compass [ˈkʌmpəs]
modifier
compass card (n) (Náut) rosa de los vientos; (f)
compass course (n) ruta magnética; (f)
compass rose (n)
compass card See culture box in entry compass.
compass [ˈkʌmpəs]
sustantivo
1brújula (f) (for finding direction)
2(Math)
- compasses -> compás (m)
- a pair of compasses -> un compás
3ámbito (m) alcance (m) (range)
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compass [kom-pas]
1Conseguir, lograr, alcanzar, obener.
2Trazar, idear, maquinar, conspirar contra.
3Comprender, entender, concebir.
4Circuir, cercar, rodear, circundar; sitiar. (Antiguo)
va.
sustantivo
1Círculo, circuito, ámbito; alcance; extensión, espacio encerrado entre límites.
2Circunferencia.
3Moderación, límites, la justa medida y término razonable que deben tener las cosa
sustantivo
4Alcance (limits, scope).
- It falls within the compass of the board -> cae dentro de la competencia de la junta
5Compás de la voz o de un instrumento.
6Intención, designio, propósito.
7Compás, instrumento que sirve para formar círculos, tirar líneas y otros usos.
- A pair of compasses -> un compás
- Caliber compasses -> compás de calibres
- Proportional compasses -> compás de reducción
- The points of the los puntos cardinales -> Azimuth brújula de azimut
- Hanging brújula revirada de cámara. Compass-box -> caja de brújula
- Compass-card -> rosa de los vientos
- Compass-timber -> (Mar.) madera de vuelta
- Compass-saw -> (Carp.) serrucho angosto para cortar circularmente
En este sentido se usa generalmente en plural. 7 Compás de mar, brújula, aguja de marcar (magnetic compass).
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Verb Conjugation for "compass"
Imperative
- compass
- you compass
- he/she compasses
- we compass
- you compass
- they compass
Preterite
- I compassed
- you compassed
- he/she compassed
- we compassed
- you compassed
- they compassed
Present Continuous
- I am compassing
- you are compassing
- he/she is compassing
- we are compassing
- you are compassing
- they are compassing
Present Perfect
- I have compassed
- you have compassed
- he/she has compassed
- we have compassed
- you have compassed
- they have compassed
Past Continuous
- I was compassing
- you were compassing
- he/she was compassing
- we were compassing
- you were compassing
- they were compassing
Past Perfect
- I had compassed
- you had compassed
- he/she had compassed
- we had compassed
- you had compassed
- they had compassed
Future
- I will compass
- you will compass
- he/she will compass
- we will compass
- you will compass
- they will compass
Future Perfect
- I will have compassed
- you will have compassed
- he/she will have compassed
- we will have compassed
- you will have compassed
- they will have compassed
Future Continuous
- I will be compassing
- you will be compassing
- he/she will be compassing
- we will be compassing
- you will be compassing
- they will be compassing
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been compassing
- you have been compassing
- he/she has been compassing
- we have been compassing
- you have been compassing
- they have been compassing
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been compassing
- you will have been compassing
- he/she will have been compassing
- we will have been compassing
- you will have been compassing
- they will have been compassing
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been compassing
- you had been compassing
- he/she had been compassing
- we had been compassing
- you had been compassing
- they had been compassing
compás
(pl compases)
masculine noun
1pair of compasses (instrumento)
2compass (Náut) (brújula)
3bar (Mús) (periodo); rhythm, beat (ritmo)
- al compás (de la música) -> in time (with the music)
- llevar el compás -> to keep time
- perder el compás -> to lose the beat
4(figurative)
- compás de espera -> pause, interlude
- las negociaciones se hallan en un compás de espera -> negotiations have been temporarily suspended
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compás [com-pahs’]
noun
1Pair of compasses, a mathematical instrument. (m)
verb
2PANTÓMETRA.
- Compás de relojero -> clockmaker's compass
3A territory and district assigned to a monastery.
4Power of the voice to express the notes of music.
5Measure, time in music.
- A compás -> in right musical time
- Al compás de la música -> in time to the music
- Entraron a los compases de un vals -> they came in to the strains of a waltz
6Motion of the hand of a conductor of an orchestra.
7Measure, the space upon the staff between two bars.
8Size, compass.
9Rule of life, principle to be governed by, pattern. (Metaphorical)
10Compás de muelle, springs compass, springs of metal to raise or lower a coachroof.
11Compás de mar, mariner’s compass.
verb
12BRÚJULA and BITACÓRA.
13Compás mixto, (Fenc.) Mixed movement, partly direct and partly curved; a feint.
compás
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Música) time; (ritmo) beat; rhythm; (división) bar; measure; (EEUU)
a compás in time; al compás de la música in time to the music; fuera de compás off beat; not in time; martillar a compás to hammer rhythmically; llevar el compás to keep time; perder el compás to lose the beat; entraron a los compases de un vals they came in to the strains of a waltz; mantenemos el compás de espera we are still waiting
compás de 2 por 4 2/4 time
compás de vals waltz time
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