Check out the translation for "pattern" on SpanishDict!

pattern

el patrón

el estampado

Dictionary

pattern(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (order or system)

a. el patrón

(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 psychologist must first identify the patient's behavior pattern.El psicólogo primero debe determinar el patrón de conducta del paciente.

b. la pauta

(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)

This treatment pattern must be repeated every three weeks.Esta pauta de tratamiento debe repetirse cada tres semanas.

2. (decorative motif)

a. el estampado

(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)

(on fabric)

I'd like a dress with a floral pattern.Quisiera un vestido con un estampado floral.

b. el diseño

(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 facade is ornamented with Arabesque-inspired patterns.La fachada aparece decorada con diseños inspirados en motivos arabescos.

c. el dibujo

(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)

That pattern you see is actually a map.Ese dibujo que ves es en realidad un mapa.

3. (model for sewing or knitting)

a. el patrón

(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)

Our magazine offers the best selection of sewing patterns for skirts.Nuestra revista ofrece la mejor selección de patrones de costura para faldas.

b. el molde

(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)

(Southern Cone)

Can you knit a sweater from a pattern?¿Sabes tejer un suéter utilizando un molde?

4. (prototype)

a. el modelo

(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)

His work suggests a clear pattern for future study.Su trabajo propone un modelo claro para futuros estudios.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to be modeled after)

a. imitar

Many new fashion trends are patterned on those of years gone by.Muchas tendencias nuevas de la moda imitan las de antaño.

b. basarse en

Some of the biggest box office hits have been patterned after Shakespeare works.Algunas de las películas más taquilleras se basan en obras de Shakespeare.

pattern

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (design)

a. el dibujo

(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)

2. (on dress, cloth)

a. el estampado m, dibujo

(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)

pattern bookmuestrario m

3. (of events)

a. la evolución

(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)

4. (of behavior)

a. la pauta

(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 evening followed the usual patternla noche transcurrió como de costumbre

5. (in sewing, knitting)

a. el patrón

(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)

6. (norm)

a. la pauta f, norma

(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 set a patternmarcar la pauta

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

7. (model)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

to pattern something on somethingimitar algo tomando algo como modelo

pattern [ˈpætən]

noun

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

transitive verb

1 (model)

to pattern sth after or on sth

a building patterned after a 14th century chapel un edificio modelado sobre una capilla del siglo XIV; action movies patterned on Rambo películas (f) de acción que siguen el modelo de Rambo

he wanted this room patterned after the British Museum Library room an article published under the glaring title "Gorbachev and Europe" is patterned after Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf a pop group patterned on the Jackson Five to pattern sth [after] [on] sb the way he says things is patterned after his father

2 (mark) estampar

the varnish was patterned with the tiny cracks of age silver birch branches patterning a pale-blue sky row upon row of machine-gun bullets had patterned the wall /she planned to pattern the boxes with soldiers or teddy bears/ and sell them as nursery toy boxes

modifier

pattern book (n) [of wallpaper, fabrics] muestrario (m); (Cos) (Knitting) libro (m) de patrones

she had worked on the machine which cuts wallpaper for pattern books an itinerant weaver, who travelled with his own pattern books the Vogue pattern book contains designs by Yves St Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld for knitters, Rowan has a selection of pattern books

pattern recognition (n) reconocimiento (m) de formas

pattern recognition, the programming of computers to read documents or to recognize spoken words

Examples

'pattern' in our machine translators

Learn Spanish with Fluencia, the easiest way to learn Spanish from the creators of SpanishDict

Explore SpanishDict

We've combined the most accurate English to Spanish translations, dictionary, verb conjugations, and Spanish to English translators into one very powerful search box.

Learn Spanish with Fluencia

Try Fluencia, the new Spanish learning program from SpanishDict.

Fun and interactive
Highly effective

Easy to use
Works on any device

Start Learning

Did this page answer your question?