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1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) hermana2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) enfermera jefe3) (a female member of a religious group.) hermana, monja4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) hermana, compañera
2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) similar, parecidosister n1. hermana2. enfermera jefetr['sɪstəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (relative) hermana2 (comrade) hermana, compañera3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL enfermera jefe5 (company, organization) hermana\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsister ship barco gemelosister ['sɪstər] n: hermana fn.• hermana s.f.• sor s.m.'sɪstər, 'sɪstə(r)1)sister ship — buque m gemelo
b) ( woman comrade) compañera f, camarada f; ( in feminist context) hermana f, compañera f2)a) ( nun) hermana f, monja f; ( before name) hermana, SorSister Petra — la hermana Petra, Sor Petra
b) ( nurse) (BrE) enfermera f jefe or jefa ( a cargo de una o más salas)['sɪstǝ(r)]1. N1) (=relation) hermana f3) (Rel) hermana f ; (before name) sor f4) (US)listen sister! ** — ¡mira, hermana!, ¡mira, tía or colega! (Sp) **
2.CPDsister city N — (US) ciudad f gemela
sister college N — colegio m hermano
sister company N — empresa f hermana, empresa f asociada
sister nation N — nación f hermana
sister organization N — organización f hermana
sister ship N — barco m gemelo
* * *['sɪstər, 'sɪstə(r)]1)sister ship — buque m gemelo
b) ( woman comrade) compañera f, camarada f; ( in feminist context) hermana f, compañera f2)a) ( nun) hermana f, monja f; ( before name) hermana, SorSister Petra — la hermana Petra, Sor Petra
b) ( nurse) (BrE) enfermera f jefe or jefa ( a cargo de una o más salas)
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