toward

toward
tə'wo:d(z), ](American) to:rd(z)
preposition
1) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) hacia
2) (in relation to: What are your feelings towards him?) hacia
3) (as a contribution or help to: Here's $3 towards the cost of the journey.) para
4) ((of time) near: Towards night-time, the weather worsened.) hacia, cerca de
toward
tr[tə'wɔːd]
preposition
1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=towardstowards{
toward ['tord, tə'wɔrd] or towards ['tordz, tə'wɔrdz] prep
1) (indicating direction) : hacia, rumbo a
heading toward town: dirigiéndose rumbo al pueblo
efforts towards peace: esfuerzos hacia la paz
2) (indicating time) : alrededor de
toward midnight: alrededor de la medianoche
3) regarding: hacia, con respecto a
his attitude toward life: su actitud hacia la vida
4) for: para, como pago parcial de (una compra o deuda)
toward
prep.
• cerca de prep.
• del lado de prep.
• hacia prep.
• para con prep.
• sobre prep.
• tocante a prep.
tɔːrd, tə'wɔːd
esp BrE towards tɔːrdz, tə'wɔːdz preposition
1)
a) (in the direction of) hacia

further south, toward the Mexican border — más al sur, más cerca de la frontera con México

b) (facing)

she sat with her back toward me/toward the fire — estaba sentada de espaldas a mí/a la chimenea

2) (of time) hacia, alrededor de
3) (as contribution)

she gave us $100 toward it — nos dio 100 dólares como contribución, contribuyó con 100 dólares

4) (regarding) para con, hacia

your attitude toward them — tu actitud para con or hacia ellos

[tǝ'wɔːd]
PREP
1) (direction) hacia

we walked toward the sea — caminamos hacia el mar or rumbo al mar

the government is moving toward disaster — el gobierno se encamina hacia el desastre

2) (time) alrededor de, a eso de

toward noon — alrededor de mediodía

toward six o'clock — hacia las seis, a eso de las seis

3) (attitude) para con, con respecto a, hacia

his attitude toward the church — su actitud para con or con respecto a or hacia la iglesia

to feel friendly toward sb — sentir simpatía hacia or por algn

4) (purpose) para

we're saving toward our holiday — ahorramos dinero para nuestras vacaciones

it helps toward a solution — contribuye a la solución, ayuda en el esfuerzo por encontrar una solución

half my salary goes toward paying the rent — la mitad de mi sueldo se va en el alquiler

* * *
[tɔːrd, tə'wɔːd]
esp BrE towards [tɔːrdz, tə'wɔːdz] preposition
1)
a) (in the direction of) hacia

further south, toward the Mexican border — más al sur, más cerca de la frontera con México

b) (facing)

she sat with her back toward me/toward the fire — estaba sentada de espaldas a mí/a la chimenea

2) (of time) hacia, alrededor de
3) (as contribution)

she gave us $100 toward it — nos dio 100 dólares como contribución, contribuyó con 100 dólares

4) (regarding) para con, hacia

your attitude toward them — tu actitud para con or hacia ellos


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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