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1 sphere
sfiə(a solid object with a surface on which all points are an equal distance from the centre, like eg most types of ball.) esferasphere n esferatr[sfɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (shape) esfera2 (area, range, extent) esfera, ámbitosphere ['sfɪr] n: esfera fn.• esfera (Matemática) s.f.• esfera celeste s.f.• globo s.m.sfɪr, sfɪə(r)1)a) ( globe) esfera fb) (Astron, Hist) esfera fthe celestial sphere — la bóveda or esfera celeste
2) (field, circle) esfera f, ámbito m[sfɪǝ(r)]N1) (Astron, Math etc) esfera f2) (fig) esfera fsphere of influence — esfera f de influencia
sphere of activity — campo m de actividad, esfera f de actividad
* * *[sfɪr, sfɪə(r)]1)a) ( globe) esfera fb) (Astron, Hist) esfera fthe celestial sphere — la bóveda or esfera celeste
2) (field, circle) esfera f, ámbito m -
2 terreno
terreno 1
◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) earthly
terreno 2 sustantivo masculino 1 un terreno plantado de viñas a field planted with vines; terreno de juego field, pitch 2 (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil; 3 (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field;
terreno,-a
I adjetivo ➣ terrenal
II sustantivo masculino
1 Geol terrain
2 (extensión de tierra) (piece of) land, ground: quiere cultivar su terreno, he wants to cultivate his land
tiene un terreno en Valencia, he has land in Valencia
un terreno arenoso, a sandy soil
3 fig (campo de acción, investigación) field, sphere
4 Dep terreno (de juego), field, ground Locuciones: le gusta saber qué terreno pisa, he likes to know where he stands
ganar/perder terreno, to gain/lose ground
preparar el terreno, to prepare the ground
sobre el terreno, as one goes along ' terreno' also found in these entries: Spanish: acotar - adyacente - allanar - alta - alto - badén - depresión - elevación - escabrosa - escabroso - finca - grieta - inclinación - juego - margen - monte - movediza - movedizo - nacional - ondulada - ondulado - orientar - parque - pelada - pelado - pendiente - polígono - regar - reseca - reseco - revalorizar - salar - salvaje - sanear - solar - terrena - terruño - tierra - triangular - abrupto - accidentado - accidente - adaptar - agreste - alameda - altibajos - anegar - arbolado - arenoso - asentar English: dirt bike - estate - extend - feeler - flatten - foresight - gain - gain on - ground - gulley - gully - ice - jeep - level - lose - lot - out-of-bounds - parcel - patch - pitch - plot - recreation ground - rent - rugged - ruggedness - scout - spread - stretch - survey - tenure - terrain - testing ground - tract - uneven - unfold - way - area - common - country - ease - green - mostly - piece - preserve - property - province - reclaim - site -
3 field
fi:ld
1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) campo2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) campo, cancha3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) yacimiento4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) campo, terreno5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) campo6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; (also adjective) a field-gun.) campo de batalla
2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) parar y devolver- fieldwork
field n campotr[fiːld]1 (gen) campo2 (for mining) yacimiento3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL campo4 (subject, area) campo, terreno■ what's your field? ¿cuál es tu especialidad?5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (competitors) competidores nombre masculino plural; (horses) participantes nombre masculino plural6 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL campo1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL parar y devolver1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL parar y devolver la pelota1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (select to play) presentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a field day familiar (enjoyment) divertirse mucho, estar encantado,-a 2 (financially) hacer su agostoto play the field salir con mucha genteto take the field salir al campofield event SMALLSPORT/SMALL prueba de atletismofield gun cañón nombre masculino de campañafield hockey hockey nombre masculino sobre hierbafield marshall mariscal nombre masculino de campofield officer oficial nombre masulino o femenino superiorfield sports caza y pescafield trip viaje nombre masculino de estudiosfield work trabajo de campofield worker trabajador,-ra de campofield ['fi:ld] vt: interceptar y devolver (una pelota), presentar (un candidato), sortear (una pregunta)field adj: de campaña, de campofield hospital: hospital de campañafield goal: gol de campofield trip: viaje de estudiofield n1) : campo m (de cosechas, de batalla, de magnetismo)2) : campo m, cancha f (en deportes)3) : campo m (de trabajo), esfera f (de actividades)n.• campo (Informática) s.m.n.• campiña s.f.• campo s.m.• pradera s.f.• prado s.m.• redonda s.f.• terreno s.m.• tierra de labor s.f.v.• prensar v.• recoger v.fiːld
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1) ( Agr) ( for crops) campo m; ( for grazing) campo m, prado m, potrero m (AmL)a field of corn/wheat — un maizaligal
2) ( Sport)a) ( area of play) campo m, cancha f (AmL)b) ( competitors) (+ sing o pl vb)Brown was leading the field — Brown iba a la cabeza de los participantes (or corredores etc), Brown llevaba la delantera
to play the field — (colloq) tantear el terreno (fam)
field of battle — campo m de batalla
4)a) (of study, work) campo m; ( of activities) esfera fb) ( of practical operations) campo mit has been tested in the field — se ha probado sobre el terreno; (before n) <research, survey> de campo
5) (Opt, Phot, Phys) campo m
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1)a) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> fildear, interceptar y devolver*b) \<\<question\>\> sortear2)a) ( Sport) \<\<team\>\> alinearb) \<\<candidates\>\> presentar
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vi (in baseball, cricket) fildear, interceptar y devolver* la pelota[fiːld]1. N1) (Agr) campo m ; (=meadow) prado m ; (Geol) yacimiento m2) (Sport) campo m, terreno m de juego, cancha f (LAm); (=participants) participantes mpl ; (for post) opositores mpl, candidatos mplis there a strong field? — ¿se ha presentado gente buena?
