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'nei ə1) (the physical world, eg trees, plants, animals, mountains, rivers etc, or the power which made them: the beauty of nature; the forces of nature; the study of nature.) naturaleza2) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) carácter3) (quality; what something is or consists of: What is the nature of your work?) naturaleza4) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) tipo•- - natured- in the nature of
nature n1. naturaleza2. caráctertr['neɪʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) naturaleza2 (character) carácter nombre masculino, forma de ser3 (type) índole nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby nature por naturalezato let nature take it's course dejar que la naturaleza siga su cursonature conservation conservación nombre femenino de la naturalezanature lover amante nombre masulino o femenino de la naturalezanature reserve reserva naturalnature study ciencias nombre femenino plural naturalessecond nature (habit) costumbre nombre femenino muy arraigada, hábito 2 (reflex action) acto reflejonature ['neɪʧər] n1) : naturaleza fthe laws of nature: las leyes de la naturaleza2) kind, sort: índole f, clase fthings of this nature: cosas de esta índole3) disposition: carácter m, natural m, naturaleza fit is his nature to be friendly: es de natural simpáticohuman nature: la naturaleza humanan.• clase s.f.• masa s.f.• metal s.m.• natural s.m.• naturaleza s.f.• temperamento s.m.• tipo s.m.'neɪtʃər, 'neɪtʃə(r)1) u (universe, way of things) naturaleza f2)a) u c ( of people) carácter m, natural mto be second nature (to somebody): it's second nature to me to put my seat belt on — ponerme el cinturón de seguridad es un acto reflejo or es algo que hago automáticamente
b) u (of things, concepts) naturaleza fthe nature of the material/problem — la naturaleza del material/problema
['neɪtʃǝ(r)]it's in the nature of things that... — es algo natural que...
1. N1) (=essential quality) [of things] naturaleza fthe nature and extent of the damage is still not known — aún se desconoce la naturaleza y el alcance de los daños
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the project is experimental in nature — el proyecto es de carácter experimental•
we were unaware of the serious nature of his illness — ignorábamos que su enfermedad fuera tan grave•
the true nature of his intentions — sus verdaderas intencioneshuman 3.•
by its very nature — por su propia naturaleza2) (=character) [of person] carácter mshe trusted people, that was her nature — se fiaba de la gente, era así por naturaleza
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to appeal to sb's better nature — apelar al buen corazón de algn•
to be cautious by nature — ser cauteloso por naturaleza•
she took all their teasing with good nature — aceptó todas sus burlas de buen gradosecond I, 1., 1)•
it is not in his nature to lie — mentir no es propio de él3) (=kind, type)documents of a technical nature — documentos mpl de carácter técnico
nature of contents — (Comm) descripción f del contenido
4) (=natural life, environment) naturaleza f•
it's against nature — es antinatural, es contrario a la naturaleza•
the beauties of nature — las maravillas de la naturaleza•
to draw/paint from nature — dibujar/pintar del natural•
the laws of nature — las leyes de la naturalezacall 1., 4), freak, mother•
fever is nature's way of fighting infection — la fiebre es el mecanismo natural para combatir la infección2.CPDnature conservation N — protección f de la naturaleza
nature cure N — curación f natural
nature lover N — amante mf de la naturaleza
nature reserve N — reserva f natural
nature study N — estudio m de la historia natural, historia f natural
nature trail N — ruta f para el estudio de la naturaleza
* * *['neɪtʃər, 'neɪtʃə(r)]1) u (universe, way of things) naturaleza f2)a) u c ( of people) carácter m, natural mto be second nature (to somebody): it's second nature to me to put my seat belt on — ponerme el cinturón de seguridad es un acto reflejo or es algo que hago automáticamente
b) u (of things, concepts) naturaleza fthe nature of the material/problem — la naturaleza del material/problema
it's in the nature of things that... — es algo natural que...
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