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121 sintetizar el conocimiento
(v.) = synthesise + knowledgeEx. The ability to synthesize knowledge as a clear outline and to explain simply the connections in response to an inquiry are extremely valuable.* * *(v.) = synthesise + knowledgeEx: The ability to synthesize knowledge as a clear outline and to explain simply the connections in response to an inquiry are extremely valuable.
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122 sintonizar
v.to tune in (to).* * *1 RADIO to tune in to1 figurado (llevarse bien) to get on well, be on the same wavelength* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Radio) [+ estación, emisión] to tune to, tune in to2) (Cine) to synchronize3) (Elec) to syntonize2.VIsintonizar con — to be in tune with, be on the same wavelength as
* * *1. 2.sintonizar via) (Rad, TV) to tune inb) (con persona, idea)un político que sintoniza con la sensibilidad popular — a politician who is in tune with people's feelings
* * *= tune, tune in.Ex. A good idea is to read aloud for a part of each session because this is a corporate activity that will settle them down and tune their imaginations to the right frequency.Ex. The article 'E-mail: turn on, tune in, drop a line...' gives a brief outline of the commands used on the electronic mail system Data-Mail.----* sintonizar una frecuencia = tune to + frequency.* * *1. 2.sintonizar via) (Rad, TV) to tune inb) (con persona, idea)un político que sintoniza con la sensibilidad popular — a politician who is in tune with people's feelings
* * *= tune, tune in.Ex: A good idea is to read aloud for a part of each session because this is a corporate activity that will settle them down and tune their imaginations to the right frequency.
Ex: The article 'E-mail: turn on, tune in, drop a line...' gives a brief outline of the commands used on the electronic mail system Data-Mail.* sintonizar una frecuencia = tune to + frequency.* * *sintonizar [A4 ]vt‹emisora› to tune (in) toun mensaje para todas las amas de casa que nos estén sintonizando a message for all the housewives who are tuned to this station o who are listening in (to this station)■ sintonizarvi1 ( Rad, TV) to tune insintonizar con una emisora to tune in to a station2(con una persona, una idea): un político que sintoniza con las masas/con la sensibilidad popular a politician who is in tune with the masses/with people's feelings* * *
sintonizar ( conjugate sintonizar) verbo transitivo ‹ emisora› to tune (in) to
verbo intransitivo (Rad, TV) to tune in
sintonizar
I verbo transitivo
1 Rad to tune in to
2 Elec to tune
II verbo intransitivo
1 Rad to tune in [con, to]
2 (congeniar) to be in tune [con, with]
' sintonizar' also found in these entries:
English:
tune
- tune in
- relate
* * *♦ vt[conectar] to tune in to;sintonizan ustedes Radio 4 this is Radio 4♦ visintonizar en algo (con alguien) to be on the same wavelength (as sb) about sth* * *I v/t radio tune inII v/i figbe in tune ( con with)* * *sintonizar {21} vt: to tune (in) tosintonizar vi1) : to tune in2)sintonizar con : to be in tune with, to empathize with -
123 suponer
v.1 to suppose.supongo que ya habrán llegado I suppose o expect (that) they'll have arrived by nowsupongo que sí/no I suppose o expect so/notsupongamos que me niego supposing I refusees de suponer que se disculparán I would expect them to apologizesuponiendo que… supposing o assuming that…María supone bien Mary supposes well.Esto supone un riesgo This entails a risk.2 to involve, to entail.Supone muchos peligros It involves much danger.3 to mean.4 to imagine.lo suponía I guessed as muchte suponía mayor I thought you were older5 to be important.* * *1 (gen) to suppose, assume2 (significar) to mean3 (conllevar) to mean, entail, require4 (adivinar) to guess; (imaginar) to imagine, think5 (creer) to think1 familiar supposition\como es de suponer as is to be expectedser de suponer to be likely* * *verb1) to suppose, presume2) assume3) involve* * *( pp supuesto)1. VT1) (=imaginar) to imagineestoy muy satisfecho, como puedes suponer — I'm very pleased, as you can imagine
ya puedes suponer lo que pasó — you can guess o imagine what happened
le pagaron, supongamos, diez millones — he was paid, say, ten million
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es de suponer, es de suponer que haya protestas — I would imagine there will be protests, presumably there will be protestsestán muy apenados, como es de suponer — they are very upset, as you would expect
como era de suponer, llegaron tarde — as was to be expected, they arrived late
2)• suponer que — [intentando adivinar] to imagine that, suppose that, guess that *; [como hipótesis] to suppose that; [dando por sentado] to assume that, presume that
supongo que necesitaréis unas vacaciones — I imagine o suppose you'll need a holiday, I guess you'll need a holiday *
sí, supongo que tienes razón — yes, I suppose you're right, yes, I guess you're right *
eso nos hace suponer que ha habido un cambio de actitud — this would suggest (to us) that there has been a change of attitude
supón que tuvieras mucho dinero, ¿qué harías? — suppose o supposing you had a lot of money, what would you do?
