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1 error de cálculo
(n.) = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistakeEx. This article notes the brief and troubled history of this area of inquiry, which was prone to miscalculation, misinterpretation, and politicisation.Ex. Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.Ex. Some of the confusion encountered in electrochemistry due to misunderstandings of sign conventions and simple mathematical errors.Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex. The author made some calculation mistakes in the comparison table.* * *(n.) = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistakeEx: This article notes the brief and troubled history of this area of inquiry, which was prone to miscalculation, misinterpretation, and politicisation.
Ex: Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.Ex: Some of the confusion encountered in electrochemistry due to misunderstandings of sign conventions and simple mathematical errors.Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex: The author made some calculation mistakes in the comparison table.* * *error of judg(e)ment -
2 buscar
v.1 to look.2 to look for.estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for workse fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in AmericaMaría busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.3 to look up.Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.4 to search for (computing).El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble6 to pick up.voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paperir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody uppasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.* * *1 (gen) to look for, search for■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!4 (recoger) to pick up■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve1 (mirar) to look\buscársela familiar to be looking for troublebuscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living'Se busca...' "... wanted"* * *verb1) to look for, seek2) search* * *1. VT1) (=tratar de encontrar)a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look forestuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers
llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months
el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit
"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"
"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"
b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look upc) [con la vista] to try to spot, look forlo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him
2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to findno sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude
con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style
solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money
como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now
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buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sthsiempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing
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ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkinve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother
- buscarlavino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *
3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?
vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants
4) (Inform) to search5) (=preguntar por) to ask for¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?
2.VI to lookya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.----* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *buscar [A2 ]vt1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to findlo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhereno trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excusesla policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police[ S ] se busca wantedlos hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at receptionlas flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the lightla buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot herestá buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it2 (en un libro, una lista) to look upbusca el número en la guía look up the number in the directoryB1 (recoger) to collect, pick upfuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airportvengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things2 (conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctorsalió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the breadsube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissorsC1(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boybuscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INFel libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look forsiempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fightme está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it■ buscarvito lookbusca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find■ buscarseA (intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the childrenB ‹complicaciones/problemas›no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any troubletú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you rightse está buscando problemas she's asking for troublebuscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
2
(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things
fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer
buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;
tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo
* * *♦ vt1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;CSur Fambuscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth2. [recoger] to pick up;vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address bookno sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;Famése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing5. Informát to search forno me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;♦ vito look;busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom* * *v/t search for, look for;ir/venir a buscar fetch;se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it* * *buscar {72} vt1) : to look for, to seek2) : to pick up, to collect3) : to provokebuscar vi: to look, to searchbuscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets* * *buscar vb1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for2. (consultar) to look up4. (traer) to fetch / to get"Se busca" "Wanted" -
3 comprobar
v.1 to check.tengo que comprobar si lo tengo I have to check o see if I've got it¿podrías comprobar a qué hora sale el tren? could you check what time the train leaves?Ricardo comprobó los resultados Richard checked the results.2 to prove.se ha comprobado que la vacuna es efectiva the vaccine has been proved to be effective3 to find.María comprobó la solución Mary found the solution.* * *1 (verificar) to verify, check2 (demostrar) to prove3 (observar) to see, observe4 (confirmar) to confirm* * *verb1) to check2) verify, probe* * *VT1) (=examinar) [+ billete, documento, frenos] to checktendré que comprobar si se han cumplido los objetivos — I shall have to see o check whether the objectives have been met
necesito algún documento para comprobar su identidad — I need some document that proves your identity, I need some proof of identity
2) (=confirmar) [+ teoría, existencia] to prove; [+ eficacia, veracidad] to verify, confirmpudimos comprobar que era verdad — we were able to verify o confirm o establish that it was true
3) frm (=darse cuenta) to realize* * *verbo transitivoa) ( verificar) <operación/resultado> to checkcomprueba si funciona — see o check if it works
b) ( demostrar) to prove¿tiene algún documento que compruebe su identidad? — do you have any proof of identity?
