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1 inquest
'inkwest(a legal inquiry into a case of sudden and unexpected death.) investigación, pesquisatr['ɪnkwest]1 investigación nombre femenino judicial, encuesta judicial2 familiar investigación nombre femeninoinquest ['ɪn.kwɛst] ninquiry, investigation: investigación f, averiguación f, pesquisa f (judicial)n.• diligencias previas s.f.pl.• encuesta s.f.• inquisición s.f.• investigación s.f.'ɪnkwestnoun investigación f, pesquisa f judicial['ɪnkwest]N1) (Jur) investigación f, pesquisa f judicial; (by coroner) investigación llevada a cabo para averiguar las causas de una muerte violente o sospechosa2) (fig)they held an inquest into or on their election defeat — realizaron un análisis en profundidad de su derrota electoral
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2 inquest
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3 inquest
s.1 investigación (ley); análisis, evaluación (in politics, business)2 investigación judicial, indagatoria, averiguación, encuesta judicial.3 indagación, investigación, pesquisa, examinación. -
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s.encuesta judicial, indagatoria de pesquisidor. -
5 matrimonial inquest
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6 post-mortem inquest
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7 mayor
meə, ]( American) 'meiər((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) alcalde- mayoress- lord mayor
mayor n alcalde / alcaldesa
mayor adjetivo 1a) ( comparativo de‹ beneficio› greater; a mayor escala on a larger scale; un número mayor que 40 a number greater than 40b) ( superlativo de◊ grande): el mayor número de accidentes the greatest o highest number of accidents;su mayor preocupación her greatest o biggest worry; a la mayor brevedad posible as soon as possible; la mayor parte de los estudiantes most students, the majority of students 2 ( en edad) mayor que algn older than sbb) ( superlativo):◊ es la mayor de las dos she is the older o elder of the two;mi hijo mayor my eldest o oldest sond) ( adulto):cuando sea mayor when I grow up; ser mayor de edad (Der) to be of age; soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please 3 ( en nombres) ( principal) main; 4 (Mús) major 5 (Com): ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq); mis/tus mayores my/your elders; mayor de edad person who is legally of age
mayor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) larger, bigger: necesitas una talla mayor, you need a larger size (superlativo) largest, biggest: ésa es la mayor, that is the biggest one
2 (comparativo de grado) greater: su capacidad es mayor que la mía, his capacity is greater than mine
la ciudad no tiene mayor atractivo, the town isn't particularly appealing (superlativo) greatest: ésa es la mayor tontería que he oído nunca, that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard
3 (comparativo de edad) older: es mayor que tu madre, she is older than your mother (superlativo) oldest
el mayor de los tres, the oldest one 4 está muy mayor, (crecido, maduro) he's quite grown-up (anciano) he looks old
ser mayor de edad, to be of age (maduro) old: es un hombre mayor, he's an old man
eres mayor para entenderlo, you are old enough to understand it
5 (principal) major, main: tu mayor responsabilidad es su educación, the thing that's most important to you is her education; la calle mayor, the main street
6 Mús major
7 Com al por mayor, wholesale
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mil major 2 mayores, (adultos) grownups, adults (ancianos) elders Locuciones: al por mayor, wholesale
ir/pasar a mayores, to become serious: discutió con su marido, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores, she had an argument with her husband but they soon forgot about it ' mayor' also found in these entries: Spanish: abundar - adicta - adicto - afán - alcalde - alcaldía - almacén - amable - brevedad - burgomaestre - calle - caza - colegio - confluencia - desarrollar - edad - engrandecer - escaparate - estado - Excemo. - Excmo. - fuerza - gruesa - grueso - hacer - hacerse - inri - obra - osa - palo - persona - plana - polemizar - predilección - re - safari - salir - sol - teniente - vender - venta - abuelo - ama - anhelo - atractivo - audiencia - cazar - ciudad - compás - de English: act - address - adult - big - bomb - bulk - capacity - cash-and-carry - claw back - densely - dipper - dormitory - elaborate - elder - eldest - few - frisky - grow up - growing - high street - hill - inquest - lion - little - main - major - mayor - mostly - much - nominee - often - old - outflow - outweigh - over - part - perpendicular - residence - senior - sergeant major - spur - staff - trade price - utmost - wholesale - wholesale trade - wholesaler - worship - abject - cashtr[meəSMALLr/SMALL]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlady mayor alcaldesamayor ['meɪər, 'mɛr] n: alcalde m, -desa fn.