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1 twentieth
1) (one of twenty equal parts.) vigésima parte2) ((also adjective) (the) last of twenty (people, things etc); (the) next after the nineteenth.) vigésimotwentieth num vigésimotr['twentɪəɵ]1 vigésimo,-a1 en vigésimo lugar1 (fraction) vigésimo; (one part) vigésima parte nombre femenino Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL See also sixtieth/Table 1twentieth ['twʌntiəɵ, 'twɛn-] adj: vigésimo1) : vigésimo m, -ma f (en una serie)2) : veinteavo m, veinteava parte fadj.• vigésimo, -a adj.n.• veinte s.m.• vigésimo s.m.
I 'twentiəθadjective vigésimotoday is my twentieth birthday — hoy cumplo veinte años; see also fifth I
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a) ( Math) veinteavo mb) ( part) veinteava or vigésima parte f['twentɪɪθ]1.ADJ vigésimo2.* * *
I ['twentiəθ]adjective vigésimotoday is my twentieth birthday — hoy cumplo veinte años; see also fifth I
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a) ( Math) veinteavo mb) ( part) veinteava or vigésima parte f -
2 century
'sen ərinoun - plural centuries1) (a (period of a) hundred years: the 19th century; for more than a century.) siglo2) (in cricket, a hundred runs: He has just made his second century this year.) centenacentury n siglotr['senʧərɪ]1 siglo2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in cricket) centenan.• centuria s.f.• siglo (Unidades) s.m.'sentʃəria) ( 100 years) siglo ma centuries-old tradition — una tradición secular or de siglos
b) ( in cricket) centena f['sentjʊrɪ]N1) (=100 years) siglo m* * *['sentʃəri]a) ( 100 years) siglo ma centuries-old tradition — una tradición secular or de siglos
b) ( in cricket) centena f -
3 franchise
1) (the right to vote: Women did not get the franchise until the twentieth century.) sufragio2) (the exclusive right to sell or supply a certain product or service.) licencia, concesión, franquiciatr['frænʧaɪz]1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL concesión nombre femenino, franquicia2 (vote) derecho de votofranchise ['fræn.ʧaɪz] n1) license: licencia f exclusiva, concesión f (en comercio)2) suffrage: sufragio mn.• derecho de votar s.m.• franquicia s.f.• sufragio s.m.
I 'fræntʃaɪz1) ( Busn)a) u c ( right - to operate retail outlet) franquicia f, licencia f; (- to market product, service) concesión fb) c ( retail outlet) franquicia f, tienda f bajo licencia2) ( Pol frml)the franchise — el derecho de or al voto, el sufragio
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transitive verb \<\<retail outlet\>\> conceder en franquicia; \<\<product/service\>\> adjudicar* or dar* la concesión de['fræntʃaɪz]1. N1) (Pol) sufragio m2) (Comm) concesión f, franquicia f2.VT (Comm) otorgar la concesión de, franquiciar3.CPDfranchise holder N — franquiciado(-a) m / f, concesionario(-a) m / f
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I ['fræntʃaɪz]1) ( Busn)a) u c ( right - to operate retail outlet) franquicia f, licencia f; (- to market product, service) concesión fb) c ( retail outlet) franquicia f, tienda f bajo licencia2) ( Pol frml)the franchise — el derecho de or al voto, el sufragio
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transitive verb \<\<retail outlet\>\> conceder en franquicia; \<\<product/service\>\> adjudicar* or dar* la concesión de -
4 twenties
1) (the period of time between one's twentieth and thirtieth birthdays.) entre veinte y treinta años de edad2) (the range of temperatures between twenty and thirty degrees.) temperatura entre veinte y veintinueve grados3) (the period of time between the twentieth and thirtieth years of a century.) los años veintetwenties num los años veinte / la década de los veintetr['twentɪz]1 los años nombre masculino plural veinte\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in one's twenties tener entre veinte y treinta años, tener veintitantos años Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL See also sixties/Table 1 -
5 figure
'fiɡə, ]( American) 'fiɡjər
1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figura2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cifra, número4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) diagrama
2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) aparecer, figurar2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) figurar•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out
figure n1. cifra / número2. figura3. tipo / cuerpotr['fɪgəSMALLr/SMALL, SMALLʊʃ/SMALL 'fɪgjr]1 (number, sign) cifra, número2 (money, price) cantidad nombre femenino, precio, suma3 (in art) figura4 (human form) figura, tipo, línea5 (personality) figura, personaje nombre masculino7 (shape) forma, figura8 (pattern) figura1 (appear) figurar, constar■ does you name figure in the list? ¿tu nombre figura en la lista?1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (think) suponer, imaginarse1 (arithmetic) matemáticas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthat figures! ¡ya me parecía a mí!, ¡eso tiene sentido!figure of speech figura retóricafigure skating patinaje nombre masculino artístico1) calculate: calcular2) estimate: figurarse, calcularhe figured it was possible: se figuró que era posiblefigure vi1) feature, stand out: figurar, destacar2)that figures! : ¡obvio!, ¡no me extraña nada!figure n1) digit: número m, cifra f2) price: precio m, cifra f3) personage: figura f, personaje m4) : figura f, tipo m, físico mto have a good figure: tener buen tipo, tener un buen físico5) design, outline: figura f6) figures npl: aritmética fn.• cifra s.f.• figura s.f.• formación s.f.• guarismo s.m.• ilustración s.f.• línea s.f.• papel s.m.• talle s.m.• tipo s.m.v.• calcular v.• figurar v.• imaginar v.'fɪgjər, 'fɪgə(r)
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1)a) ( digit) cifra finflation is now into double figures — la inflación pasa del 10%
b) ( piece of data) dato mrecent figures show that... — estadísticas or datos recientes muestran que...
