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Traducción & Definición
properly: correctamente
The dog ended up getting sick, because the needle was not properly sterilized. El perro terminó por enfermar porque la jeringuilla no estaba correctamente esterilizada.
Pronunciation examples
UK: Pim? Who's Pim? My name is Jim. Do try to pronounce it properly!
US: My computer doesn't work, perhaps I didn't connect it properly.
Ejemplos
- "Please treat Hannah with respect: when you go under her desk to check the cables, don't check to see if her legs are properly connected too."
- "We never had a chance to properly finish our lunch, and I'd love to see him again sometime."
- "If you want to be taken seriously, you must speak properly."
- "Go to a decent tailor and get measured properly."
- "I'll also want to see your products are properly labeled and correctly stored."
- "I personally have numerous allergies which prevent me from smelling properly -"
- "I can't talk properly, so I use clicking sounds to communicate."
- "I would also like someone to set up her email account, check that all the cables are plugged in properly to her P."
- "I understand that some people have difficulty with their bowel movements (a direct result of eating too much unhealthy food), but if the bathrooms were cleaned properly, then this would be their problem, not everyone else's."
Ejercicio 1
Bruno asks the IT people to "check that all the cables are plugged in properly".
How else could we express this?
" that all the are ."
How else could we express this?
" that all the are ."
Bruno asks the IT people to "check that all the cables are plugged in properly".
How else could we express this?
"Make sure 1 that all the leads 2 are connected 3 correctly 4."
How else could we express this?
"Make sure 1 that all the leads 2 are connected 3 correctly 4."
1 Make sure: This is the right answer. "Make sure" is a nice way of saying "check" or "verify". It is fairly neutral and can be used in both business and everyday situations. Example: "I made sure the window was open before I jumped out of it".
1 Observe: "Observe" cannot be used as a synonym for "check". "Observe" means to watch without participating actively, which is not the case when checking cables. For example: "he observed the boys playing football on the motorway but said nothing, even when they scored a goal".
1 Reassure yourself: This is incorrect. To "reassure" someone is to calm them down or make them less anxious. It is very rarely used as a reflexive, and does not make sense here.
2 leads: "Leads (UK)" is the best answer here. "Leads" is often used as synonym for "cables" in British English. "Wires" can also replace the term "cables" without changing the meaning. They all serve the same purpose. Example: "Is this a lead, a wire, or a cable? -How should I know? They're all the same!".
2 printers: A printer is a machine that produces a paper copy of data from a computer. It cannot be used a synonym for cables, no matter how hard you try!
2 CD drive: This is a device that reads a compact disc. It cannot be used as a synonym for cables, no matter how hard you try!
3 connected: "Connected" is the right answer. "Plugged in" has the same meaning as "connected". It is often used to describe linking an electronic device to a power source. For example, "I tried everything to make the television work before I realised that I hadn't plugged it in!".
3 branched: "Branched" cannot be used as a synonym of "plug in". Branched conveys the idea of something being put into branches, for example,"the road branched into two".
3 assembled: Assemble can mean to put or fit together, but it is not used in technical language to describe connecting cables.
4 correctly: This is correct adverb to go after "plugged in". In this context "correctly" is a synonym of "properly".
4 nicely: "Nicely" is not used in technical language like this. It is used in more general or informal situations to describe doing something in a pleasant or agreeable way. For example: "he sings nicely", or "she refused but at least she said "no" nicely".
4 good: "Good" is an adjective. However, after a verb like "plugged in" we need an adverb. We could say the wires are plugged in "well", though this is a lot less natural than "correctly".
Ejercicio 2
"Let's fix that situation right away."
This can also be expressed as: "Let's that situation ."
This can also be expressed as: "Let's that situation ."
"Let's fix that situation right away."
This can also be expressed as: "Let's rectify 1 that situation immediately 2."
This can also be expressed as: "Let's rectify 1 that situation immediately 2."
1 rectify: This is the correct answer. "To fix (a problem)" is to rectify or repair a problem. Edward says that there hasn't been any reggae music, and his Jamaican companion says that they will "fix that situation", meaning they will correct that situation. Note: "To fix (a date)" is to "set" a date for an event, or "to decide on a certain day". Example: "We haven't fixed the time of the meeting yet".
1 arrange: This is incorrect. "Although "to fix" sometimes can share a similar meaning with 'to arrange", in this context the terms are not synonymous.
1 end: This is incorrect. "To end" and "to fix" are not synonymous terms.
1 change: This is incorrect. "To change" and "to fix" are not synonymous terms.
2 immediately: This is correct. "(To do something) right away" is to do it "without delay", "immediately", or "promptly". Edward's Jamaican companion wants to sing reggae music immediately. Another example: Edward, stop sleeping! I want you to photocopy this right away!
2 actually: This is incorrect. "Actually" shares a similar meaning with "in fact" or "in reality".
2 properly: This is incorrect. "Properly" and "right away" don't express the same meaning. "(To do something) properly" is to do it well, or correctly.
2 correctly: This is incorrect. "Correctly" and "right away" don't express the same meaning. "(To do something) correctly" is to do it "properly", "accurately" or "without errors".
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