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1 antepasado
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2 predecesor
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3 progenitor
• ancestor• father• forefather• parent• predecessor• progenitor -
4 antepasado
adj.foregone, bygone.m.forefather, antecedent, ancestor, elder.* * *► adjetivo1 previous, prior1 ancestor1 forefathers, forbears————————1 ancestor* * *(f. - antepasada)nounancestor, forebear* * *antepasado, -a1.ADJ previous, before last2.SM / F ancestor, forbear frm* * *I- da adjetivoII- da masculino, femenino ancestor, forebear (liter)* * *= ancestor, forebear, forefather.Ex. The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.Ex. These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.----* primer antepasado = primogenitor.* * *I- da adjetivoII- da masculino, femenino ancestor, forebear (liter)* * *= ancestor, forebear, forefather.Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.
Ex: These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* primer antepasado = primogenitor.* * *el año antepasado the year before lastmasculine, feminineancestor, forebear ( liter)la tierra de mis antepasados the land of my forefathers o ancestors o forebears* * *
antepasado◊ -da adjetivo ‹año/semana› before last
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
ancestor
antepasado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino ancestor
' antepasado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antecesor
- antecesora
- antepasada
- ascendiente
- progenitor
English:
ancestor
* * *antepasado, -a nm,fancestor* * *m, antepasada f ancestor;antepasados ancestors, forefathers* * *antepasado, -da adj: before lastel domingo antepasado: the Sunday before lastantepasado, -da nantecesor: ancestor* * *antepasado n ancestor -
5 ascendiente
adj.ascending, rising, upward.f. & m.ancestor (antepasado).m.1 influence (influencia).2 ascendant, ancestor.* * *► adjetivo1 ascending, ascendant1 (antepasado) ancestor1 (influencia) ascendancy, power* * *1.ADJ = ascendente 1.2.SMF (=persona) ancestor, forebear frm3.SM (=influencia) ascendancy frm, (powerful) influence ( sobre over)* * *masculino y femenino1) ( antepasado) ancestor2) ascendiente masculino (frml) ( influencia)* * *= ancestor.Ex. The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.* * *masculino y femenino1) ( antepasado) ancestor2) ascendiente masculino (frml) ( influencia)* * *= ancestor.Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.
* * *A (antepasado) ancestorB* * *
ascendiente sustantivo masculino y femenino ( antepasado) ancestor
ascendiente
I mf ancestor
II sustantivo masculino influence: el párroco tiene mucho ascendiente sobre su madre, the priest has great influence over his mother
* * *♦ nmf[antepasado] ancestor♦ nm[influencia] influence;tener ascendiente sobre alguien to have influence over sb* * *m/f ancestor* * *ascendiente nmfancestro: ancestorascendiente nminfluencia: influence, ascendancy -
6 antecesor
adj.preceding, former, forefatherly.m.1 predecessor.2 ancestor, forebear, forefather.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (en un cargo) predecessor2 (antepasado) ancestor* * *(f. - antecesora)noun1) predecessor2) ancestor, forebear* * *antecesor, -a1.ADJ preceding, former2.SM / F [en cargo etc] predecessor; (=antepasado) ancestor, forebear frm* * ** * *= ancestor, forefather.Ex. The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* * ** * *= ancestor, forefather.Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.
Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* * *masculine, feminine1 (predecesor) predecessor2 (antepasado) ancestor, forebear ( liter)* * *
antecesor
( antepasado) ancestor
antecesor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (en un cargo) predecessor: mi antecesor cometió muchos errores de cálculo, my predecessor made a lot of computational errors
2 usu pl (antepasado) ancestor: mis antecesores llegaron aquí hace unos cien años, my ancestors arrived here around one hundred years ago
' antecesor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antecesora
English:
predecessor
* * *antecesor, -ora nm,f1. [predecesor] predecessor2.antecesores [antepasados] ancestors* * *m, antecesora f1 predecessor2 familia ancestor* * *1) antepasado: ancestor2) predecesor: predecessor -
7 ancestro
m.ancestor.* * *1 ancestor* * ** * *masculino ancestor* * *= ancestor.Ex. The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.* * *masculino ancestor* * *= ancestor.Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.
* * *ancestor* * *
ancestro sustantivo masculino
ancestor
* * *ancestro nmancestor* * *m ancestor* * *ancestro nmascendiente: ancestor, forefather m -
8 progenitor
m.progenitor, father, forefather, parent.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 parents* * *progenitor, -aSM / F (=antepasado) ancestor; (=padre) father/mother pl progenitores hum parents* * *- tora masculino, femeninoa) ( antepasado) ancestor* * *= progenitor, ancestor, forefather.Ex. These shifts were actually adaptations to events that altered the environmental conditions in which our progenitors lived.Ex. The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* * *- tora masculino, femeninoa) ( antepasado) ancestor* * *= progenitor, ancestor, forefather.Ex: These shifts were actually adaptations to events that altered the environmental conditions in which our progenitors lived.
Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* * *masculine, feminine1 (antepasado) ancestor¿cómo están las cosas con tus progenitores? ( hum); how are things with your parents o ( colloq) your folks?* * *
progenitor◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) ( madre) mother
progenitor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (padre) father
(madre) mother
2 progenitores, parents
' progenitor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
progenitora
* * *progenitor, -ora nm,ffather, f mother;progenitores parents* * *m, progenitora f ancestor;progenitores pl parents* * *progenitor, - tora nantepasado: ancestor, progenitor -
9 consanguinidad
f.1 blood relationship.2 consanguinity, blood relationship, kinship.* * *1 consanguinity, blood relationship* * *SF blood relationship, consanguinity frm* * *femenino consanguinity (frml)parentesco por consanguinidad — kinship, blood relationship
* * *= blood relationship, consanguinity, blood relation.Ex. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.Ex. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.Ex. Anyone suggesting that the only way not get promoted through the company is by blood relation, is completely inaccurate in this assumption.----* parentesco por consanguinidad = blood relationship, consanguinity.* * *femenino consanguinity (frml)parentesco por consanguinidad — kinship, blood relationship
* * *= blood relationship, consanguinity, blood relation.Ex: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.
Ex: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.Ex: Anyone suggesting that the only way not get promoted through the company is by blood relation, is completely inaccurate in this assumption.* parentesco por consanguinidad = blood relationship, consanguinity.* * *consanguinity ( frml)parentesco por consanguinidad kinship, blood relationship* * *
consanguinidad sustantivo femenino kinship, blood relationship
* * *consanguinity;relación de consanguinidad blood relationship* * *f blood relationship -
10 investigador de genealogías
(n.) = ancestor hunterEx. Holiday-makers using the library are divided into 5 main types: book borrowers; book buyers; ancestor hunters; serious tourists; and art enthusiasts.* * *(n.) = ancestor hunterEx: Holiday-makers using the library are divided into 5 main types: book borrowers; book buyers; ancestor hunters; serious tourists; and art enthusiasts.
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11 parentesco consanguíneo
m.blood relationship, consanguinity.* * *(n.) = blood relationship, consanguinityEx. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.Ex. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.* * *(n.) = blood relationship, consanguinityEx: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.
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12 parentesco por consanguinidad
(n.) = blood relationship, consanguinityEx. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.Ex. Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.* * *(n.) = blood relationship, consanguinityEx: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.
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13 predecesor
m.1 predecessor, precursor, forerunner.2 forefather, progenitor, ancestor, predecessor.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 predecessor* * *(f. - predecesora)noun* * *predecesor, -aSM / F predecessor* * *- sora masculino, femenino predecessor* * *= predecessor, ancestor, forefather.Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex. The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* * *- sora masculino, femenino predecessor* * *= predecessor, ancestor, forefather.Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.
Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* * *masculine, femininepredecessor* * *
predecesor◊ - sora sustantivo masculino, femenino
predecessor
predecesor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino predecessor
' predecesor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
predecesora
- altura
- antecesor
English:
forerunner
- predecessor
* * *predecesor, -ora nm,fpredecessor* * *m, predecesora f predecessor* * *predecesor, - sora nantecesor: predecessor -
14 antepasada
adj.passed, elapsed, previous, before last.f.1 ancestor.2 ancestress.* * *f., (m. - antepasado)* * *
antepasado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino ancestor
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15 genealogía
f.1 genealogy, pedigree.2 genealogy, line of descent.* * *1 genealogy* * *SF (=ascendientes) genealogy; (=árbol) family tree; (=raza) pedigree* * *femenino genealogy* * *= genealogy, family history.Ex. In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in local history and genealogy, which many libraries find difficult to cope with.Ex. After a lifetime of silence and secrets, Fern had the sudden opportunity to discover her own family history.----* genealogía familiar = family genealogy.* investigador de genealogías = ancestor hunter.* * *femenino genealogy* * *= genealogy, family history.Ex: In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in local history and genealogy, which many libraries find difficult to cope with.
