improves in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for improves in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.improve [Am ɪmˈpruv, Brit ɪmˈpruːv] VB trans

1. improve:

improve design/results/product

mejorar

improve chances

aumentar

I want to improve my German

quiero mejorar mi alemán

that new hairstyle has improved her looks

ese nuevo peinado la favorece mucho

it improves your chances of promotion

aumenta tus posibilidades de ascenso

it improves your chances of promotion

te da más posibilidades de ascenso

to improve one's mind

cultivarse

to improve one's mind

culturizarse hum

2. improve property/premises:

improve

hacer mejoras en

II.improve [Am ɪmˈpruv, Brit ɪmˈpruːv] VB intr

improve situation/weather/work:

mejorar

improve chances:

aumentar

his health has improved

su salud ha mejorado

his health has improved

ha mejorado de salud

things can only improve

las cosas no pueden sino mejorar

let's hope the weather improves

esperemos que mejore el tiempo

she's improved since she's been living on her own

ha mejorado or está mejor desde que vive sola

her work has improved beyond all recognition

su trabajo ha mejorado increíblemente

he improves on acquaintance

cae mejor a medida que uno lo va conociendo

to improve with age/use

mejorar con el tiempo/uso

this cake improves with keeping

este pastel mejora si se lo guarda un tiempo

III.improve [Am ɪmˈpruv, Brit ɪmˈpruːv] VB refl

to improve oneself

superarse

improve on VB [Am ɪmˈpruv -, Brit ɪmˈpruːv -], improve upon VB (v + prep + o)

improve on result/record

mejorar

improve on result/record

superar

improve on work

mejorar

if you can improve on his offer

si puede ofrecer más que él

it would be hard to improve upon his translation

su traducción es difícil de mejorar

it would be hard to improve upon his translation

sería difícil mejorar su traducción

a performance that cannot be improved on

una actuación inmejorable

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perceptibly improve/change/increase

de manera perceptible

perceptibly improve/change/increase

de manera apreciable

perceptibly improve/change/increase

perceptiblemente

perceptibly improve/change/increase

apreciablemente

markedly improve

sensiblemente

markedly improve

notablemente

gradually change/decline/improve

gradualmente

gradually change/decline/improve

paulatinamente

gradually change/decline/improve

poco a poco

significantly improve/change/increase

considerablemente

significantly improve/change/increase

apreciablemente

Translations for improves in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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campaña de imagen

campaign to improve one's image

perfeccionar (mejorar)

to improve

el acuerdo ensancha nuestras perspectivas

the agreement opens up more possibilities for us o improves our prospects

repuntar equipo/jugador:

to improve

repuntar estudiante:

to improve

repuntar enfermo:

to improve

improves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for improves in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.improve [ɪmˈpru:v] VB trans

improve

mejorar

II.improve [ɪmˈpru:v] VB intr

1. improve:

improve

mejorar

improve (progress)

hacer progresos

2. improve price:

improve

subir

improve on VB intr

improve on

superar

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to improve greatly

mejorar mucho

to improve with age

mejorar con los años [o la edad]

Translations for improves in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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perfeccionar (de técnica, sistema)

to improve

bonificar

to improve

moralizar

to improve the morals of

mejorar exponencialmente

to improve exponentially

mejorar

to improve

mejorar

to improve

educar

to improve

improves Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to improve with age

mejorar con los años [o la edad]

to improve greatly

mejorar mucho

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This creates a supercharging effect, cools the valves and improves scavenging (hence the name).

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Enrolling someone in overdraft protection, for instance, improves customer retention.

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If practiced with consistency, Pilates improves flexibility, builds strength, develops control and endurance in the whole human body.

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This improves fuel efficiency by not wasting power on driving the fan unnecessarily.

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It reverses the amnesia induced by drugs such as scopolamine and dizocilpine and improves long term memory acquisition, but inhibits short term memory formation.

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As genetic testing improves, it may be discovered that almost all bison have some genetic inheritance from domestic cattle.

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A difficulty of pressurization is that while it improves the power, the heat required increases proportionately to the increased power.

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It also provided additions code which greatly improves host-guest OS interactions in OS/2.

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On the other hand, a repetition of meaning that improves the style of a piece of speech or writing is not necessarily tautological.

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In emulsions and fat spreads, it stabilizes emulsions, reduces spattering during frying, improves texture of spreads and flavour release.

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