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rationalize,
also UK: rationalise vi | (think rationally) | racionalizar⇒ vtr |
| | | razonar⇒ vtr |
| | Let's calm down and try to rationalize. |
rationalize,
also UK: rationalise vi | (invent justifications) | justificar⇒ vtr |
| | | excusar⇒ vtr |
| | You don't approve of his bad behavior so why are you rationalizing? |
| | Si no apruebas su mal comportamiento, ¿por qué lo justificas? |
rationalize [sth],
also UK: rationalise [sth]⇒ vtr | (justify [sth] as reasonable) | racionalizar⇒ vtr |
| | Robert rationalized his use of illegal drugs by saying that he was hyperactive and the drugs relaxed him. |
| | Roberto racionalizó su consumo de drogas ilegales diciendo que era hiperactivo y que las drogas lo relajaban. |
rationalize [sth],
rationalise [sth]⇒ vtr | UK (make more efficient) | racionalizar⇒ vtr |
rationalize [sth],
rationalise [sth] vtr | UK (make cutbacks) | hacer recortes en loc verb + prep |
| | | reducir los gastos de loc verb + prep |
rationalize [sth],
also UK: rationalise [sth]⇒ vtr | (express as a rational number) | expresar como número racional loc verb |
| | Our maths teacher showed us how to rationalize the numerator. |
'rationalize' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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