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1 forma de pensar

(n.) = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking

Ex. Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.

Ex. Librarians need to examine their methods of clinical practice to determine whether there is a true congruence between their belief system and their style of service.

Ex. Sometimes we perceive selectively hearing only those messages that fit our own worldview and set of opinions.

Ex. The result might be greater efficiency and the narrowing of the gap between different modes of thought regarding library classification.

Ex. For most of its modern history library and information science (LIS) has been governed by the mode of thinking best characterized as positivism.

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(n.) = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking

Ex: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.

Ex: Librarians need to examine their methods of clinical practice to determine whether there is a true congruence between their belief system and their style of service.

Ex: Sometimes we perceive selectively hearing only those messages that fit our own worldview and set of opinions.

Ex: The result might be greater efficiency and the narrowing of the gap between different modes of thought regarding library classification.

Ex: For most of its modern history library and information science (LIS) has been governed by the mode of thinking best characterized as positivism.

Spanish-English dictionary > forma de pensar
2 pensar

m.

1 thinking.

2 thinking, way of thinking.

v.

1 to think.

pensar en algo/en alguien/en hacer algo to think about something/about somebody/about doing something

piensa en un número/buen regalo think of a number/good present

dar que pensar a alguien to give somebody food for thought

no pienses mal… don't get the wrong idea…

pensar mal de alguien to think badly o ill of somebody

pensar algo de alguien/algo to think something of somebody/something

pienso que no vendrá I don't think she'll come

Esa chica piensa That girls thinks.

2 to think about or over (reflexionar sobre).

ahora que lo pienso,… come to think of it,…, now that I think about it…

cuando menos lo pienses, te llamarán they'll call you when you least expect it

3 to think up.

4 to plan to, to be planning to, to be thinking about, to intend to.

Yo pienso viajar I am planning to travel.

5 to consider, to have in mind.

Yo pienso muchas cosas I think about many things.

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pensar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to think (en, of/about)

■ estuvo pensando en sus amigos he was thinking about his friends

2 (considerar) to consider, think (en, about)

3 (creer) to think, think about

4 (opinar) to think (de, about)

5 (decidir) to decide

6 (tener la intención) to intend to, plan, think of

► verbo pronominal pensarse

1 to think about

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡ni pensarlo! no way! don't even think about it!

pensar bien/mal de alguien to think well/badly of somebody

sin pensar without thinking

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verb

1) to think

2) intend

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1. VT

1) (=opinar) to think

• pensar de, ¿qué piensas de ella? — what do you think of her?

¿qué piensas del aborto? — what do you think about abortion?

• pensar que — to think that

-¿piensas que van a venir? -pienso que sí — "do you think they'll come?" - "I think so"

dice que las mujeres no tendrían que trabajar, yo pienso que sí — he says women shouldn't work, I think they should

yo pienso que no — I don't think so

2) (=considerar) to think about, think over

lo pensaré — I'll think about it, I'll think it over

esto es para pensarlo — this needs thinking about o careful consideration

lo pensó mejor — she thought better of it

me pongo triste solo con pensarlo — the mere thought of it makes me sad

• pensándolo bien... — on second thoughts..., on reflection...

piénsalo bien antes de responder — think carefully before you answer

¡ni pensarlo! — no way! *

3) (=decidir)

• pensar que — to decide that, come to the conclusion that...

he pensado que no vale la pena — I've decided that it's not worth it, I've come to the conclusion that it's not worth it

4) (=tener la intención de)

• pensar hacer algo — to intend to do sth

pienso seguir insistiendo — I intend to keep on trying

no pensaba salir — I wasn't intending o planning to go out

no pienso volver a Cuba — I have no intention of going back to Cuba

no pienso decir nada — I won't be saying anything

5) (=concebir) to think up

¿quién pensó este plan? — who thought this plan up?, whose idea was this plan?

6) (=esperar)

cuando menos lo pienses — when you least expect it

sin pensarlo — unexpectedly

2. VI

1) (=tener ideas) to think

eso me hace pensar — that makes me think

quieren imponer su forma de pensar — they want to impose their way of thinking

después de mucho pensar tuve una idea — after much thought I had an idea

• pensar en algo/algn — to think about sth/sb

¿en qué piensas? — what are you thinking about?

estaba pensando en ir al cine esta tarde — I was thinking of going to the cinema this evening

solo piensa en pasarlo bien — all he thinks about is having a good time

pienso mucho en ti — I think about you a lot

• pensar para sí — to think to o.s.

• dar que pensar, el hecho de que no llamara a la policía da que pensar — the fact that she didn't call the police makes you think

un reportaje que da que pensar — a thought-provoking article

dar que pensar a la gente — to set people thinking, arouse suspicions

• sin pensar — without thinking

• pensar sobre algo — to think about sth

pensar con los pies —

estás pensando con los pies — you're not using your head

2)

• pensar bien de algo/algn — to think well of sth/sb

• pensar mal de algo/algn — to think ill of sth/sb

¡no pienses mal! — don't be nasty!

¡siempre pensando mal! — what a nasty mind you've got!

- piensa mal y acertarás

3) (=aspirar)

• pensar en algo — to aim at sth

piensa en una cátedra — he's aiming at a chair

3.

See:

pensarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( razonar) to think

después de mucho pensar... — after much thought...

déjame pensar — let me think

siempre actúa sin pensar — he always does things without thinking

pero piensa un poco! — just think about it a minute!

a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies — (fam & hum) come on, use your head o your brains!

pensé para mí or para mis adentros — I thought to myself

pensar EN algo/alguien — to think about something/somebody

sólo piensa en divertirse — all he thinks about is having fun

no quiero ni pensar en lo que hubiera podido ocurrir — I don't even want to think what would have happened

b) ( esperar) to expect

cuando menos se piensa... — just when you least expect it...

c) ( creer) to think

pensar mal/bien de alguien — to think ill o badly/well of somebody

siempre piensa mal de los demás — he always thinks the worst of others

dar que or hacer pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar or que hace pensar mucho a very thought-provoking book; su amabilidad me dio que pensar his friendliness made me think o set me thinking; piensa mal y acertarás — if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong
2.
pensar vt

1)

a) (creer, opinar) to think

pienso que no — I don't think so

es mejor pensar que todo saldrá bien — it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

tal como yo pensé! — just as I thought!

no vaya a pensar que... — I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that...

¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? — what do you think about divorce/the boss?

b) ( considerar) to think about

lo pensaré — I'll think about it

¿lo has pensado bien? — have you thought it through o thought about it carefully?

piénsalo bien antes de decidir — think it over before you decide

pensándolo bien,... — on second thought(s) o thinking about it,...

y pensar que...! — (and) to think that...!

sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar — just thinking about it makes me tremble

ni pensarlo! or ni lo pienses! — no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)

no lo pienses dos veces — don't think twice about it

c) (Col) < persona> to think about

2) ( tener la intención de)

pensar + INF — to think of -ing, to plan to + inf

¿piensas ir? — are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

no pienso esperar más — I don't intend to wait any longer
3.
pensarse v pron (enf) (fam) <decisión/respuesta> to think about

me lo voy a pensar — I'm going to think about it

esto hay que pensárselo dos veces — this needs to be thought through

es como para pensárselo — I/you will need to give it some careful thought

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= believe, contemplate, feel, occur, think out, think, opine, give + (some) thought to, take + view, there + be + strong feeling, take + thought, teeter + on the edge of, come up with, look to.

Ex. The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.

Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex. Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.

Ex. Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.

Ex. Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.

Ex. I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex. There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex. Furthermore there is a strong feeling amongst the journalists that information retrieval is not part of their job but should be carried out by trained librarians.

Ex. This an example of an interesting kind of genre that one encounters without taking any thought for it.

Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex. If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.

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* actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* conocer cómo piensa Alguien = get + inside the mind of.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.

* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up.

* de pensar en = at the thought of.

* detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* generalmente + pensarse que = be/have generally held that.

* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.

* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.

* hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.

* hay razones para pensar que = there + be + reason to believe that.

* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.

* manera de pensar = way of thinking.

* modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.

* no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.

* nunca + pensar = thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.

* pararse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* pensaba(n) = once thought.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* pensar ante todo en uno mismo = look after + number one.

* pensar creativamente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.

* pensar detenidamente = be carefully considered.

* pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar en = come into + the mind, have + in mind, reflect (on), think of, toy with, toy with + idea of, spare + a thought for, flirt with + the idea of.

* pensar en Algo/Alguien = give + Nombre + (some/more) thought.

* pensar en el pasado = look back.

* pensar en/sobre = think about.

* pensar en suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* pensar en una solución = come up with + solution.

* pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.

* pensar intensamente = think + hard.

* pensar pausadamente en = linger over.

* pensar que = share + the view that, Posesivo + feeling is that.

* pensarse = make out to be.

* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.

* pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* que da que pensar = sobering.

* que se piensa = perceived.

* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].

* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensar = mindlessly.

* sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).

* sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.

* sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.

* tener fundamento para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* tener razones para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( razonar) to think

después de mucho pensar... — after much thought...

déjame pensar — let me think

siempre actúa sin pensar — he always does things without thinking

pero piensa un poco! — just think about it a minute!

a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies — (fam & hum) come on, use your head o your brains!

pensé para mí or para mis adentros — I thought to myself

pensar EN algo/alguien — to think about something/somebody

sólo piensa en divertirse — all he thinks about is having fun

no quiero ni pensar en lo que hubiera podido ocurrir — I don't even want to think what would have happened

b) ( esperar) to expect

cuando menos se piensa... — just when you least expect it...

c) ( creer) to think

pensar mal/bien de alguien — to think ill o badly/well of somebody

siempre piensa mal de los demás — he always thinks the worst of others

dar que or hacer pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar or que hace pensar mucho a very thought-provoking book; su amabilidad me dio que pensar his friendliness made me think o set me thinking; piensa mal y acertarás — if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong
2.
pensar vt

1)

a) (creer, opinar) to think

pienso que no — I don't think so

es mejor pensar que todo saldrá bien — it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

tal como yo pensé! — just as I thought!

no vaya a pensar que... — I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that...

¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? — what do you think about divorce/the boss?

b) ( considerar) to think about

lo pensaré — I'll think about it

¿lo has pensado bien? — have you thought it through o thought about it carefully?

piénsalo bien antes de decidir — think it over before you decide

pensándolo bien,... — on second thought(s) o thinking about it,...

y pensar que...! — (and) to think that...!

sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar — just thinking about it makes me tremble

ni pensarlo! or ni lo pienses! — no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)

no lo pienses dos veces — don't think twice about it

c) (Col) < persona> to think about

2) ( tener la intención de)

pensar + INF — to think of -ing, to plan to + inf

¿piensas ir? — are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

no pienso esperar más — I don't intend to wait any longer
3.
pensarse v pron (enf) (fam) <decisión/respuesta> to think about

me lo voy a pensar — I'm going to think about it

esto hay que pensárselo dos veces — this needs to be thought through

es como para pensárselo — I/you will need to give it some careful thought

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= believe, contemplate, feel, occur, think out, think, opine, give + (some) thought to, take + view, there + be + strong feeling, take + thought, teeter + on the edge of, come up with, look to.

Ex: The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.

Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex: Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.

Ex: Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.

Ex: Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.

Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex: There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex: Furthermore there is a strong feeling amongst the journalists that information retrieval is not part of their job but should be carried out by trained librarians.

Ex: This an example of an interesting kind of genre that one encounters without taking any thought for it.

Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.

* actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* conocer cómo piensa Alguien = get + inside the mind of.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.

* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up.

* de pensar en = at the thought of.

* detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* generalmente + pensarse que = be/have generally held that.

* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.

* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.

* hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.

* hay razones para pensar que = there + be + reason to believe that.

* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.

* manera de pensar = way of thinking.

* modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.

* no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.

* nunca + pensar = thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.

* pararse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* pensaba(n) = once thought.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* pensar ante todo en uno mismo = look after + number one.

* pensar creativamente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.

* pensar detenidamente = be carefully considered.

* pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar en = come into + the mind, have + in mind, reflect (on), think of, toy with, toy with + idea of, spare + a thought for, flirt with + the idea of.

* pensar en Algo/Alguien = give + Nombre + (some/more) thought.

* pensar en el pasado = look back.

* pensar en/sobre = think about.

* pensar en suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* pensar en una solución = come up with + solution.

* pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.

* pensar intensamente = think + hard.

* pensar pausadamente en = linger over.

* pensar que = share + the view that, Posesivo + feeling is that.

* pensarse = make out to be.

* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.

* pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* que da que pensar = sobering.

* que se piensa = perceived.

* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].

* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensar = mindlessly.

* sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).

* sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.

* sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.

* tener fundamento para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* tener razones para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

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pensar [A5 ]

vi

1 (razonar) to think

pienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am

no entiendo su manera de pensar I don't understand his way of thinking

después de mucho pensar decidió no aceptar la oferta after much thought she decided not to accept the offer

déjame pensar let me think

siempre actúa sin pensar he always does things without thinking

¡pero piensa un poco! just think about it a minute!

a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies ( fam hum); come on, use your head o your brains!

es una película que hace pensar it's a thought-provoking movie, it's a movie that makes you think

pensar EN algo/algn to think ABOUT sth/sb

¿en qué piensas? or ¿en qué estás pensando? what are you thinking about?

ahora mismo estaba pensando en ti I was just thinking about you

tú nunca piensas en mí you never think about o of me

actúa sin pensar en las consecuencias she acts without thinking about o considering the consequences

piensa en el futuro/tus padres think of o about the future/your parents

se pasa la vida pensando en el pasado she spends all her time thinking about the past

sólo piensa en comer/divertirse all he thinks about is eating/having fun

es mejor pensar en que todo saldrá bien it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

no quiero pensar en lo que habría ocurrido I don't even want to think o contemplate what would have happened

2 (esperar) to expect

cuando menos se piensa puede cambiar la suerte just when you least expect it your luck can change

3 (creer) to think

pensar mal/bien de algn to think ill o badly/well of sb

es un desconfiado, siempre piensa mal de los demás he's really distrustful, he always thinks the worst of others

dar que pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar a very thought-provoking book, a book which provides plenty of food for thought o which makes you think

su repentina amabilidad me dio que pensar his sudden friendliness made me think o set me thinking

las prolongadas ausencias de su hija le dieron que pensar his daughter's prolonged absences aroused his suspicions

piensa mal y acertarás if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong

■ pensar

vt

A

1 (creer, opinar) to think

pensé que la habías olvidado I thought you had forgotten it

pienso que no I don't think so

pienso que sí I think so

yo pienso que sí, que deberíamos ayudarla personally, I think we should help her

eso me hace pensar que quizás haya sido él that makes me think that perhaps it was him

¡tal como yo pensé! just as I thought!

no vaya a pensar que somos unos malagradecidos I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that we're ungrateful

no es tan tonto como piensas he's not as stupid as you think

- esto se pone feo -pensó Juan this is getting unpleasant, thought Juan

- es un estúpido -pensé para mis adentros he's so stupid, I thought to myself

¿qué piensas del divorcio? what do you think about divorce?, what are your views on divorce?

¿qué piensas del nuevo jefe? what do you think of the new boss?

2 (considerar) to think about

aún no lo sé, lo pensaré I don't know yet, I'll think about it

¿sabes lo que estás haciendo? ¿lo has pensado bien? do you know what you're doing? have you thought it through o have you thought about it carefully o have you given it careful thought?

piénsalo bien antes de decidir think it over before you decide

pensándolo bien, no creo que pueda on second thought(s) o thinking about it, I don't think I can

¡pensar que ni siquiera nos dio las gracias …! to think he never even thanked us!

sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar just thinking about it makes me start trembling

¡ni pensarlo! or ¡ni lo pienses! no way! ( colloq), not on your life! ( colloq)

no lo pienses dos veces don't think twice about it

3 ( Col) ‹persona› to think about

B (tener la intención de) pensar + INF to think OF -ING

tú no estarás pensando irte a vivir con él ¿no? you're not thinking of going to live with him, are you?

¿piensas ir? are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

no pienso esperar más de diez minutos I don't intend waiting o I don't intend to wait more than ten minutes

tengo pensado hacerlo mañana I'm planning to do it tomorrow

pensamos estar de vuelta antes del domingo we expect o plan to be back before Sunday

mañana pensaba quedarme en casa I was thinking of staying at home tomorrow

■ pensarse

v pron

( enf) ( fam); ‹decisión/respuesta› to think about

tómate unos días para pensártelo take a few days to think about it o to think it over

aún no lo sé, me lo voy a pensar I don't know yet, I'm going to think about it

esto hay que pensárselo dos veces this needs to be thought through o given some (careful) thought

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pensar ( conjugate pensar) verbo intransitivo
to think;
◊ después de mucho pensar … after much thought …;

actuó sin pensar he did it without thinking;
pensé para mí or para mis adentros I thought to myself;
pensar EN algo/algn to think about sth/sb;
cuando menos se piensa … just when you least expect it …;
pensar mal/bien de algn to think ill o badly/well of sb;
dar que or hacer pensar a algn to make sb think
verbo transitivo
1
a) (creer, opinar) to think;

◊ pienso que no I don't think so;

¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? what do you think about divorce/the boss?
b) ( considerar) to think about;

◊ lo pensaré I'll think about it;

piénsalo bien antes de decidir think it over before you decide;
pensándolo bien, … on second thought(s) o thinking about it, …;
¡y pensar que …! (and) to think that …!;
¡ni pensarlo! no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)
c) (Col) ‹ persona› to think about

2 ( tener la intención de):
◊ pensar hacer algo to think of doing sth;

pensamos ir al teatro we're thinking of going to the theater;
no pienso ir I'm not going
pensarse verbo pronominal ( enf) (fam) ‹decisión/respuesta› to think about;
ver tb pensar verbo transitivo 1b
pensar
I verbo intransitivo to think [en, of, about] [sobre, about, over]
II verbo transitivo
1 (formarse una idea) to think [de, of]: no quiero que piense de mí que soy una desagradecida, I don't want him to think I'm ungrateful
2 (examinar una idea) to think over o about: piénsalo dos veces, think it over
3 (tener una intención) to intend: pensamos ir a la playa este verano, we plan to go to the beach this summer
4 (tomar una decisión) to think: he pensado que iré a la fiesta, I've decided to go to the party
♦ Locuciones: en el momento menos pensado, when least expected
¡ni pensarlo!, no way! ➣ Ver nota en consider
' pensar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- dar
- discurrir
- dueña
- dueño
- frescura
- griterío
- matarse
- ofuscar
- ombligo
- planear
- precipitada
- precipitado
- precipitarse
- tuntún
- ver
- creer
- decir
- inclinar
- llevar
- opinar
English:
ahead
- bear
- believe
- dread
- food
- hard
- help
- imagine
- impulse
- intend
- moon about
- moon around
- plan
- reason
- rethink
- shudder
- sober
- suggestive
- think
- thought
- very
- wonder
- worst
- beyond
- collect
- conjure up
- dwell
- impression
- incline
- inclined
- make
- mixed
- propose
- push
- put
- sort
- stop
- turn
- yourself

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pensar

♦ vi

to think;

pensar en algo/alguien to think about sth/sb;

pensar en hacer algo to think about doing sth;

¿en qué piensas o [m5] estás pensando? what are you thinking (about)?;

hemos pensado en ti para este puesto we thought of you for this position;

piensa en un número/buen regalo think of a number/good present;

sólo piensas en comer/la comida eating/food is all you think about;

sólo (de) pensar en ello me pongo enfermo it makes me sick just thinking o just to think about it;

pensar para sí to think to oneself;

pensar sobre algo to think about sth;

piensa sobre lo que te he dicho think about what I've said to you;

sin pensar without thinking;

dar que pensar a alguien to give sb food for thought;

da que pensar que nadie se haya quejado it is somewhat surprising that nobody has complained;

pensar en voz alta to think aloud;

no pienses mal… don't get the wrong idea…;

pensar mal de alguien to think badly o ill of sb;

pienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am;

Prov

piensa mal y acertarás: ¿quién habrá sido? – piensa mal y acertarás who can it have been? – I think you know who it was;

¿le contará la verdad o no? – piensa mal y acertarás will he tell her the truth or not? – it's not too hard to work that one out

♦ vt

1. [reflexionar sobre] to think about o over;

piénsalo think about it, think it over;

después de pensarlo mucho after much thought, after thinking it over carefully;

si lo piensas bien… if you think about it…;

ahora que lo pienso… come to think of it…, now that I think about it…;

cuando menos lo pienses, te llamarán they'll call you when you least expect it;

¡ni pensarlo! no way!;

pensándolo mejor, pensándolo bien on second thoughts;

¡y pensar que no es más que una niña! and to think (that) she's just a girl!

2. [opinar, creer] to think;

¿tú qué piensas? what do you think?;

pensar algo de algo/alguien to think sth of o about sth/sb;

¿qué piensas de…? what do you think of o about…?;

piensa de él que es un memo she thinks he's an idiot;

pienso que sí/no I think so/not;

pienso que no vendrá I don't think she'll come;

pensaba que no la oíamos she thought we couldn't hear her;

no vayas a pensar que no me preocupa don't think it doesn't bother me;

¡quién lo hubiera pensado! who'd have thought it!

3. [idear] to think up

4. [tener la intención de]
pensar hacer algo to intend to do sth;

no pienso decírtelo I have no intention of telling you;

¿qué piensas hacer? what are you going to do?, what are you thinking of doing?;

¿estás pensando en mudarte de casa? are you thinking of moving house?

5. [decidir] to think;

¿has pensado ya el sitio donde vamos a cenar? have you thought where we can go for dinner yet?

♦ See also the pronominal verb pensarse

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pensar

I v/t

1 think about;

¡ni pensarlo! don’t even think about it!

2 ( opinar) think

II v/i think (en about);

¿en qué piensas? what are you thinking about?;

sin pensar without thinking

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pensar {55} vi

1) : to think

2)

pensar en : to think about

pensar vt

1) : to think

2) : to think about

3) : to intend, to plan on

♦ See also the reflexive verb pensarse

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pensar vb

1. (reflexionar) to think [pt. & pp. thought]

piénsalo bien think carefully

pienso que no es para tanto I don't think it's that important

¿en qué estás pensando? what are you thinking about?

2. (opinar) to think

¿qué piensas de mi cuadro? what do you think of my painting?

3. (tener la intención) to think / to plan [pt. & pp. planned]

esta noche pensamos ir al cine we're thinking about going to the cinema tonight

pensaba decírselo el sábado I was going to tell him on Saturday

¿qué piensas hacer? what are you going to do?

4. (idear) to think up

el preso pensó un plan para escapar the prisoner thought up a plan to escape

¡ni pensarlo! no way!

sin pensar without thinking

Spanish-English dictionary > pensar
3 forma

f.

1 shape, form (figura).

en forma de in the shape of

en forma de L L-shaped

tener forma ovalada o de óvalo to be oval in shape

formas figure, curves (silueta)

2 way, manner (manera).

se puede hacer de varias formas it can be done in several different ways

¡qué forma de llover! it's absolutely pouring down!

de cualquier forma, de todas formas anyway, in any case

de esta forma in this way

forma de pago method of payment

forma de ser: es su forma de ser that's just the way he is

3 form.

la fotografía es una forma de arte photography is an art form

formas de vida life forms

4 form (no fondo).

forma y fondo form and content

5 host (religion).

6 form (formulario). (Mexican Spanish)

7 kind, form.

8 aspect, semblance, appearance.

9 cast.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: formar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: formar.

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forma

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) form, shape

■ en forma de X X-shaped

2 (manera) way

3 DEPORTE form

► nombre femenino plural formas

1 (modales) manners, social conventions

2 familiar (de mujer) curves

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de esta forma in this way

de forma que so that

de todas formas anyway, in any case

estar en baja forma to be off form

estar en forma to be in shape, be fit

ponerse en forma to get fit

buenas formas good manners

forma de pago method of payment

forma física physical fitness

la Sagrada Forma the Host

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noun f.

1) form, shape

2) manner, way

•

- estar en forma

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SF

1) (=figura) shape

tiene forma de pirámide — it is pyramid-shaped

hojas de forma triangular — triangular leaves

una serie de elementos dispuestos de forma circular — a series of elements arranged in a circle

la camisa ha cogido la forma de la percha — the shirt has been stretched out of shape by the hanger

• nubes de humo con forma de hongo — mushroom-shaped clouds of smoke

un pendiente con forma de animal mitológico — an earring in the shape of a mythological animal

• dar forma a — [+ objeto, joya] to shape; [+ idea, teoría] to give shape to

quiso dar forma literaria a sus teorías filosóficas — he wanted to put his philosophical theories into literary form

• en forma de U — U-shaped

pendientes en forma de corazón — heart-shaped earrings

• tomar forma — to take shape

la idea empezó a tomar forma el año pasado — the idea began to take shape last year

2) (=modo) way

me gusta más de esta forma — I like it better this way

yo tengo otra forma de ver las cosas — I see things in a different way

solo conozco una forma llegar hasta allí — I only know one way of getting there o one way to get there

no estoy de acuerdo con su forma de actuar — I don't agree with his way of doing things

no hubo forma de convencerlo — there was no way we could persuade him

• de forma directa/inmediata/natural — directly/immediately/naturally

el plan entrará en vigor de forma inmediata — the plan will take immediate effect, the plan will take effect immediately

este tema me preocupa de forma especial — this subject is of particular concern to me

• de esta forma — [gen] in this way; (=por consecuencia) thus

queremos controlar los costes y, de esta forma, evitar reducir la plantilla — we want to bring down costs and thus avoid having to downsize

• de todas formas — anyway, in any case

pero de todas formas te agradezco que me lo hayas dicho — but thank you for letting me know anyway, but in any case thank you for letting me know

forma de pago — method of payment, form of payment

forma de ser, es mi forma de ser — that's how I am, that's the way I am

3)

• de forma que — (=en un modo que) in such a way as, so as; (=por eso) so that

él intentó contestar la pregunta de forma que no le comprometiese — he tried to answer the question so as o in such a way as not to commit himself

el número de socios fue creciendo cada año, de forma que en 1989 eran ya varios miles — the number of members grew every year, so that o such that by 1989 there were several thousand

• de tal forma que — (=en un modo que) in such a way that; (=tanto que) so much that; (=por eso) so that

la noticia se filtró de tal forma que fueron incapaces de evitarlo — news leaked out in such a way that they were unable to stop it

la empresa ha crecido de tal forma que es irreconocible — the company has grown so much o to such an extent that it is unrecognizable

su padre era italiano y su madre polaca, de tal forma que él siempre se ha sentido europeo — his father was Italian and his mother Polish, so (that) he has always felt himself to be European

4) (tb: forma física) fitness, form

si no está al cien por cien de forma no jugará — if he isn't a hundred per cent fit he won't play

el jugador ha recuperado su forma física — the player is fit again, the player has regained fitness o form

cuida su forma física practicando también otros deportes — he keeps fit by playing other sports too

• estar en (buena) forma — [para hacer deporte] to be fit, be in good shape; [para realizar otra actividad] to be in (good) form

estar en baja forma — (lit) to be not fully fit; (fig) to be in bad shape

estar bajo de forma — to be in poor shape

mantenerse en forma — to keep fit

ponerse en forma — to get fit

5) (=aspecto externo) form

la forma y el fondo — form and content

es pura forma — it's just for the sake of form, it's a mere formality

• defecto de forma — (Jur) technicality

6) pl formas [femeninas] figure sing

7) pl formas [sociales] appearances

• guardar o mantener las formas — to keep up appearances

8) (Rel)

• la Sagrada Forma — the Host

9) (=molde) (Téc) mould, mold (EEUU); [de zapatero] last; [de sombrero] hatter's block; (Tip) forme, form (EEUU)

10) (Ling) [del verbo] form

11) (Tip) (=formato) format

12) LAm
*
• en forma, una fiesta en forma — a proper party, a blowout *

va a celebrar su cumpleaños en forma — he's going to have a proper o a serious * birthday party

nos aburrimos en forma — we were seriously bored *

13) Méx form
see MANERA, FORMA, MODO
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femenino

1)

a) (contorno, apariencia) shape

tiene forma circular — it's circular (in shape)

en forma de cruz — in the shape of a cross

tiene la forma de un platillo — it's the shape of a saucer

dar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something

tomar forma — to take shape

el suéter ha tomado la forma de la percha — the sweater's been stretched out of shape by the coat hanger

b) (tipo, modalidad) form

la discriminación no se tolerará bajo ninguna de sus formas — discrimination will not be tolerated in any shape or form

el medicamento se presenta en forma de comprimidos — the medicine comes in tablet form

2) (Lit) (de una novela, obra) form; (Fil) form

3) (Ling) form

4) (Dep, Med)

estar/mantenerse en forma — to be/keep fit

está en baja forma — he's not on form

en plena forma — on top form

en forma — (AmL fam)

una comida en forma — a good square meal (colloq)

nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time

5) (manera, modo) way

es su forma de ser — it's just the way he is

tiene una forma de ser que desconcierta — he has a rather disconcerting manner

qué forma de gritar! — there's no need to shout!

así no hay forma de entenderse — we'll never get anywhere like this

no veía la forma de convencerlo — I couldn't see how to convince him

de forma que — (frml) in such a way that

de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case

- forma de pago

6) formas femenino plural

a) ( de mujer) figure

b) ( apariencias) appearances (pl)

guardar las formas — to keep up appearances

7) (Méx) ( formulario) form

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= approach [approaches, -pl.], form, guise, means, mode, shape, way, mould [mold, -USA], shaping, complexion, manner, fashion.

Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

Ex. It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.

Ex. In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.

Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.

Ex. Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.

Ex. If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.

Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.

Ex. The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.

Ex. The process of shaping the scientific and technical propaganda into a legitimate specialisation is described.

Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex. City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.

Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.

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* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* actuar de forma negligente = be remiss.

* adoptar forma = take + shape.

* adoptar la forma de = take + form, take + the form of, come in + the form of.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* asumir una forma = assume + form.

* botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de álbum = guard (book) catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de listado = computer print-out catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.

* catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como una forma de = as a means of.

* concepto de forma = form concept.

* con forma de castillo = castellated.

* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].

* con forma de pelo = hair-like.

* con forma de pera = pear-shaped.

* con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.

* con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.

* con forma de U = U-shaped.

* con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complementaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma regular = regularly.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.

* de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de ninguna forma = in any way at all.

* de ninguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de nuevas formas = in new ways.

* de otra forma = in any other way.

* describir de forma general = outline.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* de todas formas = anyway(s), at any rate, anyhow.

* de todas las formas posibles = in any and all ways.

* de una forma = in a fashion.

* de una forma + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + manner.

* de una forma ambigua = ambiguously.

* de una forma brillante = brilliantly.

* de una forma deplorable = execrably.

* de una forma fácil = easily.

* de una forma hábil = skilfully [skillfully, -USA].

* de una forma intangible = intangibly.

* de una forma lógica = logically.

* de una forma monstruosa = monstrously.

* de una forma organizada = in an organised fashion.

* de una forma rápida = quickly.

* de una forma relativamente + Nombre = relatively + Adverbio.

* de una forma simple = in a simple manner, simply.

* de una forma tautológica = tautologically.

* de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one way or another, one way or another, in one form or another.

* de una nueva forma = in a new way.

* dispuesto de forma uniforme = regimented.

* división de forma = form division.

* edificio en forma de cubo = cubic building.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* encabezamiento de forma = form heading.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.

* en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.

* en forma de A = A-shaped.

* en forma de arco = arched, bowed.

* en forma de capa = cape-like.

* en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.

* en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.

* en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.

* en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.

* en forma de D = d-shaped.

* en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].

* en forma de libro = in book form.

* en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.

* en forma de parásito = parasitically.

* en forma de pera = pear-shaped.

* en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.

* en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.

* en forma de U = U-shaped.

* en forma de V = V-shaped.

* en forma física = physically fit.

* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.

* en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.

* en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.

* en mala forma = in bad nick.

* en plena forma = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition.

* en su forma más básica = at its most basic.

* entintar la forma = beat + the forme.

* entrada de forma = form entry.

* estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.

* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.

* faceta de forma = Form facet.

* forma adjetival = adjectival form.

* forma artística = art form.

* forma de actuar = discourse.

* forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.

* forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.

* forma de conseguir algo = lever.

* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.

* forma de escribir = writing style.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* forma de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.

* forma de funcionar = business model.

* forma de hablar = manner of speaking.

* forma de hacer papel = paper mould.

* forma de impresión = composing frame, forme, plate, frame.

* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.

* forma de pago = form of payment.

* forma de papel vitela = wove mould.

* forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* forma de presentación = form of presentation.

* forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.

* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* forma excelente = commanding form.

* forma física = physical form, physical condition, physical shape.

* forma flexionada = inflected form.

* forma geométrica = geometric shape, geometric pattern.

* forma impresa = hard copy [hardcopy].

* forma intelectual = intellectual form.

* forma manual = hand mould.

* forma nominal = noun form.

* forma para papel verjurado = laid mould.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).

* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.

* no haber forma de = there + be + no way.

* no hay forma de que = for the life of me.

* ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.

* orientado hacia la forma = form-oriented.

* participar de forma activa = involve.

* participar de forma activa en = engage in.

* participar de una forma activa = become + involved.

* pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* por la forma = by the way.

* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.

* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].

* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.

* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.

* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser una forma de = provide + a way of/to.

* sin forma = bodilessly, formless.

* sugerir la forma de = suggest + way in which.

* tener forma + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in shape.

* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (contorno, apariencia) shape

tiene forma circular — it's circular (in shape)

en forma de cruz — in the shape of a cross

tiene la forma de un platillo — it's the shape of a saucer

dar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something

tomar forma — to take shape

el suéter ha tomado la forma de la percha — the sweater's been stretched out of shape by the coat hanger

b) (tipo, modalidad) form

la discriminación no se tolerará bajo ninguna de sus formas — discrimination will not be tolerated in any shape or form

el medicamento se presenta en forma de comprimidos — the medicine comes in tablet form

2) (Lit) (de una novela, obra) form; (Fil) form

3) (Ling) form

4) (Dep, Med)

estar/mantenerse en forma — to be/keep fit

está en baja forma — he's not on form

en plena forma — on top form

en forma — (AmL fam)

una comida en forma — a good square meal (colloq)

nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time

5) (manera, modo) way

es su forma de ser — it's just the way he is

tiene una forma de ser que desconcierta — he has a rather disconcerting manner

qué forma de gritar! — there's no need to shout!

así no hay forma de entenderse — we'll never get anywhere like this

no veía la forma de convencerlo — I couldn't see how to convince him

de forma que — (frml) in such a way that

de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case

- forma de pago

6) formas femenino plural

a) ( de mujer) figure

b) ( apariencias) appearances (pl)

guardar las formas — to keep up appearances

7) (Méx) ( formulario) form

* * *

= approach [approaches, -pl.], form, guise, means, mode, shape, way, mould [mold, -USA], shaping, complexion, manner, fashion.

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.

Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.

Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.

Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.

Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.

Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.

Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.

Ex: The process of shaping the scientific and technical propaganda into a legitimate specialisation is described.

Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.

Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.

* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* actuar de forma negligente = be remiss.

* adoptar forma = take + shape.

* adoptar la forma de = take + form, take + the form of, come in + the form of.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* asumir una forma = assume + form.

* botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de álbum = guard (book) catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de listado = computer print-out catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.

* catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como una forma de = as a means of.

* concepto de forma = form concept.

* con forma de castillo = castellated.

* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].

* con forma de pelo = hair-like.

