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| Principal Translations |
| compass n | (navigation device) | brújula nf |
| | Before GPS, ship captains used to use a compass to find their way. |
| | Antes del GPS los capitanes de barco usaban una brújula para encontrar el camino. |
compass,
pair of compasses n | (device for drawing circles) | compás nm |
| | The architect used a compass to draw a perfect circle. |
| | El arquitecto usó un compás para trazar un círculo perfecto. |
| compass n | (perimeter, bounds) | perímetro nm |
| | | periferia nf |
| | A great many fruit trees grow within the bounds of this house's gardens. |
| compass n | figurative (bounds, scope) | límite nm |
| | (culto) | confín nm |
| | (culto) | confines nmpl |
| | The compass of this project is hard to define. |
| | El límite de este trabajo es difícil de definir. |
| Additional Translations |
| compass [sth]⇒ vtr | archaic (go around, circumnavigate) | rodear⇒ vtr |
| | | circunvalar⇒ vtr |
| compass [sth] vtr | archaic (surround) | rodear⇒ vtr |
| | The walls that compassed the city were too high to be scaled. |
| | Las paredes que rodean la ciudad eran muy altas para escalar. |
| compass [sth] vtr | archaic (devise: a plan or way) | idear⇒ vtr |
| | | elaborar⇒ vtr |
| | | trazar⇒ vtr |
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