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1 postulate
tr['pɒstjəleɪt]1 postularn.• postulado s.m.v.• postular v.'pɑːstʃəleɪt, 'pɒstjʊleɪta) (Math, Phil) postularb) ( assume) presuponer*, dar* por supuesto1.['pɒstjʊlɪt]N postulado m2.['pɒstjʊleɪt]VT postular* * *['pɑːstʃəleɪt, 'pɒstjʊleɪt]a) (Math, Phil) postularb) ( assume) presuponer*, dar* por supuesto -
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4 postulate
s.1 postulado, principio tan claro que no necesita prueba ni demostración.2 admisión de un primer principio para establecer una demostración. (matemáticas)vt.1 postular.2 asumir como premisa, asumir. (pt & pp postulated) -
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6 Euclid's parallel postulate
nGEOM axioma paralelo de Euclides m, postulado del paralelo de Euclides mMATH axioma paralelo de Euclides mEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > Euclid's parallel postulate
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s.postulado de contabilidad. -
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10 suppose
suppose vb suponer / imaginarseI don't suppose you could lend me £50, could you? no podrías dejarme cincuenta libras, ¿verdad?tr[sə'pəʊz]1 (assume, imagine) suponer, imaginarse■ I don't suppose you've got any serviettes? ¿no tendrás servilletas, por casualidad?■ I don't suppose you could lend me £10, could you? no podrías dejarme £10, ¿no?3 (believe) creer■ what do you suppose will happen now? ¿qué crees que pasará ahora?4 (postulate) suponer■ let's suppose that... supongamos que...5 formal use (presuppose) suponer1 (hypothesis) ¿y si...?, pongamos por caso, supongamos■ suppose she's right? ¿y si tiene razón?2 (making suggestions) ¿y si...?, ¿qué tal si...?■ suppose we leave now? ¿y si nos fuéramos ya?■ suppose we wait until tomorrow? ¿qué tal si esperamos hasta mañana?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI suppose not supongo que noI suppose so supongo que sí1) assume: suponer, imaginarse2) believe: suponer, creer3)to be supposed to : tener que, deberv.• imaginarse v.• presumir v.• suponer v.sə'pəʊz1)a) (assume, imagine) suponer*, imaginarseI suppose you want more money — supongo or (me) imagino que querrás más dinero
I don't suppose you could take me there? — tú no podrías llevarme hasta allí ¿no?
suppose he phones and you're not in — ¿y si llama y tú no estás?, suponte que llama y tú no estás
I suppose so — supongo or me imagino que sí
can Peter come too? - oh, I suppose so — ¿Peter puede ir con nosotros? - bueno, si no hay más remedio...
I suppose not o I don't suppose so — supongo que no or no creo
b) ( making suggestions)suppose we take this with us — ¿y si nos lleváramos esto?, ¿qué tal si nos llevamos esto?
c) (believe, think) creer*what do you suppose he'll do? — ¿tú qué crees que hará?
d) ( postulate) suponer*let us suppose that x = a + b — supongamos que x = a + b
2) to be supposed to + infa) (indicating obligation, expectation)aren't you supposed to be at home? — ¿tú no tendrías que estar en casa?
b) ( indicating intention)what's that supposed to be? — ¿y eso qué se supone que es?
what's that supposed to mean? — ¿y qué quieres (or quieren etc) decir con eso, (si se puede saber)?
you're supposed to be the expert, not me — el experto se supone que eres tú, no yo
3) ( presuppose) (frml) suponer*[sǝ'pǝʊz]VT1) (=assume) suponerlet us suppose that — supongamos que, pongamos por caso que
but just suppose he's right — y ¿si tiene razón?
supposing it rains, what shall we do? — pongamos que llueve, entonces ¿qué hacemos?
2) (=assume, believe) suponer, creeryou'll accept, I suppose? — aceptarás, supongo, ¿no?
who do you suppose was there? — ¿quién crees tú que estaba allí?
you don't suppose they'd start without us, do you? — no empezarán sin nosotros, ¿verdad?
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I suppose so/ not — supongo que sí/no3)to be supposed to do sth: you're supposed to be in bed by ten — tendrías que estar acostado a las diez
you're supposed to be my friend! — ¡yo creía que eras mi amigo!
what am I supposed to have done wrong now? — ¿qué se supone que he hecho mal ahora?
what's that supposed to mean? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?
4) (in requests, suggestions)do you suppose we could take a lunch break now? — ¿podríamos hacer un descanso para almorzar ahora?
do you suppose you could wrap this up for me? — ¿podrías envolverme esto?
