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1 decisive factor
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2 decisive
1) (final; putting an end to a contest, dispute etc: The battle was decisive.) decisivo2) (showing decision and firmness: He's very decisive.) decidido•- decisively
decisive adj decisivotr[dɪ'saɪsɪv]1 (conclusive - gen) decisivo,-a; (- victory) contundente2 (firm, resolute - person) decidido,-a, resuelto,-a; (- reply, action) firmedecisive [dɪ'saɪsɪv] adj1) deciding: decisivothe decisive vote: el voto decisivo2) conclusive: decisivo, concluyente, contundentea decisive victory: una victoria contundente3) resolute: decidido, resuelto, firmeadj.• crítico, -a adj.• decisivo, -a adj.• firme adj.• terminante adj.dɪ'saɪsɪv1) ( conclusive) <battle/factor> decisivo; < victory> contundente2) ( purposeful) < person> decidido, resuelto; <leadership/answer> firme[dɪ'saɪsɪv]ADJ1) (=conclusive) [victory, factor, influence] decisivo, determinante2) (=resolute) [manner, reply] decidido, tajante; [person] decidido, resuelto* * *[dɪ'saɪsɪv]1) ( conclusive) <battle/factor> decisivo; < victory> contundente2) ( purposeful) < person> decidido, resuelto; <leadership/answer> firme -
3 factor
'fæktə1) (something, eg a fact, which has to be taken into account or which affects the course of events: There are various factors to be considered.) factor2) (a number which exactly divides into another: 3 is a factor of 6.) divisorfactor n factor
factor sustantivo masculino factor;
factor sustantivo masculino factor ' factor' also found in these entries: Spanish: condicionamiento - decantar - factorial - índice - agravante - atenuante - clave - determinante - imprescindible - imprevisible - imprevisto - incógnita - secundario English: consideration - deciding - determining - factor - key - Rh (factor) - advantage - decisive - environmental - minus - mitigate - thing - vital - weightr['fæktəSMALLr/SMALL]1 factor nombre masculinofactor ['fæktər] n: factor mn.• divisor s.m.• elemento s.m.• factor (Matemática) s.m.• hecho s.m.
Itransitive verb ( Busn) hacer* factoring dePhrasal Verbs:
II 'fæktər, 'fæktə(r)noun factor m['fæktǝ(r)]1. N1) (=consideration) factor msafety factor — factor m de seguridad
2) (Math) factor mto increase by a factor of five — aumentar cinco veces, multiplicarse por cinco
3) (Comm) agente mf comisionado(-a)2.VI (Comm) comprar deudas* * *
Itransitive verb ( Busn) hacer* factoring dePhrasal Verbs:
II ['fæktər, 'fæktə(r)]noun factor m -
4 sleaze
tr[sliːz]1 sordidez nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsleaze politics política de trapicheosliːznoun sordidez f; (before n)the sleaze factor was decisive in his defeat — su pasado turbio (or su affaire etc) fue un factor decisivo en su derrota
1) (=sordidness) sordidez f, asco m ; (=filth) desaseo m, desaliño m2) (Pol) (=corruption) corrupción f* * *[sliːz]noun sordidez f; (before n)the sleaze factor was decisive in his defeat — su pasado turbio (or su affaire etc) fue un factor decisivo en su derrota
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5 vital
1) (essential; of the greatest importance: Speed is vital to the success of our plan; It is vital that we arrive at the hospital soon.) vital2) (lively and energetic: a vital person/personality.) vital•- vitalityvital adj vital / imprescindible
vital adjetivo 1 ( fundamental) vital; 2
vital adjetivo
1 Biol (un órgano, etc) vital
ciclo vital, life cycle
2 (persona dinámica) full of life, lively
3 (de extrema importancia) tu ayuda es de vital importancia para mí, your help is vital to me ' vital' also found in these entries: Spanish: elemento - espacio - imperiosa - imperioso - vida - viva - vivo - constante English: lifeblood - vital - vital statistics - vitally - keep - lifetr['vaɪtəl]1 vital2 (essential) esencial, imprescindible1 órganos nombre masculino plural vitales\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLof vital importance de suma importanciavital organ órgano vitalvital signs señales nombre femenino plural de vidavital statistics datos nombre masculino plural demográficos 2 familiar medidas nombre femenino pluralvital ['vaɪt̬əl] adj1) : vitalvital organs: órganos vitales2) crucial: esencial, crucial, decisivoof vital importance: de suma importancia3) lively: enérgico, lleno de vida, vitaladj.• enérgico, -a adj.• esencial adj.• vital adj.'vaɪtḷ1)a) ( essential) <equipment/supplies> esencial, fundamentalto be vital TO somebody/something — ser* de vital or fundamental importancia para alguien/algo
b) (crucial, decisive) <factor/issue> decisivo, de vital importanciac) ( necessary for life) <organ/function> vital['vaɪtl]1. ADJ1) (=crucial) [part, component, element] vital, indispensable; [ingredient] esencial, indispensable, imprescindible; [factor] decisivo; [link, role] fundamental; [question] vital; [information] vital, esencialit is vital to keep accurate records — es imprescindible or esencial llevar un registro detallado
is it really vital for her to have a new dress? — ¿es realmente imprescindible que se compre un vestido nuevo?
