orientation

orientación

Dirección hacia la que apunta algo, o hacia la que se orientan los intereses y sentimientos de una persona.

En inglés sencillo: The direction something faces, or the way someone's interests and feelings are directed.

• The house has a southern orientation.
• People have different sexual orientations.
• The newspaper changed its political orientation.

Cómo se usa: orientation of something (The orientation of the building allows sunlight into every room.)

Sinónimos: direction, alignment

Expresiones frecuentes: sexual orientation, political orientation, orientation of something

orientación, introducción

Explicación inicial que ayuda a conocer un lugar, una actividad o un aparato nuevos.

En inglés sencillo: An introduction that helps you understand a new place, activity, or piece of equipment.

• New students attend orientation on Monday.
• The orientation session helped me find the library.
• Have you completed your staff orientation?

Cómo se usa: orientation to something (The course offers an orientation to the laboratory equipment.)

Sinónimos: introduction, induction

Expresiones frecuentes: orientation session, student orientation, orientation program, orientation to something

orientación

Capacidad o proceso de reconocer dónde estás y en qué dirección debes ir.

En inglés sencillo: The ability or process of finding where you are and which direction to go.

• A compass can help with orientation.
• These birds use the sun for orientation.
• The injury affected her sense of orientation.

Sinónimos: navigation, direction finding

Antónimos: disorientation

Expresiones frecuentes: spatial orientation, sense of orientation, orientation skills