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  • 21 culmen

    m.
    1 high point.
    2 summit, peak.
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=colmo)

    el culmen de la ignorancia — the height of ignorance; (=persona) the epitome of ignorance

    2) (=punto culminante)
    2.
    ADJ

    el 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.

    * * *
    este crimen es el culmen de la perversidad this crime is the height of evil
    el culmen de su carrera artística the high point o the peak of her artistic career
    * * *
    culmen nm
    high point;
    en el culmen de su carrera at the peak of her career

    Spanish-English dictionary > culmen

  • 22 cumbre

    adj.
    1 summit.
    2 peak, pinnacle (punto culminante).
    3 summit (conference) (politics).
    f.
    summit, peak, hilltop, acme.
    * * *
    1 (de montaña) summit, top
    3 (reunión) summit conference, summit meeting
    * * *
    noun f.
    height, peak, summit, top
    * * *
    1.
    SF (Geog) summit, top; (fig) top, height

    conferencia en la cumbre — (Pol) summit, summit conference

    2.
    ADJ INV
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( de montaña) top
    b) ( apogeo) height
    2) (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) top
    b) ( apogeo) height
    2) (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.

    * * *
    A
    las cumbres coronadas de nieve the snow-capped peaks o mountain tops
    alcanzaron la cumbre they reached the summit o the top
    2 (apogeo) height
    estaba en la cumbre del éxito he was at the pinnacle o height of his success
    B ( Pol) summit, summit meeting reunión
    su novela cumbre his most outstanding o important novel
    el momento cumbre de su carrera the peak o the high point of her career
    * * *

     

    cumbre sustantivo femenino

    b) ( apogeo) height;



    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 inv
    el momento cumbre de su carrera the peak o high point of his career;
    su obra cumbre her most outstanding work
    ♦ nf
    1. [de montaña] summit
    2. [punto culminante] peak, high point
    3. [política] summit (conference)
    la Cumbre de la Tierra the Earth Summit
    * * *
    f tb
    POL summit;
    cumbre de la economía mundial world economic summit
    * * *
    cumbre nf
    cima: top, peak, summit
    * * *
    1. (de montaña) summit / top
    2. (culminación) high point

    Spanish-English dictionary > cumbre

  • 23 cúspide

    f.
    1 peak, acme, climax, top.
    2 cusp, pointed tooth tip.
    * * *
    1 (cumbre) summit, peak
    3 figurado peak
    * * *
    noun f.
    height, peak, summit
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Anat) cusp
    2) (Geog) summit, peak; (fig) pinnacle, apex
    3) (Mat) apex
    * * *
    a) ( de montaña) top, summit; ( de pirámide) top, apex
    b) (de fama, poder) height, pinnacle
    c) ( de organización) leadership
    * * *
    = peak, pinnacle, cusp, peak, crest.
    Ex. Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale.
    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. Although this approach worked well for the very young and the very old, patrons on the cusp of these age groupings may have been misclassified.
    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 la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.
    * en la cúspide = at the top of the tree.
    * * *
    a) ( de montaña) top, summit; ( de pirámide) top, apex
    b) (de fama, poder) height, pinnacle
    c) ( de organización) leadership
    * * *
    = peak, pinnacle, cusp, peak, crest.

    Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale.

    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: Although this approach worked well for the very young and the very old, patrons on the cusp of these age groupings may have been misclassified.
    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 la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.
    * en la cúspide = at the top of the tree.

    * * *
    1 (de una montaña) top, summit; (de una pirámide) top, apex
    2 (apogeo) height, pinnacle
    alcanzar la cúspide de la fama/del poder to reach the height o pinnacle of one's fame/power
    * * *

    cúspide sustantivo femenino

    ( de pirámide) top, apex
    b) (de fama, poder) height, pinnacle


    cúspide sustantivo femenino
    1 summit, peak
    2 (punto álgido) peak
    ' cúspide' also found in these entries:
    English:
    climax
    - apex
    - height
    * * *
    1. [de montaña] summit, top
    2. [de torre] top
    3. [de organización] leadership
    4. [apogeo] peak, height;
    en la cúspide de su carrera at the peak of her career
    5. Geom apex
    * * *
    f de montaña summit; de fama etc height
    * * *
    : zenith, apex, peak

