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honing+(verb)

  • 1 afinar

    v.
    afinar la voz to sing in tune
    Elsa afina su piano Elsa tunes her piano.
    2 to fine-tune.
    afinar la puntería to improve one's aim
    3 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 senses
    7 to enhance.
    El maquillaje afina la belleza natural Makeup enhances natural beauty.
    * * *
    1 to perfect, polish
    2 MÚSICA to tune
    3 (puntería) to sharpen
    4 (metales) to purify, refine
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (Mús) to tune
    2) (Aut) to tune up
    3) (=perfeccionar) to put the finishing touch to, complete; (=pulir) to polish; (Téc) to purify, refine; [+ puntería] to sharpen, make more precise
    2.
    VI to sing in tune, play in tune
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < instrumento> to tune
    b) < coche> to tune up; < motor> to tune
    2) < punta> to sharpen
    2.
    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 transitivo
    1)
    a) < instrumento> to tune
    b) < coche> to tune up; < motor> to tune
    2) < punta> to sharpen
    2.
    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 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹instrumento› to tune
    2 ‹coche› to tune up; ‹motor› to tune
    3 ‹concepto/definición› to perfect, refine, hone
    B ‹punta› to sharpen
    ■ afinar
    vi
    A
    1 (cantar, tocar en el tono debido) «cantante» to sing in tune; «músico» to play in tune
    B (estar alerta) to be/keep on one's toes
    to become thinner
    * * *

    afinar ( conjugate afinar) verbo transitivo
    1

    b) ‹ coche› to tune up;

    ‹ 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
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [instrumento] to tune;
    afinar la voz to sing in tune
    2. [perfeccionar, mejorar] to fine-tune;
    afinar la puntería to improve one's aim
    3. [pulir] to refine
    ♦ vi
    [cantar] to sing in tune
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 MÚS tune; fig
    fine-tune
    2 punta sharpen
    II v/i play in tune
    * * *
    afinar vt
    1) : to perfect, to refine
    2) : to tune (an instrument)
    afinar vi
    : to sing or play in tune
    * * *
    afinar vb (instrumento) to tune

    Spanish-English dictionary > afinar

  • 2 perfeccionar

    v.
    1 to perfect.
    2 to improve.
    3 to make perfect, to complete, to better, to improve.
    María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.
    * * *
    1 (mejorar) to improve
    2 (hacer perfecto) to perfect
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) [gen] to perfect; (=mejorar) to improve
    2) (=acabar) to complete, finish
    * * *
    verbo transitivo ( mejorar) to improve; ( hacer perfecto) to perfect
    * * *
    = scale up, perfect, hone, polish up.
    Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
    Ex. The network is being perfected in conjunction with standardisation and coordination of information technology equipment in other activities of the centre.
    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. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    ----
    * perfeccionar una habilidad = hone + skill.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo ( mejorar) to improve; ( hacer perfecto) to perfect
    * * *
    = scale up, perfect, hone, polish up.

    Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.

    Ex: The network is being perfected in conjunction with standardisation and coordination of information technology equipment in other activities of the centre.
    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: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    * perfeccionar una habilidad = hone + skill.

    * * *
    vt
    1 (mejorar) to improve; (hacer perfecto) to perfect
    2 (terminar) to complete
    * * *

    perfeccionar ( conjugate perfeccionar) verbo transitivo ( mejorar) to improve;
    ( hacer perfecto) to perfect
    perfeccionar verbo transitivo
    1 (mejorar) to improve
    2 (hacer perfecto) to perfect
    ' perfeccionar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pulir
    - trabajar
    English:
    develop
    - hone
    - improve
    - perfect
    - polish up
    - refine
    * * *
    1. [redondear] to perfect
    2. [mejorar] to improve
    * * *
    v/t perfect
    * * *
    : to perfect, to refine
    * * *
    perfeccionar vb to perfect / to improve

    Spanish-English dictionary > perfeccionar

  • 3 afinado

    adj.
    1 well-finished, perfect, complete.
    2 tuned, in tune.
    3 purified, refined.
    m.
    1 tuning.
    2 tuning.
    3 honing.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: afinar.
    * * *
    1→ link=afinar afinar
    1 (fino) polished, refined
    2 MÚSICA in tune, tuned
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (Mús) in tune
    2) (=acabado) finished, polished
    * * *
    Ex. The library also provides instructional materials on tune-ups for auto mechanics.
    * * *

    Ex: The library also provides instructional materials on tune-ups for auto mechanics.

    Spanish-English dictionary > afinado

См. также в других словарях:

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