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émulo

English translation: emulator

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Spanish term or phrase:émulo
English translation:emulator
Entered by: Sheila Hardie

05:11 Nov 1, 2001
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical
Spanish term or phrase: émulo
émulo de su maestro
subi febres-cordero
émulo
Explanation:
The saga continues...!! I am still not convinced that emulator cannot be used outside of the IT context. I have found the following in several websites. I am a wee bit confused with all the emulators! Maybe I need an emulator for my brain so it can emulate my computer?!

Sheila



According to my CD-ROM Oxford Spanish dictionary:


émulo -la m, f (frml) emulator


emulador m emulator

emular fiA1 vt

a (frml) (imitar) to emulate (frml)

b (Inf) to emulate


According to the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary:
.

Main Entry: em.u.la.tor
Pronunciation: 'em-y&-"lA-t&r
Function: noun
Date: 1589
1 : one that emulates
2 : hardware or software that permits programs written for one computer to be run on another usually newer computer



 Go
Main Entry: 1em·u·late
Pronunciation: 'em-y&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing
Etymology: Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari, from aemulus rivaling
Date: 1582
1 a : to strive to equal or excel b : IMITATE; especially : to imitate by means of an emulator
2 : to equal or approach equality with



Main Entry: em·u·lous
Pronunciation: 'em-y&-l&s
Function: adjective
Date: 1535
1 a : inspired by or deriving from a desire to emulate b : ambitious or eager to emulate
2 obsolete : JEALOUS
- em·u·lous·ly adverb
- em·u·lous·ness noun


Main Entry: em·u·la·tion
Pronunciation: "em-y&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
Date: 1542
1 obsolete : ambitious or envious rivalry
2 : ambition or endeavor to equal or excel others (as in achievement)
3 a : IMITATION b : the use of or technique of using an emulator
- em·u·la·tive /'em-y&-"lA-tiv/ adjective
- em·u·la·tive·ly adverb


According to The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
emulous
 
SYLLABICATION: em·u·lous
PRONUNCIATION:   my-ls
ADJECTIVE: 1. Eager or ambitious to equal or surpass another. 2. Characterized or prompted by a spirit of rivalry. 3. Obsolete Covetous of power or honor; envious.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin aemulus. See aim- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: emu·lous·ly —ADVERB
emu·lous·ness —NOUN


emulate
 
SYLLABICATION: em·u·late
PRONUNCIATION:   my-lt
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates
1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated. 2. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with. 3. Computer Science To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.
ADJECTIVE: Obsolete (-lt) Ambitious; emulous.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin aemulr, aemult-, from aemulus, emulous. See emulous.
OTHER FORMS: emu·lative —ADJECTIVE
emu·lative·ly —ADVERB
emu·lator —NOUN


According to the Cambridge International Dictionary of English online version:
emulate
verb [T] 
to copy something achieved by (someone else) and try to do it as well as or better than they have 
People often try to emulate their favourite pop singers or movie stars.
emulation
noun [U] 
Today's desktop publishing systems offer a very good emulation of conventional printing methods.
Selected response from:

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 15:24
Grading comment
Sheila, you always go the extra mile, and I appreciate it.
Thanks!
Subi

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Summary of answers provided
5 +2emulous
Paul Stevens
5 +1emulous
Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
4 +1émulo
Sheila Hardie
4 +1émulo
Sheila Hardie
4emulator
Sheila Hardie
4he is the equal of his master
Archipelago (X)
3emulator
yans


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
emulator


Explanation:
an emulator

HTH

Sheila

Oxford dictionary

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 15:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1383

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): Sorry Sheila! "emulator" es "emulador" (Programa informático)
2 hrs
  -> my dictionary gives that definition, maybe that's correct in Spain?
agree  Nikki Graham: emulator has been around since the late 16th century +`means a person who emulates
6 hrs
  -> Thanks:)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
emulous


Explanation:
It is an adjective rather than a noun.

As a noun, only "emula", meaning rival or competitor exists, not "emulo".

Ref: Collins Spanish-English dictionary.

HTH

Paul Stevens
Local time: 14:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 729

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nikki Graham: it is both. My Collins gives rival/competitor as the translation of the noun
15 mins
  -> Having looked again, I see that emulo (m.) does also exsit
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): #:)
43 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  Oso (X): Excellent! ¶:^)
1 hr
  -> Gracias
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
émulo


Explanation:
I am pretty sure émulo can be used as a noun. I have found numerous websites where is does not appear to be used as an adjective. I found a lot in a long poem! Please see below. I hope this helps someone!

Sheila




http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/english/ctxt/dq_dictionar...
émula emulator [I9]


émulo rival



http://www.creatis-tech.com/tutoriales/correo1.htm

INTRODUCCIÓN

El correo electrónico ("E-Mail" o"Electronic Mail" en inglés) es la segunda herramienta más usada de la Red Internet (la primera, es sin lugar a dudas actualmente, la navegación por la World Wide Web). Es un servicio de Internet que permite enviar mensajes que contengan esencialmente texto, a cualquier parte del mundo en solo unos minutos.
Es el émulo electrónico del correo postal. Tradicionalmente para enviar una carta por el correo postal uno debía conocer el nombre y dirección del destinatario, ir a una estafeta postal; luego la compañía postal se encargaba de hacer llegar dicha carta al buzón del destinatario, el cual, luego de retirarlo lo leía


http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Hispanic_Studies/gongora/ba...

