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opt meaning in Spanish

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opt [opted, opting, opts] (to choose)
verb
[UK: ɒpt]
[US: ˈɑːpt]

optarverb

opt-in (1. The property of having to choose explicitly to join or permit something)
adjective

de adhesiónadjective
{f}

opt-out (the act of opting out of something)
adjective

de exclusiónadjective
{f}

optative noun
[UK: ˈɒp.tə.tɪv]
[US: ˈɒp.tə.tɪv]

optativonoun
{m}

optic (of or relating to the eye or to vision)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒp.tɪk]
[US: ˈɑːp.tɪk]

ópticoadjectiveExtragalactic stars can only be observed with optic instruments. = Las estrellas intergalácticas se pueden observar sólo con instrumentos ópticos.

optic chiasm (part of the brain)
noun

quiasma ópticonoun
{m}

optic nerve [optic nerves] (second cranial nerve)
noun
[UK: ˈɒp.tɪk nɜːv]
[US: ˈɑːp.tɪk ˈnɝːv]

nervio ópticonoun
{m}

optic neuritis noun
[UK: ˈɒp.tɪk njʊə.ˈraɪ.tɪs]
[US: ˈɑːp.tɪk njʊə.ˈraɪ.tɪs]

neuritis ópticanoun
{f}

optical character recognition (electronic identification and digital encoding of characters)
noun

reconocimiento óptico de caracteresnoun
{m}

optical disc (data storage medium)
noun

disco ópticonoun
{m}

optical illusion (image that is visually deceptive or misleading)
noun
[UK: ˈɒp.tɪk.l̩ ɪ.ˈluːʒ.n̩]
[US: ˈɑːp.tɪk.l̩ ˌɪ.ˈluːʒ.n̩]

ilusión ópticanoun
{f}

optician [opticians] (a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles)
noun
[UK: ɒp.ˈtɪʃ.n̩]
[US: apˈtɪʃ.n̩]

ópticanoun
{f}

ópticonoun
{m}

optics (physics of light and vision)
noun
[UK: ˈɒp.tɪks]
[US: ˈɑːp.tɪks]

ópticanoun
{f}
Music is the arithmetic of sounds as optics is the geometry of light. = La música es la aritmética de los sonidos como la óptica es la geometría de la luz.

optimal (the best)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒp.tɪm.l̩]
[US: ˈɑːp.təm.l̩]

óptimoadjective

optimism (a tendency to expect the best)
noun
[UK: ˈɒp.tɪ.mɪ.zəm]
[US: ˈɑːp.tə.ˌmɪ.zəm]

optimismonoun
{m}
I like your optimism. = Me gusta tu optimismo.

optimist [optimists] (a person who expects a favourable outcome)
noun
[UK: ˈɒp.tɪ.mɪst]
[US: ˈɑːp.tə.ˌmɪst]

optimistanoun
{m} {f}
I'm an optimist. = Soy optimista.

optimistic (expecting a good outcome)
adjective
[UK: ˌɒp.tɪ.ˈmɪ.stɪk]
[US: ˌɑːp.tə.ˈmɪ.stɪk]

optimistaadjectiveI'm very optimistic. = Soy muy optimista.

optimization [optimizations] (the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense)
noun
[UK: aptə.mə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən]
[US: aptə.mə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən]

optimizaciónnoun
{f}
You can eliminate a few constraints from your optimization problem if you parametrize your variables into spherical coordinates. = Puedes quitar algunas restricciones a tu problema de optimización si parametrizas tus variables en coordenadas esféricas.

optimize [optimized, optimizing, optimizes] (to act optimistically)
verb
[UK: ˈɑːp.tə.ˌmaɪz]
[US: ˈɑːp.tə.ˌmaɪz]

optimizarverbYou should try to optimize your time. = Deberías tratar de optimizar tu tiempo.

optimize [optimized, optimizing, optimizes] (to make (something) optimal)
verb
[UK: ˈɑːp.tə.ˌmaɪz]
[US: ˈɑːp.tə.ˌmaɪz]

optimarverb

optimizer noun

optimizadornoun
{m}

optimum (best or most advantageous)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒp.tɪ.məm]
[US: ˈɑːp.tə.məm]

óptimoadjectiveFinding the optimum for a numerical function can be an important challenge. = Encontrar el óptimo de una función numérica puede ser un desafío importante.

option [options] (financial product)
noun
[UK: ˈɒp.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈɑːp.ʃn̩]

opcionesnoun
{f}
Consider the options. = Considera las opciones.

opción financieranoun

option [options] (one of the choices that can be made)
noun
[UK: ˈɒp.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈɑːp.ʃn̩]

alternativanoun
{f}
I chose between two options. = Elegí entre las dos alternativas.

opciónnoun
{f}
It is an option. = Es una opción.

optional (not compulsory)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒp.ʃnəl]
[US: ˈɑːp.ʃə.nəl]

opcionaladjectivePain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. = El dolor es inevitable. El sufrimiento es opcional.

optionally (in an optional manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈɒp.ʃnə.li]
[US: ˈɒp.ʃnə.li]

opcionalmenteadverb

optography (the production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye)
noun

optografíanoun
{f}

optometrist [optometrists] (person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects)
noun
[UK: apˈtɑː.mə.ˌtrɪst]
[US: apˈtɑː.mə.ˌtrɪst]

optometristanoun
{m} {f}
Mary regularly needs to have ingrowing eyelashes trimmed by an optometrist. = María necesita recortar con regularidad sus pestañas internas por un optometrista.

optómetranoun
{m} {f}

optometry (art and science of vision and eye care)
noun
[UK: apˈtɑː.mə.tri]
[US: apˈtɑː.mə.tri]

optometríanoun
{f}

adopt [adopted, adopting, adopts] (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈdɒpt]
[US: ə.ˈdɑːpt]

adoptarverbJohn's adopted. = John es adoptado.

ahijarverb

adoptable (able to be adopted)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈdɑːp.tə.bəl]
[US: ə.ˈdɑːp.tə.bəl]

adoptableadjective

adoptee [adoptees] noun
[UK: ə.ˌdɑːp.ˈtiː]
[US: ə.ˌdɑːp.ˈtiː]

adoptadanoun
{f}

adoptadonoun
{m}

adopter [adopters] (one who adopts)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈdɒp.tə(r)]
[US: ə.ˈdɒp.tər]

adoptadornoun
{m}

adoptantenoun

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