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1 perpendicular
adj.perpendicular.ser perpendicular a algo to be at right angles to somethingf.perpendicular (line).* * *► adjetivo1 perpendicular1 perpendicular* * *1.ADJ perpendicular (a to)2.* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino perpendicular* * *= orthogonal, perpendicular.Ex. This technique can be used to derive either orthogonal or uncorrelated dimensions for any type of input data.Ex. The south side of this Cistercian cloister was reorganised so that the refectory was perpendicular to the library.----* perpendicular a = at right angles across.* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino perpendicular* * *= orthogonal, perpendicular.Ex: This technique can be used to derive either orthogonal or uncorrelated dimensions for any type of input data.
Ex: The south side of this Cistercian cloister was reorganised so that the refectory was perpendicular to the library.* perpendicular a = at right angles across.* * *perpendicularuna calle perpendicular a Serrano a street which runs perpendicular to o at right angles to Serranoperpendicular* * *
perpendicular adj/f
perpendicular
perpendicular adjetivo & sustantivo femenino perpendicular
' perpendicular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
normal
- lateral
English:
perpendicular
* * *♦ adjperpendicular;ser perpendicular a algo to be perpendicular o at right angles to sth♦ nfperpendicular (line)* * *f/adj perpendicular* * *perpendicular adj & nf: perpendicular* * *perpendicular adj n perpendicular -
2 perpendicular
pə:pən'dikjulə(standing, rising etc straight upwards; vertical: a perpendicular cliff.) perpendicularperpendicular adj n perpendicular
perpendicular adj/f perpendicular
perpendicular adjetivo & sustantivo femenino perpendicular ' perpendicular' also found in these entries: Spanish: normal - lateral English: perpendiculartr[pɜːpən'dɪkjʊləSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL perpendicular (to, a)2 (upright) vertical1 perpendicular nombre femeninoperpendicular [.pərpən'dɪkjələr] adj1) vertical: vertical2) : perpendicularperpendicular lines: líneas perpendiculares♦ perpendicularly adv: perpendicular fadj.• perpendicular (Matemática) adj.n.• perpendicular s.m.
I 'pɜːrpən'dɪkjələr, ˌpɜːpən'dɪkjʊlə(r)a) ( vertical) <wall/surface> perpendicular al horizonteb) ( Math)
II
noun perpendicular f[ˌpɜːpǝn'dɪkjʊlǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (Math) perpendicular2) (Archit) perteneciente al estilo gótico de los siglos XIV y XV en Gran Bretaña2.N perpendicular fto be out of (the) perpendicular — salir de la perpendicular, no estar a plomo
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I ['pɜːrpən'dɪkjələr, ˌpɜːpən'dɪkjʊlə(r)]a) ( vertical) <wall/surface> perpendicular al horizonteb) ( Math)
II
noun perpendicular f -
3 perpendicular
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4 normal
adj.normal.lleva una vida normal she leads a fairly normal o ordinary lifeeste hermano tuyo no es normal there must be something wrong with that brother of yourses normal que estés cansado it's hardly surprising that you're tirednormal y corriente run-of-the-milles una persona normal y corriente he's a perfectly ordinary person* * *► adjetivo1 (corriente, habitual) normal, usual, average; (lógico) normal, natural1 (escuela) teacher training college2 (gasolina) two-star petrol, US regular gasoline3 (en geometría) perpendicular, normal* * *adj.1) normal2) usual3) standard* * *ADJ1) (=usual) normal-¿es guapo? -no, normal y corriente — "is he handsome?" - "no, just ordinary"
2) [gasolina] three-star, regular (EEUU)3) (Téc) standard; (Mat, Quím) normal4)Escuela Normal — esp LAm teacher training college
* * *Ia) (común, usual) normalno es normal que haga tanto frío — it's unusual o it isn't normal for it to be so cold
b) ( sin graves defectos) normalIIesa chica no es normal — (fam) there's something wrong with that girl (colloq)
adverbio (fam) normallyIIIa) ( escuela)b) ( gasolina) regular gas (AmE), two-star petrol (BrE)* * *= average, commonplace, common [commoner -comp., commonest -sup.], normal, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, standard, usual, middle-of-the-range, unsophisticated, line + Profesión, received, regular, commonly seen, indistinctive.Ex. The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.Ex. Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex. It is normal to make added entries in respect of important editors.Ex. Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.Ex. Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex. It had three novel features: relative location, instead of the more usual fixed location.Ex. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.Ex. Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.Ex. In larger libraries, line librarians are also likely to be MLS graduates.Ex. It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.Ex. The article 'Filtering software: regular or decaf?' explains that most vendors define filtering software as that which blocks, filters, or monitors Internet use.Ex. This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.