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'ænsistə, ]( American) -ses-American - ancestress; noun(a person who was a member of one's family a long time ago and from whom one is descended.) antepasado; antepasada- ancestry
ancestor n antepasadotr['ænsəstəSMALLr/SMALL]1 antepasadoancestor ['æn.sɛstər] n: antepasado m, -da f; antecesor m, -sora fn.• antecesor s.m.• antepasado s.m.• ascendiente s.m.'ænsestər, 'ænsestə(r)['ænsɪstǝ(r)]N1) (=person) antepasado(-a) m / f2) (fig) [of machine, idea, organization] antecesor(a) m / f, predecesor(a) m / f* * *['ænsestər, 'ænsestə(r)] -
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nCOMP&DP of node antepasado m -
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s.primer antepasado. -
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s.antepasado propio, antepasado adecuado, antecesor propio. -
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antepasado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹año/semana› before last■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ancestor
antepasado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino ancestor ' antepasado' also found in these entries: Spanish: antecesor - antecesora - antepasada - ascendiente - progenitor English: ancestor -
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progenitor
◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino(f) ( madre) mother
progenitor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (padre) father (madre) mother
2 progenitores, parents ' progenitor' also found in these entries: Spanish: progenitoratr[prəʊ'ʤenɪtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (ancestor) progenitor,-ra; (forerunner) precursor,-ran.• genitor s.m.• progenitor s.m.[prǝʊ'dʒenɪtǝ(r)]N progenitor m -
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antecesor
( antepasado) ancestor
antecesor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (en un cargo) predecessor: mi antecesor cometió muchos errores de cálculo, my predecessor made a lot of computational errors
2 usu pl (antepasado) ancestor: mis antecesores llegaron aquí hace unos cien años, my ancestors arrived here around one hundred years ago ' antecesor' also found in these entries: Spanish: antecesora English: predecessor -
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ascendiente sustantivo masculino y femenino ( antepasado) ancestor
ascendiente
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II sustantivo masculino influence: el párroco tiene mucho ascendiente sobre su madre, the priest has great influence over his mother -
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1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) distante, alejado, lejos (de)2) (not close: a distant relation.) distante3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distante, fríodistant adj lejano / remototr['dɪstənt]1 (place) lejano,-a, distante, remoto,-a, apartado,-a; (time, past) lejano,-a, remoto,-a; (look) distraído,-a, ausente; (cousin, relative) lejano,-a2 (cold, aloof) distante, frío,-adistant ['dɪstənt] adj1) far: distante, lejano2) remote: distante, lejano, remoto3) aloof: distante, fríoadj.• apartado, -a adj.• arrinconado, -a adj.• ausente adj.• distante adj.• esquivo, -a adj.• lejano, -a adj.• ligero, -a adj.'dɪstənt1)a) ( in space) <spot/country> distante, lejanob) ( in time)in the distant past/future — en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano
3) < relative> lejano; <resemblance/connection> remoto4)a) ( aloof) distante, fríob) ( absentminded) <expression/tone> ausente, ido['dɪstǝnt]ADJ•
the school is 2km distant from the church — la escuela está a 2km (de distancia) de la iglesia•
in a distant part of the country — en una remota región del país•
we had a distant view of the sea — veíamos el mar a lo lejos2) (in time) [future, past, ancestor] lejanoin the not too or very distant future — en un futuro no demasiado or no muy lejano
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in the distant past — en un lejano pasado, en un pasado remoto•
at some distant point in the future — en algún momento del futuro lejano3) (=not closely related) [relative, cousin] lejano; [connection] remoto4) (=aloof) [person, manner, voice] distante5) (=removed)all this seems so distant from the Spain of today — todo esto parece muy alejado de la realidad española de hoy, todo esto parece no tener nada que ver con la España de hoy
Steve gradually became more distant from reality — poco a poco, Steve se iba alejando cada vez más de la realidad
he has become somewhat distant from the day-to-day operations of the department — se ha distanciado un tanto de las operaciones diarias del departamento
6) (=distracted) [person, look] ausente* * *['dɪstənt]1)a) ( in space) <spot/country> distante, lejanob) ( in time)in the distant past/future — en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano
3) < relative> lejano; <resemblance/connection> remoto4)a) ( aloof) distante, fríob) ( absentminded) <expression/tone> ausente, ido -
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'pri:disesə, ]( American) 'pre-1) (someone who has had a particular job or position before: He was my predecessor as manager.) predecesor2) (an ancestor: My predecessors came from Scotland.) antepasado, antecesortr['priːdɪsesəSMALLr/SMALL]1 predecesor,-ra, antecesor,-rapredecessor ['prɛdə.sɛsər, 'pri:-] n: antecesor m, -sora f; predecesor m, -sora fn.• antecesor s.m.• predecesor s.m.'predəsesərnoun predecesor, -sora m,f['priːdɪsesǝ(r)]N predecesor(a) m / f, antecesor(a) m / f* * *['predəsesər]noun predecesor, -sora m,f -
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rə'mout1) (far away in time or place; far from any (other) village, town etc: a remote village in New South Wales; a farmhouse remote from civilization.) remoto2) (distantly related: a remote cousin) lejano3) (very small or slight: a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on.) remoto•- remotely- remoteness
