approach

aproximarse
acercarse
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approach(
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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
1. (to get near)
a. aproximarse
Hurry up! The train is approaching!隆Ap煤rate, que se aproxima el tren!
The plane is now approaching the boarding gate.El avi贸n se aproxima a la puerta de embarque.
b. acercarse
The worst storm of the winter is approaching.Se acerca la peor tormenta del invierno.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
2. (to get near to)
a. acercarse a
My ex approached me in the street.Mi ex se acerc贸 a m铆 en la calle.
b. aproximarse a
Look, that bear is approaching our tent.Mira, ese oso se aproxima a nuestra tienda de campa帽a.
3. (to speak to)
a. dirigirse a
You can't approach your boss with that attitude.No puedes dirigirte a tu jefe con esa actitud.
b. abordar
Who was that guy that approached you in the street?驴Qui茅n fue ese hombre que te abord贸 en la calle?
4. (to tackle)
a. abordar
How we approach the situation will determine our success or failure.C贸mo abordamos la situaci贸n va a determinar nuestro 茅xito o fracaso.
5. (to come close to)
a. acercarse a
Bethany is approaching 60 years of age.Bethany se acerca a los 60 a帽os de edad.
b. aproximarse a
The number of students involved is approaching 2000.El n煤mero de estudiantes involucrados se aproxima a los 2000.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
6. (imminent arrival)
a. la aproximaci贸n
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The approach of the storm led to a mass evacuation.La aproximaci贸n de la tormenta provoc贸 una evacuaci贸n masiva.
7. (method)
a. el enfoque
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
We reached the same conclusion but with a very different approach.Llegamos a la misma conclusi贸n pero con un enfoque muy diferente.
b. el planteamiento
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
It's a very novel approach, but I doubt it will work.Es un planteamiento muy original, pero dudo que funcione.
8. (means of entering)
a. el acceso
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Traffic is heavy on the approaches to the airport.Hay mucho tr谩fico en los accesos al aeropuerto.
9. (offer)
a. la propuesta
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
We have made an approach that we consider fair for both parties.Hemos hecho una propuesta que consideramos justa para ambas partes.
10. (approximation)
a. la aproximaci贸n
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
With this album, the band makes an approach to true grandeur.Con este disco, el grupo hace una aproximaci贸n a la grandeza verdadera.
11. (sport)
a. el golpe de aproximaci贸n
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The golfer's approach ended up in the water.El golpe de aproximaci贸n del golfista acab贸 en el agua.
12. (aviation)
a. las maniobras de aproximaci贸n
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The plane was on its final approach to the airport.El avi贸n realizaba las 煤ltimas maniobras de aproximaci贸n al aeropuerto.
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approach
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (coming; of person, season)
a. la llegada
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
2. (of night)
a. la ca铆da
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
to make an approach to somebodyhacer una propuesta inicial a alguien
3. (method)
a. el enfoque m, planteamiento
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
4. (route of access)
a. el acceso
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
the approaches to a townlos accesos a una ciudad
5. (aut)
a.
approach road(v铆a de) acceso m
approach (shot)golpe m de aproximaci贸n
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
6. (get nearer to)
a. acercarse a, aproximarse a
I'm approaching forty-fivetengo casi cuarenta y cinco a帽os
7. (go up to)
a. acercarse a, aproximarse a
she approached several organizationsacudi贸 or se dirigi贸 a varias organizaciones
to be easy/difficult to approachser/no ser accesible
8. (tackle)
a. abordar, enfocar
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
9. (general)
a. acercarse, aproximarse
Copyright 漏 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
approach [əˈprəʊtʃ]
transitive verb
1 (come near) [+place] acercarse a; aproximarse a; [+person] abordar; dirigirse a
he approached the house se acercó or aproximó a la casa; a man approached me in the street un hombre me abordó en la calle
2 (with request etc) dirigirse a; (speak to) hablar con
have you tried approaching the mayor? ¿has probado a dirigirte al alcalde?
to approach sb about sth you should approach the boss about that
have you approached your bank manager about the loan? ¿has hablado con el gerente del banco sobre el préstamo?; he is difficult to approach no es fácil abordarle
3 (tackle) [+subject, problem, job] abordar
we must approach the matter with care tenemos que abordar el asunto con mucho cuidado; I approach it with an open mind me lo planteo sin ningún prejuicio; it all depends on how we approach it depende de cómo lo enfoquemos
4 (approximate to) (in quality) aproximarse a; (in appearance) parecerse a
here the colour approaches blue aquí el color tira a azul; it was approaching midnight era casi medianoche; the performance approached perfection la interpretación rayaba en la perfección; he's approaching 50 se acerca a los 50; no other painter approaches him no hay otro pintor que se le pueda comparar
intransitive verb
acercarse
noun
1 (act) acercamiento (m); aproximación (f)
at the approach of the enemy al acercarse or aproximarse el enemigo; at the approach of Easter al acercarse la Pascua; at the approach of night al caer la noche; we observed his approach lo vimos acercarse
2 (to problem, subject) enfoque (m); planteamiento (m)
a new approach to maths un nuevo enfoque or planteamiento sobre las matemáticas; I don't like your approach to this matter no me gusta tu modo de enfocar esta cuestión; we must think of a new approach tenemos que idear otro método
3 (offer) oferta (f); propuesta (f); (proposal) proposición (f); propuesta (f)
to make approaches to sb dirigirse a algn; to make amorous approaches to sb requerir de amores a algn
4 (access) acceso (m);to a; (road) vía (f) de acceso; camino (m) de acceso
easy of approach
approaches accesos (m); (Mil) aproches (m); the northern approaches of the city los accesos or las vías de acceso a la ciudad por el norte
5 (Golf) aproximación (f); golpe (m) de aproximación
modifier
approach light (n) (Aer) baliza (f) de aproximación
approach road (n) vía (f) de acceso; entrada (f)
approach shot (n) (Golf) golpe (m) de aproximación
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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