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1 United States of America
Estados nombre masculino plural Unidos nombre masculino plural de Américanoun (frml) (usu + sing vb)* * *noun (frml) (usu + sing vb) -
2 America
América sustantivo femenino 1 ( continente) America;◊ hacerse la américa to make a fortune, get rich;américa Central Central America; américa del Norte or Septentrional North America; américa del Sur or Meridional South America; américa Latina Latin America 2 (Esp) ( Estados Unidos) America, the States (pl)
América sustantivo femenino America
América Central/ del Norte/del Sur/Latina, Central/North/South/Latin America ' América' also found in these entries: Spanish: Centroamérica - cono - EE. UU. - Estados Unidos - Hispanoamérica - Iberoamérica - latina - latino - Latinoamérica - Norteamérica - originaria - originario - Sudamérica - Suramérica - yacaré - allá - conquista - conquistador - embarcar - indio - Mesoamérica - norteamericano - plática - platicar - sos - vos - vosotros - ya English: America - antiaging - Central America - Latin - North America - South America - United States - United States of America - USA - work - Central - Indian - moose - north - South - unitedtr[ə'merɪkə]1 América\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLCentral America América Central, CentroaméricaLatin America América Latina, LatinoaméricaNorth America América del Norte, NorteaméricaSouth America América del Sur, Sudamérican.• América s.f.• Estados Unidos de América s.m.ə'merəkə, ə'merɪkə[ǝ'merɪkǝ]N (=continent) América f ; (=USA) Estados mpl Unidos* * *[ə'merəkə, ə'merɪkə] -
3 founding father
1) (the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc: the founding father of psychoanalysis.) fundador, padre2) (The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.) los Padres de la Constitución Americanatr['faʊndɪŋ'fɑːðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 fundador nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe Founding Fathers los Padres nombre masculino plural de la Constitución Americana'faʊndɪŋnoun fundador mthe Founding Fathers — ( in US history) los fundadores de la nación americana
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Cultural note:
Aquellos norteamericanos que sentaron las bases del gobierno de EEUU en la Federal Constitution Convention, en 1787, ocasión en que se redactó y firmó la Constitución. Los más conocidos son George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams y James Madison* * *['faʊndɪŋ]noun fundador mthe Founding Fathers — ( in US history) los fundadores de la nación americana
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Cultural note:
Aquellos norteamericanos que sentaron las bases del gobierno de EEUU en la Federal Constitution Convention, en 1787, ocasión en que se redactó y firmó la Constitución. Los más conocidos son George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams y James Madison -
4 USA
Del verbo usar: ( conjugate usar) \ \
usa es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: USA usar
USA /'usa/ (fam) USA
usar ( conjugate usar) verbo transitivo◊ ¿qué champú usas? what shampoo do you use?;usa algo/a algn de or como algo to use sth/sb as sth usarse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers) (esp AmL) ( estar de moda) [color/ropa] to be in fashion, to be popular;
usar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer uso, emplear) to use: no uses mi maquinilla, don't use my razor
siempre usa el mismo método, she uses always the same method
2 (llevar ropa, perfume, etc) to wear
II vi (utilizar) to use ' USA' also found in these entries: Spanish: año - como - dato - durante - EE. UU. - ganarse - mucha - mucho - para - perdón - permitirse - piso - señor - tener - usar - ver - cabeza - edredón - EEUU - madrina - padrino English: ago - agree - alive - alone - already - border - can - catch up - champagne - clearout - deserve - do - esquire - factor - fancy - few - lady - let - like - make - marmalade - mister - neither - now - shall - stand - take - ultimately - USA - use - whatever - worth - America - American - cooking - double - first - Georgian - potty - sizetr['jʊː'es'eɪ]1 ( United States of America) Estados Unidos de América; (abbreviation) EE.UU————————tr['jʊː'es'ɑːmɪ]1 ( United States Army) Ejército de los Estados Unidosn.a) (= United States of America) EEUU, EE UU, EE.UUb) (= United States Army) ejército m estadounidense or de los EEUUN ABBR1) = United States of Americathe USA — Estados Unidos, EE.UU.
