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construe

/kənˈstɹuː/ /ˈkɒnstəɹ/

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noun

Traducción

Examples :

"The teacher's construe of the poem's meaning was different from the students'. "

La traducción del significado del poema que hizo el profesor era diferente a la de los estudiantes.

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noun

Interpretación

An interpretation.

Examples :

"The teacher's construe of the poem was different from the student's. "

La interpretación del poema por parte del profesor era diferente a la del estudiante.

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verb

Interpretar, entender

To interpret or explain the meaning of something.

Examples :

"The world must construe according to its wits; this court must construe according to the law."

El mundo debe interpretar según su ingenio; este tribunal debe interpretar según la ley.

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verb

Analizar, interpretar

(grammar) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the students to construe the sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." "

El profesor pidió a los estudiantes que analizaran la oración "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".

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verb

Admitir el análisis gramatical

(grammar) To admit of grammatical analysis.

Examples :

"The teacher asked us to construe the sentence, "The cat sat on the mat," demonstrating its parts of speech. "

El profesor nos pidió que admitiéramos el análisis gramatical de la frase: «El gato se sentó en la estera», demostrando sus partes de la oración.

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verb

Traducir, interpretar

Examples :

"The teacher construed the ancient text into modern English for her students. "

La profesora tradujo el texto antiguo al inglés moderno para sus estudiantes.

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verb

Interpretar, inferir

Examples :

"From the clues in the email, we can construe his reason for being late as a family emergency. "

A partir de las pistas en el correo electrónico, podemos inferir que su razón para llegar tarde es una emergencia familiar.

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