bias

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bias
[ˈbaɪəs]
sustantivo
1prejuicio (m) (prejudice); inclinación (f) (inclination)
  • to have a bias toward -> sentir inclinación por
  • to have a bias against -> tener prejuicios contra, estar predispuesto(a) en contra de
2bies (m) sesgo (m) (in sewing)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp biased or biassed)
3influir en
  • to bias somebody against/for something -> predisponer a alguien en contra/a favor de algo

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bias [baias]
sustantivo
1Sesgo, sentido oblicuo, oblicuidad.
2Carga o peso que se echa en un lado de un bolo para que al tirarlo se desvíe de la línea recta.
3Propensión, inclinación, disposición; sesgo.
  • His scientific bias -> su inclinación por las ciencias (leanings, tendency)
4Preocupación, prejuicio, parcialidad (prejudice, unfairness). (Figurado)
  • To be without bias -> ser imparcial, no ser tendencioso o parcial
  • The firm’s bias in favor of younger applicants -> la preferencia de la compañia por los candidatos más jóvenes
adverbio
5Al sesgo.
  • To cut on the bias -> cortar al sesgo (in sewing)
1Inclinar, ladear hacia una parte determinada.
  • Passions bias the judgment -> las pasiones arrastran o tuercen el juicio
2Prevenir, preocupar.
3Ganar, atraer la voluntad de alguno.
sustantivo
4Influir en, afectar (judgment). (n)
va.(Fig.) Preocupar, inducir a una opinión o juicio sin el debido exame

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bias [ˈbaɪəs]
noun
1 (inclination) propensión; (f) predisposición; (f)to, towards a
he has a strong bias towards female artists to have a bias towards
a course with a practical bias un curso orientado a la práctica; a right-wing bias una tendencia derechista
2 (prejudice) prejuicio; (m)against contra; parcialidad; (f)
3 [of material] sesgo; (m) bies; (m)
to cut sth on the bias cortar algo al sesgo al bies;or
verb:transitive
influir en
We mustn't allow it to bias our teaching
to bias sb for/against sth predisponer a algn en pro/en contra de algo; to be bias(s)ed in favour of estar predispuesto a en favor de;or to be bias(s)ed against tener prejuicio contra
modifier
bias binding (n) (Cos) bies; (m) ribete al bies; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "bias"

Imperative
  • bias
  • you bias
  • he/she biases
  • we bias
  • you bias
  • they bias
Preterite
  • I biasing
  • you biasing
  • he/she biasing
  • we biasing
  • you biasing
  • they biasing
Present Continuous
  • I am biasses
  • you are biasses
  • he/she is biasses
  • we are biasses
  • you are biasses
  • they are biasses
Present Perfect
  • I have biasing
  • you have biasing
  • he/she has biasing
  • we have biasing
  • you have biasing
  • they have biasing
Past Continuous
  • I was biasses
  • you were biasses
  • he/she was biasses
  • we were biasses
  • you were biasses
  • they were biasses
Past Perfect
  • I had biasing
  • you had biasing
  • he/she had biasing
  • we had biasing
  • you had biasing
  • they had biasing
Future
  • I will bias
  • you will bias
  • he/she will bias
  • we will bias
  • you will bias
  • they will bias
Future Perfect
  • I will have biasing
  • you will have biasing
  • he/she will have biasing
  • we will have biasing
  • you will have biasing
  • they will have biasing
Future Continuous
  • I will be biasses
  • you will be biasses
  • he/she will be biasses
  • we will be biasses
  • you will be biasses
  • they will be biasses
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been biasses
  • you have been biasses
  • he/she has been biasses
  • we have been biasses
  • you have been biasses
  • they have been biasses
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been biasses
  • you will have been biasses
  • he/she will have been biasses
  • we will have been biasses
  • you will have been biasses
  • they will have been biasses
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been biasses
  • you had been biasses
  • he/she had been biasses
  • we had been biasses
  • you had been biasses
  • they had been biasses
Paid English to Spanish translation

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