* con forma de pera = pear-shaped.

* con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.

* con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.

* con forma de U = U-shaped.

* con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complementaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma regular = regularly.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.

* de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de ninguna forma = in any way at all.

* de ninguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de nuevas formas = in new ways.

* de otra forma = in any other way.

* describir de forma general = outline.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* de todas formas = anyway(s), at any rate, anyhow.

* de todas las formas posibles = in any and all ways.

* de una forma = in a fashion.

* de una forma + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + manner.

* de una forma ambigua = ambiguously.

* de una forma brillante = brilliantly.

* de una forma deplorable = execrably.

* de una forma fácil = easily.

* de una forma hábil = skilfully [skillfully, -USA].

* de una forma intangible = intangibly.

* de una forma lógica = logically.

* de una forma monstruosa = monstrously.

* de una forma organizada = in an organised fashion.

* de una forma rápida = quickly.

* de una forma relativamente + Nombre = relatively + Adverbio.

* de una forma simple = in a simple manner, simply.

* de una forma tautológica = tautologically.

* de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one way or another, one way or another, in one form or another.

* de una nueva forma = in a new way.

* dispuesto de forma uniforme = regimented.

* división de forma = form division.

* edificio en forma de cubo = cubic building.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* encabezamiento de forma = form heading.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.

* en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.

* en forma de A = A-shaped.

* en forma de arco = arched, bowed.

* en forma de capa = cape-like.

* en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.

* en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.

* en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.

* en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.

* en forma de D = d-shaped.

* en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].

* en forma de libro = in book form.

* en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.

* en forma de parásito = parasitically.

* en forma de pera = pear-shaped.

* en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.

* en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.

* en forma de U = U-shaped.

* en forma de V = V-shaped.

* en forma física = physically fit.

* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.

* en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.

* en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.

* en mala forma = in bad nick.

* en plena forma = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition.

* en su forma más básica = at its most basic.

* entintar la forma = beat + the forme.

* entrada de forma = form entry.

* estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.

* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.

* faceta de forma = Form facet.

* forma adjetival = adjectival form.

* forma artística = art form.

* forma de actuar = discourse.

* forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.

* forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.

* forma de conseguir algo = lever.

* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.

* forma de escribir = writing style.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* forma de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.

* forma de funcionar = business model.

* forma de hablar = manner of speaking.

* forma de hacer papel = paper mould.

* forma de impresión = composing frame, forme, plate, frame.

* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.

* forma de pago = form of payment.

* forma de papel vitela = wove mould.

* forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* forma de presentación = form of presentation.

* forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.

* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* forma excelente = commanding form.

* forma física = physical form, physical condition, physical shape.

* forma flexionada = inflected form.

* forma geométrica = geometric shape, geometric pattern.

* forma impresa = hard copy [hardcopy].

* forma intelectual = intellectual form.

* forma manual = hand mould.

* forma nominal = noun form.

* forma para papel verjurado = laid mould.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).

* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.

* no haber forma de = there + be + no way.

* no hay forma de que = for the life of me.

* ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.

* orientado hacia la forma = form-oriented.

* participar de forma activa = involve.

* participar de forma activa en = engage in.

* participar de una forma activa = become + involved.

* pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* por la forma = by the way.

* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.

* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].

* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.

* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.

* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser una forma de = provide + a way of/to.

* sin forma = bodilessly, formless.

* sugerir la forma de = suggest + way in which.

* tener forma + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in shape.

* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

* * *

forma

feminine

A

1 (contorno, apariencia) shape

tiene forma circular it's circular (in shape)

en forma de cruz in the shape of a cross

tiene la forma de un platillo it's the shape of a saucer o it's saucer-shaped

los tenemos de todas formas y tamaños we have them in all shapes and sizes

el alfarero da forma al barro the potter shapes the clay

finalmente logró dar forma a sus proyectos he finally managed to give some shape to his plans

el suéter ha cogido la forma de la percha the sweater's been stretched out of shape by the coat hanger

el príncipe tomó la forma de una rana the prince turned into a frog

la escultura/el proyecto está empezando a tomar forma the sculpture/plan is beginning to take shape

2 (tipo, modalidad) form

la discriminación no puede ser tolerada bajo ninguna de sus formas discrimination cannot be tolerated in any shape or form

las distintas formas de vida animal the different forms of animal life

el medicamento se presenta en forma de supositorios y de comprimidos the medicine comes in suppository or tablet form

B

1 ( Lit) (de una novela, obra) form

fondo y forma form and content

2 ( Der):

un defecto de forma a technicality ( in drafting or presentation)

3 ( Fil) form

C ( Ling) form

la forma singular the singular (form)

D ( Dep, Med):

estar/mantenerse en forma to be/keep fit

esta temporada está en baja forma this season he's off form o he's not in good form

me siento en plena forma I feel on top form

en forma ( AmL fam): una comida en forma a good square meal ( colloq)

hoy nos divertimos en forma we had a terrific o fantastic time today

metiste la pata en (gran) forma you really put your foot in it ( colloq)

E (manera, modo) way

es su forma de ser it's just his way, it's just the way he is

no me gusta nada su forma de organizar las cosas I don't like his way of organizing things at all

¡qué forma de gritar, ni que estuviese sorda! there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf!

así no hay forma de entenderse we'll never get anywhere like this

lo hizo de forma que él no se enterase ( frml); she did it in such a way that he would not find out

de cualquier forma or de todas formas or de una forma o de otra anyway, in any case

Compuesto:

forma de pago

form o method of payment

F formas fpl

1 (de una mujer) figure

2 (apariencias) appearances (pl)

en público siempre guardan or cubren las formas they always keep up appearances in public

G ( Méx) (formulario) form

* * *

Del verbo formar: ( conjugate formar)

forma es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
forma
formar
forma sustantivo femenino
1
a) (contorno, apariencia) shape;

◊ en forma de cruz in the shape of a cross;

tiene la forma de un platillo it's the shape of a saucer;
dar forma a algo ( al barro) to shape sth;

( a proyecto) to give shape to sth
b) (tipo, modalidad) form;

◊ distintas formas de vida animal different forms of animal life;

forma de pago form o method of payment
2 (Dep, Med):
◊ estar en forma to be fit;

está en baja forma he's not on form;
en plena forma on top form;
en forma: nos divertimos en forma we had a really good time
3 (manera, modo) way;
◊ es su forma de ser it's just the way he is;

¡vaya forma de conducir! what a way to drive!;
forma de vida way of life;
de forma distinta differently;
de cualquier forma or de todas formas anyway, in any case
4
◊ formas sustantivo femenino plural

a) ( de mujer) figure

b) ( apariencias) appearances (pl);

◊ guardar las formas to keep up appearances

5 (Méx) ( formulario) form
formar ( conjugate formar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( crear) ‹círculo/figura› to make, form;

‹asociación/gobierno› to form, set up;
‹ barricada› to set up;
◊ ¡formen parejas! ( en clase) get into pairs o twos!;

( en baile) take your partners!
b) (Ling) to form

c) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to have … fall in

2 ( componer) to make up;
◊ un equipo formado por cinco personas a team made up of five people;

forma parte de algo to be part of sth, to belong to sth
3 ‹carácter/espíritu› to form, shape
4 ( educar) to bring up;
( para trabajo) to train
verbo intransitivo (Mil) to fall in
formarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (hacerse, crearse) [grupo/organismo] to form;

◊ se formó una cola a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed

b) ( desarrollarse) [niño/huesos] to develop

c) ‹idea/opinión› to form

2 ( educarse) to be educated;
( para trabajo) to be trained
forma sustantivo femenino
1 form, shape: una vasija en forma de campana, a bell-shaped vessel
2 (modo) way: hazlo de otra forma do it another way
no hay forma de probarlo, there's no way to prove it
forma de pago, method of payment
3 Dep form: está en baja forma, she's off form
me mantengo en forma, I keep fit 4 formas, (modales) manners
guardar las formas, to keep up appearances
♦ Locuciones: de forma que, so that
de todas formas, anyway, in any case
formar verbo transitivo
1 to form
2 (criar) to bring up
(instruir) to educate, train
' forma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acento
- aerodinámica
- aerodinámico
- amorfa
- amorfo
- anacrónica
- anacrónico
- borla
- cerrada
- cerrado
- circular
- congruente
- cónica
- cónico
- corpórea
- corpóreo
- defraudar
- diferente
- ser
- escribano
- estrafalaria
- estrafalario
- estrechamiento
- estrellada
- estrellado
- formalmente
- herida
- histriónica
- histriónico
- imitar
- inicua
- inicuo
- ladrón
- ladrona
- mercenaria
- mercenario
- modo
- óptica
- oscurecer
- pequeña
- pequeño
- política
- redonda
- redondo
- sambenito
- tallar
- tela
- tener
- Tiro
English:
A
- agenda
- agree
- alternately
- amusing
- an
- and
- angular
- anyhow
- arrange
- as
- attuned to
- be
- begin
- best
- blend
- circle
- crescent
- cupcake
- day
- deny
- diamond
- disgusting
- do
- enjoy
- expect
- expedient
- faint
- figure
- fish
- fit
- fitness
- form
- freeware
- from
- go
- heart-shaped
- hexagon
- jelly baby
- jelly bean
- Jerkily
- keep
- kidney shaped
- lack
- lie
- manner
- mister
- must
- parcel
- pear-shaped

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forma nf

1. [figura] shape, form;

¿qué forma tiene? what shape is it?;

en forma de triángulo in the shape of a triangle;

en forma de L L-shaped;

el escultor dio forma al barro the sculptor shaped the clay;

tener forma ovalada o [m5] de óvalo to be oval (in shape);

el proyecto comienza a tomar forma the project is starting to take shape

2. [manera] way, manner;

tiene una forma de hablar muy divertida she has a very funny way of talking;

no ha habido forma de localizarlo it was impossible to find him;

se puede hacer de varias formas it can be done in several different ways;

lo siento, es mi forma de ser I'm sorry, that's just the way I am o that's just my way;

¡qué forma de llover! it's absolutely pouring down!;

de cualquier forma, de todas formas anyway, in any case;

si lo hacemos de esta forma, acabaremos antes if we do it this way, we'll finish earlier;

viajaremos en segunda, de esta forma recortaremos gastos we can travel second class, that way we'll keep the cost down;

han organizado las conferencias de forma que haya diez minutos de intervalo entre ellas they've arranged the speeches in such a way that there's a ten-minute break between each one;

llegaremos a las ocho, de forma que podamos comenzar temprano we'll be there by eight so (that) we can start early;

dobla la camisa de forma que no se arruguen las mangas fold the shirt so (that) the sleeves don't get creased

Comp
forma de pago method of payment
3. [manifestación] form;

la fotografía es una forma de arte photography is an art form

4. [condición física] fitness;

estar en forma to be fit;

estar en baja/plena forma to be in poor/top shape;

vuelvo a estar en plena forma I'm fully fit again;

mantenerse/ponerse en forma to keep/get fit

Comp
forma física physical fitness;
en perfecta forma física in perfect (physical) shape

5. [de equipo, artista] form;

estar en forma to be on form;

estar en baja/plena forma to be off form/on top form

6.
formas [silueta] figure, curves;

un cuerpo de formas armoniosas a curvaceous body

7.
formas [modales] manners, social conventions;

guardar las formas to keep up appearances

8. [horma, molde] mould

9. Rel host;

la Sagrada Forma the Holy Host

10. Arte & Lit form;

a este escritor le importa más la forma que el contenido this writer is more interested in form than content

11. Ling form;

en forma plural in the plural

12. Méx [formulario] form

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forma

f

1 form

2 ( apariencia) shape;

en forma de in the shape of;

dar forma a algo shape sth

3 ( manera) way;

de forma que in such a way that;

de todas formas in any case, anyway;

de alguna forma, en cierta forma in a way;

de cualquier forma anyway;

de ninguna forma not in the slightest, fam no way;

no hay forma de que coma/estudie nothing will make him eat/study, it’s impossible to get him to eat/study

4

:

formas pl proprieties;

guardar las formas keep up appearances

5

:

estar en forma be fit;

mantenerse en forma stay in shape

6 Méx ( formulario) form

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forma nf

1) : form, shape

2) manera, modo: manner, way

3) : fitness

estar en forma: to be fit, to be in shape

4) formas nfpl

: appearances, conventions

* * *

forma n

1. (contorno) shape

¿qué forma tiene? what shape is it?

tiene forma de corazón it's heart shaped

una tarta suele tener una forma redonda cakes are usually round in shape

2. (manera) way

su forma de trabajar his way of working

de forma distinta in a different way / differently

de todas formas anyway

estar en forma to be fit

mantenerse en forma to keep fit

ponerse en forma to get fit

Spanish-English dictionary > forma
4 atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno

= set in + Posesivo + opinions

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

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= set in + Posesivo + opinions

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Spanish-English dictionary > atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno
5 opinión

f.

opinion, notion, conviction, belief.

