table

mesa

Mueble con patas y superficie plana, usado para comer, trabajar o colocar cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs, used for eating, working, or putting things on.

• Put your cup on the table.
• We sat around a large wooden table.
• Who set the table for dinner?

Expresiones frecuentes: kitchen table, dining table, at the table, set the table

tabla, cuadro

Información organizada en filas y columnas para facilitar su lectura y comparación.

En inglés sencillo: Information arranged in rows and columns so it is easy to read and compare.

• The table shows our results.
• Compare the figures in the two tables.
• She added a table of monthly costs.

Cómo se usa: a table of something (The report includes a table of prices.)

Sinónimos: chart, grid

Expresiones frecuentes: data table, table of results, table below, create a table

tabla de multiplicar

Lista de operaciones numéricas con sus resultados, especialmente para aprender a multiplicar.

En inglés sencillo: A list of number calculations and their answers, especially for learning multiplication.

• We learned the five times table today.
• Can you recite your multiplication tables?
• She checked the table before answering.

Expresiones frecuentes: multiplication table, times table, learn a table

mesa, comida

Comida que una persona ofrece, especialmente a sus invitados.

En inglés sencillo: The food and meals a person provides, especially for guests.

• The host kept a generous table.
• Guests praised her table and her hospitality.
• His fine table drew visitors from across the county.

Sinónimos: fare

Expresiones frecuentes: keep a table, a fine table, a generous table

aplazar, posponer

Interrumpir o dejar para más adelante la discusión de una propuesta en una reunión.

En inglés sencillo: To stop or delay discussion of a proposal at a meeting.

• Let's table this discussion until Monday.
• The committee tabled the proposal without a vote.
• They agreed to table the motion indefinitely.

Sinónimos: shelve, postpone, defer

Expresiones frecuentes: table a motion, table the discussion, table a proposal

presentar, proponer

Presentar oficialmente una propuesta o documento para discutirlo en una reunión.

En inglés sencillo: To formally present a proposal or document for discussion at a meeting.

• She will table a proposal tomorrow.
• The minister tabled an amendment to the bill.
• Several members have tabled motions for discussion.

Sinónimos: submit, put forward, present

Expresiones frecuentes: table a motion, table a proposal, table an amendment, table a report