Prove in spanish
pronunciation: pɹ̩oʊbɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
prove = demostrar, probar, resultar. [Verbo irregular: pasado proved, participio proved/proven]
Example: One must be able to prove that a new staff member was selected with due process and with clearly delineated criteria.more:
» exceptions to prove the rule = excepciones que confirman la regla.
Example: Praiseworthy piecemeal modifications of this library rigour stand out as exceptions to prove the rule.» prove + a failure = ser un fracaso.
Example: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.» prove + a point = probar un punto, demostrar que se tiene razón, demostrar el argumento de Uno.
Example: Legros and Grant devised a simple test to prove the point.» prove + a success = ser un éxito.
Example: Self-renewal has proved a success, reducing queues and reducing pressure on staff; but the take-up of self-issue has been disappointing.» prove + attractive = resultar atractivo.
Example: If different libraries have very different requirements of catalogues then centralised cataloguing will not prove attractive.» prove + a win = triunfar.
Example: These search methods sometimes prove a win.» prove + beyond all doubt = demostrar sin ninguna duda, demostrar de un modo contundente, demostrar sin ningún género de duda.
Example: It has been proved beyond all doubt that sharing books with babies is not only desirable but vital.» prove + beyond any doubt = demostrar sin ninguna duda, demostrar de un modo contundente, demostrar sin ningún género de duda.
Example: Educational professionals have proven beyond doubt that intellectual and physical stimuli can vastly improve the quality of life of mentally handicapped adults.» prove + conclusively = demostrar concluyentemente, demostrar sin lugar a dudas.
Example: As American industry has conclusively proven, the most direct way to cut costs is to debase the quality of the product.» prove + confusing = resultar confuso.
Example: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.» prove + costly = resultar caro.
Example: The future of this type of music is uncertain since use of special rules can prove costly.» prove + crushing = resultar ser demoledor.
Example: The reference librarian deficient in these virtues labours under a constant burden which will prove so crushing that he will be unable to rise to meet his enquirers' needs.» prove + differently = demostrar lo contrario, demostrar que Alguien está equivocado, demostrar que Alguien se equivoca, demostrat que Alguien no tiene razón.
Example: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.» prove + elusive = resultar difícil de conseguir.
Example: When future use is also taken into consideration firm decisions will prove yet more elusive.» prove + expensive = resultar caro.
Example: Ad hoc attempts to impose a rigorous structure will prove either impossible, or so expensive as to render the exercise impossible.» prove + false = resultar falso.
Example: 17 answers (44% ) proved satisfactory up to a point whereas 9 answers (23% ) proved false or inadequate.» prove + fruitful = resultar útil.
Example: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.» prove + fruitless = resulta inútil, resultar poco provechoso.
Example: At the same time, he began several diplomatic initiatives to free the hostages, all of which proved fruitless.» prove + ideal = resultar ideal.
Example: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.» prove + illusory = resultar ser ficticio.
Example: The hoped for panaceas are either not materialising or proving illusory = Las panaceas tan esperadas no se materializaron o resultaron ser ficticias.» prove + impossible = resultar imposible.
Example: Ad hoc attempts to impose a rigorous structure will prove either impossible, or so expensive as to render the exercise impossible.» prove + inadequate = resultar inadecuado.
Example: 17 answers (44% ) proved satisfactory up to a point whereas 9 answers (23% ) proved false or inadequate.» prove + inhospitable to = resultar intratable por.
Example: What happened in that case is that some of our filing rules proved rather inhospitable to the computer.» prove + innocence = demostrar la inocencia.
Example: Nowadays with our litigation culture we have to cover our backs in every possible way to avoid costly court cases tying to prove innocence.» prove + invaluable = resultar inapreciable.
Example: Its main value, however, was in forging close links with the community workers, which proved invaluable when it came to compiling the local information file.» prove + its worth = demostrar su valía.
Example: A work which has gone into a number of editions is likely to have proved its worth and may be a standard text.» prove + necessary = resultar ser necesario, demostrar ser necesario.