suponiendo que todo salga según lo previsto — assuming o presuming everything goes according to plan
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supongo que no, -¿crees que llegará tarde? -no lo sé, supongo que no — "do you think he'll be late?" - "I don't know, I don't suppose so"-no será fácil -no, supongo que no — "it won't be easy" - "no, I suppose not"
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supongo que sí — I suppose so, I imagine so, I guess so *3) (=atribuir)[con objeto indirecto de persona]os suponía informados de este asunto — I assumed o presumed you had been informed about this matter
le supongo unos 60 años — I would say o guess he's about 60
se le supone una gran antigüedad — it is thought o believed to be very old
el equipo no mostró la calidad que se le suponía — the team did not show the talent expected of them o they had been credited with
4) (=implicar) to meanla mudanza no nos supondrá grandes gastos — the move won't mean o involve a lot of expense for us
el nuevo método supuso una auténtica revolución — the new method brought about a complete revolution
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un suponer, a ver, un suponer, si tú fueras su marido, ¿qué harías? — OK, just supposing you were her husband, what would you do?si te ofrecen el puesto, es un suponer, ¿lo aceptarías? — supposing o suppose they were to offer you the job, would you accept?
supongamos, es solo un suponer, que eso sea verdad — let us suppose, for the sake of argument, that it is true
* * *Isi quebraran, es un suponer,... — suppose o supposing they were to go bankrupt,...
IIsi, es un suponer, perdieses tu trabajo... — just supposing for the sake of argument that you were to lose your job
verbo transitivo1)a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assumesupongamos que lo que dice es cierto — let's suppose o assume what he says is true
supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales — let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal
b) ( imaginar)nada hacía suponer que... — there was nothing to suggest that...
¿va a venir hoy? - supongo que sí — is she coming today? - I should think so o I imagine so
es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho — presumably o I should think o I would imagine he's been told
c) ( atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc)le suponía más edad — I imagined o thought he was older
se le suponía un valor aproximado de... — it was thought to be worth approximately...
2) (significar, implicar) to meaneso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio — that would mean having to start from the beginning again; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= assume, entail, guess, involve, mean, presume, surmise, suppose, gather, account for.Ex. The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.Ex. Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex. Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.Ex. We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.Ex. One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.Ex. Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.Ex. The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.----* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.* es de suponer que = presumably.* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* que supone = associated with.* según cabe suponer = presumably, supposedly.* según sabe suponer = allegedly.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* suponer peligro = hold + danger.* suponerse que + Subjuntivo = be alleged + Infinitivo.* suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.* suponer un avance = be a step forward.* suponer un cambio = bring about + change.* supongo que = I daresay that.* * *Isi quebraran, es un suponer,... — suppose o supposing they were to go bankrupt,...