Ex: After a lifetime of silence and secrets, Fern had the sudden opportunity to discover her own family history.* genealogía familiar = family genealogy.* investigador de genealogías = ancestor hunter.* * *genealogy* * *
genealogía sustantivo femenino genealogy
' genealogía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tronco
English:
genealogy
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16 turista
adj.tourist, economical.f. & m.tourist.* * *1 tourist\hacer el turista / hacer la turista figurado to get taken in* * *noun mf.* * *SMF [gen] tourist; (=visitante) sightseerclase turista — economy class, tourist class
* * *Iadjetivo tourist (before n)IImasculino y femenino tourist* * *= tourist, holiday-maker, sightseer, holidaymaker, vacationer, vacationist.Ex. Consider the following document, 'Essential first-aid for the tourist', Do you think that 'first-aid' is here a subject concept?.Ex. Holiday-makers using the library are divided into 5 main types: book borrowers; book buyers; ancestor hunters; serious tourists; and art enthusiasts.Ex. These gaping sightseers never took account of the difficulties of going through the shop.Ex. Forecasters hope holidaymakers will gain some respite in time for tonight's festivities, but cannot rule out frequent showers and gales.Ex. The islanders, meanwhile, are crossing their fingers that Thursday's terrorist attack won't drive vacationers away.Ex. Set against high hills that afford panoramic views of the river and its tree-covered islands, this area draws many vacationists.----* diarrea del turista = travellers' diarrhoea, gippy tummy.* foco de atracción de turistas = honeypot.* turista extranjero = foreign tourist.* * *Iadjetivo tourist (before n)IImasculino y femenino tourist* * *= tourist, holiday-maker, sightseer, holidaymaker, vacationer, vacationist.Ex: Consider the following document, 'Essential first-aid for the tourist', Do you think that 'first-aid' is here a subject concept?.
Ex: Holiday-makers using the library are divided into 5 main types: book borrowers; book buyers; ancestor hunters; serious tourists; and art enthusiasts.Ex: These gaping sightseers never took account of the difficulties of going through the shop.Ex: Forecasters hope holidaymakers will gain some respite in time for tonight's festivities, but cannot rule out frequent showers and gales.Ex: The islanders, meanwhile, are crossing their fingers that Thursday's terrorist attack won't drive vacationers away.Ex: Set against high hills that afford panoramic views of the river and its tree-covered islands, this area draws many vacationists.* diarrea del turista = travellers' diarrhoea, gippy tummy.* foco de atracción de turistas = honeypot.* turista extranjero = foreign tourist.* * *tourist ( before n)clase turista tourist o economy classtourist* * *
turista adjetivo
tourist ( before n);◊ clase turista tourist o economy class
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
tourist
turista mf
1 tourist
2 Ferroc Av economy class
' turista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clase
- recorrer
- síndrome
English:
economy class
- holiday-maker
- stranded
- tourist
- tourist class
- economy
- holiday
- sight
- vacationer
* * *♦ nmftourist;♦ adj invclase turista tourist o economy class* * *m/f tourist* * *turista nmf: tourist, vacationer* * *turista n tourist -
17 antecesora
f., (m. - antecesor)* * *
antecesor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (en un cargo) predecessor: mi antecesor cometió muchos errores de cálculo, my predecessor made a lot of computational errors
2 usu pl (antepasado) ancestor: mis antecesores llegaron aquí hace unos cien años, my ancestors arrived here around one hundred years ago
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18 abuelo
m.1 grandfather, grandpa, grandparent.2 old chap, old timer.* * *1 grandfather (familiarmente) granddad, grandpa2 (viejo) old man1 grandparents2 figurado ancestors, forbears* * *noun m.- abuelos* * *abuelo, -aSM / F1) (=pariente) grandfather/grandmother¡tu abuela! — * rubbish!
- no necesitar abuela2) (=anciano) old man/old woman3) (=antepasado) ancestor, forbear* * *- la masculino, femenino1) ( pariente) (m) grandfather; (f) grandmotherabuelo paterno/materno — paternal/maternal grandfather
como éramos pocos, parió la abuela — (fam & hum) that is/was all we needed (colloq)
cuéntaselo a tu abuela! — (fam) pull the other one! (colloq)
no tener abuela — (Méx fam) ( ser muy bueno) to be incredible; ( ser muy malo) to be terrible
tu abuela! — (fam)
¿los lavas tú? - sí, tu abuelita — will you wash them? - like hell I will! (colloq)
2) (fam) ( persona mayor) (m) old man, old guy (colloq); (f) old woman, old ladyoiga abuelo! — hey, granddad! (colloq)
* * *= Grandpa, grandfather, granddad.Ex. Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.Ex. Their grandfathers and great-grandfathers are dead, and the library belongs to the living, who inhabit a different world.Ex. This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.----* abuelo materno = maternal grandfather.* abuelos = grandparents.* bisabuelo = great-grandfather.* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.* tío abuelo = great-uncle.* * *- la masculino, femenino1) ( pariente) (m) grandfather; (f) grandmotherabuelo paterno/materno — paternal/maternal grandfather
como éramos pocos, parió la abuela — (fam & hum) that is/was all we needed (colloq)
cuéntaselo a tu abuela! — (fam) pull the other one! (colloq)
no tener abuela — (Méx fam) ( ser muy bueno) to be incredible; ( ser muy malo) to be terrible
tu abuela! — (fam)
¿los lavas tú? - sí, tu abuelita — will you wash them? - like hell I will! (colloq)
2) (fam) ( persona mayor) (m) old man, old guy (colloq); (f) old woman, old ladyoiga abuelo! — hey, granddad! (colloq)
* * *= Grandpa, grandfather, granddad.Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.