c) ( darse cuenta) to realize* * *= check, cross check, make + sure, verify, vet, double-check [doublecheck], collate, test, check out, check for.Ex. This would be the last stage in the compilation of the scheme in order to check that the scheme seems likely to be effective.Ex. All Allibone's work reveals how important it is for bibliographers to cross check their references and not take earlier work at its face value.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.Ex. Cataloguers use the NUC and other LC catalogues to verify authors and titles and as sources of authoritative catalogue records.Ex. All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.Ex. Duplicates should be double-checked before being handled as duplicates.Ex. It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.Ex. Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.----* comprobar con = check against.* comprobar de antemano = pretest [pre-test], pilot-test.* comprobar en la práctica real = field-test.* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.* comprobar la validez = pilot-test.* comprobar la validez de = test + the validity of.* comprobar los ingresos = means test.* comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no = vet + video.* comprobar si un dispositivo o dirección web está activa = ping.* comprobar una hipótesis = test + hypothesis.* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.* sin comprobar = untested.* volver a comprobar = check back.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( verificar) <operación/resultado> to checkcomprueba si funciona — see o check if it works
b) ( demostrar) to prove¿tiene algún documento que compruebe su identidad? — do you have any proof of identity?
c) ( darse cuenta) to realize* * *= check, cross check, make + sure, verify, vet, double-check [doublecheck], collate, test, check out, check for.Ex: This would be the last stage in the compilation of the scheme in order to check that the scheme seems likely to be effective.
Ex: All Allibone's work reveals how important it is for bibliographers to cross check their references and not take earlier work at its face value.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.Ex: Cataloguers use the NUC and other LC catalogues to verify authors and titles and as sources of authoritative catalogue records.Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.Ex: Duplicates should be double-checked before being handled as duplicates.Ex: It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.* comprobar con = check against.* comprobar de antemano = pretest [pre-test], pilot-test.* comprobar en la práctica real = field-test.* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.* comprobar la validez = pilot-test.* comprobar la validez de = test + the validity of.* comprobar los ingresos = means test.* comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no = vet + video.* comprobar si un dispositivo o dirección web está activa = ping.* comprobar una hipótesis = test + hypothesis.* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.* sin comprobar = untested.* volver a comprobar = check back.* * *vt1 (verificar) ‹operación/resultado› to check¿le compruebo el nivel del aceite? shall I check the oil for you?compruébalo tú mismo si no me crees check o see for yourself if you don't believe mevoy a comprobar si funciona I'm going to see o check if it works2 (demostrar) to prove¿tiene algún documento que compruebe su identidad? do you have any proof of identity o any identification?3 (darse cuenta) to realizeal examinarlo comprobó que le faltaba una pieza when he examined it he realized that there was a part missingcomprobé con tristeza que era cierto I was sad to discover that it was true4 «prueba» (confirmar) to confirm* * *
comprobar ( conjugate comprobar) verbo transitivo
comprobar verbo transitivo to check: déjame que compruebe que llevas bien atada la corbata, let me check to see whether your necktie is tied correctly
' comprobar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constatar
- controlar
- interesar
- ver
English:
authenticity
- check
- crosscheck
- double-check
- pace
- prove
- try
- verify
- test
* * *comprobar vt1. [revisar] to check;comprueba los frenos antes de salir de viaje check your brakes before setting out on a journey;tengo que comprobar si lo tengo I have to check o see if I've got it2. [averiguar] to check;¿podrías comprobar a qué hora sale el tren? could you check what time the train leaves?;he comprobado en carne propia que estabas en lo cierto I found out o discovered through personal experience that you were right3. [demostrar] to prove;esto comprueba que yo tenía razón this proves that I was right;se ha comprobado que la vacuna es efectiva the vaccine has been proved to be effective* * *v/t1 check* * *comprobar {19} vt1) : to verify, to check2) : to prove* * *comprobar vb (verificar) to check -
4 error
m.1 mistake, error.cometer un error to make a mistakeestar en un error to be mistakenpor error by mistakesalvo error u omisión errors and omissions exceptederror de bulto huge o big mistakeerror de cálculo miscalculationerror humano human errorerror de imprenta misprinterror judicial miscarriage of justice2 delusion, false impression.3 lapsus.* * *1 error, mistake\caer en un error to make a mistakeestar en un error to be mistakenpor error by mistake, in errorerror de imprenta misprinterror judicial miscarriage of justice* * *noun m.error, mistake* * *SM mistake, error más frm•
caer en un error — to make a mistakesi piensas que lo hizo por tu bien, estás cayendo en un error — if you think that he did it for your good you're making a mistake
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cometer un error — to make a mistake•
estar en un error — to be mistaken, be wrongestás en un error si piensas que voy a transigir — you're mistaken o wrong if you think that I'll give in
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inducir a error — to be misleading•
por error — by mistakeerror de hecho — factual error, error of fact
* * *masculino mistakecometer un error — to make a mistake o an error
craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!
