Thinking in spanish
pronunciation: pensɑndoʊ part of speech: noun
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.thinking1 = pensamiento, modo de pensar, forma de pensar.
Example: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.more:
» analytic thinking = pensamiento analítico.
Example: Analytic thinking is useful and important, but sometimes you have to take mental leaps in order to make sense of seemingly unrelated pieces of information.» conventional thinking = creencia general, pensamiento general, creencia generalmente aceptada, pensamiengo generalmente aceptado, opinión generalmente aceptada, opinión general.
Example: Conventional thinking has been that water-cooled chillers are more efficient than air-cooled chillers.» creative thinking = pensamiento original, pensamiento creativo.
Example: The article is an invitation to walk along the path of creative thinking.» critical thinking = pensamiento crítico.
Example: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.» far-thinking = con visión de futuro.
Example: If you are clear and far-thinking enough, you will understand that the future is uncertain, and that you must be open to adaptation.» forward-thinking = progresista, innovador, con visión de futuro.
Example: Forward-thinking organizations are increasingly recognizing the crucial role played by electronic information.» free-thinking = librepensador, de pensamiento liberal, liberal.
Example: The boldness of their appearance charmed many free-thinking courtiers at the same time that it scandalized the conservative contingent.» higher-order thinking = pensamiento de orden superior.
Example: However, good teaching also aims to improve students' ability to engage in higher-order thinking.» lateral thinking = pensamiento lateral.
Example: These methods might exclude documents which could only be recognized as relevant by the lateral thinking which, for the present at least, appears to be the prerogative of the human brain.» line of thinking = línea de pensamiento.
Example: I feel this is an utterly absurd and ridiculous line of thinking, but unfortunately lack the knowledge to explain why it is ridiculous.» lull + Nombre + into thinking = hacer pensar, hacer creer, dar a entender, creerse equivocadamente.
Example: One is sometimes lulled into thinking that there might be a grain of rationality in his commentaries.» mathematical thinking = pensamiento matemático.
Example: Betweenness is an important theme pervading much of mathematical thinking.» mode of thinking = modo de pensar, forma de pensar.
Example: For most of its modern history library and information science (LIS) has been governed by the mode of thinking best characterized as positivism.» quick thinking = rapidez mental, rapidez de pensamiento.
Example: It was a moment in time that could've resulted in a disaster, but it didn't because of his quick thinking.» rational thinking = pensamiento racional.
Example: At heart, their spiel is an emotional appeal -- an attempt to arouse emotions that ultimately preclude analysis and other forms of rational thinking.» rethinking [re-thinking] = reconsideración, reorganización, replanteamiento.
Example: To enable librarians to face this challenge requires a radical re-thinking of library school syllabuses.» the thinking behind = las razones de, los motivos de, el porqué de.
Example: This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93.» thinking ability = capacidad de razonamiento, habilidad de razonar.
Example: Tricky questions help you improve your thinking abilities and are the right food for critical thinking.» thinking aloud method = método de pensamiento en voz alta.
Example: The classification work of 26 librarians and 9 students was studied by a thinking aloud method.» thinking skills = capacidad de razonamiento, habilidad de razonar.
Example: Bibliographic instruction can be instrumental in developing the information handling, thinking and writing skills that form the foundation of the academic experience = La formación de usuarios puede contribuir positivamente a desarrollar la capacidad de manejar la información, la capacidad de razonamiento y las técnicas de redacción que forman la base de la experiencia universitaria.» way of thinking = modo de pensar, manera de pensar.
Example: But we fully subscribe to the 'different strokes for different folks' way of thinking that brought him childhood fame.» wishful thinking = ilusión vana, sueño, ilusiones, castillos en el aire, pensamiento ilusorio.
Example: I suspect that Mr Byrum's personal opinion that AACR2 will force libraries to close their catalogs is partly wishful thinking.» without thinking (about) = sin pensar (en).
Example: Many simple actions such as eating or reaching for a pain reliever, which we perform without thinking, are tied to chemistry.thinking2 = pensante.
Example: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.more:
» put + Posesivo + thinking cap on = exprimirse el coco, estrujarse el coco, estrujarse el cerebro, usar la materia gris, ponerse a pensar.
Example: When teachers use the tongue-in-cheek phrase, 'put on your thinking cap,' they're asking students to concentrate and do their best.» thinking being = ser pensante.
Example: As a thinking being, one seems to be free from the vicissitudes of time and space -- there is no coming to be or ceasing to be.» thinking mind = mente pensante.
Example: The subconscious mind is halfway between the conscious thinking mind and the unconscious mind or collective unconscious.» unthinking = automático, mecánico, inconsciente, irreflexivo.
Example: The author outlines arguments against the unthinking application of new technologies.