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/ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/ /ˈdɪkʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/

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noun

Diccionario

Examples :

"To understand the word "optimistic," I looked it up in the dictionary. "

Para entender la palabra "optimista", la busqué en el diccionario.

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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 school's official dictionary defines "optimistic" as a word belonging to the standard English language. "

El diccionario oficial de la escuela define "optimista" como una palabra que pertenece al idioma inglés estándar.

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noun

Diccionario, léxico

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

Examples :

"My grandmother's collection includes a helpful biographical dictionary, which lists important women in history. "

La colección de mi abuela incluye un diccionario biográfico útil, que enumera a mujeres importantes en la historia.

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noun

Array asociativo, una estructura de datos donde cada valor es referenciado por una clave particular, análogo a las palabras y definiciones en un diccionario físico.

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 :

"The student used a dictionary to look up the meaning of the unfamiliar word "optimistic." "

El estudiante usó un array asociativo para buscar el significado de la palabra desconocida "optimista".

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verb

Consultar un diccionario

To look up in a dictionary.

Examples :

"I need to dictionary the meaning of "optimistic" to understand my friend's comment. "

Necesito consultar un diccionario para saber el significado de "optimista" y entender el comentario de mi amigo.

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verb

Añadir a un diccionario

To add to a dictionary.

Examples :

"The student dictionaryed the word "onomatopoeia" to better understand its meaning. "

El estudiante añadió la palabra "onomatopeya" al diccionario para comprender mejor su significado.

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verb

Compilar un diccionario

To compile a dictionary.

Examples :

"The teacher decided to dictionary the most common English words used in her students' writing. "

La profesora decidió compilar un diccionario de las palabras inglesas más comunes utilizadas en la escritura de sus alumnos.

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