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adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) primer, primero2) (best: in prime condition.) óptimo, perfecto
2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) flor de la vida, plenitud- primary- primarily
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- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time
3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.) horas de máxima audiencia
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verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) cebar- primertr[praɪm]1 (main, chief) principal, primero,-a; (major) primordial2 (first-rate - meat) de primera (calidad); (example, location) excelente3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL primo1 (best time of life) flor nombre femenino de la vida1 (engine, pump, bomb) cebar; (surface, wood) imprimar, preparar2 figurative use (person) preparar, enseñar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in one's prime / be in the prime of life estar en la flor de la vidaprime cost coste nombre masculino de producciónPrime Minister primer,-a ministro,-aprime time horas nombre femenino plural de máxima audiencia1) : cebarto prime a pump: cebar una bomba2) prepare: preparar (una superficie para pintar)3) coach: preparar (a un testigo, etc.)prime adj1) chief, main: principal, primero2) excellent: de primera (categoría), excelenteprime nthe prime of one's life : la flor de la vidaadj.• de primera clase adj.• fundamental adj.• primero, -a adj.• primo, -a adj.• principal adj.• selecto, -a adj.n.• flor s.f.• primavera s.f.v.• aparejar v.• aprestar v.• cebar v.• imprimar v.• instruir v.• preparar v.
I praɪmadjective (no comp)a) ( major) principalto be of prime importance — ser* de primordial or fundamental importancia
b) ( first-rate) <example/location> excelente; < cut> de primera (calidad)in prime condition — <athlete/racehorse> en óptimas condiciones; <car/antique> en excelente estado
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to be in one's prime o in the prime of life — estar* en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad
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a) ( prepare for painting) \<\<wood/metal\>\> aplicar* una capa de imprimación or de base a; \<\<canvas\>\> preparar, aprestarb) \<\<pump/gun\>\> cebarc) ( brief) preparar[praɪm]1. ADJ1) (=major, main) [cause, objective, target] principalthe/a prime cause of stress in the workplace — la principal causa/una de las principales causas de estrés en el trabajo
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the prime candidate to take over his job is May Reid — May Reid es la candidata con más posibilidades de sustituirle en el puesto•
our prime concern is public safety — nuestra mayor or principal preocupación es la seguridad ciudadana•
to be of prime importance — ser de primordial importancia, ser de fundamental importancia2) (=top-quality, excellent) [real estate, property] de primera; [ingredient, cut] de primera (calidad)•
to be in prime condition — [cattle, fruit, car] estar en perfecto estado; [athlete] estar en plena forma3) (=classic) perfecto4) (Math) [number] primo2. N1) (=best years)•
when trade unionism was in its prime — cuando el sindicalismo estaba en su apogeoto be in one's prime or in the prime of life — [person] estar en la flor de la vida
to be cut off or cut down in one's prime — morir en la flor de la vida
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he's past his prime — ya ha dejado atrás los mejores años de su vidathe hotel was past its prime — hum el hotel ya había dejado atrás sus días de gloria
2) (Rel) prima f3. VT1) (prior to painting) imprimar, preparar; (with primer) aplicar una capa de imprimación a; (with undercoat) aplicar una capa de (pintura) base a; (with anticorrosive) aplicar una capa de pintura anticorrosiva a2) (prior to use) [+ gun, pump] cebar- prime the pumphe was willing to prime the pump by offering finance — estaba dispuesto a ofrecerse a financiarlo para que saliera adelante
public investment is the best way of priming the pump of economic activity — la inversión pública es la mejor forma de promover la actividad económica
3) (=prepare) [+ student, politician, soldier] preparar4) (with drink)he primed himself for the interview with a stiff whisky — se tomó un whisky fuerte como preparación para la entrevista
4.CPDprime cost N — coste m neto, coste m de producción
prime factor N — factor m primordial, factor m principal
the prime meridian N — (Geog) el meridiano de Greenwich
prime minister N — primer(a) ministro(-a) m / f
prime ministership N — (=period of office) mandato m como primer ministro; (=office) cargo m de(l) primer ministro
prime mover N — (=person) promotor(a) m / f ; (Philos) primer motor m
a prime mover in Middle East events — una de las promotoras de los acontecimientos en el Oriente Medio
prime number N — (Math) número m primo
prime rate N — tipo m de interés preferencial
prime lending rate — tipo m de interés preferencial sobre los préstamos
prime time N — (TV) horas fpl de máxima or mayor audiencia
prime-timethe programme was repeated in prime time — el programa se repitió a una de las horas de máxima or mayor audiencia
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I [praɪm]adjective (no comp)a) ( major) principalto be of prime importance — ser* de primordial or fundamental importancia
b) ( first-rate) <example/location> excelente; < cut> de primera (calidad)in prime condition — <athlete/racehorse> en óptimas condiciones; <car/antique> en excelente estado
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to be in one's prime o in the prime of life — estar* en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad
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a) ( prepare for painting) \<\<wood/metal\>\> aplicar* una capa de imprimación or de base a; \<\<canvas\>\> preparar, aprestarb) \<\<pump/gun\>\> cebarc) ( brief) preparar -
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- leit1) (to control: We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.) regular2) (to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc: Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately?) regularregulate vb regulartr['regjʊleɪt]2 (impose rules) reglamentar, regularv.• ajustar v.• arreglar v.• compasar v.• normalizar v.• reglamentar v.• regular v.• tasar v.'regjəleɪt, 'regjʊleɪta) \<\<speed/temperature/prices\>\> regularto regulate one's life/habits — poner* orden en su (or mi etc) vida
b) ( Law) \<\<industry/profession\>\> regularc) \<\<apparatus/instrument\>\> regular['reɡjʊleɪt]VT1) (=control) [+ expenditure, prices, temperature, level, pressure] regular2) (=make rules for) [+ industry, products] regularself-regulatinga new body to regulate TV advertising — un nuevo organismo que regula la publicidad que se emite por televisión
3) (Tech) [+ machine, mechanism] regular* * *['regjəleɪt, 'regjʊleɪt]a) \<\<speed/temperature/prices\>\> regularto regulate one's life/habits — poner* orden en su (or mi etc) vida
b) ( Law) \<\<industry/profession\>\> regularc) \<\<apparatus/instrument\>\> regular
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