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reference

/ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/

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noun

Referencia, relación

A relationship or relation (to something).

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation had a clear reference to the textbook. "

La explicación del profesor tenía una clara referencia al libro de texto.

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noun

Referencia

A measurement one can compare to.

Examples :

"The teacher used a previous test as a reference for explaining the new material. "

El profesor usó una prueba anterior como referencia para explicar el nuevo material.

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noun

Referencia, recomendación

Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.

Examples :

"The teacher asked for a reference from Mr. Smith, a former colleague, to learn more about Sarah's work ethic. "

El profesor solicitó una referencia del Sr. Smith, un antiguo colega, para saber más sobre la ética laboral de Sarah.

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noun

Referencia, árbitro

A person who provides this information; a referee.

Examples :

"My teacher asked me to bring a reference to the school office, a letter from my mother vouching for my good behavior. "

Mi profesor me pidió que llevara una referencia a la oficina de la escuela, una carta de mi madre que avalaba mi buen comportamiento.

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noun

Obra de consulta, referencia

A reference work.

Examples :

"To understand the history of the Roman Empire, I consulted a comprehensive reference. "

Para entender la historia del Imperio Romano, consulté una obra de consulta completa.

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noun

Obra de referencia

That which serves as a reference work.

Examples :

"The student used the dictionary as a reference for the difficult word. "

El estudiante usó el diccionario como obra de referencia para la palabra difícil.

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noun

Referencia, remisión

The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.

Examples :

"The librarian's reference to the Dewey Decimal System helped us find the book quickly. "

La referencia de la bibliotecaria al Sistema Decimal Dewey nos ayudó a encontrar el libro rápidamente.

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noun

Referencia

A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.

Examples :

"The teacher provided a reference book for students to look up historical events. "

El profesor proporcionó un libro de referencia para que los estudiantes consultaran los eventos históricos.

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noun

Referencia, cita

(academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.

Examples :

"The research paper included a reference to a 2020 article about the benefits of exercise. "

El trabajo de investigación incluyó una referencia a un artículo de 2020 sobre los beneficios del ejercicio.

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noun

Referencia, fuente

(academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

Examples :

"In my history essay, I used the book "The American Revolution" as a reference. "

En mi ensayo de historia, utilicé el libro "The American Revolution" como referencia.

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noun

Referencia

An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.

Examples :

"The index card is a reference for finding the location of important documents. "

La tarjeta de índice es una referencia para encontrar la ubicación de documentos importantes.

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noun

Referencia de carácter

(character entity) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.

Examples :

"The website used a reference like ™ to show the registered trademark symbol. "

El sitio web usó una referencia de carácter como ™ para mostrar el símbolo de la marca registrada.

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noun

Referencia, apelación

Examples :

"My teacher's reference for my scholarship application was a strong appeal for my admission. "

La referencia de mi profesor para mi solicitud de beca fue una fuerte apelación para mi admisión.

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verb

Referenciar, citar

To provide a list of references for (a text).

Examples :

"You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it."

Debes referenciar a fondo tu trabajo antes de enviarlo.

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verb

Referirse a, mencionar

To refer to, to use as a reference.

Examples :

"Reference the dictionary for word meanings."

Consulta el diccionario para conocer los significados de las palabras.

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verb

Mencionar, citar

To mention, to cite.

Examples :

"In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent."

En su discurso, el candidato hizo una referencia indirecta a los fracasos pasados de su oponente.

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verb

Referenciar

To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.

Examples :

"The given pointer will reference the actual generated data."

El puntero dado referenciará los datos realmente generados.

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