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chaperone

/ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/

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noun

Acompañante, chaperón

An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.

Examples :

"Mrs. Davison volunteered to be a chaperone for the school dance to make sure everyone behaved appropriately. "

La Sra. Davison se ofreció como acompañante para el baile escolar para asegurarse de que todos se comportaran apropiadamente.

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noun

Chaperona, proteína chaperona

A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.

Examples :

"The protein acted as a chaperone, guiding the other protein into its correct shape but disappearing once the folding was complete and the protein could function properly. "

La proteína actuó como una chaperona, guiando a la otra proteína a su forma correcta, pero desapareciendo una vez que el plegamiento se completó y la proteína pudo funcionar correctamente.

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verb

Acompañar, supervisar

To act as a chaperone.

Examples :

"My mom agreed to chaperone the school field trip to the museum. "

Mi madre accedió a acompañar la excursión escolar al museo.

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