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autonomous

/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/ /ɔˈtɑnəməs/ /ɑˈtɑnəməs/

Meanings
adjective

Autónomo, independiente

Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.

Examples :

"The university encourages students to become more autonomous learners by giving them choices in their projects and assignments. "
La universidad anima a los estudiantes a convertirse en aprendices más autónomos dándoles opciones en sus proyectos y tareas.
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adjective

Autónomo, independiente

Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.

Examples :

"After turning 18, Maria became more autonomous and started making her own decisions about her career and living arrangements. "
Después de cumplir 18 años, María se volvió más autónoma y comenzó a tomar sus propias decisiones sobre su carrera y su forma de vida.
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adjective

Autónomo, impersonal

(Celtic linguistics, of a verb form) Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject).

Examples :

"The house was painted, with no mention of who did the painting. This autonomous construction in the sentence highlights the act of painting, but not the specific person or people responsible. "
La casa fue pintada, sin mencionar quién hizo la pintura. Esta construcción impersonal en la oración destaca el acto de pintar, pero no a la persona o personas específicas responsables.
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Related Words

Illustration arrangements

arrangements noun

/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənts/

Arreglo, organización

"The flower shop made beautiful arrangements for the wedding. "

La floristería hizo hermosos arreglos para la boda.

Illustration encourages

encourages verb

/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪz/ /ɛnˈkɜːrɪdʒɪz/

Anima, alienta

"I encouraged him during his race."

Lo animé durante su carrera.

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Universidad

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

Mi hermana mayor asiste a la universidad para estudiar ingeniería.

Illustration linguistics

linguistics noun

/liŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

Lingüística

"My daughter is studying linguistics at university. "

Mi hija estudia lingüística en la universidad.

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

Asignaciones, tareas

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Este diagrama de flujo representa la asignación de tareas en nuestro comité.

Illustration responsible

responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

El responsable

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

La responsable del proyecto es María.

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unspecified adjective

/ʌn.ˈspɛ.sɪ.faɪd/

No especificado, no detallado, impreciso

"The instructions for the homework assignment were too vague; the professor only gave unspecified guidelines, leaving us unsure of what to do. "

Las instrucciones para la tarea eran demasiado imprecisas; el profesor solo dio pautas no especificadas, dejándonos inseguros de qué hacer.

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

Construcción

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

La construcción del nuevo puente está en marcha.

Illustration indicating

indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

Indicar, señalar, mostrar

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

El guardia hizo sonar su silbato para indicar la inminente partida.

Illustration intelligent

intelligent adjective

/ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/

Inteligente, listo

"My younger brother is very intelligent; he learned to read before he started kindergarten. "

Mi hermano menor es muy inteligente; aprendió a leer antes de empezar el jardín de infancia.

Illustration situations

situations noun

/ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃənz/ /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃnz/

Situaciones, circunstancias

"The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

Estados Unidos se encuentra en una situación incómoda con la inminente suspensión de pagos.

Illustration independently

independently adverb

/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/

Independientemente

"The student completed the project independently, researching and writing the report all by herself. "

La estudiante completó el proyecto independientemente, investigando y escribiendo el informe por sí misma.