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con·duct  (kn-dkt)
v. con·duct·ed, con·duct·ing, con·ducts
v.tr.
1. To direct the course of; manage or control.
2. To lead or guide. See Synonyms at accompany.
3. Music To lead (an orchestra, for example).
4. To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit: Some metals conduct heat.
5. To comport (oneself) in a specified way: She conducted herself stoically in her time of grief.
v.intr.
1. To act as a conductor.
2. To lead.
n. (kndkt)
1. The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics.
2. The act of directing or controlling; management.
3. Obsolete A guide; an escort.

[Middle English conducten, from Latin condcere, conduct-, to lead together; see conduce.]

con·ducti·bili·ty n.
con·ducti·ble adj.
Synonyms: conduct, direct, manage, control, steer1
These verbs mean to exercise direction over an activity: Conduct can apply to the guidance, authority, and responsibility of a single person: The chairperson conducted the hearing.
It can also refer to the coordinated actions of a group: The elections were conducted fairly.
Direct stresses regulation to assure proper planning and implementation: The seasoned politician directed a brilliant political campaign.
Manage suggests the manipulation of a person, a group, or, often, a complex organization: It takes skill to manage a hotel.
Control stresses regulation through restraint and also connotes domination: Our vice-president controls the firm's personnel policies.
Steer suggests guidance that controls direction or course: I deftly steered the conversation away from politics. See Also Synonyms at accompany, behavior.

conduct
n [ˈkɒndʌkt]
1. the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour
2. the way of managing a business, affair, etc.; handling
3. Rare the act of guiding or leading
4. Rare a guide or leader
vb [kənˈdʌkt]
1. (tr) to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc.) (esp in the phrase conducted tour)
2. (tr) to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc.); control
3. (tr) to do or carry out conduct a survey
4. (tr) to behave or manage (oneself) the child conducted himself well
5. (Music, other) Also (esp US) direct to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc.) by the movements of the hands or a baton
6. (Physics / General Physics) to transmit (heat, electricity, etc.) metals conduct heat
[from Medieval Latin conductus escorted, from Latin: drawn together, from condūcere to conduce]
conductible  adj
conductibility  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.conductconduct - manner of acting or controlling yourself
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
aggression - deliberately unfriendly behavior
bohemianism - conduct characteristic of a bohemian
dirty pool - conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike
dirty tricks - underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent
offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
easiness - the quality of being easy in behavior or style; "there was an easiness between them"; "a natural easiness of manner"
the way of the world, the ways of the world - the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen; "the ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world"; "she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil"; "he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world"
2.conduct - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
manners - social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig"
citizenship - conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship"
swashbuckling - flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior
improperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor
personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving
Verb1.conduct - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
racketeer - carry on illegal business activities involving crime
2.conduct - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
conduct - lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
3.conduct - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
carry, bear, hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
fluster - be flustered; behave in a confused manner
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
put forward, assert - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"
deal - behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
walk around - behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend"
posture, pose - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
4.conduct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
beacon - guide with a beacon
hand - guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
misguide, mislead, lead astray, misdirect - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
usher, show - take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"
5.conductconduct - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
wash up - carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse"
pipe in - bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices"
bring in - transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine"
retransmit - transmit again
carry - be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
6.conduct - lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
conduct, direct, lead - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"

conduct
verb
1. carry out, run, control, manage, direct, handle, organize, govern, regulate, administer, supervise, preside over I decided to conduct an experiment.
2. transmit, carry, spread, pass on, convey, diffuse, impart Water conducts heat faster than air.
3. accompany, lead, escort, guide, attend, steer, convey, usher, pilot He asked if he might conduct us to the ball.
noun
1. management, running, control, handling, administration, direction, leadership, organization, guidance, supervision Also up for discussion will be the conduct of free and fair elections.
2. behaviour, ways, bearing, attitude, manners, carriage, demeanour, deportment, mien (literary), comportment Other people judge you by your conduct.
conduct yourself behave yourself, act, carry yourself, acquit yourself, deport yourself, comport yourself The way he conducts himself reflects on the party.
Translations
conduct
A. [ˈkɒndʌkt] N (= behaviour) → comportamiento m, conducta f; [of business etc] → dirección f, manejo m
B. [kənˈdʌkt] VT
1. (= guide) → llevar, conducir
conducted tourvisita f con guía
we were conducted to the interview roomnos llevaron or condujeron a la sala de entrevistas
we were conducted round by Lord RiceLord Rice actuó de guía
2. [+ heat, electricity] → conducir
3. [+ campaign] → dirigir, llevar; [+ legal case] → presentar (Mus) → dirigir
I don't like the way they conduct businessno me gusta la forma en que llevan los negocios, no me gusta la forma de hacer negocios que tienen
to conduct a correspondence with sbestar en correspondencia con algn, cartearse con algn
4. (= behave) to conduct o.scomportarse
C. [kənˈdʌkt] VI (Mus) → dirigir
D. [ˈkɒndʌkt] CPD conduct report N (Scol) → informe m de conducta

conduct [ˈkɒndʌkt] n (= behaviour) → conduite f
vt [kənˈdʌkt]
(= manage) [+ business] → mener
to conduct o.s. → se conduire, se comporter
(= carry out) [+ survey] → mener, conduire
[+ orchestra, choir] → diriger
(ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS) [+ electricity, heat] → être conducteur/trice
(= lead) [+ person] → conduire
conducted tour [kənˌdʌktɪdˈtʊər] n [region] → voyage m organisé; [building] → visite f guidée

conduct
n
(= behaviour)Verhalten nt, → Benehmen nt(towards gegenüber); (of children also)Betragen nt; (of prisoner)Führung f; the rules of conductdie Verhaltensregeln
(= management)Führung f; (of conference, commission of inquiry)Leitung f; (of investigation)Durchführung f; his conduct of the warseine Kriegsführung; their conduct of the campaigndie Art, wie sie die Kampagne durchführen/durchgeführt haben
vt
(= guide)führen; (ceremoniously) → geleiten (geh); conducted tour (of) (of country)Gesellschaftsreise f(durch); (of building)Führung f(durch)
(= direct, manage) war, campaign, correspondence, conversationführen; meeting, business alsoleiten; investigationdurchführen; private affairshandhaben; he conducted his own defenceer übernahm seine eigene Verteidigung
(Mus) → dirigieren
(Phys, Physiol) → leiten; lightningableiten, erden
vi
(Mus) → dirigieren
(Phys) → leiten
vrsich verhalten, sich benehmen; (prisoner)sich führen; her husband conducted himself abominablyihr Mann führte sich unmöglich auf

conduct [ɐn ˈkɒndʌkt; ɐvb kənˈdʌkt]
1. ncondotta
2. vt (gen) (Phys) → condurre; (guide) → accompagnare (Law) → presentare (Mus) → dirigere; (manage) → dirigere, amministrare
to conduct o.s. → comportarsi

conduct [ɐn ˈkɒndʌkt; ɐvb kənˈdʌkt]
1. ncondotta
2. vt (gen) (Phys) → condurre; (guide) → accompagnare (Law) → presentare (Mus) → dirigere; (manage) → dirigere, amministrare
to conduct o.s. → comportarsi

conduct
v conduct [kənˈdakt]
1 to lead or guide We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour. begelei يَقود съпровождам vést, provádět føre; lede führen (καθ)οδηγώ conducir, guiar giidi poolt juhtima هدایت کردن؛ سرپرستی کردن opastaa conduire לְהַדרִיך चलाना vođenje, vodstvo vezet memimpin fara með, fylgja condurre 案内する 안내하다 vesti, vadovauti vest; pavadīt mengendalikan leiden føre, lede prowadzić guiar a conduce руководить sprevádzať voditi voditi leda, anföra นำ yol göstermek 引導 вести; супроводити قیادت کرنا ، راستہ دکھانا hướng dẫn
2 to carry or allow to flow Most metals conduct electricity. gelei يوصِل، يَنْقُل добър проводник съм vést, vodit lede leiten είμαι αγωγός, μεταφέρω conducir juhtima انتقال دادن؛ عبور دادن johtaa être conducteur de לְהוֹלִיך प्रवाह की अनुमति देना upravljanje vezet mengantar leiða condurre 伝導する 전도하다 praleisti vadīt (siltumu, enerģiju) mengkonduksi geleiden lede przewodzić transmitir a fi conducător/conductor de проводить viesť prevajati (tok) provoditi leda นำ iletmek, geçirmek 傳導 проводити; бути провідником موصل ہونا dẫn (nhiệt, điện)
3 to direct (an orchestra, choir etc). dirigeer, begelei يَقودُ الأوركِسترا ръководя dirigovat dirigere dirigieren διευθύνω dirigir juhatama رهبری کردن johtaa diriger לְנָצֵח निर्देशन करना voditi, dirigirati vezet; vezényel memimpin stjórna dirigere 指揮する 이끌다 diriguoti diriģēt mengetuai dirigeren dirigere dyrygować dirigir a dirija дирижировать dirigovať dirigirati dirigovati dirigera ควบคุม yönetmek, idare etmek 指揮 диригувати ہدایات دینا (موسیقی کے طائفے کو) chỉ huy
4 to behave (oneself) He conducted himself well at the reception. gedra يَتَصَرَّفُ تَصَرُّفا حَسَنا، يَتَأَدَّب държа се chovat se opføre sig sich betragen συμπεριφέρομαι comportarse käituma مواظب رفتار خود بودن käyttäytyä se conduire לְהִתנַהֵג व्यवहार करना držanje, ponašanjevoditi, pratiti viselkedik bersikap haga sér comportarsi 振舞う 처신하다 elgtis uzvesties mengawal diri zich gedragen oppføre seg (skikkelig) zachowywać się comportar-se a se comporta вести (себя) správať sa obnašati se ponašati se uppföra (sköta) sig ประพฤติ davranmak, hareketlerini kontrol etmek 行為表現 поводитися اچھا سلوک کرنا cư xử
5 to manage or carry on (a business). 'n saak dryf, 'n onderneming eksploiteer يُدَبِّرُ شُؤون العَمَل водя řídit lede; drive betreiben διευθύνω dirigir juhatama, juhtima اداره کردن؛ اجرا کردن johtaa, hoitaa diriger לְנָהֵל संचालन करना voditi igazgat mengelola stÿra, stjórna dirigere 経営する 운영하다 atlikti, tvarkyti (reikalus) vadīt (uzņēmumu) mengendalikan voeren styre, lede prowadzić dirigir a dirija руководить riadiť upravljati voditi handha, sköta จัดการ yürütmek, yönetmek 經營 керувати انتظام و انصرام کرنا quản lý
[ˈkondakt] n
1 behaviour His conduct at school was disgraceful. gedrag, optrede سُلوك، تَصَرُّف държане chování opførsel das Betragen comportamiento käitumine رفتار käytös conduite הִתנָהָגוּת आचरण, बर्ताव vodstvo, upravljanje viselkedés perilaku hegðun comportamento 振舞い 행동 elgesys, elgsena uzvedība; uzvešanās perlakuan gedrag oppførsel, atferd, vandel, holdning zachowanie comportamento conduită поведение správanie vedenje ponašanje uppförande ความประพฤติ davranış, tavır 行為 поведінка سلوک ، رویہ، طرزعمل hạnh kiểm
2 the way in which something is managed, done etc the conduct of the affair. beheer; bestuur إدارَه، تَدْبير водене řízení, (pro)vedení udførelse; drift die Führung διεξαγωγή dirección, gestión juhtimine, teguviis اجرا؛ اداره hoito conduite נִהוּל @@@נִיהוּל$$$ संचालन upravljanje vezetés penanganan framkvæmd, stjórn condotta 運営 처리 tvarkymas vadīšana pengurusa bewindvoering, behandeling føring, førsel prowadzenie gestão dirijare ведение riadenie upravljanje vođenje handhavande, skötsel การจัดการ yürütme, yönetme 實施 керування طرز انتظام cách chỉ đạo