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opinión

► nombre femenino

1 (juicio) opinion, view

■ en mi opinión in my opinion, in my view

■ este colegio no me merece muy buena opinión I have a poor opinion of that school

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cambiar de opinión to change one's mind

la opinión pública public opinion

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noun f.

opinion

* * *

SF opinion, view

en mi opinión — in my opinion o view

ser de la opinión (de) que... — to be of the opinion that..., take the view that...

cambiar de opinión — to change one's mind

compartir la opinión de algn — to share sb's opinion o view

formarse una opinión — to form an opinion

mudar de opinión — to have a change of mind o opinion

opinión pública — public opinion

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femenino opinion

¿cuál es tu opinión sobre el programa? — what do you think of the program?

en mi opinión — in my opinion

cambió de opinión — he changed his mind

importantes sectores de opinión — significant bodies of opinion

- opinión pública

* * *

= claim, contention, feedback, judgement [judgment], regard, view, say, voice, perception.

Ex. The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.

Ex. The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.

Ex. The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.

Ex. In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.

Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex. There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.

Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex. I am particularly interested in hearing from practicing music and digital librarians, those in industry, and those who have had experience with other evaluation programmes, though all voices are welcomed.

Ex. Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).

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* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* ante la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* apoyar un opinión = support + contention.

* artículo de opinión = discussion article, discussion paper, opinion article, feature article, opinion piece, op-ed.

* atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno = set in + Posesivo + opinions.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambio de opinión = change of heart, change of mind.

* columna de opinión = op-ed.

* compartir la opinión de que = share + the view that.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* defender un opinión = support + view.

* diferencia de opinión (sobre) = difference of opinion (on).

* diferencias de opinión = shades of opinion.

* discrepacia de opiniones = conflict of opinions.

* divergencia de opinión = divergence of opinion.

* división de opiniones = division of opinion, split decision, divided opinions.

* documento de opinión = discussion document.

* empresa dedicada a los sondeos de opinión = polling firm, polling agency.

* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.

* en la opinión de = in the opinion of.

* en mi opinión = to my mind, in my opinion, to the best of my knowledge, in my view, to my knowledge, in my books.

* en + Posesivo + opinión = to + Posesivo + mind.

* escuchar la opinión de Alguien = hear + opinion.

* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.

* expresar la opinión = volunteer + view.

* expresar la opinión de uno = make + Posesivo + feelings known, put + viewpoint across.

* expresar la opinión de uno sobre = give + Posesivo + thoughts on.

* expresar opinión = express + view.

* expresar opinión (sobre) = express + opinion (on).

* expresar + Posesivo + opinión = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voice.

* expresar una opinión = voice + opinion.

* expresar una opinión sobre = state + opinion on, venture + opinion on.

* formarse una opinión = form + impression.

* grupo de opinión = focus group.

* haber división de opiniones = be split on, opinion + be divided.

* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos = critics + be divided.

* influir en la opinión pública = shape + public opinion, influence + public opinion.

* intercambiar opiniones = exchange + views, share + opinions.

* intercambio de opiniones sobre = exchange of opinion on.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* líder de opinión = opinion leader.

* manipular la opinión = manipulate + opinion.

* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* mi opinión = my two cents' worth.

* moldear la opinión pública = mould + public opinion.

* ofrecer una opinión = offer + opinion.

* opinión consensuada = consensus of opinion.

* opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion.

* opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.

* opiniones diversas = mixed reactions, mixed reviews.

* opiniones divididas = divided opinions.

* opiniones opuestas = contrasting opinions.

* opinión + estar dividida = opinion + be divided.

* opinión general = consensus, consensus of opinion, accepted wisdom, conventional wisdom.

* opinión general, la = received wisdom, the.

* opinión generalmente aceptada = conventional wisdom.

* opinión mayoritaria = majority opinion.

* opinión personal = personal opinion.

* opinión pública = outside-world, public opinion.

* opinión pública, la = public mind, the.

* opinión (sobre) = opinion (on).

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* recabar la opinión = canvass + opinion.

* recabar la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.

* recabar la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.

* recabar opiniones = solicit + input.

* recabar opinión sobre = elicit + opinion on.

* recabar + Posesivo + opinión = gauge + Posesivo + reaction.

* recabar una opinión = solicit + opinion.

* recibir opiniones diversas = receive + mixed reviews.

* reservarse la opinión = reserve + judgement.

* respaldar una opinión = buttress + claim, support + view.

* según la opinión de = in the opinion of.

* según mi opinión = to the best of my knowledge.

* según + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.

* sondear la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.

* sondear la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.

* sondeo de opinión = opinion poll, Gallup poll, perceptions study, opinion polling.

* sondeo de opinión por teléfono = telephone opinion poll.

* sondeo de opinión pública = public opinion poll.

* sondeo informal de opinión = straw poll.

* sostener la opinión = argue.

* sostener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión = be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion.

* tener la opinión = it + be + Posesivo + understanding.

* tener opinión = take + view.

* tener una opinión = take + viewpoint, hold + view, hold + opinion.

* tener una opinión sobre = have + an opinion on.

* una segunda opinión = a second opinion.

* * *

femenino opinion

¿cuál es tu opinión sobre el programa? — what do you think of the program?

en mi opinión — in my opinion

cambió de opinión — he changed his mind

importantes sectores de opinión — significant bodies of opinion

- opinión pública

* * *

opinión (sobre)

= opinion (on)

Ex: A reputable supplier will readily provide names of former customers who may be contacted for their opinions on service, support and maintenance.

= claim, contention, feedback, judgement [judgment], regard, view, say, voice, perception.

Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.

Ex: The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.

Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.

Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.

Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.

Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex: I am particularly interested in hearing from practicing music and digital librarians, those in industry, and those who have had experience with other evaluation programmes, though all voices are welcomed.

Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).

* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* ante la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* apoyar un opinión = support + contention.

* artículo de opinión = discussion article, discussion paper, opinion article, feature article, opinion piece, op-ed.

* atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno = set in + Posesivo + opinions.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambio de opinión = change of heart, change of mind.

* columna de opinión = op-ed.

* compartir la opinión de que = share + the view that.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* defender un opinión = support + view.

* diferencia de opinión (sobre) = difference of opinion (on).

* diferencias de opinión = shades of opinion.

* discrepacia de opiniones = conflict of opinions.

* divergencia de opinión = divergence of opinion.

* división de opiniones = division of opinion, split decision, divided opinions.

* documento de opinión = discussion document.

* empresa dedicada a los sondeos de opinión = polling firm, polling agency.

* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.

* en la opinión de = in the opinion of.

* en mi opinión = to my mind, in my opinion, to the best of my knowledge, in my view, to my knowledge, in my books.

* en + Posesivo + opinión = to + Posesivo + mind.

* escuchar la opinión de Alguien = hear + opinion.

* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.

* expresar la opinión = volunteer + view.

* expresar la opinión de uno = make + Posesivo + feelings known, put + viewpoint across.

* expresar la opinión de uno sobre = give + Posesivo + thoughts on.

* expresar opinión = express + view.

* expresar opinión (sobre) = express + opinion (on).

* expresar + Posesivo + opinión = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voice.

* expresar una opinión = voice + opinion.

* expresar una opinión sobre = state + opinion on, venture + opinion on.

* formarse una opinión = form + impression.

* grupo de opinión = focus group.

* haber división de opiniones = be split on, opinion + be divided.

* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos = critics + be divided.

* influir en la opinión pública = shape + public opinion, influence + public opinion.

* intercambiar opiniones = exchange + views, share + opinions.

* intercambio de opiniones sobre = exchange of opinion on.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* líder de opinión = opinion leader.

* manipular la opinión = manipulate + opinion.

* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* mi opinión = my two cents' worth.

* moldear la opinión pública = mould + public opinion.

* ofrecer una opinión = offer + opinion.

* opinión consensuada = consensus of opinion.

* opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion.

* opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.

* opiniones diversas = mixed reactions, mixed reviews.

* opiniones divididas = divided opinions.

* opiniones opuestas = contrasting opinions.

* opinión + estar dividida = opinion + be divided.

* opinión general = consensus, consensus of opinion, accepted wisdom, conventional wisdom.

* opinión general, la = received wisdom, the.

* opinión generalmente aceptada = conventional wisdom.

* opinión mayoritaria = majority opinion.

* opinión personal = personal opinion.

* opinión pública = outside-world, public opinion.

* opinión pública, la = public mind, the.

* opinión (sobre) = opinion (on).

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* recabar la opinión = canvass + opinion.

* recabar la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.

* recabar la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.

* recabar opiniones = solicit + input.

* recabar opinión sobre = elicit + opinion on.

* recabar + Posesivo + opinión = gauge + Posesivo + reaction.

* recabar una opinión = solicit + opinion.

* recibir opiniones diversas = receive + mixed reviews.

* reservarse la opinión = reserve + judgement.

* respaldar una opinión = buttress + claim, support + view.

* según la opinión de = in the opinion of.

* según mi opinión = to the best of my knowledge.

* según + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.

* sondear la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.

* sondear la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.

* sondeo de opinión = opinion poll, Gallup poll, perceptions study, opinion polling.

* sondeo de opinión por teléfono = telephone opinion poll.

* sondeo de opinión pública = public opinion poll.

* sondeo informal de opinión = straw poll.

* sostener la opinión = argue.

* sostener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión = be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion.

* tener la opinión = it + be + Posesivo + understanding.

* tener opinión = take + view.

* tener una opinión = take + viewpoint, hold + view, hold + opinion.

* tener una opinión sobre = have + an opinion on.

* una segunda opinión = a second opinion.

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opinión

feminine

opinion

no comparto tu opinión sobre este tema I do not share your view o opinion o I disagree with you on this subject

¿cuál es tu opinión sobre el programa? what do you think of the program?