----* agua normal = still water.* a su precio normal = at full price.* ciudadano normal = ordinary citizen, member of the public.* como algo normal = as a matter of course.* como es normal = as always.* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice.* convertirse en + Nombre + normal = become + standard + Nombre.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de tamaño normal = full-sized, ordinary sized.* día normal = ordinary day.* en circunstancias normales = in the course of events, during the course of events, under normal circumstances, in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en el curso normal de = in the mainstream of.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos = in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.* fuera del horario normal = out of hours, at odd times.* fuera de lo normal = abnormally + Adjetivo, with a difference, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* gente normal = ordinary men and women, straight people.* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.* lejía normal = household bleach.* lenguaje normal = plain language.* letra normal = light type, light face type.* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for).* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.* normal, lo = standard practice, the, the normal run of.* normal y corriente = unremarkable.* parto normal = vaginal delivery.* permanecer normal = remain + normal.* persona normales = ordinary person.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.* por debajo del peso normal = underweight.* precio normal = full price.* prensa normal, la = broadsheet press, the.* sábana normal = flat sheet.* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.* ser normal = be the case (with).* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.* un día normal = on a typical day.* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.* * *Ia) (común, usual) normalno es normal que haga tanto frío — it's unusual o it isn't normal for it to be so cold
b) ( sin graves defectos) normalIIesa chica no es normal — (fam) there's something wrong with that girl (colloq)
adverbio (fam) normallyIIIa) ( escuela)b) ( gasolina) regular gas (AmE), two-star petrol (BrE)* * *= average, commonplace, common [commoner -comp., commonest -sup.], normal, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, standard, usual, middle-of-the-range, unsophisticated, line + Profesión, received, regular, commonly seen, indistinctive.Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex: It is normal to make added entries in respect of important editors.Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex: It had three novel features: relative location, instead of the more usual fixed location.Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.Ex: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.Ex: In larger libraries, line librarians are also likely to be MLS graduates.Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.Ex: The article 'Filtering software: regular or decaf?' explains that most vendors define filtering software as that which blocks, filters, or monitors Internet use.Ex: This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.* agua normal = still water.* a su precio normal = at full price.* ciudadano normal = ordinary citizen, member of the public.* como algo normal = as a matter of course.* como es normal = as always.* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice.* convertirse en + Nombre + normal = become + standard + Nombre.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de tamaño normal = full-sized, ordinary sized.* día normal = ordinary day.* en circunstancias normales = in the course of events, during the course of events, under normal circumstances, in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en el curso normal de = in the mainstream of.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos = in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.* fuera del horario normal = out of hours, at odd times.* fuera de lo normal = abnormally + Adjetivo, with a difference, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* gente normal = ordinary men and women, straight people.* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.* lejía normal = household bleach.* lenguaje normal = plain language.* letra normal = light type, light face type.* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for).* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.* normal, lo = standard practice, the, the normal run of.* normal y corriente = unremarkable.* parto normal = vaginal delivery.* permanecer normal = remain + normal.* persona normales = ordinary person.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.* por debajo del peso normal = underweight.