purpose in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for purpose in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.purpose [Am ˈpərpəs, Brit ˈpəːpəs] N

1.1. purpose C (intention, reason):

purpose

propósito m

purpose

intención f

what was your purpose in doing it?

¿qué pretendías or qué te proponías con eso?

I came here with the purpose of visiting my family

vine con el propósito or la intención de visitar a mi familia

a woman with a purpose in life

una mujer con una meta or un norte en la vida

for a purpose , I left the door open for a purpose

por algo or por alguna razón dejé la puerta abierta

he is here for a purpose

está aquí por una razón

for one's own purposes

por su (or mi etc.) propio interés

the machine is good enough for our purposes

la máquina sirve para lo que nos proponemos hacer con ella

for the purposes of this experiment

para este experimento

for the purposes of this experiment

a los efectos de este experimento

for all practical purposes

a efectos prácticos

on purpose

a propósito

on purpose

adrede

on purpose

ex profeso

on purpose

aposta Spain inf

1.2. purpose C (use):

what's the purpose of this button?

¿para qué sirve or qué función tiene este botón?

it has no real purpose, it's simply for decoration

no sirve para nada en especial, es simplemente decorativo

to serve a (useful) purpose

servir de algo

prolonging the debate would serve no useful purpose

prolongar el debate no serviría de or para nada

to no purpose

inútilmente

he complained, and to some purpose, because later he was promoted

se quejó, y de algo sirvió, porque luego lo ascendieron

2. purpose U (resolution):

purpose

determinación f

she has great strength of purpose

tiene gran determinación

to have a/no sense of purpose

tener/no tener una meta or un norte en la vida

II.purpose [Am ˈpərpəs, Brit ˈpəːpəs] VB trans arch or liter

to purpose to + infin

planear +  infin

dual-purpose [Am ˈˌd(j)uəl ˈpərpəs, Brit ˌdjuːlˈpəːpəs] ADJ

dual-purpose utensil

de doble uso

dual-purpose cleaner

de doble acción

dual-purpose furniture

de doble función

dual-purpose furniture

de doble uso

dual-purpose strategy

de doble fin

general-purpose [Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈpərpəs, Brit dʒɛn(ə)r(ə)lˈpəːpəs] ADJ

general-purpose tool/cloth

para todo uso

general-purpose dictionary

de uso general

purpose-built [Am ˈpərpəs ˌbɪlt, Brit ˌpəːpəsˈbɪlt] ADJ Brit

purpose-built senior citizens' housing

viviendas fpl construidas especialmente para la tercera edad

a car purpose-built for the European market

un coche diseñado especialmente para el mercado europeo

a purpose-built flat

un apartamento construido como tal, que no es parte de una antigua vivienda unifamiliar

all-purpose [Am ˌɔlˈpərpəs, Brit] ADJ

all-purpose knife/bag:

all-purpose

multiuso adj inv

that's his all-purpose excuse

es su pretexto de siempre

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singleness of purpose

determinación f

singleness of purpose

resolución f

Translations for purpose in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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intencionalidad

purpose

adrede

on purpose

intencionadamente

on purpose

deliberadamente

on purpose

purpose in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for purpose in the English»Spanish Dictionary

purpose [ˈpɜ:pəs, Am ˈpɜ:rpəs] N

1. purpose (goal):

purpose

intención f

for the purpose

al efecto

the sole purpose of sth

el único objetivo de algo

I did that for a purpose

por algo hice eso

for that very purpose

precisamente por eso

for practical purposes

a efectos prácticos

not to the purpose

que no viene al caso

to have a purpose in life

tener una meta en la vida

for humanitarian purposes

con fines humanitarios

for future purposes

para las necesidades futuras

2. purpose (motivation):

(strength of) purpose

resolución f

3. purpose (use):

purpose

utilidad f

to no purpose

inútilmente

to serve a purpose

servir de algo

what's the purpose of ...?

¿para qué sirve...?

Phrases:

on purpose

a propósito

purpose N

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for marketing purposes ex

con propósitos comerciales

all-purpose [ɔ:lˈpɜ:pəs, Am -ˈpɜ:r-] ADJ

all-purpose

universal

all-purpose

multiuso

purpose-built [ˌpɜ:pəsˈbɪlt, Am ˌpɜ:r-] ADJ

purpose-built

construido, -a al efecto

Translations for purpose in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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multiuso

multi-purpose

finalidad

purpose

adrede

on purpose

aposta

on purpose

adifés

on purpose

adhesivo multiuso

all-purpose adhesive

purpose Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

for the purpose

al efecto

the sole purpose of sth

el único objetivo de algo

I did that for a purpose

por algo hice eso

for that very purpose

precisamente por eso

not to the purpose

que no viene al caso

to have a purpose in life

tener una meta en la vida

to no purpose

inútilmente

to serve a purpose

servir de algo

what's the purpose of ...?

¿para qué sirve...?

the purpose of this letter is ...

el objeto de la presente es...

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Translations for purpose in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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herramienta especial

special-purpose tool

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English

But user experience begins when the price has accomplished its purpose of influencing a buying decision.

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In fact, the book has the feel of a scattered set of jotter notes rather than a collection that unifies with a common purpose.

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Sometimes the purpose is as innocent as wanting to sell more books or attract attention with a startling headline.

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The purpose of the immersion experiences is to reflect upon vocational discernment and their place in the world.

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The ostensible purpose of this interview: to find out how the candidate handles stress.

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The purpose of the public session is not a trial between competing cases, nor is any witness on trial.

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This device may be either a general-purpose computer running software to perform the network emulation or a dedicated emulation device.

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Micro-hydro plants may use purpose-designed turbines or use industrial centrifugal pumps, connected in reverse to act as turbines.

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For entertainment purpose there is a movie theatre named as vijetha.

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They assumed that the domain-specific hypothesis was correct without first ruling out the general-purpose hypothesis.

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