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(a way of speaking found only in a certain area or among a certain group or class of people: They were speaking in dialect.) dialectodialect n dialectotr['daɪəlekt]1 dialectodialect ['daɪə.lɛkt] n: dialecto mn.• dialecto s.m.• habla s.f.'daɪəlektnoun dialecto m; (before n)['daɪǝlekt]a dialect word — un vocablo dialectal, un dialectalismo
1.N dialecto m2.CPDdialect atlas N — atlas m inv lingüístico
dialect survey N — estudio m dialectológico
dialect word N — dialectalismo m
* * *['daɪəlekt]noun dialecto m; (before n)a dialect word — un vocablo dialectal, un dialectalismo
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122 diamond
1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; (also adjective) a diamond ring.) diamante2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diamante3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) rombo4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) diamante•- diamondsdiamond n diamantetr['daɪəmənd]2 (shape) rombo3 (in cards) diamante nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a rough diamond ser un diamante (en) brutodiamond ring anillo de diamantes, anillo de brillantesdiamond wedding (anniversary) bodas nombre femenino plural de diamantediamond ['daɪmənd, 'daɪə-] n1) : diamante m, brillante ma diamond necklace: un collar de brillantes2) : rombo m, forma f de rombo3) : diamante m (en naipes)4) infield: cuadro m, diamante m (en béisbol)adj.• de diamante adj.n.• diamante (Mineralogía) s.m.• losange s.m.• solitario s.m.'daɪəməndhe's a diamond in the rough o (BrE) a rough diamond — no es muy pulido, pero tiene buenas cualidades; (before n)
diamond ring — anillo m or sortija f de brillantes or diamantes
2) ( shape) rombo m4) ( in baseball)a) ( area inside bases) diamante m, cuadro mb) ( entire field) campo m (de béisbol)['daɪǝmǝnd]1. N1) (=mineral) diamante m ; (=jewel) brillante m, diamante m2) (=shape) rombo m3) (Cards) (=standard pack) diamante m ; (Spanish cards) oro mdiamonds (=suit) diamantes mpl ; (in Spanish pack) oros mplthe Queen of diamonds — la dama or reina de diamantes
4) (Baseball) campo m de béisbol2.CPDdiamond merchant N — comerciante mf en diamantes
diamond mine N — mina f de diamantes
diamond necklace N — collar m de diamantes
diamond ring N — anillo m de diamantes, sortija f de diamantes
diamond wedding (anniversary) N — bodas fpl de diamante
* * *['daɪəmənd]he's a diamond in the rough o (BrE) a rough diamond — no es muy pulido, pero tiene buenas cualidades; (before n)
diamond ring — anillo m or sortija f de brillantes or diamantes
2) ( shape) rombo m4) ( in baseball)a) ( area inside bases) diamante m, cuadro mb) ( entire field) campo m (de béisbol) -
123 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) desastre- disastrously
disaster n desastretr[dɪ'zɑːstəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (flood, earthquake) desastre nombre masculino, catástrofe nombre femenino; (crash, sinking, fire) desastre nombre masculino, siniestro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a recipe for disaster buscarse problemasto spell disaster for somebody/something resultar desastroso,-a para alguien/algodisaster fund fondo para los damnificadosdisaster [dɪ'zæstər] n: desastre m, catástrofe fn.• desastre s.m.• siniestro s.m.dɪ'zæstər, dɪ'zɑːstə(r)1) c (flood, earthquake) catástrofe f, desastre m; (crash, sinking) siniestro m, desastre m; (before n)disaster fund — fondo m para los damnificados
2) ca) ( fiasco) desastre mb) ( hopeless person) (colloq) desastre m (fam)3) u ( misfortune)[dɪ'zɑːstǝ(r)]disaster struck — ocurrió or se produjo una catástrofe
1. N2) (=inept person) desastre m2.CPDdisaster area N — zona f catastrófica
he's a walking disaster area — hum es un puro desastre
disaster fund N — fondo m de ayuda para casos de desastre
disaster movie N — película f de catástrofes
disaster relief N — (=aid) ayuda f a las víctimas de una catástrofe
disaster victim N — víctima f de una catástrofe
disaster zone N — zona f catastrófica
* * *[dɪ'zæstər, dɪ'zɑːstə(r)]1) c (flood, earthquake) catástrofe f, desastre m; (crash, sinking) siniestro m, desastre m; (before n)disaster fund — fondo m para los damnificados
2) ca) ( fiasco) desastre mb) ( hopeless person) (colloq) desastre m (fam)3) u ( misfortune)disaster struck — ocurrió or se produjo una catástrofe
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124 do-it-yourself
noun, adjective ((of) the art or practice of doing one's own decorating, repairs etc (also DIY): I've just bought a book on do-it-yourself so I can try to tile the bathroom; a do-it-yourself job.) bricolajetr[dʊːɪtjɔː'self]1 bricolaje nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdo-it-yourself shop tienda de bricolaje'duːətʃər'self, ˌduːɪtjɔː'selfmass noun bricolaje m; (before n)['duːɪtjǝ'self]do-it-yourself enthusiast — aficionado, -da m,f al bricolaje, bricolero, -ra m,f
1.N bricolaje m2.CPDdo-it-yourself enthusiast, do-it-yourself expert N — aficionado(-a) m / f al bricolaje
do-it-yourself kit N — modelo m para armar
do-it-yourself shop N — tienda f de bricolaje
* * *['duːətʃər'self, ˌduːɪtjɔː'self]mass noun bricolaje m; (before n)do-it-yourself enthusiast — aficionado, -da m,f al bricolaje, bricolero, -ra m,f
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125 double-dealing
noun (cheating and deceitfulness.) doble juegotr[dʌbəl'diːlɪŋ]1 doble juegoadj.• doble adj.n.• doblez s.m.
