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tr['ʤʌŋkʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 coyuntura\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat this juncture en esta coyunturajuncture ['ʤʌŋkʧər] n1) union: juntura f, unión f2) moment, point: coyuntura fat this juncture: en esta coyuntura, en este momenton.• coyuntura s.f.• juntura s.f.• oportunidad s.f.'dʒʌŋktʃər, 'dʒʌŋktʃə(r)noun coyuntura fat this juncture — en este momento, en esta coyuntura
['dʒʌŋktʃǝ(r)]N (fig) (=point) coyuntura fat this juncture — en este momento, a estas alturas
* * *['dʒʌŋktʃər, 'dʒʌŋktʃə(r)]noun coyuntura fat this juncture — en este momento, en esta coyuntura
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s.1 coyuntura.2 juntura, unión.3 crisis, disyuntiva, coyuntura. -
4 at this juncture
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5 at this/that juncture
(at this or that moment or point: At this juncture the chairman declared the meeting closed.) coyuntura -
6 coyuntura
coyuntura sustantivo femenino (Anat) joint
coyuntura sustantivo femenino
1 Anat (de los huesos) articulation, joint
2 fig (circunstancia) juncture (situación) situation ' coyuntura' also found in these entries: Spanish: ocasión - caso - situación English: fluid - unhappy - juncture -
7 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) crítico2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) crítico, severo3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) crítico, grave, seriocritical adj críticotr['krɪtɪkəl]1 (anaylsis, essay, work, etc) crítico,-a2 (negative, finding fault) criticón,-ona, quisquilloso,-a3 (decisive, crucial, very serious) crítico,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be critical of something/somebody criticar algo/a alguiento be very critical ser dado,-a a las críticasto go critical (of nuclear reactor) iniciar una reacción en cadenato receive critical acclaim recibir buenas críticascritical temperature temperatura críticacritical ['krɪt̬ɪkəl] adj: críticoadj.• criticón, -ona adj.• crítico, -a adj.• decisivo, -a adj.• extremo, -a adj.'krɪtɪkəl1)a) ( censorious) <remark/report> críticoto be critical OF something/somebody — criticar* algo/a alguien
b) (journalistic, academic) crítico2)a) ( very serious) <condition/shortage> crítico['krɪtɪkǝl]1. ADJ1) (=important) [factor, element] crítico; [issue] apremiante; [problem] muy serioit is critical to understand what is happening — es de vital importancia entender lo que está ocurriendo
how you finance a business is critical to its success — el éxito de un negocio depende de forma crucial de cómo se financie
2) (=decisive) [moment, stage] crítico3) (=perilous, serious) [situation, state] crítico4) (Med) [patient, condition, illness] grave5) (=fault-finding) [attitude, remark, report] críticohe's too critical — siempre está criticando, critica demasiado
to be critical of sth/sb — criticar algo/a algn
6) (=analytical) [person, reader, analysis] crítico7) (Cine, Literat, Mus, Theat) críticoto be a critical success — [book, play etc] ser un éxito de crítica
8) (Phys, Nuclear physics) [temperature, pressure] crítico2.CPDcritical angle N — (Aer) (Opt) ángulo m crítico
critical care unit N — unidad f de cuidados intensivos, unidad f de terapia intensiva (S. Cone, Mex)
critical edition N — edición f critica
critical essays NPL — ensayos mpl de crítica
critical mass N — masa f crítica
critical path analysis N — análisis m inv del camino crítico
* * *['krɪtɪkəl]1)a) ( censorious) <remark/report> críticoto be critical OF something/somebody — criticar* algo/a alguien
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‹oint
1. noun1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) junta, juntura, unión2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) articulación3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) corte de carne para asar
2. adjective1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) unido2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) colectivo, mutuo
3. verb(to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) descuartizar- jointed- jointly
- out of joint
See also:
- joinjoint1 adj conjuntoit was a joint effort, we all helped fue un trabajo en equipo, ayudamos todosjoint2 n1. articulación2. unión / junta3. trozo de carnetr[ʤɔɪnt]1 junta, juntura, unión nombre femenino (wood) ensambladura2 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL articulación nombre femenino1 colectivo,-a, mutuo,-a1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL descuartizar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto put out of joint (elbow, shoulder etc) dislocarto put somebody's nose out of joint disgustar a alguien, molestar a alguienjoint account cuenta conjunta, cuenta indistintajoint owner copropietario,-ajoint ownership copropiedad nombre femeninojoint resolution resolución nombre femenino conjuntajoint ['ʤɔɪnt] adj: conjunto, colectivo, mutuoa joint effort: un esfuerzo conjunto♦ jointly advjoint n1) : articulación f, coyuntura fout of joint: dislocado2) roast: asado m3) juncture: juntura f, unión f4) dive: antro m, tasca fn.• artículo s.m.adj.• común adj.• mutuo, -a adj.• pleno, -a adj.n.• acoplamiento s.m.• articulación s.f.• coyuntura s.f.• empalme s.m.• ensambladura s.f.• junta s.f.• juntura s.f.• nudo s.m.• tajada s.f.• tasca s.f.• unión s.f.v.• empaquetar v.• ensamblar v.• juntar v.joint*n.• pitillo de marijuana s.m.
