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1 material para adultos
Ex. Topics covered included privacy, hate speech, defamation, copyright, and adult materials = Entre los temas tratados están la privacidad, los insultos y amenazas racistas, las calumnias, los derechos de autor y el material para adultos.* * *Ex: Topics covered included privacy, hate speech, defamation, copyright, and adult materials = Entre los temas tratados están la privacidad, los insultos y amenazas racistas, las calumnias, los derechos de autor y el material para adultos.
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2 servicios para adultos
Ex. The heads of the various departments ( adult services, children's, audio-visual, circulation, and technical services) report to the assistant.* * *Ex: The heads of the various departments ( adult services, children's, audio-visual, circulation, and technical services) report to the assistant.
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3 ropa para adultos
• adult wear• clothes for adult people -
4 adulto
• adult• full-grown• growler• grown• grown-over• grown-up• grown-up man• growth -
5 adulto a cargo de un infante
• adult who cares for an infantDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > adulto a cargo de un infante
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6 edad adulta
• adult age• adulthood -
7 educación de adultos
• adult education -
8 enseńanza para adultos
• adult education -
9 mayoría de edad
• adult age• age of consent• age of majority• coming of age• full age• lawful• lawful business• legal adviser for the Army• legal agent• twenty-first -
10 adulto
adj.1 adult, mature, full-grown, grown-up.2 adult, mature.m.adult, grownup, grown-up.* * *► adjetivo1 adult► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 adult* * *(f. - adulta)noun adj.* * *adulto, -aADJ SM / F adult, grown-up* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <persona/animal> adult (before n)b) <reacción/opinión> adultII- ta masculino, femenino adult* * *= grown-up, adult.Ex. The term 'andragogy' derives from the Greek 'andros' meaning 'adult or grown-up' and 'agogos' meaning one who leads.Ex. Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.----* alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy, adult literacy teaching.* célula madre adulta = adult stem cell.* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.* clase de educación de adultos = adult learning class, adult learner class.* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.* edad adulta = adulthood.* educación de adultos = adult education, literacy tutoring.* estudiante adulto = mature student.* ficción para adultos = adult fiction.* literatura para adultos = adult literature, adult fiction.* material de lectura para adultos = adult reading matter.* material para adultos = adult materials.* mentalidad de adulto = adult mentality.* programa de adultos = adult programme.* programa de alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy programme.* público adulto = adult audience.* sección de adultos = adult section, adult services, adult department, adult services section.* sólo para adultos = X-rated.* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <persona/animal> adult (before n)b) <reacción/opinión> adultII- ta masculino, femenino adult* * *= grown-up, adult.Ex: The term 'andragogy' derives from the Greek 'andros' meaning 'adult or grown-up' and 'agogos' meaning one who leads.
Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.* alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy, adult literacy teaching.* célula madre adulta = adult stem cell.* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.* clase de educación de adultos = adult learning class, adult learner class.* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.* edad adulta = adulthood.* educación de adultos = adult education, literacy tutoring.* estudiante adulto = mature student.* ficción para adultos = adult fiction.* literatura para adultos = adult literature, adult fiction.* material de lectura para adultos = adult reading matter.* material para adultos = adult materials.* mentalidad de adulto = adult mentality.* programa de adultos = adult programme.* programa de alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy programme.* público adulto = adult audience.* sección de adultos = adult section, adult services, adult department, adult services section.* sólo para adultos = X-rated.* * *1 ‹persona/animal› adult ( before n)2 ‹reacción/opinión› adult, maturemasculine, feminineadult* * *
adulto◊ -ta adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
adult
adulto,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino adult
' adulto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adulta
- balbuceo
- bombón
- baba
- balbucear
- bautismo
- bautizar
- bautizo
- entretener
- escarpín
- grande
- hijo
- llanto
- mayor
- pataleta
- pollo
- tal
English:
adult
- grown
- grown-up
- scooter
- full
- mature
* * *adulto, -a♦ adj1. [desarrollado] adult;la edad adulta adulthood2. [maduro] adult;un comportamiento adulto adult behaviour♦ nm,fadult;película para adultos adult movie* * *edad adulta adulthoodII m, adulta f adult* * *adulto, -ta adj & n: adult* * *adulto adj n adult -
11 mayor
adj.1 bigger.2 grown-up (adulto).cuando sea mayor when I grow upser mayor de edad to be an adult3 older (no joven).una mujer mayor an older womanser muy mayor to be very old4 main (principal) (plaza, calle, palo).5 major, main, chief, leading.f. & m.1 major (military).2 head.* * *► adjetivo3 (de edad) mature, elderly4 (adulto) grown-up■ ya eres mayor, así que defiéndete tú solo you are old enough to stand up for yourself now5 (principal) main6 MÚSICA major1 MILITAR major1 (adultos) grown-ups, adults; (antepasados) ancestors► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mayor1 (entre varios) the oldest; (entre hermanos, hijos) the eldest, the oldest\al por mayor wholesalehacerse mayor to grow upno ir/pasar a mayores not to come to anything, not to be anything seriousser mayor de edad to be of agecalle mayor high street, US main street* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) main, major2) bigger, biggest3) larger, largest4) greater, greatest5) elder, oldest•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) (=más grande)necesitamos una habitación mayor — we need a bigger o larger room
un mayor número de visitantes — a larger o greater number of visitors, more visitors
son temas de mayor importancia — they are more important issues, they are issues of greater importance
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la mayor parte de los ciudadanos — most citizens•
ser mayor que algo, mi casa es mayor que la suya — my house is bigger o larger than hisb) (=de más edad) olderes mi hermana mayor — she's my older o elder sister
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mayor que algn — older than sbvivió con un hombre muchos años mayor que ella — she lived with a man many years her senior, she lived with a man who was several years older than her
2) [superlativo]a) (=más grande)esta es la mayor iglesia del mundo — this is the biggest o largest church in the world
su mayor problema — his biggest o greatest problem
su mayor enemigo — his biggest o greatest enemy
viven en la mayor miseria — they live in the greatest o utmost poverty
hacer algo con el mayor cuidado — to do sth with the greatest o utmost care
b) (=de más edad) oldestmi hijo (el) mayor — my oldest o eldest son
3) (=principal) [plaza, mástil] main; [altar, misa] highcolegio 1), libro 2)calle mayor — high street, main street (EEUU)
4) (=adulto) grown-up, adultlas personas mayores — grown-ups, adults
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hacerse mayor — to grow up5) (=de edad avanzada) old, elderly6) (=jefe) head antes de s7) (Mús) major2. SMF1) (=adulto) grown-up, adultlos mayores se fueron a una fiesta — the grown-ups o adults went to a party
mayor de edad — adult, person who is legally of age
2) (=anciano)¡más respeto con los mayores! — be more respectful to your elders (and betters)!