IIsi, es un suponer, perdieses tu trabajo... — just supposing for the sake of argument that you were to lose your job
verbo transitivo1)a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assumesupongamos que lo que dice es cierto — let's suppose o assume what he says is true
supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales — let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal
b) ( imaginar)nada hacía suponer que... — there was nothing to suggest that...
¿va a venir hoy? - supongo que sí — is she coming today? - I should think so o I imagine so
es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho — presumably o I should think o I would imagine he's been told
c) ( atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc)le suponía más edad — I imagined o thought he was older
se le suponía un valor aproximado de... — it was thought to be worth approximately...
2) (significar, implicar) to meaneso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio — that would mean having to start from the beginning again; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= assume, entail, guess, involve, mean, presume, surmise, suppose, gather, account for.Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.Ex: We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.Ex: One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.Ex: Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.* es de suponer que = presumably.* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* que supone = associated with.* según cabe suponer = presumably, supposedly.* según sabe suponer = allegedly.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* suponer peligro = hold + danger.* suponerse que + Subjuntivo = be alleged + Infinitivo.* suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.* suponer un avance = be a step forward.* suponer un cambio = bring about + change.* supongo que = I daresay that.* * *imagínate que te toca la lotería, es un suponer, ¿qué harías? imagine you won the lottery, just supposing, what would you do?si la empresa quebrara, es un suponer, … just suppose o just supposing the company were to go bankrupt, …, if the company were to go bankrupt, just for the sake of argument, …vtA1 (tomar como hipótesis) to supposesupongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is truesuponiendo que todo salga como está previsto assuming everything goes according to plansupongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales let us suppose o assume that both angles are equalni aun suponiendo que fuera verdad, no tiene derecho a hablar así even supposing it were true, he has no right to talk like that2supongo que tienes razón I suppose you're rightnada hacía suponer que ocurriría una cosa así there was nothing to suggest o there was no reason to suppose that something like that would happen¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I imagine soes de suponer que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think o I would assume o I would imagine he's been toldera de suponer que se lo iban a dar it was to be expected that they would give it to himse supone que tendría que empezar a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine¿dónde se supone que vamos? where are we supposed o meant to be going?3 (atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc):le suponía más edad I imagined o thought he was olderse le suponen propiedades medicinales it is believed o held to have medicinal qualitiesal cuadro se le suponía un valor aproximado de … the painting was thought to be worth approximately …B (significar, implicar) to meanel proyecto supondrá una inversión de cinco millones de dólares the project will mean an investment of five million dollarsla preparación del congreso supuso cinco meses de trabajo the preparation for the convention involved o took five months' workeso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio that would mean having to start from the beginning again(+ me/te/le etc): ese negocio no le supuso ningún beneficio that deal didn't make him any profitno me supone problema ninguno/ninguna molestia it's no trouble at allel traslado nos va a suponer muchos inconvenientes the move will cause us a great deal of inconvenience, the move will mean o will involve a great deal of inconvenience* * *
suponer ( conjugate suponer) verbo transitivo
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◊ supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true;
suponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes OKb) ( imaginar):
¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I suppose so;
es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think he's been told;
se supone que empieza a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine
2 (significar, implicar) to mean;
suponer verbo transitivo
1 (creer, imaginar) to suppose: supongamos que..., let's assume o suppose that...
