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1 encaminado
Del verbo encaminar: ( conjugate encaminar) \ \
encaminado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: encaminado encaminar
encaminado
◊ -da adjetivo: el proyecto va bien encaminado the project is shaping up well o is going well;iba bien encaminado he was on the right track; medidas encaminadas a reducir … measures designed to reduce o aimed at reducing …
encaminar ( conjugate encaminar) verbo transitivob) ‹estudiante/niño› to point … in the right directionencaminarse verbo pronominal (liter) encaminadose hacia algo ( emprender el camino) to set off for/toward(s) sthb) [ esfuerzos] to be aimed at sth, be directed toward(s) sth
encaminado,-a adjetivo
1 (orientado) ir bien/mal encaminado, to be on the right/wrong track
2 (dirigido, destinado) aimed
una medida encaminada a reducir gastos, a measure aimed at cutting costs
encaminar verbo transitivo to direct ' encaminado' also found in these entries: Spanish: encaminada English: track -
2 encaminar
encaminar ( conjugate encaminar) verbo transitivob) ‹estudiante/niño› to point … in the right directionencaminarse verbo pronominal (liter) encaminarse hacia algo ( emprender el camino) to set off for/toward(s) sthb) [ esfuerzos] to be aimed at sth, be directed toward(s) sth
encaminar verbo transitivo to direct ' encaminar' also found in these entries: Spanish: dirigir - orientar -
3 backward
'bækwəd1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) hacia atrás2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) retrasado3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) atrasado•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards
backward adj1. hacia atrás2. retrasadotr['bækwəd]1 hacia atrás2 (child) atrasado,-a3 (shy) tímido,-a4 (unassertive) modesto,-a5 (country) subdesarrollado,-a1→ link=backwards backwards{\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhe's not backward at coming forward no se corta ni un pelo1) : hacia atrás2) : de espaldashe fell backwards: se cayó de espaldas3) : al revésyou're doing it backwards: lo estás haciendo al revés4)to bend over backwards : hacer todo lo posiblebackward adj1) : hacia atrása backward glance: una mirada hacia atrás2) retarded: retrasado3) shy: tímido4) underdeveloped: atrasadoadj.• atrasado, -a adj.• hacia atrás adj.• subdesarrollado, -a adj.adv.• al revés adv.• atrás adv.
I 'bækwərd, 'bækwədshe's not exactly backward in coming forward — no es de las que se quedan atrás
II
esp BrE backwards adverba) ( toward rear) hacia atrásb) <run/walk> hacia atrásc) (back to front, in reverse order) al revésyou've put your sweater on backward — (AmE) te has puesto el suéter al revés
d)['bækwǝd]I've been going backward(s) and forward(s) all day between the house and the hospital — me he pasado el día de acá para allá or para arriba y para abajo entre la casa y el hospital
1. ADJ1) [motion, glance] hacia atrásbackward and forward movement — movimiento m de vaivén
2) [pupil, country] atrasado3) (=reluctant) tímidohe's not backward in coming forward — iro no peca de tímido
2. ADV1) [look] atrás, hacia atrás; [move] hacia atrásto walk/fall backward — andar/caer hacia atrás
to go backward and forward — ir y venir, ir de acá para allá
bend overthis is a step backward — (fig) esto supone un paso atrás
2) (=in reverse) al revés- know sth backward3.CPDbackward roll N — voltereta f hacia atrás
backward somersault N — (on ground) voltereta f hacia atrás; (in mid-air) salto m mortal hacia atrás
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I ['bækwərd, 'bækwəd]she's not exactly backward in coming forward — no es de las que se quedan atrás
II
esp BrE backwards adverba) ( toward rear) hacia atrásb) <run/walk> hacia atrásc) (back to front, in reverse order) al revésyou've put your sweater on backward — (AmE) te has puesto el suéter al revés
d)I've been going backward(s) and forward(s) all day between the house and the hospital — me he pasado el día de acá para allá or para arriba y para abajo entre la casa y el hospital
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