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21 singleness of purpose
resolución nombre femenino, determinación nombre femenino -
22 to defeat the object / defeat the purpose
to defeat the object / defeat the purposeir en contra del propósitoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to defeat the object / defeat the purpose
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23 to have a purpose in life
tener una meta en la vida -
24 to have a sense of purpose
tener una razón de ser -
25 to no purpose
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26 to serve a purpose
servir de algo, servir para algo -
27 to serve no purpose
no servir para nada, ser inútil -
28 accidentally on purpose
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29 serve a purpose
(to be useful in some way.) servir de/para algo -
30 general purpose circuit
English-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > general purpose circuit
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31 Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction
English-Spanish technical dictionary > Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction
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32 all-purpose adhesive
nPACK adhesivo multiuso m -
33 all-purpose trailer
nTRANSP remolque de uso múltiple m, trailer de uso múltiple m, trailer multiuso m -
34 dual-purpose cattle
nAGRIC ganado de doble finalidad m -
35 dual-purpose dredger
nWATER TRANSP draga mixta f -
36 dual-purpose vehicle
nVEH vehículo de doble uso m -
37 general-purpose board
nELECTRON tablero multiuso mEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > general-purpose board
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38 general-purpose chip
nELECTRON chip de uso general m -
39 general-purpose computer
COMP&DP computador de uso general m (AmL), computador universal m (AmL) (CU), computadora de uso general f (AmL), computadora universal f (AmL) (CU), ordenador de uso general m (Esp), ordenador universal m (Esp)English-Spanish technical dictionary > general-purpose computer
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40 general-purpose electric vehicle
nTRANSP vehículo eléctrico polivalente mEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > general-purpose electric vehicle
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Purpose — is the cognitive awareness in cause and effect linking for achieving a goal in a given system, whether human or machine. Its most general sense is the anticipated result which guides decision making in choosing appropriate actions within a range… … Wikipedia
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Purpose — Pur pose, n. [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L. propositum. See {Propound}.] 1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purpose — [pʉr′pəs] vt., vi. purposed, purposing [ME purposen < OFr porposer, var. of proposer: see PROPOSE] to intend, resolve, or plan n. [ME < OFr porpos] 1. something one intends to get or do; intention; aim 2. resolution; determination … English World dictionary
purpose — pur·pose / pər pəs/ n: an objective, effect, or result aimed at or attained; specif: the business activity in which a corporation is chartered to engage pur·pose·ful / fəl/ adj pur·pose·ful·ly adv pur·pose·ful·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dicti … Law dictionary
purpose — [n1] intention, meaning, aim ambition, animus, aspiration, big idea*, bourn, calculation, design, desire, destination, determination, direction, dream, drift, end, expectation, function, goal, hope, idea, intendment, intent, mecca, mission,… … New thesaurus
Purpose — Pur pose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Purposing}.] [OF. purposer, proposer. See {Propose}.] 1. To set forth; to bring forward. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To propose, as an aim, to one s self; to determine upon, as some end or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purpose — late 13c., from O.Fr. porpos aim, intention (12c.), from porposer to put forth, from por forth (from L. pro forth ) + O.Fr. poser to put, place (see POSE (Cf. pose)). On purpose by design is attested from 1580s; earlier of purpose … Etymology dictionary
purpose — ► NOUN 1) the reason for which something is done or for which something exists. 2) resolve or determination. ► VERB formal ▪ have as one s objective. ● on purpose Cf. ↑on purpose ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
Purpose — Pur pose, v. i. To have a purpose or intention; to discourse. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purpose — n *intention, intent, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal Analogous words: *ambition, aspiration: proposition, *proposal: *plan, project, scheme purpose vb propose, design, *intend, mean Anal … New Dictionary of Synonyms