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1 dramatic
1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) dramático2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) impresionante, espectacular3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) dramático, teatraldramatic adj dramáticotr[drə'mætɪk]1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL dramático,-a, teatral2 (moment, escape, development, event, announcement) emocionante, dramático,-a; (change, reduction, recovery) impresionante, espectacular, drástico,-a3 (entrance, pause) teatral, afectado,-a, histriónico,-adramatic [drə'mæt̬ɪk] adj: dramático♦ dramatically [-t̬ɪkli] advadj.• cómico, -a adj.• dramático, -a adj.• drástico, -a adj.• espectacular adj.drə'mætɪk1)a) ( Theat) (before n) dramático, teatralb) ( exaggerated) <pause/entrance> dramático, histriónico2)b) ( momentous) <events/development> dramático[drǝ'mætɪk]1. ADJ1) (=marked) [increase, rise, decline] espectacular; [change] radical, drástico; [improvement] espectacular, impresionante; [effect] espectacular, dramático2) (=exciting) [entrance] espectacular, teatral; [escape] espectacular; [decor] de gran efecto, efectista3) (Theat) [works, film] dramático, teatraldramatic art — arte m dramático
2.CPDdramatic society N — club m de teatro
* * *[drə'mætɪk]1)a) ( Theat) (before n) dramático, teatralb) ( exaggerated) <pause/entrance> dramático, histriónico2)b) ( momentous) <events/development> dramático -
2 progressive
- siv1) (developing and advancing by stages: a progressive illness.) progresivo2) (using, or favouring, new methods: progressive education; The new headmaster is very progressive.) progresivo3) ((grammar) (also continuous) (of a verb tense or form) indicating an activity that is, was, or will be continuing at some period of time: The progressive form of a verb is be + verb-ing (= be + present participle) (eg is working, was waiting, have been dancing).) progresivotr[prə'gresɪv]1 (increasing) progresivo,-a2 (favouring progress) progresista1 progresista nombre masulino o femeninoprogressive [prə'grɛsɪv] adj1) : progresistaa progressive society: una sociedad progresista2) : progresivoa progressive disease: una enfermedad progresiva4) : progresivo (en gramática)adj.• progresista adj.• progresivo, -a adj.n.• progresista s.m.,f.prə'gresɪv1) <attitude/thinker/measure> progresistaa progressive school — ( Educ) una escuela activa
2) <deterioration/improvement> progresivo[prǝ'ɡresɪv]1. ADJ1) (=increasing) progresivo2) (Pol) progresista2.N (=person) progresista mf* * *[prə'gresɪv]1) <attitude/thinker/measure> progresistaa progressive school — ( Educ) una escuela activa
2) <deterioration/improvement> progresivo -
3 culture
1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) cultura2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) cultura3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) cultura4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) cultivo5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) cultivo•- cultural- cultured
culture n culturatr['kʌlʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) cultura2 (growth) cultivo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLculture gap diferencia culturalculture shock choque nombre masculino culturalculture vulture devorador,-ra de culturaculture ['kʌlʧər] n1) cultivation: cultivo m2) refinement: cultura f, educación f, refinamiento m3) civilization: cultura f, civilización fthe Incan culture: la cultura incan.• cultivo s.m.• cultura s.f.• lectura s.f.v.• cultivar v.
I 'kʌltʃər, 'kʌltʃə(r)1) c u ( civilization) cultura f; (before n)culture shock — choque m cultural or de culturas
2) u ( intellectual activity) cultura f3) c u (Agr, Biol) cultivo m
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transitive verb cultivar['kʌltʃǝ(r)]1. N1) (=the arts) cultura f ; (=civilization) civilización f, cultura f2) (=education, refinement) cultura fshe has no culture — carece de cultura, es una inculta
3) (Agr) (=breeding) cría f ; [of plants etc] cultivo m2.VT [+ tissue etc] cultivar3.CPDculture clash N — choque m de culturas, choque m cultural
culture fluid N — caldo m de cultivo
culture gap N — vacío m cultural
culture medium N — caldo m de cultivo
culture shock N — choque m cultural
culture vulture * N — hum cultureta * mf
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I ['kʌltʃər, 'kʌltʃə(r)]1) c u ( civilization) cultura f; (before n)culture shock — choque m cultural or de culturas
2) u ( intellectual activity) cultura f3) c u (Agr, Biol) cultivo m
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4 personal
1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) personal2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) personal3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) en persona4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) indiscreto, maleducado, ofensivopersonal adj1. personal2. personal / privado
personal adjetivo personal; ■ sustantivo masculino (de fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff ( sing or pl); estamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed
personal
I adjetivo personal
una carta personal, a private letter
II sustantivo masculino (trabajadores) staff, personnel ' personal' also found in these entries: Spanish: consignar - contingente - dato - efecto - escala - interés - jefa - jefe - lavandería - llave - objeto - particular - pasar - placa - plana - plano - presente - primar - privada - privado - abandonar - ampliación - ampliar - aseo - auxiliar - bien - citar - computadora - consultorio - coqueto - defensa - dejadez - dejado - despedir - diario - falta - historial - insuficiencia - intimidad - número - palacio - patrimonio - PC - planilla - plantilla - reducción - tarjeta - uno English: accustom - achievement - agree - appreciate - averse - balloon - battle - cleanliness - computer - dear - decision - decision making - delay - despite - diary - dodge - employ - excuse - exploit - first-hand - gap - heart-to-heart - love - maintenance staff - mate - myself - neglect - office staff - PA - pc - personal - personal best - personal computer - personal pronoun - personally - personnel - personnel department - personnel management - private - private income - put off - referee - self-improvement - self-interest - short-staffed - staff - staff meeting - staff training - staffing - strengthtr['pɜːsənəl]1 (private) personal, privado,-a2 (own) particular, personal3 (individual) personal4 (physical - appearance) personal; (hygiene) íntimo,-a, personal5 (in person) en persona■ the Prime Minister made a personal visit el Primer Ministro realizó una visita de carácter privado6 (rude) ofensivo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get personal hacer alusiones personalespersonal assistant secretario,-a personalpersonal best SMALLSPORT/SMALL mejor marcapersonal computer ordenador nombre masculino personalpersonal effects efectos nombre masculino plural personalespersonal pronoun pronombre nombre masculino personalpersonal property propiedad nombre femenino privadapersonal stereo walkman nombre masculinopersonal ['pərsənəl] adj1) own, private: personal, particular, privadofor personal reasons: por razones personales2) : en personato make a personal appearance: presentarse en persona, hacerse acto de presencia3) : íntimo, personalpersonal hygiene: higiene personal4) indiscreet, prying: indiscreto, personaladj.• corporal adj.• en persona adj.• mobiliario, -a adj.• personal adj.• privado, -a adj.• privativo, -a adj.n.• remitido s.m.
