concebir

v.

1 to conceive (plan, hijo).

María ideó un mundo ideal Mary dreamt up an ideal world.

2 to visualize, to conceive.

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concebir

Conjugation model [SERVIR], like {{link=servir}}servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (engendrar) to conceive

2 figurado (comprender) to understand

■ no concibo tanta crueldad I can't understand so much cruelty

3 figurado (comenzar a sentir) to experience, have

■ concebir esperanzas to build up one's hopes

► verbo intransitivo

1 (quedarse embarazada) to become pregnant, conceive

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verb

1) to conceive, devise

2) imagine

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1. VT

1) (=crear) [+ plan, proyecto] to conceive, devise; [+ personaje] to create; [+ historia] to think up, invent

2) (=imaginar) to conceive of, imagine

no concibo una tarde de verano sin una siesta — I can't conceive of o imagine a summer afternoon without a siesta

3) (=entender)

una forma diferente de concebir las cosas — a different way of seeing things

eso es amor concebido solo como pasión — this is love viewed only as passion

concebía el Estado como su propiedad personal — he thought o considered the State his personal property

no concibe que haya gente con ideas mejores que las suyas — he can't comprehend that there are people with better ideas than his

4) (=engendrar) [+ hijo] to conceive

el gol nos hizo concebir esperanzas de victoria — the goal brought o gave us hopes of victory

esto le hizo concebir la sospecha de que pasaba algo — this planted the suspicion in his mind o made him suspect that something was wrong

2.

VI (=quedar encinta) to conceive, become pregnant

concibió a una avanzada edad — she conceived o became pregnant at a late age

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Biol) to conceive

2) <plan/idea> to conceive

me hizo concebir falsas esperanzas — she gave me false hope

3) (entender, imaginar)

no concibe la vida sin él — she can't conceive of life without him

no concibo que le hayas dicho eso — I can't believe you said that (to him)

yo concibo la amistad de modo distinto — I have a different conception of friendship

2.

concebir vi to conceive

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= conceive, perceive, come up with, envisage.

Ex. Nevertheless, this situation does not appropriately demonstrate what is normally conceived to be the realm of indexing systems.

Ex. Many of the early systems were perceived as replacements for manual techniques.

Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

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* concebir mal = misconceive.

* concebirse como = be thought of as.

* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.

* concebir un plan = devise + a plan.

* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Biol) to conceive

2) <plan/idea> to conceive

me hizo concebir falsas esperanzas — she gave me false hope

3) (entender, imaginar)

no concibe la vida sin él — she can't conceive of life without him

no concibo que le hayas dicho eso — I can't believe you said that (to him)

yo concibo la amistad de modo distinto — I have a different conception of friendship

2.

concebir vi to conceive

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= conceive, perceive, come up with, envisage.

Ex: Nevertheless, this situation does not appropriately demonstrate what is normally conceived to be the realm of indexing systems.

Ex: Many of the early systems were perceived as replacements for manual techniques.

Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

* concebir mal = misconceive.

* concebirse como = be thought of as.

* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.

* concebir un plan = devise + a plan.

* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.

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concebir [I14 ]

vt

A (Biol) to conceive

B ‹plan/idea› to conceive

llegó a concebir un odio tremendo hacia él she developed a violent hatred for him

me hizo concebir falsas esperanzas she gave me false hope

C

(entender, imaginar): no concibe la vida sin él she can't conceive of o imagine life without him

no concibo que le hayas dicho semejante cosa I can't believe that you said a thing like that (to him)

yo concibo la amistad de modo distinto I have a different conception o understanding of friendship

■ concebir

vi

to conceive

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concebir (conjugate concebir) verbo transitivo
1 (Biol) to conceive
2 ‹plan/idea› to conceive
3 (entender, imaginar):

◊ no concibe la vida sin él she can't conceive of life without him;

yo concibo la amistad de modo distinto I have a different conception of friendship
verbo intransitivo
to conceive
concebir
I verbo transitivo
1 (plan, hijo) to conceive: ¿no podrías concebir un plan mejor?, couldn't you think of a better plan?
2 (comprender) to understand: no concibo que quiera salir con él, I can't understand how she would want to date him
3 (albergar) to harbour: concibo la esperanza de conocerle algún día, I harbour the hope of meeting her some day
II verbo intransitivo (mujer) to become pregnant, conceive
'concebir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
explicar
English:
conceive
- devise

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concebir

♦ vt

1. [imaginar] to imagine;

[plan] to conceive;

sus palabras me hicieron concebir esperanzas her words gave me hope;

no concibas ilusiones porque no hay nada seguro por el momento don't get your hopes up, there's nothing certain yet

2. [creer] to believe;

no concibe que le hayan tratado de engañar he can't believe that they tried to deceive him;

no concibo cómo pudiste contestarle así I can't believe you answered him back like that

3. [sentir] to begin to feel;

concebir una antipatía por to take a dislike to

4. [hijo] to conceive

♦ vi

to conceive

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concebir

v/t conceive

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concebir {54} vt

1) : to conceive

2) : to conceive of, to imagine

concebir vi

: to conceive, to become pregnant