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1 definir
v.1 to define.Ricardo definió las políticas ayer Richard defined the policies yesterday.2 to describe.3 to circumscribe, to delimit.La cerca define mi territorio The fence circumscribes my territory.4 to explain.El sabio definió los conceptos The sage explained the concepts.* * *1 to define1 to be defined2 (explicarse) to make oneself clear, define one's position* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ concepto, palabra] to define2) (=calificar) to describe3) (=aclarar) [+ actitud, posición] to define; [+ contorno, silueta] to define, make sharp4) (=establecer) [+ poder, jurisdicción] to define, establishesta ley define las competencias de cada administración — this law defines o establishes the powers of each authority
5) (Inform) to define2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <palabra/concepto> to defineb) <postura/actitud> to definec) <contorno/línea> to define, make... sharp2.definirse v pronaún no se ha definido con respecto a este problema — he has yet to define his position on this issue
el pueblo se definió por la alternativa pacífica — the people came out in favor of a peaceful solution
* * *= define, delineate, state, structure, construe, scope.Ex. AACR2 defines authorship in terms of the intellectual responsibility for a work.Ex. PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format.Ex. This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.Ex. Information policy is highly complex and that it presents considerable difficulties in terms of scoping meaningful studies.----* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamobible = hard code [hardcode].* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].* definir por uno mismo = self-define.* definir relaciones = structure + relationships.* definir una función = formulate + role.* definir una misión = formulate + mission.* definir un problema = delineate + problem.* fácil de definir = easy-to-define.* no definirse = sit on + the fence.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <palabra/concepto> to defineb) <postura/actitud> to definec) <contorno/línea> to define, make... sharp2.definirse v pronaún no se ha definido con respecto a este problema — he has yet to define his position on this issue
el pueblo se definió por la alternativa pacífica — the people came out in favor of a peaceful solution
* * *= define, delineate, state, structure, construe, scope.Ex: AACR2 defines authorship in terms of the intellectual responsibility for a work.
Ex: PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format.Ex: This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.Ex: Information policy is highly complex and that it presents considerable difficulties in terms of scoping meaningful studies.* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamobible = hard code [hardcode].* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].* definir por uno mismo = self-define.* definir relaciones = structure + relationships.* definir una función = formulate + role.* definir una misión = formulate + mission.* definir un problema = delineate + problem.* fácil de definir = easy-to-define.* no definirse = sit on + the fence.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* * *definir [I1 ]vt1 ‹palabra/concepto› to define2 ‹postura/actitud› to define3 ‹contorno/línea› to define, make … sharpaún no se ha definido con respecto a este problema he has yet to define his position o to say where he stands on this issuetenemos que definirnos por una u otra opción we have to come down in favor of o choose one or other of the optionsel pueblo se definió por la alternativa pacífica the people came out o decided in favor of a peaceful solution* * *
definir ( conjugate definir) verbo transitivo
to define
definir verbo transitivo to define
' definir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concretar
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English:
define
- item
- thing
- delineate
- determine
- pin
* * *♦ vt1. [explicar, precisar] to define;debes definir tu postura you must define your position, you must say where you stand2. [describir] to describe;la generosidad define su carácter generosity typifies his character;se define a sí mismo como de derechas he describes himself as right-wing* * *v/t define* * *definir vt1) : to define2) : to determine* * *definir vb to define
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