sesgado

adj.

1 slanted, bevel, awry, angled at a slant.

2 biased, biassed, prejudiced.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: sesgar.

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ADJ

1) (=inclinado) slanted, slanting, oblique

2) (=ladeado) awry, askew

3) [pelota] swerving, sliced

4) [opinión, reportaje] bias(s)ed, slanted

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-da adjetivo

1)

a) (al bies)

la falda tiene un corte sesgado — the skirt is cut on the bias

b) (inclinado, ladeado)

cabe si la colocamos sesgada — it should fit if we put it in crosswise o at an angle

2) (parcial) biased, slanted

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= biased [biassed], askew, skewed, loaded, angled.

Ex. The documentation concerning indexing is in danger of presenting a biased view of indexing.

Ex. It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.

Ex. This distribution is highly positively skewed, with a float tail and a small upturn at the high end.

Ex. The author briefly discusses the loaded techno-political issue of micro-informatics technology transfer, and how an international effort could assist in this respect.

Ex. The main feature of this learning resources center consists of white metal angled sunshades over each window.

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-da adjetivo

1)

a) (al bies)

la falda tiene un corte sesgado — the skirt is cut on the bias

b) (inclinado, ladeado)

cabe si la colocamos sesgada — it should fit if we put it in crosswise o at an angle

2) (parcial) biased, slanted

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= biased [biassed], askew, skewed, loaded, angled.

Ex: The documentation concerning indexing is in danger of presenting a biased view of indexing.

Ex: It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.

Ex: This distribution is highly positively skewed, with a float tail and a small upturn at the high end.

Ex: The author briefly discusses the loaded techno-political issue of micro-informatics technology transfer, and how an international effort could assist in this respect.

Ex: The main feature of this learning resources center consists of white metal angled sunshades over each window.

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sesgado -da

adjective

A

1

(al bies): una falda sesgada a skirt cut on the bias

un chal sesgado al hombro a shawl draped diagonally over the shoulder

2

(inclinado, ladeado): sólo sesgado fue posible entrar el piano it was only possible to bring the piano in by tilting it to one side

yo creo que si la colocamos sesgada, cabe perfectamente I think it should fit all right if we put it in crosswise o at an angle

B (parcial) biased, slanted

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Del verbo sesgar: (conjugate sesgar)

sesgado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
sesgado    
sesgar
sesgado,-a adjetivo
1 slanting, oblique
2 fig (parcialidad, tendenciosidad) la gente recibe una información muy sesgada, people are given biased viewpoints
sesgar verbo transitivo
1 (cortar en diagonal) to cut on the bias
(poner en diagonal) to slant
2 (un punto de vista, una opinión) to slant
'sesgado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sesgada
English:
partisan
- slanted

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sesgado, -a adj

1. [en diagonal] slanted;

un corte sesgado a diagonal cut, a crosswise cut

2. [subjetivo] biased

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sesgado

adj fig

skewed, biassed

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sesgado, -da adj

1) : inclined, tilted

2) : slanted, biased