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pri'liminəri(coming before, and preparing for, something: The chairman made a few preliminary remarks before introducing the speaker.) preliminartr[prɪ'lɪmɪnərɪ]1 preliminar1 preliminares nombre masculino plural, prolegómenos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpreliminary heat / preliminary round SMALLSPORT/SMALL eliminatoriapreliminary [pri'lɪmə.nɛri] adj: preliminarpreliminary n, pl - naries1) : preámbulo m, preludio m2) preliminaries npl: preliminares mpladj.• preliminar adj.• preparativo, -a adj.• previo, -a adj.n.• preliminar s.m.
I prɪ'lɪməneri, prɪ'lɪmɪnəriadjective preliminarthe preliminary rounds — ( Sport) la etapa de clasificación previa, las or los preliminares (AmL)
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a) ( preamble) prolegómeno mlet's dispense with the preliminaries and get down to business — omitamos los prolegómenos or preámbulos y vayamos al grano
b) preliminaries pl ( Sport) etapa f de clasificación previa, preliminares mpl or fpl[prɪ'lɪmɪnǝrɪ]1.ADJ preliminar2. N1) prolegómeno ma background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment — la comprobación del historial personal es normalmente un prolegómeno al nombramiento de presidente
let's dispense with the preliminaries and get down to business — dejémonos de prolegómenos or preámbulos y vayamos al grano
2) (Sport) fase f previa3.CPDpreliminary hearing N — audiencia f preliminar
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test N — (US) test que determina la aptitud de un candidato para presentarse al examen de acceso a la universidad
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I [prɪ'lɪməneri, prɪ'lɪmɪnəri]adjective preliminarthe preliminary rounds — ( Sport) la etapa de clasificación previa, las or los preliminares (AmL)
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a) ( preamble) prolegómeno mlet's dispense with the preliminaries and get down to business — omitamos los prolegómenos or preámbulos y vayamos al grano
b) preliminaries pl ( Sport) etapa f de clasificación previa, preliminares mpl or fpl
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