type

tipo, clase

Grupo de personas o cosas que tienen características parecidas.

En inglés sencillo: A group of people or things that share similar features.

• What type of music do you like?
• We sell several types of bread.
• This type of camera is easy to use.

Cómo se usa: a type of something (This is a type of cheese.)

Sinónimos: kind, sort, category

Expresiones frecuentes: type of something, different type, same type, this type

tipo

Persona que tiene las cualidades o los intereses propios de cierto grupo.

En inglés sencillo: A person with the qualities or interests of a particular group.

• He is the quiet type.
• She has always been an adventurous type.
• Are you the type who enjoys parties?

Sinónimos: sort

Expresiones frecuentes: quiet type, sporty type, artistic type

letra, tipografía

Letras y otros signos que aparecen impresos en una página.

En inglés sencillo: The letters and other characters printed on a page.

• The type is too small.
• The title appears in bold type.
• Larger type makes the page easier to read.

Sinónimos: print, lettering

Expresiones frecuentes: small type, bold type, large type

tipos, tipos móviles

Pequeñas piezas de metal con letras o signos en relieve, usadas para imprimir textos.

En inglés sencillo: Small metal blocks with raised letters or signs, used to print text.

• The printer arranged the metal type.
• Movable type helped printers produce books faster.
• She cleaned the type after printing.

Expresiones frecuentes: movable type, metal type, set type

compuesto modelo

Sustancia química sencilla que sirve de modelo para entender las relaciones entre otras sustancias.

En inglés sencillo: A simple chemical substance used as a model for understanding how other substances are related.

• Water served as a type in this theory.
• Chemists grouped compounds under several types.
• The ammonia type helped explain relationships between these compounds.

Sinónimos: model

Expresiones frecuentes: chemical type, water type, ammonia type

teclear, escribir

Escribir palabras o introducir información pulsando las teclas de un teclado.

En inglés sencillo: To write words or enter information by pressing keys on a keyboard.

• Type your name here.
• She typed a letter to her landlord.
• Can you type without looking at the keyboard?

Cómo se usa: type something into something (Type your name into the box.); type something up (I typed up my notes after class.)

Sinónimos: key in, enter

Expresiones frecuentes: type a message, type something in, type something up

clasificar, tipificar

Examinar las características de algo para decidir a qué grupo pertenece.

En inglés sencillo: To decide which group something belongs to by examining its features.

• The researchers typed each sample.
• These bacteria can be typed by their genetic features.
• The laboratory uses several methods to type tissue.

Cómo se usa: type something as something (The lab typed the sample as a resistant strain.)

Sinónimos: classify, categorize

Expresiones frecuentes: type a sample, type bacteria, type something as

determinar el grupo sanguíneo

Analizar la sangre de una persona para averiguar su grupo sanguíneo.

En inglés sencillo: To test someone or their blood to find out which blood group they have.

• The lab typed her blood.
• Every donor is typed before giving blood.
• They typed the patient before the transfusion.

Sinónimos: blood-type

Expresiones frecuentes: type blood, type a patient, type a donor