object

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object
sustantivo [ˈɒbdʒɪkt]
1objeto (m) (thing)
2(focus)
  • he was the object of their admiration -> él era el objeto de su admiración
  • to give somebody an object lesson in something (sentido figurado) -> dar a alguien una lección magistral de algo
3objeto (m) propósito (m) (purpose, aim)
  • the object of the exercise is to… -> el ejercicio tiene por objeto…
4(obstacle)
  • expense is no object -> el gasto no es ningún inconveniente
5(gramática)
  • direct/indirect object -> complemento (m) or objeto (m) directo/indirecto
verbo intransitivo [əbˈdʒekt]
6oponerse (to a)
  • I object to doing that -> me indigna tener que hacer eso

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object [ob-yikt]
sustantivo
1Objeto, lo que se percibe con alguno de los sentidos, o por las facultades mentales.
2Objeto, término o fin de los actos de las potencia
sustantivo
3Objeto, fin, intento; blanco, punto. (Gramática)
4Complemento, régimen directo. (Gramática)
  • To be an object of pity -> dar lástima
  • With the object of -> con el propósito de
1Objetar, presentar en oposición, poner reparos a alguna opinión, poner reparos a alguna opinión o razón para refutarla.
2Hacer cargos.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Dar en rostro, echar en cara, poner tachas o reparos. (n)
  • No one objected to his title -> nadie discutió su derecho
  • I object most strongly -> ¡me opongo rotundamente
  • Do you object my smoking -> ¿Le molesta que fume
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object [ˈɒbdʒɪkt]
noun
1 (item) objeto; (m)
I was forbidden to lift heavy objects tenía prohibido levantar objetos pesados
take that filthy object outside in the cosy consulting room the children are surrounded by familiar objects an object the shape of a coconut a relic of a saint or some other sacred object sacred objects were carried in processions at festivals the spirit not only of living things but of inanimate objects small objects that a baby may put into its mouth forks, spoons, needles or other metal objects some large object from space hit the earth
sex
2 (focus) objeto; (m)
the economy was the object of heated discussion la economía fue el objeto de una acalorada discusión; the object of her hatred/love el objeto de su odio/su amor; she was an object of pity to all era objeto de conmiseración para todos; he became an object of ridicule quedó en ridículo
the goddess was an object of worship religion became an important object of study Yeats's early uses of the images of ocean, seashore, islands and inland will be the object of more detailed discussion in a later chapter the party's very survival is the object of prolonged discussion in political circles the social services are the object of much heated discussion by economists and politicians
3 (aim) objetivo; (m)
their main object was to make money su principal objetivo era hacer dinero
what's the object of doing that? what object is there in doing that? ¿de qué sirve hacer eso?
the object of the exercise is to raise money for charityexercise lo que se persigue con esto es recaudar dinero con fines benéficos
that's the whole object of the exercise de eso precisamente se trata
I thought the whole object of this programme was for people to talk he has no object in [life] he made it his object in life to find the island
with this object in mind in viewmindorview con este objetivo propósito en mente;or
the Army was not instituted with this particular object in view it was set up with one object in mind: how do you get kids to achieve? [with] the object of doing sth he did it [with] the sole object of annoying me
4 (obstacle)
I want the best, money is no objectno quiero lo mejor, no importa cuánto cueste
I want to have a great holiday, money is no object quiero tirarme unas vacaciones estupendas, el dinero no es problema; money is no object to him el dinero no es problema obstáculo para él;or
the decorators were given carte blanche, with money no object "distance no object" although he was based in Wales, distance was no object
5 (Gram) complemento; (m)
direct/indirect objectdirectindirect complemento directo/indirecto; (m)
modifier
object clause (n) (Gram) proposición en función de complemento; (f)
object language (n) (Comput) lengua objeto; (f)
object lesson (n)
it was an object lesson in how not to drive a car fue un perfecto ejemplo de cómo no conducir un coche
each piece of flotsam is an object lesson in how we mistreat our coastline it was an object lesson in good manners
object pronoun (n) (Gram) pronombre que funciona como objeto; (m)
direct/indirect object pronoun pronombre que funciona como objeto directo/indirecto; (m)
'lo' is a direct object pronoun 'le' is an indirect object pronoun
object [əbˈdʒekt]
verb:transitive
objetar
"you can't do that," he objected —no puedes hacer eso —objetó
to object [that] it might be objected that the plan has no chance of succeeding
he objected that there wasn't enough time puso la objección de que objetó que no tenían suficiente tiempo;or
verb:intransitive
1 (disapprove) oponerse
I won't go if you object no iré si te opones; if you don't object si no tiene inconveniente; to object to sth: a lot of people will object to the book mucha gente se opondrá al libro; I wouldn't object to a bite to eat no diría que no a algo que comer
I don't object to an occasional drink she objects to all this noise
to object to sb: she objects to my friends no le gustan mis amigos
they objected to him because he was too young
I would object to Paul but not to Robert as chairman me opondría a que Paul fuera presidente, pero no a que lo fuera Robert; to object to sb doing sth: he objects to her drinking no le gusta que beba; do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?; do you object to my going? ¿te importa que vaya?
I don't object to helping you
2 (protest) oponerse; poner objeciones
he didn't object when ... no su opuso no puso objeciones cuando ...;or he objected in the strongest possible terms se opuso de la manera más enérgica; I object! (formal) ¡protesto!; we objected strongly but were outvoted nos opusimos enérgicamente pero perdimos la votación
I object most strongly!
I object to that remark! ¡ese comentario no lo tolero!
3 (Jur)
the lawyer for the defence objected to their line of questioning
the prosecution objects to splitting the cases la acusación se opone a dividir los casos
It is no good the learned counsel for the defence objecting defence lawyers manipulated the make-up of the jury by objecting to so many other potential jurors
the defence can object to three jurors la defensa puede objetar a tres miembros del jurado
the defendant had objected to the complainant's statement being read out the attorneys who filed the suit objected to the decision the defence can object to three jurors per accused and the prosecution can also object to three and have them removed without giving reason

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Verb Conjugation for "object"

Imperative
  • object
  • you object
  • he/she objects
  • we object
  • you object
  • they object
Preterite
  • I objected
  • you objected
  • he/she objected
  • we objected
  • you objected
  • they objected
Present Continuous
  • I am objecting
  • you are objecting
  • he/she is objecting
  • we are objecting
  • you are objecting
  • they are objecting
Present Perfect
  • I have objected
  • you have objected
  • he/she has objected
  • we have objected
  • you have objected
  • they have objected
Past Continuous
  • I was objecting
  • you were objecting
  • he/she was objecting
  • we were objecting
  • you were objecting
  • they were objecting
Past Perfect
  • I had objected
  • you had objected
  • he/she had objected
  • we had objected
  • you had objected
  • they had objected
Future
  • I will object
  • you will object
  • he/she will object
  • we will object
  • you will object
  • they will object
Future Perfect
  • I will have objected
  • you will have objected
  • he/she will have objected
  • we will have objected
  • you will have objected
  • they will have objected
Future Continuous
  • I will be objecting
  • you will be objecting
  • he/she will be objecting
  • we will be objecting
  • you will be objecting
  • they will be objecting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been objecting
  • you have been objecting
  • he/she has been objecting
  • we have been objecting
  • you have been objecting
  • they have been objecting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been objecting
  • you will have been objecting
  • he/she will have been objecting
  • we will have been objecting
  • you will have been objecting
  • they will have been objecting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been objecting
  • you had been objecting
  • he/she had been objecting
  • we had been objecting
  • you had been objecting
  • they had been objecting
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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw