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1 comparativamente
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2 en comparación
• comparatively -
3 relativamente
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4 comparativamente
adv.comparatively.* * *► adverbio1 comparatively* * *= comparatively, correspondingly.Ex. This situation, in which comparatively radical new approaches appear to find expression, contrasts with the considerably more restrained opinions which prevail in Britain.Ex. For supercomputers the number of sales is at a much lower level, but the unit prices are correspondingly higher.* * *= comparatively, correspondingly.Ex: This situation, in which comparatively radical new approaches appear to find expression, contrasts with the considerably more restrained opinions which prevail in Britain.
Ex: For supercomputers the number of sales is at a much lower level, but the unit prices are correspondingly higher.* * *comparativamente advcomparatively -
5 ahorros de toda la vida
(n.) = life-time savings, life savingsEx. A brief review of the literature is included, which also supports these findings by showing instances of life-time savings resulting from comparatively higher initial construction costs.Ex. The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.* * *(n.) = life-time savings, life savingsEx: A brief review of the literature is included, which also supports these findings by showing instances of life-time savings resulting from comparatively higher initial construction costs.
Ex: The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees. -
6 constituyente
adj.constituent.f. & m.1 constituent member.2 assembly called to reform the Constitution.* * *► adjetivo1 constituent1 (componente) constituent* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [asamblea, congreso] constituent2) [elemento, sintagma] constituent2. SM1) (=elemento) constituentuno de los constituyentes del sintagma nominal — one of the constituents o constituent parts of the noun phrase
2) (Pol) constituent member* * *Ia) constitutivob) <asamblea/congreso> constituent (before n)IImasculino (Der, Pol) constituent member* * *= constituent, component.Ex. Although the basic constituent operations of networking are not new, the term itself is of comparatively recent origin.Ex. The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.* * *Ia) constitutivob) <asamblea/congreso> constituent (before n)IImasculino (Der, Pol) constituent member* * *= constituent, component.Ex: Although the basic constituent operations of networking are not new, the term itself is of comparatively recent origin.
Ex: The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.* * *2 ‹asamblea/congreso› constituent ( before n)2 ( Ling) constituent* * *
constituyente adjetivo & mf constituent
' constituyente' also found in these entries:
English:
constituent
- component
* * *♦ adj1. [elemento] constituent2. [asamblea] constituent♦ nm1. [elemento] constituent2. Ling constituent♦ nfconstituent assembly* * *adj POL constituent* * *constituyente adj & nmf: constituent -
7 integrante
adj.1 integral, constituent.Estado integrante de la UE member state of the EUser parte integrante de algo to be an integral part of something2 integrating, constitutive, compositive.f. & m.1 member.2 component, element.* * *► adjetivo1 integral1 member\parte integrante integral part* * *1.ADJ [parte, elemento] integral; [país] member antes de s2.SMF member* * *masculino y femenino member* * *= constituent.Ex. Although the basic constituent operations of networking are not new, the term itself is of comparatively recent origin.* * *masculino y femenino member* * *= constituent.Ex: Although the basic constituent operations of networking are not new, the term itself is of comparatively recent origin.
* * *memberuno de los integrantes del equipo one of the team members* * *
integrante sustantivo masculino y femenino
member
integrante
I adjetivo integral
una parte integrante, an integral part
II mf member
un integrante del comando, a member of the commando
' integrante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elemento
- miembro
English:
component
- constituent
- flagship
- integral
- parcel
- fixture
* * *♦ adjintegral, constituent;estado integrante de la UE member state of the EU;ser parte integrante de algo to be an integral part of sth♦ nmfmember* * *I adj integralII m/f member* * *integrante adj: integrating, integralintegrante nmf: member -
8 período de poca actividad
(n.) = slack time, slack period, slack activity timeEx. It may also make administrators aware of the comparatively large percentage of slack time required by public service staff for the library to serve its patrons effectively.Ex. The issue desk is staffed at all times by part-time help; they receive no training, are paid the minimum wage, and are permitted to read or study during slack periods.Ex. Also, through this sequence of activities and events, slack activity times are established that have the potential of reducing time and cost for a given project by reallocation of sources.* * *(n.) = slack time, slack period, slack activity timeEx: It may also make administrators aware of the comparatively large percentage of slack time required by public service staff for the library to serve its patrons effectively.
Ex: The issue desk is staffed at all times by part-time help; they receive no training, are paid the minimum wage, and are permitted to read or study during slack periods.Ex: Also, through this sequence of activities and events, slack activity times are established that have the potential of reducing time and cost for a given project by reallocation of sources. -
9 comparación
f.comparison, comparing, collation.* * *1 comparison\en comparación con compared to, in comparison tono tienen ni punto de comparación there is no comparisonsin comparación beyond compare* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cotejo) comparisonen comparación con — in comparison with, beside
2) (Literat) simile* * *1) (acción, efecto) comparisonhacer or establecer una comparación — to make o draw a comparison
en comparación con el año pasado — compared to o with last year
2) (Lit) simile* * *= comparison, cross-tabulation, contradistinction.Ex. A later section, section 16.6, makes a more direct comparison between subject headings lists and thesauri.Ex. The analyses carried out included frequencies of variables and cross-tabulations, using chi-square to test for independence between variables.Ex. Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.----* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.* comparación entre elementos comparables = like with like comparison.* datación por comparación = crossdating.* en comparación = by comparison.* en comparación con = against, as compared to, set against, in comparison with, in comparison to.* establecer comparaciones = make + comparisons.* establecer comparaciones entre elementos comparables = compare + like with like.* evaluación por comparación = benchmarking.* evaluar por comparación = benchmark.* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.* no tener ni punto de comparación = be in a different league.* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.* * *1) (acción, efecto) comparisonhacer or establecer una comparación — to make o draw a comparison
en comparación con el año pasado — compared to o with last year
2) (Lit) simile* * *= comparison, cross-tabulation, contradistinction.Ex: A later section, section 16.6, makes a more direct comparison between subject headings lists and thesauri.