to be of vital importance (to sth/sb) — ser de suma or vital importancia (para algo/algn)
at the vital moment — en el momento crítico or clave
these meetings are vital to a successful outcome — estas reuniones son esenciales para un resultado positivo
2) (=dynamic) [person, organization] vital, lleno de vitalidadvital spark — chispa f vital
3) (Physiol) [organ, function] vital2.Nvitals (Anat) esp hum (=internal organs) órganos mpl vitales; (=male genitals) órganos mpl sexuales, partes fpl hum3.CPDvital signs NPL — (Med) signos mpl vitales
vital statistics NPL — (Sociol) estadísticas fpl demográficas; * [of woman's body] medidas fpl
* * *['vaɪtḷ]1)a) ( essential) <equipment/supplies> esencial, fundamentalto be vital TO somebody/something — ser* de vital or fundamental importancia para alguien/algo
b) (crucial, decisive) <factor/issue> decisivo, de vital importanciac) ( necessary for life) <organ/function> vital -
6 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) crítico2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) crítico, severo3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) crítico, grave, seriocritical adj críticotr['krɪtɪkəl]1 (anaylsis, essay, work, etc) crítico,-a2 (negative, finding fault) criticón,-ona, quisquilloso,-a3 (decisive, crucial, very serious) crítico,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be critical of something/somebody criticar algo/a alguiento be very critical ser dado,-a a las críticasto go critical (of nuclear reactor) iniciar una reacción en cadenato receive critical acclaim recibir buenas críticascritical temperature temperatura críticacritical ['krɪt̬ɪkəl] adj: críticoadj.• criticón, -ona adj.• crítico, -a adj.• decisivo, -a adj.• extremo, -a adj.'krɪtɪkəl1)a) ( censorious) <remark/report> críticoto be critical OF something/somebody — criticar* algo/a alguien
b) (journalistic, academic) crítico2)a) ( very serious) <condition/shortage> crítico['krɪtɪkǝl]1. ADJ1) (=important) [factor, element] crítico; [issue] apremiante; [problem] muy serioit is critical to understand what is happening — es de vital importancia entender lo que está ocurriendo
how you finance a business is critical to its success — el éxito de un negocio depende de forma crucial de cómo se financie
2) (=decisive) [moment, stage] crítico3) (=perilous, serious) [situation, state] crítico4) (Med) [patient, condition, illness] grave5) (=fault-finding) [attitude, remark, report] críticohe's too critical — siempre está criticando, critica demasiado
to be critical of sth/sb — criticar algo/a algn
6) (=analytical) [person, reader, analysis] crítico7) (Cine, Literat, Mus, Theat) críticoto be a critical success — [book, play etc] ser un éxito de crítica
8) (Phys, Nuclear physics) [temperature, pressure] crítico2.CPDcritical angle N — (Aer) (Opt) ángulo m crítico
critical care unit N — unidad f de cuidados intensivos, unidad f de terapia intensiva (S. Cone, Mex)
critical edition N — edición f critica
critical essays NPL — ensayos mpl de crítica
critical mass N — masa f crítica
critical path analysis N — análisis m inv del camino crítico
* * *['krɪtɪkəl]1)a) ( censorious) <remark/report> críticoto be critical OF something/somebody — criticar* algo/a alguien
b) (journalistic, academic) crítico2)a) ( very serious) <condition/shortage> crítico -
7 determinante
determinante adjetivo ‹ causa› main ( before n); ‹ factor› deciding ( before n)
determinante adjetivo
1 decisive
II sustantivo masculino
1 Ling determiner
2 Mat deteminant ' determinante' also found in these entries: English: determiner - which - who
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