implication

consecuencia, repercusión

Posible efecto de una acción o decisión, especialmente si tendrá importancia más adelante.

En inglés sencillo: A possible effect of an action or decision, especially one that matters later.

• We discussed the financial implications.
• The new rule has serious implications for schools.
• Have you considered the implications of leaving early?

Cómo se usa: implication for someone/something (The decision has important implications for local businesses.)

Sinónimos: consequence, effect, ramification

Expresiones frecuentes: serious implication, financial implication, implication for something

insinuación, sentido implícito

Idea que las palabras de alguien sugieren sin expresarla directamente.

En inglés sencillo: An idea that someone’s words suggest without saying it directly.

• The implication was clear.
• He denied any implication that she had lied.
• Her silence carried an implication of disapproval.

Cómo se usa: implication that… (I disliked the implication that I was lazy.); by implication (She blamed the team and, by implication, its leader.)

Sinónimos: suggestion, insinuation

Expresiones frecuentes: clear implication, implication of something, by implication

implicación, involucramiento

Indicio o descubrimiento de que alguien participó en algo malo o ilegal.

En inglés sencillo: The suggestion or discovery that someone took part in something wrong or illegal.

• He denied his implication in the fraud.
• Her alleged implication in the crime remains unproven.
• The investigation revealed his implication in several illegal deals.

Cómo se usa: someone’s implication in something (The minister’s implication in the scandal shocked voters.)

Sinónimos: involvement

Expresiones frecuentes: implication in something, alleged implication

implicación lógica, condicional material

Relación lógica que expresa que, si una afirmación es verdadera, otra también lo es.

En inglés sencillo: A link in logic expressing that if one statement is true, another is true.

• This symbol represents implication.
• The implication is false when its first statement is true and its second is false.
• We built a truth table for material implication.

Sinónimos: material conditional

Expresiones frecuentes: material implication, logical implication, implication operator