I don't suppose you could lend me ten pounds — ¿no podrías prestarme diez libras?
suppose we talk about something else now — ¿y si hablamos sobre algo distinto ahora?
5) (=presuppose) suponer, presuponer* * *[sə'pəʊz]1)a) (assume, imagine) suponer*, imaginarseI suppose you want more money — supongo or (me) imagino que querrás más dinero
I don't suppose you could take me there? — tú no podrías llevarme hasta allí ¿no?
suppose he phones and you're not in — ¿y si llama y tú no estás?, suponte que llama y tú no estás
I suppose so — supongo or me imagino que sí
can Peter come too? - oh, I suppose so — ¿Peter puede ir con nosotros? - bueno, si no hay más remedio...
I suppose not o I don't suppose so — supongo que no or no creo
b) ( making suggestions)suppose we take this with us — ¿y si nos lleváramos esto?, ¿qué tal si nos llevamos esto?
c) (believe, think) creer*what do you suppose he'll do? — ¿tú qué crees que hará?
d) ( postulate) suponer*let us suppose that x = a + b — supongamos que x = a + b
2) to be supposed to + infa) (indicating obligation, expectation)aren't you supposed to be at home? — ¿tú no tendrías que estar en casa?
b) ( indicating intention)what's that supposed to be? — ¿y eso qué se supone que es?
what's that supposed to mean? — ¿y qué quieres (or quieren etc) decir con eso, (si se puede saber)?
you're supposed to be the expert, not me — el experto se supone que eres tú, no yo
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11 postulado
Del verbo postular: ( conjugate postular) \ \
postulado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: postulado postular
postular ( conjugate postular) verbo transitivo (AmL) (Pol) ‹ candidato› to nominate, propose ■ verbo intransitivo postulado PARA algo (CS) ‹ para puesto› to apply for sth postularse verbo pronominal (AmL) to stand, run
postulado sustantivo masculino postulate ' postulado' also found in these entries: Spanish: principio -
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adj.postulador, postulante.ger.gerundio del verbo: POSTULATE
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Postulate — Pos tu*late, n. [L. postulatum a demand, request, prop. p. p. of postulare to demand, prob. a dim. of poscere to demand, prob. for porcscere; akin to G. forschen to search, investigate, Skr. prach to ask, and L. precari to pray: cf. F. postulat.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Postulate — Pos tu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postulating}.] 1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions. [1913 Webster] 2. To take without express consent; to assume. [1913 Webster] The Byzantine emperors… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postulate# — postulate vb *presuppose, presume, assume, premise, posit Analogous words: affirm, aver, predicate, *assert postulate n presupposition, presumption, assumption, premise, posit (see under PRESUPPOSE) Analogous words: *principle, axiom, theorem,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Postulate — Pos tu*late, a. Postulated. [Obs.] Hudibras. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postulate — I noun assertion, assumed truth, assumption, axiom, conjecture, foundation, hypothesis, premise, speculation, starting point, statement, suggestion, sumptio, supposal, supposition, surmise, theorem, thesis, truism II verb advance, assume,… … Law dictionary
postulate — (v.) early 15c. (implied in postulation), nominate to a church office, from M.L. postulatus, pp. of postulare to ask, demand, probably formed from pp. of L. poscere ask urgently, demand, from *posk to , Italic inchoative of PIE root *prek to ask… … Etymology dictionary
postulate — [v] suppose, figure advance, affirm, assert, assume, aver, estimate, guess, hypothesize, posit, predicate, premise, presuppose, propose, put forward, speculate, suppose, take for granted, theorize; concepts 12,26 Ant. calculate … New thesaurus
postulate — ► VERB 1) suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning or belief. 2) nominate or elect to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority. ► NOUN ▪ a thing postulated. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
postulate — [päs′chə lāt΄; ] for n., usually [, päs′chəlit] vt. postulated, postulating [< L postulatus, pp. of postulare, to demand < base of poscere, to demand < IE * pṛk̑skā, question < base * perk̑ , to ask > Ger frage, question] 1. to… … English World dictionary
postulate — I n. (formal) a postulate that + clause (his postulate that the area was uninhabited proved to be true) II v. (formal) (L) they postulated that the collision had been caused by fog * * * [ pɒstjʊleɪt] (formal) (L) they postulated that the… … Combinatory dictionary
postulate — I UK [ˈpɒstjʊleɪt] / US [ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms postulate : present tense I/you/we/they postulate he/she/it postulates present participle postulating past tense postulated past participle postulated formal to claim or imagine… … English dictionary