relate

relate
rə'leit
1. verb
1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) relatar
2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) relacionar con, con relación a
3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) relacionarse (con)
•
- relation
- relationship
- relative
2. adjective
1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) relativo
2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) relativo
•
relate vb
1. estar relacionado
quality is related to price la calidad está relacionada con el precio
2. relatar / contar
the story is related by the grandfather la historia la cuenta el abuelo
El gerundio de relate se escribe relating
relate
tr[rɪ'leɪt]
transitive verb
1 (tell) relatar, contar
2 (connect) relacionar (to, con)
intransitive verb
1 (connect) relacionarse, estar relacionado
■ how does this relate to your work? ¿esto, cómo está relacionado con tu trabajo?
relate [ri'leɪt] v, -lated ; -lating vt
1) tell: relatar, contar
2) associate: relacionar, asociar
to relate crime to poverty: relacionar la delincuencia a la pobreza
relate vi
1) connect: conectar, estar relacionado (con)
2) interact: relacionarse (con), llevarse bien (con)
3)
to relate to understand: identificarse con, simpatizar con
relate
v.
• contar v.
• narrar v.
• recontar v.
• relacionar v.
• relatar v.
rɪ'leɪt
1.
transitive verb
1) (link)

to relate something TO something — relacionar algo con algo

the report relates crime to drug abuse — el informe relaciona el crimen y el consumo de drogas

2) (tell) (frml) \<\<story\>\> relatar, contar*, referir* (liter)

2.
vi
1)
a) (be connected with)

to relate TO something — estar* relacionado con algo

he's only interested in what relates to himself — sólo le interesa lo que le atañe (a él)

b)

relating to — (as prep) relativo a, relacionado con

2) (understand, sympathise with)

to relate TO somebody — sintonizar* con alguien, tener* una buena relación con alguien

some adults can't relate to children — algunos adultos no saben relacionarse con los niños

to relate TO something — identificarse* con algo

I can relate to that! — te comprendo perfectamente

[rɪ'leɪt]
1. VT
1) (=tell) [+ story] contar, relatar; [+ conversation] relatar, referir

she related details of the meeting to her boss — le relató or refirió a su jefe detalles de la reunión

history relates that he landed here in AD 470 — la historia cuenta or relata que desembarcó aquí en el año 470 AD

sad to relate — aunque sea triste decirlo

strange to relate — aunque parezca mentira, por extraño que parezca

2) (=establish relation between)

to relate sth to sth — relacionar algo con algo

they relate what they read to their own experiences — relacionan lo que leen con sus propias experiencias

2. VI
1) (=communicate) relacionarse, comunicarse

how you relate depends on the kind of person you are — cómo te relacionas or te comunicas depende del tipo de persona que eres

2)

to relate to (sth/sb) —

a) (=form a relationship with)

to relate to sb — relacionarse con algn

he is unable to relate to other people — no es capaz de relacionarse con otras personas

b) (=understand, identify with)

to relate to sth/sb — identificarse con algo/algn

I can relate to that * — yo eso lo entiendo *, yo me identifico con eso

women relate more to this than men — las mujeres comprenden esto mejor que los hombres

it's important for children to have brothers and sisters they can relate to — es importante que los niños tengan hermanos y hermanas con los que puedan identificarse

c) (=connect with)

to relate to sth — relacionarse con algo

the way that words in a sentence relate to each other — la manera en la que las palabras de una frase se relacionan las unas con las otras

d) (=appertain to)

to relate to sth — referirse a algo, estar relacionado con algo, tener que ver con algo

most of the enquiries relate to debt — la mayoría de las preguntas se refieren a deudas or tienen que ver con deudas

this relates to what I said yesterday — esto se refiere a or está relacionado con lo que dije ayer

relating
* * *
[rɪ'leɪt]
1.
transitive verb
1) (link)

to relate something TO something — relacionar algo con algo

the report relates crime to drug abuse — el informe relaciona el crimen y el consumo de drogas

2) (tell) (frml) \<\<story\>\> relatar, contar*, referir* (liter)

2.
vi
1)
a) (be connected with)

to relate TO something — estar* relacionado con algo

he's only interested in what relates to himself — sólo le interesa lo que le atañe (a él)

b)

relating to — (as prep) relativo a, relacionado con

2) (understand, sympathise with)

to relate TO somebody — sintonizar* con alguien, tener* una buena relación con alguien

some adults can't relate to children — algunos adultos no saben relacionarse con los niños

to relate TO something — identificarse* con algo

I can relate to that! — te comprendo perfectamente


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