purposes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for purposes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

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domicilio fiscal

domicile for tax purposes

se utilizaban con fines espurios

they were being used for illegal purposes

intencionalidad

purpose

purposes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for purposes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cross-purposes N pl

to be talking at cross-purposes

estar hablando de cosas distintas

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

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

purpose N

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for marketing purposes ex

con propósitos comerciales

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for educational purposes

con fines educativos

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multiuso

multi-purpose

finalidad

purpose

adrede

on purpose

aposta

on purpose

purposes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be talking at cross-purposes

estar hablando de cosas distintas

for educational purposes

con fines educativos

for the purposes of economy

por ahorro

I did that for a purpose

por algo hice eso

for practical purposes

a efectos prácticos

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

to all intents and purposes

prácticamente

large family (for administrative purposes, a family with three or more children)

familia numerosa

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Translations for purposes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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herramienta especial

special-purpose tool

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English

Apart from these harnesses, there are also caving and canyoning harnesses, which all serve different purposes.

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Originally, it was widely used both for literary and official purposes, though seldom in daily language.

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Importing countries were required to issue certificates approving the importation, stating that the shipment was to be used exclusively for medical or scientific purposes.

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In the second half of the 19th century, steam was harnessed to laundry purposes and commercial laundries used steam-powered mangles or ironers.

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The airport in uncontrolled, and is used for general aviation purposes.

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Located 200 km north of the Arctic Circle and surrounded by a vast wilderness, its geographic location is ideal for many of these purposes.

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Employees often work at cross-purposes when their goals, metrics and incentives are not aligned.

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For these purposes, the existing liability to make a payment may be the defendant's own liability or another's.

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Other purposes such as acquisition/purchase of businesses, land/property purchase, and start-up costs are also permitted.

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When electricity is generated, the heat that is produced as a by-product can be captured and used for process steam, heating or other industrial purposes.

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