    Spanish-English dictionary > cúspide

  • 24 decidido

    adj.
    1 determined, bound and determined, decisive, daring.
    2 decided, clear-cut, unquestionable.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: decidir.
    * * *
    1→ link=decidir decidir
    1 determined, resolute
    * * *
    (f. - decidida)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=firme) [apoyo] wholehearted; [paso, gesto] purposeful; [esfuerzo, intento] determined; [defensor, partidario] staunch, strong; [actitud, persona] resolute

    dio su apoyo decidido al proyecto — he gave his solid o wholehearted support to the project

    andaba con paso decidido — she walked purposefully o with a purposeful stride

    2)

    estar decidido: voy a dejar el trabajo, ya estoy decidido — I'm going to leave my job, I've made up my mind o I've decided

    estar decidido a hacer algo — to be resolved o determined to do sth

    estaba decidida a irse con él — she'd made up her mind to go with him, she was resolved o determined to go with him

    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) [ser] <persona/tono> (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determined
    b) [estar]

    decidido a + inf — determined o resolved to + inf

    * * *
    = determined, set, purposeful, assertive, resolute, single-minded, hell-bent.
    Ex. The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.
    Ex. With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.
    Ex. Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.
    Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
    Ex. The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.
    Ex. This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.
    Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    ----
    * completamente decidido a = dead set on.
    * decidido a = bent on.
    * decidido de antemano = foregone.
    * decidido previamente = foregone.
    * estar decidido a = be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.
    * estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.
    * estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.
    * haber decidido = be intent on.
    * poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].
    * totalmente decidido a = dead set on.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) [ser] <persona/tono> (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determined
    b) [estar]

    decidido a + inf — determined o resolved to + inf

    * * *
    = determined, set, purposeful, assertive, resolute, single-minded, hell-bent.

    Ex: The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.

    Ex: With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.
    Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.
    Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
    Ex: The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.
    Ex: This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.
    Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    * completamente decidido a = dead set on.
    * decidido a = bent on.
    * decidido de antemano = foregone.
    * decidido previamente = foregone.
    * estar decidido a = be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.
    * estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.
    * estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.
    * haber decidido = be intent on.
    * poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].
    * totalmente decidido a = dead set on.

    * * *
    1 [ SER] ‹persona/tono› (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determined
    pueden contar con mi decidido apoyo you can count on my wholehearted support
    2 [ ESTAR]
    (a hacer algo): me voy con él, estoy decidida I'm going with him, my mind is made up o I've made my decision
    decidido A + INF:
    estoy decidido a terminar con esta situación I've made up my mind o I'm determined o I've decided to put an end to this situation
    * * *

    Del verbo decidir: ( conjugate decidir)

    decidido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    decidido    
    decidir
    decidido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) [ser] ‹persona/tono› (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determined

    b) [estar] decidido a hacer algo determined o resolved to do sth

    decidir ( conjugate decidir) verbo transitivo
    1


    b) ‹ persona› to make … decide;


    2 ‹ asunto› to settle;
    ‹ resultado› to decide
    verbo intransitivo
    to decide;
    ◊ tiene que decidido entre los dos she has to choose o decide between the two;

    decidido sobre algo to decide on sth
    decidirse verbo pronominal
    to decide, to make up one's mind;
    decididose a hacer algo to decide to do sth;
    decididose por algo to decide on sth
    decidido,-a adjetivo determined, resolute
    decidir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to decide: tú decides, it's up to you
    el penalty en el último minuto decidió el partido, the last-minute penalty decided the game

    ' decidido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    decidida
    - determinada
    - determinado
    - elección
    - empeñada
    - empeñado
    - emplazamiento
    - lanzado
    - resuelto
    English:
    concerted
    - dead
    - decide
    - decided
    - decision
    - decisive
    - determined
    - foregone
    - format
    - purposeful
    - resolute
    - self-determined
    - splash out
    - strong-minded
    - distinct
    - intent
    - order
    - settle
    - single
    - yet
    * * *
    decidido, -a adj
    [persona, gesto, modo de andar] determined, purposeful;
    camina con paso decidido he walks with a purposeful stride;
    ¿estás decidido? mira que luego no puedes echarte atrás is your mind made up? there's no going back later on, you know;
    estar decidido a hacer algo to be determined to do sth;
    están decididos a terminar con la corrupción they are determined to put an end to corruption
    * * *
    I part → decidir
    II adj decisive;
    estar decidido be determined (a to)
    * * *
    decidido, -da adj
    : decisive, determined, resolute
    * * *
    decidido adj (persona) determined

    Spanish-English dictionary > decidido

  • 25 derechos civiles

    m.pl.
    civil rights, civil liberty, political liberty.
    * * *
    civil rights
    * * *
    * * *
    (n.) = civil rights, civil liberties
    Ex. Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.
    Ex. He is one of America's foremost defenders of civil liberties.
    * * *
    (n.) = civil rights, civil liberties

    Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.