* precio normal = full price.* prensa normal, la = broadsheet press, the.* sábana normal = flat sheet.* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.* ser normal = be the case (with).* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.* un día normal = on a typical day.* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.* * *A1 (común, usual) normalno es normal que siempre estén discutiendo it isn't normal the way they argue all the timees una situación muy normal hoy en día it's a very common situation nowadaysno es normal que haga tanto frío en octubre it's unusual o it isn't normal for it to be so cold in Octoberme parece lo más normal del mundo to me it seems the most normal o natural thing in the worldinteligencia superior a la normal above-average intelligencees una chica normalita she's nothing out of the ordinarynormal y corriente ‹mujer/chico› ordinary;‹jugador› ordinary, run-of-the-mill; ‹libro/vestido› ordinary2 (sin graves defectos) normalel miedo de una embarazada a que la criatura no sea normal a pregnant woman's fear that her baby will be abnormalB (en geometría) perpendicular, normal( fam); normallyhabla/anda normal he talks/walks quite normallycocina normal as a cook she's about average, she cooks averagely wellA (en geometría) perpendicular, normalB(escuela): la N normal teacher training college* * *
normal adjetivo
normal;
hoy en día es muy normal it's very common nowadays;
no es normal que haga tanto frío it's unusual o it isn't normal for it to be so cold;
superior a lo normal above-average;
normal y corriente ordinary
■ sustantivo femeninoa) ( escuela):
normal adjetivo
1 normal, usual: no es normal que llueva tanto, it's unusual for it to rain so much
2 Geom perpendicular
' normal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conchabarse
- contrapelo
- cualquier
- deterioro
- extemporánea
- extemporáneo
- fenomenal
- frecuente
- gasolina
- larga
- largo
- mestizaje
- natural
- normalizar
- normalizarse
- residencia
- retener
- usual
- cauce
- común
- corriente
- debajo
- lógico
- mundo
- normalidad
- ordinario
- seguir
- top-less
English:
bed
- below
- dare
- deviation
- diet
- excuse
- fuck
- general
- high
- late
- must
- natural
- need
- norm
- normal
- ordinary
- outside
- par
- procedure
- regular
- saint
- self
- shall
- should
- standard
- still
- two-star petrol
- unexceptional
- usual
- average
- class
- common
- course
- early
- herself
- himself
- long
- myself
- pattern
- run
- subnormal
- teacher
- themselves
- under
- unnatural
- unusual
- yourself
- yourselves
* * *♦ adj1. [natural, regular] normal;lleva una vida normal she leads a fairly normal o ordinary life;el paciente tiene una temperatura/un pulso normal the patient's temperature/pulse is normal;cuando se lo dije se enfadó mucho – ¡normal! he was really cross when I told him – that's hardly surprising!;este hermano tuyo no es normal there must be something wrong with that brother of yours;es normal que estés cansado it's hardly surprising that you're tired;no es normal que llore por una tontería así it's not normal for him to cry over a silly thing like that;normal y corriente ordinary;contiene todo lo que un usuario normal y corriente necesita it contains everything the average user needs;es una persona normal y corriente he's a perfectly ordinary person2. [gasolina] Br three-star, US regular3. Mat perpendicular♦ nf[gasolina] Br three-star petrol, US regular gasoline♦ advFam normally;me cuesta mucho caminar normal I find it really hard to walk normally* * *adj normal* * *normal adj1) : normal, usual2) : standard3)escuela normal : teacher-training college* * *normal adj1. (común, usual) normal2. (corriente) ordinary -
5 Lot
loːtn1) ( Senkrechte) MATH línea perpendicular f, vertical f2) ( Senkblei) TECH plomada fLot [lo:t]<-(e)s, -e>1 dig Architektur plomada Feminin; etwas wieder ins (rechte) Lot bringen arreglar algo; (nicht) im Lot sein (Person) (no) estar bien; (Sache) (no) estar en orden3 dig Mathematik perpendicular Feminin; auf eine Gerade das Lot fällen abatir una perpendicular sobre una línea recta -
6 mayor
adj.1 bigger.2 grown-up (adulto).cuando sea mayor when I grow upser mayor de edad to be an adult3 older (no joven).una mujer mayor an older womanser muy mayor to be very old4 main (principal) (plaza, calle, palo).5 major, main, chief, leading.f. & m.1 major (military).2 head.* * *► adjetivo3 (de edad) mature, elderly4 (adulto) grown-up■ ya eres mayor, así que defiéndete tú solo you are old enough to stand up for yourself now5 (principal) main6 MÚSICA major1 MILITAR major1 (adultos) grown-ups, adults; (antepasados) ancestors► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mayor1 (entre varios) the oldest; (entre hermanos, hijos) the eldest, the oldest\al por mayor wholesalehacerse mayor to grow upno ir/pasar a mayores not to come to anything, not to be anything seriousser mayor de edad to be of agecalle mayor high street, US main street* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) main, major2) bigger, biggest3) larger, largest4) greater, greatest5) elder, oldest•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) (=más grande)necesitamos una habitación mayor — we need a bigger o larger room