SOLEDADES

AL DUQUE DE BÉJAR

al duro robre, al pino levantado
-émulos vividores de las peñas-
las formidables señas
20 del oso que aun besaba,
atravesado acero,


del Termodonte
émulo el arroyuelo desatado
de aquel fragoso monte-



a glorïoso pino,
émulo vago del ardiente coche
del Sol, este elemento

el padre de los dos; émulo cano
del sagrado Nereo, no ya tanto
porque a la par de los escollos vive,

purpúreo caracol, émulo bruto
del rubí más ardiente,
cuando, solicitada del rüido,
el nácar a las flores fía torcido


http://www.angelfire.com/az2/puertorico/prpoesiavd1.html



Canta, si eres poeta,
mis regios esplendores;
si émulo de Murillo, surja de tu paleta
la copia de mis llanos, mis cumbres y mis flores,
y haz, si, mentor, diriges la cándida niñez,
que de la patria sea gloria, y orgullo, y prez."


http://www.hemerodigital.unam.mx/ANUIES/itam/estudio/estudio...

En 1978 fueron dadas a conocer, nada menos que por la casa Bruguera, las noveles de Patricia Wenworth, anunciada como "la nueva Agatha Christie": la detective de esta escritora, Miss Silver, es en efecto una respetable émulo de Miss Marple, tan tradicional como ella.

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 15:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1383

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Graham
4 hrs
  -> Thanks:)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
emulous


Explanation:
Hi: just to confirm Paul's answer.

"emulous
adj.
1. desiring or aiming to equal or surpass another; competitive.
2. characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation.
3. Archaic. envious or jealous.
[from Latin aemulus rivalling.."

Saludos #:)


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/
Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
Uruguay
Local time: 10:24
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 113

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oso (X): Gimme FIVE!!! ¶:^)))
25 mins
  -> choque esa pata! #:)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
émulo


Explanation:
The saga continues...!! I am still not convinced that emulator cannot be used outside of the IT context. I have found the following in several websites. I am a wee bit confused with all the emulators! Maybe I need an emulator for my brain so it can emulate my computer?!

Sheila



According to my CD-ROM Oxford Spanish dictionary:


émulo -la m, f (frml) emulator


emulador m emulator

emular fiA1 vt

a (frml) (imitar) to emulate (frml)

b (Inf) to emulate


According to the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary:
.

Main Entry: em.u.la.tor
Pronunciation: 'em-y&-"lA-t&r
Function: noun
Date: 1589
1 : one that emulates
2 : hardware or software that permits programs written for one computer to be run on another usually newer computer



 Go
Main Entry: 1em·u·late
Pronunciation: 'em-y&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing
Etymology: Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari, from aemulus rivaling
Date: 1582
1 a : to strive to equal or excel b : IMITATE; especially : to imitate by means of an emulator
2 : to equal or approach equality with



Main Entry: em·u·lous
Pronunciation: 'em-y&-l&s
Function: adjective
Date: 1535
1 a : inspired by or deriving from a desire to emulate b : ambitious or eager to emulate
2 obsolete : JEALOUS
- em·u·lous·ly adverb
- em·u·lous·ness noun


Main Entry: em·u·la·tion
Pronunciation: "em-y&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
Date: 1542
1 obsolete : ambitious or envious rivalry
2 : ambition or endeavor to equal or excel others (as in achievement)
3 a : IMITATION b : the use of or technique of using an emulator
- em·u·la·tive /'em-y&-"lA-tiv/ adjective
- em·u·la·tive·ly adverb


According to The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
emulous
 
SYLLABICATION: em·u·lous
PRONUNCIATION:   my-ls
ADJECTIVE: 1. Eager or ambitious to equal or surpass another. 2. Characterized or prompted by a spirit of rivalry. 3. Obsolete Covetous of power or honor; envious.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin aemulus. See aim- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: emu·lous·ly —ADVERB
emu·lous·ness —NOUN


emulate
 
SYLLABICATION: em·u·late
PRONUNCIATION:   my-lt
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates
1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated. 2. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with. 3. Computer Science To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.
ADJECTIVE: Obsolete (-lt) Ambitious; emulous.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin aemulr, aemult-, from aemulus, emulous. See emulous.
OTHER FORMS: emu·lative —ADJECTIVE
emu·lative·ly —ADVERB
emu·lator —NOUN


According to the Cambridge International Dictionary of English online version:
emulate
verb [T] 
to copy something achieved by (someone else) and try to do it as well as or better than they have 
People often try to emulate their favourite pop singers or movie stars.
emulation
noun [U] 
Today's desktop publishing systems offer a very good emulation of conventional printing methods.

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 15:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1383
Grading comment
Sheila, you always go the extra mile, and I appreciate it.
Thanks!
Subi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Graham
2 hrs
  -> Thanks again!:)
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
emulator


Explanation:
I would rather use emulator (of his master)instead of emulous.This would be the translation: émulo=emulator
emulador= emulous or emulator.
Good luck!!

emulate:
-To strive to equal or surpass in qualities or actions.
-To copy.
-To vie with.
-To come forward as a rival of.
emulator-n

emulous-ádj desiring or aiming to imitate, equal or surpass onother.

émulo-émula or emulador-emuladora can both mean the same. The difference lies in that émulo/la is used as a noun whereas emulador/ra can be used as a noun as well as an adjective.

yans
Argentina
Local time: 10:24
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he is the equal of his master


Explanation:
Cuyas gives: competitor, rival, emulator

Archipelago (X)
Local time: 22:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 14
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