estás en un error — you're wrong o mistaken
¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?
salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted
por error — by mistake, in error (frml)
* * *= error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.Ex. His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.Ex. The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.Ex. Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.----* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.* a base de errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.* análisis de errores = error analysis.* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender de errores = learn from + errors.* aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.* cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.* cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* con errores = flawed.* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.* corregir errores = debug.* corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.* detección de errores = error identification.* detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.* eliminar un error = remove + error.* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.* error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.* error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.* error de communicación = miscommunication.* error de contenido = factual error.* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.* error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].* error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.* error de escritura = mistyping.* error de estilo = stylistic error.* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.* error de la muestra = sampling error.* error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.* error de lectura = misreading.* error del original = sic, sic.* error de medición = error of measurement.* error de muestreo = sampling error.* error de percepción = misperception.* error de probabilidad = probability of error.* error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.* error de transposición = transposition error.* errores = floundering.* error estilístico = stylistic error.* error fatal = fatal mistake.* error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.* error gramatical = grammatical error.* error humano = human error.* error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.* error mecánico = machine error.* error mecanográfico = keying error.* error óptico = optical error.* error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.* error por omisión = omission failure.* error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* gramática con errores = poor grammar.* identificación de errores = error identification.* lista de errores = error report.* lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* margen de error = margin of error.* mensaje de error = error message.* no tener errores = be error-free.* nótese el error = sic.* patrón de errores = error pattern.* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* plagar de errores = litter with + failure.* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.* por error = by mistake.* propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.* rectificar un error = rectify + failure.* sin errores = error-free.* subsanar un error = extirpate + error.* sujeto a errores = prone to error.* susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.* tasa de error = error rate.* tener errores = be flawed.* tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.* tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.* * *masculino mistakecometer un error — to make a mistake o an error
craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!
estás en un error — you're wrong o mistaken
¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?
salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted
por error — by mistake, in error (frml)
* * *= error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.Ex: His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.Ex: The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.* a base de errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.* análisis de errores = error analysis.* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender de errores = learn from + errors.* aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.* cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.* cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* con errores = flawed.* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.* corregir errores = debug.* corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.* detección de errores = error identification.* detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.* eliminar un error = remove + error.* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.* error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.* error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.* error de communicación = miscommunication.* error de contenido = factual error.* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.* error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].* error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.* error de escritura = mistyping.* error de estilo = stylistic error.* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.* error de la muestra = sampling error.* error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.* error de lectura = misreading.* error del original = sic, sic.* error de medición = error of measurement.