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2 most
most [məʊst]1. adjectivea. ( = greatest in amount) the most le plus (de)• who has got the most? qui en a le plus ?► to make the most of [+ one's time] bien employer ; [+ opportunity, sb's absence] profiter (au maximum) de ; [+ one's talents, business offer] tirer le meilleur parti de ; [+ one's resources] utiliser au mieux• make the most of it! profitez-en bien !• to make the most of o.s. se mettre en valeurb. ( = largest part) la plus grande partie (de) ; ( = greatest number) la plupart (de)2. adverbb. ( = very) très* * *Note: When used to form the superlative of adjectives most is translated by le plus or la plus depending on the gender of the noun and by les plus with plural noun: the most beautiful woman in the room = la plus belle femme de la pièce; the most expensive hotel in Paris = l'hôtel le plus cher de Paris; the most difficult problems = les problèmes les plus difficiles. For examples and further uses see the entry below[məʊst] 1.1) (the majority of, nearly all) la plupart de2) (superlative: more than all the others) le plus de2.she got the most votes/money — c'est elle qui a obtenu le plus de voix/d'argent
1) ( the greatest number) la plupart (of de); ( the largest part) la plus grande partie (of de)2) ( the maximum)the most you can expect is... — tout ce que tu peux espérer c'est...
the most I can do is... — tout ce que je peux faire, c'est..., le mieux que je puisse faire, c'est...
3) ( more than all the others) le plus3.1) ( used to form superlative)2) ( very) très, extrêmementmost encouraging — très or extrêmement encourageant
3) ( more than all the rest) le pluswhat most annoyed him ou what annoyed him most (of all) was — ce qui l'ennuyait le plus c'était que
4) (colloq) US ( almost) presque4.at (the) most adverbial phrase au maximum, au plus5.for the most part adverbial phrase ( most of them) pour la plupart; ( most of the time) la plupart du temps; ( basically) essentiellement, surtoutfor the most part, they... — pour la plupart, ils...
for the most part he works in his office — la plupart du temps, il travaille dans son bureau
6.his experience is, for the most part, in publishing — son expérience est surtout or essentiellement dans l'édition
most of all adverbial phrase par-dessus tout••to make the most of — tirer le meilleur parti de [situation, resources, looks, rest, abilities, space]; profiter de [holiday, opportunity, good weather]
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3 controlado
adj.controlled, restrained, managed, regulated.past part.past participle of spanish verb: controlar.* * *ADJ [experimento] controlledno se preocupen, está todo controlado — don't worry, everything's under control
* * *= controlled, supervised, moderated, dominated, metered.Ex. Of the 403 million ECU devoted to energy research in 1982, the largest part was spent on controlled thermonuclear fusion.Ex. This model can handle supervised learning and unsupervised learning simultaneously.Ex. this paper discusses some of the issues involved in using electronic mailing lists and listservs and describes 2 basic types of listservs: open lists; controlled lists and moderated lists.Ex. Left-brain dominated people tend to be more logical and analytical in their thinking.Ex. This article describes a technique for offering metered, selective, access to CD-ROM databases on a pay as you use basis.----* bien controlado = well-regulated.* controlado a distancia = remotely controllable.* controlado automáticamente = auto-controlled.* controlado de cerca = closely monitored.* controlado por el estado = state-controlled.* controlado por el gobierno = state-controlled.* controlado por ordenador = computer-controlled.* controlado por reloj = metered.* descontrolado = untethered.* indización en lenguaje controlado = controlled-language indexing.* lenguaje controlado = controlled language.* lenguaje de indización controlado = controlled indexing language.* mantener Algo controlado = keep + Nombre + in check.* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* sonrisa controlada = subdued laugh.* sustancia controlada = controlled substance.* tener controlado a Alguien = have + Nombre + on the run.* término de indización controlado = controlled index term, controlled indexing term.* término del lenguaje controlado = controlled-language term.* término del lenguaje de indización controlado = controlled index-language term.* términos controlados = controlled terms.* velocidad controlada por radar = radar-controlled speed.* vocabulario controlado = controlled vocabulary.* vocabulario de indización controlado = controlled indexing vocabulary.* * *= controlled, supervised, moderated, dominated, metered.Ex: Of the 403 million ECU devoted to energy research in 1982, the largest part was spent on controlled thermonuclear fusion.
Ex: This model can handle supervised learning and unsupervised learning simultaneously.Ex: this paper discusses some of the issues involved in using electronic mailing lists and listservs and describes 2 basic types of listservs: open lists; controlled lists and moderated lists.Ex: Left-brain dominated people tend to be more logical and analytical in their thinking.Ex: This article describes a technique for offering metered, selective, access to CD-ROM databases on a pay as you use basis.* bien controlado = well-regulated.* controlado a distancia = remotely controllable.* controlado automáticamente = auto-controlled.* controlado de cerca = closely monitored.* controlado por el estado = state-controlled.* controlado por el gobierno = state-controlled.* controlado por ordenador = computer-controlled.* controlado por reloj = metered.* descontrolado = untethered.* indización en lenguaje controlado = controlled-language indexing.* lenguaje controlado = controlled language.* lenguaje de indización controlado = controlled indexing language.* mantener Algo controlado = keep + Nombre + in check.* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* sonrisa controlada = subdued laugh.* sustancia controlada = controlled substance.* tener controlado a Alguien = have + Nombre + on the run.* término de indización controlado = controlled index term, controlled indexing term.* término del lenguaje controlado = controlled-language term.* término del lenguaje de indización controlado = controlled index-language term.* términos controlados = controlled terms.* velocidad controlada por radar = radar-controlled speed.* vocabulario controlado = controlled vocabulary.* vocabulario de indización controlado = controlled indexing vocabulary.* * *controlado, -a adjcontrolled;está todo controlado everything is under control -
4 anglicano
adj.Anglican.m.Anglican.* * *► adjetivo1 Anglican► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 Anglican\la Iglesia Anglicana the Anglican Church, the Church of England* * *(f. - anglicana)noun adj.* * *anglicano, -aADJ SM / F Anglican* * ** * *= Anglican.Ex. The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.----* Iglesia Anglicana, la = Anglican Church, the.* * ** * *= Anglican.Ex: The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.
* Iglesia Anglicana, la = Anglican Church, the.* * *anglicano -naadj/m,fEpiscopalian ( in US and Scotland), Anglican ( in UK)* * *
anglicano◊ -na adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
Episcopalian ( in US and Scotland), Anglican ( in UK)
anglicano,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Anglican
la Iglesia anglicana, the Anglican Church, the Church of England
' anglicano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anglicana
English:
Anglican
- vicar
* * *anglicano, -a Rel♦ adjAnglican♦ nm,fAnglican* * *I adj AnglicanII m, anglicana f Anglican* * *anglicano, -na adj & n: Anglican -
5 confesión
f.1 confession, admission, shrift.2 denomination.* * *1 (expresión) confession, admission2 RELIGIÓN confession3 (credo) confession, faith* * *noun f.* * *SF confession* * *1)a) ( sacramento) confessionb) (Der) confessionc) ( admisión) confessionle voy a hacer una confesión: a mí no me gusta — I must confess o admit (that) I don't like it
2) ( credo) faith, creed, denomination* * *= confessional, denominational body, communion, confession, denomination, admission.Ex. Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even ' confessionals' for magazines.Ex. Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.Ex. The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.Ex. It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel ' confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.Ex. While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.----* confesión religiosa = religious denomination.* perteneciente a una confesión religiosa = denominational.* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].* * *1)a) ( sacramento) confessionb) (Der) confessionc) ( admisión) confessionle voy a hacer una confesión: a mí no me gusta — I must confess o admit (that) I don't like it
2) ( credo) faith, creed, denomination* * *= confessional, denominational body, communion, confession, denomination, admission.Ex: Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even ' confessionals' for magazines.
Ex: Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.Ex: The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel ' confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.Ex: While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.* confesión religiosa = religious denomination.* perteneciente a una confesión religiosa = denominational.* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].* * *A1 (sacramento) confessionme oyó en confesión he heard my confession2 ( Der) confession3 (admisión) confessionle voy a hacer una confesión: a mí tampoco me gustó I must confess o admit I didn't like it eitherB (credo) faith, creed, denomination* * *
confesión sustantivo femenino
confession
confesión sustantivo femenino
1 confession, admission
2 Rel confession
' confesión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrancar
English:
acknowledgement
- admission
- confession
- denomination
- draw
- extract
- interfaith
* * *confesión nf1. [de pecado] confession;oír a alguien en confesión to hear sb's confession2. [de falta, culpabilidad, sentimientos] confession;hacer una confesión to confess;extraer una confesión de alguien to extract a confession from sb, to get a confession out of sb3. [credo] religion, (religious) persuasion, denomination;de confesión protestante Protestant, of the Protestant faith* * *f confession* * *1) : confession2) : creed, denomination* * *confesión n confession -
6 religión
f.religion, creed, faith.* * *1 religion\entrar en religión to take vows* * *noun f.* * *SF (Rel) religionentrar en religión — to take vows, enter a religious order
* * *femenino religion* * *= religion, communion, denomination, religious background.Ex. The individual concepts such as kinship, marriage, religion etc. ie those embodied in sub-themes of varying importance, are not explicitly stated in the summarization of the document.Ex. The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.Ex. While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.Ex. Languages should never be studied in isolation, but against their historical, social and religious background, particularly in the case of Biblical languages.----* libertad de religión = religious freedom.* * *femenino religion* * *= religion, communion, denomination, religious background.Ex: The individual concepts such as kinship, marriage, religion etc. ie those embodied in sub-themes of varying importance, are not explicitly stated in the summarization of the document.
Ex: The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.Ex: While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.Ex: Languages should never be studied in isolation, but against their historical, social and religious background, particularly in the case of Biblical languages.* libertad de religión = religious freedom.* * *religionla religión cristiana Christianity, the Christian religionguerras de religión religious warshace del trabajo una/su religión work is like a religion to him* * *
religión sustantivo femenino
religion
religión sustantivo femenino religion
' religión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- distinción
- sabática
- sabático
- convertir
- profesar
English:
ingrained
- mainstream
- practice
- practise
- religion
- revival
- revive
- convert
- embrace
- established
- mumbo jumbo
- RE
- renounce
* * *religión nfreligion;la religión judía/musulmana the Jewish/Muslim religion* * *f religion* * ** * *religión n religion -
7 größt
best; maximum; supreme* * *mit dem größten Vergnügen with the greatest of pleasure;größter gemeinsamer Teiler MATH highest common denominator;das Größte wäre, wenn … umg the best thing of all would be if …;* * *adj.greatest adj.largest adj.main adj.major adj.most adj.sovereign adj.ultra-large adj. -
8 termonuclear
adj.thermonuclear.* * *► adjetivo1 thermonuclear* * *ADJ thermonuclear* * *adjetivo thermonuclear* * *Ex. Of the 403 million ECU devoted to energy research in 1982, the largest part was spent on controlled thermonuclear fusion.* * *adjetivo thermonuclear* * *Ex: Of the 403 million ECU devoted to energy research in 1982, the largest part was spent on controlled thermonuclear fusion.
* * *thermonuclearbomba termonuclear thermonuclear device* * *
termonuclear adjetivo thermonuclear
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9 größt...
Sup. biggest, largest; Person: tallest; der größte Teil the largest part; (Mehrheit) the majority; mit dem größten Vergnügen with the greatest of pleasure; größter gemeinsamer Teiler MATH. highest common denominator; das ist für mich das Größte umg. it’s the greatest as far as I’m concerned; das Größte wäre, wenn... umg. the best thing of all would be if...; du bist der / die Größte! umg. you’re the greatest!; groß* * *s. groß* * *s. groß -
10 נתץ
נָתַץ(b. h.) to chip off; to tear down. Neg. XIII, 2 בזמן שהוא נוֹתֵץ נותץ את שלו when he has to tear down (Lev. 14:45), he must chip off his part of the house, contrad. to חָלַץ; Tosef. ib. VI, 10. Ib. בנתיצה נותץ אתוכ׳ (not נותן) when he has to tear down, he must chop those stones which are affected as well as those which are not; a. fr. Nif. נִיתַּץ to be torn down. Ab. Zar.53b עד שיִנָּתֵץ רובו until the largest part of it is torn down; Tosef. ib. V (VI), 8 שינתן (corr. acc.). Neg. XIII, 1; a. fr. Hof. הוּתַּץ same. Ab. Zar. III, 9 אם חדש יוּתַּץ if the oven was new, it must be taken apart; Pes.26b; a. fr. -
11 נָתַץ
נָתַץ(b. h.) to chip off; to tear down. Neg. XIII, 2 בזמן שהוא נוֹתֵץ נותץ את שלו when he has to tear down (Lev. 14:45), he must chip off his part of the house, contrad. to חָלַץ; Tosef. ib. VI, 10. Ib. בנתיצה נותץ אתוכ׳ (not נותן) when he has to tear down, he must chop those stones which are affected as well as those which are not; a. fr. Nif. נִיתַּץ to be torn down. Ab. Zar.53b עד שיִנָּתֵץ רובו until the largest part of it is torn down; Tosef. ib. V (VI), 8 שינתן (corr. acc.). Neg. XIII, 1; a. fr. Hof. הוּתַּץ same. Ab. Zar. III, 9 אם חדש יוּתַּץ if the oven was new, it must be taken apart; Pes.26b; a. fr. -
12 πλῆθος
πλῆθος, εος, τό, [dialect] Dor. and Arc. [full] πλῆθος Schwyzer 84.8, al. (Argive, found in Crete, v B.C.), IG5(2).6.20 (Tegea, iv B.C.), etc.; [dialect] Boeot. [full] πλεῖθος ib.7.3171.46 (Orchom. [dialect] Boeot.); pseudo-[dialect] Dor. and pseudo-[dialect] Aeol. [full] πλᾶθος GDI5176.21 ([place name] Crete), IGRom.4.1302.18 (Cyme, i B.C./ i A.D.), Hippod. ap. Stob.4.1.93: (πλήθω,A v. πίμπλημι):—great number, multitude, esp. of people, Il.17.330, Hdt.7.49, etc.; στρατοῦ π., periphr. for στρατὸς πολύς, Id.9.73; ὡς πλήθει for the mass of men, Pl.R. 389d.2 τὸ π. the greater number, the mass, main body,τὸ π. τοῦ στρατοῦ Hdt.1.82
, cf. 5.92; τὸ π. τῆς ψυχῆς the largest part of.., Pl.Lg. 689a: as Noun of Multitude with pl. Verb,Ἀθηναίων τὸ π. οἴονται Th.1.20
