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verb(to prevent or check the full growth or development of: It is thought that smoking by a pregnant mother may stunt the baby's growth.) atrofiar; impedir el desarrollo- stunted
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(something (daring or spectacular) done to attract attention etc: One of his stunts was to cross the Niagara Falls blindfolded on a tight rope.) proeza- stuntmanstunt n escena peligrosatr[stʌnt]1 (dangerous act) proeza; (in film) escena peligrosa2 (trick) truco, maniobra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto pull a stunt cometer una estupidez————————tr[stʌnt]1 (growth) atrofiarstunt ['stʌnt] vt: atrofiarstunt n: proeza f (acrobática)n.• maniobra sensacional s.f.• proeza s.f.• vuelo acrobático s.m.v.• atrofiar v.• hacer maniobras sensacionales v.
I stʌnt1) ( feat of daring) proeza fshe does all her own stunts — (Cin, TV) hace todas las escenas peligrosas ella misma; (before n)
stuntman/woman — especialista mf
2) (hoax, trick) truco m, maniobra f; ( publicity stunt) ardid m publicitarioto pull a stunt on somebody — (colloq) hacerle* or gastarle una broma pesada a alguien
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transitive verb detener*, atrofiar
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[stʌnt]VT [+ tree, growth] impedir (el crecimiento de), atrofiar
II [stʌnt]1. N1) (=feat) proeza f, hazaña f ; (for film) escena f peligrosa, toma f peligrosa; (Aer) vuelo m acrobático, ejercicio m acrobático2) (=publicity stunt) truco m publicitario2.VI (Aer) hacer vuelos acrobáticos3.CPDstunt flier N — aviador(a) m / f acrobático(-a)
stunt kite N — cometa f acrobática
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I [stʌnt]1) ( feat of daring) proeza fshe does all her own stunts — (Cin, TV) hace todas las escenas peligrosas ella misma; (before n)
stuntman/woman — especialista mf
2) (hoax, trick) truco m, maniobra f; ( publicity stunt) ardid m publicitarioto pull a stunt on somebody — (colloq) hacerle* or gastarle una broma pesada a alguien
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transitive verb detener*, atrofiar -
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-Ɵ1) (the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc: the growth of trade unionism.) crecimiento, desarrollo2) (something that has grown: a week's growth of beard.) crecimiento, salida (de pelo); (of beard) barba3) (the amount by which something grows: to measure the growth of a plant.) crecimiento4) (something unwanted which grows: a cancerous growth.) tumorgrowth n crecimiento / desarrollotr[grəʊɵ]3 (of beard) barba\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgrowth area sector nombre masculino en expansióngrowth industry industria en crecimiento, industria en expansióngrowth ['gro:ɵ] n1) : crecimiento mto stunt one's growth: detener el crecimiento2) increase: aumento m, crecimiento m, expansión f3) development: desarrollo meconomic growth: desarrollo económicoa five days' growth of beard: una barba de cinco días4) lump, tumor: bulto m, tumor mn.• acrecencia s.f.• acrecentamiento s.m.• adelantamiento s.m.• aumento s.m.• cobertura s.f.• crecimiento s.m.• desarrollo s.m.• medra s.f.• plantío s.m.• vegetación s.f.grəʊθ1) u (of animals, plants, humans) crecimiento m2) u c (of population, city) crecimiento m; (of quantity, profits) aumento m; (of industry, business) crecimiento m, desarrollo m, expansión f3)a) u ( what grows)prune away the dead branches to make way for new growth — pode las ramas secas para dejar crecer los brotes nuevos
b) c ( Med) bulto m, tumor m[ɡrǝʊθ]1. N1) (=development) [of person, animal, plant] crecimiento mspiritual growth — desarrollo m espiritual
2) (=expansion) [of city] crecimiento m ; (Econ) crecimiento m, desarrollo mcapital 3.the growth of national industries — el desarrollo or el crecimiento de las industrias nacionales
3) (=increase) (in productivity, profits, demand) aumento mpopulation growth — crecimiento m demográfico
4) (Bot) (=vegetation) vegetación f ; (=buds, leaves) brotes mpl5) (=beard)6) (Med) tumor m2.CPDgrowth area N — (Econ) [of country] polo m de desarrollo; [of industry] sector m en crecimiento or expansión
growth hormone N — hormona f del crecimiento
growth industry N — industria f en crecimiento or expansión
growth point N — punto m de desarrollo
growth potential N — potencial m de crecimiento
growth rate N — (Econ) tasa f de crecimiento
growth shares NPL (US) — = growth stock
growth stock N — acciones fpl con perspectivas de valorización
growth town N — ciudad f en vías de desarrollo
* * *[grəʊθ]1) u (of animals, plants, humans) crecimiento m2) u c (of population, city) crecimiento m; (of quantity, profits) aumento m; (of industry, business) crecimiento m, desarrollo m, expansión f3)a) u ( what grows)prune away the dead branches to make way for new growth — pode las ramas secas para dejar crecer los brotes nuevos
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s.1 animal o cosa achaparrados.2 detenimiento, en el progreso o desarrollo; cesación del crecimiento.3 escena peligrosa (in film); truco publicitario (for publicity)4 acrobacia, cabriola, ejercicio acrobático, ejercicio corporal que requiere pericia y destreza.5 noticia sensacional.6 atrofia, malformación.7 truco publicitario.8 hazaña, suerte.vt.1 atrofiar, impedir crecer o no dejar medrar; detener en el crecimiento; hacer achaparrado. (person, growth)2 hacer acrobacias, hacer ejercicios corporales de fuerza y destreza. (familiar)3 impedir el crecimiento de, atrofiar, impedir el desarrollo de, no dejar crecer.(pt & pp stunted)
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