Ex: The analyses carried out included frequencies of variables and cross-tabulations, using chi-square to test for independence between variables.Ex: Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.* comparación entre elementos comparables = like with like comparison.* datación por comparación = crossdating.* en comparación = by comparison.* en comparación con = against, as compared to, set against, in comparison with, in comparison to.* establecer comparaciones = make + comparisons.* establecer comparaciones entre elementos comparables = compare + like with like.* evaluación por comparación = benchmarking.* evaluar por comparación = benchmark.* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.* no tener ni punto de comparación = be in a different league.* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.* * *A (acción, efecto) comparisonhacer/establecer una comparación to make o draw a comparisonno hay comparación there's no comparisonen comparación con el año pasado compared to o with last yeareste vino no tiene ni punto de comparación con el Rioja you cannot even begin to compare this wine with Riojael café de filtro no admite comparación con el instantáneo there's simply no comparison between filter coffee and instant(todas) las comparaciones son odiosas comparisons are odiousadverbio de comparación comparative adverbB ( Lit) simile* * *
comparación sustantivo femenino
comparison;
en comparación a or con el año pasado compared to o with last year;
no tienen ni punto de comparación you cannot even begin to compare them
comparación sustantivo femenino comparison
en comparación, comparatively
en comparación con, compared to
sin comparación, beyond compare
' comparación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- de
- ser
- más
- para
- que
- lado
- par
- relación
- símil
English:
as
- compare
- comparison
- contrast
- draw
- on
- so
- to
- invite
- relative
* * *comparación nf1. [entre personas, cosas] comparison;no es conveniente establecer comparaciones entre hermanos it's not a good idea to compare brothers and sisters;en comparación con in comparison with, compared to;las comparaciones son odiosas comparisons are odious;no admite comparación, no hay punto de comparación there's no comparison;sin comparación by far2. Gram comparison* * *f comparison;en comparación con in comparison with;no tiene (ni punto de) comparación con there’s no comparison with* * ** * *comparación n comparison -
10 relativamente
adv.relatively.* * *► adverbio1 relatively* * *ADV relatively* * *adverbio relatively* * *= relatively speaking, relatively.Ex. The main findings are that civil engineers are, relatively speaking, not information conscious.Ex. And it looks big on a map, but you have to look at it relatively.----* de una forma relativamente + Nombre = relatively + Adverbio.* en un tiempo relativamente corto = in a relatively short time, in a relatively short span of time.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* relativamente + Adjetivo = relatively + Adjetivo.* * *adverbio relatively* * *= relatively speaking, relatively.Ex: The main findings are that civil engineers are, relatively speaking, not information conscious.
Ex: And it looks big on a map, but you have to look at it relatively.* de una forma relativamente + Nombre = relatively + Adverbio.* en un tiempo relativamente corto = in a relatively short time, in a relatively short span of time.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* relativamente + Adjetivo = relatively + Adjetivo.* * *relativelyes un autor relativamente conocido he's a relatively well-known authorlos resultados fueron relativamente buenos the results were relatively o fairly good* * *
relativamente adjetivo
1 (en términos relativos) la conducción peligrosa causa relativamente más pérdidas que el cáncer, dangerous driving is the cause of more deaths than cancer, by a small margin
2 (hasta cierto punto) es un niño relativamente alto, he's quite a tall child
' relativamente' also found in these entries:
English:
comparatively
- relatively
* * *relativamente advrelatively* * *relativamente adv relatively -
11 ventajosa
adj.&f.advantageous, comparatively superior; profitable, lucrative, fruitful, good.* * *f., (m. - ventajoso)* * *
ventajoso,-a adj (beneficioso) advantageous, favourable
' ventajosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ganga
English:
vantage point
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comparatively — [kəm par′ə tivlē] adv. 1. in a comparative manner 2. by comparison; relatively * * * See comparative. * * * … Universalium
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comparatively — adv. Comparatively is used with these adjectives: ↑brief, ↑cheap, ↑easy, ↑expensive, ↑harmless, ↑inexpensive, ↑large, ↑liberal, ↑light, ↑limited, ↑low, ↑mi … Collocations dictionary
comparatively — com|par|a|tive|ly [ kəm perətıvli ] adverb * as compared to something else or to a previous situation or state: RELATIVELY: A comparatively large number of students were absent. The technology is still comparatively new … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