• alcalde (Gobierno) s.m.'meɪər, meə(r)noun alcalde, -desa m,f, intendente mf (municipal) (RPl)[mɛǝ(r)]N alcalde m, alcaldesa f, intendente mf (S. Cone, Mex), regente mf (Mex)* * *['meɪər, meə(r)]noun alcalde, -desa m,f, intendente mf (municipal) (RPl) -
8 verdict
'və:dikt1) (the decision of a jury at the end of a trial: The jury brought in a verdict of guilty.) veredicto2) (an opinion or decision reached after consideration: The competitors are still waiting for the verdict of the judges.) veredictoverdict n veredictotr['vɜːdɪkt]1 veredicto, fallo2 (opinion) opinión nombre femenino, juicio■ what's your verdict on it? ¿qué opinas de ello?verdict ['vərdɪkt] n1) : veredicto m (de un jurado)2) judgment, opinion: juicio m, opinión fn.• fallo s.m.• juicio s.m.• opinión s.f.• veredicto s.m.'vɜːrdɪkt, 'vɜːdɪkta) ( Law) veredicto ma verdict of guilty/not guilty — un veredicto de culpabilidad/inocencia
to bring in o return a verdict — \<\<jury\>\> dar* or emitir un veredicto
to deliver a verdict — \<\<magistrate\>\> pronunciar sentencia, fallar
to reach a verdict — llegar* a un acuerdo sobre el veredicto
b) ( opinion) juicio mto give one's verdict on somebody/something — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión sobre alguien/algo
well then, what's your verdict? — bueno ¿qué te parece?
['vɜːdɪkt]N (Jur) (=judgment) veredicto m, fallo m ; [of judge] sentencia f ; (fig) opinión f, juicio mverdict of guilty/not guilty — veredicto m de culpabilidad/inocencia
to bring in or return a verdict — (Jur) emitir or pronunciar un veredicto, emitir un fallo
the inquest recorded an open verdict — las pesquisas judiciales no determinaban las causas del fallecimiento
to give one's verdict (on sb/sth) — dar un veredicto (sobre algn/algo), dar su juicio or opinión (sobre algn/algo)
what's your verdict? — ¿qué opinas de esto?
* * *['vɜːrdɪkt, 'vɜːdɪkt]a) ( Law) veredicto ma verdict of guilty/not guilty — un veredicto de culpabilidad/inocencia
to bring in o return a verdict — \<\<jury\>\> dar* or emitir un veredicto
to deliver a verdict — \<\<magistrate\>\> pronunciar sentencia, fallar
to reach a verdict — llegar* a un acuerdo sobre el veredicto
b) ( opinion) juicio mto give one's verdict on somebody/something — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión sobre alguien/algo
well then, what's your verdict? — bueno ¿qué te parece?
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9 aclarar
aclarar ( conjugate aclarar) v impersa) ( amanecer):cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up verbo intransitivo verbo transitivo 1 ( quitar color a) to lighten 2 ‹ ideas› to get … straight; ‹ duda› to clear up, clarify;◊ quiero aclarar que … I want to make it clear that …3 (Esp) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse aclararse verbo pronominal 1 2 (Esp fam) ( entender) to understand;◊ a ver si nos aclaramos let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
aclarar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer comprensible) to clarify, explain: deberían aclarar las cosas entre ellos, they should clear things up among themselves
2 (suavizar color) to lighten, make lighter
3 (quitar el jabón) to rinse
II v impers Meteor to clear (up) ' aclarar' also found in these entries: Spanish: despejar - determinar - judicialmente - ir English: air - bleach - clarify - clear - clear up - elucidate - explain - illuminate - inquest - lighten - meaning - rinse - straight - straighten out - talk over - sort - straighten - thin -
10 alcalde
alcalde
◊ - desa sustantivo masculino, femenino1 (Gob) mayor 2
alcalde sustantivo masculino mayor ' alcalde' also found in these entries: Spanish: adicta - adicto - concejo - Excemo. - Excmo. - polemizar - salir - teniente - llegar English: address - capacity - carve - inquest - mayor - poll - worship -
11 cabo
cabo sustantivo masculino 1 (Geog) cape 2a) (Mil) corporal3 ( extremo) end;◊ al cabo de after;de cabo a rabo (fam) from beginning to end; llevar a cabo ‹ misión› to carry out; lleva a cabo una excelente labor he does an excellent job
cabo sustantivo masculino
1 (extremo) end
2 Geography cape
Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
Ciudad de El Cabo, Cape Town
3 Náut rope, cable
4 Mil corporal Locuciones: atar cabos, to put two and two together
atar los cabos sueltos, to tie up the loose ends
no dejar ningún cabo suelto, to leave no loose ends
estar al cabo de la calle, to know the score
llevar a cabo, to carry out
al cabo de, (transcurrido) after: al cabo de cinco minutos se marcharon, they left after five minutes
al fin y al cabo: al fin y al cabo no tengo nada que perder, after all I've got nothing to lose
de cabo a rabo, from start to finish ' cabo' also found in these entries: Spanish: efectuar - ejecutar - fin - operar - realizar - remolque - romper - saco - confiar - desarrollar - desplegar - doblar - hacer - largar - practicar - traslado English: accomplish - achieve - all - blow over - boil down - bust - but - cape - Cape Horn - Cape of Good Hope - Cape Town - carry off - carry out - come along - conduct - corporal - effect - follow through - forceful - full-scale - go through with - handle - headland - implement - inquest - marketing - perform - point - pull off - rope - see through - sergeant - stub - stump - thorough - bring - carry - come - cover - fulfill - go - head - instigation - on - ply - say - stage - survey - swoop - way -
12 investigación
investigación sustantivo femenino ( por comisión especial) inquiryb) (Educ, Med, Tec) research;investigación de mercados market research
investigación sustantivo femenino
1 (pesquisa, indagación) investigation
2 (estudio riguroso) research ' investigación' also found in these entries: Spanish: adelante - beca - Cesid - consejo - escrupulosa - escrupuloso - estancar - estancada - estancado - estudio - exhaustiva - exhaustivo - F.B.I - puntera - puntero - relevante - rigurosa - riguroso - someterse - terrena - terreno - abrir - archivar - centrar - cuidadoso - dedicar - destinar - detenido - dirigir - encuesta - examen - expediente - fondo - fruto - hacer - meticuloso - minucioso - objeto - potenciar - realizar English: aid - appropriate - behind - bureau - CID - compass - consumer research - diligent - enquiry - fellowship - full-scale - grant - hush-hush - in-house - inquest - inquiry - institute - investigation - province - research - scope - screening - survey - thorough - vet - allocate - fact - investigate - line - market - means - narrow - probe - screen - station - way -
13 muerte
muerte sustantivo femenino death; a la muerte de su padre on her father's death; muerte de cuna crib death (AmE), cot death (BrE); me dio un susto de muerte (fam) she scared me to death (colloq); dar muerte a algn (frml) to kill sb; de mala muerte (fam) ‹pueblo/hotel› grotty (colloq); ser la muerte (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be fantastic (colloq)
muerte sustantivo femenino
1 death: murió de muerte natural, she died a natural death
2 (homicidio) killing (asesinato) murder: al criminal se le imputan tres muertes, the criminal is charged with three murders Locuciones: a muerte, to death: defender a muerte, to defend to the death
odiar a muerte, to loathe sb familiar de mala muerte, lousy, rotten (buenísimo) de muerte, fantastic, great ' muerte' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonarse - afectar - amenazar - borde - cabecilla - caer - condenar - condenada - condenado - conmutar - desafiar - ejecución - enloquecer - enterada - enterado - garito - garrote - genuina - genuino - hasta - instantánea - instantáneo - lamentar - lecho - local - mal - marcar - obsesionar - origen - palo - pena - pérdida - puerta - reciente - sabrosa - sabroso - sacudir - semblante - sentida - sentido - simbolizar - sobreponerse - tugurio - vida - violenta - violento - amenaza - apenar - baja - desafío English: afterlife - anarchy - brain death - cheat - commute - curtain - cutthroat - death - death penalty - death row - death squad - deathbed - demise - dice - doom - drive - dump - early - fatal - fatally - get - hole - inquest - lead to - matter - meet - misadventure - mortally - mourn - natural - opposed - pain - penalty - point - punishable - register - release - scare - sentence - shock - silly - snuff movie - squad - upset - wit - accidental - against - bereaved - bereavement - blow
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