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to correct

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
correct adj	(accurate)	correcto/a adj
	The student gave the correct answer.
	El estudiante dio la respuesta correcta.
correct adj	(person: what they said is true)	tener razón loc verb
	(formal)	estar en lo correcto loc verb
	Yes, Maya, you're correct; they do indeed drive on the left in Thailand.
	Si, Maya, tienes razón, en Tailandia conducen por la izquierda.
correct adj	(appropriate)	correcto/a adj
		apropiado/a adj
	Yes, I think he did the correct thing by calling her.
	Sí, creo que hizo lo correcto al llamarla.
	Sí, creo que hizo lo apropiado al llamarla.
correct [sth]⇒ vtr	(teacher: mark, grade)	corregir⇒ vtr
	The teacher needs to correct the papers by Friday.
	La maestra necesita corregir los trabajos para el viernes.
correct [sth] vtr	(set right)	corregir⇒ vtr
		enmendar⇒ vtr
	He corrected the drawing before his boss saw it.
	Corrigió el dibujo antes de que su jefe lo viera.
	Enmendó el dibujo antes de que su jefe lo viera.
correct [sb], correct [sb] for [sth]⇒ vtr	dated (punish)	castigar a vtr + prep
	Mrs. Reed frequently had to correct Jane for her bad behaviour.
	La señorita Reed tenía que castigar a Jane por su mal comportamiento con frecuencia.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
correct change n	(exact sum required in coins) (MX, coloquial)	feria exacta nf + adj
	I always try to pay with correct change when I have a lot of extra coins.
	Trato siempre de pagar con la feria exacta para deshacerme de las monedas.
		cambio exacto nm + adj
		cambio justo nm + adj
correct usage n	(language: proper use)	uso correcto loc nom m
	El uso correcto del lenguaje es básico.
politically correct adj	usually pejorative (avoiding racism, sexism, etc.)	políticamente correcto loc adj

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