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/ɒfˈsɛt/ /ɑfˈsɛt/

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noun

Compensación, contrapartida

Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.

Examples :

"The extra work I put in on the project this week was an offset for the time I missed last month. "

El trabajo extra que hice en el proyecto esta semana fue una compensación por el tiempo que perdí el mes pasado.

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Compensación

Examples :

"The arms deal included an offset, requiring the manufacturer to purchase agricultural equipment from the importing country within five years. "

El acuerdo de armas incluía una compensación, que obligaba al fabricante a comprar equipos agrícolas del país importador en un plazo de cinco años.

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Comienzo, inicio

(c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.

Examples :

"The offset for the school year's new curriculum was the first day of August. "

El comienzo del nuevo plan de estudios del curso escolar fue el primer día de agosto.

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Proceso de impresión offset

The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.

Examples :

"offset lithographs"

Litografías offset

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Desplazamiento, compensación

The difference between a target memory address and a base address.

Examples :

"An array of bytes uses its index as the offset, of words a multiple thereof."

Una matriz de bytes utiliza su índice como desplazamiento, y un múltiplo del mismo para palabras.

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Desplazamiento, compensación

(signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.

Examples :

"The offset in the student's test scores was due to a poorly worded question on the math section. "

El desplazamiento en las calificaciones del estudiante se debió a una pregunta mal redactada en la sección de matemáticas.

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Desfase, desplazamiento

The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.

Examples :

"There is a small offset between the switch and the indicator which some users found confusing."

Hay un pequeño desfase entre el interruptor y el indicador que algunos usuarios encontraron confuso.

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Desplazamiento, distancia

A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.

Examples :

"To measure the exact length of the garden, the surveyor noted an offset of three feet from the straight path to the oak tree. "

Para medir la longitud exacta del jardín, el topógrafo anotó un desplazamiento de tres pies desde el camino recto hasta el roble.

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Desplazamiento, desviación

An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.

Examples :

"The metal rod had a noticeable offset near the middle, where one section turned slightly to the side, but remained almost parallel to the rest. "

La varilla de metal tenía un desplazamiento notable cerca del centro, donde una sección giraba ligeramente hacia un lado, pero permanecía casi paralela al resto.

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Estolón

A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.

Examples :

"The strawberry plant produced several offsets, allowing the gardener to easily grow new plants. "

La planta de fresa produjo varios estolones, lo que permitió al jardinero cultivar fácilmente nuevas plantas.

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Espolón

A spur from a range of hills or mountains.

Examples :

"The hikers climbed the main mountain ridge, then followed a narrow path up the offset to reach a hidden valley. "

Los excursionistas subieron la cresta principal de la montaña, luego siguieron un sendero estrecho por el espolón para llegar a un valle escondido.

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Saliente, resalte

A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.

Examples :

"The stone offset on the building's facade provided a perfect spot for placing potted plants. "

El saliente de piedra en la fachada del edificio proporcionó un lugar perfecto para colocar plantas en macetas.

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Terraza, rellano

A terrace on a hillside.

Examples :

"The farmer planted rows of vegetables on the hillside's offset, taking advantage of the terraced land. "

El agricultor plantó hileras de verduras en la terraza de la ladera, aprovechando el terreno aterrazado.

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verb

Compensar, contrarrestar

To compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.

Examples :

"The noisy children offset the peacefulness of the library, requiring the librarian to ask them to be quieter. "

Los niños ruidosos compensaron la tranquilidad de la biblioteca, lo que obligó a la bibliotecaria a pedirles que se callaran.

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Desplazar, compensar

To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully offset the new support beam in the wall to avoid damaging the electrical wiring. "

El carpintero desplazó cuidadosamente la nueva viga de soporte en la pared para evitar dañar el cableado eléctrico.

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