un mayor número de visitantes — a larger o greater number of visitors, more visitors
son temas de mayor importancia — they are more important issues, they are issues of greater importance
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la mayor parte de los ciudadanos — most citizens•
ser mayor que algo, mi casa es mayor que la suya — my house is bigger o larger than hisb) (=de más edad) olderes mi hermana mayor — she's my older o elder sister
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mayor que algn — older than sbvivió con un hombre muchos años mayor que ella — she lived with a man many years her senior, she lived with a man who was several years older than her
2) [superlativo]a) (=más grande)esta es la mayor iglesia del mundo — this is the biggest o largest church in the world
su mayor problema — his biggest o greatest problem
su mayor enemigo — his biggest o greatest enemy
viven en la mayor miseria — they live in the greatest o utmost poverty
hacer algo con el mayor cuidado — to do sth with the greatest o utmost care
b) (=de más edad) oldestmi hijo (el) mayor — my oldest o eldest son
3) (=principal) [plaza, mástil] main; [altar, misa] highcolegio 1), libro 2)calle mayor — high street, main street (EEUU)
4) (=adulto) grown-up, adultlas personas mayores — grown-ups, adults
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hacerse mayor — to grow up5) (=de edad avanzada) old, elderly6) (=jefe) head antes de s7) (Mús) major2. SMF1) (=adulto) grown-up, adultlos mayores se fueron a una fiesta — the grown-ups o adults went to a party
mayor de edad — adult, person who is legally of age
2) (=anciano)¡más respeto con los mayores! — be more respectful to your elders (and betters)!
3) LAm (Mil) major3.SM•
al por mayor — wholesalerepartir golpes al por mayor — to throw punches left, right and centre
* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de grande)un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de grande)tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents
su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry
a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience
la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students
2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?
b) ( superlativo)es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two
mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderlyd) ( adulto)hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect
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
sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches
no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious
4) ( en nombres) ( principal) mainCalle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)
5) (Mús) major6) (Com)IImasculino y femenino1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)mis/tus mayores — my/your elders
2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de grande)un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de grande)tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents
su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry
a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience
la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students
2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?
b) ( superlativo)es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two
mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderlyd) ( adulto)hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect
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
sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches
no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious
4) ( en nombres) ( principal) mainCalle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)
5) (Mús) major6) (Com)IImasculino y femenino1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)mis/tus mayores — my/your elders
2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major* * *mayor11 = senior, elderly, eldest.Nota: Referido a edad.Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Ex: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.* asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.* cuidado de los mayores = kinkeeping.* cuidados de los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.* gente mayor = elderly people.* hombre mayor = elderly man.* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.* mayores, los = elderly, the.* muy mayor = over the hill.* pesonas mayores = elderly people.* ser mayor = be older.mayor22 = largest, greater, heightened, increased.Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.
