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1 achievement
noun his academic achievements; the achievement of his ambition.) logroachievement n logrotr[ə'ʧiːvmənt]1 (completion) realización nombre femenino2 (attainment) logro3 (feat) hazaña, proeza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsense of achievement satisfacción nombre femeninoachievement [ə'ʧi:vmənt] n: logro m, éxito m, realización fn.• ejecución s.f.• hazaña s.f.• logro s.m.• obra s.f.• proeza s.f.• realización s.f.ə'tʃiːvmənta) c ( feat) logro mit was quite an achievement — fue toda una hazaña or todo un logro
b) u ( success) éxito m, logro mhigh/low achievement — ( Educ) buen/mal rendimiento
[ǝ'tʃiːvmǝnt]N1) (=act) realización f, consecución f2) (=thing achieved) logro m, éxito mthat's quite an achievement — es todo un logro or éxito, es toda una hazaña
among his many achievements — entre los muchos éxitos or las muchas hazañas en su haber
3) (Scol)record 1., 5), a)* * *[ə'tʃiːvmənt]a) c ( feat) logro mit was quite an achievement — fue toda una hazaña or todo un logro
b) u ( success) éxito m, logro mhigh/low achievement — ( Educ) buen/mal rendimiento
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2 follow
'foləu
1. verb1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) seguir2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) seguir3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) entender, seguir4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) seguir•- follower- following
2. adjective1) (coming after: the following day.) siguiente2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.)
3. preposition(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) después de
4. pronoun(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.)- follow up
follow vb1. seguir2. entenderI'm afraid I don't follow you lo siento, pero no te entiendotr['fɒləʊ]1 (gen) seguir■ follow me! ¡sígueme!2 (understand) entender, seguir3 (pursue) perseguir4 (advice, example, etc) seguir5 (take interest in) seguir, estar al corriente de1 (gen) seguir2 (understand) entender3 (be logical) resultar, derivarse■ it follows that... resulta que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas follows como sigue, asíto follow in somebody's footsteps seguir los pasos a alguiento follow one's nose seguir todo rectofollow ['fɑlo] vt1) : seguirfollow the guide: siga al guíashe followed the road: siguió el camino, continuó por el camino2) pursue: perseguir, seguir3) obey: seguir, cumplir, observar4) understand: entenderfollow vi1) : seguir2) understand: entender3)it follows that... : se deduce que...v.• interesarse en v.• seguir v.• seguir el hilo de v.• suceder v.'fɑːləʊ, 'fɒləʊ
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1)a) (go, come after, pursue) seguir*the King entered, followed by the Queen — el rey entró, seguido por or de la reina
b) (succeed, happen after)c) (repeat, improve on) \<\<success/achievement\>\> igualar2)a) ( keep to) \<\<road\>\> seguir* (por); \<\<trail\>\> seguir*b) ( obey) \<\<instructions/advice\>\> seguir*; \<\<order\>\> cumplirc) (conform to, imitate) \<\<fashion\>\> seguir*follow her example — sigue su ejemplo, haz como ella
3)a) ( pay close attention to) \<\<movement/progress\>\> seguir* de cercato follow something/somebody with one's eyes — seguir* algo/a alguien con la mirada
b) ( take interest in) \<\<news\>\> mantenerse* al tanto de; \<\<TV serial\>\> seguir*4) \<\<argument/reasoning\>\> entender*do you follow me? — ¿(me) entiendes?
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vi1) ( come after)you go first, and I'll follow — tú ve delante que yo te sigo
we'll start with the soup, and have chicken to follow — para empezar tomaremos sopa y después pollo
the winners were as follows... — los ganadores fueron...
2) ( be logical consequence) deducirse*, seguirse*3) ( understand) entender*•Phrasal Verbs:['fɒlǝʊ]1. VT1) (=come, go after) seguirfollow that car! — ¡siga a ese coche!
she arrived first, followed by the ambassador — ella llegó primero, seguida del embajador
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he followed me into the room — entró en la habitación detrás de mí•
I followed her out into the garden — salí al jardín detrás de ella•
we followed her up the steps — la seguimos escaleras arriba, subimos (las escaleras) detrás de ella- follow one's nose2) (=succeed)the bombing follows a series of recent attacks — los bombardeos se han producido tras una serie de ataques recientes
- as surely as night follows dayact 1., 3)3) (=pursue) seguirwe're being followed — nos están siguiendo, nos vienen siguiendo
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to have sb followed — mandar seguir a algn4) (=keep to) [road, river] seguir, ir porthe road follows the coast — la carretera sigue la costa or va por la costa
5) (=observe) [+ instructions, advice, example, fashion] seguir; [+ rules] obedecer, cumplirpattern 1., 3), suit 1., 3)I wouldn't advise you to follow that course of action — no le aconsejo que tome ese camino or esas medidas
6) (=engage in) [+ career] emprender; [+ profession] ejercer; [+ trade] dedicarse a; [+ religion] profesar, ser seguidor de7) (=be interested in) [+ news] seguir, mantenerse al corriente de; [+ TV serial] seguir; [+ sb's progress] seguirdo you follow football? — ¿eres aficionado al fútbol?
which team do you follow? — ¿de qué equipo eres?
