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1 major
'mei‹ə
1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) mayor, principal
2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) comandante2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)
3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) especializarse en- majority- major-general
- the age of majority
major1 adj1. importante / principal2. serio / gravemajor2 n comandantetr['meɪʤəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (more important, greater) mayor, principal3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (key, scale) mayor1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL comandante nombre masculino2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (main subject) asignatura principal, especialidad nombre femenino; (student) estudiante <MF< I>que se especializa en una asignatura>\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmajor league liga nacionalmajor premise premisa mayormajor adj1) greater: mayor2) noteworthy: mayor, notable3) serious: grave4) : mayor (en la música)major n1) : mayor mf, comandante mf (en las fuerzas armadas)2) : especialidad f (universitaria)adj.• comandante (Graduación) adj.• importante adj.• mayor adj.• mayor de edad adj.n.• comandante s.m.• especialidad en la universidad s.f.• mayor s.m.
I 'meɪdʒər, 'meɪdʒə(r)1) <change/client> muy importante; < setback> serio; < revision> a fondo; < illness> grave2) ( Mus) mayorB/C major — si/do mayor
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3) majors pl (AmE)a) ( companies) grandes or importantes empresas fplb) ( Sport)
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intransitive verb (AmE Educ)['meɪdʒǝ(r)]to major IN something — especializarse* en algo
1. ADJ1) (=large, important) [city, company] muy importante; [change, role] fundamental, muy importante; [factor] clave, muy importante, fundamental; [problem] serio, grave; [worry] enorme; [breakthrough] de enorme importancia•
the result was a major blow to the government — el resultado fue un duro golpe para el gobierno•
it is a major cause of death — causa un enorme número de muertes•
to be a major factor in sth — ser un factor clave or muy importante or fundamental en algo•
three major issues remained unresolved — quedaron sin resolver tres temas fundamentales or tres temas de enorme importanciathe major issues which affect our lives — las principales cuestiones que afectan nuestras vidas, las cuestiones de mayor importancia or más importantes que afectan nuestras vidas
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nothing major has happened — no ha pasado nada de importanciagetting him off to school is a major operation hum — llevarlo al colegio es una operación a gran escala hum
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this represents a major step forward — esto representa un enorme paso hacia delante2) (=principal) [cities, political parties] más importanteour major concern is the welfare of the hostages — nuestra principal preocupación es el bienestar de los rehenes
3) (Mus) [chord, key] mayor4) (Brit)(Scol) †2. N1) (Mil) comandante m, mayor m (LAm)2) (US)(Univ)a) (=subject) asignatura f principalb) (=student)3) (US)(Baseball)3.VIto major in sth — (US) (Univ) especializarse en algo
4.CPDmajor general N — (Mil) general m de división
major-leaguemajor league N — (US) liga f principal
major suit N — (Bridge) palo m mayor
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I ['meɪdʒər, 'meɪdʒə(r)]1) <change/client> muy importante; < setback> serio; < revision> a fondo; < illness> grave2) ( Mus) mayorB/C major — si/do mayor
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3) majors pl (AmE)a) ( companies) grandes or importantes empresas fplb) ( Sport)
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intransitive verb (AmE Educ)to major IN something — especializarse* en algo
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2 serious
'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) serio2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) serio3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) serio4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) serio•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously
serious adj1. serio2. gravetr['sɪərɪəs]1 (solemn, earnest) serio,-a■ you can't be serious! ¡no lo dices en serio!, ¡no hablas en serio!■ are you serious about leaving your job? ¿en serio quieres dejar el trabajo?2 (causing concern, severe) grave, serio,-aserious ['sɪriəs] adj1) sober: serio2) dedicated, earnest: serio, dedicadoto be serious about something: tomar algo en serio3) grave: serio, graveserious problems: problemas gravesadj.• aplomado, -a adj.• formal adj.• grave adj.• serio, -a adj.• sincero, -a adj.'sɪriəs, 'sɪəriəs1)a) (in earnest, sincere) serioI'm serious — lo digo en serio or de veras
you can't be serious! — estás loco!, me estás tomando el pelo! (fam)
come on now, be serious! — vamos, vamos, más formalidad
to be serious ABOUT something/-ING: I'm serious about this lo digo en serio; are you serious about wanting to change your job? — ¿en serio quieres cambiar de trabajo?
b) ( committed) (before n) <student/worker> dedicadoc) ( not lightweight) (before n) <newspaper/play/music> serio2)a) (grave, severe) <injury/illness> graveb) (of importance, major)we're talking serious money here — (colloq) no estamos hablando de dos centavos
['sɪǝrɪǝs]ADJ1) (=in earnest, not frivolous) [person] serio, formal; [expression, discussion, newspaper, music] serioa rather serious girl — una chica bastante seria or formal
are you serious? — ¿lo dices en serio?
you can't be serious! — no lo dices en serio, ¿verdad?
gentlemen, let's be serious — señores, un poco de formalidad
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to be serious about sth/sb, she's serious about her studies — se toma sus estudios en serioare you serious about giving up the job? — ¿hablas en serio de dejar el trabajo?
is she serious about him? — ¿va ella en serio con él?
