purpose
UK: /ˈpɜː.pəs/ US: /ˈpɝː-/Translation
n [c, u]
Véase tb: {for/to} all intents (and purposes); cross purposes; ulterior {motive/purpose/reason}›
⇨ razón
⇨ motivo
⇨ propósito
⇨ fin
›
⇨ resolución
›to no good purpose
en vano
for all practical purposes
⇨ en realidad
⇨ en la práctica
on purpose
⇨ aposta
⇨ adrede
to have a purpose in life
⇨ tener un objetivo en la vida
to have a sense of purpose
⇨ tener una razón para hacer las cosas
⇨ tener una meta
to serve a purpose
⇨ ser útil para algo
(Definition of purpose n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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