Think in spanish
pronunciation: pensɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
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» groupthink = pensamiento grupal, pensamiento de grupo.
Example: This paper considers two recent cases of possible groupthink in British corporate management at BA and Marks and Spencer.» not think straight = estar espeso.
Example: I knew I had made a mistake, but when I tried to check my work, my head went into a whirl and I couldn't think straight.» think balloon = globo de pensamiento, bocadillo de pensamiento.
Example: I saw what she saw and heard what she heard, every time I had a thought, (like a think balloon in a cartoon) she would answer it.» think bubble = globo de pensamiento, bocadillo de pensamiento.
Example: The leaflet starts with a series of 'think bubbles' encouraging pupils to consider the reasons why it is important to go to school and the consequences of truancy.» think tank = gabinete estratégico, comité asesor, grupo de expertos.
Example: The problem had been outlined in 1975 in a report from the government's Central Policy Review Staff, or 'Think Tank', as they were popularly called.think2 = creer, pensar, opinar, cavilar, discurrir. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio thought]
Example: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.more:
» act without + thinking = actuar sin pensar(lo).
Example: Impulsive behavior means exactly what it sounds like: acting on impulse, or acting without thinking.» act without + thinking twice = actuar sin pensar(lo) dos veces.
Example: Even adults act without thinking twice before they do things, but that is not the best way to solve problems.» freedom to think = libertad de pensamiento.
Example: Librarians must turn to their own communities for the best defences against any restrictions in the freedom to read and think.» get + Nombre + thinking = hacer pensar, poner a pensar.
Example: This event has really got me thinking not about politics per se but about the marketing of a candidate.» give + Nombre + a lot to think about = dar mucho en qué pensar.
Example: Mr. Berman has given us a lot to think about.» give + Nombre + much to think about = dar mucho en qué pensar.
Example: I have to admit that you've given me much to think about.» great minds think alike = los genios pensamos igual, las grandes mentes pensamos igual, las mentes brillantes pensamos igual.
Example: My boss and I both said something at the same time and I said 'great minds think alike' -- to which she replied 'fools seldom differ'.» I think then/therefore/thus/so I am = Pienso, luego existo.
Example: While he is remembered today as the philosopher who said, 'I think, therefore I am,' Descartes' work extended much further.» keep + thinking = seguir pensando.
Example: I had beef tongue curry for lunch yesterday and kept thinking about it the rest of the day.» make to + think = hacer pensar.
Example: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.» not think clearly = estar espeso.
Example: I was trying to get work done this morning, but couldn't think clearly.» not think much of = no darle demasiada importancia a, no importar Algo a Alguien, no tener un gran concepto de, no tener muy buena opinión de.
Example: I must admit I didn't think much of him first time I laid eyes on him; looked like a stiff breeze would blow him over.» not want to even think about it = no querer ni pensarlo.
Example: I didn't want to even think about it but I can see your heart isn't with us.» not want to even think what = no querer ni pensar lo que.
Example: I do not want to even think what could have happened if we had not discovered the cause of their illness.» now that I think of it = ahora que lo pienso.
Example: Now that I come to think of it, I have the distinct impression that this has been going on for some time but I'm only now really noticing it.» out-think = adelantarse, ganarle la partida a, ganarle la vez a, mojarle la oreja a. [También escrito outthink. Pincha en para ver una lista de palabras que comienzan con este prefijo usado para indicar generalmente que una persona o cosa supera a otra]
Example: Today's online information industry is playing a game of catch-up, and must out-think current market leaders in order to find profitable new markets.» pause + to think = detenerse a pensar, pararse a pensar.
Example: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.» rethink [re-think] = reconsideración, reorganización, replanteamiento.
Example: In this article a re-think about the nature of university education is given.» rethink [re-think] = recapacitar, repensar, remodelar, replantear, reconsiderar, reorganizar. [Verbo irregular: pasado y pasado rethought. Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo]
Example: Citation indexing would need to be carefully rethought in order to cater for the electronic journal.» set + Nombre + thinking = hacer pensar, poner a pensar.
Example: Then on the screen came a story that moved me and set me thinking about what a lucky sod I am.» there + be + every reason to think that = hay suficientes motivos para pensar que.
Example: There is every reason to think that the same will be true of digital resources = Hay suficientes motivos para pensar que lo mismo ocurrirá con las colecciones digitales.» think about = pensar en/sobre.
Example: Not only is the material I have constantly changing but the way people think about it is constantly changing.» think + afresh about = replantearse, plantearse de nuevo.
Example: With these flaws in mind, we suggest that there is a need to think afresh about the classification of eating disorders.» think + again = recapacitar, reconsiderar, pensárselo mejor, reflexionar, replantearse Algo, pensar de nuevo, pensar otra vez.
Example: If you thought you knew the best places to go sightseeing then you need to think again.» think + a great deal of = admirar muchísimo, apreciar muchísimo, tener en gran estima, tener un gran concepto de, tener muy buena opinión de.
