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1 moral defect
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2 defect
1. 'di:fekt noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) defecto
2. di'fekt verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) desertar- defective
defect n defecto1 (party, team) desertar, pasarse al bando contrario; (country) huirdefect [di'fɛkt] vi: desertardefect ['di:.fɛkt, di'fɛkt] n: defecto mn.• achaque s.m.• defecto s.m.• deficencia s.f.• falla s.f.• imperfección s.f.• tacha s.f.• vicio s.m.v.• aguerrir v.• embaír v.• podrir v.• soler v.
I 'diːfektnoun defecto ma speech/birth defect — un defecto en el habla/de nacimiento
II dɪ'fektintransitive verb ( Pol) desertar*, defeccionar (period)1.N ['diːfekt](gen) defecto m ; (mental) deficiencia fspeech 2.moral defect — defecto m moral
2.VI [dɪ'fekt](Pol) desertar ( from de) (to a)he defected to the USA — desertó de su país para irse a los EE.UU.
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I ['diːfekt]noun defecto ma speech/birth defect — un defecto en el habla/de nacimiento
II [dɪ'fekt]intransitive verb ( Pol) desertar*, defeccionar (period) -
3 stoop
stu:p
1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) inclinarse, agacharse2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) rebajarse
2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) encorvamiento- stoopedstoop vb agacharse / inclinarsetr[stʊːp]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (porch) entrada————————tr[stʊːp]2 (have a stoop) andar encorvado,-a, ser cargado,-a de espaldas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto stoop so low (as to do something) llegar tan bajo (como para hacer algo)stoop ['stu:p] vi1) crouch: agacharse2)to stoop to : rebajarse astoop n1) : espaldas fpl encorvadasto have a stoop: ser encorvado2) : entrada f (de una casa)n.• cargazón de espaldas s.m.• encorvada s.f.• inclinación s.f.v.• agacharse v.• bajarse v.• doblar v.• encorvarse v.• inclinar v.• ser cargado de espaldas v.
I stuːp1)a) ( have a stoop)he stoops a little — es un poco cargado de espaldas or encorvado
2) ( bend over) agacharse3) ( demean oneself)how could she stoop so low? — ¿cómo pudo llegar tan bajo?
to stoop TO something/-ING — rebajarse a algo/+ inf
II
1) ( of shoulders) (no pl)2) ( of house) (AmE) entrada f ( a la que se accede por una escalinata)
I [stuːp]1.N2. VI2) (fig)to stoop to sth/doing sth — rebajarse a algo/hacer algo
I wouldn't stoop so low! — ¡a eso no llegaría!, ¡no me rebajaría tanto!
II
[stuːp]N (US) (=verandah) pórtico m, pequeña veranda f* * *
I [stuːp]1)a) ( have a stoop)he stoops a little — es un poco cargado de espaldas or encorvado
2) ( bend over) agacharse3) ( demean oneself)how could she stoop so low? — ¿cómo pudo llegar tan bajo?
to stoop TO something/-ING — rebajarse a algo/+ inf
II
1) ( of shoulders) (no pl)2) ( of house) (AmE) entrada f ( a la que se accede por una escalinata)
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