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1 cumbre
adj.1 summit.2 peak, pinnacle (punto culminante).3 summit (conference) (politics).f.summit, peak, hilltop, acme.* * *1 (de montaña) summit, top2 figurado (culminación) pinnacle3 (reunión) summit conference, summit meeting* * *noun f.height, peak, summit, top* * *1.SF (Geog) summit, top; (fig) top, heightconferencia en la cumbre — (Pol) summit, summit conference
2.ADJ INV* * *1)a) ( de montaña) topb) ( apogeo) height2) (Pol) summit (meeting)3) (como adj inv)el momento cumbre — ( de carrera) the peak; (de película, novela) the high point
* * *= pinnacle, summit, peak, crest.Ex. There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.Ex. The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.Ex. Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.Ex. In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.----* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* cumbre de la colina = hilltop.* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.* cumbre del éxito, la = pinnacle of success, the.* Cumbre Iberoamericana, la = Ibero-American Summit, the.* Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información = World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).* en la cumbre = at the top of the tree.* en la cumbre de = at the height of.* reunión cumbre = summit.* * *1)a) ( de montaña) topb) ( apogeo) height2) (Pol) summit (meeting)3) (como adj inv)el momento cumbre — ( de carrera) the peak; (de película, novela) the high point
* * *= pinnacle, summit, peak, crest.Ex: There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.Ex: Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* cumbre de la colina = hilltop.* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.* cumbre del éxito, la = pinnacle of success, the.* Cumbre Iberoamericana, la = Ibero-American Summit, the.* Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información = World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).* en la cumbre = at the top of the tree.* en la cumbre de = at the height of.* reunión cumbre = summit.* * *A1 (de una montaña) toplas cumbres coronadas de nieve the snow-capped peaks o mountain topsalcanzaron la cumbre they reached the summit o the top2 (apogeo) heightestaba en la cumbre del éxito he was at the pinnacle o height of his successC ( como adj inv):su novela cumbre his most outstanding o important novelel momento cumbre de su carrera the peak o the high point of her career* * *
cumbre sustantivo femenino
c) (Pol) summit (meeting)
cumbre sustantivo femenino
1 (de un monte) summit, peak
2 figurado (culminación) pinnacle, peak
en la cumbre de su carrera, at the peak of his career
3 (de gobernantes) summit (conference)
' cumbre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cresta
- elevarse
- ganar
- inaccesible
- llegar
English:
apex
- height
- peak
- summit
- zenith
- hill
- mountaintop
- pinnacle
- top
- within
* * *♦ adj invel momento cumbre de su carrera the peak o high point of his career;su obra cumbre her most outstanding work♦ nf1. [de montaña] summit2. [punto culminante] peak, high point3. [política] summit (conference)la Cumbre de la Tierra the Earth Summit* * *f tbPOL summit;cumbre de la economía mundial world economic summit* * *cumbre nfcima: top, peak, summit* * *cumbre n1. (de montaña) summit / top2. (culminación) high point -
2 culminante
adj.1 culminating.punto culminante high point2 culminant, predominant, peak, crowning.* * *► adjetivo* * *ADJ1) (Geog) highest, topmost2) [momento] culminatingel momento culminante de la revolución — the culminating moment of the revolution, the climax of the revolution
en el momento culminante de la fiesta, se apagaron las luces — at the high point of the party, the lights went out
* * *momento or punto culminante — ( de carrera) peak, high point; (de historia, película) climax; ( de negociaciones) crucial stage
en el momento or punto culminante de su carrera — at the peak o the high point of his career
* * *momento or punto culminante — ( de carrera) peak, high point; (de historia, película) climax; ( de negociaciones) crucial stage
en el momento or punto culminante de su carrera — at the peak o the high point of his career
* * *en el momento or punto culminante de su carrera at the peak o the high point of his careerel punto culminante de la historia the climax of the storylas negociaciones han llegado a su punto culminante the negotiations have reached their most crucial stage* * *
culminante adjetivo:
(de historia, película) climax;
( de negociaciones) crucial stage
culminante adjetivo (punto) highest, topmost
(momento) culminating
' culminante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auge
English:
climax
- culmination
- high
- build
- crescendo
* * *culminante adjculminating;* * *adj:punto culminante peak, climax* * *culminante adjpunto culminante : peak, high point, climax -
3 álgido
adj.1 algid, icy, very cold.2 decisive, critical.3 algid, in which the body turns cold, cold.* * *► adjetivo1 (frío) icy, very cold2 figurado culminating* * *ADJ (=muy frío) icy, chilly; [momento] crucial, decisive* * *- da adjetivo1) <punto/momento> culminating (before n), decisive2) < clima> icy; < temperatura> freezing* * *= heightened.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.----* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* en su punto más álgido = at its height.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* * *- da adjetivo1) <punto/momento> culminating (before n), decisive2) < clima> icy; < temperatura> freezing* * *= heightened.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.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* en su punto más álgido = at its height.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* * *álgido -daA ‹punto/momento› culminating ( before n), decisiveel punto álgido del festival the climax o high point of the festivalB ‹clima› icy; ‹temperatura› freezing* * *
álgido
álgido,-a adjetivo culminating, critical: la crisis política alcanzó su punto álgido, the political crisis reached its climax
' álgido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
álgida
- cúspide
* * *álgido, -a adj1. [culminante] critical;en el punto álgido del conflicto at the height of the conflict[sonrisa] wintry, frosty* * *adj figdecisive;punto álgido climax, high point* * *álgido, -da adj1) : critical, decisive2) : icy cold -
4 culmen
m.1 high point.2 summit, peak.* * *1. SM1) (=colmo)el culmen de la ignorancia — the height of ignorance; (=persona) the epitome of ignorance
2) (=punto culminante)2.ADJel momento culmen de la campaña electoral — the culminating moment of the electoral campaign, the climax of the electoral campaign
* * *masculino (period) (de carrera, obra) highpoint, peak; (de perversidad, egoísmo) height* * *= zenith, crowning glory, pinnacle.Ex. Cataloging has been an art, a rather well-defined art and probably close to its zenith in its present form.Ex. The new library should indeed be the ' crowning glory of the school system'.Ex. There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.----* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* * *masculino (period) (de carrera, obra) highpoint, peak; (de perversidad, egoísmo) height* * *= zenith, crowning glory, pinnacle.Ex: Cataloging has been an art, a rather well-defined art and probably close to its zenith in its present form.
Ex: The new library should indeed be the ' crowning glory of the school system'.Ex: There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* * *( period)este crimen es el culmen de la perversidad this crime is the height of evilel culmen de su carrera artística the high point o the peak of her artistic career* * *culmen nmhigh point;en el culmen de su carrera at the peak of her career
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