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A slant in judgment, direction or shape that takes something away from a straight course.

Examples

  • Cortaron una sesga triangular para ampliar la prenda.
    They cut a triangular gore to widen the garment.
  • Cortó la pieza siguiendo el sesgo del tejido.
    She cut the piece along the bias of the fabric.
  • El marco quedó con un ligero sesgo.
    The frame ended up with a slight slant.
  • La respuesta llegó acompañada de una expresión sesga.
    The answer came with a stern expression.
  • Su mirada sesga preocupó a los demás.
    Her stern look worried the others.

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giro
grave
oblicuidad
prejuicio
tendencia
parcialidad
cariz
rumbo
inclinación
diagonal

Meanings

Bias

noun
judgement
neutral
A systematic tilt in judgment, selection or measurement that favours one outcome.

Examples

  • El estudio presenta un sesgo en la selección de pacientes.
    The study has a bias in patient selection.
  • Debemos reconocer nuestros sesgos al contratar.
    We must recognise our biases when hiring.
  • El reportaje muestra un sesgo político evidente.
    The report shows an obvious political bias.
  • Un sesgo de memoria afectó a las respuestas.
    A memory bias affected the answers.
  • El algoritmo puede reproducir sesgos humanos.
    The algorithm may reproduce human biases.

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Turn in direction

noun
direction
neutral
The course or character that an event or conversation takes.

Examples

  • La conversación tomó un sesgo inesperado.
    The conversation took an unexpected turn.
  • El debate adquirió un sesgo más personal.
    The debate took a more personal turn.
  • Nadie previó el sesgo que tomó la negociación.
    No one foresaw the direction the negotiation would take.
  • La historia dio un sesgo trágico al final.
    The story took a tragic turn at the end.
  • El proyecto tomó un sesgo distinto tras la reunión.
    The project took a different direction after the meeting.

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Oblique angle

noun
geometry
neutral
An angle or cut that runs diagonally rather than straight.

Examples

  • El sesgo de la tela permite que caiga mejor.
    The fabric’s bias helps it hang better.
  • Cortó la pieza siguiendo el sesgo del tejido.
    She cut the piece along the bias of the fabric.
  • El camino tiene un sesgo hacia el río.
    The path slants towards the river.
  • El marco quedó con un ligero sesgo.
    The frame ended up with a slight slant.
  • Se nota el sesgo en el borde de la tabla.
    The slant is visible along the board’s edge.

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Slanting

adjective
geometry
neutral
Set or cut at an oblique angle.

Examples

  • Necesitamos un corte sesgo en esta esquina.
    We need a slanting cut at this corner.
  • La línea sesga cruzaba el dibujo.
    The diagonal line crossed the drawing.
  • Colocaron la pieza sesga sobre la mesa.
    They placed the piece at a slant on the table.
  • Una rama sesga tapaba parte de la ventana.
    A slanting branch hid part of the window.
  • El tejado tiene un borde sesgo.
    The roof has a slanted edge.

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Stern-faced

adjective
expression
literary
Having a grave or serious expression, chiefly in literary description.

Examples

  • Entró con gesto sesgo y no saludó.
    He entered with a stern expression and did not greet anyone.
  • Su mirada sesga preocupó a los demás.
    Her stern look worried the others.
  • Mantuvo un semblante sesgo durante la reunión.
    He kept a grave face throughout the meeting.
  • La respuesta llegó acompañada de una expresión sesga.
    The answer came with a stern expression.
  • El retrato muestra un rostro sesgo.
    The portrait shows a stern face.

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Triangular panel

noun
sewing
technical
A triangular piece of fabric sewn into a garment to make it wider or fuller.

Examples

  • La costurera añadió una sesga al vestido.
    The dressmaker added a gore to the dress.
  • Las sesgas dieron más vuelo a la falda.
    The gores made the skirt fuller.
  • Cortaron una sesga triangular para ampliar la prenda.
    They cut a triangular gore to widen the garment.
  • La sesga se unió a la costura lateral.
    The gore was attached to the side seam.
  • En ese patrón, cada sesga se cose por separado.
    In that pattern, each gore is sewn separately.

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Etymology

From Spanish sesgar, “to cut or turn obliquely”.

FAQ

What does sesgo usually mean?

A bias that tilts judgment or results toward one side.

Can sesgo refer to statistics?

Yes. A sample can contain a systematic bias.

What does al sesgo mean?

It means diagonally or on the bias.

Is sesgo also an adjective?

Yes. It can describe something slanting and, in literary use, a stern expression.

Is sesgo masculine?

As a noun it is usually el sesgo; the adjective has feminine sesga.

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