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1 punctuate
(to divide up sentences etc by commas, full stops, colons etc.) puntuar- punctuation mark
punctuate vb puntuarhow do you punctuate this sentence? ¿cómo se puntúa esta frase?tr['pʌŋktjʊeɪt]1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL puntuar2 (interrupt) interrumpir1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL puntuarv.• acentuar v.• puntuar v.'pʌŋktʃueɪt, 'pʌŋktjʊeɪt, 'pʌŋktʃʊeɪta) \<\<writing/text\>\> puntuar*b) ( intersperse) salpicar*a silence punctuated only by the occasional sob — un silencio interrumpido tan sólo por algún sollozo
['pʌŋktjʊeɪt]VT (Ling) puntuar* * *['pʌŋktʃueɪt, 'pʌŋktjʊeɪt, 'pʌŋktʃʊeɪt]a) \<\<writing/text\>\> puntuar*b) ( intersperse) salpicar* -
2 punctuate
vt.1 puntuar (sentence, writing)2 poner signos de puntuación a, colocar la puntuación en, marcar con un acento, poner las marcas de puntuación en.3 enfatizar, hacer resaltar.vi.usar signos de puntuación. (pt & pp punctuated) -
3 puntuar
puntuar ( conjugate puntuar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹examen/prueba› to grade (AmE), to mark (BrE) 2 ‹ texto› to punctuate verbo intransitivoa) [partido/prueba] puntuar PARA algo to count toward(s) sth
puntuar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un texto) to punctuate
2 (exámenes, pruebas) to mark
II vi Dep
1 to score
2 (ser puntuable) to count [para, towards] ' puntuar' also found in these entries: Spanish: calificar - corregir English: punctuate - dot -
4 interrumpir
interrumpir ( conjugate interrumpir) verbo transitivo 1 ( temporalmente) ‹ servicio› to suspend; ‹ tráfico› to hold up; 2 verbo intransitivo to interrupt
interrumpir verbo transitivo to interrupt (tráfico) to block ' interrumpir' also found in these entries: Spanish: cortar - perdón - suspender - atajar - molestar English: break - break in - butt in - chip in - contact - cut - cut in - discontinue - disrupt - disturb - heckle - interrupt - keep from - punctuate - short - terminate - butt - cease - halt -
5 salpicar
salpicar ( conjugate salpicar) verbo transitivo ( de agua) to splash; (de barro, aceite) to splash, spatter
salpicar verbo transitivo
1 (con un líquido, barro, etc) to splash, spatter
2 (con especias, etc) to sprinkle
3 (con anécdotas, bromas, etc) to pepper
4 (un escándalo) to affect, implicate: le salpicó un escándalo sexual y la oposición exigió su dimisión, he was involved in a sex-scandal and the opposition called for his resignation ' salpicar' also found in these entries: English: dot - pepper - punctuate - spatter - splash - splatter - spot - fleck
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Punctuate — Punc tu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punctuating}.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See {Punctual}.] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
punctuate — index discontinue (break continuity), interrupt, reaffirm Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
punctuate — (v.) 1630s, to point out, from M.L. punctuatus, pp. of punctuare, from L. punctus (see POINT (Cf. point)). Meaning in text, to have pauses or stops indicated, is from 1818. Hence, interrupted at intervals (1833). Related: Punctuated; punctuating … Etymology dictionary
punctuate — [v] lay stress on accent, accentuate, break, divide, emphasize, interject, interrupt, intersect, intersperse, mark, pepper*, point, point up*, separate, sprinkle, stress, underline; concepts 49,79,98,266 … New thesaurus
punctuate — ► VERB 1) interrupt at intervals throughout. 2) insert punctuation marks in. ORIGIN Latin punctuare bring to a point … English terms dictionary
punctuate — [puŋk′cho͞o āt΄] vt. punctuated, punctuating [< ML punctuatus, pp. of punctuare < L punctus, a POINT] 1. to insert a punctuation mark or marks in 2. to break in on here and there; interrupt [a speech punctuated with applause] 3. to… … English World dictionary
punctuate — verb 1) how to punctuate direct speech Syn: add punctuation to, put punctuation marks in 2) slides were used to punctuate the talk Syn: break up, interrupt, intersperse, pepper … Thesaurus of popular words
punctuate — UK [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt] / US [ˈpʌŋktʃuˌeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms punctuate : present tense I/you/we/they punctuate he/she/it punctuates present participle punctuating past tense punctuated past participle punctuated to use full… … English dictionary
punctuate — verb Punctuate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑sentence, ↑silence … Collocations dictionary
punctuate something with — interrupt an activity with. → punctuate … English new terms dictionary
punctuate — [ pʌŋ(k)tʃʊeɪt, tjʊ ] verb 1》 insert punctuation marks in (text). 2》 occur at intervals throughout. ↘(punctuate something with) interrupt an activity with. Origin C17 (in the sense point out ): from med. L. punctuat , punctuare bring to a… … English new terms dictionary