3) LAm (Mil) major3.SM•
al por mayor — wholesalerepartir golpes al por mayor — to throw punches left, right and centre
* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de grande)un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de grande)tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents
su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry
a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience
la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students
2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?
b) ( superlativo)es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two
mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderlyd) ( adulto)hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect
ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches
no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious
4) ( en nombres) ( principal) mainCalle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)
5) (Mús) major6) (Com)IImasculino y femenino1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)mis/tus mayores — my/your elders
2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de grande)un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de grande)tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents
su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry
a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience
la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students
2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?
b) ( superlativo)es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two
mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderlyd) ( adulto)hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect
ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches
no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious
4) ( en nombres) ( principal) mainCalle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)
5) (Mús) major6) (Com)IImasculino y femenino1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)mis/tus mayores — my/your elders
2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major* * *mayor11 = senior, elderly, eldest.Nota: Referido a edad.Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Ex: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.* asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.* cuidado de los mayores = kinkeeping.* cuidados de los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.* gente mayor = elderly people.* hombre mayor = elderly man.* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.* mayores, los = elderly, the.* muy mayor = over the hill.* pesonas mayores = elderly people.* ser mayor = be older.mayor22 = largest, greater, heightened, increased.Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.
Ex: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* al por mayor = in bulk.* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* calle mayor, la = main street, the.* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.* colegio mayor = residence hall, dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], student residence.* comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.* de mayor edad = senior.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y, = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* fuerza mayor = force majeure.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.* mayor + Nombre = longer + Nombre.* mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.* para mayor información sobre = for details of.* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* período de mayor demanda = peak time.* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.* programa de mayor audiencia = prime time programme, prime time show.* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.* símbolo de mayor-que (>) = greater-than sign (>), greater-than symbol (>), right angled bracket (>).* suministro al por mayor = bulk supply.* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling, wholesale.* * *Apueden volar a mayor altura they can fly at a greater heightestas tablas le dan mayor amplitud a la falda these pleats make the skirt fullerun material de mayor flexibilidad a more flexible materialen otros países el índice de mortalidad infantil es aún mayor in other countries the infant mortality rate is even higheresto podría reportar beneficios aún mayores this could bring even greater benefitsmayor QUE algo:una superficie cuatro veces mayor que la de nuestro país a surface area four times greater than that of our countrycualquier número mayor que 40 any number above 40 o greater than 40 o higher than 40X > Z ( Mat) (read as: equis es mayor que zeta) X > Z (léase: x is greater than z)el mayor país de América Latina the biggest country in Latin Americael mayor número de accidentes de Europa the greatest o highest number of accidents in Europeésa ha sido siempre su mayor preocupación that has always been her greatest worryle ruego lo envíe a la mayor brevedad posible ( Corresp) please send it as soon as possible o ( frml) at your earliest conveniencela mayor parte de los argentinos most Argentinians, the majority of Argentinians1 (comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?mayor QUE algn older THAN sbsoy dos meses mayor que tú I am two months older than you2(superlativo): ¿quién de los dos es el mayor? who is the older o elder of the two?éste es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest o oldest sonel mayor de todos los residentes the oldest of all the residents3 (viejo) elderlyya es muy mayor y no puede valerse sola she's very old o ( colloq) she's getting on and she can't manage on her own4(adulto): no se les habla así a las personas mayores you shouldn't talk to adults o grown-ups like thatcuando sea mayor quiero ser bombero when I grow up I want to be a firemanvamos, que ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas come on, you're a bit old to be doing things like thatcuando sea mayor de edad ( Der) when he reaches the age of majoritysoy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 ( o 21 etc) and I'll do as I pleaseC ( en frases negativas)(grande): no creo que esto requiera mayores explicaciones I don't think this needs much in the way of explanationno tengo mayor interés en el tema I'm not particularly interested in o I don't have any great interest in the subjectla noticia no me produjo mayor inquietud the news did not worry me particularly o undulyse llevó a cabo sin mayores contratiempos it was carried out without any serious o major hitchesno pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un pretendiente, pero la cosa no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything o but nothing came of ithubo una pelea pero no llegó a mayores there was a fight but it was nothing seriousE ( Mús) majorF ( Com):(al) por mayor wholesale[ S ] venta sólo (al) por mayor wholesale onlylos compran (al) por mayor they buy them wholesalehubo problemas (al) por mayor there were innumerable problemsA1(adulto): no te metas en las conversaciones de los mayores don't interrupt when the adults o grown-ups are talkingcada niño debe ir acompañado de un mayor each child must be accompanied by an adultmis/tus mayores my/your eldersCompuesto:masculine and feminine person who is legally of age o who has reached the age of majorityB* * *
mayor adjetivo
1a) ( comparativo de
‹ beneficio› greater;
a mayor escala on a larger scale;
un número mayor que 40 a number greater than 40b) ( superlativo de◊ grande): el mayor número de accidentes the greatest o highest number of accidents;
su mayor preocupación her greatest o biggest worry;
a la mayor brevedad posible as soon as possible;
la mayor parte de los estudiantes most students, the majority of students
2 ( en edad)
mayor que algn older than sbb) ( superlativo):◊ es la mayor de las dos she is the older o elder of the two;
mi hijo mayor my eldest o oldest son
d) ( adulto):
cuando sea mayor when I grow up;
ser mayor de edad (Der) to be of age;
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
3 ( en nombres) ( principal) main;
4 (Mús) major
5 (Com):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq);
mis/tus mayores my/your elders;
mayor de edad person who is legally of age
mayor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) larger, bigger: necesitas una talla mayor, you need a larger size
(superlativo) largest, biggest: ésa es la mayor, that is the biggest one
2 (comparativo de grado) greater: su capacidad es mayor que la mía, his capacity is greater than mine
la ciudad no tiene mayor atractivo, the town isn't particularly appealing
(superlativo) greatest: ésa es la mayor tontería que he oído nunca, that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard
3 (comparativo de edad) older: es mayor que tu madre, she is older than your mother
(superlativo) oldest
el mayor de los tres, the oldest one 4 está muy mayor, (crecido, maduro) he's quite grown-up
(anciano) he looks old
ser mayor de edad, to be of age
(maduro) old: es un hombre mayor, he's an old man
eres mayor para entenderlo, you are old enough to understand it
5 (principal) major, main: tu mayor responsabilidad es su educación, the thing that's most important to you is her education; la calle mayor, the main street
6 Mús major
7 Com al por mayor, wholesale
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mil major 2 mayores, (adultos) grownups, adults
(ancianos) elders
♦ Locuciones: al por mayor, wholesale
ir/pasar a mayores, to become serious: discutió con su marido, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores, she had an argument with her husband but they soon forgot about it
' mayor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- adicta
- adicto
- afán
- alcalde
- alcaldía
- almacén
- amable
- brevedad
- burgomaestre
- calle
- caza
- colegio
- confluencia
- desarrollar
- edad
- engrandecer
- escaparate
- estado
- Excemo.
