1 (design) dibujo (m) a fabric in or with a floral pattern una tela con un dibujo or diseño floral
the pattern of the tread on a tyre a golden robe embroidered with red and purple thread stitched into a pattern of flames a computer card with a particular pattern of holes in it
to draw a pattern hacer un dibujo
Jack was drawing a pattern in the sand with his finger
2 (Cos) (Knitting) patrón (m); molde (m); (S. Cone) I made this skirt from a pattern I designed myself cutting out a pattern for trousers I pinned the pattern onto the fabric, then cut the pieces out send for our free patterns to knit yourself
3 (system, order) a clear pattern began to emerge empezaron a surgir unas pautas definidas
I began to notice a pattern in their behaviour a change in the pattern of his breathing these apparently unrelated incidents were really part of a pattern I began to see that these endless bedside vigils might be the pattern of my future
behaviour pattern modelo (m) de comportamiento the patient displayed some bizarre and obsessive behaviour patterns she will tend to slip into negative behaviour patterns such as nail-biting or thumb-sucking the workings of her personality and her behaviour patterns in relation to men
a healthy eating pattern unos hábitos alimenticios sanos it helps to establish a healthy eating pattern
the pattern of events el curso de los hechos
to follow a pattern seguir unas pautas my daily routine doesn't follow any set pattern mi rutina diaria no sigue unas pautas definidas; it is following the usual pattern se está desarrollando como siempre or según las pautas
all three attacks followed the same pattern Duesberg says that AIDS doesn't follow the pattern of most other virus diseases many of the incidents appear not to follow any pattern
a system of government on the British pattern un sistema de gobierno basado en el modelo británico closed empires on the traditional Chinese pattern [on] the pattern of the need for an independent air service on the pattern of the RAF the Treasury estimates that, on the pattern of EC rates on Friday, the range against the Deutschmark will be between dm2.88 and dm3.13 a conflict on the pattern of the Second World War would follow
it set a pattern for other conferences marcó las pautas para otros congresos; creó el modelo para otros congresos
sleep pattern(s) hábitos (m) de dormir having a baby is bound to disturb your normal sleep patterns
weather pattern(s) condiciones (f) meteorológicas one of the likely consequences of warmer waters and changing weather patterns is a noticeable increase in the frequency of storms
work pattern(s) costumbres (f) de trabajo computer-based systems have powerful effects on work patterns pattern of [life] the pattern of [life] in a rural community pattern of [trade] the pattern of trade (which country exports or imports which version of the differentiated good) is indeterminate but the volume can be related to the size of the two trading partners