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1 outstanding
1) (excellent; very good: an outstanding student.) excepcional, extraordinario, excelente2) (not yet paid, done etc: You must pay all outstanding bills.) pendiente, atrasado•outstanding adj excelente / destacado / sobresalientetr[aʊt'stændɪŋ]1 (excellent) destacado,-a, notable, sobresaliente; (exceptional) excepcional, extraordinario,-a, singular2 (conspicuous) destacado,-aoutstanding [.aʊt'stændɪŋ] adj1) unpaid: pendiente2) notable: destacado, notable, excepcional, sobresalienteadj.• campante adj.• caracterizado, -a adj.• clásico, -a adj.• descollante adj.• destacado, -a adj.• pendiente adj.• prominente adj.• relevante adj.• sin cobrar adj.• sin pagar adj.• sobresaliente adj.aʊt'stændɪŋ1)a) ( excellent) <ability/beauty> extraordinario, excepcional; <achievement/performer> destacado2)a) ( unpaid) <debt/account> pendiente (de pago)b) ( remaining) <request/problem> pendiente, por resolverc) (AmE)outstanding stock o shares — acciones fpl en circulación
[aʊt'stændɪŋ]ADJ1) (=exceptional) [person, achievement, contribution, feature] destacado; [beauty, performance, service] excepcional, extraordinario; [example] sobresalientehe was the most outstanding scientist of his generation — fue el científico más destacado de su generación
2) (=not settled) [issue, problem] pendiente, por resolver; [bill] por cobrar; [debt, balance, account] pendiente; [shares] en circulación, en manos del públicoamount outstanding — saldo m pendiente
* * *[aʊt'stændɪŋ]1)a) ( excellent) <ability/beauty> extraordinario, excepcional; <achievement/performer> destacado2)a) ( unpaid) <debt/account> pendiente (de pago)b) ( remaining) <request/problem> pendiente, por resolverc) (AmE)outstanding stock o shares — acciones fpl en circulación
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2 great
ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande, gran (antes del nombre)3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) mucho; especial4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente, buenísimo•- greatly- greatness
great adj1. gran / grande2. gran / importante3. estupendo / fenomenalyou look great! ¡te veo fenomenal!tr[greɪt]1 (large) grande; (before sing noun) gran2 (considerable, profound, intense) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el gran placer de...3 (famous, important, outstanding) grande, importante; (before sing noun) gran, importante4 familiar (excellent, wonderful) estupendo,-a, fantástico,-a, sensacional, fabuloso,-a■ it's great to see you! ¡me alegro mucho de verte!■ how was the film? - great! ¿qué tal la película! - ¡fenomenal!■ what a great idea! ¡qué idea más buena!5 (for emphasis) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ you great brute! ¡pedazo de animal!1 familiar muy bien, estupendamente, fenomenal1 (person) grande nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no great shakes no ser gran cosato go great guns ir a las mil maravillas, ir viento en popathe Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Coralgreat circle círculo máximoGreat Dane gran danés nombre masculinothe Great War la Gran Guerra, la primera Guerra Mundialgreat ['greɪt] adj1) large: grandea great mountain: una montaña grandea great crowd: una gran muchedumbre2) intense: intenso, fuerte, grandegreat pain: gran dolor3) eminent: grande, eminente, distinguidoa great poet: un gran poeta4) excellent, terrific: excelente, estupendo, fabulosoto have a great time: pasarlo en grande5)a great while : mucho tiempoadj.• enorme adj.• garrafal adj.• gran adj.• grande adj.• importante adj.• largo, -a adj.• magno, -a adj.• mucho, -a adj.• pistonudo, -a adj.• principal adj.• solemne adj.• vasto, -a adj.
I greɪt1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
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adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)[ɡreɪt]1. ADJ(compar greater) (superl greatest)1) (=huge) (in size) [house, room, object] enorme, inmenso; (in amount, number) [effort, variety] grande; [shock, surprise] verdadero, enorme•
I'll take great care of it — lo cuidaré muchoa great deal of time/money/effort — mucho tiempo/dinero/esfuerzo
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great heavens! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!well, you've been a great help! — iro ¡vaya ayuda la tuya!, ¡pues sí que has sido una ayuda!