Ex: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* al por mayor = in bulk.* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* calle mayor, la = main street, the.* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.* colegio mayor = residence hall, dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], student residence.* comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.* de mayor edad = senior.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y, = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* fuerza mayor = force majeure.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.* mayor + Nombre = longer + Nombre.* mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.* para mayor información sobre = for details of.* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* período de mayor demanda = peak time.* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.* programa de mayor audiencia = prime time programme, prime time show.* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.* símbolo de mayor-que (>) = greater-than sign (>), greater-than symbol (>), right angled bracket (>).* suministro al por mayor = bulk supply.* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling, wholesale.* * *Apueden volar a mayor altura they can fly at a greater heightestas tablas le dan mayor amplitud a la falda these pleats make the skirt fullerun material de mayor flexibilidad a more flexible materialen otros países el índice de mortalidad infantil es aún mayor in other countries the infant mortality rate is even higheresto podría reportar beneficios aún mayores this could bring even greater benefitsmayor QUE algo:una superficie cuatro veces mayor que la de nuestro país a surface area four times greater than that of our countrycualquier número mayor que 40 any number above 40 o greater than 40 o higher than 40X > Z ( Mat) (read as: equis es mayor que zeta) X > Z (léase: x is greater than z)el mayor país de América Latina the biggest country in Latin Americael mayor número de accidentes de Europa the greatest o highest number of accidents in Europeésa ha sido siempre su mayor preocupación that has always been her greatest worryle ruego lo envíe a la mayor brevedad posible ( Corresp) please send it as soon as possible o ( frml) at your earliest conveniencela mayor parte de los argentinos most Argentinians, the majority of Argentinians1 (comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?mayor QUE algn older THAN sbsoy dos meses mayor que tú I am two months older than you2(superlativo): ¿quién de los dos es el mayor? who is the older o elder of the two?éste es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest o oldest sonel mayor de todos los residentes the oldest of all the residents3 (viejo) elderlyya es muy mayor y no puede valerse sola she's very old o ( colloq) she's getting on and she can't manage on her own4(adulto): no se les habla así a las personas mayores you shouldn't talk to adults o grown-ups like thatcuando sea mayor quiero ser bombero when I grow up I want to be a firemanvamos, que ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas come on, you're a bit old to be doing things like thatcuando sea mayor de edad ( Der) when he reaches the age of majoritysoy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 ( o 21 etc) and I'll do as I pleaseC ( en frases negativas)(grande): no creo que esto requiera mayores explicaciones I don't think this needs much in the way of explanationno tengo mayor interés en el tema I'm not particularly interested in o I don't have any great interest in the subjectla noticia no me produjo mayor inquietud the news did not worry me particularly o undulyse llevó a cabo sin mayores contratiempos it was carried out without any serious o major hitchesno pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un pretendiente, pero la cosa no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything o but nothing came of ithubo una pelea pero no llegó a mayores there was a fight but it was nothing seriousE ( Mús) majorF ( Com):(al) por mayor wholesale[ S ] venta sólo (al) por mayor wholesale onlylos compran (al) por mayor they buy them wholesalehubo problemas (al) por mayor there were innumerable problemsA1(adulto): no te metas en las conversaciones de los mayores don't interrupt when the adults o grown-ups are talkingcada niño debe ir acompañado de un mayor each child must be accompanied by an adultmis/tus mayores my/your eldersCompuesto:masculine and feminine person who is legally of age o who has reached the age of majorityB* * *
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 son
d) ( 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
- cash
* * *♦ adj1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] bigger ( que than); [en edad] older ( que than); [en importancia] greater ( que than); [en número] higher ( que than);este puente es mayor que el otro this bridge is bigger than the other one;mi hermana mayor my older sister;es ocho años mayor que yo she's eight years older than me;un mayor número de víctimas a higher number of victims;una mayor tasa de inflación a higher rate of inflation;en mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent;no creo que tenga mayor interés I don't think it's particularly interesting;no te preocupes, no tiene mayor importancia don't worry, it's not (all) that important;subsidios para parados mayores de cuarenta y cinco años benefits for unemployed people (of) over forty-five;la mayor parte de most of, the majority of;la mayor parte de los británicos piensa que… most British people o the majority of British people think that…;Matmayor que greater than2. [superlativo][en edad] the oldest…; [en importancia] the greatest…; [en número] the highest…;el/la mayor… [en tamaño] the biggest…;la mayor de las islas the biggest island, the biggest of the islands;la mayor crisis que se recuerda the biggest crisis in living memory;el mayor de todos nosotros/de la clase the oldest of all of us/in the class;el mayor de los dos hermanos the older of the two brothers;vive en la mayor de las pobrezas he lives in the most abject poverty3. [más] further, more;para mayor información solicite nuestro catálogo for further o more details, send for our catalogue4. [adulto] grown-up;cuando sea mayor when I grow up;hacerse mayor to grow up;ser mayor de edad to be an adult5. [no joven] older;[anciano] elderly;una mujer ya mayor an older woman;ser muy mayor to be very old;hay que escuchar a las personas mayores you should listen to older people;la gente mayor, las personas mayores [los ancianos] the elderly6. [principal] major, main;la plaza mayor the main square;la calle mayor the main street;el palo mayor the main mast7. Mús major;en do mayor in C majorun almacén de venta al por mayor a wholesaler's♦ nmfel/la mayor [hijo, hermano] the eldest;mayores [adultos] grown-ups;[antepasados] ancestors, forefathers;es una película/revista para mayores it's an adult movie o Br film/magazine;respeta a tus mayores you should respect your elders;♦ nmMil major* * *I adjmayor que greater than, larger than;ser mayor de edad be an adult;ser (muy) mayor be (very) elderly;mayor que older than2 sup:biggest; en importancia the greatest;los mayores the adults;la mayor parte the majority3 MÚS tono, modomajor;4 COM:al por mayor wholesaleII m MIL major:ir opasar a mayores get serious* * *mayor adj3) : grown-up, mature4) : main, major5)mayor de edad : of (legal) age6)al por mayor orpor mayor : wholesalemayor nmf1) : major (in the military)2) : adult* * *mayor1 adj1. (que tiene más edad) older2. (más grande) bigger3. (él de más edad) oldest4. (anciano) old / elderly5. (adulto) grown up6. (principal) mainmayor2 n1. (que tiene más años) oldest¿cuántos años tiene el mayor? how old is the oldest?2. (adulto) grown upde mayor when I grow up / when you grow up etc. -
7 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) desenhar2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) puxar3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) mover-se4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) empatar5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) levantar6) (to open or close (curtains).) correr7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) atrair2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) empate2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atracção3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) sorteio4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) arranque•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *[drɔ:] n 1 a ação de puxar ou tirar. 2 a ação de tirar a sorte. 3 a sorte que se tirou. 4 atração, coisa que atrai, chamariz, coisa de arromba (por exemplo uma peça teatral, "a good draw"). 5 empate (no jogo); ato de interromper um jogo sem terminá-lo. 6 pressão, tensão. 7 bacia, vale, por onde correm ou convergem as águas. 8 parte móvel da ponte levadiça. 9 tentativa para saber alguma coisa. 10 sorte, destino. 11 desenho, esboço. 12 ato de puxar uma arma. 13 gaveta. • vt+vi ps drew, pp drawn. 1 tirar, puxar, arrastar, arrancar. 2 sacar, retirar, desembainhar, extrair. 3 estripar, desentranhar. 4 puxar para cima, tirar para cima. 5 chupar, mamar. 6 atrair para si, atrair com afagos. 7 tirar qualquer líquido de um barril. 8 tirar a sorte. 9 respirar, inalar. 10 arrancar (suspiros, gemidos). 11 estender, alongar, estirar, correr, cerrar (cortina). 12 receber, ganhar (dinheiro, prêmio), tirar (dinheiro do banco). 13 esvaziar. 14 draw to chegar(-se) perto ou em frente de; reunir-se. 15 evocar, causar, deduzir, inferir. 16 retratar, desenhar, debuxar. 17 traçar, delinear, esboçar. 18 minutar. 19 representar-se alguma coisa na idéia, descobrir. 20 formular, fazer uma escritura, contrato, etc. 21 sacar uma letra de câmbio, tirar uma ordem de pagamento. 22 Naut ter calado de, navegar a um calado determinado. 23 empatar um jogo sem terminá-lo. 24 Hunt desencavar feras, bater a moita. 25 fazer exigências, ser exigente. 26 franzir (as sobrancelhas). 27 enxotar. 28 pôr de infusão, deixar em infusão (chá, etc.). 29 esgotar. 30 encolher-se, contrair-se. 31 (back; away from) retirar-se de. 32 espremer, expulsar. 