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they haven't made a serious attempt to solve the problem — no han intentado realmente resolver el problema•
the serious business of running the country — la importante tarea de gobernar el paíseating shellfish is a serious business in France — comer marisco no es algo que se tome a la ligera en Francia
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to give serious consideration to sth — considerar algo seriamente•
to take a serious interest in sth — interesarse seriamente por algo•
don't look so serious! — ¡no te pongas tan serio!•
all serious offers considered — cualquier oferta (que sea) seria se tendrá en cuentadeadly 2.•
to give serious thought to sth — considerar algo seriamente2) (=grave) [problem, consequences, situation] grave, serio; [danger, illness, injury, mistake] grave•
the patient's condition is serious — el paciente está grave•
to have serious doubts about sth — tener serias dudas sobre algo3) ** * *['sɪriəs, 'sɪəriəs]1)a) (in earnest, sincere) serioI'm serious — lo digo en serio or de veras
you can't be serious! — estás loco!, me estás tomando el pelo! (fam)
come on now, be serious! — vamos, vamos, más formalidad
to be serious ABOUT something/-ING: I'm serious about this lo digo en serio; are you serious about wanting to change your job? — ¿en serio quieres cambiar de trabajo?
b) ( committed) (before n) <student/worker> dedicadoc) ( not lightweight) (before n) <newspaper/play/music> serio2)a) (grave, severe) <injury/illness> graveb) (of importance, major)we're talking serious money here — (colloq) no estamos hablando de dos centavos
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3 enfermedad
enfermedad sustantivo femenino illness;◊ contraer una enfermedad to contract an illness/a disease (frml);después de una larga enfermedad after a long illness; está con permiso por enfermedad he's off sick; enfermedades de la piel skin diseases; enfermedad mental mental illness; enfermedad nerviosa nervous disorder
enfermedad sustantivo femenino illness
una enfermedad crónica, a chronic disease ➣ Ver nota en disease
' enfermedad' also found in these entries: Spanish: adolecer - aguda - agudo - baja - brote - cañón - combatir - contagiar - contagiosa - contagioso - contraer - cura - darse - defensa - desarrollarse - esteroide - ETS - evitar - extracorpórea - extracorpóreo - fiebre - galopante - larvada - larvado - lisura - padecer - pegar - pegarse - pescar - pillar - recobrarse - rehacerse - reliquia - remedio - renacer - restablecimiento - rondar - sacrificar - secuela - seguimiento - sufrir - terminal - tos - transmitir - vivir - abatir - afectado - amarillo - antecedente - arrastrar English: acute - ailment - bends - bout - carrier - carry - catch - catching - clear up - come down - come on - come through - communicable - condition - congenital - critical - cure - dangerous - develop - disease - dormant - downhill - exposure - fight - flare up - get - get over - go down with - have - heal - illness - infect - infection - infectious - infirmity - life-threatening - lingering - major - outbreak - Parkinson's - pay - prevalent - prevent - pull through - rampant - recover - serious - seriousness - severe - severity -
4 delay
di'lei
1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) aplazar, retrasar2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) retrasar
2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) retrasodelay1 n retrasodelay2 vb retrasartr[dɪ'leɪ]1 (act, state) demora, tardanza, dilación nombre femenino; (amount of time) retraso, demora; (traffic hold-up) embotellamiento, atasco■ without delay sin demora, sin dilación1 (defer, postpone - gen) aplazar, retrasar; (payment) aplazar, diferir2 (make late - flight, train) retrasar, demorar; (person) entretener1 (be late) tardar; (act slowly) entretenerse■ don't delay! ¡no tardes!delay [di'leɪ] vt1) postpone: posponer, postergar2) hold up: retrasar, demorardelay vi: tardar, demorardelay n1) lateness: tardanza f2) holdup: demora f, retraso mn.• atraso s.m.• demora s.f.• dilación s.f.• dilatoria s.f.• espera s.f.• larga s.f.• postergación s.f.• retardo s.m.• retraso s.m.• tardanza s.f.v.• atrasar v.• demorar v.• diferir v.• dilatar v.• emperezar v.• postergar v.• retardar v.• retrasar v.• tardar v.