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you great idiot! * — ¡pedazo de idiota! *•
a great many people believe he was right — mucha gente cree que tenía razóna great many of us are uneasy about these developments — a muchos de nosotros estos sucesos nos tienen intranquilos
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it was a great pity you didn't come — fue una verdadera pena que no viniesesit's my great pleasure to introduce... — es un gran placer para mí presentar a...
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great progress has been made — se han hecho grandes progresosgun 1., 1)•
great Scott! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!2) (=important) [achievement, occasion, event] grande•
the great cultural achievements of the past — los grandes logros culturales del pasado•
one of the great issues of the day — uno de los temas más importantes del día3) (=outstanding) [person, nation, skill] grande•
she has a great eye for detail — tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles4) (with names)Frederick/Peter the Great — Federico/Pedro el Grande
5) (=real) (as intensifier) grande•
she is a great believer in hard work — es una gran partidaria del trabajo duro•
she's a great one for antique shops — le encantan las tiendas de antigüedades, es una fanática de las tiendas de antigüedadeshe's a great one for criticizing others — es único para criticar a los demás, se las pinta solo para criticar a los demás *
6) * (=excellent) [person, thing, idea] estupendo, genial *they're a great bunch of guys — son un grupo de tíos estupendos or geniales *
you were great! — ¡estuviste genial! *
it's a great idea — es una idea estupenda, es una idea genial *
"how was the movie?" - "it was great!" — -¿que tal fue la película? -¡genial! *
(that's) great! — ¡eso es estupendo!
wouldn't it be great to do that? — ¿no sería fabuloso or genial hacer eso?
camping holidays are great for kids — las vacaciones en un camping son estupendas para los críos, las vacaciones en un camping son geniales para los críos *
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she was just great about it — se lo tomó muy bien•
he's great at football — juega estupendamente al fútbol•
to feel great — sentirse fenómeno or fenomenal *•
she's great on jazz — sabe un montón de jazz *•
the great thing is that you don't have to iron it — lo mejor de todo es que no tienes que plancharlo7) (Bot, Zool) grande2. EXCL1) * (=excellent)(oh) great! — ¡fenómeno! *, ¡fenomenal!, ¡qué bien!
2) iro(oh) great! that's all I need! — ¡maravilloso! ¡eso es lo que me faltaba!
if that's what you want to believe, great! — si es eso lo que quieres creer, allá tú
3.ADVgreat big * — grandísimo
4.N (=person) grande mfthe great and the good — hum los abonados a las buenas causas
5.CPDgreat ape N — antropoide mf
the Great Barrier Reef N — la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Gran Arrecife Coralino
the Great Bear N — (Astron) la Osa Mayor
Great Britain N — Gran Bretaña f
GREAT, BIG, LARGEGreat Dane N — gran danés m
"Grande" shortened to "gran"
► Gra nde must be shortened to gran before a singular noun of either gender:
Great Britain (La) Gran Bretaña
Position of "grande"
► Put gran/ grandes before the noun in the sense of "great":
It's a great step forward in the search for peace Es un gran paso en la búsqueda de la paz
He is a (very) great actor Es un gran actor ► In the sense of big or large, the adjective will precede the noun in the context of a general, subjective comment. However, when there is implicit or explicit comparison with other things or people that are physically bigger or smaller, it will follow the noun:
It's a big problem Es un gran problema
... the difference in price between big flats and small ones...... la diferencia de precio entre los pisos grandes y pequeños...
... a certain type of large passenger plane...... cierto tipo de avión grande para el transporte de pasajeros... ► Compare the following examples:
... a great man...... un gran hombre...
