scan

ojear, repasar

Mirar algo rápidamente para encontrar información o detectar algo.

En inglés sencillo: To look over something quickly to find information or notice something.

• I scanned the page quickly.
• She scans the headlines every morning.
• He scanned the crowd for a familiar face.

Cómo se usa: scan something for something (She scanned the list for her name.); scan through something (I scanned through the report before lunch.)

Sinónimos: look over, skim

Expresiones frecuentes: scan a page, scan the crowd, scan through something

escanear

Usar una máquina para crear una imagen digital de un documento, objeto o parte del cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: To use a machine to make a digital picture of a document, object, or body part.

• Please scan this document.
• The doctor scanned her knee yesterday.
• Can this printer scan old photographs?

Cómo se usa: scan something into something (I scanned the photograph into my computer.)

Sinónimos: digitize

Expresiones frecuentes: scan a document, scan a photograph, scan someone’s brain

analizar, examinar

Revisar algo cuidadosamente, a menudo con una máquina, para detectar problemas o encontrar algo concreto.

En inglés sencillo: To check something carefully, often using a machine, to find a problem or particular thing.

• Scan your computer for viruses.
• The software scanned every file on the drive.
• We scan these records regularly for errors.

Cómo se usa: scan something for something (The program scans each file for viruses.)

Sinónimos: check, inspect, examine

Expresiones frecuentes: scan for viruses, scan a drive, scan the system

escáner, exploración

Examen realizado con una máquina para revisar algo o crear una imagen de su interior.

En inglés sencillo: A check using a machine that examines something or makes a picture of its inside.

• I need a brain scan.
• The scan took twenty minutes.
• She has two scans scheduled next week.

Sinónimos: examination, screening

Expresiones frecuentes: have a scan, brain scan, during the scan

imagen, copia digital

Imagen o copia digital creada por una máquina al examinar una parte del cuerpo o copiar algo.

En inglés sencillo: A picture or digital copy produced by a machine that examines a body part or copies something.

• The scan showed a broken bone.
• I attached a scan of my passport.
• The doctor compared the latest scans.

Cómo se usa: a scan of something (This is a scan of the original letter.)

Sinónimos: image, digital copy

Expresiones frecuentes: a clear scan, scan of something, a scan image