association

asociación

Grupo organizado de personas que comparten un interés o trabajan por un mismo objetivo.

En inglés sencillo: An organized group of people who share an interest or work toward the same goal.

• She joined the local tennis association.
• The association meets every month.
• Several teachers formed a new professional association.

Sinónimos: organization, society

Expresiones frecuentes: local association, professional association, join an association

relación, asociación, vínculo

Vínculo entre dos cosas, a menudo porque ocurren juntas o una hace pensar en la otra.

En inglés sencillo: A connection between two things, often because they happen together or make you think of each other.

• There is an association between sleep and mood.
• That smell has a strong association with summer.
• The study found no association with age.

Cómo se usa: an association between A and B (Researchers found an association between stress and poor sleep.); an association with something (The color has an association with danger.)

Sinónimos: connection, link, relationship

Expresiones frecuentes: association between things, strong association, association with something

trato, relación

El hecho de pasar tiempo con ciertas personas o mantener una relación con ellas.

En inglés sencillo: Spending time with particular people or being involved with them.

• His association with the gang worried his parents.
• She ended her association with those business partners.
• Their long association began at university.

Cómo se usa: association with someone (Her association with the artists lasted many years.)

Sinónimos: contact, involvement

Expresiones frecuentes: association with someone, close association, long association