- Excmo.
- fuerza
- gruesa
- grueso
- hacer
- hacerse
- inri
- obra
- osa
- palo
- persona
- plana
- polemizar
- predilección
- re
- safari
- salir
- sol
- teniente
- vender
- venta
- abuelo
- ama
- anhelo
- atractivo
- audiencia
- cazar
- ciudad
- compás
- de
English:
act
- address
- adult
- big
- bomb
- bulk
- capacity
- cash-and-carry
- claw back
- densely
- dipper
- dormitory
- elaborate
- elder
- eldest
- few
- frisky
- grow up
- growing
- high street
- hill
- inquest
- lion
- little
- main
- major
- mayor
- mostly
- much
- nominee
- often
- old
- outflow
- outweigh
- over
- part
- perpendicular
- residence
- senior
- sergeant major
- spur
- staff
- trade price
- utmost
- wholesale
- wholesale trade
- wholesaler
- worship
- abject
- cash
* * *♦ adj1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] bigger ( que than); [en edad] older ( que than); [en importancia] greater ( que than); [en número] higher ( que than);este puente es mayor que el otro this bridge is bigger than the other one;mi hermana mayor my older sister;es ocho años mayor que yo she's eight years older than me;un mayor número de víctimas a higher number of victims;una mayor tasa de inflación a higher rate of inflation;en mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent;no creo que tenga mayor interés I don't think it's particularly interesting;no te preocupes, no tiene mayor importancia don't worry, it's not (all) that important;subsidios para parados mayores de cuarenta y cinco años benefits for unemployed people (of) over forty-five;la mayor parte de most of, the majority of;la mayor parte de los británicos piensa que… most British people o the majority of British people think that…;Matmayor que greater than2. [superlativo][en edad] the oldest…; [en importancia] the greatest…; [en número] the highest…;el/la mayor… [en tamaño] the biggest…;la mayor de las islas the biggest island, the biggest of the islands;la mayor crisis que se recuerda the biggest crisis in living memory;el mayor de todos nosotros/de la clase the oldest of all of us/in the class;el mayor de los dos hermanos the older of the two brothers;vive en la mayor de las pobrezas he lives in the most abject poverty3. [más] further, more;para mayor información solicite nuestro catálogo for further o more details, send for our catalogue4. [adulto] grown-up;cuando sea mayor when I grow up;hacerse mayor to grow up;ser mayor de edad to be an adult5. [no joven] older;[anciano] elderly;una mujer ya mayor an older woman;ser muy mayor to be very old;hay que escuchar a las personas mayores you should listen to older people;la gente mayor, las personas mayores [los ancianos] the elderly6. [principal] major, main;la plaza mayor the main square;la calle mayor the main street;el palo mayor the main mast7. Mús major;en do mayor in C majorun almacén de venta al por mayor a wholesaler's♦ nmfel/la mayor [hijo, hermano] the eldest;mayores [adultos] grown-ups;[antepasados] ancestors, forefathers;es una película/revista para mayores it's an adult movie o Br film/magazine;respeta a tus mayores you should respect your elders;♦ nmMil major* * *I adjmayor que greater than, larger than;ser mayor de edad be an adult;ser (muy) mayor be (very) elderly;mayor que older than2 sup:biggest; en importancia the greatest;los mayores the adults;la mayor parte the majority3 MÚS tono, modomajor;4 COM:al por mayor wholesaleII m MIL major:ir opasar a mayores get serious* * *mayor adj3) : grown-up, mature4) : main, major5)mayor de edad : of (legal) age6)al por mayor orpor mayor : wholesalemayor nmf1) : major (in the military)2) : adult* * *mayor1 adj1. (que tiene más edad) older2. (más grande) bigger3. (él de más edad) oldest4. (anciano) old / elderly5. (adulto) grown up6. (principal) mainmayor2 n1. (que tiene más años) oldest¿cuántos años tiene el mayor? how old is the oldest?2. (adulto) grown upde mayor when I grow up / when you grow up etc. -
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f.1 education, breeding, background, bringing-up.2 education, refinement, culture, politeness.* * *1 (preparación) education2 (crianza) upbringing, breeding* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [en el colegio] educationeducación preescolar — pre-school education, nursery education
Educación Secundaria Obligatoria — Esp secondary education, for 12- to 16-year-olds
2) [en familia] upbringingRosa recibió una educación muy estricta — Rosa had a very strict upbringing, Rosa was very strictly brought up
3) (=modales) manners pl, good behavior (EEUU)•
con educación, se lo pedí con educación — I asked her politely•
falta de educación, eso es una falta de educación — that's rude¡qué falta de educación! — how rude!