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1. dɪ'leɪ1)a) (make late, hold up) retrasar, demorar (esp AmL)b) delaying pres p <action/tactics> dilatorio2)a) ( defer) \<\<decision/payment\>\> retrasar, demorar (esp AmL)to delay -ING: we delayed signing the contract — retrasamos or (AmL tb) demoramos la firma del contrato
b) delayed past p <action/effect/reaction> retardado
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vi tardar, demorar (esp AmL)
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1)a) u ( waiting) tardanza f, dilación f, demora f (esp AmL)and now, without further delay... — y ahora, sin más preámbulos...
b) c ( holdup) retraso m, demora f (esp AmL)delays can be expected on major roads — se puede esperar embotellamientos en las principales carreteras
2) ca) ( extra time) ( Law) aplazamiento m, prórroga fb) ( interval) lapso m, intervalo m[dɪ'leɪ]1.N (=hold-up) retraso m, demora f (esp LAm); (=act of delaying) retraso m, dilación f ; (to traffic) retención f, atasco m ; (to train) retraso mthere will be delays to traffic — habrá retenciones or atascos en las carreteras
these measures should be implemented without further delay — estas medidas deben ponerse en práctica sin más demora
2.VT (=hold up) [+ person] retrasar, entretener; [+ train] retrasar; [+ start, opening] retrasar, demorar (LAm); (=postpone) aplazar, demorar (LAm); (=obstruct) impedirwhat delayed you? — ¿por qué has tardado tanto?
to delay doing sth: we delayed going out until Jane arrived — retrasamos la salida hasta que llegara Jane
the illness could have been treated if you hadn't delayed going to the doctor — se hubiera podido tratar la enfermedad si no hubieras tardado tanto en ir al médico
delayed broadcast — (US) transmisión f en diferido
delayed effect — efecto m retardado
3.VI tardar, demorarse (LAm)don't delay! — (in doing sth) ¡no pierdas tiempo!; (on the way) ¡no te entretengas!, ¡no tardes!, ¡no te demores! (LAm)
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1. [dɪ'leɪ]1)a) (make late, hold up) retrasar, demorar (esp AmL)b) delaying pres p <action/tactics> dilatorio2)a) ( defer) \<\<decision/payment\>\> retrasar, demorar (esp AmL)to delay -ING: we delayed signing the contract — retrasamos or (AmL tb) demoramos la firma del contrato
b) delayed past p <action/effect/reaction> retardado
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vi tardar, demorar (esp AmL)
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1)a) u ( waiting) tardanza f, dilación f, demora f (esp AmL)and now, without further delay... — y ahora, sin más preámbulos...
b) c ( holdup) retraso m, demora f (esp AmL)delays can be expected on major roads — se puede esperar embotellamientos en las principales carreteras
2) ca) ( extra time) ( Law) aplazamiento m, prórroga fb) ( interval) lapso m, intervalo m -
5 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) menor2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.) secundario
2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.) estudiar como asignatura secundaria
3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) menor- minority- be in the minority
minor1 adj1. pequeño / de poca importancia2. secundariominor2 n menor / menor de edadtr['maɪnəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (unimportant) menor; (secondary) secundario,-a2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL menor1 SMALLLAW/SMALL menor nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLminor offence SMALLLAW/SMALL delito de menor cuantíaminor planet asteroide nombre masculinominor ['maɪnər] adj: menorminor n1) : menor mf (de edad)2) : asignatura f secundaria (de estudios)adj.• menor adj.• secundario, -a adj.• sin importancia adj.• subalterno, -a adj.n.• asignatura secundaria s.f.• menor s.m.• menor de edad s.m.
I 'maɪnər, 'maɪnə(r)1) ( unimportant) <poet/work> menor; < role> secundario, menor; < road> ( in UK) secundario; < operation> de poca importancia or gravedad2) ( Mus) menorB flat minor/C minor — si bemol menor/do menor
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1) ( Law) menor mf (de edad)2) ( Educ) asignatura f secundaria
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['maɪnǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (=small, unimportant) [problem] de poca importancia; [adjustment, detail] menor, de poca importancia; [change, damage, poet, work] menor; [role] (in film, play) secundario; (in negotiations) de poca importancia; [road] secundario2) (=not serious) [injury] leve; [illness] poco grave; [surgery, operation] de poca importancia3) (Mus) [chord] menor4) (Brit)(Scol) †Smith minor — Smith el pequeño, Smith el menor
2. N1) (Jur) menor mf (de edad)2) (US) (Univ) asignatura f secundaria3.VI(US) (Univ)4.CPDminor-leagueminor league N — (Baseball) liga f menor
minor offence (Brit), minor offense (US) N — delito m de menor cuantía
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I ['maɪnər, 'maɪnə(r)]1) ( unimportant) <poet/work> menor; < role> secundario, menor; < road> ( in UK) secundario; < operation> de poca importancia or gravedad2) ( Mus) menorB flat minor/C minor — si bemol menor/do menor
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1) ( Law) menor mf (de edad)2) ( Educ) asignatura f secundaria
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