What does pauta in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word pauta in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pauta in Spanish.

The word pauta in Spanish means standard, pattern, stave, staff, lined sheet, ruled sheet, instructions, draw lines on, draw staffs, provide guidelines for. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pauta

standard, pattern

nombre femenino (norma, modelo, ejemplo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vida ejemplar de su madre fue la pauta que los guió por el buen camino.
The exemplary life of their mother was the standard (or: pattern) that kept them on the right path.

stave, staff

nombre femenino (música: pentagrama) (music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el siglo XVI, el pentagrama, o pauta de cinco líneas, se impuso como partitura de uso común para toda clase de música.
In the XVI century, the pentagram, or five line staff, was established as common sheet music for all types of music.

lined sheet, ruled sheet

nombre femenino (papel rayado, falsilla) (paper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Puse una pauta debajo la hoja blanca para guiarme por sus renglones al escribir.
I put a lined sheet of paper under the white one to guide me while I wrote.

instructions

nombre femenino (medicina: receta)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Tienes que seguir las pautas a la hora de administrar las dosis.
You have to follow the instructions when administering the shot.

draw lines on

verbo transitivo (trazar líneas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Es mejor pautar el papel para que aprendas a escribir derecho.
It's better to draw lines on the paper so that you learn to write straight.

draw staffs

verbo transitivo (líneas del pentagrama)

Pauta las hojas para escribir las notas.
Draw staffs on the sheets to write the notes.

provide guidelines for

verbo transitivo (figurado (marcar normas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Son los jefes los que pautan la forma de trabajar.
It is the bosses who provide guidelines for completing the work.

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