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1 revelation
revə'leiʃən1) (the act of revealing secrets, information etc: the revelation of the true facts.) revelación2) (something made known: amazing revelations.) revelacióntr[revə'leɪʃən]1 revelación nombre femeninorevelation [.rɛvə'leɪʃən] n: revelación fn.• revelación s.f.'revə'leɪʃəncount & mass nouna) ( disclosure) revelación fb) ( Bib)[ˌrevǝ'leɪʃǝn]N revelación f* * *['revə'leɪʃən]count & mass nouna) ( disclosure) revelación fb) ( Bib) -
2 exposure
- ʒə1) ((an) act of exposing or state of being exposed: Prolonged exposure of the skin to hot sun can be harmful.) exposición2) (one frame of a photographic film etc: I have two exposures left.) (tiempo de) exposicióntr[ɪk'spəʊʒəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (being exposed) exposición nombre femenino■ he was threatened with public exposure if he didn't cooperate lo amenazaron con desenmascararlo públicamente si no cooperaba\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto die of exposure morir de fríoexposure meter fotómetroexposure [ɪk'spo:ʒər, ɛk-] n1) : exposición f2) contact: exposición f, experiencia f, contacto m3) unmasking: desenmascaramiento m4) orientation: orientación fa room with a northern exposure: una sala orientada al norten.• desabrigo s.m.• exposición s.f.• orientación s.f.ɪk'spəʊʒər, ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)1) ua) ( contact)exposure TO something — exposición f a algo
b)c) ( Med) congelación fto be suffering from exposure — tener* síntomas de congelación
to die from exposure — morir* de frío
2) ua) ( unmasking)b) ( publicity) publicidad f3) ( Phot) exposición f[ɪks'pǝʊʒǝ(r)]1. N1) (=contact, laying open) (to weather, heat, cold, light) exposición fthis strategy reduces your exposure to risk — (Econ) esta estrategia reduce el riesgo al que está expuesto
to die of exposure — morir de frío, morir por estar a la intemperie
2) (=disclosure) [of plot] denuncia f ; [of imposter, criminal] desenmascaramiento mto threaten sb with exposure — amenazar con desenmascarar or descubrir a algn
3) (=public exposure) publicidad findecent4) (=outlook) orientación f5) (Phot) (gen) exposición; (=aperture) abertura f de diafragma; (=speed) velocidad f de obturación; (=photo) foto f, fotografía f2.CPDexposure meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m, exposímetro m
* * *[ɪk'spəʊʒər, ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)]1) ua) ( contact)exposure TO something — exposición f a algo
b)c) ( Med) congelación fto be suffering from exposure — tener* síntomas de congelación
to die from exposure — morir* de frío
2) ua) ( unmasking)b) ( publicity) publicidad f3) ( Phot) exposición f -
3 giveaway
tr['gɪvəweɪ]2 (gift) regalo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgiveaway price precio de saldogiveaway ['gɪvə.weɪ] n1) : revelación f involuntaria2) gift: regalo m, obsequio mn.• revelación indiscreta o involuntaria s.f.1) ( evidence)her accent is a real giveaway — el acento la delata or (fam) la vende
2)a) ( free gift) regalo m; (before n)b) (something easily done, obtained)['ɡɪvǝweɪ]the last question was a giveaway — la última pregunta estaba regalada or tirada (fam)
1. N1) (=revelation) revelación f involuntariait's a dead giveaway — (=obvious) (eso) lo dice todo
2) (=gift) regalo mthe exam was a giveaway! — ¡el examen estaba tirado! *
2.CPDgiveaway prices NPL — precios mpl de regalo
* * *1) ( evidence)her accent is a real giveaway — el acento la delata or (fam) la vende
2)a) ( free gift) regalo m; (before n)b) (something easily done, obtained)the last question was a giveaway — la última pregunta estaba regalada or tirada (fam)
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