a priori in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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a priori [Am ˌeɪ praɪˈɔraɪ, Brit ˌeɪ prʌɪˈɔːrʌɪ, ˌɑː prɪˈɔːri] ADJ ADV

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II.surfeit [Am ˈsərfət, Brit ˈsəːfɪt] VB trans liter

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See also blood group

2. a/c → air conditioning

See also air conditioning, account

I.account [Am əˈkaʊnt, Brit əˈkaʊnt] N

2. account COMM:

account (with shop, firm)
cuenta f
account (invoice) Brit
cuenta f
account (invoice) Brit
factura f
I have an account with them/at the bookstore
tengo cuenta allí/en la librería
put it on/charge it to my account
cárguelo a mi cuenta
they haven't sent their account yet Brit
todavía no han mandado la cuenta or la factura
payment on account
pago m a cuenta
I gave her $200 on account
le di 200 dólares a cuenta or de anticipo
statement of account
estado m de cuenta
statement of account
extracto m de cuenta
to keep (an) account of sth
llevar (la) cuenta de algo
to settle one's account
pagar or saldar su (or mi etc.) cuenta
to settle or square an account with sb
ajustarle (las) cuentas a alguien

6. account:

account (explanation)
explicación f
account (version)
versión f
account (report)
informe m
no satisfactory account of why it happened has ever been given
nunca se ha dado una explicación satisfactoria de por qué ocurrió
she gave me a very different account of events
me dio una versión muy distinta de los hechos
give an account of the life cycle of the butterfly
describa el ciclo de vida de la mariposa
she gave an excellent account of Juliet/the sonata
ofreció una excelente interpretación de Julieta/la sonata
by her/his own account
según él mismo/ella misma cuenta
by all accounts
a decir de todos
by all accounts
por lo que dicen todos
to bring or call sb to account for sth
pedirle cuentas a alguien sobre algo
to give a good account of oneself
dar lo mejor de sí
to hold sb to account for sth
responsabilizar a alguien de algo

10. account in phrases:

on account of as prep
debido a
on account of his age/being too old
debido a su edad/a que es demasiado mayor
on this/that account
por esta/esa razón
on account of she was late as conj Am inf
debido a que llegó tarde
on no account, not on any account
de ningún modo
on no account, not on any account
de ninguna manera
on no account, not on any account
bajo ningún concepto
on one's own account (for oneself)
por cuenta propia
I did it on my own account
lo hice por cuenta propia
on sb's account
por alguien
don't start worrying on her account!
no te preocupes por ella
I hope you haven't been waiting up on my account
espero que no te hayas quedado levantada por mí

II.account [Am əˈkaʊnt, Brit əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form

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A&E → accident and emergency

a.s.a.p., A.S.A.P. [Am ˌeɪɛseɪˈpi, Brit ˌeɪɛseɪˈpiː]

a.s.a.p. → as soon as possible

a [Am eɪ, ə, Brit ə, eɪ] before a vowel or silent ‘h’, an ART INDEF

a priori in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for a priori in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for a priori in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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See also air conditioning, account

II.account [ə·ˈkaʊnt] VB trans form

a [ə, stressed: eɪ] indef art before consonant, an [ən, stressed: æn] before vowel

See also answer

II.answer [ˈæn·sər] VB trans

III.answer [ˈæn·sər] VB intr

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The classical approach consisted, until then, to establish the best possible design a priori, given the state of current and exhaustive knowledge.
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And a priori any writer who engages in the use of such so-called language is not really engaged in literature at all.
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This was the first attempt at using the method of a priori proof, which utilizes intuition and reason alone.
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Follow-up tests are often distinguished in terms of whether they are planned (a priori) or post hoc.
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The main difficulty lies in showing that a distance-preserving map, which is a priori only continuous, is actually differentiable.
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The advocate of free-will appeals to conscience and instinct to an a priori sense of what ought in equity to be.
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Conjugates are being developed as vaccines or are already being used without a priori knowledge.
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Yet, the similarity between these social phenomena is limited, as science is based in experimentation and development, whereas magic is an a priori belief.
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Whatever may be the difficulties a priori, we have no question on which side of the line this case falls.
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In this book, he states that there is no a priori validity to give the law some special position.
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