approach

approach
ə'prəu 
1. verb
(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) acercarse, aproximarse

2. noun
1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) aproximación, acercamiento
2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) acceso
3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) propuesta, proposición
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- approaching
approach1 n
1. acercamiento / llegada
the approach of the World Cup el acercamiento del Mundial
2. acceso / entrada
the approach to the monastery el acceso al monasterio
3. enfoque
a different approach was required hacía falta un enfoque distinto
approach2 vb
1. acercarse / aproximarse
she is approaching 40 se acerca a los 40 años
2. dirigirse a / hablar con
do not approach this man: he is very dangerous no se dirijan a este hombre: es muy peligroso
3. abordar / enfocar
we can approach this problem in several ways podemos enfocar este problema de varias maneras
approach
tr[ə'prəʊʧ]
noun
1 (coming near) aproximación nombre femenino, acercamiento; (arrival) llegada
2 (way in) acceso, entrada
3 (to problem) enfoque nombre masculino
■ we have to try a different approach to the problem deberíamos intentar un enfoque diferente del problema
intransitive verb
1 (come near) acercarse, aproximarse
transitive verb
1 (come near) acercarse a, aproximarse a
2 (tackle - problem) enfocar, abordar; (- person) dirigirse a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to make approaches to somebody hacer propuestas a alguien
approach road vía de acceso
approach [ə'pro:ʧ] vt
1) near: acercarse a
2) approximate: aproximarse a
3) : abordar, dirigirse a
I approached my boss with the proposal: me dirigí a mi jefe con la propuesta
4) tackle: abordar, enfocar, considerar
approach vi
: acercarse, aproximarse
approach n
1) nearing: acercamiento m, aproximación f
2) position: enfoque m, planteamiento m
3) offer: propuesta f, oferta f
4) access: acceso m, vía f de acceso
approach
n.
(§ pl.: approaches) = acceso s.m.
• acercamiento s.m.
• acudimiento s.m.
• aproximación s.f.
• enfoque s.m.
• método s.m.
• planteamiento s.m.
• proposición s.f.
v.
• abordar v.
• acercarse v.
• allegar v.
• apropincuarse v.
• aproximar v.
• aproximarse v.
• arrimar v.
• llegar v.

I
1. ə'prəʊtʃ
intransitive verb acercarse*, aproximarse

the time is fast approaching when ... — se acerca rápidamente el momento en que ...


2.
vt
a) (draw near to) aproximarse or acercarse* a

he was approaching 50 — se acercaba a los 50

something approaching half a kilo — casi medio kilo

b) (talk to)

have you approached her about it? — ¿ya se lo ha planteado?, ¿ya ha hablado con ella del asunto?

he approached me for a loan — se dirigió a mí para pedirme un préstamo

several companies approached us — varias compañías se pusieron en contacto con nosotros

to be easy/difficult to approach — ser*/no ser* muy accesible

c) (tackle) \<\<problem/question\>\> enfocar*, abordar

II
noun
1) c (method, outlook) enfoque m

approach to something: to adopt a new approach to something dar un nuevo enfoque a algo; let's try a different approach to the problem — enfoquemos el problema de otra manera

2) c (overture - offering something) propuesta f; (- requesting something) solicitud f, petición f, pedido m (AmL)

to make approaches o an approach to somebody — hacerle* una propuesta (or una solicitud etc) a alguien

3) u (drawing near)

he looked up at my approach — levantó la vista cuando me acerqué

at the approach of winter — al acercarse el invierno

the pilot made his approach — el piloto efectuó las maniobras de aproximación

4) c (means of entering) acceso m; (before n)

approach road — (BrE) camino m de acceso

[ǝ'prǝʊtʃ]
1. VT
1) (=come near) [+ place] acercarse a, aproximarse a; [+ person] abordar, dirigirse a

he approached the house — se acercó or aproximó a la casa

a man approached me in the street — un hombre me abordó en la calle

2) (with request etc) dirigirse a; (=speak to) hablar con

have you tried approaching the mayor? — ¿has probado a dirigirte al alcalde?

have you approached your bank manager about the loan? — ¿has hablado con el gerente del banco sobre el préstamo?

he is difficult to approach — no es fácil abordarle

3) (=tackle) [+ subject, problem, job] abordar

we must approach the matter with care — tenemos que abordar el asunto con mucho cuidado

I approach it with an open mind — me lo planteo sin ningún prejuicio

it all depends on how we approach it — depende de cómo lo enfoquemos

4) (=approximate to) (in quality) aproximarse a; (in appearance) parecerse a

here the colour approaches blue — aquí el color tira a azul

it was approaching midnight — era casi medianoche

the performance approached perfection — la interpretación rayaba en la perfección

he's approaching 50 — se acerca a los 50

no other painter approaches him — (fig) no hay otro pintor que se le pueda comparar

2.
VI acercarse
3. N
1) (=act) acercamiento m , aproximación f

at the approach of the enemy — al acercarse or aproximarse el enemigo

at the approach of Easter — al acercarse la Pascua

at the approach of night — al caer la noche

we observed his approach — lo vimos acercarse

2) (to problem, subject) enfoque m , planteamiento m

a new approach to maths — un nuevo enfoque or planteamiento sobre las matemáticas

I don't like your approach to this matter — no me gusta tu modo de enfocar esta cuestión

we must think of a new approach — tenemos que idear otro método

3) (=offer) oferta f , propuesta f ; (=proposal) proposición f , propuesta f

to make approaches to sb — dirigirse a algn

to make amorous approaches to sb — liter requerir de amores a algn

4) (=access) acceso m (to a); (=road) vía f de acceso, camino m de acceso

approaches — accesos mpl ; (Mil) aproches mpl

the northern approaches of the city — los accesos or las vías de acceso a la ciudad por el norte

5) (Golf) aproximación f , golpe m de aproximación
4.
CPD

approach light N — (Aer) baliza f de aproximación

approach road N — vía f de acceso, entrada f

approach shot N — (Golf) golpe m de aproximación

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I
1. [ə'prəʊtʃ]
intransitive verb acercarse*, aproximarse

the time is fast approaching when ... — se acerca rápidamente el momento en que ...


2.
vt
a) (draw near to) aproximarse or acercarse* a

he was approaching 50 — se acercaba a los 50

something approaching half a kilo — casi medio kilo

b) (talk to)

have you approached her about it? — ¿ya se lo ha planteado?, ¿ya ha hablado con ella del asunto?

he approached me for a loan — se dirigió a mí para pedirme un préstamo

several companies approached us — varias compañías se pusieron en contacto con nosotros

to be easy/difficult to approach — ser*/no ser* muy accesible

c) (tackle) \<\<problem/question\>\> enfocar*, abordar

II
noun
1) c (method, outlook) enfoque m

approach to something: to adopt a new approach to something dar un nuevo enfoque a algo; let's try a different approach to the problem — enfoquemos el problema de otra manera

2) c (overture - offering something) propuesta f; (- requesting something) solicitud f, petición f, pedido m (AmL)

to make approaches o an approach to somebody — hacerle* una propuesta (or una solicitud etc) a alguien

3) u (drawing near)

he looked up at my approach — levantó la vista cuando me acerqué

at the approach of winter — al acercarse el invierno

the pilot made his approach — el piloto efectuó las maniobras de aproximación

4) c (means of entering) acceso m; (before n)

approach road — (BrE) camino m de acceso


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