2) = United States Army* * *a) (= United States of America) EEUU, EE UU, EE.UUb) (= United States Army) ejército m estadounidense or de los EEUU -
5 federal
'fedərəl((of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only: the federal government of the United States of America.) federal- federation
federal adj federal
federal adjetivo federal
federal adjetivo & mf federal ' federal' also found in these entries: Spanish: DF - distrito - F.B.I - defeño - Distrito Federal - RFA English: bureau - district - FBI - fed - federal - FTC - Secretary of Statetr['fedərəl]1 federalfederal ['fɛdrəl, -dərəl] adj: federaladj.• federal adj.n.• federal s.m.'fedərəlnoun ( in US history) federal mf, nordista mf['fedǝrǝl]1.ADJ federal2.N (US) (Hist) federal mf3.CPDFederal Aviation Administration N — (US) Administración f Federal de Aviación
Federal Bureau N — (US) Departamento m de Estado
Federal Bureau of Investigation N — (US) FBI m, ≈ Brigada f de Investigación Criminal
Federal Court N — (US) Tribunal m Federal
federal holiday N — (US) fiesta f nacional
federal officer N — (US) federal mf
Federal Republic of Germany N — República f Federal de Alemania
Federal Reserve Bank N — (US) banco m de la Reserva Federal
Federal Reserve Board N — (US) junta f de gobierno de la Reserva Federal
Federal Reserve System N — (US) Reserva f Federal (banco central de los EE. UU.)
federal tax N — impuesto m federal
See:* * *['fedərəl]noun ( in US history) federal mf, nordista mf -
6 Yank
jæŋk(an impolite word for a person from the United States of America.) yanqui- Yankeetr[jæŋk]1 pejorative yanqui nombre masulino o femeninoyank ['jæŋk] vt: tirar de, jalar, darle un tirón ayank n: tirón mv.• dar un tirón v.• sacar de un tirón v.adj.• yanqui adj.n.• tirón s.m.• yanqui s.m.jæŋk[jæŋk]N sometimes pej yanqui mf, gringo(-a) m / f (LAm)* * *[jæŋk] -
7 yank
jæŋk(an impolite word for a person from the United States of America.) yanqui- Yankeetr[jæŋk]1 pejorative yanqui nombre masulino o femeninoyank ['jæŋk] vt: tirar de, jalar, darle un tirón ayank n: tirón mv.• dar un tirón v.• sacar de un tirón v.adj.• yanqui adj.n.• tirón s.m.• yanqui s.m.jæŋk [jæŋk]1.N tirón m, jalón m (LAm)to give sth a yank — tirar de or (LAm) jalar algo
2.VT tirar de, jalar (LAm)- yank off- yank out* * *[jæŋk] -
8 billion
'biljən
1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) billón; millardo (Estados Unidos)2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) billón; millardo (Estados Unidos)3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) billón; millardo (Estados Unidos)
2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) billón; millardo (Estados Unidos)- billionth
billion n mil millonesEn el uso actual, tanto en América como en Gran Bretaña a billion son mil millones (1 000 000 000), pero antiguamente, sólo en Gran Bretaña, equivalía al billón español, o sea, un millón de millones (1 000 000 000 000)tr['bɪlɪən]1 mil millones nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbillions of figurative use un mogollón de, la tira de■ there were billions of people había la tira de gente Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL En el uso actual, tanto en EEUU como en Gran Bretaña, un billion equivale a mil millones /Table 1n.• billón s.m.• mil millones (Matemática) s.m.• mil millones s.m.• millardo (Matemática) s.m.'bɪljəna) (109) mil millones mpl, millar m de millonesb) (BrE) (1012) billón m['bɪlɪǝn]N (pl billion or billions) (=thousand million) mil millones mpl ; (Brit) † (=million million) billón m* * *['bɪljən]a) (109) mil millones mpl, millar m de millonesb) (BrE) (1012) billón m
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