phase

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Inflections of 'phase' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
phases
v 3rd person singular
phasing
v pres p
phased
v past
phased
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
phase n (stage)fase nf
  etapa nf
  período nm
 This phase of the project is crucial.
 Esta fase del proyecto es crucial.
phase n (difficult stage of life)fase nf
 Don't pay any attention to Amber's temper tantrums; it's just a phase she's going through.
 No le prestes atención a los caprichos de Amber, es sólo una fase que está atravesando.
phase n (moon or planet)fase nf
  (luna)cuarto nm
 What phase is the moon in?
 ¿En qué fase está la luna?
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
phase n (electrical circuit)fase nf
 This circuit has two phases.
 Este circuito tiene dos fases.
phase n (variety in animal coloration)fase nf
 The ermine is in its white phase in winter.
 El armiño está en su fase blanca en invierno.
phase [sth]⇒ vtr (arrange gradually)hacer algo gradualmente loc verb
  hacer algo en etapas loc verb
 The company phased the changes so they weren't too disruptive.
 La compañía hizo los cambios gradualmente para que no fueran tan disruptivos.
phase [sth] vtr (synchronize)sincronizar⇒ vtr
 Neil attempted to phase his speakers.
 Neil intentó sincronizar sus parlantes.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
phase [sth] in vtr phrasal sep (involve gradually)introducir gradualmente vtr + prep
phase [sth/sb] into [sth] vtr phrasal sep (introduce in stages)escalonar⇒ vtr
  realizar en fases loc verb
phase [sth] out,
phase out [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (eliminate, withdraw)eliminar gradualmente vtr + adv
  retirar gradualmente vtr + adv
 With the rise of internet banking, cheques are being phased out as a form of payment.
 Con la llegada del Internet, los cheques se están eliminando gradualmente como medio de pago.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
early phase n (initial stage)fase inicial nf + adj mf
 La policía se encuentra en la fase inicial de la investigación.
in phase adj (electricity)en fase loc prep
luteal phase (physiology)fase lútea nf + adj
new phase n (fresh period of activity)nueva etapa nf
 Negotiations between the employers and the unions entered a new phase yesterday when they agreed to a series of meetings.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Esperemos que esta nueva etapa nos depare tantas y más satisfacciones que la anterior.
  nueva fase nf
 Las negociaciones entre empresarios y sindicatos entraron ayer en una nueva fase, al acordar una serie de encuentros.
out of phase adv (in an unsynchronized way)desfasado participio
 His manner of speech seemed completely out phase with his age.
 Su manera de hablar parecía completamente desfasada con su edad.
  a destiempo loc adv
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es un músico horrible, siempre va a destiempo del resto de la banda.
  sin sincronización loc adv
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es un músico horrible, siempre toca sin sincronización con el resto de la banda.
out of phase adj (not synchronized)desincronizado adj
  a destiempo loc adj
phase modulation n (electronics)modulación de fase loc nom f
phase [sth] out of [sth] v expr (eliminate, withdraw)eliminar gradualmente algo de loc verb
  sacar gradualmente algo de loc verb
 The airline is phasing this plane out of its fleet.
 La aerolínea está eliminando gradualmente este avión de su flota.
phase-out n (gradual elimination)eliminación gradual nf + adj
 The 1980s saw the phase-out of asbestos in favour of safer materials.
 En 1980 hubo una eliminación gradual del asbesto en favor de materiales más seguros.
phase rule n (law of physics) (física)regla de las fases loc nom f
single-phase adj (involving single alternating voltage)monofásico/a adj
two-phase adj (in two parts or steps)con dos fases loc adj
  bifásico/a adj
  bifase adj mf
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'phase' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
air war - back-end - beginning - bridge - childhood - diastole - early stage - end stage - full moon - get to first base - nematic - new moon - preproduction - push-pull - quadrature - quarter - rapid eye movement sleep - safe period - turn a corner - wane - waning crescent moon - waning gibbous - waxing crescent moon - waxing gibbous
Spanish:
fase - estadio - etapa - avatar - bifásico - cuarto de Luna - desfasar - desfase - dormida - edad de la punzada - eliminatoria - estado - monofásico - PAL - trifásico

Collocations: a phase shift, [three] -phase power, a three-phase [motor, converter], more...

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