... a big man...... un hombre grande... For further uses and examples, see great, big, large* * *
I [greɪt]1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
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adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam) -
3 singular
'siŋɡjulə1) ((also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) singular2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) singularsingular adj singular
singular adjetivo singular ■ sustantivo masculino singular;◊ en singular (Ling) in the singular
singular
I adjetivo
1 (raro, excepcional) peculiar, odd
2 frml (único, inigualable) un dibujo de singular belleza, a drawing of outstanding beauty
II adjetivo & m Ling singular ' singular' also found in these entries: Spanish: buen - dato - demasiada - demasiado - haber - mucha - mucho - otra - otro - particular - persona - poca - poco - política - sí - singularizar - tanta - tanto - toda - todo - acta - África - África del Sur - agua - águila - ala - alba - alga - álgebra - algún - alma - alta - alza - ama - anca - ancla - ánfora - ánima - ansia - ara - arca - área - aria - arma - arpa - arte - asa - ascua - Asia - asma English: accused - lady - majority - neither - offspring - propose - singular - statistics - bad - big - first - good - large - peculiarity - third - thirteenthtr['sɪŋgjʊləSMALLr/SMALL]1 (in grammar) singular2 formal use (outstanding) extraordinario,-a, excepcional, singular3 formal use (unique, unusual) único,-a, extraño,-a, singular1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL singular nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the singular en singularsingular ['sɪŋgjələr] adj1) : singular (en gramática)2) outstanding: singular, sobresaliente3) strange: singular, extrañosingular n: singular madj.• singular adj.n.• singular s.m.
I 'sɪŋgjələr, 'sɪŋgjʊlə(r)1) ( Ling) singular2) (frml) (usu before n) <beauty/achievement> singular (frml); <adventure/occurrence> raro, extraño, singular
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mass & count noun singular m['sɪŋɡjʊlǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (Ling) singular2) (=extraordinary) singular, excepcionala most singular occurrence — un suceso de lo más singular or excepcional
how very singular! — ¡qué raro!
2.N singular m* * *
I ['sɪŋgjələr, 'sɪŋgjʊlə(r)]1) ( Ling) singular2) (frml) (usu before n) <beauty/achievement> singular (frml); <adventure/occurrence> raro, extraño, singular
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4 nondescript
'nondiskript(having no noticeable, interesting or memorable characteristics: a nondescript sort of building.) soso, mediocretr['nɒndɪskrɪpt]1 soso,-a, insulso,-a, anodino,-a, insípido,-anondescript [.nɑndɪ'skrɪpt] adj: anodino, sosoadj.• indefinible adj.• indefinido, -a adj.• mediocre adj.'nɑːndɪ'skrɪpt, 'nɒndɪskrɪptadjective <person/appearance> ( not unusual or outstanding) anodino; ( dull) insulso, soso (fam)['nɒndɪskrɪpt]ADJ [person, clothes, face] (=unremarkable) anodino; (=uninteresting) insulso, soso *; [building, furniture] corriente; [colour] indefinido* * *['nɑːndɪ'skrɪpt, 'nɒndɪskrɪpt]adjective <person/appearance> ( not unusual or outstanding) anodino; ( dull) insulso, soso (fam) -
5 brilliant
'briljənt1) (very bright: the bird's brilliant feathers.) brillante, luminoso2) (very clever: a brilliant scholar.) brillante, sobresaliente•- brilliance
brilliant adj1. brillante2. genialwe won! Brilliant! ¡ganamos! ¡Genial!tr['brɪljənt]1 (light) brillante, reluciente2 (colour) vivo,-a3 (person) brillante, genial4 familiar estupendo,-a, fantástico,-abrilliant ['brɪljənt] adj: brillanteadj.• brillante adj.• deslumbrador adj.• excelente adj.• fulgente adj.• fúlgido, -a adj.• genial adj.• inteligente adj.• lucido, -a adj.• luminoso, -a adj.• reluciente adj.n.• brillante s.m.'brɪljəntb) <student/performance> brillantec) (BrE colloq) <person/party> genial (fam), fenomenal (fam)['brɪljǝnt]brilliant! — genial! (fam)
1. ADJ1) (=bright) [sunshine] resplandeciente, radiante; [light] brillante; [colour] brillante, luminoso; [smile] radiante2) (=clever) [person, idea, mind] brillante, genial; [thesis] brillante3) (=outstanding) [career, future] brillante; [success, victory] rotundo4) * (=wonderful) [book, film, restaurant] genial *, buenísimowe had a brilliant time in Spain — lo pasamos fenomenal or genial en España *
brilliant! — ¡fantástico!, ¡genial! *
2.N (=diamond) brillante m* * *['brɪljənt]b) <student/performance> brillantec) (BrE colloq) <person/party> genial (fam), fenomenal (fam)brilliant! — genial! (fam)
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6 notable
etc see note
notable adjetivo ‹diferencia/mejoría› notable; posee una notable inteligencia she is remarkably o extremely intelligent ■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Educ) grade between 7 and 8.5 on a scale from 1 to 10
notable
I adj (cualidad, mérito) outstanding, remarkable (distancia, diferencia) noticeable
II m Educ the grade of B: he conseguido un notable en geografía, I got a B in Geography ' notable' also found in these entries: Spanish: acusada - acusado - deterioro - sensible - grande - notorio - relevante English: endurance - notable - noticeable - remarkable - credittr['nəʊtəbəl]1 notablenotable ['no:t̬əbəl] adj1) noteworthy: notable, de notar2) distinguished, prominent: distinguido, destacadonotable n: persona f importante, personaje madj.• granado, -a adj.• notabilidad adj.• notable adj.n.• notabilidad s.f.• notable s.m.'nəʊtəbəladjective <author/actor> distinguido; < success> señalado; <improvement/difference> notable, considerable, marcado['nǝʊtǝbl]it is notable that... — es de notar que...