es de mala educación comportarse así — it's bad manners o rude to behave like that
4) [de voz, oído, animal] training* * *1) ( enseñanza) education; ( para la convivencia) upbringing2) ( modales) manners (pl)es una falta de educación — it's rude, it's bad manners
* * *= education, instruction, manner, schooling, civility, decency, upbringing.Ex. The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and education.Ex. Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.Ex. But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.Ex. Some people with little schooling do use the library, and for valuable purposes but they are more of an exception than the rule.Ex. Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.Ex. He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.----* ALISE (Asociación para la Educación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación) = ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education).* ampliar la educación de uno = extend + Posesivo + education.* base de datos de educación = ERIC.* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.* centro de educación infantil = early education centre.* centro de educación sanitaria = consumer health centre, consumer health information centre.* ciencias de la educación = educational science.* clase de educación de adultos = adult learning class, adult learner class.* clase de educación especial = special education class.* clase de educación física = physical education class.* delegación de educación y ciencia = local education authority (LEA).* Educación a Distancia = distance education, Open College.* educación agrícola = agricultural education.* educación bibliotecaria = library education.* educación bilingüe = bilingual education, bilingual education.* educación cívica = civic education, civic responsibility, civics.* educación compensatoria = remedial education.* educación de adultos = adult education, literacy tutoring.* educación de apoyo = remedial education.* educación de consumidores = consumer education.* educación familiar = upbringing.* educación física = physical education, P.E. (Physical Education).* educación liberal = liberal education.* educación literaria = literary education.* educación medioambiental = environmental education.* educación para la salud = health education, consumer health information, consumer health education.* educación personal = independent education.* educación sanitaria = health education, consumer health information, consumer health education.* educación secundaria = secondary education.* educación sexual = sex education.* educación superior = higher education.* educación universitaria = college-trained.* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES) = European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).* estudiante de ciencias de la educación = education student, student teacher.* facultad de ciencias de la educación = teachers college, teacher training college.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* información sobre educación = education information.* institución de educación pública = public education institution.* investigación en educación = educational research.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mercado de la educación = education market, educational market.* Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia = Department of Education and Science.* Ministro de Educación, el = Education Secretary, the.* profesional de la educación = educational professional.* profesor de educación básica = school teacher.* relacionado con la educación = education-related.* sicología de la educación = educational psychology, psychology of education.* sicólogo de la educación = educational psychologist.* Tesauro Británico de Educación = British Educational Thesaurus (BET).* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university.* * *1) ( enseñanza) education; ( para la convivencia) upbringing2) ( modales) manners (pl)es una falta de educación — it's rude, it's bad manners
* * *= education, instruction, manner, schooling, civility, decency, upbringing.Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and education.
Ex: Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.Ex: Some people with little schooling do use the library, and for valuable purposes but they are more of an exception than the rule.Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.* ALISE (Asociación para la Educación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación) = ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education).* ampliar la educación de uno = extend + Posesivo + education.* base de datos de educación = ERIC.* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.* centro de educación infantil = early education centre.* centro de educación sanitaria = consumer health centre, consumer health information centre.* ciencias de la educación = educational science.* clase de educación de adultos = adult learning class, adult learner class.* clase de educación especial = special education class.* clase de educación física = physical education class.* delegación de educación y ciencia = local education authority (LEA).* Educación a Distancia = distance education, Open College.* educación agrícola = agricultural education.* educación bibliotecaria = library education.* educación bilingüe = bilingual education, bilingual education.* educación cívica = civic education, civic responsibility, civics.* educación compensatoria = remedial education.* educación de adultos = adult education, literacy tutoring.* educación de apoyo = remedial education.* educación de consumidores = consumer education.* educación familiar = upbringing.* educación física = physical education, P.E. (Physical Education).* educación liberal = liberal education.* educación literaria = literary education.* educación medioambiental = environmental education.* educación para la salud = health education, consumer health information, consumer health education.* educación personal = independent education.* educación sanitaria = health education, consumer health information, consumer health education.* educación secundaria = secondary education.* educación sexual = sex education.* educación superior = higher education.* educación universitaria = college-trained.* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES) = European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).* estudiante de ciencias de la educación = education student, student teacher.* facultad de ciencias de la educación = teachers college, teacher training college.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* información sobre educación = education information.* institución de educación pública = public education institution.* investigación en educación = educational research.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mercado de la educación = education market, educational market.* Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia = Department of Education and Science.* Ministro de Educación, el = Education Secretary, the.* profesional de la educación = educational professional.* profesor de educación básica = school teacher.* relacionado con la educación = education-related.* sicología de la educación = educational psychology, psychology of education.* sicólogo de la educación = educational psychologist.* Tesauro Británico de Educación = British Educational Thesaurus (BET).* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university.* * *A1 ( Educ) (enseñanza) educationno recibió ningún tipo de educación formal he had no formal education whatsoever2 (para la convivencia) upbringingCompuestos:correspondence courses (pl), distance learningspecial education, education for children with special needsstate educationphysical education(en Esp) ≈ primary education(en Esp) ≈ preschool education educación infantil (↑ educación a1)preschool education, nursery education ( BrE)private educationsecondary education(en Esp) first stage of secondary education for pupils from 12 to 16 years old ESO - Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (↑ ESO a1)sex educationhigher educationuniversity education, college education ( AmE)( AmS) careers guidanceB (modales) manners (pl)no tiene educación he has no mannerses una falta de educación hablar con la boca llena it's rude o it's bad manners to talk with your mouth full* * *
educación sustantivo femenino
1 ( enseñanza) education;
