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1. adjective(equal in value, power, meaning etc: A metre is not quite equivalent to a yard; Would you say that `bravery' and `courage' are exactly equivalent?) equivalente
2. noun(something or someone that is equivalent to something or someone else: This word has no equivalent in French.) equivalenteequivalent adj n equivalentetr[ɪ'kwɪvələnt]1 equivalente1 equivalente nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be equivalent to something equivaler a algoequivalent [ɪ'kwɪvələnt] adj: equivalente: equivalente madj.• equivalente adj.n.• equivalente s.m.
I ɪ'kwɪvələnta) ( equal) <size/value> equivalenteto be equivalent TO something/-ing — equivaler a algo/+ inf
b) ( corresponding) <position/term> equivalenteto be equivalent TO something — ser* el equivalente de algo
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noun equivalente m[ɪ'kwɪvǝlǝnt]1.ADJ equivalente (to a) (in en)2.N equivalente m* * *
I [ɪ'kwɪvələnt]a) ( equal) <size/value> equivalenteto be equivalent TO something/-ing — equivaler a algo/+ inf
b) ( corresponding) <position/term> equivalenteto be equivalent TO something — ser* el equivalente de algo
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noun equivalente m
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