    Ex: He is one of America's foremost defenders of civil liberties.

    Spanish-English dictionary > derechos civiles

  • 26 derechos del ciudadano

    Ex. He is one of America's foremost defenders of civil liberties.
    * * *

    Ex: He is one of America's foremost defenders of civil liberties.

    Spanish-English dictionary > derechos del ciudadano

  • 27 fracasar

    v.
    1 to fail (intento, persona).
    El chico fracasó The boy failed.
    2 to be unsuccessful, to fail to accomplish anything, to draw a blank.
    El chico fracasó The boy failed.
    El detective fracasó The detective failed to accomplish anything.
    El proyecto fracasó The project failed.
    Me fracasó el muchacho My boy failed.
    * * *
    1 to fail, be unsuccessful, fall through
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT LAm to mess up, make a mess of
    2.
    VI [gen] to fail, be unsuccessful; [plan] to fail, fall through
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to fail
    * * *
    = flounder, fail, misfire, founder, be unsuccessful, bite + the dust, backfire, go under, give up + the ghost, meet with + failure, flop, fall + apart, come + unstuck, fall + flat, go + pear-shaped, fizzle, go out + the window, come + a cropper, fall through, go + kaput, go + haywire, be up the spout.
    Ex. I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.
    Ex. This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
    Ex. While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.
    Ex. It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.
    Ex. Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
    Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
    Ex. While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
    Ex. Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.
    Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
    Ex. However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.
    Ex. This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.
    Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
    Ex. Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
    Ex. The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
    Ex. The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.
    Ex. Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.
    Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
    Ex. He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.
    Ex. The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
    Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
    Ex. They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
    Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.
    ----
    * esfuerzo + fracasar = effort + founder.
    * fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.
    * fracasar estrepitosamente = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.
    * fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.
    * hacer fracasar = foil, derail.
    * planes + fracasar = plan + fall through.
    * prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to fail
    * * *
    = flounder, fail, misfire, founder, be unsuccessful, bite + the dust, backfire, go under, give up + the ghost, meet with + failure, flop, fall + apart, come + unstuck, fall + flat, go + pear-shaped, fizzle, go out + the window, come + a cropper, fall through, go + kaput, go + haywire, be up the spout.

    Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.

    Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
    Ex: While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.
    Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.
    Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
    Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
    Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
    Ex: Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.
    Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
    Ex: However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.
    Ex: This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.
    Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
    Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
    Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
    Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.
    Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.
    Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
    Ex: He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.
    Ex: The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
    Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
    Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
    Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.
    * esfuerzo + fracasar = effort + founder.
    * fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.
    * fracasar estrepitosamente = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.
    * fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.
    * hacer fracasar = foil, derail.
    * planes + fracasar = plan + fall through.
    * prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.

    * * *
    fracasar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 «negociaciones» to fail; «plan» to fail, fall through
    2 «persona» to fail
    como padre fracasó horriblemente he failed miserably as a father
    fracasó como actor he failed o was unsuccessful as an actor
    fracasar EN algo to fail IN sth
    fracasó en su intento de conquistar el Everest he was unsuccessful o he failed in his attempt to conquer Everest
    * * *

     

    fracasar ( conjugate fracasar) verbo intransitivo
    to fail
    fracasar verbo intransitivo to fail
    ' fracasar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    venirse
    - sonar
    - tronar
    English:
    backfire
    - bomb
    - break down
    - fail
    - fall apart
    - fall through
    - flop
    - founder
    - miserably
    - unstuck
    - back
    - break
    - collapse
    - flat
    - grief
    * * *
    1. [intento] to fail;
    [producto] to be a failure;
    el modelo fracasó en Europa the model was a failure in Europe
    2. [persona] to fail;
    fracasó en su intento de obtener un acuerdo he failed in his attempt to get an agreement;
    fracasó como cantante she was a failure as a singer
    * * *
    v/i fail
    * * *
    1) fallar: to fail
    2) : to fall through
    * * *
    1. (en general) to fail
    2. (planes) to fall through [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

