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1 capital
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1. 'kæpitl noun1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) capital2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) mayúscula3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) capital
2. adjective1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) capital, pena de muerte2) (excellent: a capital idea.) excelente, brillante3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) capital•- capitalist
- capitalist
- capitalistic
II 'kæpitl noun(in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) capitelcapital n capital
capital adjetivo ‹ importancia› cardinal, prime; ‹ influencia› seminal (frml); ‹ obra› key, seminal (frml) ■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Com, Fin) capital■ sustantivo femenino ( de país) capital; ( de provincia) provincial capital, ≈ county seat ( in US), ≈ county town ( in UK);
capital
I sustantivo femenino capital: la orquesta tocará en las principales capitales europeas, the orchestra will play in all the main European capitals
II sustantivo masculino Fin capital
capital activo/social, working/share capital
III adjetivo capital, main
pena capital, capital punishment ' capital' also found in these entries: Spanish: capitel - caudal - ciudad - inmovilizar - mayúscula - plusvalía - provincia - retener - retención - social - versal - versalita - villa - ampliación - ampliar - antiguo - capitalino - divisa - doblar - fuga - ganancia - inmediaciones - invertir - mayúsculo - México - Panamá - pecado - pena - sangría English: archives - capital - capital gains tax - capital punishment - capital reserves - district - drain - equity - injection - major - movement - opposed - principal - share capital - tie up - up - working capital - against - big - caps - flow - inject - puttr['kæpɪtəl]1 SMALLARCHITECTURE/SMALL capitel nombre masculino————————tr['kæpɪtəl]1 (of country etc) capital nombre femenino■ what's the capital of Greece? ¿cuál es la capital de Grecia?2 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL capital nombre masculino3 (letter) mayúscula1 SMALLLAW/SMALL (offence) capital2 (letter) mayúscula3 (very serious) grave4 (primary, chief, principal) primordial, capital\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make capital out of something sacar provecho de algo, sacar partido de algocapital city capital nombre femeninocapital expenditure / capital investment inversión nombre femenino de capitalcapital goods bienes nombre masculino plural de equipocapital stock capital nombre masculino socialcapital transfer tax impuesto sobre sucesionescapital ['kæpət̬əl] adj1) : capitalcapital punishment: pena capital2) : mayúsculo (dícese de las letras)3) : de capitalcapital assets: activo fijocapital gain: ganancia de capital, plusvalía4) excellent: excelente, estupendocapital n2) wealth: capital m4) : capitel m (de una columna)n.• capital s.m. (Government)n.• capital s.f. (Letter)n.• mayúscula s.f.adj.• capital adj.• capitel (Arquitectura) adj.• excelente adj.• mayúscula adj.• versal adj.n.• capitel s.m.• fondo s.m.• versal s.m.
I 'kæpətḷ, 'kæpɪtḷ1) c ( city) capital f2) c ( letter) mayúscula f3) u ( Fin) capital mto make capital (out) of something — sacar* provecho or partido de algo; (before n)
capital expenditure/investment — gasto m/inversión f de capital
capital gains tax — impuesto m sobre la plusvalía
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capital punishment — pena f capital or de muerte
2)a) ( major) primordialb) (Geog, Pol)capital city — capital f
['kæpɪtl]he's into art with a capital A — ( iro) le interesa el Arte con mayúscula
1. ADJ1) (Jur) capital2) (=chief) capital3) (=essential) capital, primordial4) [letter] mayúsculocapital Q — Q f mayúscula
5) † * (=splendid) magnífico, estupendocapital! — ¡magnífico!, ¡estupendo!
