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para lograr este propósito se han desplazado a Madrid — with this in mind o for this purpose, they have gone to Madrid

• buenos propósitos — [para el futuro] good intentions; [para el año nuevo] resolutions

• de propósito — on purpose, deliberately

• fuera de propósito — off the point

• hacer(se) (el) propósito de hacer algo — to resolve to do sth, decide to do sth

los tres hicieron firme propósito de no atacar — the three of them resolved o decided not to attack

• sin propósito — [caminar, moverse] aimlessly; [actuar] unintentionally

• tener (el) propósito de hacer algo — to intend o mean to do sth, be one's intention to do sth

no tenía propósito ninguno de pelearme — I didn't intend o mean to get into a fight, it was not my intention to get into a fight

propósito de enmienda, no veo propósito de enmienda en su comportamiento — I don't see him mending his ways o turning over a new leaf

• a propósito —

lo siento, no lo hice a propósito — I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose o deliberately

• venir a propósito — (=venir expresamente) to come especially; (=ser adecuado) [comentario, observación] to be well-timed; [dinero] to come in handy

el dinero que me diste me vino muy a propósito — the money you gave me was just what I needed o came in very handy

a propósito de Picasso, ¿has visto alguna vez el Guernica? — talking of o à propos of Picasso, have you ever seen Guernica?

a propósito de dinero, ¿cuándo me vas a pagar? — now you mention it o talking of money, when are you going to pay me?

Ex: The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.

• fin de la cita — end of quote, unquote

• fin de curso — end of the school year

• dar fin a — [+ ceremonia, actuación] to bring to a close; [+ obra, libro] to finish; [+ guerra, conflicto] to bring to an end

• llegar a buen fin — [aventura] to have a happy ending; [plan] to turn out well

• llevar algo a buen fin — to bring sth to a successful conclusion

• poner fin a algo — to end sth, put an end to sth

esta ley pondrá fin a la discriminación sexual en el trabajo — this law will end o will put an end to sexual discrimination in the workplace

los acuerdos pusieron fin a doce años de guerra — the agreements ended o put an end to twelve years of war

• sin fin — endless

fin de fiesta — (Teat) grand finale

• al fin y al cabo — after all

• a fin de cuentas — at the end of the day

en fin, otro día seguiremos hablando del tema — anyway o oh, well, we will carry on discussing this another day

¡en fin, qué se le va a hacer! — anyway o oh, well, there's nothing we can do about it!

hemos tenido bastantes problemas este año, pero en fin, seguimos adelante — we've had quite a few problems this year, but still o anyway, we're still going

• a fin de hacer algo — in order to do sth

a fin de que — + subjun so that, in order that frm

se le ha citado como testigo a fin de que explique sus relaciones con el acusado — he has been called as a witness in order to explain o in order that he explain frm o so that he can explain his relationship with the defendant

• con el fin de hacer algo — in order to do sth

• a tal fin — with this aim in mind, to this end

hasta el fin de los siglos or tiempos — until the end of time

no es el fin del mundo — (fam) it's not the end of the world (colloq)

por or al fin — at last

a fin de cuentas — in the end, at the end of the day

tocar a su fin — (liter) to draw to a close o to an end

el fin de esta visita — the aim o purpose of this visit

una institución sin fines lucrativos or de lucro — a not-for-profit organization (AmE), a non-profit-making organisation (BrE)

a fin de que — (frml) in order to

con este fin or a este fin or a tal fin — (frml) with this aim (frml), to this end (frml)

con el fin or a fin de — (frml) with the aim o purpose of

el fin justifica los medios — the end justifies the means

hasta el fin de los siglos or tiempos — until the end of time

no es el fin del mundo — (fam) it's not the end of the world (colloq)

por or al fin — at last

a fin de cuentas — in the end, at the end of the day

tocar a su fin — (liter) to draw to a close o to an end

el fin de esta visita — the aim o purpose of this visit

una institución sin fines lucrativos or de lucro — a not-for-profit organization (AmE), a non-profit-making organisation (BrE)

a fin de que — (frml) in order to

con este fin or a este fin or a tal fin — (frml) with this aim (frml), to this end (frml)

con el fin or a fin de — (frml) with the aim o purpose of

el fin justifica los medios — the end justifies the means

Ex: The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.

el congreso tuvo como finalidad debatir el desarrollo social — the purpose o aim of the conference was to discuss social development

¿con qué finalidad se hizo? — what was the aim in o object of doing it?

¿con qué finalidad se hizo? — what was the aim in o object of doing it?

Ex: The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.

• en conciencia — in all conscience

actuar u obrar en conciencia — to act in good conscience

• libertad de conciencia — freedom of conscience

• tener la conciencia limpia — to have a clear conscience

• tener mala conciencia — to have a guilty o bad conscience

• remorder a algn la conciencia, me remuerde la conciencia por haberle mentido — I've got a guilty o bad conscience about lying to him

• tener la conciencia tranquila — to have a clear conscience

una casa construida a conciencia — a solidly o well built house

• a conciencia de que... — fully aware that..., in the certain knowledge that...

• despertar la conciencia de algn — to raise sb's consciousness o awareness

• tener conciencia de algo, no tienen conciencia de nación — they have no sense of national identity

• tomar conciencia de algo — to become aware of sth

• perder la conciencia — to lose consciousness

tener la conciencia limpia or tranquila — to have a clear o clean conscience

tener mala conciencia or la conciencia sucia — to have a bad o guilty conscience

no siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia — she feels no remorse

tomar or adquirir conciencia de algo — to become aware of something

tener la conciencia limpia or tranquila — to have a clear o clean conscience

tener mala conciencia or la conciencia sucia — to have a bad o guilty conscience

no siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia — she feels no remorse

tomar or adquirir conciencia de algo — to become aware of something

Ex: The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.

defeat the clear purpose of the act — = defeat the clear purpose of the law, defeat the clear purpose of the statute порушувати явний смисл закону

defeat the clear purpose of the law — = defeat the clear purpose of the act

defeat the clear purpose of the statute — = defeat the clear purpose of the act