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21 Aboriginal
adjective aborigentr[æbə'rɪʤɪnəl]1 aborigen1 aborigen nombre masulino o femeninoaboriginal [.æbə'rɪʤənəl] adj: aborigen, indígenaadj.• aborigen adj.• indígena adj.n.• aborigen s.m.• nativo s.m.
I 'æbə'rɪdʒənḷa) ( indigenous) aborigen, indígenab) Aboriginal ( in Australia) de los aborígenes australianos
II
a) ( indigenous inhabitant) aborigen mfb) Aborigine[ˌæbǝ'rɪdʒǝnl]1.ADJ (=Australian) aborigen2.N (=Australian) aborigen mf (australiano)* * *
I ['æbə'rɪdʒənḷ]a) ( indigenous) aborigen, indígenab) Aboriginal ( in Australia) de los aborígenes australianos
II
a) ( indigenous inhabitant) aborigen mfb) Aborigine -
22 aboriginal
adjective aborigentr[æbə'rɪʤɪnəl]1 aborigen1 aborigen nombre masulino o femeninoaboriginal [.æbə'rɪʤənəl] adj: aborigen, indígenaadj.• aborigen adj.• indígena adj.n.• aborigen s.m.• nativo s.m.
I 'æbə'rɪdʒənḷa) ( indigenous) aborigen, indígenab) Aboriginal ( in Australia) de los aborígenes australianos
II
a) ( indigenous inhabitant) aborigen mfb) Aborigine[ˌæbǝ'rɪdʒǝnl]1.ADJ (=indigenous) aborigen, indígena2.N (=indigenous inhabitant) aborigen mf, indígena mf* * *
I ['æbə'rɪdʒənḷ]a) ( indigenous) aborigen, indígenab) Aboriginal ( in Australia) de los aborígenes australianos
II
a) ( indigenous inhabitant) aborigen mfb) Aborigine -
23 abrupt
1) (sudden; unexpected: The car came to an abrupt halt.) brusco2) ((of a person's manner of speaking etc) rude or sharp.) brusco, áspero3) (lacking in continuity.) interrumpido, discontinuo•- abruptly- abruptness
tr[ə'brʌpt]1 (sudden) repentino,-a2 (rude) brusco,-a, arisco,-a3 (slope) empinado,-aabrupt [ə'brʌpt] adj1) sudden: abrupto, repentino, súbito2) brusque, curt: brusco, cortante♦ abruptly advadj.• abrupto, -a adj.• atropellado, -a adj.• brusco, -a adj.• cortado, -a adj.• escarpado, -a adj.• precipitado, -a adj.• repentino, -a adj.• áspero, -a adj.ə'brʌpta) ( sudden) <departure/conclusion> repentino, súbito; <rise/decline> abrupto, brusco[ǝ'brʌpt]ADJ1) (=sudden) [change, rise] brusco; [departure] repentino; [resignation, dismissal] repentino, súbitoto come to an abrupt halt or stop — (lit) pararse bruscamente or en seco; (fig) terminarse de repente
2) (=brusque) [person] brusco, cortante; [question] brusco; [comment, reply] cortantehe was abrupt to the point of rudeness — estuvo tan brusco or cortante que resultaba hasta grosero
he was very abrupt with me — estuvo muy brusco or cortante conmigo
3) (=steep) [hillside, precipice] abrupto, escarpado* * *[ə'brʌpt]a) ( sudden) <departure/conclusion> repentino, súbito; <rise/decline> abrupto, brusco -
24 absorbent
adjective (able to soak up: absorbent paper.) absorbentetr[əb'zɔːbənt]1 absorbenteabsorbent [əb'zɔrbənt, æb-, -'sɔr-] adj: absorbenteadj.• absorbente adj.• hidrófilo, -a adj.n.• absorbente s.m.əb'sɔːrbənt, əb'zɔːbəntadjective absorbente[ǝb'zɔːbǝnt]1.ADJ absorbente2.CPDabsorbent cotton N — (US) algodón m hidrófilo
* * *[əb'sɔːrbənt, əb'zɔːbənt]adjective absorbente -
25 abundant
adjective (plentiful: abundant proof.) abundanteabundant adj abundantetr[ə'bʌndənt]1 abundante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be abundant in something ser abundante en algo, abundar en algoabundant [ə'bʌndənt] adj: abundante, cuantioso, copiosoadj.• abundante adj.• caudaloso, -a adj.• colmado, -a adj.• copioso, -a adj.• espléndido, -a adj.• fecundo, -a adj.• grávido, -a adj.• largo, -a adj.• lleno, -a adj.• opimo, -a adj.• pingüe adj.• tupido, -a adj.ə'bʌndənt[ǝ'bʌndǝnt]ADJ abundante* * *[ə'bʌndənt] -
26 acceptable
