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41 towering
1) (very high: towering cliffs.) elevado, dominante2) ((of rage, fury etc) very violent or angry: He was in a towering rage.) intenso, extremotr['taʊərɪŋ]1 (tall) muy alto,-a, elevado,-a, dominante2 (rage) violento,-a, intenso,-a, extremo,-a3 (person) destacado,-a, dominantetowering ['taʊərɪŋ] adj: altísimo, imponenteadj.• elevado, -a adj.• muy alto adj.• muy grande adj.• muy violento adj.'taʊərɪŋadjective (before n)a) < buildingee> altísimob) <achievement/genius> destacado, sobresaliente['taʊǝrɪŋ]ADJ [peak, mountain] elevado, imponente; [building] muy alto, imponente por su altura; [figure] (in stature) imponente, altísimo; (in literature, arts etc) destacado, sobresaliente* * *['taʊərɪŋ]adjective (before n)a) <building/tree> altísimob) <achievement/genius> destacado, sobresaliente -
42 unparalleled
tr[ʌn'pærəleld]1 (of quality) incomparable, sin par2 (unprecedented) sin precedenteunparalleled [.ʌn'pærə.lɛld] adj: sin igualadj.• incomparable adj.• sin par adj.• sin precedente adj.'ʌn'pærəleldadjective <success/achievement> sin paralelo, sin precedentes, sin parangón; <failure/disaster> sin precedentes; < beauty> incomparable, sin igual, sin par (liter)[ʌn'pærǝleld]ADJ [opportunity, prosperity, event] sin precedentes, sin paralelo; [beauty, wit] sin par, incomparable* * *['ʌn'pærəleld] -
43 unrecognized
tr[ʌn'rekəgnaɪzd]1 (leader, talent) no reconocido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go unrecognized pasar desapercibido,-a, pasar sin ser reconocido,-a'ʌn'rekəgnaɪzda) ( not identified) <signature/danger> no identificadob) ( unacknowledged) <achievement/talent/claim> no reconocido['ʌn'rekǝɡnaɪzd]ADJ1) (=unnoticed) [talent, genius] desapercibido, no reconocidohe walked along the road unrecognized by passers-by — fue por la calle sin que los transeúntes le reconocieran
2) (Pol) [government, party, country] no reconocido* * *['ʌn'rekəgnaɪzd]a) ( not identified) <signature/danger> no identificadob) ( unacknowledged) <achievement/talent/claim> no reconocido -
44 hazaña
hazaña sustantivo femenino ( acción — heróica) great o heroic deed, exploit; (— de mucho esfuerzo) feat, achievement
hazaña sustantivo femenino deed, exploit ' hazaña' also found in these entries: Spanish: capaz - celebrar - incapaz English: accomplishment - achievement - daring - deed - exploit - feat -
45 realización
realización sustantivo femenino 1 ( de tarea) carrying out, execution (frml); (de sueños, deseos) fulfillment( conjugate fulfillment), realization 2 (Cin, TV) production
realización sustantivo femenino
1 (ejecución, elaboración) carrying out (consecución) achievement
2 TV production Cine direction ' realización' also found in these entries: Spanish: confección - cumplimiento - ejecución - operación - culminación English: accomplishment - achievement - execution - fruition - fulfillment - fulfilment - performance - production - realization -
46 academic
adjective (of or concerning study especially in schools, colleges etc: an academic career.) académicoacademic adj académicotr[ækə'demɪk]1 (gen) académico,-a2 (theoretical) teórico1 (scholar) académico,-a; (lecturer) profesor,-ra universitario,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLacademic year año académicoacademic [.ækə'dɛmɪk] adj1) : académico2) theoretical: teórico♦ academically [-mɪkli] advacademic n: académico m, -ca fadj.• académico, -a adj.• universitario, -a adj.n.• académico s.m.• estudiante s.m.,f.
