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1 knowledge
'noli‹1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) conocimiento2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) conocimiento3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) conocimiento, saber•- general knowledge
knowledge n conocimientostr['nɒlɪʤ]1 (learning, information) conocimientos nombre masculino plural2 (awareness) conocimiento■ at that time I had no knowledge of what was happening entonces no tenía conocimiento de lo que estaba pasando\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto my knowledge que yo sepanot to my knowledge que yo sepa, noto the best of my knowledge según mi leal entender y saberto be common knowledge that... ser notorio que..., todo el mundo sabe que...it has come to my knowledge that... he llegado a saber que...to have a good knowledge of something conocer algo biento have a working knowledge of something dominar los fundamentos de algoknowledge ['nɑlɪʤ] n1) awareness: conocimiento m2) learning: conocimientos mpl, saber mn.• ciencia s.f.• conocimiento s.m.• conocimientos s.m.pl.• facultad s.m.• instrucción s.f.• noticia s.f.• saber s.m.• sabiduría s.f.'nɑːlɪdʒ, 'nɒlɪdʒmass noun1) ( awareness) conocimiento mI had no knowledge of their activities — no estaba enterado or (frml) no tenía conocimiento de sus actividades
has he changed his mind? - not to my knowledge — ¿ha cambiado de opinión? - que yo sepa, no
she did it in the knowledge that... — lo hizo sabiendo que or a sabiendas de que...
it is common knowledge that... — todo el mundo sabe que...
2) ( facts known) saber m; ( by particular person) conocimientos mplmy knowledge of Spanish/the law is very limited — mis conocimientos de español/de la ley son muy limitados
['nɒlɪdʒ]N1) (=information, awareness, understanding) conocimiento m•
to deny all knowledge of sth — negar tener conocimiento de algo•
to bring sth to sb's knowledge — poner a algn al tanto de algo•
it has come to my knowledge that... — me he enterado de que...•
it is common knowledge that... — todo el mundo sabe que..., es del dominio público que...•
to have no knowledge of sth — no tener conocimiento de algo•
to (the best of) my knowledge — a mi entender, que yo sepanot to my knowledge — que yo sepa, no
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without my knowledge — sin saberlo yo2) (=person's range of information) conocimientos mpl3) (=learning) saber m* * *['nɑːlɪdʒ, 'nɒlɪdʒ]mass noun1) ( awareness) conocimiento mI had no knowledge of their activities — no estaba enterado or (frml) no tenía conocimiento de sus actividades
has he changed his mind? - not to my knowledge — ¿ha cambiado de opinión? - que yo sepa, no
she did it in the knowledge that... — lo hizo sabiendo que or a sabiendas de que...
it is common knowledge that... — todo el mundo sabe que...
2) ( facts known) saber m; ( by particular person) conocimientos mplmy knowledge of Spanish/the law is very limited — mis conocimientos de español/de la ley son muy limitados
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2 encyclop(a)edia
(a reference work containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch: an encyclopaedia of jazz; If you do not know the capital city of Hungary, look it up in an encyclopaedia.) enciclopedia- encyclopedic -
3 encyclop(a)edia
(a reference work containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch: an encyclopaedia of jazz; If you do not know the capital city of Hungary, look it up in an encyclopaedia.) enciclopedia- encyclopedic -
4 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; (also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) arte2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) arte3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) arte•- artful- artfully
- artfulness
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art n artetr[ɑːt]1 (painting etc) arte nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLart dealer marchante nombre masculinoart deco art deco nombre masculinoart exhibition exposición nombre femenino de obras de arteart nouveau art nouveau nombre masculino, modernismoart school escuela de bellas artes————————tr[ɑːt]1 architecture→ link=be be{art ['ɑrt] n1) : arte m2) skill: destreza f, habilidad f, maña f3) arts npl: letras fpl (en la educación)4)fine arts : bellas artes fpln.• arte s.m.• artificio s.m.• ciencia s.f.• habilidad s.f.
