness, n. deducibly, adv. /di doohs , dyoohs /, v.t., deduced, deducing. 1. to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer: From the evidence the detective deduced that the gardener had done … Universalium
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deduce — /dəˈdjus / (say duh dyoohs) verb (t) (deduced, deducing) 1. to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer. 2. to trace the derivation of; trace the course of. {Latin dedūcere lead down, derive} –deducible, adjective …
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