postular

v.

1 to call for (ideas).

2 to nominate. (Latin American Spanish)

3 to collect.

4 to apply (para trabajo). (Southern Cone)

5 to nominate as a candidate.

Postulamos a Ricardo We nominated Richard as a candidate.

6 to postulate, to posit, to pretend.

Postulamos un empate We postulated a tie.

7 to nominate for office, to nominate for employment.

Postulamos a Ricardo We nominated Richard for office.

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postular

► verbo transitivo

1 (defender) to postulate

► verbo intransitivo

1 (pedir) to collect (para, for)

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1. VT

1) (=defender) [+ teoría] to postulate

2) (=pedir) to demand, seek

en el artículo postula la reforma de ... — in the article he sets out demands for the reform of ...

3) [en colecta] to collect (for charity)

4) LAm (=proponer) [+ candidato] to nominate

2. VI

1) [en colecta] to collect (for charity)

2) LAm to apply (para for)

3.

See:

postularse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (frml)

a) <hipótesis> to advance, postulate (frml)

b) (proponer) <medidas/soluciones> to propose

2) (AmL) (Pol) <candidato> to nominate, propose

2.

postular vi

postular PARA algo — para puesto (CS) to apply for something; para obra benéfica (Esp) to collect for something

3.

postularse v pron (AmL) to stand, run

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= advocate, posit, postulate.

Ex. In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

Ex. We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.

Ex. Vickery has postulated that the following series of facets may be expected: thing-part-constituent-property-measure- patient-process/action operation-agent-(space-time).

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* se postula que = the argument goes that.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (frml)

a) <hipótesis> to advance, postulate (frml)

b) (proponer) <medidas/soluciones> to propose

2) (AmL) (Pol) <candidato> to nominate, propose

2.

postular vi

postular PARA algo — para puesto (CS) to apply for something; para obra benéfica (Esp) to collect for something

3.

postularse v pron (AmL) to stand, run

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= advocate, posit, postulate.

Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.

Ex: Vickery has postulated that the following series of facets may be expected: thing-part-constituent-property-measure- patient-process/action operation-agent-(space-time).

* se postula que = the argument goes that.

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postular [A1 ]

vt

A (frml)

1 ‹hipótesis› to advance, put forward, postulate (frml)

2 (proponer) ‹medidas/soluciones› to propose

B (AmL) (Pol) ‹candidato› to nominate, propose

■ postular

vi

A

1 (Relig) to be a candidate for admission, to be a postulant

2 (CS) (para un puesto) postular PARA algo; to apply FOR sth

B (Esp) (para una obra benéfica) postular PARA algo; to collect FOR sth

■ postularse

v pron

(AmL) to stand, run

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postular (conjugate postular) verbo transitivo (AmL) (Pol) ‹candidato› to nominate, propose
■ verbo intransitivo postular PARA algo (CS) ‹para puesto› to apply for sth
postularse verbo pronominal (AmL) to stand, run
'postular' also found in these entries:
English:
apply
- nominate
- put

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postular

♦ vt

1. [defender] to call for

2. Am [candidatar] to nominate

♦ vi

1. [en colecta] to collect;

postular para una causa to collect for a cause

2. CSur [para trabajo] to apply

♦ See also the pronominal verb postularse

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postular

v/t hipótesis put forward, advance

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postular vt

1) : to postulate

2) : to nominate

3) : to propose

♦ See also the reflexive verb postularse