c) (amount, price) cifra fshe's good at figures — es buena para las matemáticas, se le dan bien los números
2)a) ( person) figura fb) ( body shape) figura f, tipo m3) (Art, Math, Mus) figura f4) ( diagram) figura f
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1) ( feature) figurarto figure prominently — destacarse*
2) ( make sense) (colloq)
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vt ( reckon) (AmE colloq) calcularPhrasal Verbs:['fɪɡǝ(r)]1. N1) (=shape, silhouette) figura f2) (=bodily proportions) tipo m, figura fshe's got a nice figure — tiene buen tipo or una buena figura
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he's a fine figure of a man — es un hombre con un tipo imponente•
to keep/lose one's figure — guardar/perder la línea or el tipo•
to watch one's figure — cuidar la línea or el tipo3) (=person) figura f•
he cut a dashing figure in his new uniform — se veía muy elegante con su nuevo uniforme4) (=numeral) cifra fhow did you arrive at these figures? — ¿cómo has llegado a estas cifras?
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he was the only player to reach double figures — era el único jugador que marcó más de diez tantos•
we want inflation brought down to single figures — queremos que la inflación baje a menos del diez por cienthe latest figures show that... — las últimas estadísticas or los últimos datos muestran que...
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he's always been good at figures — siempre se le han dado bien los números, siempre se le ha dado bien la aritmética6) (=amount) [of money] cifra f, suma f ; (=number) [of items] cifra f, número mwhat sort of figure did you have in mind? — ¿qué cifra or suma tenías en mente?
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I wouldn't like to put a figure on it — no quisiera dar una cifrasome estimates put the figure as high as 20,000 dead — algunos cálculos dan una cifra or un número de hasta 20.000 muertos
7) (=diagram) figura f8) (Art) figura f9) (Geom, Dance, Skating) figura f10) (Ling)figure of speech — figura f retórica
2. VI1) (=appear) figurar (as como) ( among entre)this issue figured prominently in the talks — este tema ocupó un papel prominente en las negociaciones
2) (esp US)* (=make sense)it doesn't figure — no tiene sentido, no encaja
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that figures! — ¡lógico!, ¡obvio!3.VT (esp US) (=think) imaginarse, figurarse; (=estimate) calcularI figure they'll come — me imagino or me figuro que vendrán
she figured that they had both learned from the experience — pensaba or creía que los dos habían aprendido de la experiencia
4.CPDfigure skater N — patinador(a) m / f artístico(-a)
figure skating N — patinaje m artístico
* * *['fɪgjər, 'fɪgə(r)]
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1)a) ( digit) cifra finflation is now into double figures — la inflación pasa del 10%
b) ( piece of data) dato mrecent figures show that... — estadísticas or datos recientes muestran que...
c) (amount, price) cifra fshe's good at figures — es buena para las matemáticas, se le dan bien los números
2)a) ( person) figura fb) ( body shape) figura f, tipo m3) (Art, Math, Mus) figura f4) ( diagram) figura f
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1) ( feature) figurarto figure prominently — destacarse*
2) ( make sense) (colloq)
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vt ( reckon) (AmE colloq) calcularPhrasal Verbs: -
6 giant
1. feminine - giantess; noun1) ((in fairy stories etc) a huge person: Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.) gigante; giganta2) (a person of unusually great height and size.) gigante; giganta3) (a person of very great ability or importance: Einstein is one of the giants of twentieth-century science.) gigante, as; giganta, as
2. adjective(of unusually great height or size: a giant cod; a giant fern.) gigante, gigantesco, descomunalgiant1 adj enormegiant2 n gigantetr['ʤaɪənt]1 gigante,-a1 gigante, gigantesco,-agiant ['ʤaɪənt] adj: gigante, gigantesco, enormegiant n: gigante m, -ta fadj.• gigante adj.• gigantesco, -a adj.n.• gigante s.m.
I 'dʒaɪəntnoun gigante, -ta m,f
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adjective (before n) < organization> gigantesco; < insect> gigante, gigantesco; < stride> gigantesco, enorme['dʒaɪǝnt]1. N1) (physically) gigante(-a) m / f2) (fig) (in importance, power) gigante mSol, the computer giant — Sol, líder en ordenadores
2.ADJ [tree, star] gigantesco; [animal, insect, bird, plant] gigante; [portion] gigantesco, enorme; [packet] gigante, familiar; [strides] de gigante3.CPDgiant panda N — panda mf gigante
giant slalom N — slalom m gigante
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I ['dʒaɪənt]noun gigante, -ta m,f
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adjective (before n) < organization> gigantesco; < insect> gigante, gigantesco; < stride> gigantesco, enorme
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