sesgo

m.

1 slant.

al sesgo on a slant; (en general) on the bias (costura)

2 course, path (rumbo).

3 bias.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sesgar.

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sesgo

► nombre masculino

1 (torcimiento) slant

2 figurado (curso) slant, turn

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al sesgo COSTURA on the bias

tomar un sesgo favorable / tomar un sesgo desfavorable figurado to take a turn for the better / take a turn for the worse

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SM

1) (=inclinación) slant

estar al sesgo — to be slanting

2) (=torcimiento) warp, twist

3) (Cos) bias

cortar algo al sesgo — to cut sth on the bias

4) (Téc) bevel

5) (=dirección) direction

ha tomado otro sesgo — it has taken a new turn

6) * (=truco) dodge *

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masculino

1)

a) (de falda) bias

se corta al sesgo — you cut it on the bias

b) (diagonal)

al sesgo — crosswise, diagonally

2) (tendencia, enfoque) bias, slant; (rumbo) direction

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= bent, bias [biases, -pl.], skewness, skew, taint, tilt, slant.

Ex. This factor was a constant theme especially in those programmes with a highly technical bent.

Ex. The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.

Ex. This skewness implies that there will always be a large fraction of uncited publications.

Ex. The results shows that the new algorithm performs better than existing algorithms for a wide degree of skew.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

Ex. This has contributed to a tilt toward English-language publications in Web of Science.

Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.

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* sesgo de género = gender bias.

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masculino

1)

a) (de falda) bias

se corta al sesgo — you cut it on the bias

b) (diagonal)

al sesgo — crosswise, diagonally

2) (tendencia, enfoque) bias, slant; (rumbo) direction

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= bent, bias [biases, -pl.], skewness, skew, taint, tilt, slant.

Ex: This factor was a constant theme especially in those programmes with a highly technical bent.

Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.

Ex: This skewness implies that there will always be a large fraction of uncited publications.

Ex: The results shows that the new algorithm performs better than existing algorithms for a wide degree of skew.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

Ex: This has contributed to a tilt toward English-language publications in Web of Science.

Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.

* sesgo de género = gender bias.

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sesgo

masculine

A

1 (de una falda) bias

se corta al sesgo you cut it on the bias

2

(diagonal): al sesgo crosswise, diagonally

B

1 (tendencia, enfoque) bias, slant

la conferencia tuvo un sesgo marcadamente político the lecture had a markedly political slant o bias, the lecture was markedly political

2 (rumbo) direction

no me gusta el sesgo que está tomando el asunto I don't like the direction this is taking o the way this is going

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Del verbo sesgar: (conjugate sesgar)

sesgo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

sesgó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
sesgar    
sesgo
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
sesgo sustantivo masculino
1 (cariz, rumbo) turn
2 (enfoque) slant
'sesgo' also found in these entries:
English:
slant

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sesgo nm

1. [oblicuidad] slant;

al sesgo [en diagonal] on a slant;

[costura] on the bias

2. [rumbo] course, path;

preocupa el sesgo que está tomando el conflicto the conflict has taken a worrying turn

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sesgo

m fig

bias

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sesgo nm

: bias