propensión

f.

1 tendency, inclination, propensity, predisposition.

2 addictedness.

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propensión

► nombre femenino

1 inclination, tendency

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noun f.

inclination

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SF inclination, tendency (a to)

(Med) tendency

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femenino tendency, leaning, leanings (pl)

propensión A + INF — tendency to + inf

tengo propensión a engordar — I have a tendency to put on weight

tiene propensión a resfriarse — he is prone to colds

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= propensity, predisposition, proclivity, inclination, bent of mind.

Ex. When this book was published in Great Britain, there was a propensity for alliteration.

Ex. This article explores information predisposition and considers other predisposing factors.

Ex. What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.

Ex. These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.

Ex. Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.

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femenino tendency, leaning, leanings (pl)

propensión A + INF — tendency to + inf

tengo propensión a engordar — I have a tendency to put on weight

tiene propensión a resfriarse — he is prone to colds

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= propensity, predisposition, proclivity, inclination, bent of mind.

Ex: When this book was published in Great Britain, there was a propensity for alliteration.

Ex: This article explores information predisposition and considers other predisposing factors.

Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.

Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.

Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.

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propensión

feminine

tendency, leaning, leanings (pl)

un estilo de clara propensión impresionista (frml); a style that shows strong impressionist tendencies o leanings

la propensión del hombre a la maldad man's tendency toward(s) o propensity for o inclination toward(s) evil

personas que tienen propensión a este tipo de accidente people who are prone to accidents of this kind

propensión A + INF tendency to + INF

tiene propensión a engordar he has a tendency to put on weight, he tends to put on weight

tiene gran propensión a resfriarse he tends to catch a lot of colds, he is very prone to colds

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propensión sustantivo femenino tendency
'propensión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tendencia
English:
proclivity
- proneness
- propensity
- thievishness
- disposed
- tendency

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propensión nf

propensity, tendency;

tiene propensión a resfriarse she's prone to catching colds;

tiene cierta propensión a creer en milagros he's inclined to believe in miracles;

un niño con propensión a encerrarse en sí mismo a boy with a tendency to retreat into himself;

los fumadores tienen mayor propensión a desarrollar determinadas enfermedades smokers show a greater tendency to develop certain diseases

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propensión

f tendency (a to);

tiene propensión a la gripe he tends to catch flu easily

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propensión nf, pl -siones inclinación: inclination, propensity