1) (satisfactory: The decision should be acceptable to most people.) aceptable2) (pleasing: a very acceptable gift.) gratoacceptable adj aceptabletr[ək'septəbəl]1 (satisfactory) aceptable, admisible2 (welcome) grato,-aacceptable [ɪk'sɛptəbəl, æk-] adj: aceptable, admisible♦ acceptably [-bli] advadj.• aceptable adj.• acepto, -a adj.• admisible adj.ək'septəbəla) < conduct> ( satisfactory) aceptable; ( tolerable) admisiblesocially acceptable — socialmente admisible or aceptable
that would be most acceptable — eso me (or nos etc) resultaría muy grato
[ǝk'septǝbl]ADJ [behaviour, plan, offer] aceptable; [gift] gratothat kind of behaviour is not socially acceptable — ese tipo de comportamiento no es socialmente aceptable
* * *[ək'septəbəl]a) < conduct> ( satisfactory) aceptable; ( tolerable) admisiblesocially acceptable — socialmente admisible or aceptable
that would be most acceptable — eso me (or nos etc) resultaría muy grato
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27 accessible
adjective ((of a person or place) able to be reached or approached easily: His house is not accessible by car.) accesibleaccessible adj accesibletr[æk'sesɪbəl]1 accesible2 (person) asequible, tratableaccessible [ɪk'sɛsəbəl, æk-] adj: accesible, asequibleadj.• abordable adj.• accesible adj.• asequible adj.ək'sesəbəla) ( reachable) accesiblemuseums should be made more accessible to disabled visitors — se debería facilitar el acceso de los minusválidos a los museos
b) ( approachable) <leader/politician> accesible, asequiblec) ( available) < information> accesible[æk'sesǝbl]ADJ1) [place] accesible2) (=approachable) [person] accesible, asequible3) (=understandable) [art, language] accesible (to para)4) (=able to be influenced)he is not accessible to reason — no escucha la razón, hace oídos sordos a la razón
* * *[ək'sesəbəl]a) ( reachable) accesiblemuseums should be made more accessible to disabled visitors — se debería facilitar el acceso de los minusválidos a los museos
b) ( approachable) <leader/politician> accesible, asequiblec) ( available) < information> accesible -
28 accommodating
adjective (obliging; helpful.) complacientetr[ə'kɒmədeɪtɪŋ]1 complaciente, acomodadizo,-aadj.• acomodadizo, -a adj.• acomodador adj.• complaciente adj.• servicial adj.n.• acomodadizo s.m.ə'kɑːmədeɪtɪŋ, ə'kɒmədeɪtɪŋadjective complaciente[ǝ'kɒmǝdeɪtɪŋ]ADJ (=helpful) servicial, complaciente; (=easy to deal with) acomodadizo, acomodaticio* * *[ə'kɑːmədeɪtɪŋ, ə'kɒmədeɪtɪŋ]adjective complaciente -
29 accomplished
adjective (skilled: an accomplished singer.) consumadotr[ə'kɒmplɪʃt]1 cumplido,-a, consumado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLaccomplished fact hecho consumadoaccomplished [ə'kɑmplɪʃt, -'kʌm-] adj: consumado, logradoadj.• acabado, -a adj.• cabal adj.• consumado, -a adj.• cumplido (Conseguido) adj.• ejecutado, -a adj.• realizado, -a adj.• terminado, -a adj.ə'kɑːmplɪʃt, ə'kʌmplɪʃtadjective < performer> consumado; < performance> logrado; <liar/thief> consumado, hábil[ǝ'kʌmplɪʃt]ADJ1) [pianist etc] experto, consumado; [performance] logrado2) [fact] consumado* * *[ə'kɑːmplɪʃt, ə'kʌmplɪʃt]adjective < performer> consumado; < performance> logrado; <liar/thief> consumado, hábil -
30 accustomed
adjective (usual: his accustomed seat.) acostumbrado, de costumbre, habitualtr[ə'kʌstəmd]1 acostumbrado,-a (to, a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto grow accustomed to something acostumbrarse a algoadj.• acostumbrado, -a adj.• baqueteado, -a adj.• habituado, -a adj.• habitual adj.• usual adj.ə'kʌstəmda) ( habituated) (pred)to be accustomed to something/-ing — estar* acostumbrado a algo/+ inf
to become o get accustomed to something/-ing — acostumbrarse or habituarse* a algo/+ inf
b) (usual, customary) (before n) acostumbrado[ǝ'kʌstǝmd]ADJ acostumbrado, usual* * *[ə'kʌstəmd]a) ( habituated) (pred)to be accustomed to something/-ing — estar* acostumbrado a algo/+ inf
to become o get accustomed to something/-ing — acostumbrarse or habituarse* a algo/+ inf
b) (usual, customary) (before n) acostumbrado -
31 acquiescent
adjective condescendiente, aquiescentetr[ækwɪ'esənt]1 condescendiente, aquiescenteadj.• condescendiente adj.• consentidor adj.• contentadizo, -a adj.ˌækwi'esṇtadjective aquiescente (frml), conforme[ˌækwɪ'esnt]ADJ conforme, aquiescente* * *[ˌækwi'esṇt]adjective aquiescente (frml), conforme -
32 acrobatic
adjective acrobáticotr[ækrə'bætɪk]1 acrobático,-aacrobatic [.ækrə'bæt̬ɪk] adj: acrobáticoadj.• acrobático, -a adj.'ækrə'bætɪkadjective acrobático[ˌækrǝʊ'bætɪk]ADJ acrobático* * *['ækrə'bætɪk]adjective acrobático -
33 adaptable
adjective (willing or able to change to fit in with different circumstances: Children are usually very adaptable.) adaptable
adaptable adjetivo adaptable
adaptable adjetivo adaptable ' adaptable' also found in these entries: Spanish: acomodaticia - acomodaticio - amoldable English: adaptabletr[ə'dæptəbəl]1 (person) capaz de adaptarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be adaptable ser adaptable, saber adaptarseadaptable [ə'dæptəbəl] adj: adaptable, amoldableadj.• acomodable adj.• adaptable adj.ə'dæptəbəladjective adaptable[ǝ'dæptǝbl]ADJ [vehicle etc] adaptable; [person] capaz de acomodarse, adaptablehe's very adaptable — se adapta or se acomoda con facilidad a las circunstancias
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34 addicted
adjective ((often with to) dependent on (especially a drug): He is addicted to alcohol.) adictotr[ə'dɪktɪd]1 adicto,-aadj.• adicto, -a adj.• enviciado, -a adj.ə'dɪktəd, ə'dɪktɪdto be addicted (to something) — ser* adicto (a algo)
I've become addicted to chocolate — (colloq) me he enviciado con el chocolate
[ǝ'dɪktɪd]ADJ (lit) adictoI went through four years of being addicted to video games — pasé cuatro años enganchado a los videojuegos
to become addicted to — [+ drugs etc] enviciarse con
she had become addicted to golf — se envició con el golf, se convirtió en una adicta al golf, se había vuelto una apasionada del golf
* * *[ə'dɪktəd, ə'dɪktɪd]to be addicted (to something) — ser* adicto (a algo)
I've become addicted to chocolate — (colloq) me he enviciado con el chocolate
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35 additional
adjective This has meant additional work for me.) adicionaladditional adj adicionaltr[ə'dɪʃənəl]1 adicionaladditional [ə'dɪʃənəl] adj: extra, adicional, de másadj.• adicional adj.• añadido, -a adj.ə'dɪʃṇəl, ə'dɪʃənḷadjective <cost/weight> extra, adicional[ǝ'dɪʃǝnl]ADJ [cost, payment] adicional, extra; [troops, men] másthe US is sending additional troops to the region — los Estados Unidos van a mandar más tropas a la región
it is an additional reason to — + infin es razón de más para + infin
additional charge — cargo m adicional
* * *[ə'dɪʃṇəl, ə'dɪʃənḷ]adjective <cost/weight> extra, adicional -
36 adjustable
adjective (able to be adjusted: This car has adjustable seats.) regulableadjustable adj regulabletr[ə'ʤʌstəbəl]1 regulable\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLadjustable spanner llave nombre femenino inglesaadjustable [ə'ʤʌstəbəl] adj: ajustable, regulable, graduableadj.• ajustable adj.• corregible adj.• graduable adj.• regulable adj.ə'dʒʌstəbəladjective <focus/temperature> regulable, graduable[ǝ'dʒʌstǝbl]adjustable wrench o (BrE also) spanner — llave f inglesa