I ɑːrt, ɑːt1)a) u ( object of aesthetics) arte mshe's studying art — estudia Bellas Artes; (before n) < class> de arte; ( in school) de dibujo
art exhibition — exposición f de obras de arte
art gallery — ( museum) museo m de arte
art school o college — escuela f de Bellas Artes; ( for minor arts) escuela f de Artes y Oficios
b) u c ( artwork) trabajos mpl artísticos2) arts pla)b) (BrE Educ) letras fpl3) (skill, craft) (no pl) arte m
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I [ɑːt]1. N1) (=painting etc) arte mwork of art — obra f de arte
2) (=skill) arte m, habilidad f, destreza f; (=technique) técnica f; (=knack) maña f; (=gift) don m, facilidad ffine I, 1., 1)the art of persuasion/seduction — el arte de la persuasión/la seducción
3) (Univ)bachelor, masterFaculty of Arts — Facultad f de Filosofía y Letras
4) (=cunning) arte m2.CPDart collection N — colección f de arte
art college N — escuela f de Bellas Artes
art dealer N — marchante mf
art director N — director(a) m / f artístico(-a)
art exhibition N — exposición f de arte
art gallery N — (state-owned) museo m (de arte); (private) galería f de arte
art lover N — aficionado(-a) m / f al arte
art nouveau N — modernismo m
arts and crafts NPL — artesanías fpl
art school N — escuela f de Bellas Artes
Arts Council N — (Brit) institución pública encargada de la promoción de la cultura y de las actividades artísticas
Arts degree N — licenciatura f en Letras
Arts student N — estudiante mf de Letras
performanceart student N — estudiante mf de Bellas Artes
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†† [ɑːt]PRESENT (thou form) of be* * *
I [ɑːrt, ɑːt]1)a) u ( object of aesthetics) arte mshe's studying art — estudia Bellas Artes; (before n) < class> de arte; ( in school) de dibujo
art exhibition — exposición f de obras de arte
art gallery — ( museum) museo m de arte
art school o college — escuela f de Bellas Artes; ( for minor arts) escuela f de Artes y Oficios
b) u c ( artwork) trabajos mpl artísticos2) arts pla)b) (BrE Educ) letras fpl3) (skill, craft) (no pl) arte m
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mæƟə'mætiks((abbreviation maths mæ, (American) math mæƟ) the science or branch of knowledge dealing with measurements, numbers and quantities.) matemáticas- mathematically
- mathematician
mathematics n matemáticastr[mæɵə'mætɪks]1 matemáticas nombre femenino pluralmathematics [.mæt̬hə'mæt̬ɪks] ns & pl: matemáticas fpl, matemática fn.• matemática s.f.• matemáticas s.f.pl.• matemático s.m.n.inv.• matemáticas s.f.pl.'mæθə'mætɪksnoun (+ sing vb) matemática(s) f(pl)[ˌmæθǝ'mætɪks]NSING matemáticas fpl* * *['mæθə'mætɪks]noun (+ sing vb) matemática(s) f(pl) -
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noun plural ((often with capital) languages, literature, history, as opposed to scientific subjects.) Letras, Filosofía y Letrasarts npl1. letras2. artes3. culturan.• arte s.m. -
7 bow
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verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) inclinar(se), hacer una reverencia2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) ceder ante, transigir con
2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) inclinación, reverencia- bowed
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1. bəu noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.)2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) arco3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) arco
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noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.)bow1 n1. arco2. lazobow2 n1. proa2. reverenciabow3 vb1. inclinarse / hacer una reverencia2. inclinartr[baʊ]1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL proa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa shot across the bows un aviso————————tr[baʊ]1 (with body) reverencia1 inclinar1 (in respect) inclinarse, hacer una reverencia1 figurative use (submit) someterse a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bow down inclinarseto bow and scrape (to somebody) hacer la pelota (a alguien)————————tr[bəʊ]1 (for arrows) arco2 (of violin) arco3 (knot) lazo1 (cause to bend) arquear, doblar1 (violin) pasar el arco (por las cuerdas)2 (wall) arquearse, combarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbow saw sierra de arcobow ['baʊ] vi1) : hacer una reverencia, inclinarse2) submit: ceder, resignarse, sometersebow vt1) lower: inclinar, bajar2) bend: doblarbow ['baʊ:] n1) bowing: reverencia f, inclinación f2) : proa f (de un barco)bow ['bo:] vicurve: arquearse, doblarsebow ['bo:] n1) arch, curve: arco m, curva f2) : arco m (arma o vara para tocar varios instrumentos de música)3) : lazo m, moño mto tie a bow: hacer un moñon.• arco s.m. (Ship)n.• proa s.f. (Textile)n.• lazo (Textil) s.m.n.• cortesía s.f.• inclinación s.f.• reverencia s.f.• saludo s.m.v.• acodillar v.• agobiar v.• arquear v.• doblar v.• humillar v.• inclinar v.• inclinarse v.
