orientarse

orientarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to find one's bearings

■ nos orientamos por las estrellas we were guided by the stars

■ yo me oriento muy mal I have an appalling sense of direction

■ todavía no me he orientado en este trabajo I haven't learnt the ropes yet

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VPR

1) (=encontrar el camino) to get one's bearings

es difícil orientarse en esta ciudad — it's hard to get one's bearings in this city, it's hard to find one's way around in this city

2) (=tender)

su estilo se orienta hacia lo abstracto — his style tends towards the abstract

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(v.) = get + Posesivo + bearings

Ex. With the exponential development of the World Wide Web, there are so many metadata initiatives, so many organisations involved, and so many new standards that it's hard to get our bearings in this new environment.

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(v.) = get + Posesivo + bearings

Ex: With the exponential development of the World Wide Web, there are so many metadata initiatives, so many organisations involved, and so many new standards that it's hard to get our bearings in this new environment.

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■orientarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una persona en un lugar) to get one's bearings, to find one's way: no sé orientarme en el mar, I don't know how to get my bearings at sea
2 (hacia un objetivo) su política social se orienta hacia los desempleados, her social policies are aimed at the unemployed
'orientarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tantear
- ubicarse
- orientar
- ubicar
English:
bearing
- face
- way

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vpr

1. [dirigirse] [foco]

orientarse a to point towards o at

2. [encontrar el camino] to find one's direction;

se orientó con las estrellas he found his direction by the stars;

tardó un rato en orientarse it took her a while to get her bearings;

yo me oriento muy bien I find my way around pretty well

3. [encaminarse]

orientarse hacia to be aiming at;

las negociaciones se orientan a la liberación de los rehenes the aim of the talks is to free the hostages

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orientarse

v/r

1 get one’s bearings

2 de una planta turn (hacía toward)

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vr

1) : to orient oneself, to get one's bearings

2)

orientarse hacia : to turn towards, to lean towards

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orientarse vb to find your way around [pt. & pp. found]