    Spanish-English dictionary > fracasar

  • 28 infravalorado

    adj.
    underrated, under-estimated, underestimated, under-rated.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: infravalorar.
    * * *
    * * *
    = undervalued [under-valued], underappreciated [under-appreciated], underrecognised [underrecognized, -USA].
    Ex. Studies conclude that librarians' jobs are undervalued and underpaid.
    Ex. This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.
    Ex. The key propositions of this initiative are that the meeting of unrecognized or underrecognized needs requires new or enhanced services.
    * * *
    = undervalued [under-valued], underappreciated [under-appreciated], underrecognised [underrecognized, -USA].

    Ex: Studies conclude that librarians' jobs are undervalued and underpaid.

    Ex: This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.
    Ex: The key propositions of this initiative are that the meeting of unrecognized or underrecognized needs requires new or enhanced services.

    * * *
    infravalorado, -a adj
    underrated

    Spanish-English dictionary > infravalorado

  • 29 libertades civiles

    f.pl.
    civil liberties.
    * * *
    Ex. He is one of America's foremost defenders of civil liberties.
    * * *

    Ex: He is one of America's foremost defenders of civil liberties.

    Spanish-English dictionary > libertades civiles

  • 30 líder

    m.
    1 leader, guide, honcho.
    2 front man.
    * * *
    1 leader
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ INV top, leading, foremost

    marca líder — leading brand, brand leader

    2.
    SMF (Pol) leader; (Dep) leader, league leader, top club
    * * *
    I
    masculino y femenino
    1)
    a) (Dep, Pol) leader
    b) (Com) leader
    2) (como adj) <equipo/marca/empresa> leading (before n)
    II
    lideresa masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader
    * * *
    = leading, leader, lead, pacemaker, pacesetter [pace-setter], leading figure, front runner, torchbearer [torch bearer], leading edge, kingpin, rainmaker, number one, opinion-maker, driver, bellwether.
    Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
    Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex. The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.
    Ex. This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.
    Ex. The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.
    Ex. As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.
    Ex. The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
    Ex. The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.
    Ex. Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
    Ex. Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.
    Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex. Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.
    Ex. The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.
    Ex. Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.
    ----
    * líder actual, el = defending champion.
    * líder civil = civilian leader.
    * líder de la comunidad = community leader.
    * líder del mercado = market leader.
    * líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.
    * líder de opinión = opinion leader.
    * líder espiritual = spiritual leader.
    * líder militar = military leader, military leader.
    * líder mundial = world leader.
    * líder político = political leader.
    * líder religioso = religious leader.
    * líder sindicalista = union leader.
    * líder social = community leader.
    * mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * sin líder = leaderless.
    * * *
    I
    masculino y femenino
    1)
    a) (Dep, Pol) leader
    b) (Com) leader
    2) (como adj) <equipo/marca/empresa> leading (before n)
    II
    lideresa masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader
    * * *
    = leading, leader, lead, pacemaker, pacesetter [pace-setter], leading figure, front runner, torchbearer [torch bearer], leading edge, kingpin, rainmaker, number one, opinion-maker, driver, bellwether.

    Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

    Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
    Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex: The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.
    Ex: This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.
    Ex: The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.
    Ex: As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.
    Ex: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
    Ex: The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.
    Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
    Ex: Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.
    Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex: Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.
    Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.
    Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.
    * líder actual, el = defending champion.
    * líder civil = civilian leader.
    * líder de la comunidad = community leader.
    * líder del mercado = market leader.
    * líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.
    * líder de opinión = opinion leader.
    * líder espiritual = spiritual leader.
    * líder militar = military leader, military leader.
    * líder mundial = world leader.
    * líder político = political leader.
    * líder religioso = religious leader.
    * líder sindicalista = union leader.
    * líder social = community leader.
    * mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * sin líder = leaderless.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de un partido, país) leader
    el Valencia es líder con 48 puntos Valencia leads the division with 48 points, Valencia is the leader with 48 points
    3 ( Com) leader
    Compuestos:
    leader of the opposition
    labor* leader ( AmE), trade union leader ( BrE)
    B ( como adj) ‹equipo/marca/empresa› leading ( before n)
    masculine, feminine
    ( Méx) ( Dep, Pol) leader
    * * *