n conducted tour
begeleide جَوْلَه مُنَظَّمَه екскурзия с водач zájezd rundvisning; omvisning führen οργανωμένη εκδρομή visita guiada giidi poolt juhitud ringkäik گردش به همراه راهنما visite guidée, excursion טִיוּל מְאוּרגָן संचालित यात्रा putovanje s vodičem (vezetett) társasutazás, csoportos látogatás/kirándulás idegenvezetővel, csoportvezetés tur terpimpin visita turistica guidata ガイド付き観光旅行 안내인이 딸린 여행 organizuota išvyka ekskursija gida pavadībā lawatan berjadual begeleide reis a conduce экскурсия с гидом zájazd (turistická cesta) so sprievodcom tura s vodičem guidad tur การท่องเที่ยวที่มีผู้นำทาง rehberli tur 導覽 екскурсія з гідом انتظام شدہ دورہ tour du lịch
n conˈduction [-ʃən]
transmission of heat etc by a conductor. geleiding, konduksie تَوْصيلُ الحَرارَه прпводимост vedení ledning die Leitung μετάδοση θερμότητας μέσω αγωγού conducción juhtimine, juhtivus رسانش؛ هدایت johtaminen, johtuminen conduction הוֹלָכָה संवहन vodljivost (hő)vezetés pengantaran varmaleiðing conduzione 伝導 전도 laidumas vadītspēja; vadāmība pengkondksian geleiding ledning przewodnictwo condução conductibilitate, trans­mi­tere проводимость vedenie prevajanje (toplote) provođenje överföring, ledande การเป็นสื่อนำ iletim (透過導管)傳導(熱能等) електропровідність حرارت کا ایصال tính dẫn (nhiệt, điện)
n conˈductor
1 a thing that conducts heat or electricity Copper is a good conductor of heat. geleider, geleidraad موصِل للحَرارَه проводник vodič leder der Leiter αγωγός conductor juht رسانا johdin conducteur מוֹלִיך ताप अथवा विद्युत चालक vodič vezető penghantar leiðari conduttore 伝導体 도체 laidininkas vadītājs konduktor geleider varmeleder przewodnik condutor conductor проводник vodič prevodnik provodnik ledare, konduktor ตัวนำไฟฟ้า iletken (madde) 熱導管,電導體 провідник موصل chất dẫn (nhiệt, điện)
2 a director of an orchestra, choir etc. dirigent قائِدُ الأوركِسترا диригент dirigent dirigent der Dirigent διευθυντής (π.χ. ορχήστρας) director de orquesta dirigent رهبر kapellimestari chef d'orchestre מְנַצֵח निर्देशक dirigent karmester konduktor, dirigen stjórnandi direttore d'orchestra; direttore di un coro 指揮者 지휘자 dirigentas diriģents ketua orkestra dirigent dirigent dyrygent maestro dirijor дирижёр dirigent, -ka dirigent dirigent dirigent ผู้อำนวยเพลง orkestra/koro şefi 樂團或合唱團指揮 диригент آرکسٹرا کا ہدایت کار người chỉ huy dàn nhạc
3 (feminineconˈductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc a bus conductor. kondukteur قاطِعَةُ التَّذاكِر контрольор průvodčí konduktør der Schaffner εισπράκτορας cobrador; cobradora konduktor مسئول جمع آوری بلیط rahastaja receveur/-euse כַּרטִיסַן, כַּרטִיסָנִית परिचालक kondukterka kalauz(nő) kondektur vagnstjóri controllore 車掌 버스 안내양 konduktorius konduktors konduktor bas conducteur billettør, konduktør konduktor cobrador conductor кондуктор sprievodca sprevodnik kondukter konduktör ผู้เก็บค่าโดยสารบนรถ biletçi 公車收票員 кондуктор بس مین کرایہ لینے والا người soát vé
4 (American) a guard on a train. kondukteur حارِسُ على القِطار ж.п. кондуктор průvodčí, konduktér togfører der Zugbegleiter υπεύθυνος αμαξοστοιχίας jefe de tren vagunisaatja کنترل چی قطار konduktööri chef de train קוֹנדוּקטוֹר בַּרָכֶּבֶת कंडक्टर kondukter vonatkísérő kondektur lestarvörður controllore 車掌 열차 승무원 palydovas pavadonis (vagona) pengawal keretapi conducteur konduktør konduktor revisor a se comporta проводник sprievodca sprevodnik kondukter konduktör, tågmästare ยามรักษาการณ์บนรถไฟ kondüktör 列車員 провідник گاڑی کا گارڈ trưởng tàu

conduct يُوصِل provést udføre leiten διεξάγω conducir, llevar a cabo tehdä mener postupati condurre 行う ...을 실시하다 leiden føre zaprowadzić conduzir проводить uträtta จัดการ yürütmek thực hiện 引导


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