orientamento — meaning in English
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English meaning
- alignment noun The arrangement of things in a straight line, or the state of being correctly positioned relative to each other.
- drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
- guidance noun Help or advice given to someone, often about direction in life or a specific decision.
- orientation noun An introductory session or programme that familiarises new students, employees or members with a place and its procedures.
- orienteering noun The act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass.
- sway verb To move slowly and rhythmically from side to side.
- trim verb To cut away excess from something to neaten it.
Senses
orientamento is used for these senses in English:
- alignment The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
- drift The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- guidance The act or process of guiding.
- orientation (countable) The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
- orientation (education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.
- orienteering (sport) The act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass.
- sway (transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.
- trim (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
alignment — full definition
- noun The arrangement of things in a straight line, or the state of being correctly positioned relative to each other.
- noun Agreement or cooperation between people, groups, or goals.
drift — full definition
- noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
- noun A large mound of snow, sand, or debris piled up by wind or current.
- noun The general meaning or intention of something said.
- verb To move slowly and without control, carried by wind, water, or circumstance.