approach

acercarse a

verb

approach
[əˈprəʊtʃ]
sustantivo
1llegada (f) (coming) (of person, season); caída (f) (of night)
  • to make an approach to somebody -> hacer una propuesta inicial a alguien (proposal)
2enfoque (m) planteamiento (m) (method)
3acceso (m) (route of access)
  • the approaches to a town -> los accesos a una ciudad
  • approach road (automóbiles) -> (vía (f) de) acceso (m)
también:
  • approach (shot) -> golpe (m) de aproximación (in golf, tennis)
verbo transitivo
4acercarse a, aproximarse a (get nearer to)
  • I'm approaching forty-five -> tengo casi cuarenta y cinco años
5acercarse a, aproximarse a (go up to)
  • she approached several organizations -> acudió or se dirigió a varias organizaciones
  • to be easy/difficult to approach -> ser/no ser accesible
6abordar, enfocar (tackle)
verbo intransitivo
7acercarse, aproximarse

approach [a-prouch]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Acercarse, aproximarse física o moralmente; parecerse a, ser parecido (n)
adjetivo
  • The appointed hour was approaching -> se acercaba la hora señalada
  • To approach a problem -> enfocar un problema
  • A passion which approaches madness -> una pasión que se acerca o raya en la locura
  • A man who is easy to approach -> un hombre de fácil acceso o abordable
-va. Acercar, poner una cosa o persona cerca de otra. Enfocar, considerar.
sustantivo
1Acceso, la acción de llegar o acercarse.
  • The approach of the troops -> el acercamiento de las tropas
2Proximidad, condición de propincuidad.
3Acceso, entradas, facilidad al trato y communicación con alguno.
  • Difficult of approach -> de difícil acceso
4Entrada, paso a una habitación; medios, camino o modo de acercarse.
5Approaches, pl.
adjetivo
  • To make approaches to a country -> intentar entrar en contacto con un país
(Fort.) Aproches, ataques, los trabajos que hacen los que sitian una plaz

approach [əˈprəʊtʃ]
verb:transitive
1 (come near) [+place] acercarse a; aproximarse a; [+person] abordar; dirigirse a
he approached the house se acercó aproximó a la casa;or a man approached me in the street un hombre me abordó en la calle
2 (with request etc) dirigirse a; (speak to) hablar con
have you tried approaching the mayor? ¿has probado a dirigirte al alcalde?
to approach sb about sth you should approach the boss about that
have you approached your bank manager about the loan? ¿has hablado con el gerente del banco sobre el préstamo?; he is difficult to approach no es fácil abordarle
3 (tackle) [+subject, problem, job] abordar
we must approach the matter with care tenemos que abordar el asunto con mucho cuidado; I approach it with an open mind me lo planteo sin ningún prejuicio; it all depends on how we approach it depende de cómo lo enfoquemos
4 (approximate to) (in quality) aproximarse a; (in appearance) parecerse a
here the colour approaches blue aquí el color tira a azul; it was approaching midnight era casi medianoche; the performance approached perfection la interpretación rayaba en la perfección; he's approaching 50 se acerca a los 50; no other painter approaches him no hay otro pintor que se le pueda comparar
verb:intransitive
acercarse
noun
1 (act) acercamiento; (m) aproximación; (f)
at the approach of the enemy al acercarse aproximarse el enemigo;or at the approach of Easter al acercarse la Pascua; at the approach of night al caer la noche; we observed his approach lo vimos acercarse
2 (to problem, subject) enfoque; (m) planteamiento; (m)
a new approach to maths un nuevo enfoque planteamiento sobre las matemáticas;or I don't like your approach to this matter no me gusta tu modo de enfocar esta cuestión; we must think of a new approach tenemos que idear otro método
3 (offer) oferta; (f) propuesta; (f) (proposal) proposición; (f) propuesta; (f)
to make approaches to sb dirigirse a algn; to make amorous approaches to sb (literary) requerir de amores a algn
4 (access) acceso; (m)to a; (road) vía de acceso; (f) camino de acceso; (m)
easy of approach
approaches accesos; (m) (Mil) aproches; (m) the northern approaches of the city los accesos las vías de acceso a la ciudad por el norte;or
5 (Golf) aproximación; (f) golpe de aproximación; (m)
modifier
approach light (n) (Aer) baliza de aproximación; (f)
approach road (n) vía de acceso; (f) entrada; (f)
approach shot (n) (Golf) golpe de aproximación; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "approach"

Imperative
  • approach
  • you approach
  • he/she approaches
  • we approach
  • you approach
  • they approach
Preterite
  • I approached
  • you approached
  • he/she approached
  • we approached
  • you approached
  • they approached
Present Continuous
  • I am approaching
  • you are approaching
  • he/she is approaching
  • we are approaching
  • you are approaching
  • they are approaching
Present Perfect
  • I have approached
  • you have approached
  • he/she has approached
  • we have approached
  • you have approached
  • they have approached
Past Continuous
  • I was approaching
  • you were approaching
  • he/she was approaching
  • we were approaching
  • you were approaching
  • they were approaching
Past Perfect
  • I had approached
  • you had approached
  • he/she had approached
  • we had approached
  • you had approached
  • they had approached
Future
  • I will approach
  • you will approach
  • he/she will approach
  • we will approach
  • you will approach
  • they will approach
Future Perfect
  • I will have approached
  • you will have approached
  • he/she will have approached
  • we will have approached
  • you will have approached
  • they will have approached
Future Continuous
  • I will be approaching
  • you will be approaching
  • he/she will be approaching
  • we will be approaching
  • you will be approaching
  • they will be approaching
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been approaching
  • you have been approaching
  • he/she has been approaching
  • we have been approaching
  • you have been approaching
  • they have been approaching
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been approaching
  • you will have been approaching
  • he/she will have been approaching
  • we will have been approaching
  • you will have been approaching
  • they will have been approaching
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been approaching
  • you had been approaching
  • he/she had been approaching
  • we had been approaching
  • you had been approaching
  • they had been approaching