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- 'sesiv-adverb sucesivamentetr[sək'sesɪvlɪ]1 sucesivamenteadv.• sucesivamente adv.sək'sesɪvliadverb sucesivamente[sǝk'sesɪvlɪ]ADV sucesivamentethey lived successively in Denmark, Sweden and Finland — vivieron en Dinamarca, Suecia y Finlandia sucesivamente
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adjective (following one after the other: He won three successive matches.) sucesivotr[sək'sesɪv]1 sucesivo,-a, consecutivo,-asuccessive [sək'sɛsɪv] adj: sucesivo, consecutivo♦ successively advadj.• seguido, -a adj.• siguiente adj.• sucesivo, -a adj.sək'sesɪvadjective (before n) consecutivothree successive days — tres días consecutivos or seguidos
successive governments have tackled the problem — sucesivos gobiernos han intentado resolver el problema
[sǝk'sesɪv]ADJ [governments, generations, owners] sucesivo; [nights, days] seguido, consecutivosuccessive governments have failed to resolve the problem — sucesivos gobiernos no han logrado resolver el problema
on four/five successive nights — cuatro/cinco noches seguidas or consecutivas
for the third/fourth successive time — por tercera/cuarta vez consecutiva
the percentage of female students increased with each successive year — el porcentaje de estudiantes del sexo femenino aumentaba año tras año
* * *[sək'sesɪv]adjective (before n) consecutivothree successive days — tres días consecutivos or seguidos
См. также в других словарях:
retrocessive — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sesiv adjective Etymology: Latin retrocessus (past participle of retrocedere to go backward) + English ive : retrograde … Useful english dictionary
supersessive — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sesiv adjective Etymology: Latin supersessus + English ive : superseding or tending to supersede … Useful english dictionary
obsessive — ob|ses|sive1 [ əb sesıv ] adjective caused by an OBSESSION: obsessive thoughts/concern/love/jealousy a. affected by an OBSESSION: He is the latest star to become the focus of obsessive fans. obsessive about: She is obsessive about her appearance … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pȍsesīvan — pȍsesīv|an prid. 〈odr. vnī〉 1. {{001f}}koji je prožet potrebom za posjedovanjem 2. {{001f}}gram. posvojni [∼ni genitiv] … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
excessive — ex|ces|sive [ıkˈsesıv] adj much more than is reasonable or necessary ▪ his excessive drinking ▪ $15 for two beers seems a little excessive. >excessively adv ▪ excessively high taxes … Dictionary of contemporary English
obsessive — ob|ses|sive1 [əbˈsesıv] adj thinking or worrying about something all the time, so that you do not think about other things enough used to show disapproval ▪ an obsessive concern with cleanliness and order obsessive about (doing) sth ▪ I try to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
recessive — re|ces|sive [rıˈsesıv] adj technical a recessive ↑gene is passed to children from their parents only if both parents have the gene ≠ ↑dominant … Dictionary of contemporary English
successive — suc|ces|sive [səkˈsesıv] adj [only before noun] coming or following one after the other ▪ The team has had five successive victories. ▪ Successive governments have tried to deal with this issue. >successively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
concessive clause — con|ces|sive clause [ kən sesıv ,klɔz ] noun count LINGUISTICS a part of a sentence that usually begins with although, though, or while and contains a fact or idea that seems to oppose the information in the rest of the sentence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
excessive — ex|ces|sive [ ık sesıv ] adjective ** much more than is reasonable or necessary: The charges seemed a little excessive. a. much greater than is usual: Crops were destroyed by the excessive rainfall last August … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
recessive — re|ces|sive [ rı sesıv ] adjective SCIENCE a recessive gene is one that needs to be present in both parents in order to produce a particular feature in a child ─ compare DOMINANT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
