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or

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

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conjunction

O

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

Examples :

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Podría tener cáncer, o ser atropellado por un autobús, o Dios sabe qué.

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conjunction

O

An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.

Examples :

"You can go to the park today, or you can stay home and study. "

Puedes ir al parque hoy, o puedes quedarte en casa y estudiar.

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conjunction

O

Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.

Examples :

"We can go to the park, or we can stay home and watch a movie. "

Podemos ir al parque o quedarnos en casa y ver una película.

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conjunction

O si no

Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).

Examples :

"We need to finish the project today, or we will be late for the deadline. "

Tenemos que terminar el proyecto hoy, o si no llegaremos tarde a la fecha límite.

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conjunction

O

Connects two equivalent names.

Examples :

"The country Myanmar, or Burma"

El país Myanmar, o Birmania

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noun

O

The binary operator inclusive or, true if one at least one of two inputs is true. In infix notation.

Examples :

"The "or" operator in the spreadsheet formula means that the task is complete if either the project is finished or the report is submitted. "

El operador "o" en la fórmula de la hoja de cálculo significa que la tarea está completa si el proyecto ha finalizado o el informe se ha enviado.

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noun

Récord Olímpico

Initialism of Olympic Record.

Examples :

"The team's new time for the 100-meter dash broke the OR. "

El nuevo tiempo del equipo en la carrera de 100 metros rompió el Récord Olímpico.

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noun

Receptor de olor

Initialism of odorant receptor.

Examples :

"The scientist studied the different types of ORs in the human nose. "

El científico estudió los diferentes tipos de receptores de olor en la nariz humana.

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noun

Sigla de receptor olfativo

Initialism of olfactory receptor.

Examples :

"The scientist studied the ORs in the human nose to understand how we smell different scents. "

El científico estudió los OR en la nariz humana para comprender cómo olemos diferentes aromas.

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Acrónimo de investigación original

(Wiktionary and WMF jargon) Initialism of original research.

Examples :

"The student's paper was rejected because it contained too much OR. "

El trabajo del estudiante fue rechazado porque contenía demasiada investigación original.

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noun

Quirófano

A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.

Examples :

"The doctor performed the surgery in the operating room. "

El médico realizó la cirugía en el quirófano.

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noun

Investigación de operaciones

(operations) The application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making, especially in business management and government administration.

Examples :

"The company used operations research to determine the most efficient way to distribute its products. "

La empresa utilizó la investigación de operaciones para determinar la forma más eficiente de distribuir sus productos.

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noun

Oro

The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Examples :

"The coat of arms displayed a gold or, signifying the family's long history. "

El escudo de armas mostraba un oro, que significaba la larga historia de la familia.

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adjective

De oro

Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Examples :

"The family crest displayed an or lion on a field of blue. "

El escudo familiar mostraba un león de oro sobre un campo azul.

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adverb

Temprano

Examples :

"She started her project or early, hoping to finish it before the deadline. "

Ella comenzó su proyecto temprano, con la esperanza de terminarlo antes de la fecha límite.

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adverb

Antes, previamente

Earlier, previously.

Examples :

"I had already finished my homework, or, earlier in the day. "

Ya había terminado mi tarea, o, antes en el día.

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preposition

Antes

Before; ere. Followed by "ever" or "ere".

Examples :

"Before you ever leave the house, make sure you have your keys. "

Antes de que salgas de casa, asegúrate de tener tus llaves.

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