33 exercer influência sobre. 34 ser atraente. 35 eliciar, fazer sair (mediante alguma atração ou por instigação). 36 estar enfunado, içar (vela). 37 acumular, produzir. 38 drenar (um abscesso). 39 perseguir a caça pelo rasto. to beat to the draw sl fazer algo antes de qualquer outro. to be quick on the draw ser chafreiro, repentista. to draw a bead encarrilhar, encaminhar, ter em mira. to draw a bill sacar uma letra. to draw a blank sair a sorte em branco. to draw after acarretar. to draw a gun sacar um revólver. to draw air respirar, tomar folego. to draw a line passar um traço. to draw along 1 consumir-se, definhar. 2 arrastar. to draw amiss Hunt perder o rasto. to draw and quarter 1 executar atando cada membro a um cavalo diferente e conduzi-los para direções diferentes. 2 estripar após enforcamento. to draw a perpendicular baixar uma perpendicular. to draw a picture sl explicar em termos muito simples. to draw a profit ter lucros. to draw aside 1 tomar à parte. 2 abrir, descerrar (cortina). to draw asunder separar tirando, dilacerar. to draw away afastar(-se), apartar, tirar, sacar, seguir em frente. to draw back retirar(-se), puxar para trás, retrair. to draw back one’s hand abandonar alguém. to draw blood of one chupar o sangue de alguém. to draw breath respirar, tomar fôlego. to draw comparisons fazer comparações. to draw down a curse on one’s family lançar uma maldição sobre a família de. to draw forth 1 arrancar, fazer sair. 2 suscitar, provocar. to draw from desenhar conforme. to draw in 1 contrair, encolher, recolher. 2 seduzir, engodar. 3 findar, diminuir (falando de dias). to draw in one’s horns tornar-se mais modesto. to draw it fine ser bastante preciso. to draw it mild coll manifestar, descrever ou perguntar sem exagerar, não exorbitar. to draw near (ou nigh) aproximar-se. to draw off 1 apartar, retirar (-se), retrair. 2 transvasar, esvaziar (vinho, etc.) 3 urinar. to draw on 1 atrair, seduzir, instigar, ocasionar. 2 aproximar(-se), ir-se chegando (falando do tempo). 3 sacar sobre alguém, valer-se de, contar com. to draw on one’s coat vestir seu casaco. to draw on one’s imagination fazer afirmações mentirosas. to draw one dry esgotar alguém, tirar-lhe todo o seu dinheiro. to draw on one’s memory tentar lembrar. to draw out 1 prolongar, retardar, alongar. 2 eliciar, fazer sair por instigação. 3 extrair, formular. 4 puxar fora, tirar. 5 Mil pôr em ordem de batalha. to draw over induzir, persuadir alguém para que mude de partido. to draw rein diminuir a velocidade, parar. to draw someone forth induzir alguém a expandir-se. to draw someone out fig puxar alguém pela língua. to draw someone into, to persuadir alguém a. to draw the attention of chamar a atenção de. to draw the attention to chamar a atenção a. to draw the curtain correr, puxar a cortina. to draw the line at recusar, limitar, traçar os limites. to draw the teeth of tornar inofensivo, cortar as garras. to draw to a head amadurecer. to draw to an end tender para o fim, estar acabando. to draw together contrair. to draw to scale Tech desenhar em escala. to draw towards tender para, inclinar-se. to draw up 1 tirar, puxar para cima, içar. 2 esboçar, redigir, fazer, escrever (um documento, uma petição, etc.). 3 compor, formar. 4 Mil alinhar, pôr em ordem de batalha, formar-se. 5 chegar(-se) em frente de. 6 erguer-se, empertigar-se. 7 parar, interromper. to draw up to the curb encostar o carro no meio-fio. to draw upon (on) sacar sobre alguém. to draw up with alcançar. -
8 abatir
aba'tirv1) ( derribar) niederreißen, einreißen, umwerfen2) (fig: perder el ánimo) entmutigen, den Mut nehmenTu mal comportamiento me ha abatido. — Dein schlechtes Benehmen hat mich entmutigt.
¡No te dejes abatir por los golpes de la vida! — Lass dich von Schicksalsschlägen nicht entmutigen!
3) ( inclinar algo) neigen, beugen, schwenken4) ( trazar) MATH zeichnen, ziehen, anlegen5) (fig: humillar) beschämen, erniedrigen, demütigenHemos abatido completamente al enemigo. — Wir haben den Feind völlig erniedrigt.
verbo transitivo1. [muro] einreißen[avión] abschießen2. [suj: enfermedad] entkräften[suj: derrota] entmutigen————————abatirse verbo pronominalabatirabatir [aβa'tir]num1num (muro, casa) niederreißen; (árbol) umstürzen; (velas) einholen; (avión) abschießen; abatir el respaldo die Rückenlehne herunterklappennum2num (desmontar) abbauennum3num (humillar) demütigennum4num (debilitar) entkräften■ abatirsenum2num (ceder) nachgebennum3num (desanimarse) den Mut verlieren -
9 desplomar
v.1 to make a wall, building, etc., to bulge out.2 to deviate from a perpendicular line, to sag (pared).3 to fall flat to the ground. (Metaphorical)4 to put out of plumb, to knock out of plumb.* * *1 (hacer perder la verticalidad) to put out of plumb1 (caer una pared) to tumble down2 (caer algo de peso) to fall down, collapse, topple over3 (persona) to collapse4 (precios) to slump, fall sharply* * *♦ vtVen [regañar] to scold, to reprimand
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