( para la convivencia) upbringing;
educación física physical education;
educación general básica ( en Esp) primary education;
educación para adultos adult education;
educación primaria/secundaria/superior primary/secondary/higher education;
educación universitaria university education, college education (AmE);
educación vocacional (AmS) careers guidance
2 ( modales) manners (pl);◊ es una falta de educación it's rude, it's bad manners
educación sustantivo femenino
1 education
2 (crianza) upbringing: su tía se hizo cargo de su educación, his aunt took care of his upbringing
3 (urbanidad, cortesía) compórtate con educación, be polite
no hagas eso, es una falta de educación, don't do that, it's rude
' educación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
benéfica
- benéfico
- confiar
- desdecir
- EGB
- estudio
- finura
- incorrección
- instrucción
- mayor
- mejorar
- ministerio
- preescolar
- regla
- rozar
- transparentarse
- UNED
- bachillerato
- barniz
- ciencia
- considerar
- denotar
- distancia
- enseñanza
- falta
- formación
- mixto
- preparación
- rigidez
- rígido
- sexual
English:
abide
- adult
- background
- battlefield
- bear
- breeding
- courtesy
- decency
- education
- exempt
- game
- manner
- PE
- physical education
- politely
- politeness
- precedence
- rounded
- rub off
- schooling
- sex education
- sphere
- step down
- tertiary
- upbringing
- adult education
- ill
- learning
- physical
- point
- polite
- rudeness
- sex
- uneducated
- up
* * *educación nf1. [enseñanza] education;quieren educación de calidad para sus hijos they want high-quality education for their children;el Ministerio de Educación the Ministry of Educationeducación de adultos adult education;educación ambiental environmental education;educación a distancia distance education;educación escolar schooling;educación especial special education;escuela de educación especial special school;educación física physical education;Antes educación general básica = stage of Spanish education system for pupils aged 6-14;educación infantil infant education;educación obligatoria compulsory education;educación preescolar preschool education;educación primaria primary education;educación secundaria secondary education;Educación Secundaria Obligatoria = mainstream secondary education in Spain for pupils aged 12-16;educación sexual sex education;educación superior higher education;educación vial road safety education2. [crianza] upbringing, rearing3. [modales] good manners;no tienes ninguna educación you have no manners;¡qué poca educación! how rude!;¡un poco de educación! do you mind!;mala educación bad manners;es una falta de educación, es de mala educación it's bad manners;meterse el dedo en la nariz es una falta de educación o [m5] es de mala educación picking your nose is bad manners* * *f1 ( crianza) upbringing2 ( modales) manners pl ;no tener educación have no manners* * *1) enseñanza: education2) : manners pl♦ educacional adj* * *1. (formación) education2. (crianza) upbringing3. (modales) mannerses de mala educación it's bad manners / it's rudeeducación física physical education / games -
13 sección de adultos
(n.) = adult section, adult department, adult services sectionEx. 1/3 of a-v material bought by New York libraries is for the young but placed in the adult section.Ex. Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.Ex. The situation described may have its physical locus in the reference division, the serial department, the adult services section, or the director's office.* * *(n.) = adult section, adult department, adult services sectionEx: 1/3 of a-v material bought by New York libraries is for the young but placed in the adult section.
Ex: Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.Ex: The situation described may have its physical locus in the reference division, the serial department, the adult services section, or the director's office. -
14 sección
f.1 section.2 section, division, department.3 section, district.4 cross-section.5 article.6 section, cutting, incision.* * *1 (corte) section, cut2 (geometría) section3 (departamento) section, department4 (en periódico, revista) page, section5 MILITAR section\sección transversal cross-section* * *noun f.1) department2) section* * *SF1) (Arquit, Mat) section2) (=parte) [gen] section; [de almacén, oficina] departmentsección de contactos — personal column ( containing offers of marriage {etc}4})
sección deportiva — sports page, sports section
sección económica — financial pages pl, city pages pl
3) (Mil) section, platoon* * *1) ( corte) sectionsección longitudinal/transversal — longitudinal/cross section
2)a) (división, área - en general) section; (- de empresa) department, section; (- en grandes almacenes) departmentb) (de periódico, orquesta) section3) (Mil) platoon* * *= frame, piece, portion, section, section, unit, area, chapter, arm, tranche, pod.Ex. Please return to frame 244 and read again about the use of the / (oblique stroke), paying particular attention to the examples given.Ex. Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex. Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include globes; block diagrams; sections; atlases; bird's eye views, etc.Ex. Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.Ex. Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.Ex. For example, the American Library Association and its chapters usually include a subsidiary group designed for library trustees.Ex. The author discusses the roles that various arms of the proposed structure can play to promote free flow of information = El autor describe las funciones que los diferentes departamentos de la estructura propuesta puede desempeñar para promover la libre circulación de la información.Ex. The first tranche of NATO enlargement -- adding Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic next year -- will help stabilize an historically unstable region.Ex. There are 3 ' pods' designed to separate areas from the main library for children's activities, the African and Caribbean literature centres and for meeting rooms.----* bibliotecario encargado de la sección infantil = children's librarian.* bibliotecario encargado de la sección juvenil = young adult librarian.* de sección = sectional.* división en secciones = departmentation.* en sección = sectional.* jefe de sección = section head.* sección alfabética = alphabetical section.* sección central = midsection [mid-section].* sección de adquisiciones = acquisitions department, order department.* sección de adultos = adult section, adult department, adult services section.* sección de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA (IASD) = Information Science and Automation Division (IASD).* sección de catalogación = cataloguing division, cataloguing department.* sección de comentarios = comments section.* sección de compras = acquisitions department, order department.* sección de fondos locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.* Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ = Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).* sección de la biblioteca = library section.* sección de libros en rústica = paperback rack.* sección de literatura narrativa = fiction section.* sección de nóminas = payroll department, salaries section.* sección de personal = personnel department, personnel office.* sección de préstamo = lending collection, lending stock.* sección de publicaciones periódicas = serial department, periodicals area.* sección de referencia = reference section, reference department, reference division, reference area.* sección de temas locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.* sección de últimos números de publicaciones periódicas = current periodicals area.* sección de vídeos = video collection.* sección infantil = children's department.* sección juvenil = young adult department.* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.* subsección = subsection [sub-section].* * *1) ( corte) sectionsección longitudinal/transversal — longitudinal/cross section
2)a) (división, área - en general) section; (- de empresa) department, section; (- en grandes almacenes) departmentb) (de periódico, orquesta) section3) (Mil) platoon* * *= frame, piece, portion, section, section, unit, area, chapter, arm, tranche, pod.Ex: Please return to frame 244 and read again about the use of the / (oblique stroke), paying particular attention to the examples given.
Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include globes; block diagrams; sections; atlases; bird's eye views, etc.Ex: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.Ex: Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.Ex: For example, the American Library Association and its chapters usually include a subsidiary group designed for library trustees.Ex: The author discusses the roles that various arms of the proposed structure can play to promote free flow of information = El autor describe las funciones que los diferentes departamentos de la estructura propuesta puede desempeñar para promover la libre circulación de la información.Ex: The first tranche of NATO enlargement -- adding Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic next year -- will help stabilize an historically unstable region.Ex: There are 3 ' pods' designed to separate areas from the main library for children's activities, the African and Caribbean literature centres and for meeting rooms.* bibliotecario encargado de la sección infantil = children's librarian.* bibliotecario encargado de la sección juvenil = young adult librarian.* de sección = sectional.* división en secciones = departmentation.* en sección = sectional.* jefe de sección = section head.* sección alfabética = alphabetical section.* sección central = midsection [mid-section].* sección de adquisiciones = acquisitions department, order department.* sección de adultos = adult section, adult department, adult services section.* sección de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA (IASD) = Information Science and Automation Division (IASD).* sección de catalogación = cataloguing division, cataloguing department.* sección de comentarios = comments section.* sección de compras = acquisitions department, order department.* sección de fondos locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.* Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ = Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).* sección de la biblioteca = library section.* sección de libros en rústica = paperback rack.* sección de literatura narrativa = fiction section.* sección de nóminas = payroll department, salaries section.* sección de personal = personnel department, personnel office.* sección de préstamo = lending collection, lending stock.* sección de publicaciones periódicas = serial department, periodicals area.* sección de referencia = reference section, reference department, reference division, reference area.* sección de temas locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.* sección de últimos números de publicaciones periódicas = current periodicals area.* sección de vídeos = video collection.* sección infantil = children's department.* sección juvenil = young adult department.* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.* subsección = subsection [sub-section].* * *A (corte) sectionsección longitudinal/transversal longitudinal/cross sectionB1 (división, área — en general) section; (— de una empresa) department, section; (— en los grandes almacenes) departmentla sección del edificio que va a ser demolida the part of the building that is going to be demolished2 (de un periódico) sectionCompuestos:● sección de cuerdas/vientosstring/wind sectionsports pageC ( Mil) platoon* * *
sección sustantivo femenino
1 ( corte) section
2
(— de empresa, en grandes almacenes) department
3 (Mil) platoon
sección sustantivo femenino
1 (parte, apartado, tramo) section
Com sección de bisutería, costume jewellery department
2 (de un plano) cross-sección
3 (incisión) cut
4 Mat section
5 Mil (una unidad del ejército) platoon
' sección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corte
- oportunidad
- unidad
- acomodar
- caballero
- cónico
- encima
- fumador
- incluir
- jefe
- menaje
- parte
- repartición
- reunir
- suceso
English:
cross-section
- department
- departmental
- division
- platoon
- section
- block
- complement
- cross
- desk
- personnel
- scratch
* * *sección nf1. [parte] section;[departamento] department;la sección de discos the record departmentsección de cuerda(s) string section;sección de necrológicas [en periódico] obituary section;sección rítmica rhythm section;sección de viento(s) wind section2. [corte] sectionsección longitudinal longitudinal section;sección transversal cross-section3. Geom section4. Mil section* * *f1 GEOM section2 BOT cutting4 MIL platoon* * *1) : sectionsección transversal: cross section2) : department, division* * *sección n1. (en general) section2. (en una tienda, empresa) department -
15 adolescente
adj.1 adolescent.2 immature, sophomoric, adolescent.f. & m.adolescent, teenager, teen, minor.* * *► adjetivo1 adolescent1 adolescent* * *1. adj.adolescent, teenage2. noun mf.adolescent, teenager* * *1.ADJ adolescent2.SMF (Med) adolescent; (=joven) teenager, teen (EEUU) ** * *Iadjetivo adolescentIItiene dos hijos adolescentes — she has two teenage o adolescent children
masculino y femenino ( en contextos no técnicos) teenager; (Med, Psic) adolescent* * *= adolescent, pubescent child, teen, teenage, teenager, young adult (YA), pubescent, teenage boy, teenaged.Ex. Funny stories are popular with pupils of all ages and horror is the most popular genre for adolescents.Ex. The book brings about together numerous ideas that preoccupy pubescent children.Ex. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.Ex. Combine limit fields with other searches, e.g. 'FIND: anorexia and teenagers and py>=1985' retrieves articles on teenage anorexia published in or after 1985.Ex. Combine limit fields with other searches, e.g. 'FIND: anorexia and teenagers and py >=1985' retrieves articles on teenage anorexia published in or after 1985.Ex. In return, the young librarian took it upon himself to design an entire section of the second floor to be the domain of young adult.Ex. Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Many of the teenaged runaways left home in search of freedom from what they considered abusive treatment, whether physical, sexual, or emotional.----* embarazo de adolescentes = teenage pregnancy.* ficción para adolescentes = young adult fiction.* literatura para adolescentes = young adult fiction.* novela para adolescentes = adolescent romance.* * *Iadjetivo adolescentIItiene dos hijos adolescentes — she has two teenage o adolescent children
masculino y femenino ( en contextos no técnicos) teenager; (Med, Psic) adolescent* * *= adolescent, pubescent child, teen, teenage, teenager, young adult (YA), pubescent, teenage boy, teenaged.Ex: Funny stories are popular with pupils of all ages and horror is the most popular genre for adolescents.
