Correcto in english
Right
pronunciation: raɪt part of speech: adjective, noun, adverb
pronunciation: raɪt part of speech: adjective, noun, adverb
In gestures
correcto = correct ; polite ; right ; decorous ; seemly ; alright [all right] ; all right [alright] ; well-mannered ; gentlemanlike ; mild-mannered.
Example: If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.Example: Events are not named according to what it is polite or ideal to call them, but according to what they are actually called by authorities in the field.Example: The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.Example: One might be forgiven for assuming that the question of class did not impinge upon the decorous and even tenor of the average librarian's working week.Example: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.Example: The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.Example: So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.Example: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.Example: Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike: he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.Example: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.more:
» adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground ; take + the high road .
Example: We have something to gain by taking the high ground but you have to be conscious that appearing respectable and proper can come across as elitist. Example: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left.» camino correcto, el = way forward, the .
Example: The research is intended to highlight ways forward for librarians at a plateau in their careers.» correcto políticamente = politically correct .
Example: The author presents the counter arguments asking whether the principle of intellectual freedom protects the politically incorrect as well as the politically correct.» correcto y formal = prim and proper .
Example: She plays Sarah Morton, a prim and proper British author who has written a successful series of crime novels.» del tamaño correcto = right size .
Example: Finding the right size bra is often a trouble for many women; estimates are that about 80% of women wear the wrong size bra.» el camino correcto = the way to go .
Example: I'm more and more convinced that these 88 x 31 pixel logotypes are the way to go.» el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time .
Example: In sum, the librarian should have the knowledge, experience and sense to provide the right book to the right child at the right time = En suma, el bibliotecario debería tener el conocimiento, la experiencia y el sentido para ofrecer el libro correcto al niño adecuado en el momento oportuno.» en el orden correcto = in the proper order ; in the right order .
Example: It's kind of like solving a puzzle -- you have all these oddly shaped pieces which can paint a clear picture if put together in the proper order. Example: With enough practice, though, you'll get used to solving problems in the right order.» en posición correcta = the right way round .
Example: The image is thus transferred to the paper and appears the right way round.» estar correcto = be correct .
Example: It is not always correct to conclude that if users fail to frame their questions more specifically it is because they are incapable of doing so.» hacer lo correcto = do + the right thing ; do + Algo + right .
Example: Vendors should take this trouble not only because it is the right thing to do but also because it is a safeguard against consumer litigation. Example: As an association, we feel that doing it right is offering support to people affected by aphasia.» la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go .
Example: I'm more and more convinced that these 88 x 31 pixel logotypes are the way to go.» poco correcto = ungentlemanlike .
Example: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour.» ser correcto = be all right ; be correct ; be right .
Example: The lead term 'metallurgy' is all right but you have then gone on to qualify this by the subordinate term in the chain 'assaying' and indexed this for the class number 669. Example: It is not always correct to conclude that if users fail to frame their questions more specifically it is because they are incapable of doing so. Example: Your answer 'by containing more than one substitute for each document and arranging these in sequences differing from shelf order' is right.