¿qué opinión le merece esta nueva producción? ( frml); what is your opinion of this new production?

en mi opinión fue un error in my opinion it was a mistake

cambió de opinión he changed his mind

es de la opinión de que no se les debe pegar a los niños she doesn't believe in hitting children, she is of the opinion that you mustn't hit children

importantes sectores de opinión piensan que … significant bodies of opinion think that …

es una cuestión de opinión it's a matter of opinion

no tengo muy buena opinión de él I don't think very highly of him, I don't have a very high opinion of him

Compuesto:

opinión pública

la opinión pública public opinion

un cambio en la opinión pública a change in public opinion

no se puede engañar a la opinión pública con falsas promesas you cannot fool people o the public with false promises

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opinión sustantivo femenino
opinion;
◊ en mi opinión in my opinion;

cambió de opinión he changed his mind;
la opinión pública public opinion
opinión sustantivo femenino opinion: siempre está cambiando de opinión, she's always changing her mind

' opinión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adherirse
- antinuclear
- apoyarse
- apreciación
- asesorar
- aventurar
- cambio
- certera
- certero
- concepto
- consejo
- criterio
- decantar
- decir
- discutible
- disidencia
- ecuánime
- emitir
- encuesta
- entender
- fama
- idea
- impresión
- incluso
- judicatura
- juicio
- manifestar
- mí
- opinar
- opositor
- opositora
- opuesta
- opuesto
- para
- parecer
- pericial
- prender
- previa
- previo
- pronunciarse
- prospección
- prudente
- pulsar
- ratificar
- según
- sentir
- sesgar
- solicitar
- someter
- sondeo
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- advance
- adverse
- approve of
- argue
- belief
- book
- change
- colour
- currency
- current
- dead
- decided
- differ
- discount
- editorial
- esteem
- estimation
- feeling
- find
- frank
- glowing
- groundswell
- high
- inflated
- initially
- judge
- judgement
- judgment
- like-minded
- low
- mind
- minority
- mirror
- misguided
- mixed
- moderate
- one-sided
- opinion
- opinion poll
- opposing
- opposite
- outlook
- partisan
- poll
- position
- prerogative
- prevail
- prevailing

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opinión nf

opinion;

en mi opinión no deberíamos ir in my opinion, we shouldn't go;

es mi opinión personal that's my personal opinion;

¿cuál es tu opinión al respecto? what's your opinion o view on this matter?;

después de escuchar distintas opiniones sobre el tema… after hearing different views on the matter…;

compartir una opinión to share a view o an opinion;

he cambiado de opinión I've changed my mind;

expresar o [m5] dar una opinión to give an opinion;

reservarse la opinión to reserve judgment;

ser de la opinión de que to be of the opinion that;

ser una cuestión de opinión to be a matter of opinion;

tener buena/mala opinión de alguien to have a high/low opinion of sb

Comp
la opinión pública public opinion
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opinión

f opinion;

la opinión pública public opinion;

en mi opinión in my opinion;

tener buena/mala opinión de alguien think highly/little of s.o.

* * *

opinión nf, pl - niones : opinion, belief

* * *

opinión n opinion / view

cambiar de opinión to change your mind

opinión pública public opinion

Spanish-English dictionary > opinión
6 completamente

adv.

completely, totally.

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completamente

► adverbio

1 completely

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adv.

completely

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ADV completely

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adverbio completely

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= all the way, completely, entirely, in + Posesivo + entirety, fully, in full, outright, perfectly, purely, squarely, thoroughly, totally, wholly, right through, head and shoulder, roundly, utterly, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], altogether, go + the whole hog, the full monty, by a long way, hopelessly + Adjetivo, one hundred percent, flat out, to the hilt, heinously + Adjetivo.

Ex. Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.

Ex. A completely specific statement of document content would have to be the text of the document itself.

Ex. Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.

Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex. Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.

Ex. Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.

Ex. The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

Ex. This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.

Ex. Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.

Ex. Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex. Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.

Ex. Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.

Ex. 'General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other books borrowed from the library.

Ex. The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.

Ex. We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.

Ex. I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.

Ex. Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.

Ex. The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.

Ex. The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.

Ex. The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Ex. Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.

Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.

Ex. Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.

Ex. What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.

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* afectar completamente = engulf.

* arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* completamente + Adjetivo = altogether + Adjetivo, downright + Adjetivo, blissfully + Adjetivo.

* completamente alemán = all-German.

* completamente corrupto = rotten to the core.

* completamente decidido a = dead set on.

* completamente desarrollado = fully-developed.

* completamente desnudo = stark naked.

* completamente digital = all-digital.

* completamente en vigor en = alive and well and living.

* completamente equipado = with all mods and cons.

* completamente europeo = all-European.

* completamente resuelto a = dead set on.

* completamente seco = bone dry.

* demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derrotar completamente = trounce.

* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.

* detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in.

* pagar completamente = pay up.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* vencer completamente = beat + soundly.

* Verbo + completamente = quite + Verbo.

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adverbio completely

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= all the way, completely, entirely, in + Posesivo + entirety, fully, in full, outright, perfectly, purely, squarely, thoroughly, totally, wholly, right through, head and shoulder, roundly, utterly, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], altogether, go + the whole hog, the full monty, by a long way, hopelessly + Adjetivo, one hundred percent, flat out, to the hilt, heinously + Adjetivo.

Ex: Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.

Ex: A completely specific statement of document content would have to be the text of the document itself.

Ex: Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.

Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.

Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.

Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

Ex: This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.

Ex: Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.

Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.

Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.

Ex: 'General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other books borrowed from the library.

Ex: The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.

Ex: We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.

Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.

Ex: Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.

Ex: The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.

Ex: The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.

Ex: The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Ex: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.

Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.

Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.

Ex: What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.

* afectar completamente = engulf.

* arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* completamente + Adjetivo = altogether + Adjetivo, downright + Adjetivo, blissfully + Adjetivo.

* completamente alemán = all-German.

* completamente corrupto = rotten to the core.

* completamente decidido a = dead set on.

* completamente desarrollado = fully-developed.

* completamente desnudo = stark naked.

* completamente digital = all-digital.

* completamente en vigor en = alive and well and living.

* completamente equipado = with all mods and cons.

* completamente europeo = all-European.

* completamente resuelto a = dead set on.

* completamente seco = bone dry.

* demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derrotar completamente = trounce.

* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.

* detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in.

* pagar completamente = pay up.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* vencer completamente = beat + soundly.

* Verbo + completamente = quite + Verbo.

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completamente

adverb

completely

está completamente loca she's completely insane

están completamente borrachos they're blind drunk ( colloq)

es completamente sordo he is stone deaf

me parece completamente fuera de lugar I think it's totally out of place

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completamente adv

completely, totally;

estoy completamente seguro/lleno I'm completely sure/full;

el plan fracasó completamente the plan was a total failure

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completamente

adv completely, totally

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completamente adv

: completely, totally

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completamente adv completely

es completamente normal it's completely normal / it's perfectly normal

completamente nuevo brand new

Spanish-English dictionary > completamente
7 totalmente

adv.

totally, completely.

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totalmente

► adverbio

1 totally, completely

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ADV totally, completely

Mario es totalmente distinto a Luis — Mario is totally o completely different from Luis

estoy totalmente de acuerdo — I totally o completely agree

-¿estás seguro? -totalmente — "are you sure?" - "absolutely"

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adverbio totally

estoy totalmente de acuerdo — I agree entirely

construido totalmente en madera — built entirely of wood

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= entirely, fully, outright, purely, totally, wholly, utterly, go + the whole hog, the full monty, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], by a long way, hopelessly + Adjetivo, one hundred percent, heinously + Adjetivo.

Ex. Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.

Ex. Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.

Ex. The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

Ex. Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.

Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex. Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.

Ex. We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.

Ex. The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.

Ex. The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.

Ex. I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.

Ex. The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Ex. Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.

Ex. What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.

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* desconocer totalmente = be blissfully unaware.

* estar totalmente convencido de = be all for.

* estar totalmente de acuerdo con = be all for.

* estar totalmente equivocado = be way off.

* recuperarse totalmente = be up to strength.

* totalmente + Adjetivo = utterly + Adjetivo, downright + Adjetivo.

* totalmente amueblado = fully furnished.

* totalmente corrupto = rotten to the core.

* totalmente decidido a = dead set on.

* totalmente desnudo = stark naked.

* totalmente entregado = dedicated.

* totalmente equipado = fully equipped [fully-equipped], with all mods and cons, fully fitted.

* totalmente fiable = safety critical [safety-critical].

* totalmente injusto = grossly unfair.

* totalmente integrado = seamless.

* totalmente negligente = grossly negligent.

* totalmente perdido = babe in the wood.

* totalmente polaco = all-Polish.

* totalmente resuelto a = dead set on.

* totalmente seco = bone dry.

* totalmente soviético = all-Soviet.

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adverbio totally

estoy totalmente de acuerdo — I agree entirely

construido totalmente en madera — built entirely of wood

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= entirely, fully, outright, purely, totally, wholly, utterly, go + the whole hog, the full monty, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], by a long way, hopelessly + Adjetivo, one hundred percent, heinously + Adjetivo.

Ex: Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.

Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.

Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

Ex: Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.

Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.

Ex: We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.

Ex: The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.

Ex: The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.

Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.

Ex: The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Ex: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.

Ex: What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.

* desconocer totalmente = be blissfully unaware.

* estar totalmente convencido de = be all for.

* estar totalmente de acuerdo con = be all for.

* estar totalmente equivocado = be way off.

* recuperarse totalmente = be up to strength.

* totalmente + Adjetivo = utterly + Adjetivo, downright + Adjetivo.

* totalmente amueblado = fully furnished.

* totalmente corrupto = rotten to the core.

* totalmente decidido a = dead set on.

* totalmente desnudo = stark naked.

* totalmente entregado = dedicated.

* totalmente equipado = fully equipped [fully-equipped], with all mods and cons, fully fitted.

* totalmente fiable = safety critical [safety-critical].

* totalmente injusto = grossly unfair.

* totalmente integrado = seamless.

* totalmente negligente = grossly negligent.

* totalmente perdido = babe in the wood.

* totalmente polaco = all-Polish.

* totalmente resuelto a = dead set on.

* totalmente seco = bone dry.

* totalmente soviético = all-Soviet.

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totalmente

adverb

totally

estoy totalmente de acuerdo I totally o fully agree, I entirely agree

eso es totalmente absurdo that's totally o completely o utterly absurd

construido totalmente en madera built entirely of wood

estás totalmente equivocado you are totally o ( BrE) quite wrong

está totalmente dedicada a sus hijos she's totally o completely dedicated to her children

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totalmente adv

totally, completely;

el país ha cambiado totalmente en los últimos años the country has changed completely in the last few years;

una publicación totalmente gratuita a completely free publication;

es totalmente imposible it's totally impossible;

¿crees que ganaremos? – totalmente do you think we'll win? – definitely o absolutely

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totalmente

adv totally, completely

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totalmente adv completely / totally / utterly

Spanish-English dictionary > totalmente
8 lógica

f.

logic, method, logicality.

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lógica

► nombre femenino

1 logic

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

lógica matemática mathematical logic

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1. noun f.
logic
2. f., (m. - lógico)
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SF logic

- ser de una lógica aplastante

lógica booleana — Boolean logic

lógica borrosa, lógica difusa — fuzzy logic

lógica simbólica — symbolic logic
lógico
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femenino

a) ( coherencia) logic

carece de toda lógica — there is no logic to it

b) (Fil) logic

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= logic, ratio decidendi, reasonability.

Ex. For example, class R Philosophy is first divided into such canonical divisions as Logic, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Aesthetics.

Ex. An online search of the WESTLAW and LEXIS databases, and examination of numerous cases with potential precedential value found the many dicta in judicial opinions to differ among jurisdictions, and found no ratio decidendi at all.

Ex. A major objective of this project was also to demonstrate both the possibility and the reasonability of using handheld technology = Además, uno de los principales objetivos de este proyecto fue demostrar la posibilidad y la conveniencia de utilizar tecnología portátil para simplificar y normalizar el proceso de recogida de datos.

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* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* conjunto aleatorio de lógica difusa = random fuzzy set.

* conjunto de lógica difusa = fuzzy set.

* conjuntos de lógica difusa = fuzzy clustering.

* especialista en la lógica = logician.

* lógica booleana = Boolean logic.

* lógica borrosa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica contextual = contextual logic.

* lógica de búsqueda = search logic.

* lógica de búsqueda por ponderación = weighted-term search logic.

* lógica de términos ponderados = weighted term logic.

* lógica difusa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica imprecisa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica matemática = mathematical logic.

* lógica modal = modal logic.

* lógica simbólica = symbolic logic.

* modelo de lógica difusa = fuzzy model.

* operador de lógica booleana = Boolean logic operator.

* procesador de lógica difusa = fuzzy query processor.

* recuperación de información de lógica difusa = fuzzy data retrieval.

* señal lógica = logical signal.

* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.

* sistema de lógica difusa = fuzzy system.

* suma lógica = logical sum.

* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.

* variable aleatoria de lógica difusa = fuzzy random variable.

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femenino

a) ( coherencia) logic

carece de toda lógica — there is no logic to it

b) (Fil) logic

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= logic, ratio decidendi, reasonability.

Ex: For example, class R Philosophy is first divided into such canonical divisions as Logic, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Aesthetics.

