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    Significado de context en inglés

    contextcontext /ˈkɒntekst $ ˈkɑːn-/ AWL noun [countable, uncountable] Ver todas las traducciones1the situation, events, or information that are related to something and that help you to understand itla situación, los eventos o la información relacionados con algo que ayudan a comprenderlopolitical/social/historical etc context the political context of the electionel contexto político de las eleccionesplace/put/see etc something in context To appreciate what these changes will mean, it is necessary to look at them in context.Para comprender lo que significarán estos cambios, es necesario analizarlos en su contexto.in the context of something These incidents are best understood in the broader context of developments in rural society.Estos incidentes se comprenden mejor en el contexto más amplio del desarrollo de la sociedad rural.2the words that come just before and after a word or sentence and that help you understand its meaninglas palabras que aparecen justo antes y después de una palabra u oración y que ayudan a comprender su significado:  The meaning of ‘mad’ depends on its context.El significado de "mad" depende de su contexto.3take/quote something out of context to repeat part of what someone has said or written without describing the situation in which it was said, so that it means something quite differentrepetir parte de lo que alguien ha dicho o escrito sin describir la situación en que fue dicho, de modo que signifique algo muy diferente:  His comments, taken out of context, seem harsh.Sus comentarios, sacados de contexto, parecen duros.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosthe social/political/historical etc context· You often need to understand the cultural context of jokes.· A menudo hay que comprender el contexto cultural de los chistes.a wider/broader/larger context (=a more general situation, set of events etc)· It’s important to look at the story in the wider context of medieval Spain.· Es importante analizar la historia en el contexto más amplio de la España medieval.an international/European/British etc context· We study the work of these artists in their European context.· Estudiamos la obra de estos artistas en su contexto europeo.a general context· This problem is occurring within a general context of economic difficulty.· Este problema se está produciendo en un contexto general de dificultades económicas.verbsverbossee something in the context of something (=consider and understand something in relation to a particular situation)· His life and work must be seen in the context of his youth.· Su vida y obra deben verse en el contexto de su juventud.look at/examine etc something in context· Although this does not seem to be a good result, let’s examine it in context.· Aunque este no parece ser un buen resultado, examinémoslo en su contexto.put something in/into context (=consider something in context)· These statistics need to be put into context.· Estas estadísticas deben ser contextualizadas.place/set something in context (=consider something in context)· The issue must be placed within its historical context.· La cuestión debe ser enmarcada en su contexto histórico.provide a context for something· The study provides a context for future research.· El estudio proporciona un contexto para futuras investigaciones.