concrete [ˈkɒnkriːt]
concrete [ˈkɒnkriːt]
sustantivo
1hormigón (m) concreto (m) (Am)
- concrete jungle -> jungla (f) de(l) asfalto
- concrete mixer -> hormigonera (f)
adjetivo
2concreto(a) (definite)
- concrete noun (gramática) -> sustantivo (m) concreto
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concrete [kon-krit]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Cuajar, unirse o juntarse en una masa. (n)
2Concretar, unir y juntar unas cosas con otras formando de ellas una masa.
3Poner en forma concreta.
4Cubrir con cemento o argamasa.
va. Pavimentar con hormigón o concreto (path).
adjetivo
1Concreto; cuajado, formado en una masa por crecimiento o unión.
2Concreto que existe actualmente en el sujeto, opuesto a abstracto.
3Hecho de hormigón, hecho de cemento (Sp. Am).
sustantivo
4Concreción.
5Hormigón, concreto (Sp. Am).
6Lo concreto.
- Concrete mixer -> hormigonera
- Concrete number -> número concreto
- Concrete paint -> pintura para hormigón
- Reinforced hormigón armado ->
Cemento (in loose usage). De hormigón o concreto (building).
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Verb Conjugation for "concrete"
Imperative
- concrete
- you concrete
- he/she concretes
- we concrete
- you concrete
- they concrete
Preterite
- I concreted
- you concreted
- he/she concreted
- we concreted
- you concreted
- they concreted
Present Continuous
- I am concreting
- you are concreting
- he/she is concreting
- we are concreting
- you are concreting
- they are concreting
Present Perfect
- I have concreted
- you have concreted
- he/she has concreted
- we have concreted
- you have concreted
- they have concreted
Past Continuous
- I was concreting
- you were concreting
- he/she was concreting
- we were concreting
- you were concreting
- they were concreting
Past Perfect
- I had concreted
- you had concreted
- he/she had concreted
- we had concreted
- you had concreted
- they had concreted
Future
- I will concrete
- you will concrete
- he/she will concrete
- we will concrete
- you will concrete
- they will concrete
Future Perfect
- I will have concreted
- you will have concreted
- he/she will have concreted
- we will have concreted
- you will have concreted
- they will have concreted
Future Continuous
- I will be concreting
- you will be concreting
- he/she will be concreting
- we will be concreting
- you will be concreting
- they will be concreting
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been concreting
- you have been concreting
- he/she has been concreting
- we have been concreting
- you have been concreting
- they have been concreting
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been concreting
- you will have been concreting
- he/she will have been concreting
- we will have been concreting
- you will have been concreting
- they will have been concreting
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been concreting
- you had been concreting
- he/she had been concreting
- we had been concreting
- you had been concreting
- they had been concreting
concretar
transitive verb
1to specify, to state exactly (precisar)
2to summarize (reducir a lo esencial)
concretarse
pronomial verb1(limitarse)
- concretarse a hacer algo -> to confine o limit oneself to doing something
2to take shape (materializarse)
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concretar [con-cray-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1To combine, to unite, to concrete.
- Concreta sus esperanzas a ganar el premio -> he is concentrating all his hopes on winning the prize
- Vamos a concretar los puntos esenciales -> let sum up the essential points
verb reflexive
2to be reduced to speaking or treating of one subject only.
concretar
verbo:transitivo
1 (precisar) to specify; (concertar) to settle
los expertos prepararán un documento que concretará los términos del acuerdo experts are to draw up a document which will specify the terms of the agreement; el portavoz no quiso concretar más datos the spokesman declined to go into details to be more specific;o en la reunión no concretamos nada we didn't settle (on) anything specific at the meeting; nothing specific came out of the meeting; pusieron una fecha tope para concretar los acuerdos they gave a deadline for the details of the agreement to be settled; llámame para concretar los detalles call me to fix settle the details;o
2 (resumir) to sum up
has concretado mi pensamiento en unas pocas palabras you've summed up my thoughts in a few words
verbo:pronominal
concretarse1 (materializarse) [+ley, prohibición] to come into force; [+esperanzas] to be fulfilled; [+sueños] to come true
queda por ver cómo se concretan en la práctica los puntos del acuerdo it remains to be seen how the points contained in the agreement work out in practice; nunca llegó a concretarse su proyecto his project never came to anything; nothing came of his project; su ayuda nunca llegó a concretarse their help never materialized was never forthcoming;o
concretarse en algo: un avance de la derecha que se concretó en su triunfo electoral an advance by the right which resulted in its electoral win; el proyecto se concretaba en tres objetivos principales in essence the project had three main objectives
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Verb Conjugation for "concretar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | concreto | concreté | concretaba | concretaré | concrete |
| Tú | concretas | concretaste | concretabas | concretarás | concretes |
| Ella/Él/Usted | concreta | concretó | concretaba | concretará | concrete |
| Nosotros | concretamos | concretamos | concretábamos | concretaremos | concretemos |
| Vosotros | concretáis | concretasteis | concretabais | concretaréis | concretéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | concretan | concretaron | concretaban | concretarán | concreten |