1.ADJ ajustable, regulable2.CPDadjustable spanner N — llave f inglesa
* * *[ə'dʒʌstəbəl]adjective <focus/temperature> regulable, graduableadjustable wrench o (BrE also) spanner — llave f inglesa
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37 admiring
adjective an admiring glance.) admirativotr[əd'maɪərɪŋ]1 (person) que admira2 (look) de admiraciónadmiring [æd'maɪrɪŋ] adj: admirativo, de admiraciónadj.• admirador adj.• admirativo, -a adj.əd'maɪrɪŋ, əd'maɪərɪŋadjective (before n) <look/tone> de admiración, admirativo[ǝd'maɪǝrɪŋ]ADJ [look, glance, tone, voice] (lleno) de admiración, admirativo* * *[əd'maɪrɪŋ, əd'maɪərɪŋ]adjective (before n) <look/tone> de admiración, admirativo -
38 adorable
adjective an adorable little baby.) adorable
adorable adjetivo adorable
adorable adjetivo adorable ' adorable' also found in these entries: Spanish: así - cielo - rica - rico English: lovable - adorable - cuddly - deartr[ə'dɔːrəbəl]1 adorableadorable [ə'dorəbəl] adj: adorable, encantadoradj.• adorable adj.ə'dɔːrəbəl[ǝ'dɔːrǝbl]ADJ adorable, encantador* * *[ə'dɔːrəbəl] -
39 advanced
adjective (having made a lot of progress; at a high level: an advanced computer course; in the advanced stages of the illness.) avanzadotr[əd'vɑːnst]1 avanzado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLof advanced years de avanzada edadadvanced [æd'væntst, əd-] adj1) developed: avanzado, desarrollado2) precocious: adelantado, precoz3) higher: superioradj.• adelantado, -a adj.• anticipado, -a adj.• avanzado, -a adj.• precoz adj.əd'vænst, əd'vɑːnst[ǝd'vɑːnst]to be advanced in years — ser* entrado en años
1. ADJ1) (=developed) [civilization, society] avanzado2) (=not elementary) [course, level, studies] avanzado, superior; [student] (de nivel) avanzadoadvanced mathematics — matemáticas fpl avanzadas or superiores
3) (=precocious) adelantado4) (=modern) [ideas] avanzadowomen in advanced stages of pregnancy — mujeres fpl en los últimos meses del embarazo
a man of advanced years — un hombre entrado en años, un hombre de edad avanzada
2.CPDadvanced gas-cooled reactor N — reactor m avanzado refrigerado por gas
Advanced Level N — (Brit) (Scol) frm ≈ bachillerato m
advanced photo system N — sistema m avanzado de fotografía
* * *[əd'vænst, əd'vɑːnst]to be advanced in years — ser* entrado en años
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40 adventurous
adjective (liking or eager for adventure(s).) aventureroadventurous adj aventurerotr[əd'venʧərəs]1 aventurero,-a2 (risky) arriesgado,-aadventurous [æd'vɛnʧərəs, əd-] adj1) : intrépido, aventureroan adventurous traveler: un viajero intrépido2) risky: arriesgado, aventuradoadj.• aventurado, -a adj.• aventurero, -a adj.• venturero, -a adj.əd'ventʃərəsa) <film/design> atrevido, audaz; <architect/composer> audaz, innovadorb) < traveler> intrépido; <spirit/person> aventurero[ǝd'ventʃǝrǝs]ADJ [person] aventurero; [enterprise] peligroso, arriesgado; [style] innovador, atrevido; [journey] (=intrepid) intrépido; (=eventful) lleno de incidenteswe had a very adventurous time getting here — el viaje para llegar aquí ha estado repleto de incidentes
* * *[əd'ventʃərəs]a) <film/design> atrevido, audaz; <architect/composer> audaz, innovadorb) < traveler> intrépido; <spirit/person> aventurero
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