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adjective ((of a person) good at knowing how other people feel; sympathetic: an understanding person; Try to be more understanding!) comprensivounderstanding1 adj comprensivo1. comprensiónmy understanding is that... tengo entendido que...2. acuerdotr[ʌndə'stændɪŋ]1 (intelligence) entendimiento, inteligencia2 (grasp) comprensión nombre femenino3 (agreement) acuerdo4 (condition) condición nombre femenino■ I'll lend you the money on the understanding that you pay me back as soon as possible te dejaré el dinero a condición de que me lo devuelvas lo antes posible5 (interpretation) interpretación nombre femenino1 comprensivo,-aunderstanding [.ʌndər'stændɪŋ] adj: comprensivo, compasivo1) grasp: comprensión f, entendimiento m2) sympathy: comprensión f (mutua)3) interpretation: interpretación fit's my understanding that...: tengo la impresión de que..., tengo entendido que...4) agreement: acuerdo m, arreglo madj.• compasivo, -a adj.• comprensivo, -a adj.• entendedor adj.• inteligente adj.n.• acuerdo s.m.• comprensión s.f.• conocimiento s.m.• entender s.m.• entendimiento s.m.
I 'ʌndər'stændɪŋ, ˌʌndə'stændɪŋ1) ua) ( grasp) entendimiento mwe now have a better o greater understanding of it — ahora lo entendemos or lo comprendemos mejor
b) ( interpretation) interpretación fc) ( sympathy) comprensión fthese exchanges promote international understanding — estos intercambios fomentan el entendimiento or la concordia entre las naciones
2) c (agreement, arrangement) acuerdo mto come to o reach an understanding (with somebody) — llegar* a un acuerdo (con alguien)
to have an understanding (with somebody): we had an understanding that we'd share the work — habíamos convenido que compartiríamos el trabajo
3) u ( belief)it was my understanding that I would get the job — tenía entendido or creía que me darían el trabajo
on the understanding that — bien entendido que, con la condición de que
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adjective comprensivo[ˌʌndǝ'stændɪŋ]1.ADJ [person] comprensivo; [smile] de comprensión•
to be understanding about sth — ser comprensivo (respecto a algo)2. N1) (=faculty) entendimiento mthe peace that passeth all understanding — (Bible) la paz que sobrepasa a todo entendimiento
2) [of sth] (=comprehension) comprensión f ; (=awareness) conciencia fwe need to test children's understanding of facts — hay que poner a prueba la comprensión que los niños tienen de los hechos
our understanding of these processes is still poor — todavía no comprendemos muy bien estos procesos
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a basic understanding of computers is essential — se necesitan unos conocimientos básicos de informática•
to have a better or greater understanding of sth — (=comprehend better) entender or comprender mejor algo; (=be more aware of) tener mayor or más conciencia de algo•
to have little/no understanding of sth — saber muy poco/nada de algo•
a shift in public understanding of the issues of crime and punishment — un cambio de la conciencia pública con respecto a la cuestión de los crímenes y los castigos3) (=interpretation) interpretación fwhat's your understanding of the Prime Minister's statement? — ¿cómo interpreta usted la declaración del Primer Ministro?, ¿cuál es su interpretación de la declaración del Primer Ministro?
that's my understanding of the situation — esa es mi interpretación de la situación, así es como veo or interpreto la situación
4) (=sympathy) comprensión fto show no/little understanding of sth — no mostrar comprensión/mostrar muy poca comprensión hacia algo
5) (=belief)it was my understanding that..., my understanding was that... — tenía entendido que..., según yo creía...
6) (=agreement) acuerdo m•
to come to an understanding (with sb) — llegar a un acuerdo (con algn)•
to have an understanding (with sb) — tener un acuerdo (con algn)•
on the understanding that — a condición de que + subjun•
to reach an understanding (with sb) — llegar a un acuerdo (con algn)* * *
I ['ʌndər'stændɪŋ, ˌʌndə'stændɪŋ]1) ua) ( grasp) entendimiento mwe now have a better o greater understanding of it — ahora lo entendemos or lo comprendemos mejor
b) ( interpretation) interpretación fc) ( sympathy) comprensión fthese exchanges promote international understanding — estos intercambios fomentan el entendimiento or la concordia entre las naciones
2) c (agreement, arrangement) acuerdo mto come to o reach an understanding (with somebody) — llegar* a un acuerdo (con alguien)
to have an understanding (with somebody): we had an understanding that we'd share the work — habíamos convenido que compartiríamos el trabajo
3) u ( belief)it was my understanding that I would get the job — tenía entendido or creía que me darían el trabajo
on the understanding that — bien entendido que, con la condición de que
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adjective comprensivo
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