Ex: Their grandfathers and great-grandfathers are dead, and the library belongs to the living, who inhabit a different world.Ex: This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.* abuelo materno = maternal grandfather.* abuelos = grandparents.* bisabuelo = great-grandfather.* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.* tío abuelo = great-uncle.* * *abuelo -lamasculine, femininemis abuelos my grandparentsabuelo paterno/materno paternal/maternal grandfatheruno de mis abuelos era taxista one of my grandfathers was a taxi drivercomo or tras que éramos pocos, parió la abuela ( fam hum); that is/was all we needed ( colloq), as if we didn't have enough problems ( colloq)y encima perdí el dinero — tras que éramos pocos … and to cap it all I lost the money — that's all we needed! o as if we didn't have enough problems!¡cuéntaselo or ( Chi) anda a cantarle a tu abuela! ( fam); pull the other one (it's got bells on)! ( colloq), go tell it to the Marines! ( AmE)no necesitas abuela or no tienes abuela ( Esp fam hum); you are modest! ( iro), you're very full of yourself ( iro), you're always blowing your own trumpet ( colloq)¡tu abuela! ( fam): ¿los lavas tú? — sí, tu abuelita will you wash them? — like hell I will! o get lost! ( colloq)B ( fam) (persona mayor) ( masculine) old man, old guy ( colloq); ( feminine) old woman, old lady ( esp BrE)el teatro estaba lleno de abuelitos the theater was full of old folk ( colloq)¡oiga abuelo, por la otra puerta! hey, granddad, use the other door! ( colloq)* * *
abuelo◊ -la sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( pariente) (m) grandfather;
(f) grandmother;
¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! (fam) pull the other one! (colloq)
2 (fam) ( persona mayor) (m) old man, old guy (colloq);
(f) old woman, old lady;◊ ¡oiga abuelo! hey, granddad! (colloq)
abuelo sustantivo masculino
1 grandfather
familiar grandad, grandpa: mis dos abuelos son de Albacete, both my grandfathers are from Albacete
2 figurado old man 3 abuelos, grandparents: sus abuelos maternos están de viaje por China, her grandparents from her mother's side are travelling around China
' abuelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- andanzas
- gagá
- nobiliaria
- nobiliario
- tío
- yayo
- paterno
- tata
English:
about
- grandfather
- great-uncle
- maternal
- out
- grandad
- grand
- great
- remind
* * *abuelo, -a nm,f1. [familiar] grandfather, f grandmother;abuelos grandparents;Fam¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! you're pulling my leg!, Br pull the other one!;Faméramos pocos y parió la abuela that was all we needed;Famno necesitar abuela to be full of oneselfabuelo materno maternal grandfather;abuelo paterno paternal grandfather2. [anciano] [hombre] old man, old person;[mujer] old woman, old person;tenga, abuelo, siéntese aquí here, have this seat* * *m1 grandfather2 fampersona mayor old man3:abuelos grandparents* * *abuelo nm1) : grandfather2) : old man3) abuelos nmpl: grandparents, ancestors* * *abuelo n grandfather / grandad -
19 atavismo
m.atavism, resemblance to ancestor; the tendency of hybrids to revert to the original type.* * *1 atavism* * *SM atavism* * *= atavism.Ex. This book uses a variety of religious and ancient source texts to trace stories of atavism, interracial marriage, and the interracial family as tropes of nationhood.* * *= atavism.Ex: This book uses a variety of religious and ancient source texts to trace stories of atavism, interracial marriage, and the interracial family as tropes of nationhood.
* * *atavism* * *atavismo nm1. [herencia arcaica]el racismo es un atavismo que hay que erradicar racism is an atavistic instinct which we have to root out2. Biol atavism -
20 investigador1
1 = investigator, research worker, researcher, research scientist, research user, research scholar.Ex. One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.Ex. Most people come to me with problems and can't make their way around because the library catalog is structured for the research worker.Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex. The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex. This article examines opportunities for collaboration between specialists and research users in creating information-managing tools.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.----* comunidad académica de investigadores = academic research community.* investigador científico = scholarly researcher.* investigador de campo = fieldworker [field worker].* investigador de genealogías = ancestor hunter.* investigador de la biblioteconomía = library scholar.* investigador de mercado = market researcher, market research worker.* investigador de pinturas = picture researcher.* investigador experimental = experimentalist.* investigador histórico = historical researcher.* investigador invitado = research fellow.* investigador principal = principal investigator, principal researcher.* investigador privado = private eye, private detective.* investigador teórico = theorist.* uno de los dos investigadores principales = co-principal investigator.
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