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correct (free from error) adjective [UK: kə.ˈrekt] [US: kə.ˈrekt] | correctoadjectiveThis is correct. = Es correcto. |
correct [corrected, correcting, corrects] (To make something become right that was previously wrong) verb [UK: kə.ˈrekt] [US: kə.ˈrekt] | corregirverbI corrected myself. = Me corregí. |
correctable (able to be corrected) adjective [UK: kəˈrɛktəbl ] [US: kəˈrɛktəbl ] | corregibleadjective |
correcting fluid (liquid used to cover a mistake) noun [UK: kə.ˈrekt.ɪŋ ˈfluːɪd] [US: kə.ˈrekt.ɪŋ ˈfluːəd] | corrector líquidonoun |
correction [corrections] (act of correcting) noun [UK: kə.ˈrek.ʃn̩] [US: kə.ˈrek.ʃn̩] | correcciónnoun |
correction fluid (fluid for masking textual errors) noun [UK: kə.ˈrek.ʃn̩ ˈfluːɪd] [US: kə.ˈrek.ʃn̩ ˈfluːəd] | corrector líquidonoun |
correction tape (opaque tape) noun | cinta correctoranoun típexnoun |
corrective (pertaining to correction) adjective [UK: kə.ˈrek.tɪv] [US: kə.ˈrek.tɪv] | correctivoadjective |
corrective rape (raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity) noun | violación correctivanoun violación curativanoun |
correctly (in a correct manner) adverb [UK: kə.ˈrekt.li] [US: kə.ˈrekt.li] | correctamenteadverbI think he acted correctly. = Creo que él actuó correctamente. |
correctness (freedom from error) noun [UK: kə.ˈrekt.nəs] [US: kə.ˈrekt.nəs] | correcciónnoun |
hypercorrect (nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage) adjective | hipercorrectoadjective |
hypercorrection [hypercorrections] (nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule) noun | hipercorrecciónnoun ultracorrecciónnoun |
incorrect (erroneous) adjective [UK: ˌɪnk.ə.ˈrekt] [US: ˌɪnk.ə.ˈrekt] | incorrectoadjectiveThis is incorrect. = Esto es incorrecto. |
incorrectly (in an incorrect manner) adverb [UK: ˌɪnk.ə.ˈrekt.li] [US: ˌɪnk.ə.ˈrekt.li] | incorrectamenteadverbI did that incorrectly. = Lo hice incorrectamente. |
political correctness (being politically correct) noun [UK: pə.ˈlɪ.tɪk.l̩ kə.ˈrekt.nəs] [US: pə.ˈlɪ.tək.l̩ kə.ˈrekt.nəs] | corrección políticanoun |
politically correct (avoiding offense, selectively) adjective | políticamente correctoadjective |
politically incorrect (not politically correct) adjective | políticamente incorrectoadjective |