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ə'dopt1) (to take (a child of other parents) as one's own: Since they had no children of their own they decided to adopt a little girl.) adoptar2) (to take (something) as one's own: After going to France he adopted the French way of life.) adoptar•- adoption- adoptive
adopt vb adoptartr[ə'dɒpt]1 (gen) adoptar2 (accept) aceptaradopt [ə'dɑpt] vt: adoptarv.• abrazar v.• adoptar v.• ahijar v.• arrogar v.• prohijar v.ə'dɑːpt, ə'dɒpta) \<\<child\>\> adoptarb) \<\<idea/custom/title\>\> adoptarc) \<\<recommendation\>\> aprobar*[ǝ'dɒpt]VT1) [+ child] adoptar2) [+ report] aprobar; [+ suggestion] seguir, aceptar; (Pol) [+ candidate] elegir* * *[ə'dɑːpt, ə'dɒpt]a) \<\<child\>\> adoptarb) \<\<idea/custom/title\>\> adoptarc) \<\<recommendation\>\> aprobar*
См. также в других словарях:
adoptive parents — parents who adopt a child of other parents as their own child … English contemporary dictionary
adoptive — adop·tive /ə däp tiv/ adj 1 a: having adopted an adoptive parent b: having been adopted an adoptive child 2: made or acquired by accepting as one s own the words or actions of another to constitute an adoptive admission...defendant must … Law dictionary
adoptive — [ə däp′tiv] adj. [L adoptivus] 1. having to do with adoption 2. having become so by the act of adoption [adoptive parents] adoptively adv … English World dictionary
adoptive — [[t]ədɒ̱ptɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Someone s adoptive family is the family that adopted them. He was brought up by adoptive parents in London. ...her adoptive mother. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Someone s adoptive country or city is the one that they choose for… … English dictionary
adoptive — adjective Related through adoption; more generally, relating to adoption. My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents … Wiktionary
adoptive — a|dop|tive [ ə daptıv ] adjective only before noun adoptive parents are people who have ADOPTED a child … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
adoptive — UK [əˈdɒptɪv] / US [əˈdɑptɪv] adjective [only before noun] adoptive parents are people who have adopted a child … English dictionary
adoptive — [əˈdɒptɪv] adj adoptive parents have ADOPTED a child … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
parents — I noun ancestor, begetter, creator, father, forebear, founder of the family, genitor, head of the household, immediate forebear, matriarch, mother, parens, patriarch, precursor, predecessor, procreator, progenitor associated concepts: abandonment … Law dictionary
adoptive — adopted, adoptive The correct use of each word is as follows: a child is adopted and its parents are adoptive. The distinction has become eroded in recent usage, especially in extended uses with reference to countries, homes, etc … Modern English usage
foster parents — adoptive parents, parents who care for a child that is not their own … English contemporary dictionary