supongo que me llamarán, I presume they're going to phone me
supongo que sí, I suppose so
se supone que acaba a las seis, it's supposed to finish at six
se supone que él es el entendido, he's supposed to be the expert
te suponía en París, I thought you were in Paris
2 (conllevar, significar) to mean, involve: no supone ningún riesgo, it doesn't involve any risk
(la amistad, el aprecio) to mean ➣ Ver nota en mean
♦ Locuciones: ser de suponer: es de suponer que se lo han contado, presumably o I would imagine she's been told
ser un suponer, to be conjecture
' suponer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condicionamiento
- creer
- esperar
- hacer
- imaginar
- imaginarse
- jugar
- significar
- asumir
- supuse
English:
assume
- entail
- expect
- guess
- imagine
- imply
- involve
- mean
- pose
- presumably
- presume
- suppose
- surmise
- take
- say
* * *♦ nmimagino que nos invitarán – eso es un suponer I imagine they'll invite us – that's pure conjecture o you can't say for sure;imagina, y es un suponer, que te quedas sin dinero imagine, for the sake of argument, that you didn't have any money♦ vt1. [creer, presuponer] to suppose;supongo que ya habrán llegado I suppose o expect (that) they'll have arrived by now;supongo que tienes razón I suppose o guess you're right;supongo que sí/no I suppose o expect so/not;supongamos que me niego supposing I refuse;es de suponer que se disculparán I would expect them to apologize;es de suponer una nueva bajada de los tipos de interés a further drop in interest rates seems likely, we can expect a further drop in interest rates;al final lo perdí todo – era de suponer in the end I lost everything – it was only to be expected o that's hardly surprising;nada hacía suponer que… there was nothing to suggest that…;todo hacía suponer que se llegaría a un acuerdo everything pointed to an agreement;suponiendo que… supposing o assuming that…;suponiendo que no te moleste as long as o assuming it doesn't bother you2. [implicar] to involve, to entail;una dieta así supone mucho sacrificio a diet like that involves a lot of sacrifices;no me supuso ningún esfuerzo it was no trouble (for me)3. [significar] to mean;supone mucho para mí it means a lot to me;este descubrimiento supone un importante avance para la ciencia this discovery constitutes a major advance for science4. [conjeturar] to imagine;lo suponía I guessed as much;te suponía mayor I thought you were older* * *<part supuesto> v/t suppose, assume;supongamos que … let’s suppose o assume that …;supongo que sí I suppose so* * *suponer {60} vt1) presumir: to suppose, to assumesupongo que sí: I guess so, I suppose sose supone que van a llegar mañana: they're supposed to arrive tomorrow2) : to imply, to suggest3) : to involve, to entailel éxito supone mucho trabajo: success involves a lot of work* * *suponer vb1. (creer) to suppose / to expect3. (implicar, conllevar) to involve / to besupongamos que... supposing... -
124 vicisitudes
f.pl.vicissitudes, ups and downs.* * *= vicissitudes, pitfalls and potholes, long haul, twists and turns, ups and downsEx. The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious.Ex. The article is entitled 'Getting your licence: pitfalls and potholes on the electronic highway'.Ex. The author presents an outline of a guide for those considering the long haul associated with such a major undertaking = El autor presenta una guía breve para aquellos que estudiando las vicisitudes relacionadas con esta importante tarea.Ex. He carefully traces Churchill's twists and turns on this subject and concludes that his 'apparent somersaults were mere digressions and often only tactical in character'.Ex. The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.* * *= vicissitudes, pitfalls and potholes, long haul, twists and turns, ups and downsEx: The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting your licence: pitfalls and potholes on the electronic highway'.Ex: The author presents an outline of a guide for those considering the long haul associated with such a major undertaking = El autor presenta una guía breve para aquellos que estudiando las vicisitudes relacionadas con esta importante tarea.Ex: He carefully traces Churchill's twists and turns on this subject and concludes that his 'apparent somersaults were mere digressions and often only tactical in character'.Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.* * *vicisitudes nfpl1. [sucesos] setbacks, mishaps;tras muchas vicisitudes alcanzamos la costa after many setbacks we reached the coastel relato de las vicisitudes de una familia de emigrantes the story of the ups and downs o Literario vicissitudes in the life of a family of emigrants* * *fpl ups and downs -
