association

an organization or group of people who have the same interests, job, etc.

asociación, organización, grupo

• a/an association for something

Collocations trade association · charity association

• He is a member of the local business association.

  Es miembro de la asociación empresarial local.

a connection or relationship between two things or people

asociación, conexión, relación

• an association between A and B

Collocations association with a place/person · association of ideas

• There is no association between the two events.

  No hay ninguna asociación entre los dos eventos.

a memory or feeling that you have when you think about something

asociación, recuerdo, sentimiento

• an association with a place/person

Collocations association of an event with another · association of a smell with a memory

• The smell brought back associations from her childhood.

  El olor le trajo recuerdos de su infancia.

a team or group of people who play a sport together

equipo, asociación, club

• an association for something

Collocations football association team · basketball association league

• The association won the championship.

  La asociación ganó el campeonato.

a legal agreement or contract between two people or organizations

acuerdo, contrato, convenio

• an association with somebody/something

Collocations association agreement · business association contract

• They signed an association for the joint venture.

  Firmaron un acuerdo para la asociación de la empresa conjunta.

the process of thinking about something and making connections between ideas or things

asociación mental, conexión, relación

• make associations

Collocations mental association of ideas · association of concepts

• He made a mental association between the two theories.

  Hizo una asociación mental entre las dos teorías.

the process of connecting physical objects or parts together

asociación física, conexión, unión

• make associations

Collocations physical association of components · association of parts

• The machine's parts are designed to make physical associations.

  Las partes de la máquina están diseñadas para hacer asociaciones físicas.

a scientific theory or model that explains how things are connected in nature

teoría científica, modelo, explicación

• an association for something

Collocations scientific association theory · association model of behavior

• The new scientific association explains the phenomenon.

  La nueva teoría científica explica el fenómeno.