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1 consistent
kən'sistənt1) ((often with with) in agreement (with): The two statements are not consistent; The second statement is not consistent with the first.) consecuente2) (always (acting, thinking or happening) according to the same rules or principles; the same or regular: He was consistent in his attitude; a consistent style of writing.)•tr[kən'sɪstənt]1 (of person, behaviour, beliefs) coherente ( with, con), consecuente ( with, con); (denial, improvement) constante■ the government has always been consistent on this matter el gobierno siempre ha mantenido una actitud coherente al respecto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be consistent with something ser consecuente con algoconsistent [kən'sɪstənt] adj1) compatible: compatible, coincidenteconsistent with policy: coincidente con la política2) uniform: uniforme, constante, regular♦ consistently [kən'sɪstəntli] advadj.• coherente adj.• compatible adj.• conforme adj.• consecuente adj.• consistente adj.• consonante adj.kən'sɪstənta) ( compatible)to be consistent (WITH something) — \<\<statements/beliefs\>\> concordar* (con algo)
we have to be consistent in our approach — tenemos que ser coherentes or consecuentes en el enfoque
[kǝn'sɪstǝnt]ADJ1) (=constant) [person, action, behaviour] consecuente, coherente; [results] uniforme; [work, performance] de calidad constante2) (=cohesive) [argument] coherente, lógicohe made various statements which were not consistent — realizó varias declaraciones que no concordaban
that is not consistent with what you told me — eso no encaja or no concuerda con lo que me dijiste
* * *[kən'sɪstənt]a) ( compatible)to be consistent (WITH something) — \<\<statements/beliefs\>\> concordar* (con algo)
we have to be consistent in our approach — tenemos que ser coherentes or consecuentes en el enfoque
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2 true
tru:1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) verdadero2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) exacto; acertado3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) fiel; leal; de verdad4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) auténtico, real•- trueness- truly
true adj1. verídico / real2. verdaderoto be true ser verdad / ser ciertois it true that you are getting married? ¿es verdad que te casas?tr[trʊː]1 (not false) verdadero,-a, cierto,-a■ it's true es cierto, es verdad2 (genuine, real) auténtico,-a, genuino,-a, real3 (faithful) fiel, leal4 (exact) exacto,-a5 (accurate - aim) acertado,-a1 (truthfully) sinceramente2 (accurately) bien\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be out of true (wall) no estar a plomo 2 (surface) no estar a nivel 3 (wheel) estar descentrado,-ato be true to life ser realistato come true realizarse, hacerse realidad, cumplirsetrue to form como siempre, como era de esperartrue ['tru:] vt, trued ; trueing : aplomar (algo vertical), nivelar (algo horizontal), centrar (una rueda)true adv1) truthfully: lealmente, sinceramente2) accurately: exactamente, certeramente1) loyal: fiel, leal2) : cierto, verdadero, verídicoit's true: es cierto, es la verdada true story: una historia verídica3) genuine: auténtico, genuino♦ truly advadj.• a nivel adj.• a plomo adj.• auténtico, -a adj.• cierto (Verdadero) adj.• fiel adj.• genuino, -a adj.• verdadero, -a adj.
I truːadjective truer, truest1)a) (consistent with fact, reality)to be true — ser* cierto, ser* verdad
to come true — hacerse* realidad
to hold true — ser* válido
true, inflation has fallen, but... — cierto, la inflación ha disminuido, pero...
how true! o too true! — si será cierto!
you never said o spoke a truer word! — tú lo has dicho!
they're so stupid it's not true — (esp BrE) parece mentira que sean tan tontos, son increíblemente tontos
2) (real, actual, genuine) (before n) <purpose/courage> verdadero; < friend> auténtico, de verdad3) ( faithful) fieltrue TO something/somebody — fiel a algo/alguien
to be true to one's word — ser* fiel a or mantener* su (or mi etc) palabra
true to form: true to form, he arrived late como era de esperar, llegó tarde; she was acting true to form, telling everyone what to do — como siempre, estaba dándole órdenes a todo el mundo
4) ( Tech) (pred)to be true — \<\<wall/upright\>\> estar* a plomo; \<\<beam\>\> estar* a nivel; \<\<wheel/axle\>\> estar* alineado or centrado; \<\<instrument\>\> estar* bien calibrado
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[truː]to be out of true — \<\<wall/upright\>\> no estar* a plomo
1. ADJ(compar truer) (superl truest)1) (=not false) [story] real, verídico; [account] verídico; [statement] cierto, verídico; [rumour] cierto, verdaderoit is true that... — es verdad or cierto que...
is it true? — ¿es (eso) verdad?
it can't be true! — ¡no me lo creo!
