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1 mainstay
tr['meɪnsteɪ]1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL estay nombre masculino mayormainstay ['meɪn.steɪ] n: pilar m, sostén m principaln.• apoyo principal s.m.• soporte principal s.m.['meɪnsteɪ]N (Naut) estay m mayor; (fig) sostén m principal, pilar m* * * -
2 mainstay
nWATER TRANSP rigging estay mayor m -
3 mainstay
s.1 pilar fundamental (of economy, philosophy)2 soporte principal, basamento, sostén principal.3 estay mayor. -
4 anchor
'æŋkə
1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) ancla2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) ancla
2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) anclar- at anchor
anchor n anclatr['æŋkəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (of ship) ancla, áncora2 figurative use sostén nombre masculino1 (ship) anclar2 (make secure) sujetar1 anclar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat anchor anclado,-aanchor ['æŋkər] vt1) moor: anclar, fondear2) fasten: sujetar, asegurar, fijaranchor n1) : ancla f2) : presentador m, -dora f (en televisión)n.• ancla s.f.• anclaje s.m.• áncora s.f.v.• aferrar v.• anclar v.• sujetar v.• surgir v.
I 'æŋkər, 'æŋkə(r)a) ( Naut) ancla f‡to be o lie at anchor — estar* anclado
to cast o drop anchor — echar anclas
b) (mainstay, support) sostén m
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transitive verb \<\<ship\>\> anclar, fondear; \<\<rope/tent\>\> sujetar, asegurar['æŋkǝ(r)]1. N1) (Naut) ancla fto be or lie or ride at anchor — estar al ancla, estar anclado
to cast or drop anchor — echar anclas
weigh 1., 3)anchors aweigh! — ¡leven anclas!
2) (fig) seguridad f, sostén m ; (=person) pilar m2. VT1) (Naut) anclar2) (fig) sujetar (to a); afianzar (to en)3) (esp US) (TV, Rad) presentar3.VI (Naut) anclar* * *
I ['æŋkər, 'æŋkə(r)]a) ( Naut) ancla f‡to be o lie at anchor — estar* anclado
to cast o drop anchor — echar anclas
b) (mainstay, support) sostén m
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transitive verb \<\<ship\>\> anclar, fondear; \<\<rope/tent\>\> sujetar, asegurar -
5 lifeblood
tr['laɪfblʌd]1 figurative use alma, impulso vitallifeblood ['laɪf.blʌd] n: parte f vital, sustento mn.• sangre vital s.m.mass nouna) ( mainstay) parte f vital, alma fb) ( life) (liter)['laɪfblʌd]N sangre f vital; (fig) alma f, sustento m* * *mass nouna) ( mainstay) parte f vital, alma fb) ( life) (liter) -
6 principal
'prinsəpəl
1. adjective(most important: Shipbuilding was one of Britain's principal industries.) principal
2. noun1) (the head of a school, college or university.) director2) (a leading actor, singer or dancer in a theatrical production.) protagonista3) (the amount of money in a bank etc on which interest is paid.) capital•principal1 adj principal / más importanteprincipal2 n director
principal adjetivo main; ‹ papel› leading ( before n);◊ lo principal es que… the main thing is that…
principal adjetivo main, principal ' principal' also found in these entries: Spanish: central - constreñir - dirección - director - directora - eclipsar - maestra - maestro - mayor - nudo - puerta - requerir - sita - sito - soler - subdirector - subdirectora - mayordomo - mayoritario - plato - portón - protagonista English: already - anchor - attraction - averse - bed - body - bomb - bread-and-butter - by - central - chief - dash - deputy - dinner - do - enjoy - flagship - foremost - head - high - high road - imagine - irony - lead - lead off from - lead story - leading - leading lady - leading man - main - mainland - mainstay - master - mind - objective - on - opposed - premier - primary - prime - principal - road - runaway - title role - trunk road - upstage - course - limb - major - rattr['prɪnsɪpəl]1 principal1 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL director,-ra2 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL protagonista nombre masulino o femenino, primera figura4 SMALLLAW/SMALL autor,-ra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLprincipal boy SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL actriz que representa el papel del protagonista principal masculinoprincipal ['prɪntsəpəl] adj: principal♦ principally adv1) protagonist: protagonista mf2) : director m, -tora f (de una escuela)3) capital: principal m, capital m (en finanzas)n.adj.• capital adj.• granado, -a adj.• maestro, -a adj.• máximo, -a adj.• principal adj.• rector adj.n.• capital s.m.• causante s.m.• jefe s.m.• principal s.m.• rector s.m.
I 'prɪnsəpəladjective (before n) principal
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1) ( of school) director, -tora m,f; ( of university) rector, -tora m,f2)a) ( Theat) protagonista mf3) ( Fin) capital m, principal m['prɪnsɪpǝl]1. ADJ1) [reason, cause, source] principalour principal concern is the well-being of our children — nuestra mayor or principal preocupación es el bienestar de nuestros hijos
2) (Mus) primero3) (Econ)principal amount — capital m principal, principal m
2. N1) [of school, college] director(a) m / f ; (Univ) rector(a) m / f2) (Theat) protagonista mf principal3) (Mus) primer(a) instrumentista mf4) (Econ) capital m, principal m3.CPDprincipal boy N — (Brit) (Theat) joven héroe m (papel de actriz en la "pantomime" navideña)
See:see cultural note PANTOMIME in pantomime* * *
I ['prɪnsəpəl]adjective (before n) principal
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1) ( of school) director, -tora m,f; ( of university) rector, -tora m,f2)a) ( Theat) protagonista mf3) ( Fin) capital m, principal m -
7 columna
columna sustantivo femeninob) (Anat) tbc) (Impr, Period, Mil) column
columna sustantivo femenino
1 Arquit Mil column
2 (pila) stack, pile
3 (de humo, agua) column
4 Prensa columna
5 columna vertebral, Anat spine fig (pilar) backbone, mainstay ' columna' also found in these entries: Spanish: col. - desviación - estribar - pie - anillo - contorno - estría - estriado - lisiarse - oscilar - románico English: abreast - backbone - base - column - pillar - plume - smoke - spine - back - duck - lodge - small - spinal - strain -
8 pilar
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9 puntal
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10 sostén
Del verbo sostener: ( conjugate sostener) \ \
sostén es: \ \2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: sostener sostén
sostener ( conjugate sostener) verbo transitivo 1 ( apoyar) ‹carga/peso› to bear 2 (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹ paquete› to hold;◊ no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you3 ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to have 4 5 sostenerse verbo pronominala) ( no caerse):apenas se sostenía en pie he could hardly stand
sostén sustantivo masculino ( económico) means of support
sostener verbo transitivo
1 (un peso, cúpula, etc) to support, hold up (con la mano) sosténme el paraguas un momento, hold the umbrella for me for a moment
2 fig (un derecho, etc) to uphold (una teoría) to maintain
3 (a la familia) to support
4 (negociaciones, una conversación) to have
sostén sustantivo masculino
1 (prenda femenina) bra, brassiere
2 (apoyo, pilar) support: eres el sostén de la familia, you are the support of the family ' sostén' also found in these entries: Spanish: copa - puntal English: brassiere - breadwinner - crutch - mainstay - rock - support - bra - hang
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