I 'ækə'demɪk1)a) <career/record> académicoacademic year — ( in universities) año m académico; ( in schools) año m escolar
b) <child/student> intelectualmente capaz2) ( abstract) <question/debate> puramente teórico
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noun académico, -ca m,f[ˌækǝ'demɪk]1. ADJ1) (Scol, Univ) [ability, qualifications, achievement] académico2) (=scholarly) intelectualmente dotado3) (=theoretical) [question] (puramente) teórico, sin interés práctico; [debate] (puramente) teórico2.N académico(-a) m / f, profesor(a) m / f universitario(-a)3.CPDacademic advisor N — (US) jefe mf de estudios
academic dean N — (US) decano(-a) m / f
academic dress N — vestidura f universitaria
academic gown N — toga f
academic officers NPL — (US) personal m docente
academic rank N — (US) rango m académico
academic year N — (Univ) año m académico; (Scol) año m escolar
* * *
I ['ækə'demɪk]1)a) <career/record> académicoacademic year — ( in universities) año m académico; ( in schools) año m escolar
b) <child/student> intelectualmente capaz2) ( abstract) <question/debate> puramente teórico
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noun académico, -ca m,f -
47 achieve
ə' i:v(to gain or reach successfully: He has achieved his ambition.) conseguir, lograrachieve vb conseguir / logrartr[ə'ʧiːv]1 (finish) realizar, llevar a cabo2 (attain) lograr, conseguirv.• acabar v.• alcanzar v.• ejecutar v.• llevar a cabo v.• lograr v.• realizar v.ə'tʃiːva) ( accomplish) lograrb) ( attain) \<\<success/victory\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<aim\>\> lograr, conseguir*, alcanzar*; \<\<ambition\>\> hacer* realidad[ǝ'tʃiːv]1.VT (=reach) conseguir, alcanzar; (=complete) llevar a cabo; (=accomplish) realizarwhat do you hope to achieve by that? — ¿qué esperas lograr con eso?
2.VI (=be successful) avanzar, hacer progresosthe children are not achieving as they should — los niños no avanzan or hacen los progresos que debieran
* * *[ə'tʃiːv]a) ( accomplish) lograrb) ( attain) \<\<success/victory\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<aim\>\> lograr, conseguir*, alcanzar*; \<\<ambition\>\> hacer* realidad -
48 astonishing
adjective an astonishing sight.) asombroso, sorprendentetr[əs'tɒnɪʃɪŋ]1 asombroso,-a, sorprendenteastonishing [ə'stɑnɪʃɪŋ] adj: asombroso, sorprendente, increíble♦ astonishingly advadj.• asombrador adj.• asombroso, -a adj.• sorprendente adj.ə'stɑːnɪʃɪŋ, ə'stɒnɪʃɪŋ[ǝ'stɒnɪʃɪŋ]ADJ [achievement, coincidence, news] asombroso, pasmosoI find it astonishing that... — me asombra or pasma que... + subjun, me parece increíble que... + subjun
* * *[ə'stɑːnɪʃɪŋ, ə'stɒnɪʃɪŋ] -
49 awesome
adjective (causing awe: The waterfall was awe-inspiring; an awesome sight.) estremecedor, que infunde temor/respeto, que pone la piel de gallinatr['ɔːsʌm]1 imponente2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar alucinanteawesome ['ɔsəm] adj1) imposing: imponente, formidable2) amazing: asombrosoadj.• asombroso, -a adj.• aterrador adj.• pasmoso, -a adj.• terrible adj.'ɔːsəma) imponente, formidableb) (as interj) (AmE) impresionante!['ɔːsǝm]ADJ1) (=impressive) [sight, beauty] impresionante, imponente; [achievement] impresionante2) (=huge) [task, responsibility] abrumador3) (esp US) * (=excellent) formidable* * *['ɔːsəm]a) imponente, formidableb) (as interj) (AmE) impresionante! -
50 C
( written abbreviation) (Celsius or centigrade: 20°C (= twenty degrees Celsius/centigrade).) centígrado
C sustantivo masculino (centígrado or Celsius) C, Centigrade, Celsius C,
C, c sustantivo femenino (letra) C, c 'C' also found in these entries: Spanish: a. C. - c.c. - chaquetón - concreta - concreto - d. C - do - hacer - nota - sesear - seseo - a. de C. - ándele - arrumbar - c/ - cámara - cañón - casa - caudillo - ce - cenicienta - cercano - ciencia - círculo - ciudad - colegio - comisión - comunidad - congreso - cono - conquista - consejo - correo - corte - creación - creador - cruz - cta. - curso - C.V. - d. de C. - s. English: ad - BC - C - Co - district - limited - macaroni - maccaroni - Rd - St - vacant - abdication - abomination - absence - abuse - a/c - A/C - acceptance - accession - accident - accommodation - accompaniment - accomplishment - accord - achievement - acid - acquaintance - acquisition - acrylic - action - activity - AD - adaptation - addiction - addition - address - adjournment - adjustment - administration - admission - adoption - advance - advantage - adversity - affinity - affliction - age - agent - aggression - agonyctr['kɒpɪraɪt]————————ctr['sɜːkə]1 ( circa) hacia; (abbreviation) h————————ctr[sent]1 ( cent) céntimoC (note)n.• do (Música) s.m.