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remote adj remoto / aisladotr[rɪ'məʊt]1 (far away) remoto,-a, lejano,-a2 (lonely) aislado,-a, apartado,-a3 (person) distante, inaccesible4 (possibility) remoto,-a, muy pequeño,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot the remotest idea ni la más mínima idearemote control mando a distancia1) far-off: lejano, remotoremote countries: países remotosin the remote past: en el pasado lejano2) secluded: recóndito3) : a distancia, remotoremote control: control remoto4) slight: remoto5) aloof: distanteadj.• ajeno, -a adj.• apartado, -a adj.• lejano, -a adj.• remoto, -a adj.rɪ'məʊtadjective -ter, -test1)a) (in space, time) <place/part> remotob) <cause/connection> remotoc) (aloof, abstracted) distante2) ( slight) <possibility/hope/resemblance> remoto[rɪ'mǝʊt]1. ADJ(compar remoter) (superl remotest)1) (=distant) [village, spot, area] remoto, apartado; [star, galaxy] lejano, remoto; [relative, ancestor, descendant] lejanoin the remotest parts of Africa — en las partes más remotas or más apartadas de África
the remote past/future — el pasado/futuro remoto
it's remote from any towns — está muy lejos or muy apartado de cualquier ciudad
events which seem remote from our daily lives — hechos que parecen muy alejados de nuestras vidas cotidianas
2) (=removed) lejano, remotothese events seem remote from contemporary life — estos sucesos parecen estar alejados de la vida contemporánea
what he said was rather remote from the subject in hand — lo que dijo no tenía mucha relación con el tema que se trataba
3) (=aloof) [person, manner, voice] distante4) (=slight) [possibility, chance, prospect, hope] remoto; [risk, resemblance] ligero; [connection] remoto5) (=remote-controlled) a distancia2.3.CPDremote access N — (Comput) acceso m remoto
remote control N — (=system) control m remoto; (=device) mando m a distancia, telemando m
remote learning N — (Educ) educación f a distancia
remote sensing N — detección f a distancia
* * *[rɪ'məʊt]adjective -ter, -test1)a) (in space, time) <place/part> remotob) <cause/connection> remotoc) (aloof, abstracted) distante2) ( slight) <possibility/hope/resemblance> remoto -
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1) (a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor: the tribes of Israel.) tribu2) (a group of families, especially of a primitive or wandering people, ruled by a chief: the desert tribes of Africa.) tribu•- tribal- tribesman
tribe n tributr[traɪb]1 tribu nombre femeninotribe ['traɪb] n: tribu fn.• tribu s.f.• tropel s.m.traɪbnoun tribu f[traɪb]N (Anthropology, Zool) tribu f ; (fig) (=family) familia f ; pej (=group) tribu f, pandilla f, horda f* * *[traɪb]noun tribu f -
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antecesor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (en un cargo) predecessor: mi antecesor cometió muchos errores de cálculo, my predecessor made a lot of computational errors
2 usu pl (antepasado) ancestor: mis antecesores llegaron aquí hace unos cien años, my ancestors arrived here around one hundred years ago -
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antepasado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino ancestor
См. также в других словарях:
ancestor — an·ces·tor n 1 a: a person from whom an individual is descended: ascendant b: a person from whom an estate descends compare heir 2: one that precedes ancestor in title … Law dictionary
ancestor — ancestor, progenitor, forefather, forebear mean a person from whom one is descended. Ancestor, especially in genealogical and in historical use, implies lineal descent through one’s father or mother {he had three ancestors who were judges} but it … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Ancestor — An ces*tor, n. [OE. ancestre, auncestre, also ancessour; the first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. anc[^e]tre, fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. acc. antecessorem, fr. antecedere to go before; ante… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ancestor — [an′ses΄tər; ] also [, an′səstər, an′sistər] n. [ME & OFr ancestre < L antecessor, one who goes before < pp. of antecedere < ante , before + cedere, to go] 1. any person from whom one is descended, esp. one earlier in a family line than… … English World dictionary
ancestor — ancestor. См. предок. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
ancestor — (n.) c.1300, ancestre, antecessour, from O.Fr. ancestre (12c., Mod.Fr. ancêtre), from L.L. antecessor predecessor, lit. foregoer, agent noun from pp. stem of L. antecedere to precede, from ante before (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + ce … Etymology dictionary
ancestor — [n] predecessor in family antecedent, antecessor, ascendant, forebear, forefather, foregoer, foremother, forerunner, founder, precursor, primogenitor, progenitor; concept 414 Ant. descendant … New thesaurus
ancestor — ► NOUN 1) a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended. 2) something from which a later species or version has evolved. DERIVATIVES ancestral adjective ancestrally adverb ancestress noun. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
Ancestor — An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, great grandparent, great great grandparent, great great great grandparent, great great great great grandparent, and so forth).Two individuals have a genetic… … Wikipedia
ancestor — 01. My [ancestors] came to this country from Asia thousands of years ago. 02. The sabre tooth tiger is an early [ancestor] of the domestic cat. 03. In my culture, we pray to our [ancestors] every day. 04. The native people have asked the museum… … Grammatical examples in English
ancestor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ direct ▪ The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner. ▪ immediate ▪ ancient, distant, early, remote … Collocations dictionary