I'm quite tired, it's true — es verdad or cierto que estoy bastante cansado
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is it true about Harry? — ¿es verdad or cierto lo de Harry?•
true, but... — cierto, pero...•
true or false? — ¿verdadero o falso?•
the reverse is true — ocurre lo contrario•
it is true to say that... — puede afirmarse que...•
it's truer than you know — es más verdad de lo que te imaginas•
that's true — es cierto, es verdad•
too true — eso es totalmente ciertogood 1., 1), ring II, 3., 4)it is only too true that... — es lamentablemente or desgraciadamente cierto que...
2) (=genuine) [gentleman, romantic, genius] verdadero, auténtico; [friend, courage, happiness] verdadero, de verdad, auténticoher true love — † (=sweetheart) su gran amor m
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then he was able to demonstrate his true worth — entonces pudo demostrar lo que valía realmente or su verdadera valía3) (=real, actual) [feelings, motives, meaning] verdadero; [value, cost] verdadero, realin the true sense (of the word) — en el sentido estricto (de la palabra), propiamente dicho
4) (Rel) verdadero5) (=relevant, applicable) cierto•
to be true for sb/sth — ser cierto en el caso de algn/algothis is particularly true for single women — esto es cierto particularmente en el caso de las mujeres solteras
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to hold true (for sb/sth) — ser válido (para algn/algo)•
this is true of any new business venture — este es el caso con cualquier empresa nueva6) frm (=faithful)to be true to sb/sth — ser fiel a algn/algo
to be true to o.s. — ser fiel a sí mismo
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true to form — como es/era de esperar•
to be true to one's promise or word — ser fiel a su palabra or promesa, cumplir con su palabra or promesa•
true to type — como es/era de esperar7) (=accurate)•
his aim was true — dio en el blanco•
the portrait was a true likeness of her grandmother — el cuadro era un fiel retrato de su abuela8) (=straight) derecho9) (Mus) afinado2.Nto be out of true: the doorframe is out of true — el marco de la puerta no cae a plomo
3.ADVto breed true — (Bio) reproducirse conforme con la raza
4.CPDtrue colours, true colors (US) NPL —
colour 1., 6)to show one's true colours, show o.s. in one's true colours — mostrarse tal y como se es en realidad
true north N — (Geog) norte m geográfico
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I [truː]adjective truer, truest1)a) (consistent with fact, reality)to be true — ser* cierto, ser* verdad
to come true — hacerse* realidad
to hold true — ser* válido
true, inflation has fallen, but... — cierto, la inflación ha disminuido, pero...
how true! o too true! — si será cierto!
you never said o spoke a truer word! — tú lo has dicho!
they're so stupid it's not true — (esp BrE) parece mentira que sean tan tontos, son increíblemente tontos
2) (real, actual, genuine) (before n) <purpose/courage> verdadero; < friend> auténtico, de verdad3) ( faithful) fieltrue TO something/somebody — fiel a algo/alguien
to be true to one's word — ser* fiel a or mantener* su (or mi etc) palabra
true to form: true to form, he arrived late como era de esperar, llegó tarde; she was acting true to form, telling everyone what to do — como siempre, estaba dándole órdenes a todo el mundo
4) ( Tech) (pred)to be true — \<\<wall/upright\>\> estar* a plomo; \<\<beam\>\> estar* a nivel; \<\<wheel/axle\>\> estar* alineado or centrado; \<\<instrument\>\> estar* bien calibrado
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to be out of true — \<\<wall/upright\>\> no estar* a plomo
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