Ex: The book brings about together numerous ideas that preoccupy pubescent children.Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.Ex: Combine limit fields with other searches, e.g. 'FIND: anorexia and teenagers and py>=1985' retrieves articles on teenage anorexia published in or after 1985.Ex: Combine limit fields with other searches, e.g. 'FIND: anorexia and teenagers and py >=1985' retrieves articles on teenage anorexia published in or after 1985.Ex: In return, the young librarian took it upon himself to design an entire section of the second floor to be the domain of young adult.Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Many of the teenaged runaways left home in search of freedom from what they considered abusive treatment, whether physical, sexual, or emotional.* embarazo de adolescentes = teenage pregnancy.* ficción para adolescentes = young adult fiction.* literatura para adolescentes = young adult fiction.* novela para adolescentes = adolescent romance.* * *adolescenttiene dos hijos adolescentes she has two teenage o adolescent children* * *
adolescente adjetivo
adolescent;◊ tiene dos hijos adolescentes she has two teenage o adolescent children
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en contextos no técnicos) teenager;
(Med, Psic) adolescent
adolescente adjetivo & mf adolescent
' adolescente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gallo
- quinceañera
- quinceañero
English:
adolescent
- puppy love
- teenage
- teenager
* * *♦ adjadolescent;tienen un hijo adolescente they have a teenage son♦ nmfadolescent, teenager;un ídolo de los adolescentes a teen idol* * *I adj teenage atr, adolescent atrII m/f teenager, adolescent* * *adolescente adj: adolescent, teenageadolescente nmf: adolescent, teenager* * *adolescente1 adj adolescent / teenageadolescente2 n adolescent / teenagerde adolescente, solía... when I was a teenager I used to... -
16 alfabetización de adultos
(n.) = adult literacy, adult literacy teachingEx. The fact that 50-70% of students who start adult literacy programmes drop out suggests that this is a place where libraries could get involved to a large extent.Ex. As libraries cannot be considered in isolation from their environment, the 'problem' does not necessarily belong fully to librarianship; it may relate to the background factors, eg adult literacy teaching and public libraries.* * *(n.) = adult literacy, adult literacy teachingEx: The fact that 50-70% of students who start adult literacy programmes drop out suggests that this is a place where libraries could get involved to a large extent.
Ex: As libraries cannot be considered in isolation from their environment, the 'problem' does not necessarily belong fully to librarianship; it may relate to the background factors, eg adult literacy teaching and public libraries. -
17 centro de educación de adultos
(n.) = adult learning centre, adult learner centreEx. A few large libraries contain an adult learning centre, which provides training courses for volunteer tutors, one-to-one tutoring or instruction in small groups.Ex. For the men in adult learner centres the median age is 35 years.* * *(n.) = adult learning centre, adult learner centreEx: A few large libraries contain an adult learning centre, which provides training courses for volunteer tutors, one-to-one tutoring or instruction in small groups.
Ex: For the men in adult learner centres the median age is 35 years. -
18 clase de educación de adultos
(n.) = adult learning class, adult learner classEx. However, although there had been an increase in numbers attending adult learning classes, the majority of uptake was in keep-fit activities.Ex. In future the Centre hopes to run more traditional adult learner classes, such as languages.* * *(n.) = adult learning class, adult learner classEx: However, although there had been an increase in numbers attending adult learning classes, the majority of uptake was in keep-fit activities.
Ex: In future the Centre hopes to run more traditional adult learner classes, such as languages. -
19 consejo juvenil asesor
(n.) = teen advisory council, teen advisory board, young adult advisory board, young adult advisory councilEx. Young adults helped create 51 of the Web pages; at four of the libraries, the teen advisory council was completely responsible for developing the site.Ex. The article is entitled 'Buy more books and other ideas from a Teen Advisory Board'.Ex. In three cases, the librarians reported that at the time the site was developed, the young adult advisory board was just being formed = En tres casos, los bibliotecarios dijeron que en el momento en el que se estaba creando la página web, el consejo juvenil asesor se estaba formando.Ex. Librarians solicited input from teens using surveys, interviews, focus groups, and young adult advisory councils = Los bibliotecarios solicitaron la opinión de los jóvenes utilizando encuestas, entrevistas, grupos de debate y consejos juveniles asosores.* * *(n.) = teen advisory council, teen advisory board, young adult advisory board, young adult advisory councilEx: Young adults helped create 51 of the Web pages; at four of the libraries, the teen advisory council was completely responsible for developing the site.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Buy more books and other ideas from a Teen Advisory Board'.Ex: In three cases, the librarians reported that at the time the site was developed, the young adult advisory board was just being formed = En tres casos, los bibliotecarios dijeron que en el momento en el que se estaba creando la página web, el consejo juvenil asesor se estaba formando.Ex: Librarians solicited input from teens using surveys, interviews, focus groups, and young adult advisory councils = Los bibliotecarios solicitaron la opinión de los jóvenes utilizando encuestas, entrevistas, grupos de debate y consejos juveniles asosores. -
20 literatura
f.literature.* * *1 literature* * *noun f.* * *SF literature* * *femenino literature* * *= literature, belles-lettres, literary studies.Ex. Hearing books read will then be the only way they can receive the great body of the best literature in their native tongue.Ex. The self help section that will include practical social information as well as belles-lettres.Ex. Linguistics and literary studies, like most of the other liberal arts, have undergone considerable changes since the 1960s.----* amante de la literatura = literary.* apreciación de la literatura = literature appreciation.* Asociación Europea para la Literatura Gris (EAGLE) = European Association for Grey Literature (EAGLE).* clásico de la literatura = literary classic.* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.* crecimiento de la literatura = literature growth.* explosión de la literatura, la = literature explosion, the.* historia de la literatura = literary history.* libro de literatura no ficticia = non-fiction book.* literatura americana = American literature.* literatura barata = pulp fiction.* literatura científica = scientific literature, subject literature, scholarly literature.* literatura clásica = classical literature.* literatura de divulgación = reportage.* literatura de escape = escape literature.* literatura de evasión = escapist literature.* literatura de ficción = imaginative literature, imaginative writing.* literatura de imaginación = fiction.* literatura de medicina = medical literature.* literatura de no ficción = subject literature.* literatura de viajes = travel literature.* literatura fantástica = fantasy literature.* literatura folclórica = folk literature.* literatura gris = grey literature (GL).* literatura histórica = historic literature.* literatura infantil = kiddy lit(erature), children's literature, children's fiction.* literatura juvenil = juvenile fiction, young adult literature.* literatura médica = medical literature.* literatura narrativa = fiction, genre fiction.* literatura no ficticia = non-fiction [nonfiction], subject literature.* literatura para adolescentes = young adult fiction.* literatura para adultos = adult literature, adult fiction.* literatura popular = popular literature.* literatura profesional = literature, professional literature.* literatura propagandista = promotional literature.* literatura regional = regional literature.* literatura seriada = serial fiction.* literatura técnica = technical literature.* literatura tradicional = folk literature.* no amante de la literatura = non-literary.* obra de literatura = literary work.* obras de literatura = literary materials.* repaso de la literatura = information survey.* sección de literatura narrativa = fiction section.* SIGLE (Sistema de Información sobre Literatura Gris en Europa) = SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe).* teoría de la literatura = literary theory.* * *femenino literature* * *= literature, belles-lettres, literary studies.Ex: Hearing books read will then be the only way they can receive the great body of the best literature in their native tongue.
