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1 central
'sentrəl1) (belonging to or near the centre (eg of a town): His flat is very central.) central2) (principal or most important: the central point of his argument.) principal•- centralise
- centralization
- centralisation
- centrally
- central heating
- central processing unit
central adj central
central adjetivo central ■ sustantivo femenino head office; central hidroeléctrica/nuclear hydroelectric/nuclear power station
central
I adjetivo central
II sustantivo femenino
1 (oficina principal) head office
central de correos, main post office
2 Elec (planta de generación de energía) power station
central hidroeléctrica, hydroelectric power station
central nuclear, nuclear power station
central térmica, coal-fired power station ' central' also found in these entries: Spanish: administración - América - calefacción - Centroamérica - centroamericana - centroamericano - centroeuropea - centroeuropeo - cierre - energía - granítica - granítico - hidroeléctrica - hidroeléctrico - jefatura - jugar - lechera - lechero - mediana - reclamar - térmica - térmico - céntrico - eje - funcionamiento - interior - isla - jardín - Mesoamérica - plática - platicar - plato - separador - sos - vos English: America - central - Central America - Central Europe - central government - central heating - CIA - core memory - CPU - focal point - government - headquarters - main - middle - point - power plant - power station - thrust - Central - central reservation - CST - dairy - devolution - essence - exchange - focal - focus - head - heart - home - key - median - Midwest - nuclear - OCAS - power - put - telephonetr['sentrəl]1 (government, bank, committee) central2 (of, at or near centre) céntrico,-a3 (main, principal) principal, fundamental■ central character personaje central, personaje principal\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be central to something ser fundamental para algoCentral African Republic República Centroafricanacentral heating calefacción nombre femenino centralcentral locking cierre nombre masculino centralizadocentral nervous system sistema nombre masculino nervioso centralcentral processing unit unidad nombre femenino central de procesocentral reservation SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL medianacentral ['sɛntrəl] adj1) : céntrico, centralin a central location: en un lugar céntrico2) main, principal: central, fundamental, principaladj.• central adj.• centralizado, -a adj.n.• central s.m.'sentrəlto be central TO something: this is central to the success of the project — esto es fundamental para que el proyecto sea un éxito
2) ( in the center) <area/street> céntrico['sentrǝl]our office is very central — nuestra oficina está en una zona céntrica or en un lugar muy céntrico
1. ADJ1) (=in the middle) centralthe houses are arranged around a central courtyard — las casas están distribuidas alrededor de un patio central
2) (=near the centre of town) [house, office, location] céntrico3) (=principal) [figure, problem, idea, fact] central, fundamental; [role] fundamental; [aim] principalof central importance — de la mayor importancia, primordial
the issue of Aids is central to the plot of the film — el tema del SIDA es fundamental en el argumento de la película
4) (Admin, Pol) [committee, planning, control etc] central2.N (US) (=exchange) central f telefónica3.CPDCentral America N — Centroamérica f, América f Central
Central Asia N — Asia f Central
central bank N — banco m central
central casting N — (Cine) departamento m de reparto or casting
a Texan farmer straight from or out of central casting — hum un granjero tejano de pura cepa or con toda la barba
Central Daylight Time N — (US) horario m de verano de la zona central (de Estados Unidos)
Central Europe N — Europa f Central
central government N — gobierno m central
central heating N — calefacción f central
central locking N — (Aut) cierre m centralizado
central nervous system N — sistema m nervioso central
central processing unit N — (Comput) unidad f central de proceso
central reservation N — (Brit) (Aut) mediana f
Central African, Central American, Central Asian, Central EuropeanCentral Standard Time N — (US) horario m de la zona central (de Estados Unidos)
* * *['sentrəl]to be central TO something: this is central to the success of the project — esto es fundamental para que el proyecto sea un éxito
2) ( in the center) <area/street> céntricoour office is very central — nuestra oficina está en una zona céntrica or en un lugar muy céntrico
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2 central
adj.1 central ; céntrico(a) (in convenient location); central, primordial (in importance)2 no periférico.s.central telefónica. -
3 fundamental
1. adjective(of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) fundamental
2. noun(a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) fundamento, piedra angular, aspecto básicofundamental adj fundamental
fundamental adjetivo fundamental
fundamental adjetivo fundamental
la diferencia fundamental, the basic difference ' fundamental' also found in these entries: Spanish: elemental - primordial - principio - sustancial - sustantiva - sustantivo - básico - esencial - primero - sagrado - vital English: basic - cardinal - essential - fundamental - hygiene - main - primal - primary - vital - central - imperative - parttr[fʌndə'mentəl]1 (central, basic) fundamental, básico,-a2 (necessary, essential) esencial (to, para)1 (essential part, basic rule) fundamentos nombre masculino plural, reglas nombre femenino plural básicasfundamental [.fʌndə'mɛntəl] adj1) basic: fundamental, básico2) principal: esencial, principal3) innate: innato, intrínseco: fundamento madj.• fundamental adj.• principio, -a adj.n.• fundamento s.m.'fʌndə'mentḷa) ( basic) <principle/error> fundamental, básicoto be fundamental TO something/-ING — ser* fundamental or básico para algo/+ inf
b) ( essential) <skill/constituent> esencialc) (intrinsic, innate) < absurdityuth> intrínseco; < optimism> innato[ˌfʌndǝ'mentl]1. ADJ1) (=basic) [question, problem, principle] fundamentalthey are being denied their fundamental human rights — se les está privando de los derechos humanos fundamentales
2) (=profound, great) [change, difference] fundamentalit is a fundamental mistake to think that... — es un error fundamental pensar que...