     

    líder 1 sustantivo masculino y femenino
    a) (Com, Dep, Pol) leader

    b) ( como adj) ‹equipo/marca/empresa› leading ( before n)

    líder 2
    ◊ lideresa sustantivo masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader

    líder
    I mf leader: es el líder de la oposición, he's the opposition leader
    II adjetivo leading, top: el equipo líder es el Estudiantes, Estudiantes is the top team

    ' líder' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acéfala
    - acéfalo
    - cabeza
    - comecocos
    - imán
    - interpelar
    - jefa
    - jefe
    - nata
    - nato
    - caudillo
    - destronar
    - indiscutible
    English:
    born
    - ethical
    - lead
    - leader
    - natural
    - pacemaker
    - stand down
    - chief
    - leading
    - pace
    - then
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    leading;
    el equipo líder the leading team;
    la empresa es líder en el sector it is the leading company in the industry
    ♦ nmf
    1. [de partido político, país] leader;
    un líder sindical a union boss o leader
    Pol el líder de la oposición the leader of the opposition
    2. [de clasificación, mercado] leader;
    el Deportivo es el líder de la liga Deportivo are top of the league o are the current league leaders
    * * *
    I m/f leader
    II adj leading
    * * *
    líder adj
    : leading, foremost
    líder nmf
    : leader
    * * *
    líder n leader

    Spanish-English dictionary > líder

  • 31 nacionalista

    adj.
    1 nationalist.
    2 nationalistic.
    f. & m.
    nationalist.
    * * *
    1 nationalist
    1 nationalist
    * * *
    noun mf.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ nationalist, nationalistic
    2.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo nationalist (before n)
    II
    masculino y femenino nationalist
    * * *
    = nationalist, nationalistic, nationalist.
    Nota: Nombre.
    Ex. Romantic nationalism and state patriotism were two varieties of nationalist ideology that arose in Russia in the mid 19th century = El nacionalismo romántico y el patriotismo nacional fueron dos variedades de ideología nacionalista que surgieron en Rusia a mediados del siglo XIX.
    Ex. However there were nationalistic and separatist moves on the part of Canadian librarians = No obstante, hubo maniobras nacionalista y separatistas por parte de los bibliotecarios canadienses.
    Ex. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was one of Africa's foremost nationalists and pan-Africanists who contributed immensely to the development of libraries in Nigeria.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo nationalist (before n)
    II
    masculino y femenino nationalist
    * * *
    = nationalist, nationalistic, nationalist.
    Nota: Nombre.

    Ex: Romantic nationalism and state patriotism were two varieties of nationalist ideology that arose in Russia in the mid 19th century = El nacionalismo romántico y el patriotismo nacional fueron dos variedades de ideología nacionalista que surgieron en Rusia a mediados del siglo XIX.

    Ex: However there were nationalistic and separatist moves on the part of Canadian librarians = No obstante, hubo maniobras nacionalista y separatistas por parte de los bibliotecarios canadienses.
    Ex: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was one of Africa's foremost nationalists and pan-Africanists who contributed immensely to the development of libraries in Nigeria.

    * * *
    nationalist ( before n)
    nationalist
    * * *

    nacionalista adjetivo
    nationalist ( before n)
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    nationalist
    nacionalista adjetivo & mf nationalist
    ' nacionalista' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mayoría
    English:
    nationalist
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    nationalist
    ♦ nmf
    nationalist
    * * *
    m/f & adj nationalist
    * * *
    : nationalist, nationalistic
    : nationalist
    * * *
    nacionalista adj n nationalist

    Spanish-English dictionary > nacionalista

  • 32 no tener éxito

    to fail, not succeed
    * * *
    (v.) = be unsuccessful, come up with + nothing, prove + unsuccessful
    Ex. Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
    Ex. I tried to search D-Lib Magazine for distributed proofreading, but came up with nothing.
    Ex. Attempts were made to relate post-doctoral research to pre-doctoral research and experience, but these proved unsuccessful.
    * * *
    (v.) = be unsuccessful, come up with + nothing, prove + unsuccessful

    Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.

