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convert

/ˈkɒn.vəːt/ /ˈkɑn.vəɹt/

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noun

Convertido

A person who has converted to a religion.

Examples :

"They were all converts to Islam."

Todos eran convertidos al Islam.

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noun

Conversa, converso

A person who is now in favour of something that he or she previously opposed or disliked.

Examples :

"The former student activist became a convert to the school's new stricter rules. "

El antiguo activista estudiantil se convirtió en un converso a las nuevas reglas más estrictas de la escuela.

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noun

Transformación

The equivalent of a conversion in rugby

Examples :

"The try was a crucial convert, giving the team a significant lead in the game. "

El ensayo fue una transformación crucial, dando al equipo una ventaja significativa en el juego.

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verb

Convertir, transformar

To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.

Examples :

"A kettle converts water into steam."

Una tetera convierte el agua en vapor.

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verb

Convertir, transformar

To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.

Examples :

"He converted his garden into a tennis court."

Convirtió su jardín en una cancha de tenis.

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verb

Convertir

To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense 11).

Examples :

"They converted her to Roman Catholicism on her deathbed."

La convirtieron al catolicismo romano en su lecho de muerte.

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verb

Convertir, cambiar

To exchange for something of equal value.

Examples :

"We converted our pounds into euros."

Convertimos nuestras libras en euros.

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verb

Convertir, transformar

To express (a quantity) in alternative units.

Examples :

"The recipe called for 250 grams of flour, but I needed to convert that amount to cups. "

La receta pedía 250 gramos de harina, pero necesitaba convertir esa cantidad a tazas.

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verb

Convertir, transformar

To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.

Examples :

"How do you convert feet into metres?"

¿Cómo se convierten los pies en metros?

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verb

Apropiarse indebidamente, convertir

To appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion.

Examples :

"The teenager converted his older brother's prized baseball cards to his own collection without permission. "

El adolescente se apropió indebidamente de las valiosas tarjetas de béisbol de su hermano mayor para su propia colección sin permiso.

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Transformar

(rugby football) To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.

Examples :

"The rugby team's star player converted the try, adding two points to their score. "

El jugador estrella del equipo de rugby transformó el try, agregando dos puntos a su marcador.

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Convertir, marcar

To score (especially a penalty kick).

Examples :

"The soccer player converted the penalty kick, winning the game for his team. "

El jugador de fútbol convirtió el penalti, ganando el partido para su equipo.

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verb

Hacer un spare

(ten-pin bowling) To score a spare.

Examples :

"The bowler converted the first ball and the second ball into a spare. "

El jugador de bolos hizo un spare con la primera y la segunda bola.

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verb

Convertirse

To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3).

Examples :

"We’ve converted to Methodism."

Nos hemos convertido al metodismo.

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verb

Convertirse

To become converted.

Examples :

"The chair converts into a bed."

La silla se convierte en una cama.

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verb

Convertir, transformar

To cause to turn; to turn.

Examples :

"The teacher converted the students' presentation from English to Spanish. "

El profesor convirtió la presentación de los estudiantes del inglés al español.

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verb

Convertir, transformar

To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.

Examples :

"The teacher converted the subject "plants" into the predicate of the sentence, saying "Plants need water to grow." "

El profesor convirtió el sujeto "plantas" en el predicado de la oración, diciendo: "Las plantas necesitan agua para crecer".

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verb

Traducir, convertir

To turn into another language; to translate.

Examples :

"The teacher will convert the poem into Spanish for the class presentation. "

El profesor traducirá el poema al español para la presentación de la clase.

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verb

Aumentar la puntuación individual, especialmente de 50 carreras (cincuenta) a 100 carreras (un siglo), o de un siglo a un doble o triple siglo

To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs (a century), or from a century to a double or triple century.

Examples :

"In the cricket match, the young batsman converted his fifty to a century. "

En el partido de cricket, el joven bateador convirtió su cincuenta en un siglo.

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verb

Convertir

To perform the action that an online advertisement is intended to induce; to reach the point of conversion.

Examples :

"Each time a user clicks on one of your adverts, you will be charged the bid amount whether the user converts or not."

Cada vez que un usuario hace clic en uno de tus anuncios, se te cobrará el importe de la puja, tanto si el usuario convierte como si no.

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