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/ˈdɪkʃənˌɛriz/ /ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛriz/

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noun

Diccionario

Examples :

"Students use dictionaries to understand the meaning of new words they learn in class. "

Los estudiantes usan diccionarios para entender el significado de las palabras nuevas que aprenden en clase.

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noun

El diccionario

(preceded by the) A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.

Examples :

""The debate raged about whether slang terms should be included in the dictionaries, focusing on their role as arbiters of proper language." "

El debate se centró en si los términos de argot deberían incluirse en los diccionarios, centrándose en su papel como árbitros del lenguaje correcto.

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noun

Diccionario enciclopédico, léxico

(by extension) Any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g., biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary.

Examples :

""The library has many dictionaries, including a biographical dictionary with information about famous people." "

La biblioteca tiene muchos diccionarios, incluido un diccionario biográfico con información sobre personas famosas.

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noun

Array asociativo, estructura de datos

An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a physical dictionary.

Examples :

"In computer programming, dictionaries store information like a real dictionary, except instead of looking up words to find definitions, you look up keys to find their associated values. "

En programación informática, los arrays asociativos almacenan información como un diccionario real, excepto que en lugar de buscar palabras para encontrar definiciones, se buscan claves para encontrar sus valores asociados.

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verb

Consultar un diccionario

To look up in a dictionary.

Examples :

""If you don't know what 'ubiquitous' means, dictionaries it to find the definition." "

Si no sabes lo que significa 'ubicuos', consulta un diccionario para encontrar la definición.

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verb

Añadir a un diccionario

To add to a dictionary.

Examples :

"The lexicographers dictionaries new slang words every year to keep the online dictionary up-to-date. "

Los lexicógrafos añaden nuevas palabras de argot cada año al diccionario para mantener el diccionario en línea actualizado.

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verb

Compilar un diccionario, redactar un diccionario

To compile a dictionary.

Examples :

"Linguists dictionaries new languages to help people understand them better. "

Los lingüistas compilan diccionarios de nuevos idiomas para ayudar a la gente a entenderlos mejor.

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