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1 quality
'kwolətiplural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; (also adjective) quality goods.) calidad2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) cualidadquality n1. calidad2. cualidadtr['kwɒlɪtɪ]1 (degree of excellence) calidad nombre femenino2 (attribute) cualidad nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLquality control control nombre masculino de calidadquality goods género de calidad, productos nombre masculino plural de calidadquality newspapers prensa de calidad1) nature: carácter m2) attribute: cualidad f3) grade: calidad fof good quality: de buena calidadn.• calaña s.f.• calibre s.m.• calidad s.f.• casta s.f.• cualidad s.f.• estofa s.f.• laya s.f.• metal s.m.• raza s.f.
I 'kwɑːləti, 'kwɒləti1) u c ( degree of excellence) calidad fof poor/excellent quality — de calidad inferior/de primera calidad
good/poor quality products — productos de buena calidad/de calidad inferior
2) c ( characteristic) cualidad f
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['kwɒlɪtɪ]1. N1) (=standard, high standard) calidad fof good/high quality — de buena/alta calidad
of poor/low quality — de mala/baja calidad
2) (=personal attribute) cualidad fleadership qualities — cualidades fpl de líder
3) (=physical property) propiedad f4) (=nature, character) cualidad f5) (=tone) [of sound, voice] timbre m, tono m6)the qualities — (Brit) (Press) * la prensa seria, los periódicos serios
2.CPD [product, work] de calidad; [newspaper] serioquality control N — control m de calidad
quality controller N — controlador(a) m / f de calidad
quality newspaper N — periódico m serio
See:see cultural note BROADSHEETS AND TABLOIDS in broadsheetquality time N — tiempo dedicado a la familia y a los amigos
I need to spend some quality time with my children — necesito pasar tiempo disfrutando con mis hijos
if you don't spend quality time studying you won't learn very much — si no dedicas tiempo en serio a estudiar no aprenderás mucho
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I ['kwɑːləti, 'kwɒləti]1) u c ( degree of excellence) calidad fof poor/excellent quality — de calidad inferior/de primera calidad
good/poor quality products — productos de buena calidad/de calidad inferior
2) c ( characteristic) cualidad f
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2 alto
'æltəuplural - altos; noun((a singer having) a singing voice of the lowest pitch for a woman.) contralto
alto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo1 ‹pared/montaña› high;b) [ESTAR]:◊ ¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!;está tan alta como yo she's as tall as me now 2 (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] high;b) [estar]:la marea está alta it's high tide; los pisos más altos the top floors; salgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands in the air; con la moral bastante alta in pretty high spirits; en lo alto de la montaña high up on the mountainside; en lo alto del árbol high up in the tree; por todo lo alto in style 3 (en cantidad, calidad) high; productos de alta calidad high-quality products; tirando por lo alto at the most 4 5 ( delante del n)c) ( en nombres compuestos)◊ alta burguesía sustantivo femeninoupper-middle classes (pl); alta costura sustantivo femenino haute couture; alta fidelidad sustantivo femenino high fidelity, hi-fi; alta mar sustantivo femenino: en alta mar on the high seas; flota/pesca de alta mar deep-sea fleet/fishing; alta sociedad sustantivo femenino high society; alta tensión sustantivo femenino high tension o voltage; alto cargo sustantivo masculino ( puesto) high-ranking position; ( persona) high-ranking official;◊ alto mando sustantivo masculinohigh-ranking officer
alto 2 adverbio 1 ‹volar/subir› high 2 ‹ hablar› loud, loudly;
alto 3 interjección halt!;◊ ¡alto el fuego! cease fire!
alto 4 sustantivo masculino 1a) ( altura)tiene tres metros de alto it's three meters high 2a) (parada, interrupción):alto el fuego (Esp) (Mil) cease-fireb) (Méx) (Auto):( un stop) to go through the stop sign
alto,-a 2
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1 (que tiene altura: edificio, persona, ser vivo) tall
2 (elevado) high
3 (sonido) loud
en voz alta, aloud, in a loud voice (tono) high-pitched
4 (precio, tecnología) high
alta tensión, high tension
5 (antepuesto al nombre: de importancia) high-ranking, high-level: es una reunión de alto nivel, it's a high-level meeting
alta sociedad, high society ➣ Ver nota en aloud II sustantivo masculino
1 (altura) height: ¿cómo es de alto?, how tall/high is it?
2 (elevación del terreno) hill
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1 high, high up
2 (sonar, hablar, etc) loud, loudly: ¡más alto, por favor!, louder, please!
tienes que poner el horno más alto, you must turn the oven up ➣ Ver nota en high
Locuciones: la boda se celebró por todo lo alto, the wedding was celebrated in style
alto 1 sustantivo masculino (interrupción) stop, break ' alto' also found in these entries: Spanish: alta - así - barrio - caer - colmo - cómo - ella - fuerte - horno - listón - medir - media - monte - ojo - pasar - relativamente - riesgo - superior - suprimir - suspender - tacón - tono - última - último - vida - vocinglera - vocinglero - buzo - contralto - cuello - funcionario - grande - hablar - imaginar - individuo - lo - nivel - redondear - saltar - salto - subir - taco - tanto - todo - torre English: above - aloud - alto - arch - atop - blast-furnace - brass - ceasefire - discount - foreigner - gloss over - halt - height - high - high-end - high-level - high-powered - inflated - labour-intensive - laugh - lifestyle - loud - omission - overhead - overlook - pass down - pass over - peak - polo neck - second - senior - short - sing up - small - soar - speak up - stop - tall - top - top-level - top-secret - topmost - tree-house - turtleneck - unemployment - up - upper - uppermost - world - alofttr['æltəʊ]n.• contralto s.m.
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adjective alto['æltǝʊ]1.N (=instrument, male singer) alto m ; (=female singer) contralto f2.ADJ alto3.CPDalto saxophone N — saxofón m alto
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3 calidad
calidad sustantivo femenino 1 (de producto, servicio) quality; productos de mala calidad poor-quality products; calidad de vida quality of life 2 ( condición): en su calidad de presidente in his capacity as president
calidad sustantivo femenino quality Locuciones: de calidad, high quality
de mala calidad, poor quality
de primera calidad, first-class
en calidad de, as: asistió al juicio en calidad de testigo, he appeared at the trial as a witness ' calidad' also found in these entries: Spanish: categoría - como - concepto - condición - control - cutre - desastre - excepcional - extra - fina - fino - gratuidad - grosera - grosero - índice - inferior - ínfima - ínfimo - inigualable - lindeza - lisura - media - mediana - mediano - medio - primera - primero - proporción - santidad - singularidad - telebasura - test - timo - tintorro - voto - acreditar - alto - bajar - bajo - bien - competir - de - decaer - degradar - desigual - elevado - insuperable - intermedio - ir - loza English: absence - adequate - appalling - capacity - decline - dodgy - excellence - fine - grade - high-end - letter-quality - membership - money - order - par - passable - pathetic - poor - prime - produce - property - quality - quality control - raise - ropey - ropy - second-class - shoddiness - shoddy - slip - standard - substandard - superior - third-rate - top - touch - trashy - unbeatable - uneven - up to - value - variable - world-class - advisory - high- - high - inferior - low - second
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