2. N1) (also: capital letter) mayúscula f2) (also: capital city) capital f3) (Econ) capital mto make capital out of sth — (fig) sacar provecho de algo
4) (Archit) capitel m3.CPDcapital account N — cuenta f de capital
capital allowance N — desgravación f sobre bienes de capital
capital assets NPL — activo msing fijo
capital equipment N — bienes mpl de equipo
capital expenditure N — inversión f de capital
capital formation N — formación f de capital
capital gain(s) N (PL) — plusvalía f
capital gains tax N — impuesto m sobre las plusvalías
capital goods NPL — bienes mpl de equipo
capital growth N — aumento m del capital
capital investment N — inversión f de capital
capital levy N — impuesto m sobre el capital
capital offence, capital offense (US) N — delito m capital
capital outlay N — desembolso m de capital
capital punishment N — pena f de muerte
capital reserves NPL — reservas fpl de capital
capital sentence N — condena f a la pena de muerte
capital ship N — acorazado m
capital spending N — capital m adquisitivo
capital stock N — (=capital) capital m social or comercial; (=shares) acciones fpl de capital
capital sum N — capital m
capital transfer tax N — (Brit) impuesto m sobre plusvalía de cesión
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I ['kæpətḷ, 'kæpɪtḷ]1) c ( city) capital f2) c ( letter) mayúscula f3) u ( Fin) capital mto make capital (out) of something — sacar* provecho or partido de algo; (before n)
capital expenditure/investment — gasto m/inversión f de capital
capital gains tax — impuesto m sobre la plusvalía
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capital punishment — pena f capital or de muerte
2)a) ( major) primordialb) (Geog, Pol)capital city — capital f
he's into art with a capital A — ( iro) le interesa el Arte con mayúscula
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2 small
smo:l1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeño2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeño3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) poco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small
small adj pequeñotr[smɔːl]1 (not large) pequeño,-a, chico,-a2 (in height) bajo,-a, pequeño,-a3 (young) joven, pequeño,-a4 (reduced - sum, number) reducido,-a, módico,-a; (slight, scant) escaso,-a, poco,-a5 (small-scale) pequeño,-a6 (unimportant, trivial) sin importancia, de poca importancia, insignificante7 (not capital) minúscula8 (mean, petty) mezquino,-a1 pequeño\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(it's) small wonder that... no me extraña (nada) que...in a small voice con la boca pequeñain the small hours a altas horas de la madrugadait's a small world el mundo es un pañueloto have a small appetite no ser de mucho comerto feel small sentirse humillado,-ato make somebody look small dejar a alguien en ridículo, humillar a alguiena small fortune un dineral nombre masculinosmall arms armas nombre masculino plural portátilessmall change cambio, monedas nombre femenino plural sueltassmall fry gente nombre femenino de poca montasmall of the back región nombre femenino lumbarsmall print letra menuda, letra pequeñasmall screen pequeña pantallasmall talk charla, charloteosmall ['smɔl] adj1) : pequeño, chicoa small house: una casa pequeñasmall change: monedas de poco valor2) trivial: pequeño, insignificanteadj.• chico, -a adj.• chiquito, -a adj.• corto, -a adj.• insignificante adj.• menudo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• meñique adj.• minúsculo, -a adj.• parvo, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.• párvulo, -a adj.• reducido, -a adj.adv.• en miniatura adv.n.• cochitril s.m.
I smɔːladjective -er, -est1)a) ( in size) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)small letters — letras fpl minúsculas
he's a conservative with a small `c' — es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra
the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)
to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa
b) (in number, amount, value) < family> pequeño, chico (esp AmL); <sum/price> módico, reducidoc) ( not much)small wonder! — no es de extrañar, no me extraña
2)a) (unimportant, trivial) <mistake/problem> pequeño, de poca importanciab) (humble, modest)to start in a small way — empezar* de forma muy modesta
to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa
I'm sorry, he said in a small voice — -lo siento -dijo en un hilo de voz
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1)the small of the back — región baja de la espalda, que corresponde al segmento dorsal de la columna vertebral
2) smalls pl (BrE colloq & dated) ropa f interior, paños mpl menores (hum)[smɔːl]1. ADJ(compar smaller) (superl smallest)1) (=not big) [object, building, room, animal, group] pequeño, chico (LAm); (in height) bajo, pequeño, chaparro (LAm); [family, population] pequeño, poco numeroso; [audience] reducido, poco numeroso; [stock, supply] reducido, escaso; [waist] estrecho; [clothes] de talla pequeña; [meal] ligero; [coal] menudowith a small "e" — con "e" minúscula
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to have a small appetite — no ser de mucho comer, comer poco•
to become or get or grow smaller — [income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] disminuir, reducirse; [object] hacerse más pequeño•
to break/ cut sth up small — romper algo en trozos pequeños/cortar algo en trocitos•
to be small in size — [country] ser pequeño; [animal, object] ser de pequeño tamaño; [room] ser de dimensiones reducidas•
this house makes the other one look small — esta casa hace que la otra se quede pequeña•
to make o.s. small — achicarseto make sth smaller — [+ income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] reducir algo; [+ object, garment] reducir algo de tamaño, hacer algo más pequeño