Example: Emma thought a great deal of him but her feelings did not run as deep as those she knew he held for her.» think + alike = pensar del mismo modo, pensar de la misma manera, pensar de la misma forma, pensar igual.
Example: The 'commercial' and 'academic' worlds have merged -- they think alike, talk alike, look alike -- both inhabit 'campuses' and play volleyball at breaktimes, and drink fruit juice.» think + a lot of = admirar muchísimo, apreciar muchísimo, tener en gran estima, tener un gran concepto de, tener muy buena opinión de.
Example: He was always smiling and pleasant, and I really thought a lot of him.» think + aloud = pensar en voz alta.
Example: When asked if she was serious about that idea, she answered that she wasn't, that she was just thinking aloud.» think + anew = volver a pensar.
Example: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.» think back (to) = acordarse de, recordar, hacer memoria de, pensar en.
Example: Think back to the last person you were in a serious relationship with, would you ever get back together with them?.» think + big = pensar a lo grande.
Example: The project's creators 'think big,' in ways libraries alone cannot.» think + clearly = pensar con lucidez, pensar con claridad, pensar claramente, pensar lúcidamente.
Example: Whenever you have a lot on your mind and are stressed out, it is very hard to think clearly and make a decision.» think + fit = creer adecuado.
Example: If you are dissatisfied with your responses, go back and revise such parts of the text as you think fit.» think for + Reflexivo = pensar por Uno Mismo.
Example: Is television programming pacifying the masses by conditioning them not to think for themselves?.» think + hard = pensar intensamente, pensar concienzudamente, pensarse muy bien, pensar mucho.
Example: Jay thought hard for a few moments.» think + highly of = admirar muchísimo, apreciar muchísimo, tener en gran estima, tener un gran concepto de, tener muy buena opinión de.
Example: Swedes think highly of the Government but not of the royal family.» think + little of = no darle demasiada importancia a, no importar Algo a Alguien, no tener un gran concepto de, no tener muy buena opinión de.
Example: It was obvious to the committeemen that these new residents of Boston were generally unlettered and `think little of moral and intellectual culture'.» think + Nombre + over = considerar, deliberar, reflexionar sobre, pensar en, recapacitar sobre.
Example: I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision = Tendré que considerar esta oferta de trabajo antes de tomar una decisión.» think + nothing of + Gerundio = no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo, no importar + Infinitivo.
Example: To visit Newport is to jump into a different world where Astors and Vandeerbilts thought nothing of setting aside $300,000 for summer entertaining.» think of = pensar en.
Example: To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.» think of + nothing = no + ocurrírsele + nada.
Example: Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.» think on + Posesivo + feet = pensar sobre la marcha, pensar rápido, pensar con rapidez, pensar rápidamente.
Example: When you're called on to thinking on your feet, it can be intimidating and stressful.» think out = estudiar, pensar, analizar.
Example: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.» think out + a plan = elaborar un plan, diseñar un plan.
Example: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.» think + out loud = pensar en voz alta.
Example: I am here to rant, think out loud and possibly provide relevant information for all.» think out(side) + (of) the box = salirse de convencionalismos, pensar de un modo diferente, pensar creativamente, pensar de forma creativa, romper los esquemas, salirse del molde.
Example: Metrosexuals are an emerging breed of men who think outside the box of male stereotypes.» think + Reflexivo + lucky = considerarse afortunado, darse con un canto en los dientes, darse por afortunado.
Example: Cheryl will no doubt be thinking herself lucky that she hasn't got a custodial sentence.» think + straight = pensar con lucidez, pensar con claridad, pensar claramente, pensar lúcidamente.
Example: By the time we were done with the job, we were covered in guck, coughing up brown fluids and unable to think straight.» think + the world of = admirar muchísimo, apreciar muchísimo, tener en gran estima, tener un gran concepto de, tener muy buena opinión de.
Example: But as the last hymn faded and hundreds followed his coffin out into the sun, it was obvious again: his patients still thought the world of him.» think through = estudiar detenidamente, analizar detenidamente.
Example: The survey did not provide much evidence that ethical issues relating to the Internet are being thought through in any depth.» think + twice = pensárselo dos veces, vacilar, dudar, pensarse muy bien.
Example: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.» think up + an idea = pensar en una idea, ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea.
Example: The committee thought up the idea about a decade ago, when fund-raising cocktail parties failed to raise sufficient money.» think + very little about/of = no darle importancia a.
Example: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.» think + Posesivo + way to the truth = hallar el camino de la verdad.
Example: They both hoped that men would be able to think their way to the truth when given all the information.» think within + the box = seguir convencionalismos, seguir los esquemas tradicionales.
Example: I think what he alludes to is the tendency of those whom we entrust with power to think within the box rather than outside the box.» while I think of it... = ahora que pienso....
Example: While I think of it, he also has one of those posters of a semi-nude Derek up on his closet door.