Ex: The self help section that will include practical social information as well as belles-lettres.Ex: Linguistics and literary studies, like most of the other liberal arts, have undergone considerable changes since the 1960s.* amante de la literatura = literary.* apreciación de la literatura = literature appreciation.* Asociación Europea para la Literatura Gris (EAGLE) = European Association for Grey Literature (EAGLE).* clásico de la literatura = literary classic.* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.* crecimiento de la literatura = literature growth.* explosión de la literatura, la = literature explosion, the.* historia de la literatura = literary history.* libro de literatura no ficticia = non-fiction book.* literatura americana = American literature.* literatura barata = pulp fiction.* literatura científica = scientific literature, subject literature, scholarly literature.* literatura clásica = classical literature.* literatura de divulgación = reportage.* literatura de escape = escape literature.* literatura de evasión = escapist literature.* literatura de ficción = imaginative literature, imaginative writing.* literatura de imaginación = fiction.* literatura de medicina = medical literature.* literatura de no ficción = subject literature.* literatura de viajes = travel literature.* literatura fantástica = fantasy literature.* literatura folclórica = folk literature.* literatura gris = grey literature (GL).* literatura histórica = historic literature.* literatura infantil = kiddy lit(erature), children's literature, children's fiction.* literatura juvenil = juvenile fiction, young adult literature.* literatura médica = medical literature.* literatura narrativa = fiction, genre fiction.* literatura no ficticia = non-fiction [nonfiction], subject literature.* literatura para adolescentes = young adult fiction.* literatura para adultos = adult literature, adult fiction.* literatura popular = popular literature.* literatura profesional = literature, professional literature.* literatura propagandista = promotional literature.* literatura regional = regional literature.* literatura seriada = serial fiction.* literatura técnica = technical literature.* literatura tradicional = folk literature.* no amante de la literatura = non-literary.* obra de literatura = literary work.* obras de literatura = literary materials.* repaso de la literatura = information survey.* sección de literatura narrativa = fiction section.* SIGLE (Sistema de Información sobre Literatura Gris en Europa) = SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe).* teoría de la literatura = literary theory.* * *literatureexiste abundante literatura sobre el tema there is a wealth of literature on the subjecten esta biblioteca escasea la literatura científica in this library there is a shortage of science booksCompuestos:escapist literaturefantasyromantic fiction, novelettes (pl)* * *
literatura sustantivo femenino
literature;
literatura sustantivo femenino literature
' literatura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clásica
- clásico
- entendida
- entendido
- gusto
- histórica
- histórico
- laguna
- pirata
- señera
- señero
- underground
- vida
- culto
- de
- infantil
- latino
English:
letter
- literature
- modern
- writing
* * *literatura nf1. [arte, obras] literatureliteratura comparada comparative literature;literatura fantástica fantasy (literature);literatura de ficción fiction2. [bibliografía] literature;hay mucha literatura sobre el periodo there's a lot of literature on the period* * *f literature* * *literatura nf: literature* * *literatura n literature
См. также в других словарях:
adult — n: a person who has reached an age specified by law compare child, infant, minor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
adult — adult; adult·hood; adult·i·ci·dal; adult·i·cide; adult·ly; adult·ness; adult·oid; pre·adult; sub·adult; … English syllables
adult — ADÚLT, Ă, adulţi, te, adj., s.m. şi f. (Organism) care şi a terminat creşterea şi a ajuns în stadiul de a se reproduce; (persoană) aflată în perioada de la 17 18 ani până la 50 de ani. – Din fr. adulte, lat. adultus. Trimis de ana zecheru,… … Dicționar Român
Adult — A*dult , a. [L. adultus, p. p. of adolescere, akin to alere to nourish: cf. F. adulte. See {Adolescent}, {Old}.] Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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adult — [ə dult′, ad′ult΄] adj. [L adultus, pp. of adolescere: see ADOLESCENT] 1. grown up; mature in age, size, strength, etc. 2. of or for adult persons [an adult novel] 3. containing or providing pornography [adult movies] n. 1. a man or … English World dictionary
adult — adụlt 〈Adj.〉 erwachsen, geschlechtsreif [<lat. adultus, Part. Perf. von adolescere „heranwachsen“] * * * adụlt <Adj.> [zu lat. adultum, 2. Part. von: adulescere (adolescere), ↑ adoleszent] (Med.): ↑ 2erwachsen (2); geschlechtsreif. * *… … Universal-Lexikon
Adult — 〈[æ̣dʌlt] m. 6〉 Erwachsene(r) [engl.] * * * adụlt <Adj.> [zu lat. adultum, 2. Part. von: adulescere (adolescere), ↑ adoleszent] (Med.): ↑ 2erwachsen (2); geschlechtsreif. * * * I … Universal-Lexikon
adult — 1. It is usually pronounced with stress on the first syllable in BrE and on the second syllable in AmE, but the distribution is uneven among educated speakers throughout the English speaking world. 2. Since the 1950s, changing social attitudes… … Modern English usage
adult — [adj] being mature, fully grown developed, grown, grown up, of age, ripe, ripened; concept 406 Ant. adolescent, infant adult [n] a mature, fully grown person gentleperson, grownup, man, person, woman; concepts 394,424 Ant. adolescent, infant … New thesaurus
Adult — A*dult , n. A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity. [1913 Webster] Note: In the common law, the term is applied to a person who has attained full age or legal majority; in the civil law, to males… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English