3) (=essential) fundamental, esencialto be fundamental to sth — ser fundamental or esencial para algo
it is fundamental to our understanding of the problem — es fundamental or esencial para que entendamos el problema
4) (=intrinsic) [honesty, good sense] intrínseco2.NPLthe fundamentals — los fundamentos, lo básico
* * *['fʌndə'mentḷ]a) ( basic) <principle/error> fundamental, básicoto be fundamental TO something/-ING — ser* fundamental or básico para algo/+ inf
b) ( essential) <skill/constituent> esencialc) (intrinsic, innate) <absurdity/truth> intrínseco; < optimism> innato -
4 peso
'peisəuplural - pesos; noun(the standard unit of currency in many South and Central American countries and in the Philippines.) peso
Del verbo pesar: ( conjugate pesar) \ \
peso es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pesó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: pesar peso
pesar 1 sustantivo masculino 1 a peso mío or muy a mi peso much to my regret 2 a peso de todo in spite of o despite everything; a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo 1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy; no me pesa it's not heavy 2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc): me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him 3 pese a que even though; mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not verbo transitivo ‹ manzanas› to weigh (out) pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
peso sustantivo masculino 1a) (Fís, Tec) weight;◊ ganar/perder peso to gain o put on/lose weight;peso bruto/neto gross/net weightb)2◊ quitarle un peso de encima a algn to take a load o a weight off sb's mindc)‹ razón› forceful 3 (Dep)◊ peso ligero/mosca/pesado/pluma lightweight/flyweight/heavyweight/featherweight4 ( báscula) scales (pl) 5 (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries);◊ no tiene un peso he doesn't have a cent o penny
pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
peso sustantivo masculino
1 weight
ganar/perder peso, to put on/lose weight Quím Fís peso específico, specific gravity
2 (carga, preocupación) weight, burden
3 (influencia) importance
4 (utensilio) scales Locuciones: quitarse un peso de encima, to take a load off one's mind
de peso, (una persona) influential, (un argumento) convincing ' peso' also found in these entries: Spanish: adelgazar - aligerar - bruta - bruto - carga - cargar - exceso - kilo - lanzamiento - levedad - ligera - ligero - mantener - medida - neta - neto - onza - pesar - ponderar - según - sopesar - soportar - sostener - sustentar - tara - vencerse - aguantar - arroba - aumentar - aumento - cargado - controlar - convertir - distribuir - equilibrar - estacionar - exceder - gordura - igual - justo - lanzador - levantar - mínimo - moneda - perder - propina - rebajar - unidad English: avoid - back - bear - compelling - dead weight - feather weight - flyweight - gain - heaviness - heavyweight - hold - lb - lift - lighten - lightweight - load - middleweight - outweigh - overweight - pound - quibble - shed - shot - stand - sustain - weight - weight-watching - welterweight - clout - dead - excess - hundred - lose - over - peso - put - slim - stone - strain - strong - support - under - weighty 'peɪsəʊ['peɪsǝʊ]N peso m* * *['peɪsəʊ] -
5 peripheral
adj.1 periférico(a) (area, vision); secundario(a) (issue, importance)2 distal, del corazón y de la circulación menor, periférico, situado por fuera del Sistema nervioso Central.s.dispositivo periférico, unidad periférica.pl. (informática)peripherals periféricos
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