gen

generación

Versión de un producto que corresponde a una etapa concreta de su desarrollo.

En inglés sencillo: A version of a product that belongs to a particular stage in its development.

• I still use the first gen.
• The latest gen has a faster processor.
• Which gen of this console do you own?

Sinónimos: generation, version

Expresiones frecuentes: first gen, next gen, latest gen

generación

Grupo de personas nacidas aproximadamente en la misma época.

En inglés sencillo: A group of people born around the same time.

• The younger gen prefers short videos.
• My parents belong to an older gen.
• Each gen has its own ideas about work.

Sinónimos: generation

Expresiones frecuentes: younger gen, older gen, next gen

información

Datos o noticias sobre un tema concreto.

En inglés sencillo: Information about a particular subject.

• Give me the latest gen.
• She had all the gen on the deal.
• Where did you get that gen?

Cómo se usa: gen on something (Have you got any gen on the new manager?)

Sinónimos: information, info

Expresiones frecuentes: the latest gen, gen on something, inside gen

generador

Máquina que produce electricidad.

En inglés sencillo: A machine that produces electricity.

• The gen supplies power to the cabin.
• We started the backup gen after the outage.
• Does this portable gen use diesel?

Sinónimos: generator

Expresiones frecuentes: diesel gen, backup gen, portable gen

generar

Crear algo automáticamente mediante un programa o una máquina.

En inglés sencillo: To create something automatically using a program or machine.

• Can you gen a new image?
• The program genned ten files overnight.
• We are genning test data for the app.

Cómo se usa: gen something (The script can gen a new file every minute.)

Sinónimos: generate, create

Expresiones frecuentes: gen an image, gen some code, gen a file

modificar genéticamente

Cambiar los genes de un ser vivo para darle características distintas.

En inglés sencillo: To change the genes of a living thing to give it different features.

• They want to gen a stronger crop.
• The team genned bacteria to produce the protein.
• Researchers are genning a strain that tolerates heat.

Cómo se usa: gen something (The lab plans to gen a bacterial strain.)

Sinónimos: genetically engineer

Expresiones frecuentes: gen an organism, gen a strain

general

Que se refiere a todo un grupo o tema, en vez de a una parte concreta.

En inglés sencillo: Concerning a whole group or subject rather than one particular part.

• The form lists these tickets as gen admission.
• She placed the message in the gen category.
• The internal schedule calls these tasks gen admin.

Sinónimos: general

Antónimos: specific

Expresiones frecuentes: gen admission, gen admin, gen category