Definition of the word accurate

[ˈækjʊrɪt] -adjective [number, measurement, figure, calculation] exacto [instrument, scales] preciso [translation, copy, information, description, memory] fiel, exacto [observation, answer, forecast] acertado [instructions] preciso [shot, aim] certero [missile] de gran precisiónoun [typist] que no comete errores

·is that clock accurate?

·¿tiene ese reloj la hora exacta?

·accurate spelling is important

·escribir sin faltas es muy importante

·it was his father or, to be accurate, his stepfather

·era su padre o, para ser exacto, su padrastro

·to be strictly accurate ...

·para ser masculineánoun preciso or exacto ...

. the newspaper has been accurate [in] its reports = el periódico ha informado fielmente de los hechos en sus reportajes

·the tests are 90% accurate in identifying future victims

·los análisis aciertan al detectar futuras víctimas en un 90 por ciento de los casos

. clocks that are accurate [to] one second in 40 million years = relojes que no pierden ni ganan masculineánoun de un segundo en 40 millones de años

·the scales are accurate to half a gram

·la balanza tiene un margen de error de nounólo medio gramo

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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