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bias / propensión
 
bias   [ˈbaɪəs]
A. -noun
1. (=inclination)   propensiónoun (f),   predisposiciónoun (f)   (to, towards   a)
·a course with a practical bias
·un curso orientado a la práctica
·a right-wing bias
·una tendencia derechista
2. (=prejudice)   prejuicio (m)   (against   contra),   parcialidad (f)
3. [of material]   sesgo (m),   bies (m)
·to cut something on the bias
·cortar algo al sesgo or al bies
B. -transitive verb   influir en
·to bias somebody for/against something
·predisponer a somebody, someone en pro/en contra de algo
·to be bias(noun)ed in favour of
·estar predispuesto a or en favor de
·to be bias(noun)ed against
·tener prejuicio contra
C. -compound
·bias binding   -noun   (sewing)   bies (m),   ribete (m) al bies
 
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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