8) (=understand) [+ person, argument] seguir, entenderdo you follow me? — ¿me sigue?, ¿me entiende?
2. VI1) (=come after)to follow, there was roast lamb — de segundo había cordero asado
roast chicken, with apple pie to follow — pollo asado y después de postre un pastel de manzana
what follows is an eye-witness account — lo que viene a continuación es la versión de un testigo presencial
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as follows, the text reads as follows — el texto dice lo siguiente, el texto dice así2) (=result, ensue) deducirsethat doesn't follow — eso no cuadra, de ahí no se puede deducir eso
it follows that... — (de lo cual) se deduce que..., se deduce pues que...
it doesn't follow that... — no significa que...
3) (=understand) entenderI don't quite follow — no lo sigo del todo, no lo acabo de entender
* * *['fɑːləʊ, 'fɒləʊ]
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1)a) (go, come after, pursue) seguir*the King entered, followed by the Queen — el rey entró, seguido por or de la reina
b) (succeed, happen after)c) (repeat, improve on) \<\<success/achievement\>\> igualar2)a) ( keep to) \<\<road\>\> seguir* (por); \<\<trail\>\> seguir*b) ( obey) \<\<instructions/advice\>\> seguir*; \<\<order\>\> cumplirc) (conform to, imitate) \<\<fashion\>\> seguir*follow her example — sigue su ejemplo, haz como ella
3)a) ( pay close attention to) \<\<movement/progress\>\> seguir* de cercato follow something/somebody with one's eyes — seguir* algo/a alguien con la mirada
b) ( take interest in) \<\<news\>\> mantenerse* al tanto de; \<\<TV serial\>\> seguir*4) \<\<argument/reasoning\>\> entender*do you follow me? — ¿(me) entiendes?
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vi1) ( come after)you go first, and I'll follow — tú ve delante que yo te sigo
we'll start with the soup, and have chicken to follow — para empezar tomaremos sopa y después pollo
the winners were as follows... — los ganadores fueron...
2) ( be logical consequence) deducirse*, seguirse*3) ( understand) entender*•Phrasal Verbs: -
3 remarkable
adjective (unusual; worth mentioning; extraordinary: What a remarkable coincidence!; He really is a remarkable man; It is quite remarkable how alike the two children are.) notable; curiosoremarkable adj extraordinario / notabletr[rɪ'mɑːkəbəl]1 (exceptional) extraordinario,-a, excepcional2 (odd) extraño,-a; (surprising) sorprendente, curioso,-aremarkable [ri'mɑrkəbəl] adj: extraordinario, notable♦ remarkably [-bli] advadj.• digno de mención adj.• extraordinario, -a adj.• granado, -a adj.• marcado, -a adj.• notable adj.• raro, -a adj.rɪ'mɑːrkəbəl, rɪ'mɑːkəbəladjective <ability/event/likeness> notable; < achievement> sorprendente; < coincidence> extraordinario; < person> excepcionalto be remarkable FOR something — destacar(se)* por algo
[rɪ'mɑːkǝbl]ADJ [person, success, ability, performance] extraordinario; [achievement, recovery, progress] notable, extraordinario; [results] excelente, extraordinario; [story] singular•
what's remarkable about that? — no sé qué tiene eso de extraordinario•
remarkable for sth — notable por algo•
it's remarkable how quickly children grow up — es extraordinario lo rápido que crecen los niños•
it was remarkable to see how quickly she recovered — fue sorprendente or extraordinario lo pronto que se recuperó•
what's remarkable to me is that so many people came — lo que me parece sorprendente es que viniera tanta gente* * *[rɪ'mɑːrkəbəl, rɪ'mɑːkəbəl]adjective <ability/event/likeness> notable; < achievement> sorprendente; < coincidence> extraordinario; < person> excepcionalto be remarkable FOR something — destacar(se)* por algo
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4 itself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) a sí mismo, a sí misma2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) en sí3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') él mismo, él solo, sin ayudaitself pron1. se2. solotr[ɪt'self]1 (reflexive) se2 (emphatic) en sí3 (after prep) sí■ the committee wants to keep all the profits for itself el comité quiere guardar todos los beneficios para sí\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby itself solo,-a■ it switches off by itself se apaga solo, se apaga automáticamenteitself [ɪt'sɛlf] pronthe cat gave itself a bath: el gato se bañóhe is courtesy itself: es la misma cortesíain and of itself: por sí mismoit opened by itself: se abrió solopron.• mismo pron.• se pron.• sí pron.• sí mismo pron.ɪt'selfa) ( reflexive)b) ( emphatic use)the town itself is small — la ciudad en sí or la ciudad propiamente dicha es pequeña