; τὸ π. ἐψηφίσαντο πολεμεῖν the majority, ib. 125, cf. X.Cyr.2.4.20; τῷ π. by a majority, Berl.Sitzb.1927.8 ([dialect] Locr., v B.C.): hence, people, population,σμικρὸν τὸ π. τῆσδε γῆς E.Ph. 715
.b the commons, Th. 1.9, etc.;ἡ τοῦ π. ἀρχή, δημοκρατία τοὔνομα κληθεῖσα Pl.Plt. 291d
;ἐς τὸ π. φέρειν τὸ κράτος Hdt.3.81
: freq. of the popular assembly, τὸ ὑμέτερον π., τὸ π. τὸ ὑμέτερον, Lys.12.42, Pl.Ap. 31c; Ἐρυθραίων τῷ π., Ἀθηναίων τοῦ π., IG12.10.21, 22; = Lat. plebs, Plb.6.15.11, D.S.12.25, D.H.4.71; also, association, corporation, or guild,τὸ π. τὸ Ἁλιαδᾶν IG 12(1).155.6
, 156.5 ([place name] Rhodes);τὸ τῶν Πανιαστῶν π. IGRom.4.1680
(Pergam.);τὸ π. τῶν ἱερέων OGI56.24
(Canopus, iii B.C.);π. τῶν ἁλιέων PSI5.498.2
(iii B.C.);τὸ π. τῶν μαχαιροφόρων OGI737
(Memphis, ii B.C.); opp. αἱ ἀρχαί, οἱ ὀλίγοι, Th.5.84; but also, populace, mob, opp. δῆμος (commons), X.Ath.2.18, App.BC1.10: also in pl., πείθειν τὰ π. the masses, Pl.Grg. 452e, cf. Sph. 268b;ὃ πᾶσι.. σωτήριον, μάλιστα δὲ τοῖς π. πρὸς τοὺς τυράννους D.6.24
;φιλόσοφον.. π. ἀδύνατον εἶναι Pl.R. 494a
.II quantity or number,πόσον π. ἦν νεῶν Ἑλληνίδων; A.Pers. 334
;τῆς σῆς δυνάμεως τί φῂς π. εἶναι; X.Cyr.2.1.6
;ὅμιλος πλήθει φοβερώτατος Th.2.98
;ἰσχύϊ καὶ πλήθει προέχων Id.3.74
;τῷ π. αὐτῶν καταπλαγέντες Id.4.10
;πλήθεϊ πολλοί Hdt.3.11
, cf. 6.44;σὺν πλήθει χερῶν S.OT 123
; in force,Th.
8.22: abs. in acc.,κόσοι πλῆθος Hdt.1.153
;πόσοι τὸ π.; Diph.17.1
;ἐρέται.. π. ἀνάριθμοι A.Pers.40
(anap.);π. ὡς δισχίλιοι X.An.4.2.2
;ἄπειρα τὸ π. Id.Mem.1.1.14
;ἄπειρα καὶ π. καὶ σμικρότητα Anaxag.1
;π. τι πάμπολυ φθειρῶν IG42(1).122.45
, cf. 32 (Epid., iv B.C.).III magnitude, size, or extent, [ὄρος] πλήθεϊ μέγιστον καὶ μεγάθεϊ ὑψηλότατον Hdt.1.203
; πεδίον πλῆθος ἄπειρον ib. 204;ἡ ἐρῆμος.. ἐοῦσα πλῆθος ἑπτὰ ἡμερέων ὁδοῦ Id.4.123
;π. χώρας καὶ ἀνθρώπων X.An.1.5.9
.2 in [dialect] Att., of quantity or amount,διὰ π. τῆς ζημίας Th.3.70
;χρημάτων π. Id.1.9
;διὰ πλῆθος οὐσίας Pl.R. 591e
, cf. Arist.Pol. 1279a19; ; multa sudans,Id.
Ti. 84e;τὸ π. τοῦ ῥεύματος Plb.1.75.5
; τὸ παρακείμενον π. the amount entered against each, Ostr.Bodl. i 252 (ii B.C.); of money,τὸ ἴσον π. TAM2.526
([place name] Pinara): in pl., quantities,ἐμβρύων Cratin.326
;θαυμαστὸν ὅσ' ἐστ' ἀγαθῶν π. Mnesim.4.51
(anap.);οἰκοδομημάτων πλήθεσι ἢ μεγέθεσι D.C.52.30
, cf. 10.4 plurality, opp. ἕν, Dam.Pr.45.IV of Time, length,χρόνου Th.1.1
, Pl.Tht. 158d, Isoc.12.180;π. ἐτῶν Ar.Nu. 855
;πλήθει πολλῶν μηνῶν S.Ph. 722
(lyr.).V with Preps., or Advbs.,ἐς π.
in great numbers,Th.
1.14; κατὰ πλῆθος a large number at a time, IG12.6.112;ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ π.
usually, mostly,Pl.
Phdr. 275b;ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ π. εἰπεῖν Arist.GA 786a35
;κατὰ π. D.H.6.67
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13 takedown
сущ.1) фин. скидка (часть спреда андеррайтера, которая представляет собой его вознаграждение)The takedown is usually the largest part of the underwriter's spread. — Скидка обычно составляет самую значительную часть спреда андеррайтера.
See:2) фин., редк. доля ( доля каждого участника синдиката в размещении выпуска ценных бумаг)* * ** * *цена, по которой члены синдиката принимают бумаги к размещению. . Словарь экономических терминов . -
14 economyclass
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15 السواد الأعظم
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16 Tronçon
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17 den größten Teil (von etw.) ausmachen
Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > den größten Teil (von etw.) ausmachen
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18 den größten Teil (von etw.) ausmachen
Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > den größten Teil (von etw.) ausmachen
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19 France
The continental European country with which Portugal has had the closest and most friendly relations since the Middle Ages and whose culture since early modern times has been the most important model for Portugal's culture. Beginning in the Reconquest, French groups assisted the Portuguese in fighting the Muslims, and Portugal's first royal dynasty was Burgundian. Various French religious orders settled in Portugal and brought new skills and ideas. Franco-Portuguese relations in diplomacy went through various phases after a virtual break between the two monarchies during the Hundred Years' War and Castile's campaigns to conquer Portugal up to the battle of Aljubarrota (1385), when France was the main ally of Castile. France gave Portugal vital assistance in the 16th and 17th centuries against Spanish aggression. French aid was given to Dom Antônio, Prior of Crato, who opposed Filipe's domination of Portugal, and to restoration Portugal during the War of Restoration (1640-68). With the important exception of the disastrous Napoleonic invasions and war (1807-11), Franco-Portuguese relations in diplomacy, trade, and culture were exceptionally good from the first quarter of the 19th century.In part as a response to unpopular Castilianization during Spain's domination, the Portuguese found French culture a comforting, novel foil and prestigious alternative. Despite Great Britain's dominance in matters commercial, diplomatic, and political under the Anglo- Portuguese Alliance, French culture and politics came to enjoy primary importance in Portugal. Even in commerce, France was Portugal's third or fourth best customer during the 19th century. Especially between 1820 and 1960, French influence provided a major model for the well-educated.A brief list of some key political, literary, philosophical, and artistic ideas Portugal eagerly embraced is suggestive. King Pedro IV's 1826 Charter ( A Carta) was directly modeled on an early French constitution. French models of liberalism and socialism prevailed in politics; impressionism in art; romanticism and realism, Parnassian-ism, and symbolism in literature; positivism and Bergsonianism in philosophy, etc. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Portuguese language, including vocabulary and orthography (spelling), experienced extensive Frenchification. French became the second language of Portugal's elite, providing access to knowledge and information vital for the education and development of isolated Portugal.French cultural influences became pervasive and entered the country by various means: through the French invasions before 1811, trade and commerce, improved international communication and transportation, Portuguese emigration to France (which became a mass movement after 1950), and close diplomatic and intellectual relations. An example of the importance of French culture until recently, when British and American cultural influences have become more significant, was that works in French dominated foreign book sections in Portuguese bookstores. If Portugal retained the oldest diplomatic link in world history with Britain, its chief cultural model until recently was France. Until after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, the largest portion of Portugal's educated elite studying abroad resided in France and took French higher degrees. The pattern of Portuguese students in higher education abroad has diversified in the years since, and now a significant portion are studying in other European continental states as well as in Britain and the United States. Diplomatic posts in France rank high in the pecking order of Portugal's small foreign service. -
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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
•
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
•
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
•
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.
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