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1 peak hours
horas nombre femenino plural punta -
2 off-peak hours
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3 peak
pi:k
1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) pico, cumbre2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) cumbre, cúspide, apogeo3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) visera
2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) llegar al punto más alto- peaked- peaky
peak n1. cima / cumbre / pico2. viseratr[piːk]2 figurative use (highest point) cumbre nombre femenino, cúspide nombre femenino, punto álgido; (climax) apogeo, punto culminante3 (of cap) visera1 (maximum) máximo,-a1 (demand, sales, etc) alcanzar su nivel más alto, alcanzar su punto máximo; (career) alcanzar su apogeo; (athlete) alcanzar su mejor momento\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpeak hours horas nombre femenino plural puntapeak season temporada altapeak ['pi:k] vi: alcanzar su nivel máximopeak adj: máximopeak n1) point: punta f2) crest, summit: cima f, cumbre f3) apex: cúspide f, apogeo m, nivel m máximon.• cima s.f.• cresta s.f.• cumbre s.f.• cúspide s.f.• pico s.m.• picota s.f.
I piːka) ( of mountain) cima f, cumbre f, cúspide f (frml or liter); ( mountain) pico m; ( of cap) visera fb) ( highest point)to reach a peak — alcanzar* su punto álgido
at the peak of her career — en el apogeo or la cúspide de su carrera
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adjective (before n)a) ( maximum) <level/power> máximoto be in peak condition — \<\<athlete/horse\>\> estar* en plena forma
b) ( busiest)during peak hours — durante las horas de mayor demanda (or consumo etc)
peak viewing figures — cifras fpl de máxima audiencia
peak season — temporada f alta
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intransitive verb alcanzar* su nivel más alto or su punto máximo/su mejor momento[piːk]1. N1) [of mountain] cumbre f, cima f ; (=mountain itself) pico m ; (=point) (also of roof) punta f ; (on graph) pico m2) [of cap] visera f3) (=high point) [of career, fame, popularity] cumbre f, cúspide f•
she died at the peak of her career — murió cuando estaba en la cumbre or la cúspide de su carrerato be at the peak of fitness — estar en condiciones óptimas, estar en plena forma
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the heyday of drugs has passed its peak — ya ha pasado la época de máximo apogeo de las drogas•
house prices reached a peak in 1988 — el precio de las viviendas alcanzó su nivel máximo en 1988widow 2.computer technology has not yet reached its peak — la tecnología informática aún no ha alcanzado su cumbre or cúspide
2.VI [temperatures] alcanzar su punto más alto; [inflation, sales] alcanzar su nivel máximo; [crisis] alcanzar su momento crítico; [career] alcanzar su cumbre or su cúspide; [sportsperson] alcanzar su mejor momento3. ADJ(before noun)1) (=top)•
in peak condition — (athlete) en óptimas condiciones, en plena forma; (animal) en óptimas condiciones2) (=busiest)•
peak time — (TV) horas fpl de máxima audiencia; (Telec, Elec) horas fpl de máxima demanda; (=rush hour) horas fpl puntait is more expensive to call at peak times — resulta más caro llamar durante las horas de máxima demanda
4.CPDpeak rate N — (Telec) tarifa f alta
peak season N — temporada f alta
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I [piːk]a) ( of mountain) cima f, cumbre f, cúspide f (frml or liter); ( mountain) pico m; ( of cap) visera fb) ( highest point)to reach a peak — alcanzar* su punto álgido
at the peak of her career — en el apogeo or la cúspide de su carrera
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adjective (before n)a) ( maximum) <level/power> máximoto be in peak condition — \<\<athlete/horse\>\> estar* en plena forma
b) ( busiest)during peak hours — durante las horas de mayor demanda (or consumo etc)
peak viewing figures — cifras fpl de máxima audiencia
peak season — temporada f alta
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intransitive verb alcanzar* su nivel más alto or su punto máximo/su mejor momento -
4 off-peak
tr['ɒfpiːk]1 (times, hours) fuera de las horas punta, de menor consumo'ɔːf'piːk, ˌɒf'piːkadjective (before n) <travel/fare> fuera de las horas pico or (Esp) punta; ( Elec) fuera de (las) horas pico or (Esp) punta, en horas de menor consumo[ɒf'piːk]1.ADJ (gen) fuera de las horas punta (Sp), fuera de las horas pico (LAm); [tickets] de menor demanda; [holiday] de temporada baja; [times] de tarifa reducida, valle inv ; [rate] reducido, valle inv2.ADV (gen) fuera de las horas punta, en horario de tarifa reducida; [travel, have holiday] en temporada baja; [telephone, consume electricity] en horas de menor consumo, en horario de tarifa reducida* * *['ɔːf'piːk, ˌɒf'piːk] -
5 punta
punta sustantivo femenino 1 ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip;◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot; la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongueb)2 (de flecha, lanza) tip; sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil; de punta point first; en punta pointed; por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one endb)◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told 3 ( de pañuelo) corner ■ adjetivo invariable:
punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife (extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end ' punta' also found in these entries: Spanish: ápice - clavo - despuntar - iceberg - lanza - pelo - rotulador - tecnología - terminar - afinar - agudo - cesta - cortar - embotado - en - erizado - fino - hora - nervio - pistola - puntiagudo - puntilla - torre English: cutting-edge - edge - end - gunpoint - hair - headland - high-tech - mad - nail - nerve - nine - peak hours - point - prong - rush-hour - scary - sharpen - spike - spiky - stick up - taper - tip - weapon - bristle - corner - edgy - gun - hang - head - off - pointed - rat - rush - sharp - stand - stick
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