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3 Translation results for use in Spanish

noun | verb | verbo

use noun

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uses
uso, empleo, utilización; utilidad

Example sentences of
use noun

  • •Two players were suspended for illegal drug use.
  • •Doctors have found a new use for the drug.
  • •According to the dictionary, the word has two uses.
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Synonyms of
use noun

usefulness, utility, application, employment

Detailed synonyms for use noun

Use, usefulness, utility significan una capacidad para servir un fin o propósito.
  • Use indica poco más que la idoneidad para ser empleado para un propósito dado <she hated to throw away anything that might have some use>.
  • Usefulness se emplea primordialmente con referencia a cosas definidas y concretas que sirven, o son capaces de servir, un propósito práctico <demonstrated the method's usefulness>.
    antonyms: uselessness
  • Utility puede diferir de usefulness, sobre todo en su uso técnico, mediante la indicación de una propiedad medible o de una propiedad que puede verse como una abstracción <the table was beautiful but lacked utility>.
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use verb

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used, has used, is using, uses
emplear, usar; soler, acostumbrar; consumir, tomar (drogas, etc.); utilizar; tratar

Example sentences of
use verb

  • •I need to use the phone when you're done.
  • •The machine is easy to use.
  • •After the accident, she could no longer use her legs.
  • •We use only organic fertilizers on our farm.
  • •They make paper using traditional Japanese methods.
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  • •He used his time there well.
  • •Which accountant do you use?
  • •a new kind of light bulb that uses very little electricity
  • •Did you use all the eggs?
  • •Who used the last match?
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Synonyms of
use verb

employ, utilize, apply, exercise, consume, treat

Detailed synonyms for use verb

Use, employ, utilize, apply, exercise significan poner al servicio de algo, particularmente para alcanzar un fin o para dar un valor práctico.
  • Use indica el aprovechar una cosa como un medio o un instrumento hacia un fin <used a small tool for the task>.
  • Employ connota el usar una persona o cosa que está disponible pero desocupada o inactiva, y el ponerla a trabajar o a realizar alguna acción provechosa <employed better techniques>.
  • Utilize puede connotar el descubrimiento de un uso nuevo, provechoso o práctico para alguna cosa que podría haberse pasado por alto o desechado <the mill managed to utilize every part of the plant>.
  • Apply recalca el poner una cosa en contacto o en relación con otra de tal manera que demuestra su utilidad o adquiere un valor práctico <a job that let her apply all her professional knowledge>.
  • Exercise connota usar o ejercer <exercised her influence on her brother's behalf>.
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usar verbo

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to use, to make use of; to consume, to use (up); to wear
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Phrasal verbs for use

  • use up - agotar, consumir, gastar
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Reverse translation for use

uso  - use, wear, custom, usage, habit 
empleo  - employment, occupation, job, use, usage 
utilización  - utilization, use 
utilidad  - utility, usefulness 
emplear  - to employ, to use 
usar  - to use, to make use of, to consume, to use (up), to wear 
soler  - to be in the habit of, to tend to 
acostumbrar  - to accustom, to be accustomed, to be in the habit 
consumir  - to consume 
tomar  (drogas, etc.) - to drink (alcohol), to take, to drink, to capture, to seize 
utilizar  - to use, to utilize 
tratar  - to treat, to handle 
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