I baʊ1) ( movement) reverencia fthe actress took a bow — la actriz salió a saludar al público/hizo una reverencia
2) ( of ship) (often pl) proa f
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1. baʊintransitive verb hacer* una reverenciato bow to somebody — hacerle* una reverencia a alguien, inclinarse ante alguien
to bow to something: we must bow to her experience debemos tratarla con la deferencia que su experiencia merece; they bowed to government pressure — cedieron ante la presión del gobierno
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vt \<\<head\>\> inclinar, agacharPhrasal Verbs:- bow down- bow out
III bəʊ1) ( knot) lazo m, moño m (esp AmL)to tie a bow — hacer* un lazo (or moño etc)
to tie something in a bow — hacer* un lazo (or moño etc) con algo
2) ( weapon) arco m3) ( Mus) arco m
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1. bəʊintransitive verb \<\<branch/plank\>\> arquearse, doblarse, pandearse (esp AmL)
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vt \<\<branch/beam\>\> arquear
I [bǝʊ]1. N1) (=weapon) (also Mus) arco mbow and arrow — arco m y flechas
2) (=knot) lazo m2.CPDbow window N — mirador m, ventana f salediza
II [baʊ]1.N (=greeting) reverencia fto make a bow — inclinarse (to delante de); hacer una reverencia (to a)
to make one's bow — presentarse, debutar
to take a bow — salir a agradecer los aplausos, salir a saludar
2. VT1) (=lower) [+ head] inclinar, bajar2) (=bend) [+ back] encorvar, doblar; [+ branches] inclinar, doblar3)3. VI1) (in greeting) inclinarse (to delante de); hacer una reverencia (to a)- bow and scrape2) (=bend) [branch etc] arquearse, doblarseto bow beneath — (fig) estar agobiado por
3) (fig) (=yield) inclinarse or ceder (to ante)- bow down- bow out
III [baʊ]1.N (Naut) (also: bows) proa fon the port/starboard bow — a babor/estribor
2.CPDbow wave N — ola causada por un barco al desplazarse por el agua
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I [baʊ]1) ( movement) reverencia fthe actress took a bow — la actriz salió a saludar al público/hizo una reverencia
2) ( of ship) (often pl) proa f
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1. [baʊ]intransitive verb hacer* una reverenciato bow to somebody — hacerle* una reverencia a alguien, inclinarse ante alguien
to bow to something: we must bow to her experience debemos tratarla con la deferencia que su experiencia merece; they bowed to government pressure — cedieron ante la presión del gobierno
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vt \<\<head\>\> inclinar, agacharPhrasal Verbs:- bow down- bow out
III [bəʊ]1) ( knot) lazo m, moño m (esp AmL)to tie a bow — hacer* un lazo (or moño etc)
to tie something in a bow — hacer* un lazo (or moño etc) con algo
2) ( weapon) arco m3) ( Mus) arco m
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1. [bəʊ]intransitive verb \<\<branch/plank\>\> arquearse, doblarse, pandearse (esp AmL)
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8 specialist
noun (a person who makes a very deep study of one branch of a subject or field: Dr Brown is a heart specialist.) especialistaspecialist n especialistatr['speʃəlɪst]1 (expert) especialista nombre masulino o femenino (in, en)2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL especialista nombre masulino o femenino■ heart specialist especialista de corazón, cardiólogo,-a1 especializado,-aspecialist ['spɛʃəlɪst] n: especialista mfn.• especialista s.m.,f.'speʃələst, 'speʃəlɪsta) ( expert) especialista mf; (before n) <knowledge, dictionary, shop> especializadob) ( Med) especialista mf['speʃǝlɪst]1.N especialista mfheart specialist — (Med) especialista mf del corazón
2.ADJ especializadospecialist knowledge — conocimientos mpl especializados
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9 science
1) (knowledge gained by observation and experiment.) ciencia2) (a branch of such knowledge eg biology, chemistry, physics etc.) ciencia3) (these sciences considered as a whole: My daughter prefers science to languages.) ciencias•- scientifically
- scientist
- science fiction
science n cienciatr['saɪəns]1 (gen) ciencia2 (subject) ciencias nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLscience fiction ciencia ficciónscience ['saɪənts] n: ciencia fn.• ciencia s.f.'saɪənsa) u ( in general) ciencia fto blind somebody with science — (hum) deslumbrar a alguien con sus (or tus etc) conocimientos
b) u c ( academic subject) ciencia f['saɪǝns]1.N ciencia fthe natural/social sciences — las ciencias naturales/sociales
to blind sb with science — impresionar or deslumbrar a algn citándole muchos datos científicos
2.CPD de cienciasscience park N — zona f de ciencias
science teacher N — profesor(a) m / f de ciencias
* * *['saɪəns]a) u ( in general) ciencia fto blind somebody with science — (hum) deslumbrar a alguien con sus (or tus etc) conocimientos
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10 ciencia
ciencia sustantivo femenino (saber, conocimiento) knowledge, learning; a ciencia cierta for sure, for certainb)Cciencias Empresariales/de la Información Business/Media Studies; Cciencias Políticas/de la Educación Politics/Education
ciencia sustantivo femenino
1 science
2 frml (conocimiento) knowledge: descorchar un botella no tiene mucha ciencia, there is no mystery about uncorking a bottle
3 ciencia ficción, science fiction irón ciencia infusa, divine inspiration
ciencias ocultas, the occult sing Locuciones: a ciencia cierta, for certain: lo sé a ciencia cierta, I'm absolutely sure o I know it for certain ' ciencia' also found in these entries: Spanish: divulgación - estadística - interés - jurisprudencia - mecánica - óptica - ortopedia - padre - ramo - reino - toponimia - acústica - adelanto - aeronáutica - avanzar - contabilidad - dedicar - economía - evolucionar - ramificarse - triunfo - veterinaria English: advancement - area - branch - certain - data processing - economics - electronic - forestry - medicine - sci-fi - science - science fiction - statistics - surgery - social - wishful thinking
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