to lead the field — (Sport, Comm) llevar la delantera
to take the field — (Sport) salir al campo, saltar al terreno de juego
- play the field3) (=sphere of activity) campo m, esfera ffield of activity — esfera f de actividades, campo m de acción
it's not my field — no es mi campo or especialidad, no es lo mío
what's your field? — ¿qué especialidad tiene Vd?
in the field of painting — en el campo or mundo de la pintura
4) (=real environment)5) (Comput) campo m6) (Mil) campo mfield of battle — campo m de batalla
7) (Elec etc) campo mfield of vision — campo m visual
8) (Heraldry) campo m2.VI (Baseball, Cricket) fildear3.VT (Sport) [+ team] alinear; (Baseball, Cricket) [+ ball] recoger, fildear; (fig) [+ question] sortear4.CPDfield day N — (Mil) día m de maniobras
- have a field dayfield event N — concurso m (atlético) de salto/lanzamiento
field glasses NPL — (=binoculars) gemelos mpl
field goal N — (Basketball) tiro m de campo; (US) (Ftbl) gol m de campo
field hockey N — (US) hockey m (sobre hierba)
field hand N — (US) jornalero(-a) m / f
field hospital N — hospital m de campaña
field kitchen N — cocina f de campaña
field marshal N — (Brit) mariscal m de campo, ≈ capitán m general del ejército
field officer N — oficial mf superior
field sports NPL — la caza y la pesca
field study N — estudio m de campo
field-testfield test, field trial N — (Comm) prueba f de mercado
field trip N — viaje m or excursión f de estudios
field work N — (Sociol etc) trabajo m de campo
field worker N — investigador(a) m / f de campo
* * *[fiːld]
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1) ( Agr) ( for crops) campo m; ( for grazing) campo m, prado m, potrero m (AmL)a field of corn/wheat — un maizal/trigal
2) ( Sport)a) ( area of play) campo m, cancha f (AmL)b) ( competitors) (+ sing o pl vb)Brown was leading the field — Brown iba a la cabeza de los participantes (or corredores etc), Brown llevaba la delantera
to play the field — (colloq) tantear el terreno (fam)
field of battle — campo m de batalla
4)a) (of study, work) campo m; ( of activities) esfera fb) ( of practical operations) campo mit has been tested in the field — se ha probado sobre el terreno; (before n) <research, survey> de campo
5) (Opt, Phot, Phys) campo m
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1)a) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> fildear, interceptar y devolver*b) \<\<question\>\> sortear2)a) ( Sport) \<\<team\>\> alinearb) \<\<candidates\>\> presentar
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vi (in baseball, cricket) fildear, interceptar y devolver* la pelota -
4 realm
relm1) (a kingdom.) reino2) (an area of activity, interest etc: She's well-known in the realm of sport.) dominio, sectortr[relm]1 (kingdom) reino2 (field) campo, terrenorealm ['rɛlm] n1) kingdom: reino m2) sphere: esfera f, campo mn.• dominio s.m.• reino s.m.relma) ( kingdom) (frml) reino mb) ( sphere) (often pl)the realm of science/politics — el mundo de la ciencia/política
that's outside o beyond the realms of possibility — es totalmente imposible
[relm]N (lit) (Jur) reino m ; (fig) (=field) esfera f, campo m* * *[relm]a) ( kingdom) (frml) reino mb) ( sphere) (often pl)the realm of science/politics — el mundo de la ciencia/política
that's outside o beyond the realms of possibility — es totalmente imposible
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5 world
wə:ld1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) mundo2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) mundo3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) mundo4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) mundo5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) mundo6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) inmenso7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) mundo•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world
world n mundotr[wɜːld]1 (earth) mundo2 (sphere) mundo3 (life) mundo, vida4 (people) mundowhat is the world coming to? ¿a dónde iremos a parar?5 (large amount, large number)this will make a world of difference to the disabled esto cambiará totalmente la vida de los minusválidos1 (population, peace) mundial; (politics, trade) internacional\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to do something for (all) the world no hacer algo por nada del mundoa man/woman of the world un hombre/una mujer de mundoit's a small world el mundo es un pañueloit's not the end of the world no es el fin del mundoout of this world fenomenal, estupendo,-a, increíble, fantástico,-athe outside world el mundo exteriorthe world is one's oyster el mundo es suyo, tener el mundo a sus piesto be/mean all the world to somebody serlo todo para alguiento be dead/lost to the world estar profundamente dormido,-ato come down in the world venir a menosto go up in the world prosperar, mejorarto have the best of both worlds tener todas las ventajasto live in a world of one's own vivir en su propio mundoto see the world ver mundoto set the world on fire comerse el mundoto think the world of somebody querer mucho a alguien, adorar a alguienWorld Bank Banco Mundialworld champion campeón,-ona mundialWorld Cup el Mundial, los Mundialesworld fair exposición nombre femenino internacionalworld music música étnicaWorld War I primera guerra mundialWorld War II segunda guerra mundialworld ['wərld] adj: mundial, del mundoworld championship: campeonato mundialworld n: mundo maround the world: alrededor del mundoa world of possibilities: un mundo de posibilidadesto think the world of someone: tener a alguien en alta estimato be worlds apart: no tener nada que ver (uno con otro)adj.• mundano, -a adj.• mundial adj.• mundo, -a adj.n.• mundo s.m.• orbe s.m.• siglo s.m.• tierra s.f.wɜːrld, wɜːld1) ( earth) mundo mto see the world — ver* mundo
