gap

gap
[gæp]
sustantivo
1hueco (m) (physical opening); desfiladero (m) paso (m) (in mountains); intervalo (m) (in time); diferencia (f) (in age, ability); laguna (f) (in knowledge); espacio (m) en blanco (in text)
  • the gap between rich and poor -> la brecha entre ricos y pobres
  • his death leaves a gap in all of our lives -> su muerte deja un vacío en la vida de todos nosotros
  • a gap in the market (comercio) -> un hueco en el mercado
  • gap year -> = año que muchos jóvenes utilizan, una vez concluida la educación secundaria y antes de ingresar a la universidad, para viajar por el mundo o trabajar

gap [gap]
sustantivo
1Boquete, portillo o abertura en un cercado.
2Agujero, brecha, hueco.
3Quebrada; barranca, hondonada.
  • To stand in the gap -> defender, exponerse por proteger a alguno que está en peligro
verbo
1Abrir brecha o boquete.

gap [ɡæp]
noun
(gen) also hueco; (m) vacío; (m) (in wall etc) boquete; (m) brecha; (f) (mountain pass) quebrada; (f) desfiladero; (m) (in traffic, vegetation) claro; (m) (between teeth, floorboards) hueco; (m) (between bars) distancia; (f) separación; (f) (crack) hendedura; (f) resquicio; (m) (in text) espacio (en blanco); (m) (in knowledge) laguna; (f) (in conversation) silencio; (m) [of time] intervalo; (m)
there's a gap in the hedge hay un hueco en el seto; there is a gap in the balance of payments hay un desequilibrio en la balanza de pagos; to close the gap cerrar la brecha; we discerned a gap in the market vimos que había un hueco en el mercado; leave a gap for the name deje un espacio para poner el nombre; to stop up fill a gapor tapar un hueco; to fill a gap llenar un vacío un hueco;or (in knowledge) llenar una laguna; he left a gap that will be hard to fill dejó un hueco difícil de llenar
modifier
gap year (n) (Britain) año sabático; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "gap"

Imperative
  • gap
  • you gap
  • he/she gaps
  • we gap
  • you gap
  • they gap
Preterite
  • I gapped
  • you gapped
  • he/she gapped
  • we gapped
  • you gapped
  • they gapped
Present Continuous
  • I am gapping
  • you are gapping
  • he/she is gapping
  • we are gapping
  • you are gapping
  • they are gapping
Present Perfect
  • I have gapped
  • you have gapped
  • he/she has gapped
  • we have gapped
  • you have gapped
  • they have gapped
Past Continuous
  • I was gapping
  • you were gapping
  • he/she was gapping
  • we were gapping
  • you were gapping
  • they were gapping
Past Perfect
  • I had gapped
  • you had gapped
  • he/she had gapped
  • we had gapped
  • you had gapped
  • they had gapped
Future
  • I will gap
  • you will gap
  • he/she will gap
  • we will gap
  • you will gap
  • they will gap
Future Perfect
  • I will have gapped
  • you will have gapped
  • he/she will have gapped
  • we will have gapped
  • you will have gapped
  • they will have gapped
Future Continuous
  • I will be gapping
  • you will be gapping
  • he/she will be gapping
  • we will be gapping
  • you will be gapping
  • they will be gapping
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been gapping
  • you have been gapping
  • he/she has been gapping
  • we have been gapping
  • you have been gapping
  • they have been gapping
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been gapping
  • you will have been gapping
  • he/she will have been gapping
  • we will have been gapping
  • you will have been gapping
  • they will have been gapping
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been gapping
  • you had been gapping
  • he/she had been gapping
  • we had been gapping
  • you had been gapping
  • they had been gapping
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