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c siː nouna) ( letter) C, c f
II
(= Celsius or centigrade) C20°C — 20°C
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[siː]N1) (=letter) C, c f2) (Mus)C — do m
C major/minor — do mayor/menor
C sharp/flat — do sostenido/bemol
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ABBR1) (Literat)= chapter cap., c., c/2) (Geog)= Cape3) = Celsius, Centigrade C4) (Pol)= Conservative
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ABBR1) (US)(Econ) = cent c2) = century S.3) = circa (=about) h.4) (Math)= cubic5) = carat qts., quil.* * *
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c [siː] nouna) ( letter) C, c f
II
(= Celsius or centigrade) C20°C — 20°C
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51 c
( written abbreviation) (Celsius or centigrade: 20°C (= twenty degrees Celsius/centigrade).) centígrado
C sustantivo masculino (centígrado or Celsius) C, Centigrade, Celsius C,
C, c sustantivo femenino (letra) C, c 'C' also found in these entries: Spanish: a. C. - c.c. - chaquetón - concreta - concreto - d. C - do - hacer - nota - sesear - seseo - a. de C. - ándele - arrumbar - c/ - cámara - cañón - casa - caudillo - ce - cenicienta - cercano - ciencia - círculo - ciudad - colegio - comisión - comunidad - congreso - cono - conquista - consejo - correo - corte - creación - creador - cruz - cta. - curso - C.V. - d. de C. - s. English: ad - BC - C - Co - district - limited - macaroni - maccaroni - Rd - St - vacant - abdication - abomination - absence - abuse - a/c - A/C - acceptance - accession - accident - accommodation - accompaniment - accomplishment - accord - achievement - acid - acquaintance - acquisition - acrylic - action - activity - AD - adaptation - addiction - addition - address - adjournment - adjustment - administration - admission - adoption - advance - advantage - adversity - affinity - affliction - age - agent - aggression - agonyctr['kɒpɪraɪt]————————ctr['sɜːkə]1 ( circa) hacia; (abbreviation) h————————ctr[sent]1 ( cent) céntimoC (note)n.• do (Música) s.m.
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c siː nouna) ( letter) C, c f
II
(= Celsius or centigrade) C20°C — 20°C
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[siː]N1) (=letter) C, c f2) (Mus)C — do m
C major/minor — do mayor/menor
C sharp/flat — do sostenido/bemol
II
ABBR1) (Literat)= chapter cap., c., c/2) (Geog)= Cape3) = Celsius, Centigrade C4) (Pol)= Conservative
III
ABBR1) (US)(Econ) = cent c2) = century S.3) = circa (=about) h.4) (Math)= cubic5) = carat qts., quil.* * *
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c [siː] nouna) ( letter) C, c f
II
(= Celsius or centigrade) C20°C — 20°C
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52 denigrate
'deniɡreit(to attack the reputation etc of: I'm not trying to denigrate her achievement.) denigrar, difanartr['denɪgreɪt]1 (person, character) denigrar; (achievements, efforts) menospreciarv.• denigrar v.'denɪgreɪttransitive verb (frml)a) \<\<character/person\>\> denigrarb) \<\<effort\>\> menospreciar['denɪɡreɪt]VT denigrar* * *['denɪgreɪt]transitive verb (frml)a) \<\<character/person\>\> denigrarb) \<\<effort\>\> menospreciar -
