bias in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bias in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bias [Am ˈbaɪəs, Brit ˈbʌɪəs] N

1.1. bias U or C (prejudice, unfairness):

bias

parcialidad f

bias

sesgo m

the political bias of the article

el sesgo político del artículo

this paper has a left-wing bias

este periódico es de tendencia izquierdista

she was accused of bias

se le acusó de parcialidad

to be without bias

ser imparcial

to be without bias

no ser tendencioso or parcial or partidista

the firm's bias in favor of younger applicants

la preferencia de la compañía por los candidatos más jóvenes

1.2. bias U or C (leanings, tendency):

his scientific bias

su inclinación por las ciencias

the course has a scientific bias

el curso tiene un enfoque científico

1.3. bias U or C (in statistics):

bias

margen m de error

built-in bias

margen de error inherente

2. bias U (in sewing):

to cut sth on the bias

cortar algo al bies or al sesgo

II.bias [Am ˈbaɪəs, Brit ˈbʌɪəs] VB trans

bias judgment:

bias

influir en

bias

afectar

my previous experiences had biased me against Chinese food

experiencias anteriores me habían predispuesto en contra de la comida china

bias tape, bias binding N U

bias tape

bies m

confirmation bias N

confirmation bias

sesgo m de confirmación

bias-ply [ˈbaɪəsˌplaɪ] ADJ Am

bias-ply → cross-ply

See also cross-ply

cross-ply [Am ˈkrɔsplaɪ, Brit ˈkrɒsplʌɪ] ADJ

cross-ply tire:

cross-ply

convencional

cross-ply

de carcasa diagonal

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socialistic leanings/bias

socialista

socialistic leanings/bias

socialistoide pej

Translations for bias in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bies

bias

al bies colocar/cortar

on the bias

parcialidad

bias

sesgo

bias

se corta al sesgo

you cut it on the bias

sesgo

bias

la conferencia tuvo un sesgo marcadamente político

the lecture had a markedly political slant o bias

sesgar (cortar al bies)

to cut … on the bias

le dio una orientación práctica al curso

he gave the course a practical bias

bias in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bias in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bias [ˈbaɪəs] Brit: -ss-, Am: -s N

1. bias (prejudice):

bias

prejuicio m

to have biases against sb/sth

ser parcial contra alguien/algo

2. bias no pl (one-sidedness):

bias

parcialidad f

without bias

imparcialmente

3. bias (tendency):

bias

tendencia f

to have a bias towards sth

sentir inclinación por algo

4. bias no pl (in sewing):

bias

sesgo m

II.bias [ˈbaɪəs] Brit: -ss-, Am: -s VB trans

bias

influir

to bias sb towards/against sb

predisponer a alguien a favor de/en contra de alguien

bias VB

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to bias sth (circuit, electronic device) ELECTRON

polarizar algo

Translations for bias in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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partidismo (parcialidad)

bias

partidismo (a favor de un partido)

political bias

sesgo

bias

sexismo

gender bias

parcialidad

bias

cortar al bies

to cut on the bias

sesgar

to bias

predisponer a alguien a favor/en contra de alguien

to bias sb in favour [or favor Am] of/against sb

predisponer

to have a bias

bias Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

without bias

imparcialmente

to have a bias towards sth

sentir inclinación por algo

to bias sb towards/against sb

predisponer a alguien a favor de/en contra de alguien

to bias sb in favour [or favor Am] of/against sb

predisponer a alguien a favor/en contra de alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Introduction of a second medium tends to check the bias of the first and to create conditions suited to the growth of empire.

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Although studies have tried to reduce the optimistic bias through reducing distance, overall, the optimistic bias still remains.

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For low distortion, the transistor must be biased so the output signal swing does not drive the transistor into a region of extremely nonlinear operation.

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The optimistic bias is seen in a number of situations.

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He has proposed the reversal test for reducing status quo bias in bioethical discussions of human enhancement.

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Her most recent research examines gender equality nudges, which are described as interventions to overcome gender biases and discrimination in organizations, politics and society.

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The phrase selection bias most often refers to the distortion of a statistical analysis, resulting from the method of collecting samples.

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In practical measurement situations, this reduction in bias can be significant, and useful, even if some relatively small bias remains.

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Agricultural production is heavily biased toward crops, which in 2006 accounted for 64% of gross agricultural output.

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Inaccuracy of findings could result from bias questions or misremembering on the part of the participants.

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