Ex: An online search of the WESTLAW and LEXIS databases, and examination of numerous cases with potential precedential value found the many dicta in judicial opinions to differ among jurisdictions, and found no ratio decidendi at all.

Ex: A major objective of this project was also to demonstrate both the possibility and the reasonability of using handheld technology = Además, uno de los principales objetivos de este proyecto fue demostrar la posibilidad y la conveniencia de utilizar tecnología portátil para simplificar y normalizar el proceso de recogida de datos.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* conjunto aleatorio de lógica difusa = random fuzzy set.

* conjunto de lógica difusa = fuzzy set.

* conjuntos de lógica difusa = fuzzy clustering.

* especialista en la lógica = logician.

* lógica booleana = Boolean logic.

* lógica borrosa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica contextual = contextual logic.

* lógica de búsqueda = search logic.

* lógica de búsqueda por ponderación = weighted-term search logic.

* lógica de términos ponderados = weighted term logic.

* lógica difusa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica imprecisa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica matemática = mathematical logic.

* lógica modal = modal logic.

* lógica simbólica = symbolic logic.

* modelo de lógica difusa = fuzzy model.

* operador de lógica booleana = Boolean logic operator.

* procesador de lógica difusa = fuzzy query processor.

* recuperación de información de lógica difusa = fuzzy data retrieval.

* señal lógica = logical signal.

* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.

* sistema de lógica difusa = fuzzy system.

* suma lógica = logical sum.

* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.

* variable aleatoria de lógica difusa = fuzzy random variable.

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lógica

feminine

1 (coherencia) logic

lo que hizo carece de toda lógica there was no logic to what she did, what she did was completely illogical

2 ( Fil) logic

Compuestos:

● lógica matemática

mathematical logic

● lógica simbólica

formal o symbolic logic

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lógica sustantivo femenino
logic
lógico,-a adjetivo logical: es lógico que te enfades, it's natural for you to get angry
lógica sustantivo femenino logic: está fuera de toda lógica, it's completely illogical
' lógica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sentida
- sentido
- aplastante
- encontrar
English:
add up
- logic
- rationale
- hold

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lógica nf

1. [ciencia] logic

Comp
Informát lógica booleana Boolean logic; Informát lógica borrosa fuzzy logic; Informát lógica difusa fuzzy logic;
lógica matemática mathematical logic

2. [coherencia] logic;

por lógica obviously;

tener lógica to make sense;

eso no tiene lógica that doesn't make any sense

3. ver lógico

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lógica

f logic

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lógica nf

: logic

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lógica n logic

Spanish-English dictionary > lógica
9 atrincherado

adj.

entrenched, quartered, under cover.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: atrincherar.

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ADJ entrenched

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* atrincherado con sacos de arena = sandbagged.

* atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno = set in + Posesivo + opinions.

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* atrincherado con sacos de arena = sandbagged.

* atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno = set in + Posesivo + opinions.

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atrincherado, -a adj

1. [en trinchera] entrenched, dug in

2. [en postura, actitud] entrenched

Spanish-English dictionary > atrincherado
10 circula el rumor de que

= rumour has it that

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

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= rumour has it that

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Spanish-English dictionary > circula el rumor de que
11 corre el rumor de que

= rumour has it that

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

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= rumour has it that

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Spanish-English dictionary > corre el rumor de que
12 corre la voz de que

= rumour has it that

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

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= rumour has it that

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Spanish-English dictionary > corre la voz de que
13 decisión

f.

decision, determination, decisiveness, firmness.

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decisión

► nombre femenino

1 (resolución) decision

■ sus padres tuvieron que tomar una decisión his parents had to make a decision

2 (determinación) determination, resolution

■ se levantó con decisión y la invitó a bailar he stood up resolutely and asked her to dance

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noun f.

decision, choice

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SF

1) (=determinación) decision; (Jur) judgment

forzar una decisión — to force the issue

tomar una decisión — to make o take a decision

decisión por mayoría — majority decision

2) (=firmeza) decisiveness

3) (=voluntad) determination

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femenino

a) ( acción) decision

tomar una decisión — to make a decision

llegar a una decisión — to decide, to reach a decision

decisión de + inf: su decisión de marcharse — her decision to leave

b) ( cualidad) decisiveness, decision

una mujer con decisión — a decisive woman, a woman of decision

c) (AmL) ( en boxeo)

ganó por decisión — he won on points o by a decision

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= choice, decision, determination, resolution.

Ex. To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.

Ex. However, once a decision has been made to group similar types of entries other difficulties emerge in defining the categories.

Ex. Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.

Ex. The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.

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* aceptar una decisión = accept + decision.

* adoptar una decisión = adopt + decision.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.

* árbol para la toma de decisiones = decision tree.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* con decisión = decisively.

* decisión arbitraria = arbitrary decision.

* decisión con conocimiento de causa = informed decision.

* decisión de adoptar = decision to adopt.

* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.

* decisión fundada = informed decision.

* decisión irrevocable = irrevocable decision.

* decisión no unánime = split decision.

* decisión permanente = permanent arrangement.

* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.

* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.

* delegar una decisión = delegate + decision.

* imposibilidad de toma de decisiones = undecidability.

* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* mala decisión = bad judgement.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* posibilidad de toma de decisiones = decidability.

* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.

* regir una decisión = govern + decision.

* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].

* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.

* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.

* toma de decisiones = decision making [decision-making], decision taking.

* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa = informed decision making.

* toma de decisiones fundadas = informed decision making.

* tomar decisión = make + choices.

* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.

* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones por alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.

* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.

* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.

* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.

* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.

* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

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femenino

a) ( acción) decision

tomar una decisión — to make a decision

llegar a una decisión — to decide, to reach a decision

decisión de + inf: su decisión de marcharse — her decision to leave

b) ( cualidad) decisiveness, decision

una mujer con decisión — a decisive woman, a woman of decision

c) (AmL) ( en boxeo)

ganó por decisión — he won on points o by a decision

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= choice, decision, determination, resolution.

Ex: To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.

Ex: However, once a decision has been made to group similar types of entries other difficulties emerge in defining the categories.

Ex: Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.

Ex: The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.

* aceptar una decisión = accept + decision.

* adoptar una decisión = adopt + decision.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.

* árbol para la toma de decisiones = decision tree.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* con decisión = decisively.

* decisión arbitraria = arbitrary decision.

* decisión con conocimiento de causa = informed decision.

* decisión de adoptar = decision to adopt.

* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.

* decisión fundada = informed decision.

* decisión irrevocable = irrevocable decision.

* decisión no unánime = split decision.

* decisión permanente = permanent arrangement.

* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.

* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.

* delegar una decisión = delegate + decision.

* imposibilidad de toma de decisiones = undecidability.

* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* mala decisión = bad judgement.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* posibilidad de toma de decisiones = decidability.

* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.

* regir una decisión = govern + decision.

* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].

* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.

* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.

* toma de decisiones = decision making [decision-making], decision taking.

* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa = informed decision making.

* toma de decisiones fundadas = informed decision making.

* tomar decisión = make + choices.

* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.

* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones por alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.

* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.

* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.

* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.

* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.

* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

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decisión

feminine

1 (acción) decision

la decisión está en tus manos the decision is in your hands

tienes que tomar una decisión you must make o take a decision, you must make your mind up

no han podido llegar a una decisión they haven't been able to decide o reach a decision

decisión DE + INF:

su decisión de marcharse her decision to leave

2 (cualidad) decisiveness, decision

una mujer de decisión a decisive woman, a woman of decision

3

( AmL) (en boxeo): ganó por decisión he won on points o by a decision

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decisión sustantivo femenino
a) ( acción) decision;

◊ tomar una decisión to make a decision;

su decisión de marcharse her decision to leave
b) ( cualidad) decisiveness, decision;

◊ una mujer con decisión a woman of decision

c) (AmL) ( en boxeo):

◊ ganó por decisión he won on points o by a decision

decisión sustantivo femenino
1 decision: es hora de tomar una decisión, it's time to make a decision
2 (firmeza) decisiveness: entró en el despacho con decisión, he marched into the office
' decisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertada
- acertado
- cacicada
- competer
- comunicar
- concernir
- condicionante
- contravenir
- debilitar
- decididamente
- declararse
- determinar
- determinación
- detrimento
- ecuánime
- enérgica
- enérgico
- final
- impugnar
- juicio
- madurar
- mando
- pensar
- posponer
- precedente
- prórroga
- prorrogar
- providencia
- provocar
- ratificar
- resolución
- sabia
- sabio
- salomónica
- salomónico
- terminante
- última
- último
- unánime
- unitaria
- unitario
- ventolera
- acierto
- adoptar
- anunciar
- apresurado
- arbitraje
- atinado
- caliente
- demorar
English:
accord
- agonizing
- ambit
- appeal
- arguable
- astute
- breathing space
- clash
- clean-cut
- clear
- contest
- decide
- decision
- decision making
- early
- entail
- far-reaching
- fight
- final
- go against
- govern
- hasty
- hinge on
- ill-advised
- make
- override
- overrule
- pending
- question
- rash
- rationale
- resolve
- reverse
- ruling
- second thought
- sensible
- shrewd
- smart
- snap
- spur
- stand by
- take
- unanimous
- vital
- wise
- withhold
- adamant
- agonize
- altogether
- approve

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decisión nf

1. [dictamen, resolución] decision;

la decisión está en nuestras manos the decision is in our hands;

la decisión de expulsarlo no depende de mí whether he should be expelled or not is not my decision;

llegar a o [m5] alcanzar una decisión to arrive at o reach a decision;

tomar una decisión to make o take a decision;

tomó la decisión de no ir she decided not to go

Comp
decisión judicial court ruling
2. [firmeza de carácter] determination, resolve;
[seguridad, resolución] decisiveness;
actuar con decisión to act decisively;

es una persona con muy poca decisión he's a very indecisive person

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decisión

f

1 decision;

tomar una decisión make o take a decision

2 fig

decisiveness

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decisión nf, pl - siones : decision, choice

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decisión n

1. (en general) decision

tomó la decisión de irse de casa she made the decision to leave home

2. (determinación) determination

la falta de decisión del general the general's lack of determination

con decisión decisively

Spanish-English dictionary > decisión
14 dicen las malas lenguas que

= rumour has it that

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

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= rumour has it that

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Spanish-English dictionary > dicen las malas lenguas que
15 entablar una conversación

(v.) = engage in + dialogue

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

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(v.) = engage in + dialogue

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Spanish-English dictionary > entablar una conversación
16 irremediablemente

adv.

1 inevitably.

2 irretrievably, unavoidably, hopelessly.

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irremediablemente

► adverbio

1 irremediably

* * *

ADV

1) (=inevitablemente) inevitably

irremediablemente habrá una inclinación hacia la izquierda — inevitably there will be a swing to the left

2) (=irreparablemente) irremediably

una oportunidad irremediablemente perdida — an opportunity irremediably lost, an opportunity lost forever

el matrimonio estaba irremediablemente roto — the marriage had broken down hopelessly o irretrievably

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adverbio inevitably

van a perder irremediablemente — they're bound o certain to lose

* * *

= hopelessly + Adjetivo, irretrievably, incorrigibly, incurably, terminally.

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Ex. Without full descriptive cataloguing, newspapers were irretrievably lost in the online catalogue.

Ex. The logic of nuclear deterrence is incorrigibly probabilistic, but probabilistic reasoning in this area is inappropriate.

Ex. Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.

Ex. The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state.

* * *

adverbio inevitably

van a perder irremediablemente — they're bound o certain to lose

* * *

= hopelessly + Adjetivo, irretrievably, incorrigibly, incurably, terminally.

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Ex: Without full descriptive cataloguing, newspapers were irretrievably lost in the online catalogue.

Ex: The logic of nuclear deterrence is incorrigibly probabilistic, but probabilistic reasoning in this area is inappropriate.

Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.

Ex: The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state.

