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1 subordinate clause
(a clause introduced in a sentence by a conjunction etc, and acting as a noun, adjective or adverb: I don't know who she is; The book that's on the table is mine; She's crying because you were unkind.) oración subordinada -
2 subordinate clause
s.1 oración subordinada, colon imperfecto.2 cláusula subordinada. -
3 subordinate
sə'bo:dinət
1. adjective(lower in rank, power, importance etc: A colonel is subordinate to a brigadier.) subordinado
2. noun(a person who is subordinate: to give orders to one's subordinates.) subordinado1 (lower, less important) subordinado,-a (to, a), secundario,-a2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL subordinado,-a1 (person) subordinado,-a, subalterno,-a1 subordinar (to, a), supeditar (to, a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsubordinate cause oración nombre femenino subordinadasubordinate [sə'bɔrdənət] adj: subordinadoa subordinate clause: una oración subordinada: subordinado m, -da f; subalterno m, -na fadj.• inferior adj.• secundario, -a adj.• subalterno, -a adj.• subordinado, -a adj.• subordinante adj.n.• subalterno s.m.• subordinado s.m.v.• subordinar v.
I sə'bɔːrdṇət, sə'bɔːdɪnəta) (inferior, secondary) <rank/position/officer> subordinadob) ( Ling) subordinadosubordinate clause — oración f subordinada
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noun subordinado, -da m,f, subalterno, -na m,f
III sə'bɔːrdṇeɪt, sə'bɔːdɪneɪtto subordinate something TO something/somebody — subordinar algo a algo/alguien
1.[sǝ'bɔːdnɪt]N subordinado(-a) m / f2.[sǝ'bɔːdnɪt]ADJ [officer, member of staff, group] subordinado; [role] subordinado, secundarioto be subordinate to sb — (in rank) ser subordinado de algn
to be subordinate to sth — (=secondary) estar subordinado a algo
subordinate clause — oración f subordinada
3.[sǝ'bɔːdɪneɪt]VT subordinarsubordinating conjunction — conjunción f de subordinación
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I [sə'bɔːrdṇət, sə'bɔːdɪnət]a) (inferior, secondary) <rank/position/officer> subordinadob) ( Ling) subordinadosubordinate clause — oración f subordinada
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noun subordinado, -da m,f, subalterno, -na m,f
III [sə'bɔːrdṇeɪt, sə'bɔːdɪneɪt]to subordinate something TO something/somebody — subordinar algo a algo/alguien
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klo:z1) (a part of a sentence having its own subject and predicate, eg either of the two parts of this sentence: The sentence `Mary has a friend who is rich' contains a main clause and a subordinate (relative) clause.) proposición2) (a paragraph in a contract, will, or act of parliament.) cláusulaclause n1. oración2. cláusulatr[klɔːz]1 (in document) cláusula2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL oración nombre femenino, cláusulaclause ['klɔz] n: cláusula fn.• artículo s.m.• cláusula s.f.• inciso s.m.klɔːza) ( in contract) cláusula fb) ( Ling) oración f, cláusula f[klɔːz]N (Ling) oración f ; (in contract, law) cláusula f ; (in will) disposición f* * *[klɔːz]a) ( in contract) cláusula fb) ( Ling) oración f, cláusula f
См. также в других словарях:
subordinate clause — subordinate clauses N COUNT A subordinate clause is a clause in a sentence which adds to or completes the information given in the main clause. It cannot usually stand alone as a sentence. Compare main clause. [TECHNICAL] … English dictionary
subordinate clause — ► NOUN ▪ a clause that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause (e.g. ‘when it rang’ in ‘she answered the phone when it rang’) … English terms dictionary
subordinate clause — n. Gram. DEPENDENT CLAUSE … English World dictionary
subordinate clause — noun a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb • Syn: ↑dependent clause • Hypernyms: ↑clause • Hyponyms: ↑restrictive clause,… … Useful english dictionary
subordinate clause — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms subordinate clause : singular subordinate clause plural subordinate clauses linguistics a group of words that gives extra information about a sentence but cannot form a sentence by itself. For example, in the… … English dictionary
subordinate clause — sub,ordinate clause noun count LINGUISTICS a group of words that gives extra information about a sentence but cannot form a sentence by itself. For example, in the sentence Marla stayed at home because she was tired, because she was tired is a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
subordinate clause — subor′dinate clause′ n. gram. a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the… … From formal English to slang
subordinate clause — Gram. a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she … Universalium
subordinate clause — noun A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence, but functions as either a noun, adjective or adverb in a sentence. Syn: dependent clause See Also: independent clause, relative clause … Wiktionary
subordinate clause — dependent clause, clause with accompanies the main clause … English contemporary dictionary
subordinate clause — su.bordinate clause n a ↑dependent clause … Dictionary of contemporary English