    Ex: I tried to search D-Lib Magazine for distributed proofreading, but came up with nothing.
    Ex: Attempts were made to relate post-doctoral research to pre-doctoral research and experience, but these proved unsuccessful.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no tener éxito

  • 33 noble

    adj.
    noble.
    los nobles the nobility
    m.
    1 nobleman, man of nobility, noble.
    2 noblewoman, woman of nobility.
    * * *
    1 (gen) noble; (madera) fine
    1 (hombre) nobleman; (mujer) noblewoman
    1 the nobility sing
    * * *
    1. noun mf.
    nobleman / noblewoman
    2. adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=aristocrático) noble
    2) (=honrado) noble
    3) [madera] fine
    2.
    SMF nobleman/noblewoman

    los nobles — the nobility sing, the nobles

    * * *
    I
    a) <familia/ascendencia> noble

    un caballero de noble linaje — (liter) a knight of noble lineage (liter)

    b) ( bondadoso) noble
    c) < animal> noble
    d) < madera> fine
    II
    (m) nobleman; (f) noblewoman

    los noble — the nobles, the nobility

    * * *
    = noble [nobler -comp., noblest -sup.], lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], gallant, high-minded, patrician, noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.], noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].
    Ex. The bookseller is concerned with a more noble form of merchandise than any other and he is thus an aristocrat among traders.
    Ex. Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.
    Ex. This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.
    Ex. The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.
    Ex. The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.
    Ex. The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.
    Ex. He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.
    Ex. It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.
    ----
    * gas noble = noble gas.
    * * *
    I
    a) <familia/ascendencia> noble

    un caballero de noble linaje — (liter) a knight of noble lineage (liter)

    b) ( bondadoso) noble
    c) < animal> noble
    d) < madera> fine
    II
    (m) nobleman; (f) noblewoman

    los noble — the nobles, the nobility

    * * *
    = noble [nobler -comp., noblest -sup.], lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], gallant, high-minded, patrician, noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.], noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].

    Ex: The bookseller is concerned with a more noble form of merchandise than any other and he is thus an aristocrat among traders.

    Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.
    Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.
    Ex: The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.
    Ex: The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.
    Ex: The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.
    Ex: He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.
    Ex: It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.
    * gas noble = noble gas.

    * * *
    1 ‹familia/ascendencia› noble
    un caballero de noble linaje ( liter); a knight of noble lineage ( liter)
    2 (magnánimo) noble
    un gesto muy noble a very noble gesture
    3 ‹animal› noble
    4 ‹madera› fine
    Compuesto:
    el noble bruto the horse
    palmeó al noble bruto he patted his noble steed ( liter)
    masculine, feminine
    A ( masculine) nobleman
    los noble the nobles, the nobility
    B ( feminine) noblewoman
    * * *

    noble adjetivo


    b) ‹ madera› fine

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) nobleman;
    (f) noblewoman;

    noble
    I adjetivo
    1 (aristocrático) noble
    2 (sincero, honrado) honest, noble
    II mf (hombre) nobleman
    (mujer) noblewoman

    ' noble' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    elevada
    - elevado
    - par
    - proceder
    - señorial
    - solar
    - solariega
    - solariego
    - altivo
    - hermoso
    - metal
    - sangre
    - sublime
    English:
    baron
    - count
    - countess
    - lofty
    - noble
    - nobleman
    - noblewoman
    - dowager
    - lord
    - title
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [de la nobleza] noble
    2. [sentimiento, causa] noble;
    fue un gesto muy noble it was a very noble gesture
    3. [animal] noble
    4. [metal] noble;
    [madera] fine
    5. [gas] noble
    ♦ nmf
    noble;
    los nobles the nobility
    * * *
    m/f & adj noble
    * * *
    noble adj
    : noble
    ♦ noblemente adv
    noble nmf
    : nobleman m, noblewoman f
    * * *
    noble adj n noble

    Spanish-English dictionary > noble

  • 34 panafricanista

    Ex. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was one of Africa's foremost nationalists and pan-Africanists who contributed immensely to the development of libraries in Nigeria.
    * * *

    Ex: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was one of Africa's foremost nationalists and pan-Africanists who contributed immensely to the development of libraries in Nigeria.