* * *

irremediablemente

adverb

inevitably

ese camino conduce irremediablemente al fracaso that road leads inevitably to failure o is bound to lead to failure

van a perder irremediablemente they're bound o certain to lose

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irremediablemente adv

inevitably;

la responsabilidad pesó irremediablemente sobre él he was inevitably held responsible

Spanish-English dictionary > irremediablemente
17 la gente dice que

= rumour has it that

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

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= rumour has it that

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.

Spanish-English dictionary > la gente dice que
18 mente

f.

1 mind (pensamiento, intelecto).

tener en mente algo to have something in mind

tener en mente hacer algo to intend to do something

traer a la mente to bring to mind

2 mentality.

abierto de mente open-minded

cerrado de mente set in one's ways o opinions

tiene una mente muy abierta she's very open-minded

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mente

► nombre femenino

1 (pensamiento) mind

2 (facultades) mind, intelligence, intellect

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tener algo en mente to bear something in mind

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noun f.

mind

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SF

1) (=pensamiento) mind

tiene una mente analítica — he's got an analytical mind

• irse algo de la mente, se le fue completamente de la mente — it completely slipped his mind

• quitarse algo de la mente, no me lo puedo quitar de la mente — I can't get it out of my mind

• tener en mente hacer algo — to be thinking of doing sth

tiene en mente cambiar de empleo — he's thinking of changing jobs

• traer a la mente — to call to mind

• venir a la mente — to come to mind

mente consciente — conscious mind

mente subconsciente — subconscious mind

2) (=mentalidad)

tiene una mente muy abierta — she's very open-minded, she's got a very open outlook

3) (=intelectual) mind

una de las grandes mentes de nuestro tiempo — one of the great minds of our time

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femenino

a) (cerebro, intelecto) mind

tiene la mente ocupada en muchas cosas — he has a lot of things on his mind

tenía la mente en blanco — my mind was a blank

no se le pasó por la mente — it never entered her mind o occurred to her

de repente me vino a la mente — it suddenly came to me

eso me trae a la mente muchos recuerdos — that brings back a lot of memories

tener algo en mente — to have something in mind

tengo en mente comprarme un apartamento — I'm thinking of buying an apartment

b) ( persona) mind

* * *

= mind.

Ex. Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).

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* abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.

* con la mente despejada = clear-headed.

* con una mente práctica = practically minded.

* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.

* de mente cerrada = close-minded, narrow-minded.

* descansar la mente = relieve + mind.

* despejar la mente = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.

* ejercitar la mente = stretch + Posesivo + mind.

* en mente = in view, in mind.

* en + Posesivo + mente = on + Posesivo + mind.

* estrecho de mente = narrow-minded.

* grabar en la mente de Alguien = engrave in + Posesivo + mind.

* leer la mente = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.

* mente errante = meandering mind.

* mente errática = meandering mind.

* mente humana, la = human mind, the.

* mente inquisitiva = enquiring mind [inquiring mind -USA].

* mente pensante = mind at work, thinking mind.

* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.

* mente sana = sound mind.

* ofuscar la mente = cloud + Posesivo + mind.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.

* tener en mente = bear in + mind, have + in mind, keep in + mind.

* tener una mente abierta = keep + an open mind.

* venir a la mente = spring to + mind.

* venirle a Uno a la mente = come to + mind.

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femenino

a) (cerebro, intelecto) mind

tiene la mente ocupada en muchas cosas — he has a lot of things on his mind

tenía la mente en blanco — my mind was a blank

no se le pasó por la mente — it never entered her mind o occurred to her

de repente me vino a la mente — it suddenly came to me

eso me trae a la mente muchos recuerdos — that brings back a lot of memories

tener algo en mente — to have something in mind

tengo en mente comprarme un apartamento — I'm thinking of buying an apartment

b) ( persona) mind

* * *

= mind.

Ex: Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).

* abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.

* con la mente despejada = clear-headed.

* con una mente práctica = practically minded.

* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.

* de mente cerrada = close-minded, narrow-minded.

* descansar la mente = relieve + mind.

* despejar la mente = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.

* ejercitar la mente = stretch + Posesivo + mind.

* en mente = in view, in mind.

* en + Posesivo + mente = on + Posesivo + mind.

* estrecho de mente = narrow-minded.

* grabar en la mente de Alguien = engrave in + Posesivo + mind.

* leer la mente = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.

* mente errante = meandering mind.

* mente errática = meandering mind.

* mente humana, la = human mind, the.

* mente inquisitiva = enquiring mind [inquiring mind -USA].

* mente pensante = mind at work, thinking mind.

* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.

* mente sana = sound mind.

* ofuscar la mente = cloud + Posesivo + mind.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.

* tener en mente = bear in + mind, have + in mind, keep in + mind.

* tener una mente abierta = keep + an open mind.

* venir a la mente = spring to + mind.

* venirle a Uno a la mente = come to + mind.

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mente

feminine

1 (cerebro, intelecto) mind

no podía apartar esas imágenes de la mente she couldn't get those images out of her mind o head

tiene una mente calenturienta he has an overactive imagination

tiene la mente ocupada en muchas cosas he has a lot of things on his mind

tiene la mente en otra cosa her mind's on other things

de repente me vino a la mente su nombre her name suddenly came to me

esas fotos me traen a la mente muchos recuerdos those photos bring back a lot of memories

tenía la mente en blanco my mind was a blank

no se le pasó por la mente que pudiera ser el culpable it never entered her mind o occurred to her that he could be the culprit

tener algo en mente to have sth in mind

¿tienes en mente algún modelo específico? do you have any specific model in mind?

tengo en mente comprarme un piso I'm thinking of buying an apartment

2 (persona) mind

es una de las mentes más destacadas del país he is one of the country's most outstanding minds

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Del verbo mentar: ( conjugate mentar)

menté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
mentar
mente
mentar ( conjugate mentar) verbo transitivo
to mention
mente sustantivo femenino
mind;
◊ tenía la mente en blanco my mind was a blank;

de repente me vino a la mente it suddenly came to me;
tener algo en mente to have sth in mind
mentar verbo transitivo to mention by name: mentó a todas las chicas que habían estado en la fiesta, he mentioned by name all the girls that were at the party
mentar la madre, to insult sb
mente sustantivo femenino mind: tiene una mente retorcida, he has a devious mind

' mente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- calculador
- calculadora
- cerrarse
- clarividente
- cuadrada
- cuadrado
- encima
- fluir
- penetrante
- recuerdo
- regir
- relajar
- relajación
- retorcida
- retorcido
- saltar
- ánimo
- brillante
- descansar
- despejado
- despierto
- elevar
- embotar
- fijar
- imagen
- lúcido
- morboso
- sucio
- sutil
- tortuoso
- trastornado
English:
block out
- blot out
- clear
- consciousness
- dirty
- diseased
- head
- incisive
- inquisitive
- mind
- morbid
- penetrating
- recess
- right
- sharp
- sick
- subtle
- subtlety
- turn
- warp

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mente nf

1. [intelecto] mind;

tiene una mente analítica she has an analytical mind

2. [pensamiento] mind;

no consigo borrar de la mente el accidente I can't get the accident out of my mind;

me quedé con la mente en blanco my mind went blank;

tener en mente algo to have sth in mind;

tener en mente hacer algo to intend to do sth;

traer a la mente to bring to mind;

me vienen a la mente una serie de soluciones a number of possible solutions come to mind;

el nombre no me viene a la mente I can't think of the name

3. [mentalidad] mentality;

abierto de mente open-minded;

cerrado de mente set in one's ways o opinions;

tiene una mente muy abierta she's very open-minded

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mente

f mind;

no se me va de la mente I can’t stop thinking about it, I can’t get it out of my mind

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mente nf

: mind

tener en mente: to have in mind

* * *

mente n mind

tener en mente to have in mind

Spanish-English dictionary > mente
19 perdidamente

adv.

hopelessly.

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perdidamente

► adverbio

1 madly

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ADV

perdidamente enamorado — hopelessly in love

* * *

adverbio

perdidamente enamorado — hopelessly in love

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= hopelessly + Adjetivo.

Nota: Intensificador.

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

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* perdidamente enamorado = lovestruck, lovesick, lovestricken.

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adverbio

perdidamente enamorado — hopelessly in love

* * *

= hopelessly + Adjetivo.

Nota: Intensificador.

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

* perdidamente enamorado = lovestruck, lovesick, lovestricken.

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perdidamente

adverb

hopelessly

estar perdidamente enamorado de algn to be hopelessly in love with sb

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perdidamente adv

hopelessly;

perdidamente enamorado hopelessly in love

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perdidamente

adv hopelessly;

estar perdidamente enamorado be hopelessly in love

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perdidamente adv

: hopelessly

Spanish-English dictionary > perdidamente
20 rotundamente

adv.

1 spherically.

2 explicitly.

3 flatly, categorically.

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rotundamente

► adverbio

1 (negar) flatly, categorically

2 (afirmar) emphatically

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ADV [negar] flatly, roundly; [afirmar, expresar acuerdo] emphatically

* * *

adverbio

contestó rotundamente que no — he answered with an emphatic `no'

se negó rotundamente a hacerlo — she flatly refused to do it

fracasó rotundamente — he failed completely

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= flatly, roundly, uncompromisingly, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], bluntly, point blank, hopelessly + Adjetivo.

Nota: Intensificador.

Ex. He flatly states that 'librarians could not have helped us' to organize and make available the most important research resources to others in the field.

Ex. The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.

Ex. For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.

Ex. Far from being an innocuous social institution the public library is an arena where culture has been vigorously contested.

Ex. In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.

Ex. They refuses point blank to acknowledge the significance of gender differences.

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

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* negarse rotundamente = baulk at [balk at].

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adverbio

contestó rotundamente que no — he answered with an emphatic `no'

se negó rotundamente a hacerlo — she flatly refused to do it

fracasó rotundamente — he failed completely

* * *

= flatly, roundly, uncompromisingly, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], bluntly, point blank, hopelessly + Adjetivo.

Nota: Intensificador.

Ex: He flatly states that 'librarians could not have helped us' to organize and make available the most important research resources to others in the field.

Ex: The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.

Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.

Ex: Far from being an innocuous social institution the public library is an arena where culture has been vigorously contested.

Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.

Ex: They refuses point blank to acknowledge the significance of gender differences.

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

* negarse rotundamente = baulk at [balk at].

* * *

rotundamente

adverb

contestó rotundamente que no he answered with a categorical o an emphatic `no', he denied it ( o refused etc) categorically

se negó rotundamente a hacerlo she flatly o categorically refused to do it, she refused to do it point-blank

fracasó rotundamente he failed utterly o totally

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rotundamente adv

1. [categóricamente] categorically;

rechazó rotundamente que tuviera nada que ver con el escándalo he categorically denied having anything to do with the scandal

2. [completamente] completely;

la nueva empresa fracasó rotundamente the new company was a total o complete failure

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rotundamente

adv categorically, emphatically

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set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something … Universalium
set the world to rights — set/put/the world to rights humorous phrase to have a conversation with someone in which you exchange opinions on a range of subjects, especially opinions on how to solve society’s problems Thesaurus: to have a conversation with someonesynonym… … Useful english dictionary
Set — (s[e^]t), a. 1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance. [1913 Webster] 2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices. [1913 Webster] 3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set hammer — Set Set (s[e^]t), a. 1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance. [1913 Webster] 2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices. [1913 Webster] 3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set line — Set Set (s[e^]t), a. 1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance. [1913 Webster] 2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices. [1913 Webster] 3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set nut — Set Set (s[e^]t), a. 1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance. [1913 Webster] 2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices. [1913 Webster] 3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set screw — Set Set (s[e^]t), a. 1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance. [1913 Webster] 2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices. [1913 Webster] 3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set speech — Set Set (s[e^]t), a. 1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance. [1913 Webster] 2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices. [1913 Webster] 3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Opinions (Omnibus) Survey — The Omnibus Survey, now called the Opinions Survey, is a survey conducted monthly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in Great Britain in order to collect information for different government departments as well as non profit… … Wikipedia

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