- entendimiento
- m.1 understanding.2 mind, intellect, reasoning power.* * *entendimiento► nombre masculino1 (comprensión) understanding, comprehension2 (sentido común) understanding, sense, judgement3 (inteligencia) intelligence* * *noun m.understanding* * *SM1) (=inteligencia) understanding, mind
el entendimiento humano no tiene límites — human understanding o the human mind has no limits
un hombre de mucho entendimiento — a man of great understanding, a very wise man
¡este chico no tiene entendimiento! — this boy has no brains!
2) (=comprensión) understandingmedidas para fomentar un mejor entendimiento de las leyes — measures to foster a better understanding of the laws
3) (=acuerdo) understandingllegar a un entendimiento — to reach an understanding
* * *masculino1) (acuerdo) understanding2) (razón, inteligencia) mindtiene el entendimiento de un niño — he has the mind o intelligence of a child
todavía no tiene suficiente entendimiento — he's not old enough to understand
* * *= insight, understanding, rapport.Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.Ex. A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.Ex. While such a policy might reduce the library's not always deserved status as an institution of high culture, it would increase rapport between the library and its users and might lead to some real reader stimulation by the library and its personnel.----* entendimiento mutuo = mutual understanding.* error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* * *masculino1) (acuerdo) understanding2) (razón, inteligencia) mindtiene el entendimiento de un niño — he has the mind o intelligence of a child
todavía no tiene suficiente entendimiento — he's not old enough to understand
* * *= insight, understanding, rapport.Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.Ex: While such a policy might reduce the library's not always deserved status as an institution of high culture, it would increase rapport between the library and its users and might lead to some real reader stimulation by the library and its personnel.* entendimiento mutuo = mutual understanding.* error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* * *entendimientomasculineA (armonía, acuerdo) understandingllegar a un entendimiento to reach an understandingB (razón, inteligencia) mindel entendimiento humano no alcanza a comprender esos misterios the human mind cannot fathom those mysteries, those mysteries are beyond the bounds of human understandingtiene el entendimiento de un niño de cuatro años he has the mind o intelligence of a four-year-old* * *
entendimiento sustantivo masculinoa) (acuerdo) understandingb) (capacidad para entender) mind;◊ todavía no tiene suficiente entendimiento he's not old enough to understand
entendimiento sustantivo masculino
1 (inteligencia) understanding
2 (acuerdo) todavía no hay entendimiento entre ellos, there's still a lack of understanding between them
'entendimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
luz
- sintonía
- torpe
- torpeza
- comunicación
- entorpecer
English:
insight
- understanding
* * *entendimiento nm1. [acuerdo] understanding;han llegado a un entendimiento they've reached an understanding2. [juicio] judgement;[inteligencia] mind, intellect;fenómenos que van más allá del entendimiento humano phenomena that are beyond human understanding3. [comprensión] understanding* * *entendimientom1 understanding2 (inteligencia) mind* * *entendimiento nm1) : intellect, mind2) : understanding, agreement
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.