there were celebrations all over the world o the world over — hubo festejos en todo el mundo or en el mundo entero
world's (AmE) o (BrE) world record time — récord m or marca f mundial
(it's a) small world! — el mundo es un pañuelo, qué pequeño or (AmL) chico es el mundo!
the world is his/her oyster — tiene el mundo a sus pies
to be dead o lost to the world — estar* profundamente dormido
to be out of this world — \<\<food/music\>\> ser* increíble or fantástico
to bring somebody into the world — traer* a alguien al mundo
to come into the world — venir* al mundo
to have the best of both worlds — tener* todas las ventajas
money makes the world go around — poderoso caballero es don dinero; (before n) <economy, peace> mundial; <politics, trade> internacional
2)a) ( people generally) mundo mwhat is the world coming to? — ¿adónde vamos a ir a parar?
to watch the world go by — ver* pasar a la gente
b) ( society)they've gone up in the world — han prosperado mucho (or hecho fortuna etc)
a woman/man of the world — una mujer/un hombre de mundo
3) (specific period, group) mundo mto live in a world of one's own — vivir en su (or mi etc) propio mundo
there's a world of difference between... — hay una diferencia enorme entre..., hay un abismo entre...
we are worlds apart — no tenemos nada que ver, somos como el día y la noche
to have all the time in the world — tener* todo el tiempo del mundo
who in the world is going to believe that? — ¿quién diablos or demonios se va a creer eso? (fam)
5) ( Relig)[wɜːld]this/the other world — este/el otro mundo
1. N1) (=planet) mundo mour company leads the world in shoe manufacturing — nuestra empresa es líder mundial en la confección de calzado
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in the best of all possible worlds — en el mejor de los mundos•
it's not the end of the world! * — ¡no es el fin del mundo!•
the tallest man in the world — el hombre más alto del mundo•
the New World — el Nuevo Mundo•
the Old World — el Viejo Mundo•
she has travelled all over the world — ha viajado por todo el mundoit's the same the world over — es igual en todo el mundo, es igual vayas a donde vayas
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in a perfect world this would be possible — en un mundo ideal or perfecto esto sería posible•
you have to start living in the real world — tienes que empezar a afrontar la vida or la realidad•
to go round the world — dar la vuelta al mundo•
to see the world — ver mundo•
to take the world as it is — aceptar la realidad, aceptar las cosas como son•
the worst of all possible worlds — el peor de todos los mundos posibles- have the world at one's feet- live in a world of one's own- feel on top of the worlddead 1., 1), money 1., 1), third 4.2) (=realm) mundo m•
the animal world — el reino animal•
the Arab world — el mundo árabe•
the business world — el mundo de los negocios•
the English-speaking world — el mundo de habla inglesa•
the plant world — el reino vegetal•
the world of sport — el mundo deportivo, el mundo de los deportes•
the sporting world — el mundo deportivo, el mundo de los deportes•
the Western world — el mundo occidental3) (=society) mundo mher blouse was undone for all the world to see — tenía la blusa desabrochada a la vista de todo el mundo
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to be alone in the world — estar solo en el mundo, no tener a nadie en el mundo- come down in the world- go up in the worldman 1., 1), outside 3., 1), way 1., 2)4) (=life) mundo min this world — en esta vida, en este mundo
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to bring a child into the world — traer a un niño al mundo•
to come into the world — venir al mundo•
in the next world — en la otra vida, en el otro mundo•
the other world — el otro mundo- have the best of both worlds•
for all the world as if it had never happened — como si nunca hubiera ocurrido•
they're worlds apart — son totalmente opuestos or diferentes, no tiene nada que ver el uno con el otrothey're worlds apart politically — políticamente los separa un abismo, mantienen posiciones políticas totalmente diferentes
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there's a world of difference between... — hay un mundo or abismo entre...•
I'd give the world to know — daría todo el oro del mundo por saberlo•
it did him the world of good — le sentó de maravilla, le hizo la mar de bien *•
nothing in the world would make me do it — no lo haría por nada del mundohow in the world did you manage to do it? * — ¿cómo demonios or diablos conseguiste hacerlo?