* error de muestreo = sampling error.* error de percepción = misperception.* error de probabilidad = probability of error.* error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.* error de transposición = transposition error.* errores = floundering.* error estilístico = stylistic error.* error fatal = fatal mistake.* error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.* error gramatical = grammatical error.* error humano = human error.* error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.* error mecánico = machine error.* error mecanográfico = keying error.* error óptico = optical error.* error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.* error por omisión = omission failure.* error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* gramática con errores = poor grammar.* identificación de errores = error identification.* lista de errores = error report.* lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* margen de error = margin of error.* mensaje de error = error message.* no tener errores = be error-free.* nótese el error = sic.* patrón de errores = error pattern.* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* plagar de errores = litter with + failure.* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.* por error = by mistake.* propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.* rectificar un error = rectify + failure.* sin errores = error-free.* subsanar un error = extirpate + error.* sujeto a errores = prone to error.* susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.* tasa de error = error rate.* tener errores = be flawed.* tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.* tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.* * *mistakefue un error decírselo it was a mistake to tell himcometió varios errores importantes she made several serious mistakes o errorsfirmé el documento — ¡craso error! I signed the document — (that was a) big o bad mistake!estás en un error you're wrong o mistaken¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? who's going to put him right? o ( BrE) set him straight?un grave error de cálculo a serious miscalculationun error de ortografía a spelling mistakesalvo error u omisión ( fr hecha); errors and omissions exceptedCompuestos:absolute errorrandom errorlegal errorfactual errormisprint, printer's errorsystem errorrelative errorsyntax error* * *
error sustantivo masculino
mistake;◊ cometer un error to make a mistake o an error;
error de ortografía spelling mistake;
error de cálculo miscalculation;
error de imprenta misprint, printer's error;
por error by mistake, in error (frml)
error sustantivo masculino
1 error, mistake
cometimos el error de escucharle, we made the mistake of listening to him
inducir a error, to lead into error
2 (de un cálculo) error
3 (fallo técnico) error: se lo enviamos por error, we sent it to him by mistake
Impr error de imprenta/ tipográfico, misprint
En general, mistake se refiere a errores causados por falta de conocimiento, capacidad o comprensión, mientras que error describe más bien errores causados por fallos en la producción o mal comportamiento. A menudo, la diferencia es mínima y se puede usar cualquiera de los dos términos: Cometió un error y fue a la cárcel. He made a mistake and went to prison. El accidente se debió a un error humano. The accident was due to human error.
' error' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
- bestial
- bestialidad
- bulto
- columpiarse
- cometer
- confusión
- desacierto
- desatino
- desliz
- despiste
- enmendar
- enorme
- equivocación
- equivocarse
- falla
- fallo
- fatal
- garrafal
- gazapo
- guardagujas
- incidir
- incorrección
- incurrir
- lectura
- novatada
- originar
- patinazo
- reconocer
- rectificar
- reparar
- responder
- subsanar
- tipográfica
- tipográfico
- traspié
- vista
- yerro
- caer
- cálculo
- calibre
- caro
- clásico
- confesar
- confundir
- corriente
- costoso
- creces
- descuido
- desengañar
English:
allow for
- amend
- blunder
- bug
- commission
- commit
- crass
- deny
- error
- expensive
- fault
- faux pas
- goof
- grievous
- judgement
- judgment
- justice
- lapse
- make
- margin
- message
- miscalculation
- miscarriage
- misprint
- mistake
- prove
- retrieval
- right
- slip
- spelling error
- trial
- wrong
- admit
- cost
- cover
- delusion
- detection
- disabuse
- flaw
- fundamental
- genuine
- glaring
- grave
- misconception
- mislead
- pay
- same
- spelling
- spot
- typing
* * *error nm1. [falta, equivocación] mistake, error;fue un error invitarla a la fiesta it was a mistake to invite her to the party;debe de haber un error there must be a mistake;cometer un error to make a mistake;estar en un error to be mistaken;por error by mistake;me enviaron la carta por error they sent me the letter by mistake;salvo error u omisión errors and omissions exceptederror absoluto absolute error;error de bulto huge o big mistake;error de cálculo miscalculation;error de copia clerical error;error no forzado [en tenis] unforced error;error humano human error;error de imprenta misprint;error judicial miscarriage of justice;error mecanográfico typing error;error de muestreo sampling error;error relativo relative error;Informát error de sintaxis syntax error; Informát error del sistema system error;error típico standard error;error tipográfico typo, typographical error;error de traducción translation error* * *m mistake, error;por error by mistake;caer en un error make a mistake;estar en un error be wrong o mistaken* * *error nmequivocación: error, mistake* * *error n mistake / error
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