[ɪt'self]PRON1) (reflexive) se, sí2) (emphatic)* * *[ɪt'self]a) ( reflexive)b) ( emphatic use)the town itself is small — la ciudad en sí or la ciudad propiamente dicha es pequeña
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5 rightly
1) (justly, justifiably; it is right, good or just that (something is the case): He was punished for his stupidity and rightly: Rightly or wrongly she refused to speak to him.) justificadamente; debidamente2) (correctly; accurately: They rightly assumed that he would refuse to help.) con razóntr['raɪtlɪ]1 correctamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLrightly or wrongly con razón o sin ellarightly ['raɪtli] adv1) justly: justamente, con razón2) properly: debidamente, apropiadamente3) correctly: correctamenteadv.• bien adv.• como se debe adv.• con razón adv.• convenientemente adv.• correctamente adv.• debidamente adv.'raɪtlia) (correctly, accurately)I can't rightly say — (colloq) no sabría decir exactamente
I don't rightly know — (colloq) no sé bien
b) ( justly) con toda la razónrightly or wrongly — justa o injustamente, con razón o sin ella
['raɪtlɪ]ADV1) (=correctly) [fear, suspect] con razón; [assume] sin equivocarse; [act, behave] correctamente, bienthey rightly feared that she had caught tuberculosis — se temían, y con razón, que había cogido tuberculosis
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the credit for this achievement rightly belongs to her — el mérito por este logro le pertenece a ella con todas las de la ley or en justicia le pertenece a ella•
as she rightly points out, more research is needed — como muy bien ella señala, hace falta una mayor investigaciónhe rightly points out that these problems are connected — señala con acierto or con razón que estos problemas están relacionados
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quite rightly — con toda la razón•
if I remember rightly — si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria•
as he (so) rightly said... — como bien dijo él...2) (=justifiably) con (toda la) razón•
they are rightly regarded as the best in the world — se les considera, con (toda la) razón, los mejores del mundo•
and rightly so — y con (toda la) razón•
her colleagues were rightly upset by her dismissal — sus colegas estaban disgustados por su dimisión y con razón, sus colegas estaban, con toda justificación, disgustados por su dimisión•
rightly or wrongly — con razón o sin ella, justa o injustamente3) (=really)* * *['raɪtli]a) (correctly, accurately)I can't rightly say — (colloq) no sabría decir exactamente
I don't rightly know — (colloq) no sé bien
b) ( justly) con toda la razónrightly or wrongly — justa o injustamente, con razón o sin ella
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6 academic
adjective (of or concerning study especially in schools, colleges etc: an academic career.) académicoacademic adj académicotr[ækə'demɪk]1 (gen) académico,-a2 (theoretical) teórico1 (scholar) académico,-a; (lecturer) profesor,-ra universitario,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLacademic year año académicoacademic [.ækə'dɛmɪk] adj1) : académico2) theoretical: teórico♦ academically [-mɪkli] advacademic n: académico m, -ca fadj.• académico, -a adj.• universitario, -a adj.n.• académico s.m.• estudiante s.m.,f.
I 'ækə'demɪk1)a) <career/record> académicoacademic year — ( in universities) año m académico; ( in schools) año m escolar
b) <child/student> intelectualmente capaz2) ( abstract) <question/debate> puramente teórico
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noun académico, -ca m,f[ˌækǝ'demɪk]1. ADJ1) (Scol, Univ) [ability, qualifications, achievement] académico2) (=scholarly) intelectualmente dotado3) (=theoretical) [question] (puramente) teórico, sin interés práctico; [debate] (puramente) teórico2.N académico(-a) m / f, profesor(a) m / f universitario(-a)3.CPDacademic advisor N — (US) jefe mf de estudios
academic dean N — (US) decano(-a) m / f
academic dress N — vestidura f universitaria
academic gown N — toga f
academic officers NPL — (US) personal m docente
academic rank N — (US) rango m académico
academic year N — (Univ) año m académico; (Scol) año m escolar
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I ['ækə'demɪk]1)a) <career/record> académicoacademic year — ( in universities) año m académico; ( in schools) año m escolar
b) <child/student> intelectualmente capaz2) ( abstract) <question/debate> puramente teórico
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noun académico, -ca m,f
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