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1 privileged
adjective privilegiadotr['prɪvɪlɪʤd]1 privilegiado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be privileged to do something tener el privilegio de hacer algo, tener el honor de hacer algoprivileged ['prɪvlɪʤd, 'prɪvə-] adj: privilegiadoadj.• excusado, -a adj.• privilegiado, -a adj.'prɪvəlɪdʒda) ( having advantages) < position> privilegiadob) ( honored) (pred)['prɪvɪlɪdʒd]to be privileged to + INF — tener* el privilegio or el honor de + inf
1. ADJ1) (=advantaged) [position, life] privilegiadofor a privileged few — para unos pocos privilegiados or afortunados
2) (=secret) [information] confidencial3) (Jur) [communication] privilegiado; [document] confidencial2.N* * *['prɪvəlɪdʒd]a) ( having advantages) < position> privilegiadob) ( honored) (pred)to be privileged to + INF — tener* el privilegio or el honor de + inf
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2 few
fju:adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) pocos- a few- few and far between
few adj pron pocoa few unos cuantos / algunoscan I ask you a few questions? ¿puedo hacerte algunas preguntas?tr[fjʊː]1 (not many) poco,-a, pocos,-as2 (some) uno,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as1 (not many) pocos,-as2 (some) unos,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa good few un buen númeroas few as solamentefew and far between poquísimos,-as, contadísimos,-as, muy escasos,-asno fewer than no menos dequite a few un buen número, bastantesto have had a few too many haber tomado una copa de másthe chosen few los elegidos nombre masculino pluralfew ['fju:] adj: pocoswith few exceptions: con pocas excepcionesa few times: varias vecesfew pron1) : pocosfew (of them) were ready: pocos estaban listos2)a few : algunos, unos cuantos3)few and far between : contadosadj.• algunos adj.• poco, -a adj.• pocos adj.• unos adj.adv.• pocos adv.pron.• algunos pron.• pocos pron.• unos pron.
I fjuːadjective -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casfew people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos
the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía
b)a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó
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pronoun -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casas few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera
to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas
b)a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes
he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas
[fjuː]ADJ PRON (compar fewer) (superl fewest)1) (=not many) pocos(-as)there are very few of us, we are very few — somos muy pocos
the few who... — los pocos que...
she is one of the few (people) who... — ella es una de los pocos que...
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as few as three of them — nada más que tres•
every few weeks — cada dos o tres semanas•
they are few and far between — son contados•
the lucky few — unos pocos or unos cuantos afortunados•
in or over the next few days — en or durante los próximos días, en estos días (LAm)•
in or over the past few days — en or durante los últimos días•
the last or remaining few minutes — el poco tiempo que queda/quedaba•
too few — demasiado pocos2) (=some, several)a good few, quite a few — bastantes
a good few or quite a few (people) came — vinieron bastantes, vino bastante gente
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a few of them — algunos de ellos* * *
I [fjuː]adjective -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casfew people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos
the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía
b)a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó
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pronoun -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casas few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera
to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas
b)a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes
he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas
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3 privilegiado
Del verbo privilegiar: ( conjugate privilegiar) \ \
privilegiado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: privilegiado privilegiar
privilegiado
◊ -da adjetivo‹clima/inteligencia/memoria› exceptional ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
privilegiado,-a
I adjetivo
1 privileged: ocupa una situación privilegiada en la empresa, she has a privileged position in the company
2 (excepcional) exceptional: tiene una inteligencia privilegiada, he's exceptionally intelligent
II sustantivo masculino y femenino privileged person ' privilegiado' also found in these entries: Spanish: privilegiada English: privileged -
4 privilegiada
privilegiado,-a
I adjetivo
1 privileged: ocupa una situación privilegiada en la empresa, she has a privileged position in the company
2 (excepcional) exceptional: tiene una inteligencia privilegiada, he's exceptionally intelligent
II sustantivo masculino y femenino privileged person ' privilegiada' also found in these entries: Spanish: privilegiado English: inside information - insider - insider dealing - insider trading - few - WASP
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privileged — priv|i|leged [ˈprıvılıdʒd] adj 1.) a) having advantages because of your wealth, social position etc ≠ ↑underprivileged ▪ Students from a privileged background have an advantage at university. ▪ Only the privileged few can afford private education … Dictionary of contemporary English
privileged — /priv euh lijd, priv lijd/, adj. 1. belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few. 2. entitled to or exercising a privilege. 3. restricted to a select group or individual: privileged information; a privileged… … Universalium
privileged — adjective 1. blessed with privileges (Freq. 4) the privileged few • Ant: ↑underprivileged • Similar to: ↑sweetheart • See Also: ↑fortunate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary