object

objeto, cosa

Cosa sin vida que se puede ver o tocar.

En inglés sencillo: A thing that you can see or touch and that is not alive.

• There is a small object on the floor.
• Keep sharp objects away from children.
• What was the strange object you found?

Sinónimos: thing, item

Expresiones frecuentes: heavy object, sharp object, small object

objetivo, propósito

Resultado que se busca conseguir con una acción o un plan.

En inglés sencillo: The result that an action or plan is meant to achieve.

• The object is to win.
• Our main object was to reduce waste.
• What is the object of this meeting?

Cómo se usa: the object of something is to do something (The object of the exercise is to improve your balance.)

Sinónimos: aim, goal, purpose, objective

Expresiones frecuentes: the main object, object of something, sole object

objeto, complemento

Nombre o grupo de palabras vinculado a un verbo o preposición, que suele indicar lo afectado por la acción.

En inglés sencillo: A noun or phrase linked to a verb or preposition, often naming what an action affects.

• Find the object in this sentence.
• Some verbs need a direct object.
• In 'She opened the door,' 'the door' is the object.

Expresiones frecuentes: direct object, indirect object, object of something

objeto

Persona o cosa hacia la que se dirige un sentimiento.

En inglés sencillo: A person or thing that a feeling is directed towards.

• He was the object of her affection.
• Their success became an object of envy.
• Why has this building become the object of so much hatred?

Cómo se usa: the object of someone’s feeling (The singer became the object of her admiration.)

Sinónimos: target, focus

Expresiones frecuentes: object of affection, object of desire, object of ridicule

objeto

Unidad de un programa creada a partir de un tipo definido, que suele reunir datos y operaciones.

En inglés sencillo: A unit in a computer program created from a defined type, usually holding data and actions.

• The program creates a new object.
• Each object stores a customer’s details.
• These objects share the same class.

Sinónimos: instance

Expresiones frecuentes: create an object, object instance, object properties

oponerse, objetar

Decir que no se acepta o no se apoya algo.

En inglés sencillo: To say that you do not accept or support something.

• I object to this plan.
• Nobody objected when we changed the date.
• Would you object to sharing an office?

Cómo se usa: object to someone/something (Residents object to the new road.); object to doing something (I object to paying an extra fee.); object that… (She objected that the rules were unfair.)

Sinónimos: protest, oppose

Antónimos: agree, accept

Expresiones frecuentes: object to something, strongly object, object to paying, object in court