source

the place where something comes from or starts

origen, fuente

• a source of sth

Collocations source of information · source of inspiration

• The river is the main source of water for the town.

  El río es la principal fuente de agua para el pueblo.

to provide or supply something, especially information or help

proporcionar, suministrar

• source sth for sb/sth

Collocations source parts for a car · source information from various sources

• The company sources its products from all over the world.

  La empresa obtiene sus productos de todo el mundo.

the beginning or start of something

inicio, comienzo

• at the source

Collocations source of a problem · source of an issue

• We need to address the source of the conflict.

  Necesitamos abordar la raíz del conflicto.

a supply or amount of something that is available to be used

suministro, provisión

• source of sth

Collocations water source · food source

• The village relies on a single water source.

  El pueblo depende de una única fuente de agua.

the person who writes or creates something, such as a book, article, or piece of music

autor, creador

• source of sth

Collocations source of an idea · source of a story

• The source of the poem is unknown.

  La autoría del poema es desconocida.

the program or file that contains instructions for a computer to follow

código fuente, programa

• source code

Collocations source code of a program · source file

• The source code was written in Python.

  El código fuente se escribió en Python.

a person or organization that provides information to the media, especially for news stories

fuente de información, informante

• source of sth

Collocations news source · media source

• The newspaper got the story from an anonymous source.

  El periódico obtuvo la historia de una fuente anónima.

to find and employ people to work for a company or organization

contratar, emplear

• source sth

Collocations source staff · source candidates

• The company sources its employees from local colleges.

  La empresa contrata a sus empleados de las universidades locales.