Example: Readiness to alter the approach flexibly in the light of commercial impacts has proved necessary.» prove + Nombre + right = demostrar que Alguien tiene razón, probar que Alguien tiene razón, confirmar que Alguien tiene razón, probar que Alguien está en lo cierto, demostrar que Alguien está en lo cierto, confirmar que Alguien está en lo cierto.
Example: I took the test out of curiosity and to prove my mother wrong -- but I ended up proving her right.» prove + Nombre + wrong = demostrar que Alguien está equivocado, demostrar que Alguien se equivoca, demostrat que Alguien no tiene razón, demostrar lo contrario.
Example: One of my best friends doesn't believe she's beautiful just because she doesn't have a boyfriend but I'm trying to prove her wrong.» prove + Posesivo + value = demostrar + Posesivo + valía, demostrar + Posesivo + valor.
Example: As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support.» prove + Posesivo + courage = demostrar + Posesivo + valor, demostrar + Posesivo + valentía.
Example: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.» prove + Posesivo + innocence = demostrar la inocencia de Alguien, probar la inocencia de Alguien.
Example: It is necessary to remark that he never tried to prove his innocence, he just started an attack with the intention to scare the denouncers.» prove + Posesivo + mettle = demostrar de lo que Uno es capaz, demostrar lo que Uno vale.
Example: With many of her movies ready to be released shortly, Hari Priya is all set to prove her mettle in the industry.» prove + Posesivo + point = demostrar que se tiene razón, demostrar el argumento de Uno, demostrar la teoría de Uno, probar que se tiene razón, confirmar que se tiene razón, probar que se está en lo cierto, demostrar que se está en lo cierto, confirmar que se está en lo cierto.
Example: To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet.» prove + Posesivo + salt = demostrar de lo que Uno es capaz, demostrar lo que Uno vale.
Example: Bob has proven his salt over the years by achieving year-over-year performance records in every endeavor he has touched.» prove + Posesivo + worth = demostrar + Posesivo + valía, demostrar + Posesivo + valor.
Example: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.» prove + Reflexivo = demostrar + Posesivo + valía, demostrar + Posesivo + valor.
Example: They are also a place where untested ideas or authors can prove themselves and gather a following.» prove + relevant = resultar pertinente.
Example: We said that 20 documents were retrieved, but only some of these proved relevant.» prove + satisfactory = resultar satisfactorio.
Example: 17 answers (44% ) proved satisfactory up to a point whereas 9 answers (23% ) proved false or inadequate.» prove + successful = tener éxito.
Example: In Germany, Hitler's propaganda machine was proving alarmingly successful.» prove + suitable = resultar adecuado.
Example: No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.» prove + superior = demostrar ser superior, demostrar ser mejor.
Example: Certain elements of the typical Carnegie building are proving superior to many of the innovations of the second half of the century, including the use of natural lighting, slanted surfaces for better reading.» prove + to be = demostrar ser, resultar ser.
Example: This fear was expressed by publishers and booksellers when the first lending libraries were established and by and large it has proved to be unfounded.» prove + to be a success = resultar ser un éxito.
Example: The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.» prove to + the world = demostrar al mundo.
Example: He is out to prove to the world that politics is not a bad word.» prove + trials = hacer pruebas.
Example: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.» prove + trumps = tener éxito, triunfar, ser un éxito.
Example: This new software will prove trumps for Microsoft = Este nuevo software será un éxito para Microsoft.» prove + unavailing = ser en vano, ser inútil, resultar en vano, resultar inútil.
Example: Every effort to renew her strength proved unavailing, and she died in 1867, greatly beloved and lamented.» prove + unfruitful = resultar poco fructífero.
Example: Several approaches proved unfruitful before the answer began to emerge.» prove + unsuccessful = no tener éxito.
Example: Attempts were made to relate post-doctoral research to pre-doctoral research and experience, but these proved unsuccessful.» prove + valuable = resultar valioso.
Example: This study yielded mixed results but has proven valuable in reshaping the freshman bibliographic instruction programme.» which/it (just/only/simply) goes to prove that = lo que/eso (simplemente/sólo) prueba que.
Example: But so far, no one has imagined a scenario where people might be playing ping-pong with robots, which just goes to prove that truth is often stranger than fiction.