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up·date  (p-dt)
tr.v. up·dat·ed, up·dat·ing, up·dates
To bring up to date: update a textbook; update the files.
n. (pdt)
1. Information that updates something.
2. The act or an instance of bringing something up to date.
3. An updated version of something.

update
vb [ʌpˈdeɪt] (tr)
to bring up to date
n [ˈʌpˌdeɪt]
the act of updating or something that is updated
updateable  adj
updater  n
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Noun1.update - news that updates your informationupdate - news that updates your information  
news, tidings, word, intelligence - information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
Verb1.update - modernize or bring up to dateupdate - modernize or bring up to date; "We updated the kitchen in the old house"
modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
2.update - bring up to dateupdate - bring up to date; supply with recent information
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
3.update - bring to the latest state of technologyupdate - bring to the latest state of technology
computer technology - the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers
modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

update
verb
1. bring up to date, improve, correct, renew, revise, upgrade, amend, overhaul, streamline, modernize, rebrand an updated edition of the book
2. brief, advise, inform, report to, fill in, notify, clue in (informal), apprise, bring up to date, explain the situation to, give details to, keep posted, bring up to speed (informal) We'll update you on the day's top news stories.
Translations
update
A. [ʌpˈdeɪt] VTponer al día
to update sb on sthponer a algn al corriente or al tanto de algo
B. [ˈʌpdeɪt] Npuesta f al día; (updated version) → versión f actualizada
news updateúltimas noticias fpl
he gave me an update onme puso al día con respecto a ..., me puso al corriente or al tanto de ...

update [ʌpˈdeɪt]
vt
[+ schedule, records] → mettre à jour, remettre à jour; [+ edition, software] → mettre à jour, remettre à jour, actualiser
[+ person] → mettre au courant
to update sb on sth → mettre qn au courant de qch
[ˈʌpdeɪt] n
(on information, news)mise f à jour
a weather update → un bulletin météo actualisé, un bulletin météo mis à jour
a football results update → les derniers résultats du football
a news update → les dernières nouvelles
(COMPUTING) [software] → mise f à jour, remise f à jour, actualisation f

update
vtaktualisieren; file, book also, personauf den neuesten Stand bringen; to update somebody on somethingjdn über etw (acc)auf den neuesten Stand bringen
nAktualisierung f; (= updated version)Neufassung f; (of software package)Update nt; (= progress report)Bericht m; can you give me an update on …?können Sie mich bezüglich … (gen)auf den neuesten Stand bringen?

update [ʌpˈdeɪt] vtaggiornare

update
v update [apˈdeit]
to make (something) suitable for the present time by adapting it to recent ideas etc Dictionaries constantly need to be updated. bywerk يُعَصْرِن ، يُحَدِّث المَعْلومات осъвременявам dovést do současnosti opdatere auf den neusten Stand bringen ενημερώνω, εκσυγχρονίζω actualizar, poner al día kaasajastama به روز کردن ajanmukaistaa mettre à jour לְעַדכֵּן आधुनिक बनाना ažurirati korszerűsít, frissít endurnÿja aggiornare 新らしくする 갱신하다 atnaujinti, papildyti (ką) naujausiais duomenimis modernizēt; precizēt; koriģēt mengemas kini bijwerken ajourføre, oppdatere aktualizować actualizar a updata, a aduce la zi пересматривать и дополнять doplniť o najnovšie informácie; zmodernizovať, aktualizovať posodobiti modernizovati uppdatera ทำให้ทันสมัย güncelleştirmek 跟上時代 приводити у відповідність з вимогами сучасності جديد تقاضے کے مطابق بنانا cập nhật, hiện đại hóa

update يَجعَله عصريا aktualizace opdatere aktualisieren ενημερώνω actualizar päivittää mettre à jour modernizirati aggiornare 更新する 갱신하다 bijwerken oppdatere uaktualnić actualizar, atualizar обновлять uppdatera ทำให้ทันสมัย güncellemek cập nhật 更新


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