53 devalue
di:'vælju:(to reduce the value of (especially a currency): The government devalued the dollar.) devaluar, desvalorizartr[diː'væljʊː]1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (currency) devaluar, desvalorizar2 (person, achievement) subvalorarv.• desvalorizar v.• devaluar v.'diː'væljuːtransitive verb ( Fin) devaluar*['diː'væljuː]VT (Econ) devaluar; [+ person] subvalorar, subestimar* * *['diː'væljuː]transitive verb ( Fin) devaluar* -
54 devalued
[ˌdiː'væljuːd]ADJ [achievement, institution] devaluado; [person] subvalorado, subestimado -
55 distinction
- ʃən1) ((the making of) a difference: He makes no distinction between male and female employees with regard to pay.) distinción2) (a grade awarded that indicates outstanding ability or achievement: She passed her exams with distinction.) sobresalientedistinction n distincióntr[dɪ'stɪŋkʃən]1 (difference, contrast) diferencia, distinción nombre femenino3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ≈ matrícula de honor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto draw/make a distinction between something distinguir entre algodistinction [dɪ'stɪŋkʃən] n1) differentiation: distinción f2) difference: diferencia f3) excellence: distinción f, excelencia fa writer of distinction: un escritor destacadon.• brillo s.m.• cuantía s.f.• descuello s.m.• distinción s.f.• distingo s.m.• distintivo s.m.• sobresaliente s.m.• suposición s.f.dɪ'stɪŋkʃən1)a) c ( difference) distinción fwe must make o draw a distinction between... — debemos distinguir entre...
b) u ( act of differentiating) distinción f2)a) u (merit, excellence)a writer of distinction — un distinguido or destacado escritor
b) u ( distinguished appearance) distinción fhe has an air of distinction — tiene un aire distinguido or de distinción
c) c u ( mark of recognition) honor m, distinción fd) u c (BrE Educ) mención f especial[dɪs'tɪŋkʃǝn]N1) (=difference) distinción f2) (=eminence) distinción fto gain or win distinction — distinguirse (as como)
3) (Univ, Scol) sobresaliente m* * *[dɪ'stɪŋkʃən]1)a) c ( difference) distinción fwe must make o draw a distinction between... — debemos distinguir entre...
b) u ( act of differentiating) distinción f2)a) u (merit, excellence)a writer of distinction — un distinguido or destacado escritor
b) u ( distinguished appearance) distinción fhe has an air of distinction — tiene un aire distinguido or de distinción
c) c u ( mark of recognition) honor m, distinción fd) u c (BrE Educ) mención f especial -
56 dwarf
dwo:f
1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) enano2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) enano, duende
2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) empequeñecerdwarf n enanotr[dwɔːf]1 (gen) enano,-a1 enano,-a1 hacer parecer pequeño,-adwarf ['dwɔrf] vt1) stunt: arrestar el crecimiento de2) : hacer parecer pequeñoadj.• enano, -a adj.n.(§ pl.: dwarves or dwarfs) = arrancapinos s.m.• enano s.m.v.• empequeñecer v.• impedir el desarrollo de v.
