Nurpose in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Nurpose in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

nurse¹ [Am nərs, Brit nəːs] N

1. nurse MED:

nurse

enfermero m / enfermera f

student nurse

estudiante mf de enfermería

night/day nurse

enfermero del turno nocturno/diurno

2. nurse (nanny):

nurse

niñera f

3. nurse → wet nurse

See also wet nurse

I.wet nurse [Am ˈwɛt nərs, Brit] N

wet nurse

ama f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de cría

wet nurse

ama f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de leche

wet nurse

nodriza f

II.wet-nurse VB trans

wet-nurse child

amamantar

wet-nurse person

mimar

wet-nurse industry

proteger

I.nurse² VB trans

1.1. nurse MED:

nurse patient

atender

nurse patient

cuidar (de)

he nursed her back to health

la atendió or cuidó hasta que se repuso

he nursed her back to health

cuidó de ella hasta que se repuso

1.2. nurse wound/injury:

nurse

cuidar

he's still nursing a sore head

todavía anda con dolor de cabeza

the champion went away to nurse his wounded pride

el campeón se retiró a lamerse las heridas

I'm staying in to nurse my cold

me voy a quedar en casa a ver si me mejoro de este resfriado

1.3. nurse business:

nurse

sacar a flote

he nursed the bill through parliament

logró que aprobaran el proyecto de ley

he nursed his car to the nearest garage

manejando con sumo cuidado, logró llegar hasta el taller más próximo

he nursed his car to the nearest garage

conduciendo con sumo cuidado, logró llegar hasta el taller más próximo Spain

2.1. nurse (cradle):

nurse baby

arrullar

nurse baby

tener en brazos

2.2. nurse drink:

nurse

tener en la mano

3. nurse (suckle):

nurse baby

amamantar

nursing mothers

madres de niños de pecho or que están amamantando a sus hijos

4. nurse (harbor):

nurse hope/ambition

abrigar

to nurse a grudge

guardar rencor

II.nurse² VB intr

nurse baby:

nurse

mamar

Registered General Nurse N (in UK)

Registered General Nurse

enfermero que ha cursado estudios de tres años

State Enrolled Nurse N (in UK)

State Enrolled Nurse

enfermero que ha cursado estudios de dos años

State Registered Nurse N (in UK)

State Registered Nurse

enfermero que ha cursado estudios de tres años

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

cross-purposes [Am ˌkrɔsˈpərpəsəz, Brit ˌkrɒsˈpəːpəsɪz] N npl

I think we're/they're at cross-purposes

creo que estamos/están hablando de cosas distintas

we seem to be talking at cross-purposes

esto parece un diálogo de sordos

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

Nurpose in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Nurpose in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

all-purpose

universal

all-purpose

multiuso

I.nurse [nɜ:s, Am nɜ:rs] N

1. nurse MED:

nurse

enfermero(-a) m (f)

2. nurse:

nurse (nanny)

niñera f

nurse (wet-nurse)

nodriza f

II.nurse [nɜ:s, Am nɜ:rs] VB trans

1. nurse (care for):

nurse

cuidar

2. nurse (nurture):

nurse

nutrir

3. nurse (harbour):

nurse

abrigar

4. nurse (hold carefully):

nurse

sostener con cuidado

5. nurse (breast-feed):

nurse

amamantar

III.nurse [nɜ:s, Am nɜ:rs] VB intr

nurse

dar de mamar

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

cross-purposes N pl

to be talking at cross-purposes

estar hablando de cosas distintas

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

purpose-built

construido, -a al efecto

purposely [ˈpɜ:pəsli, Am ˈpɜ:r-] ADV

purposely

a propósito

purposeful [ˈpɜ:pəsfəl, Am ˈpɜ:r-] ADJ

1. purposeful (determined):

purposeful

decidido, -a

2. purposeful (meaningful):

purposeful

con sentido

3. purposeful (intentional):

purposeful

intencionado, -a

night-nurse N

night-nurse

enfermera f de noche

I.wet-nurse N HISTORY

wet-nurse

nodriza f

II.wet-nurse VB trans

wet-nurse

criar

purpose N

User Entry

for marketing purposes ex

con propósitos comerciales