I 'dʌbəl'diːlɪŋmass noun doble juego m
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adjective (before n) maniobrero['dʌbl'diːlɪŋ]N trato m doble, juego m doble, duplicidad f* * *
I ['dʌbəl'diːlɪŋ]mass noun doble juego m
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126 drawstring
noun (a cord threaded through the top of a bag etc for closing it.) cordóntr['drɔːstrɪŋ]1 cordón nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdrawstring waist talle nombre masculino fruncido con un cordónn.• cordón s.m.'drɔːstrɪŋnoun cordón m ( del que se tira para cerrar algo); (before n) <bag, waist> fruncido con un cordón o una cinta['drɔːstrɪŋ]N cordón m* * *['drɔːstrɪŋ]noun cordón m ( del que se tira para cerrar algo); (before n) <bag, waist> fruncido con un cordón o una cinta -
127 education
noun (instruction and teaching, especially of children and young people in schools, universities etc: His lack of education prevented him from getting a good job.) educacióneducation n enseñanza / educacióntr[edjʊ'keɪʃən]1 (system of teaching) educación nombre femenino, enseñanza■ education is not compulsory after the age of 16 la enseñanza no es obligatoria a partir de los 16 años4 (theory of teaching) pedagogía5 (knowledge, culture) cultura\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLuniversity education estudios nombre masculino plural universitariosMinister of Education Ministro,-a de EducaciónMinistry of Education and Science Ministerio de Educación y Cienciaeducation [.ɛʤə'keɪʃən] n: educación fn.• crianza s.f.• cultura s.f.• discipulado s.m.• educación (Enseñanza) s.f.• educción s.f.• enseñanza s.f.• formación s.f.• instrucción s.f.'edʒə'keɪʃən, ˌedjʊ'keɪʃən1) (schooling, instruction) educación fprimary/higher education — enseñanza f primaria/superior
he didn't have a university education — no tuvo or (frml) no cursó estudios universitarios
health education — clases fpl de higiene; (before n) <system, policy> educativo
2) u ( academic subject) pedagogía f, (teoría f de la) educación f3) u (knowledge, culture) cultura f[ˌedjʊ'keɪʃǝn]1.N educación f, formación f ; (=teaching) enseñanza f ; (=knowledge, culture) cultura f ; (=studies) estudios mpl ; (=training) formación f ; (Univ) (=subject) pedagogía fMinistry of Education — Ministerio m or (LAm) Secretaría f de Educación
primary/secondary education — enseñanza f primaria/secundaria, primera/segunda enseñanza f
higher education — educación f superior, enseñanza f superior
physical/political education — educación f física/política
literary/professional education — formación f literaria/profesional
2.CPDeducation authority N — (Brit) ≈ delegación f de educación, ≈ consejería f de educación (Sp)
education department N — (Brit) [of local authority] ≈ departamento m de educación; (=ministry) Ministerio m de Educación
* * *['edʒə'keɪʃən, ˌedjʊ'keɪʃən]1) (schooling, instruction) educación fprimary/higher education — enseñanza f primaria/superior
he didn't have a university education — no tuvo or (frml) no cursó estudios universitarios
health education — clases fpl de higiene; (before n) <system, policy> educativo
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128 endurance
noun (the power or ability to bear or to last: He has amazing (power of) endurance; Her rudeness is beyond endurance; (also adjective) endurance tests.) resistencia, aguantetr[ɪn'djʊərəns]1 resistencia, aguante nombre masculino1 de resistencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeyond endurance / past endurance intolerable, insoportableendurance test prueba de resistenciaendurance [ɪn'dʊrənts, ɛn-, -'djʊr-] n: resistencia f, aguante mn.• aguante s.m.• duración s.f.• paciencia s.f.• resistencia s.f.ɪn'dʊrəns, ɪn'djʊərənspowers of endurance — capacidad f de aguante; (before n)
[ɪn'djʊǝrǝns]endurance test — prueba f de resistencia
1.N resistencia fto come to the end of one's endurance — no poder más, llegar a sus límites
past or beyond endurance — inaguantable, insoportable
2.CPDendurance race N — carrera f de resistencia
endurance test N — prueba f de resistencia
* * *[ɪn'dʊrəns, ɪn'djʊərəns]powers of endurance — capacidad f de aguante; (before n)
endurance test — prueba f de resistencia
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