what in the world were you thinking of! * — ¡qué demonios or diablos estabas pensando! *
where in the world has he got to? * — ¿dónde demonios or diablos se ha metido? *
why in the world did you do that? * — ¿por qué demonios or diablos hiciste eso? *
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she means the world to me — ella significa muchísimo para mí•
not for all the world — por nada del mundo•
he promised me the world — me prometió la luna•
to think the world of sb — tener a algn en gran estima2.CPD [economy, proportions] mundial; [events, news] internacional; [trade] internacional, mundial; [tour] mundial, alrededor del mundoWorld Bank N — Banco m Mundial
world beater N — campeón(-ona) m / f mundial
world champion N — campeón(-ona) m / f del mundo, campeón(-ona) m / f mundial
world championship N — campeonato m mundial, campeonato m del mundo
the World Cup N — (Ftbl) la Copa Mundial, la Copa del Mundo
world fair N — feria f universal
World Heritage Site N — lugar m patrimonio de la humanidad
world language N — lengua f universal
world leader N — [of country, company] líder m mundial; (=politician) jefe(-a) m / f de estado
world market N — mercado m mundial
world market price N — precio m (del mercado) mundial
world music N — músicas fpl del mundo, world music f
world order N — orden m mundial
world power N — (=country) potencia f mundial
world premiere N — estreno m mundial
world record N — récord m mundial
world's champion N — (US) campeón(-ona) m / f del mundo, campeón(-ona) m / f mundial
World Series N — (US) campeonato m mundial de béisbol
See:see cultural note BASEBALL in baseballWorld Service N — (Brit) servicio internacional de la BBC
world title N — título m mundial
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the World Trade Organization — la Organización Mundial del Comercioworld view N — cosmovisión f
World War One/Two — la Primera/Segunda Guerra Mundial
* * *[wɜːrld, wɜːld]1) ( earth) mundo mto see the world — ver* mundo
there were celebrations all over the world o the world over — hubo festejos en todo el mundo or en el mundo entero
world's (AmE) o (BrE) world record time — récord m or marca f mundial
(it's a) small world! — el mundo es un pañuelo, qué pequeño or (AmL) chico es el mundo!
the world is his/her oyster — tiene el mundo a sus pies
to be dead o lost to the world — estar* profundamente dormido
to be out of this world — \<\<food/music\>\> ser* increíble or fantástico
to bring somebody into the world — traer* a alguien al mundo
to come into the world — venir* al mundo
to have the best of both worlds — tener* todas las ventajas
money makes the world go around — poderoso caballero es don dinero; (before n) <economy, peace> mundial; <politics, trade> internacional
2)a) ( people generally) mundo mwhat is the world coming to? — ¿adónde vamos a ir a parar?
to watch the world go by — ver* pasar a la gente
b) ( society)they've gone up in the world — han prosperado mucho (or hecho fortuna etc)
a woman/man of the world — una mujer/un hombre de mundo
3) (specific period, group) mundo mto live in a world of one's own — vivir en su (or mi etc) propio mundo
there's a world of difference between... — hay una diferencia enorme entre..., hay un abismo entre...
we are worlds apart — no tenemos nada que ver, somos como el día y la noche
to have all the time in the world — tener* todo el tiempo del mundo
who in the world is going to believe that? — ¿quién diablos or demonios se va a creer eso? (fam)
5) ( Relig)this/the other world — este/el otro mundo
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