I dʒɔɪnt1) ( Anat) articulación fhis shoulder was out of joint — tenía el hombro dislocado; nose I 1)
2) ( Const)a) ( point of joining) unión f, junta f; ( in woodwork) ensambladura fb) ( part that joins) empalme m, conexión f3) ( Culin)a joint of lamb/pork — un trozo de cordero/cerdo ( para asar)
4) ( place) (colloq)5) ( of marijuana) (colloq) toque m (Méx arg), porro m (Esp arg) varillo m (Col arg), pito m (Chi fam)
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joint owner — copropietario, -ria m,f
joint committee — comisión f mixta
[dʒɔɪnt]it was a joint effort — fue un trabajo de equipo or realizado en conjunto
1.ADJ [work, declaration, consultation] (between two parties) conjunto; (more than two) colectivo; [agreement] mutuo; [decision] de común acuerdo; [responsibility] compartido; [committee] mixto2. N1) (Tech) (in metal) juntura f, junta f ; (in wood) ensambladura f ; (=hinge) bisagra f2) [of meat] cuarto m3) (Anat) articulación f, coyuntura fto be out of joint — [bone] estar descoyuntado, estar dislocado; (fig) estar fuera de quicio
to put sb's nose out of joint * — (fig) bajar los humos a algn
4) * (=place) garito m5) * (=cigarette containing cannabis) porro m, canuto m6) (Bot) nudo m3. VT1) (Culin) despiezar, cortar en trozos2) (=join) [+ parts] juntar, unir; [+ wood, pipes] ensamblar4.CPDjoint account N — cuenta f conjunta
joint author N — coautor(a) m / f
joint communiqué N — comunicado m conjunto
joint consultations NPL — consultas fpl bilaterales
joint heir N — coheredero(-a) m / f
joint honours N — (Brit) carrera f de doble titulación
she graduated last year with joint honours in anthropology and geography — el año pasado se licenció en antropología y geografía
joint interest N — (Comm) coparticipación f
joint liability N — (Comm) responsabilidad f solidaria
joint owners NPL — copropietarios mpl
joint ownership N — copropiedad f
joint partner N — copartícipe mf
joint stock N — fondo m social
joint stock bank N — banco m comercial
joint stock company N — sociedad f anónima
joint venture N — empresa f conjunta
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I [dʒɔɪnt]1) ( Anat) articulación fhis shoulder was out of joint — tenía el hombro dislocado; nose I 1)
2) ( Const)a) ( point of joining) unión f, junta f; ( in woodwork) ensambladura fb) ( part that joins) empalme m, conexión f3) ( Culin)a joint of lamb/pork — un trozo de cordero/cerdo ( para asar)
4) ( place) (colloq)5) ( of marijuana) (colloq) toque m (Méx arg), porro m (Esp arg) varillo m (Col arg), pito m (Chi fam)
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joint owner — copropietario, -ria m,f
joint committee — comisión f mixta
it was a joint effort — fue un trabajo de equipo or realizado en conjunto
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