I dwɔːrf, dwɔːf
II
transitive verb \<\<building\>\> hacer* parecer pequeño[dwɔːf]1.ADJ (gen) enano2.N(pl dwarfs or dwarves) [dwɔːvz] enano(-a) m / f3.VT (=dominate) [+ building, person] empequeñecer, hacer que parezca pequeño; [+ achievement] eclipsar4.CPDdwarf bean N — judía f enana, fríjol m
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I [dwɔːrf, dwɔːf]
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57 educational
1) (of education: educational methods.) educacional, docente2) (providing information: Our visit to the zoo was educational as well as enjoyable.)educational adj educativo / instructivotr[edjʊ'keɪʃənəl]1 educativo,-aeducational [.ɛʤə'keɪʃənəl] adj1) : docente, de enseñanzaan educational institution: una institución docente2) pedagogical: pedagógico3) instructional: educativo, instructivoadj.• docente adj.• educacional adj.• educativo, -a adj.• instructivo, -a adj.'edʒə'keɪʃṇəl, ˌedjʊ'keɪʃənḷa) < establishment> docente, de enseñanza; < toy> educativo, instructivob) ( instructive) instructivo[ˌedjʊ'keɪʃǝnl]1. ADJ1) (=instructive) [film, book, toy, visit] educativo, instructivo; [role] docente; [function] docente, educativo; [event, experience] educativo2) (=relating to education) [system] educativo, de enseñanza; [needs, opportunities, supplies, material] educativo; [establishment, institution] docente, de enseñanza; [achievement, qualification] académico; [standards] de educación; [policy] educacional, relativo a la educación; [methods] educativo, de educación; [theory] pedagógicofalling educational standards — estándares mpl de educación cada vez más bajos
2.CPDeducational adviser N — (Brit) (Scol, Admin) consejero(-a) m / f de enseñanza
educational psychologist N — psicopedagogo(-a) m / f
educational technology N — tecnología f educativa
educational television N — televisión f educativa
* * *['edʒə'keɪʃṇəl, ˌedjʊ'keɪʃənḷ]a) < establishment> docente, de enseñanza; < toy> educativo, instructivob) ( instructive) instructivo -
58 exceptional
adjective ((negative unexceptional) unusual; remarkable: exceptional loyalty; His ability is exceptional.) excepcionalexceptional adj excepcionaltr[ɪk'sepʃənəl]1 excepcional, extraordinario,-aexceptional [ɪk'sɛpʃənəl] adj: excepcional, extraordinario♦ exceptionally advadj.• excepcional adj.ɪk'sepʃṇəl, ɪk'sepʃənḷadjective excepcional[ɪk'sepʃǝnl]1.ADJ [courage, ability, circumstances] excepcional; [achievement, performance] extraordinario, excepcional2.CPDexceptional child N — (US) (Scol) (=gifted) niño(-a) m / f superdotado(-a); (=handicapped) niño(-a) m / f que requiere una atención diferenciada
* * *[ɪk'sepʃṇəl, ɪk'sepʃənḷ]adjective excepcional -
59 fantastic
1) (unbelievable and like a fantasy: She told me some fantastic story about her father being a Grand Duke!) fantástico2) (wonderful; very good: You look fantastic!) fantásticofantastic adj fantástico / maravillosotr[fæn'tæstɪk]1 fantástico,-afantastic [fæn'tæstɪk] adj1) unbelievable: fantástico, increíble, extraño2) enormous: fabuloso, inmensofantastic sums: sumas fabulosas3) wonderful: estupendo, fantástico, bárbaro fam, macanudo fam♦ fantastically [-tɪkli] advadj.• fantástico, -a adj.• quimérico, -a adj.fæn'tæstɪk1)a) ( wonderful) (colloq) fantástico, estupendob) ( enormous) fabuloso, fantástico2)a) ( incredible) < story> absurdo, increíbleb) ( unrealistic) < plan> descabellado3) ( based on fantasy) < literature> fantástico[fæn'tæstɪk]ADJ1) * (=fabulous, terrific) [person, achievement, opportunity, news] fantástico, estupendo, regio (LAm) *, macanudo (S. Cone) *, chévere (Col, Ven) *it's fantastic to see you again! — ¡qué alegría verte de nuevo!
you look fantastic! — (=healthy) ¡qué buen aspecto tienes!; (=attractive) ¡qué guapo estás!
2) * (=huge) [amount, profit, speed] increíble3) (=exotic) [creature, world] fantástico; [shapes, images] extraño4) (=improbable) [story, idea] fantástico* * *[fæn'tæstɪk]1)a) ( wonderful) (colloq) fantástico, estupendob) ( enormous) fabuloso, fantástico2)a) ( incredible) < story> absurdo, increíbleb) ( unrealistic) < plan> descabellado3) ( based on fantasy) < literature> fantástico -
60 feat
fi:t(an impressive act or achievement: Building the pyramids was a brilliant feat of engineering.) hazaña, proezafeat n hazaña / proezatr[fiːt]1 proeza, hazañafeat ['fi:t] n: proeza f, hazaña fn.• acción s.f.• acción notable s.f.• habilidad s.f.• hazaña s.f.• hecho (de armas) s.m.• proeza s.f.fiːtnoun hazaña f, proeza f[fiːt]N hazaña f, proeza f* * *[fiːt]noun hazaña f, proeza f
См. также в других словарях:
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