determine

determine
di'tə:min
verb
1) (to fix or settle; to decide: He determined his course of action.) determinar, decidir
2) (to find out exactly: He tried to determine what had gone wrong.) determinar, establecer
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- determined
determine vb determinar
El gerundio de determine se escribe determining
determine
tr[dɪ'tɜːmɪn]
transitive verb
1 (find out, ascertain - cause, position, meaning) determinar, establecer, averiguar
■ they still haven't determined the cause of death aún no han determinado la causa de la muerte
2 (influence) determinar, condicionar
■ your character is determined in part by heredity el carácter viene en parte determinado por la herencia
3 (settle, fix - date, price) decidir, fijar; (mark - boundary, limit) determinar, definir, demarcar
■ they determined a date for the wedding fijaron una fecha para la boda
4 formal use (resolve, decide) decidir, resolver, tomar la determinación de
■ the jury determined that the man was innocent el jurado decidió que el hombre era inocente
determine [di'tərmən] vt, -mined ; -mining
1) establish: determinar, establecer
2) settle: decidir
3) find out: averiguar
4) bring about: determinar
determine
v.
• decidir v.
• determinar v.
• fijar v.
• precisar v.
• señalar v.
dɪ'tɜːrmən, dɪ'tɜːmɪn
transitive verb
1) (ascertain) establecer*, determinar
2)
a) (influence) determinar, condicionar

determining factor — factor m determinante

b) (mark) \<\<boundary/limit\>\> definir, demarcar*
3) (liter) (resolve) decidir

to determine to + INF — decidir + inf, tomar la determinación de + inf

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Phrasal Verbs:
[dɪ'tɜːmɪn]
VT
1) (=ascertain, define) [+ cause, meaning] determinar; [+ price, date] fijar, determinar; [+ scope, limits, boundary] definir, determinar

to determine what is to be done — determinar or decidir lo que hay que hacer

to determine whether sth is true — determinar si algo es verdad

2) (=be the deciding factor in) [+ fate, character] determinar

demand determines supply — la demanda determina la oferta

to be determined by — depender de

3) (=make determined)

to determine sb to do sth — hacer que algn se decida a hacer algo

this determined him to go — esto hizo que se decidiera a ir

4) (=resolve)

to determine to do sth — decidir hacer algo, determinar hacer algo

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[dɪ'tɜːrmən, dɪ'tɜːmɪn]
transitive verb
1) (ascertain) establecer*, determinar
2)
a) (influence) determinar, condicionar

determining factor — factor m determinante

b) (mark) \<\<boundary/limit\>\> definir, demarcar*
3) (liter) (resolve) decidir

to determine to + INF — decidir + inf, tomar la determinación de + inf

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Phrasal Verbs:

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