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the smallest room — euph hum el excusado- be small beer or small potatoesworld 1., 1), wee Iit was small beer compared to the money he was getting before — no era nada or era poca cosa comparado con lo que ganaba antes
2) (=minor) [problem, mistake, job, task] pequeño, de poca importancia; [contribution] pequeño; [difference, change, increase, improvement] pequeño, ligero3) (=inconsequential)•
to feel small — sentirse insignificante•
to make sb look small — rebajar a algn4) (=young) [child, baby] pequeño, chico (esp LAm)when we were small — cuando éramos pequeños or chicos
5) frm (=slight, scant) poco•
to be of small concern (to sb) — importar poco (a algn)measure 1., 6), wonder 1., 2)•
to have small hope of success — tener pocas esperanzas de éxito2. N1)• the small of the back — la región lumbar
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don't think too small — piensa más a lo grande•
try not to write so small — intenta no escribir con una letra tan pequeña4.CPDsmall ad N — (Brit) anuncio m por palabras
small arms NPL — armas fpl ligeras de bajo calibre
small capitals NPL — (Typ) (also: small caps) versalitas fpl
small change N — suelto m, cambio m, calderilla f, sencillo m (LAm), feria f (Mex) *
small claims court N — tribunal m de instancia (que se ocupa de asuntos menores)
small end N — (Aut) pie m de biela
small fry * N —
small intestine N — intestino m delgado
small print N — letra f menuda
small screen N — pequeña pantalla f, pantalla f chica (LAm)
small talk N — charla f, charloteo * m
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to make small talk — charlar, charlotear *SMALLsmall town N — (US) ciudad f pequeña
Position of "pequeño"
► Peq ueño usually follows the noun when making implicit or explicit comparison with something bigger:
He picked out a small melon Escogió un melón pequeño
At that time, Madrid was a small city En aquella época Madrid era una ciudad pequeña ► When used more subjectively with no attempt at comparison, peq ueño u sually precedes the noun:
But there's one small problem... Pero existe un pequeño problema...
She lives in the little village of La Granada Vive en el pequeño pueblo de La Granada For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [smɔːl]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in size) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)small letters — letras fpl minúsculas
he's a conservative with a small `c' — es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra
the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)
to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa
b) (in number, amount, value) < family> pequeño, chico (esp AmL); <sum/price> módico, reducidoc) ( not much)small wonder! — no es de extrañar, no me extraña
2)a) (unimportant, trivial) <mistake/problem> pequeño, de poca importanciab) (humble, modest)to start in a small way — empezar* de forma muy modesta
to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa
I'm sorry, he said in a small voice — -lo siento -dijo en un hilo de voz
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1)the small of the back — región baja de la espalda, que corresponde al segmento dorsal de la columna vertebral
2) smalls pl (BrE colloq & dated) ropa f interior, paños mpl menores (hum) -
3 vote
vəut
1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) voto; derecho de voto
2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) votar2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) votar•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks
vote1 n1. voto2. votaciónvote2 vb votartr[vəʊt]1 voto2 (voting) voto, votación nombre femenino3 (right to vote) sufragio, (derecho al) voto1 votar■ vote for Shaw! ¡vota a Shaw!1 votar2 (elect) elegir3 familiar considerarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be voted into/out of office ganar/perder las eleccionesto pull in votes atraer el vototo vote by a show of hands votar a mano alzadato vote on something / take a vote on something someter algo a votaciónvote of censure voto de censuravote of confidence voto de confianzawrite-in vote votación nombre femenino por escritoto vote Democratic: votar por los demócratasvote n1) : voto m2) suffrage: sufragio m, derecho m al votov.• votar v.n.• sufragio s.m.• votación (Gobierno) s.f.• voto s.m.• voz (Voto) s.f.vəʊt
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1)a) c ( ballot cast) voto m, sufragio m (frml)to cast one's vote — (frml) emitir su (or mi etc) voto (frml)
b) u ( right to vote)the vote — el sufragio, el derecho de or al voto
to give somebody/gain the vote — conceder a alguien/conseguir* el sufragio or el derecho de or al voto
2)a) c ( act) votación fto put something to the vote, to take a vote on something — someter algo a votación
b) u c ( collective decision)to pass a vote of confidence/no confidence — aprobar* un voto de confianza/de censura
she proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman — pidió que constara el agradecimiento de todos al presidente
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intransitive verb votarto vote FOR somebody — votar por or a alguien
to vote FOR/AGAINST something — votar a favor de/en contra de algo
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vt1)a) (support, choose) votar por, votarI've voted Democrat all my life — toda la vida he votado por or a los demócratas
b) ( elect) elegir* por votaciónto vote somebody into office — votar por or a alguien para un cargo
c) (declare, judge) considerar2)a) ( approve) aprobar*b) ( decide)to vote to + INF — votar por + inf
c) ( propose) (colloq)to vote (THAT) — votar por que (+ subj) (fam)
•Phrasal Verbs:- vote in- vote out[vǝʊt]1. Nhe gets my vote any day! — ¡cuenta con mi voto incondicional!
