colegir

to infer

to deduce

colegir(koh-leh-heer)

transitive verb

1. (to conclude)

a. to infer

Puedo colegir por la nota reprobada del estudiante que no estudió para el examen.

I can infer from his failing grade that this student did not study for the exam.

b. to deduce

Todos colegimos que su novio la había dejado cuando la vimos salir de la cafetería llorando.

We all deduced that her boyfriend had broken up with her when we saw her leave the coffee shop in tears.

c. to gather

Dados los síntomas del paciente, el doctor coligió que la gripa era la única opción.

Given the patient's symptoms, the doctor gathered flu was the only option.

2. (to collect)

a. to gather

Quisiera agradecer a mi asistente, quien coligió todos los datos. Sin su ayuda mi investigación no habría sido posible.

I would like to thank my assistant, who gathered all the data. Without his help my research would have been impossible.