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21 fertile
1) (producing a lot: fertile fields; a fertile mind/imagination.) fértil2) (able to produce fruit, children, young animals etc: fertile seed.) fértil•- fertilize
- fertilise
- fertilization
- fertilisation
- fertilizer
- fertiliser
fertile adj fértiltr['fɜːtaɪl]1 fértil, fecundo,-afertile ['fərt̬əl] adj: fértil, fecundoadj.• fecundo, -a adj.• feraz adj.• fértil adj.'fɜːrtḷ, 'fɜːtaɪlb) ( capable of reproducing) <woman/animal/plant> fértil; <seed/egg> fecundadoc) ( inventive) < imagination> fértil, fecundo['fɜːtaɪl]1. ADJ1) (Agr) [land, valley, soil] fértil2) (Bio) [woman, animal, phase] fértil; [egg] fértil, fecundo3) (fig) (=productive) fértil; (=creative) [imagination, mind] fecundo, fértilthis was her most fertile period of writing — como escritora, esta fue su época más fértil
this situation provides a fertile breeding ground for racists — esta situación es un caldo de cultivo para el racismo
2.CPDfertile period N — [of woman, animal] periodo m fértil
* * *['fɜːrtḷ, 'fɜːtaɪl]b) ( capable of reproducing) <woman/animal/plant> fértil; <seed/egg> fecundadoc) ( inventive) < imagination> fértil, fecundo -
22 señal
señal sustantivo femenino 1 Sseñal de la Cruz sign of the cross◊ nos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer;señal de auxilio or socorro distress signalc) (Ferr) signal2 (marca, huella): señales de violencia signs of violence 3a) (Rad, TV) signalb) (Telec):◊ la señal para marcar the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone;la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE) 4 ( indicio) sign; no daba señales de vida he showed no signs of life; en señal de respeto/amor as a token of respect/love 5 (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down payment
señal sustantivo femenino
1 (muestra) sign
en señal de respeto/duelo, as a sign/token of respect/mourning
2 (con la mano, el rostro) sign
hacer señales a alguien, to signal to sb
3 (huella, indicio) trace, sign: la operación le dejó una señal, the operation left a scar
4 Tel tone
señal de llamada, dialling, US dial tone
5 Com (anticipo) deposit: dejar una señal, to leave a deposit
6 Auto señal de tráfico, road sign ' señal' also found in these entries: Spanish: amago - aparato - captar - codazo - emitir - estampar - hierro - horario-a - huella - impresión - índice - indicio - patear - rebasar - rendir - roce - seña - significar - signo - silbar - síntoma - sonora - sonoro - sudaca - baliza - dirección - disco - impacto - inclinar - indicador - intermitente - marca - marcar - mojón - muestra - prenda - presagio - protesta - punto - rastro - respetar - silbido - transmisión - transmitir English: bookmark - busy signal - deposit - dialling tone - distress signal - engaged - evidence - mark - marker - motion - omen - ominous - pip - pledge - road sign - scar - scour - send out - sign - signal - stop sign - tick - token - traffic sign - warning sign - watermark - blinker - bode - breeding - busy - danger - flash - hand - peace - protest - road - signpost - smoke - tone - trace - walk
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