    Spanish-English dictionary > panafricanista

  • 35 patricio

    m.
    Patrick, Saint Patrick.
    * * *
    1 patrician
    1 patrician
    ————————
    1 patrician
    * * *
    * * *
    - cia adjetivo/masculino, femenino patrician
    * * *
    Ex. The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.
    * * *
    - cia adjetivo/masculino, femenino patrician
    * * *

    Ex: The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.

    * * *
    adj/m,f
    patrician
    * * *
    Patricio n pr
    San Patricio St Patrick
    * * *
    I adj patrician
    II m, patricia f patrician

    Spanish-English dictionary > patricio

  • 36 pináculo

    m.
    pinnacle, summit.
    * * *
    1 pinnacle
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino (Arquit) pinnacle; ( apogeo) pinnacle, peak
    * * *
    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.
    ----
    * pináculo de la fama, el = pinnacle of fame, the, pinnacle of renown, the.
    * pináculo de la perfección, el = pinnacle of perfection, the.
    * pináculo del éxito, el = pinnacle of success, the.
    * * *
    masculino (Arquit) pinnacle; ( apogeo) pinnacle, peak
    * * *

    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.

    * pináculo de la fama, el = pinnacle of fame, the, pinnacle of renown, the.
    * pináculo de la perfección, el = pinnacle of perfection, the.
    * pináculo del éxito, el = pinnacle of success, the.

    * * *
    1 ( Arquit) pinnacle
    2 (apogeo) pinnacle, peak
    * * *

    pináculo sustantivo masculino (Arquit) pinnacle;
    ( apogeo) pinnacle, peak
    ' pináculo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    pinnacle
    * * *
    1. [de edificio] pinnacle
    2. [cumbre, apogeo] pinnacle, peak;
    está en el pináculo de su carrera literaria he's at the pinnacle o peak of his literary career
    3. [juego de naipes] pinochle
    * * *
    m ARQUI, fig
    pinnacle
    * * *
    1) : pinnacle (of a building)
    2) : peak, acme

    Spanish-English dictionary > pináculo

  • 37 ponerse de parte de

    (v.) = side with
    Ex. Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
    * * *
    (v.) = side with

    Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ponerse de parte de

  • 38 ponerse del lado de

    (v.) = side with
    Ex. Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
    * * *
    (v.) = side with

    Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ponerse del lado de

  • 39 resoluto

    adj.
    resolute, firm, determined, enterprising.
    * * *
    1 resolute
    * * *
    ADJ = resuelto 2.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo determined, resolute
    * * *
    = deliberate, resolute, single-minded.
    Ex. Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.
    Ex. The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.
    Ex. This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.
    ----
    * resolutos, los = resolute, the.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo determined, resolute
    * * *
    = deliberate, resolute, single-minded.

    Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.

    Ex: The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.
    Ex: This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.
    * resolutos, los = resolute, the.

    * * *
    determined, resolute
    * * *
    resoluto, -a adj
    resolute

    Spanish-English dictionary > resoluto

  • 40 servicio relacionado con los libros

    (n.) = book service
    Ex. Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
    * * *

    Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > servicio relacionado con los libros

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  • foremost — [adj] first in rank, order A 1*, A number 1*, arch, at the cutting edge*, at the leading edge*, champion, chief, front, head, headmost, heavy, heavy stuff*, heavyweight*, highest, hotdog*, hotshot*, hot stuff*, inaugural, initial, leading, most… …   New thesaurus

  • foremost — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ the most prominent in rank, importance, or position. ► ADVERB ▪ in the first place …   English terms dictionary

  • foremost — [fôr′mōst΄; ] also [, fôr′məst] adj. [ME foremeste < OE formest (akin to OFris formest, Goth frumists), superl. of OE forma, itself a superl. of fore (see FORE); later understood and spelled as FORE + MOST] 1. first in place or time 2. first… …   English World dictionary

  • foremost — fore|most [ˈfo:məust US ˈfo:rmoust] adj 1.) the best or most important = ↑leading, top ↑top ▪ one of the country s foremost authorities on chemical warfare ▪ Rostropovich was long considered the world s foremost cellist. 2.) in a leading position …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • foremost — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)moʊst[/t]] 1) ADJ The foremost thing or person in a group is the most important or best. He was one of the world s foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture... The military government is waging a war of words against its supposed… …   English dictionary

  • foremost — adjective foremost scientist/expert/writer etc the most important and respected scientist, writer etc: one of Europe s foremost authorities on childhood diseases see also: first and foremost first (21) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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