Understood in spanish
pronunciation: entendidoʊ part of speech: adjective
understand = comprender, entender. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio understood]
Example: They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.more:
» difficult to understand = difícil de comprender.
Example: If we do not know that set of rules, the game is confusing and difficult to understand, which in turn makes it hard to enjoy.» easy to understand = fácil de entender.
Example: Consumer health information centres need to provide a wide range of medical information in easy-to-understand language.» give to + understand = dar a entender.
Example: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.» misunderstand = comprender mal, entender mal. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio misunderstood. Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo]
Example: If we don't understand these customs and traditions we shall misunderstand books of that particular period.» not understand a jot = no entender ni jota, no entender ni gota, no entender ni papa, sonar (todo) a chino, no entender ni torta.
Example: He is an asshole because he is the typical idiot bragging that he knows something when he really did not understand a jot.» understand + Posesivo + own actions = entender + Posesivo + propias acciones, comprender + Posesivo + propias acciones.
Example: While they lead a bleak existence of isolation, danger and loneliness, these men reach out to tell their stories and try to understand their own actions through art.understood = Tiempo pasado y participio del verbo understand (comprender). [Véase éste y sus derivados para los distintos significados]
Example: When citing journals in bibliographic references, abbreviated titles may be used if they are standard abbreviations and can be understood.more:
» be well understood = comprenderse bien.
Example: The value of the research periodical has never been well understood.» half-understood = comprendido a medias, a medio comprender.
Example: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.» misunderstood = Tiempo pasado y participio del verbo misunderstand (comprender mal, interpretar mal, malentender). [Véase éste y sus derivados para los distintos significados. Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo]
Example: The author's intentions might also have been misunderstood if his manuscript contained obvious lacunae or grammatical errors.» well-understood = bien conocido, bien comprendido.
Example: It is based on the well-understood paradigm of information arranged as pages in books placed on shelves covering common themes.