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1 towards
tə'wo:d(z), ]( American) to:rd(z)1) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) hacia2) (in relation to: What are your feelings towards him?) hacia3) (as a contribution or help to: Here's $3 towards the cost of the journey.) para4) ((of time) near: Towards night-time, the weather worsened.) hacia, cerca detowards prep haciatr[tə'wɔːdz]1 (in direction of) hacia2 (attitude) con, para con3 (payment) para■ huge sums have been spent towards improving public safety se han gastado cantidades enormes de dinero para mejorar la seguridad ciudadana4 (of time) hacia, cerca de■ it must have been towards 11.00 serían cerca de las onceprep.• hacia prep.• para prep.[tǝ'wɔːdz]PREP (esp Brit) = toward -
2 towards
prep.hacia, en dirección a. -
3 towards the beginning of
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4 towards the end of
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5 towards the middle
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6 towards Australia
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7 towards space
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8 towards where
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9 count towards
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10 to behave towards somebody
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11 to gravitate to / gravitate towards
to gravitate to / gravitate towards1 (be drawn to) sentirse atraído,-a por; (move towards) desplazarse haciaEnglish-spanish dictionary > to gravitate to / gravitate towards
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12 go towards
(to help to buy etc: The money we collect will go towards a new roof.) ser destinado aVI + PREP (=contribute to) -
13 nod towards
VI + PREP (indicating) señalar con la cabeza"ask him," said Rob, nodding towards Stevens — "pregúntale a él" dijo Rob, señalando con la cabeza a Stevens
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14 race towards
VI + PREP (=head towards) ir corriendo hacia -
15 to be drawn to/towards somebody/something
to be drawn to/towards somebody/somethingsentirse atraído,-a por/hacia alguien/algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be drawn to/towards somebody/something
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16 to be favourably/well disposed towards somebody/something
to be favourably/well disposed towards somebody/somethingestar bien dispuesto,-a hacia alguien/algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be favourably/well disposed towards somebody/something
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17 to be ill disposed towards somebody/something
to be ill disposed towards somebody/somethingestar mal dispuesto,-a hacia alguien/algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be ill disposed towards somebody/something
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18 to be ill-disposed towards somebody
estar predispuesto,-a en contra de alguien, tener una actitud poco favorable hacia alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be ill-disposed towards somebody
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19 to go a long way towards something
contribuir en gran medida a algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to go a long way towards something
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20 to go towards
См. также в других словарях:
Towards — To wards, prep. & adv. See {Toward}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
towards — [tôrdz; tōrdz, tō′ərdz; twôrdz; too wôrdz′, təwôrdz′] prep. 〚ME towardes < OE toweardes < toweard + adv. gen. ( e)s〛 TOWARD * * * to·wards (tôrdz, tōrdz, tə wôrdzʹ) prep. Variant of toward. adj. Variant of toward. * * * … Universalium
towards — (chiefly N. Amer. also toward) ► PREPOSITION 1) in the direction of. 2) getting nearer to (a time or goal). 3) in relation to. 4) contributing to the cost of. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
towards — [tôrdz; tōrdz, tō′ərdz; twôrdz; too wôrdz′, təwôrdz′] prep. [ME towardes < OE toweardes < toweard + adv. gen. ( e)s] TOWARD … English World dictionary
towards — [[t]təwɔ͟ː(r)dz, AM tɔ͟ːrdz[/t]] ♦ (in AM and sometimes in BRIT, use toward) 1) PREP If you move, look, or point towards something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction. Caroline leant across the table towards him... Anne left… … English dictionary
towards */*/*/ — UK [təˈwɔː(r)dz] / US [təˈwɔrdz] preposition 1) in a particular direction used for saying in which direction someone or something is going, facing, or looking a stream of traffic speeding towards West London I saw Joanna hurrying towards me along … English dictionary
towards — to|wards W1S1 [təˈwo:dz US to:rdz, two:rdz] prep especially BrE to|ward [təˈwo:d US to:rd, two:rd] especially AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(direction)¦ 2¦(producing a result)¦ 3¦(feeling/attitude)¦ 4¦(help pay for)¦ 5¦(before)¦ 6¦(near)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
towards — especially BrE to.ward especially AmE preposition 1 moving, looking, or pointing in a particular direction: He noticed two policemen coming towards him. | All the windows face toward the river. | He was standing with his back towards me. 2 if you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
towards*/*/*/ — [təˈwɔːdz] preposition 1) going, facing, or looking in a particular direction I saw Joanna hurrying towards me.[/ex] Victor was standing with his back towards me.[/ex] a path leading towards the river[/ex] 2) used when saying how you feel about… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Towards — Toward To ward, Towards To wards, prep.[AS. ? impending, imminent, future, toward, ? towards. See {To}, and {ward}, {wards}.] 1. In the direction of; to. [1913 Webster] He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1. [1913 Webster] The waves … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
towards — /təˈwɔdz / (say tuh wawdz), /tɔdz / (say tawdz) preposition 1. in the direction of (with reference to either motion or position): to walk towards the north. 2. with respect to; as regards: one s attitude towards a proposition. 3. nearly as late… …