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1 afinar
v.1 to tune (Music) (instrument).afinar la voz to sing in tuneElsa afina su piano Elsa tunes her piano.2 to fine-tune.afinar la puntería to improve one's aim3 to refine.La refinería afina el aceite The refinery refines the oil.4 to sing in tune.5 to work out, to iron out.Ricardo afinó la propuesta Richard works out the proposal.6 to attune.La privación afina los sentidos Privation attunes the senses7 to enhance.El maquillaje afina la belleza natural Makeup enhances natural beauty.* * *1 to perfect, polish2 MÚSICA to tune3 (puntería) to sharpen4 (metales) to purify, refine* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Mús) to tune2) (Aut) to tune up3) (=perfeccionar) to put the finishing touch to, complete; (=pulir) to polish; (Téc) to purify, refine; [+ puntería] to sharpen, make more precise2.VI to sing in tune, play in tune3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < instrumento> to tune2) < punta> to sharpen2.afinarse v pron to become thinner* * *= refine, tune, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.Ex. The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex. libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.Ex. These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex. The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < instrumento> to tune2) < punta> to sharpen2.afinarse v pron to become thinner* * *= refine, tune, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex: libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex: The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.* * *afinar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹instrumento› to tune2 ‹coche› to tune up; ‹motor› to tune3 ‹concepto/definición› to perfect, refine, honeB ‹punta› to sharpen■ afinarviA1 (cantar, tocar en el tono debido) «cantante» to sing in tune; «músico» to play in tune2 (ajustar el instrumento) to tune upB (estar alerta) to be/keep on one's toes■ afinarseto become thinner* * *
afinar ( conjugate afinar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ motor› to tune
2 ‹ punta› to sharpen
afinar verbo transitivo
1 (la puntería) to sharpen
2 (un instrumento) to tune
' afinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
- diapasón
- puntería
English:
attune
- tune
- tune up
- hone
* * *♦ vt1. [instrumento] to tune;afinar la voz to sing in tune2. [perfeccionar, mejorar] to fine-tune;afinar la puntería to improve one's aim3. [pulir] to refine♦ vi[cantar] to sing in tune* * *I v/t1 MÚS tune; figfine-tune2 punta sharpenII v/i play in tune* * *afinar vt1) : to perfect, to refine2) : to tune (an instrument)afinar vi: to sing or play in tune* * *afinar vb (instrumento) to tune -
2 solucionar
v.to solve (problema).Ricardo afinó la propuesta Richard works out the proposal.* * *1 (problema) to solve2 (huelga, asunto) to settle* * *verb* * *VT1) [+ problema] to solve2) (=decidir) to resolve, settle* * *1. 2.solucionarse v pron problema to be resolveda ver si se soluciona lo de la casa — let's hope we get the problem of the house resolved o (colloq) sorted out
* * *= remedy, solve, take + care of, fix.Ex. After 1728, the initiative for investigating and remedying the state of the public records passed to the House of Commons.Ex. I must warn you though that this might not solve anything.Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.Ex. There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.----* sin solucionar = unsolved.* solucionar los problemas = put + things right.* solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].* solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.* * *1. 2.solucionarse v pron problema to be resolveda ver si se soluciona lo de la casa — let's hope we get the problem of the house resolved o (colloq) sorted out
* * *= remedy, solve, take + care of, fix.Ex: After 1728, the initiative for investigating and remedying the state of the public records passed to the House of Commons.
Ex: I must warn you though that this might not solve anything.Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.Ex: There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.* sin solucionar = unsolved.* solucionar los problemas = put + things right.* solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].* solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.* * *solucionar [A1 ]vt‹problema› to solve; ‹asunto/conflicto› to settle, resolve«problema» to be resolveda ver si se soluciona pronto lo de la casa let's hope we get the problem of the house resolved o ( colloq) sorted out soonal final todo se solucionó everything worked out in the end* * *
solucionar ( conjugate solucionar) verbo transitivo ‹ problema› to solve;
‹asunto/conflicto› to settle, resolve
solucionarse verbo pronominal [ problema] to be resolved;
solucionar verbo transitivo
1 to solve
2 (decidir, zanjar) to settle
' solucionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arreglar
- ventilar
- problema
English:
solve
- swallow up
- sort
* * *♦ vt1. [dificultad] to solve;[disputa] to resolve2. [problema matemático] to solve* * *v/t solve* * *solucionar vtresolver: to solve, to resolve* * *solucionar vb to solve
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