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1 forerunner
(a person or thing which is a sign of what is to follow: Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.) precursortr['fɔːrʌnəSMALLr/SMALL]1 precursor,-raforerunner ['for.rʌnər] n: precursor m, -sora fn.• precursor s.m.• víspera s.f.'fɔːrˌrʌnər, 'fɔːˌrʌnə(r)noun precursor, -sora m,f['fɔːˌrʌnǝ(r)]N precursor(a) m / f* * *['fɔːrˌrʌnər, 'fɔːˌrʌnə(r)]noun precursor, -sora m,f -
2 ancestor
'ænsistə, ]( American) -ses-American - ancestress; noun(a person who was a member of one's family a long time ago and from whom one is descended.) antepasado; antepasada- ancestry
ancestor n antepasadotr['ænsəstəSMALLr/SMALL]1 antepasadoancestor ['æn.sɛstər] n: antepasado m, -da f; antecesor m, -sora fn.• antecesor s.m.• antepasado s.m.• ascendiente s.m.'ænsestər, 'ænsestə(r)['ænsɪstǝ(r)]N1) (=person) antepasado(-a) m / f2) (fig) [of machine, idea, organization] antecesor(a) m / f, predecesor(a) m / f* * *['ænsestər, 'ænsestə(r)] -
3 precursor
precursor
◊ - sora sustantivo masculino, femeninoprecursor, forerunner
precursor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino precursor: ese autor es el precursor del modernismo, that author is the precursor of modernism ' precursor' also found in these entries: Spanish: antesala - precursora English: forerunner - harbinger - precursortr[prɪ'kɜːsəSMALLr/SMALL]1 formal use precursor,-raprecursor [pri'kərsər] n: precursor m, -sora fn.• precursor s.m.prɪ'kɜːrsərnoun (frml) precursor, -sora m,f[priː'kɜːsǝ(r)]N precursor(a) m / f* * *[prɪ'kɜːrsər]noun (frml) precursor, -sora m,f -
4 animal
'æniməl1) (a living being which can feel things and move freely: man and other animals.) animal2) (an animal other than man: a book on man's attitude to animals; (also adjective) animal behaviour.) animal•animal n animal
animal adjetivo 1 ‹ instinto› animal ( before n) 2 (fam) ■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Zool) animal;( mascota) pet (— grosera) lout
animal
I sustantivo masculino
1 animal
2 fig (persona bruta, fuerte) brute (necio) dunce
II adjetivo animal ' animal' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonar - abrir - acariciar - arisca - arisco - babear - bellota - bestia - bicha - bicho - brazo - buey - bufar - caballería - cadáver - callejera - callejero - calostro - caricia - cebar - cerda - cerdo - cola - congénere - consigo - cordera - cordero - cría - cruce - cruzar - cruzada - cruzado - cualquiera - cuarta - cuarto - degollar - despiece - deyección - disecar - diurna - diurno - domesticar - dopar - ejemplar - él - ella - enjaular - entrañas - fiera - fiero English: animal - antenna - baby - back - bellow - belly - bite - breed - brute - bugger - care for - coat - creep - cub - den - destroy - dig - domestic - domesticated - fierce - finish off - flamingo - flesh - forerunner - fur - furry - good-natured - habit - hardy - hide - host - house-train - instinct - kick - kill - lap - lap up - lead - lean - leg - magnetism - master - maul - milk - mistress - neck - neglect - nocturnal - nurture - pack-animaltr['ænɪməl]1 animal1 animal nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLanimal magnetism magnetismo animalanimal rights derechos nombre masculino plural de los animalesanimal ['ænəməl] n1) : animal m2) brute: bruto m, -ta fadj.• animal adj.n.• alimaña s.f.• animal s.m.
I 'ænəməl, 'ænɪməla) ( creature) animal m; (before n)animal lover — amante mf de los animales
b) ( brute) animal mf, bestia f
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['ænɪmǝl]1. N1) (=not plant) animal m2) (fig) (=thing) cosa f3) * pej (=person) animal * mf, bestia * mfyou animal! — ¡animal! *, ¡bestia! *
2.ADJ animal3.CPDanimal cracker N — (US) galletita f de animales
animal experiment N — experimento m con animales
animal fats NPL — grasas fpl de animal
animal husbandry N — cría f de animales
animal instinct N — instinto m animal
Animal Liberation Front N — (Brit) Frente m de Liberación Animal
animal liberationist N — miembro mf del Frente de Liberación de los Animales
animal lover N — amante mf de los animales
animal magnetism N — [of person] atracción f animal, magnetismo m salvaje
animal rights NPL — derechos mpl de los animales
animal rights campaigner N — activista mf por los derechos de los animales
animal rights movement N — movimiento m por los derechos de los animales
animal sanctuary N — centro m de acogida para animales
animal spirits NPL — vitalidad f
animal testing N — pruebas fpl de laboratorio con animales
animal welfare N — protección f de los animales
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I ['ænəməl, 'ænɪməl]a) ( creature) animal m; (before n)animal lover — amante mf de los animales
b) ( brute) animal mf, bestia f
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5 progenitor
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: progenitoratr[prəʊ'ʤenɪtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (ancestor) progenitor,-ra; (forerunner) precursor,-ran.• genitor s.m.• progenitor s.m.[prǝʊ'dʒenɪtǝ(r)]N progenitor m
См. также в других словарях:
forerunner — ► NOUN 1) a precursor. 2) archaic an advance messenger … English terms dictionary
forerunner — noun Date: 13th century 1. one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: as a. a premonitory sign or symptom b. a skier who runs the course before the start of a race 2. predecessor, ancestor Synonyms: forerunner, precursor, harbinger … New Collegiate Dictionary
forerunner — I noun ancestor, antecedent, antecessor, auspice, forebear, harbinger, herald, leader, messenger, omen, pioneer, portent, praenuntius, precedent, precursor, predecessor, preface, prefigurement, presage, progenitor, scout, sign, vanguard, warning… … Law dictionary
forerunner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ an early forerunner of the modern jet engine ▪ direct … Collocations dictionary
forerunner — noun 1) archosaurs were the forerunners of dinosaurs Syn: predecessor, precursor, antecedent, ancestor, forebear; prototype Ant: descendant 2) a headache may be the forerunner of other complaints Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
forerunner — noun a) a runner at the front or ahead b) a precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead … Wiktionary
forerunner — noun 1》 a precursor. 2》 archaic an advance messenger … English new terms dictionary
forerunner — noun (C) 1 a person, organization, machine etc which existed a long time before a similar one that exists now, and which the present one is based upon (+ of): The suffragettes were forerunners of the modern women s movement. 2 a sign or warning… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
forerunner — UK [ˈfɔːˌrʌnə(r)] / US [ˈfɔrˌrʌnər] noun [countable] Word forms forerunner : singular forerunner plural forerunners 1) an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing Mansholt served as Agricultural Commissioner of… … English dictionary
forerunner — fore|run|ner [ fɔr,rʌnər ] noun count 1. ) an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing: PRECURSOR: forerunner of: Small country schools were forerunners of the modern public schools in most American towns. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forerunner — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. precursor, predecessor; harbinger; herald, announcer; Elijah, John the Baptist, etc.; leader, vanguard, scout, picket. See priority, prediction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. precursor, predecessor, herald … English dictionary for students