1.ADJ [person] destacadoit is notable that... — es de notar que...
2.N persona f importante, personaje m* * *['nəʊtəbəl]adjective <author/actor> distinguido; < success> señalado; <improvement/difference> notable, considerable, marcadoit is notable that... — es de notar que...
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7 distinguished
adjective (famous or outstanding: a distinguished scientist.) distinguidodistinguished adj distinguidotr[dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃt]1 (appearance) distinguido,-a; (career, position, person) distinguido,-a, eminentedistinguished [dɪs'tɪŋgwɪʃt] adj: distinguidoadj.• acreditado, -a adj.• caracterizado, -a adj.• contado, -a adj.• distinguido, -a adj.• egregio, -a adj.• eximio, -a adj.• granado, -a adj.• sobresaliente adj.dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃtadjective distinguido[dɪs'tɪŋɡwɪʃt]1.ADJ [guest, appearance, career] distinguido; [professor, scholar, writer] distinguido, eminente2.CPDdistinguished service professor N — (US) (Univ) profesor de universidad americana que ocupa una cátedra de prestigio
* * *[dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃt]adjective distinguido -
8 eminent
'eminənt(outstanding; distinguished; famous: an eminent lawyer.) eminente- eminence- eminently
tr['emɪnənt]1 (of person) eminente2 (of qualities) destacado,-aeminent ['ɛmənənt] adj: eminente, ilustreadj.• augusto, -a adj.• egregio, -a adj.• eminente adj.'emənənt, 'emɪnəntadjective eminente, ilustre['emɪnǝnt]ADJ1) (=distinguished) [doctor, scientist] eminente, ilustreshe was chosen for her eminent suitability for the job — la eligieron por ser sumamente idónea para el puesto
* * *['emənənt, 'emɪnənt]adjective eminente, ilustre -
9 prominent
'prominənt1) (standing out; projecting: prominent front teeth.) prominente; saliente2) (easily seen: The tower is a prominent landmark.) prominente, resaltado3) (famous: a prominent politician.) importante, destacado, notable•- prominence
prominent adj1. prominente / destacado2. prominentetr['prɒmɪnənt]prominent ['prɑmənənt] adj1) outstanding: prominente, destacado2) projecting: prominente, salienteadj.• conspicuo, -a adj.• culminante adj.• eminente adj.• prominente adj.• protuberante adj.• saliente adj.'prɑːmənənt, 'prɒmɪnənta) < position> destacado, prominente; <role/politician> prominente, destacado, importanteb) <jaw/nose> prominente; <ridge/ledge> prominente, saliente['prɒmɪnǝnt]ADJ1) (=projecting) [nose] prominente; [cheekbones] marcado, prominente; [teeth] salido, hacia fuera; [eyes] saltón2) (=conspicuous) destacado, prominenteput it in a prominent place — ponlo en un lugar destacado or prominente, ponlo donde salte a la vista
the question of Bosnia was very prominent in their minds — la cuestión de Bosnia estaba muy presente en sus mentes
3) (=important) [person] destacado, prominente; [position, role] prominente, importante, destacadoshe is prominent in London society — es una figura destacada or prominente en la buena sociedad londinense
to play a prominent part or role in sth — jugar un papel prominente or importante or destacado en algo
* * *['prɑːmənənt, 'prɒmɪnənt]a) < position> destacado, prominente; <role/politician> prominente, destacado, importanteb) <jaw/nose> prominente; <ridge/ledge> prominente, saliente
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