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1 knowledge
'noli‹1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) conocimiento2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) conocimiento3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) conocimiento, saber•- general knowledge
knowledge n conocimientostr['nɒlɪʤ]1 (learning, information) conocimientos nombre masculino plural2 (awareness) conocimiento■ at that time I had no knowledge of what was happening entonces no tenía conocimiento de lo que estaba pasando\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto my knowledge que yo sepanot to my knowledge que yo sepa, noto the best of my knowledge según mi leal entender y saberto be common knowledge that... ser notorio que..., todo el mundo sabe que...it has come to my knowledge that... he llegado a saber que...to have a good knowledge of something conocer algo biento have a working knowledge of something dominar los fundamentos de algoknowledge ['nɑlɪʤ] n1) awareness: conocimiento m2) learning: conocimientos mpl, saber mn.• ciencia s.f.• conocimiento s.m.• conocimientos s.m.pl.• facultad s.m.• instrucción s.f.• noticia s.f.• saber s.m.• sabiduría s.f.'nɑːlɪdʒ, 'nɒlɪdʒmass noun1) ( awareness) conocimiento mI had no knowledge of their activities — no estaba enterado or (frml) no tenía conocimiento de sus actividades
has he changed his mind? - not to my knowledge — ¿ha cambiado de opinión? - que yo sepa, no
she did it in the knowledge that... — lo hizo sabiendo que or a sabiendas de que...
it is common knowledge that... — todo el mundo sabe que...
2) ( facts known) saber m; ( by particular person) conocimientos mplmy knowledge of Spanish/the law is very limited — mis conocimientos de español/de la ley son muy limitados
['nɒlɪdʒ]N1) (=information, awareness, understanding) conocimiento m•
to deny all knowledge of sth — negar tener conocimiento de algo•
to bring sth to sb's knowledge — poner a algn al tanto de algo•
it has come to my knowledge that... — me he enterado de que...•
it is common knowledge that... — todo el mundo sabe que..., es del dominio público que...•
to have no knowledge of sth — no tener conocimiento de algo•
to (the best of) my knowledge — a mi entender, que yo sepanot to my knowledge — que yo sepa, no
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without my knowledge — sin saberlo yo2) (=person's range of information) conocimientos mpl3) (=learning) saber m* * *['nɑːlɪdʒ, 'nɒlɪdʒ]mass noun1) ( awareness) conocimiento mI had no knowledge of their activities — no estaba enterado or (frml) no tenía conocimiento de sus actividades
has he changed his mind? - not to my knowledge — ¿ha cambiado de opinión? - que yo sepa, no
she did it in the knowledge that... — lo hizo sabiendo que or a sabiendas de que...
it is common knowledge that... — todo el mundo sabe que...
2) ( facts known) saber m; ( by particular person) conocimientos mplmy knowledge of Spanish/the law is very limited — mis conocimientos de español/de la ley son muy limitados
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2 superficial
su:pə'fiʃəl1) (on, or affecting, the surface only: The wound is only superficial.) superficial2) (not thorough: He has only a superficial knowledge of the subject.) superficial•- superficially
superficial adj superficial
superficial adjetivo 1 ( frívolo) ‹ persona› superficial, shallow; ‹charla/comentario› superficial 2 ‹ herida› superficial; ‹marca/grieta› surface ( before n)
superficial adjetivo
1 superficial
una herida superficial, a superficial wound
2 (una persona) pey superficial, shallow ' superficial' also found in these entries: Spanish: escarceo - somera - somero - vacía - vacío - vaguedad - hueco English: cursory - facile - flesh wound - glitter - lightweight - perfunctory - shallow - sketchy - skin-deep - superficial - surface - surface tension - casual - cosmetic - skintr[sʊːpə'fɪʃəl]1 (gen) superficialsuperficial [.su:pər'fɪʃəl] adj: superficial♦ superficially advadj.• ligero, -a adj.• somero, -a adj.• superficial adj.'suːpər'fɪʃəl, ˌsuːpə'fɪʃəl1) <wound/resemblance/person> superficial2) <area/measurements> de superficie[ˌsuːpǝ'fɪʃǝl]ADJ1) (=not deep) superficialshe was treated for superficial cuts and bruises — le curaron algunos cortes superficiales y moratones
most of the buildings had sustained only superficial damage — la mayoría de los edificios solo habían sufrido daños superficiales
2) (in measurements) [area] de superficie* * *['suːpər'fɪʃəl, ˌsuːpə'fɪʃəl]1) <wound/resemblance/person> superficial2) <area/measurements> de superficie -
3 extensive
- sivadjective (large in area or amount: extensive plantations; He suffered extensive injuries in the accident.) extenso, vastoextensive adj extenso / ampliotr[ɪk'stensɪv]1 (area) extenso,-a, amplio,-a2 (wide-ranging) vasto,-a, amplio,-a, extenso,-a; (thorough) exhaustivo, minucioso,-a3 (very great in effect, widespread) importante, múltiple\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make extensive use of something hacer abundante uso de algoextensive agriculture agricultura extensivaextensive [ɪk'stɛntsɪv, ɛk-] adj: extenso, vasto, amplio♦ extensively advadj.• abundante adj.• amplio, -a adj.• dilatado, -a adj.• extensivo, -a adj.• extenso, -a adj.• grande adj.• lato, -a adj.ɪk'stensɪvadjective <area/field> extenso; < knowledge> vasto, extenso, amplio; <experience/coverage> amplio; <search/inquiries> exhaustivo; <damage/repairs> de consideración, importanteto make extensive use of something — hacer* abundante uso de algo
[ɪks'tensɪv]ADJ1) (=covering large area) [grounds, estate, area] extenso; [network, tour] extenso, amplio; [surgery] de envergadura; [burns] de consideración2) (=comprehensive) [collection, list] extenso; [range, reforms, interests] amplio; [enquiry, tests, research] exhaustivo; [knowledge] vasto, amplioit got extensive coverage in the British papers — obtuvo una amplia cobertura en la prensa británica
3) (=considerable) [damage, investments] considerable, importante; [experience] amplio, vasto; [repairs] de consideración; [powers] ampliomany buildings suffered extensive damage in the blast — la explosión causó daños considerables or importantes en muchos edificios
to make extensive use of sth — usar or utilizar algo mucho
* * *[ɪk'stensɪv]adjective <area/field> extenso; < knowledge> vasto, extenso, amplio; <experience/coverage> amplio; <search/inquiries> exhaustivo; <damage/repairs> de consideración, importanteto make extensive use of something — hacer* abundante uso de algo
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