to count the votes — escrutar or computar los votos
cast 2., 2)one person, one vote — una persona, un voto
2) (=votes cast) votos mplthe vote was overwhelmingly in favour of the Democratic Party — el partido demócrata obtuvo una aplastante mayoría
3) (=right to vote) derecho m al voto or a votar, sufragio m•
to give sb the vote — dar a algn el derecho al voto•
to have the vote — tener (el) derecho al voto•
votes for women! — ¡el sufragio para las mujeres!4) (=act) votación f•
to allow a free vote — dejar libertad de voto•
a vote of no confidence — un voto de censura•
by popular vote — (lit) por votación popular; (fig) en la opinión de muchos•
to put sth to the vote — someter algo a votación2. VT1) (=cast one's vote for) votarto vote Labour/Conservative — votar por or a los laboristas/conservadores
vote Ross at the next election! — ¡vote por or a Ross en las próximas elecciones!
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to vote no — votar no•
to vote a bill/measure through parliament — aprobar una ley/una medida en el parlamento2) (=elect) elegir (por votación)3) (=approve) aprobar (por votación)MPs have today voted themselves a pay increase — hoy, los diputados parlamentarios se han aprobado (por votación) un aumento de sueldo
4) (=suggest)I vote we turn back — sugiero or propongo que regresemos
5) (=judge)3.VI votarhow did you vote? — ¿a or por quién votaste?
which way will you be voting? — ¿a quién votarás?
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to vote against sth — votar en contra de algo•
to vote in favour of sth — votar a favor de algo•
to vote for sb — votar por or a algn•
to vote on sth — someter algo a votaciónto vote with one's feet —
if the bank goes on like this, customers may start voting with their feet — si el banco sigue así, es posible que los clientes empiecen a prescindir de sus servicios
4.CPDvote loser * N — lastre m electoral
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it's a vote loser for us — nos hace perder votos, nos supone un lastre electoralvote winner * N — triunfo m electoral
- vote in- vote out* * *[vəʊt]
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1)a) c ( ballot cast) voto m, sufragio m (frml)to cast one's vote — (frml) emitir su (or mi etc) voto (frml)
b) u ( right to vote)the vote — el sufragio, el derecho de or al voto
to give somebody/gain the vote — conceder a alguien/conseguir* el sufragio or el derecho de or al voto
2)a) c ( act) votación fto put something to the vote, to take a vote on something — someter algo a votación
b) u c ( collective decision)to pass a vote of confidence/no confidence — aprobar* un voto de confianza/de censura
she proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman — pidió que constara el agradecimiento de todos al presidente
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intransitive verb votarto vote FOR somebody — votar por or a alguien
to vote FOR/AGAINST something — votar a favor de/en contra de algo
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vt1)a) (support, choose) votar por, votarI've voted Democrat all my life — toda la vida he votado por or a los demócratas
b) ( elect) elegir* por votaciónto vote somebody into office — votar por or a alguien para un cargo
c) (declare, judge) considerar2)a) ( approve) aprobar*b) ( decide)to vote to + INF — votar por + inf
c) ( propose) (colloq)to vote (THAT) — votar por que (+ subj) (fam)
•Phrasal Verbs:- vote in- vote out
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