I 'pɜːrsṇəl, 'pɜːsənḷ1)b) ( private) personalthis is a personal matter — éste es un asunto privado or personal
c) ( individual) <account/loan> personalpersonal identification number — número m de identificación personal, PIN m
2)a) ( in person) < appearance> en personab) ( physical) < hygiene> íntimo; < appearance> personalit's nothing personal, but... — no tengo nada contra ti (or ella etc), pero...
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noun (AmE) anuncio m personal['pɜːsnl]1. ADJ1) (=individual) personal•
I know from personal experience that it's not easy — sé por experiencia personal que no es fácil•
to have/take a personal interest in sth — tener un interés personal en or por algo, interesarse personalmente en or por algo•
my personal opinion is that... — en mi opinión personal...•
are you willing to take personal responsibility for her? — ¿estás dispuesto a responsabilizarte personalmente de ella?•
if you continue with this investigation you do so at great personal risk — si continúa con esta investigación correrá usted un gran riesgo contra su persona2) (=private) personalpersonal — (on letter) confidencial
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they don't allow personal calls on the office phone — no permiten que se hagan llamadas particulares en el teléfono de la oficina•
this was a personal matter, something between us two — este era un asunto personal, algo entre nosotros dos•
two telephones, one for personal use and the other for business — dos teléfonos, uno para uso personal y el otro para los negocios3) (=in person) [visit, interview] en persona4) (=against the person) [abuse, insult] de carácter personal•
there's no need to get personal — no hace falta llevar las cosas al terreno personal•
I have nothing personal against him — no tengo nada personal en contra suya•
to make personal remarks (about sb) — hacer comentarios de carácter personal acerca de or sobre algn5) (=physical) personal2.N (US) (Journalism) (=advert) anuncio m personal, aviso m personal (LAm)3.CPDpersonal account N — (Econ) cuenta f personal
personal ad * N — anuncio m personal, aviso m personal (LAm)
personal allowance N — (for tax) desgravación f personal
personal assets NPL — bienes mpl muebles
personal assistant N — ayudante mf personal (to de)
personal best N — (Sport) marca f personal
personal bodyguard N — guardaespaldas mf inv personal
personal care N — (for the elderly or infirm) asistencia f personal
personal chair N (Brit) —
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to have a personal chair — ser titular de una cátedrapersonal cleanliness N — higiene f personal, aseo m personal
personal column N — (Brit) (for births, deaths and marriages) (páginas fpl) sociales fpl (y necrológicas); (for lonely hearts) (sección f de) anuncios mpl personales
personal computer N — ordenador m or (LAm) computadora f personal
personal details NPL — (=name, address) datos mpl personales
please fill in your personal details on the attached form — por favor, rellene el formulario adjunto con sus datos personales
personal digital assistant N — agenda f electrónica, PDA m
personal effects NPL — efectos mpl personales
personal finance N — finanzas fpl personales
personal foul N — falta f personal
personal growth N — crecimiento m personal
personal identification number N — número m de identificación personal
personal income N — ingresos mpl personales
personal income tax N — impuesto m sobre la renta de las personas físicas
personal injury N — daños mpl y perjuicios
personal insurance N — seguro m personal
personal loan N — préstamo m personal
personal organizer N — (paper) agenda f personal; (electronic) agenda f personal electrónica
personal pronoun N — pronombre m personal
personal property N — (Jur) bienes mpl (muebles); (private) cosas fpl personales
personal relationships NPL — relaciones fpl personales
personal secretary N — secretario(-a) m / f personal
personal security N — (=safety) seguridad f personal; (on loan) garantía f personal
personal shopper N — asistente mf personal de compras
personal stereo N — Walkman ® m, equipo m de música personal
personal trainer N — preparador(a) m / f
personal tuition N — clases fpl particulares
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I ['pɜːrsṇəl, 'pɜːsənḷ]1)b) ( private) personalthis is a personal matter — éste es un asunto privado or personal
c) ( individual) <account/loan> personalpersonal identification number — número m de identificación personal, PIN m
2)a) ( in person) < appearance> en personab) ( physical) < hygiene> íntimo; < appearance> personalit's nothing personal, but... — no tengo nada contra ti (or ella etc), pero...
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noun (AmE) anuncio m personal
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