group

grupo

Varias personas o cosas que están juntas o relacionadas de alguna manera.

En inglés sencillo: Several people or things that are together or connected in some way.

• A group of friends came over.
• We divided the class into three groups.
• Which group do you belong to?

Cómo se usa: a group of someone/something (A group of children waited outside.)

Sinónimos: set, collection

Expresiones frecuentes: group of people, a small group, join a group, group of houses

grupo funcional

Un conjunto de átomos dentro de una molécula que le da propiedades químicas determinadas.

En inglés sencillo: A set of atoms in a molecule that gives it particular chemical properties.

• This molecule contains a hydroxyl group.
• The two groups react differently with water.
• Adding a methyl group changed the chemical properties.

Sinónimos: functional group

Expresiones frecuentes: functional group, hydroxyl group, methyl group

agrupar, clasificar

Reunir personas o cosas según una característica o un propósito que comparten.

En inglés sencillo: To put people or things together according to a shared feature or purpose.

• Group the toys by colour.
• The teacher grouped the children into teams.
• These plants are usually grouped together.

Cómo se usa: group someone/something by something (Group the books by subject.); group someone/something into something (The teacher grouped us into pairs.); group someone/something together (Group similar items together.)

Sinónimos: arrange, classify, sort

Antónimos: separate

Expresiones frecuentes: group things together, group by size, group someone with someone