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1 improve
im'pru:v(to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) mejorar, perfeccionar- improve on
improve vb mejorartr[ɪm'prʊːv]1 (quality etc) mejorar■ the council intends to improve public transport el ayuntamiento se propone mejorar el transporte público2 (skill, knowledge) perfeccionar3 (mind) cultivar4 (property) hacer mejoras en5 (increase) aumentar■ start practising if you want to improve your chances empieza a practicar si quieres aumentar tus posibilidades1 (get better) mejorar, mejorarse■ if the weather doesn't improve, we'll go home si el tiempo no mejora, volveremos a casa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto improve with age mejorar con el tiempov.• abonar v.• bonificar v.• encastar v.• enmendar v.• fomentar v.• medrar v.• mejorar v.• mejorarse v.• perfeccionar v.• reformar v.ɪm'pruːv
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a) \<\<design/results\>\> mejorar; \<\<chances\>\> aumentarto improve one's mind — cultivarse, culturizarse* (hum)
b) \<\<property/premises\>\> hacer* mejoras en
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vi \<\<situation/weather/health\>\> mejorar; \<\<chances\>\> aumentarto improve with age/use — mejorar con el tiempo/uso
3.
v reflPhrasal Verbs:[ɪm'pruːv]1. VT1) (=make better) [+ work] mejorar; [+ property] hacer mejoras ento improve o.s. or one's mind — cultivarse, instruirse
to improve o.s. — (in wealth) mejorar su situación
2) (=favour) [+ appearance] favorecer3) (=perfect) [+ skill] perfeccionar; (=add value to) aumentar el valor de4) (=increase) [+ production, yield] aumentarto improve one's chances of success — aumentar or mejorar las posibilidades de éxito
the management has refused to improve its offer of 3% — la dirección se ha negado a mejorar su oferta del 3%
2.VI [person] (in skill etc) hacer progresos; (after illness) mejorar(se); [health, weather, work, quality] mejorar; [production, yield] aumentar; [business] mejorar, prosperarto improve with age/use — mejorar con el tiempo/el uso
* * *[ɪm'pruːv]
1.
a) \<\<design/results\>\> mejorar; \<\<chances\>\> aumentarto improve one's mind — cultivarse, culturizarse* (hum)
b) \<\<property/premises\>\> hacer* mejoras en
2.
vi \<\<situation/weather/health\>\> mejorar; \<\<chances\>\> aumentarto improve with age/use — mejorar con el tiempo/uso
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v reflPhrasal Verbs: -
2 syndicate
'sindikət1) (a council or number of persons who join together to manage a piece of business.) corporación, agrupación2) (a group of newspapers under the same management.) agencia (de prensa)tr['sɪndɪkət]2 (news agency) agencia (de prensa)1 (distribute) distribuir; (publish) publicarsyndicate ['sɪndɪkət] n: asociación f, agrupación fn.• sindicato s.m.v.• sindicar v.
I 'sɪndəkət, 'sɪndɪkəta) (group, cartel) agrupación fb) ( in US) (Journ, TV) agencia f de distribución periodística
II 'sɪndəkeɪt, 'sɪndɪkeɪttransitive verb ( in US) \<\<column/article/interview\>\> distribuir* ( a diferentes medios de comunicación)1. ['sɪndɪkɪt]N1) (Comm) sindicato m, corporación f2) (esp US) (=news agency) agencia f de prensa; (=chain of papers) cadena f de periódicos3) * (=criminals)crime syndicate — banda f de malhechores, cuadrilla f de bandidos
2. ['sɪndɪkeɪt]VT1) (esp US) (Press) [+ article, interview etc] sindicar2) (Econ)syndicated loan — préstamo m sindicado
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I ['sɪndəkət, 'sɪndɪkət]a) (group, cartel) agrupación fb) ( in US) (Journ, TV) agencia f de distribución periodística
II ['sɪndəkeɪt, 'sɪndɪkeɪt]transitive verb ( in US) \<\<column/article/interview\>\> distribuir* ( a diferentes medios de comunicación)
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