125 rasguñar
v.1 to scratch, to scratch with the nails, to scratch with the fingernails.Lisa rasguñó la pared Lisa scratched the wall.El taladro rasguñó la pared The drill scratched the wall.2 to scratch, to scrape.El taladro rasguñó la pared The drill scratched the wall.* * *1 to scratch, scrape* * *VT1) (=rascar) to scratch2) (Arte) to sketch, draw in outline* * *1.verbo transitivo to scratch2.rasguñarse v pron (refl) (con uña, púa) to scratch oneself; ( con cosa áspera) to graze oneself* * *1.verbo transitivo to scratch2.rasguñarse v pron (refl) (con uña, púa) to scratch oneself; ( con cosa áspera) to graze oneself* * *rasguñar [A1 ]vtto scratchme rasguñé la mano I scratched/grazed my hand* * *
rasguñar ( conjugate rasguñar) verbo transitivo
to scratch
rasguñarse verbo pronominal ( refl) (con uña, púa) to scratch oneself;
( con algo áspero) to graze oneself;
* * *♦ vtto scratch♦ See also the pronominal verb rasguñarse* * *v/t scratch* * *rasguñar vt1) : to scratch2) : to sketch, to outline -
126 traza
f.1 appearance, looks (aspecto).2 plan, design (boceto, plano).3 trace, very small quantity, trace amount, vestige.4 tracing.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: trazar.* * *3 ARQUITECTURA plan, design\darse trazas para algo figurado to manage to do something, find a way to do somethingno llevar trazas de / no tener trazas de figurado not to look as iftener traza para algo to be good at something* * *SF1) (=aspecto) appearancepor o según las trazas — judging by appearances
esto lleva o tiene trazas de no acabar nunca — this looks as though it will never end
2) [de edificio] plan, design; [de ciudad] layout3) (=habilidad) skill, abilitydarse o tener traza para hacer algo — to be skilful o clever at doing sth
4) (Inform) trace5) Cono Sur (=huella) track, trail* * *1) (de línea, etc) trazado2)a) ( aspecto) appearanceesto lleva or tiene trazas de ir para largo — this looks as if it's going to drag on and on
* * *1) (de línea, etc) trazado2)a) ( aspecto) appearanceesto lleva or tiene trazas de ir para largo — this looks as if it's going to drag on and on
* * *A (de una línea, etc) trazadoB1 (aspecto) appearanceun individuo de mala traza a rough-looking individual(indicios): esto lleva or tiene trazas de ir para largo this looks as if it's going to drag on and ony no llevaba trazas de irse nunca it looked as if he was never going to leave, there was no sign that he was ever going to leaveesto tiene trazas de ser obra de Jaime this has all the signs of being o this looks like Jaime's handiworkCno hay trazas de él there is no sign of him* * *
Del verbo trazar: ( conjugate trazar)
traza es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
traza
trazar
trazar ( conjugate trazar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ plano› to draw;
traza el contorno de algo to outline sth
2 ‹plan/proyecto/estrategia› to draw up, devise
traza
I sustantivo femenino Arquit plan, design
II trazas fpl (apariencia, facha, aspecto) looks pl, appearance
trazar verbo transitivo
1 (una línea, un dibujo) to draw
2 (un plan) to draw up
3 (describir a grandes rasgos) to sketch, outline
' traza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sombra
English:
suspicion
* * *traza nf1. [aspecto] appearance;no lleva trazas de dejar de llover it doesn't look as if it's going to stop raining;por las trazas yo diría que no es de aquí by the look of her, I'd say she wasn't from around here2. [boceto, plano] plan, design3. [habilidad]tener buena/mala traza (para algo) to be good/no good (at sth)4. RP [señal] trace* * *f1 ( aspecto):esta discusión lleva trazas de acabar mal this argument looks as if it will end badly o looks like ending badly;lleva trazas de llover it looks as though it’s going to rain, it looks like rain fam ;por las trazas judging by appearances2 ( maña):darse (buena) traza para to be good at* * *traza nf1) diseño: design, plan2) : appearance -
127 abocetar
v.1 sketch.2 to sketch, to pencil, to outline, to delineate.* * *1 to sketch, outline* * *VT to sketch* * *abocetar [A1 ]vtto sketch, do a sketch of■ abocetarvito sketch* * *
abocetar verbo transitivo to sketch
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128 explicar a grandes rasgos
to outline, give a general outline of
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