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1) (the act of reading.) lectura2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) lectura3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) lectura4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) indicación, lecturareading n lecturatr['riːdɪŋ]1 lectura2 (of bill, law) presentación nombre femenino3 (of instrument) indicación nombre femenino, lectura4 (interpretation) interpretación nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLreading glasses gafas nombre femenino plural para leerreading lamp lámpara para leerreading matter material nombre masculino de lecturareading room sala de lecturareading ['ri:dɪŋ] n: lectura fadj.• de lectura adj.n.• interpretación s.f.• lección s.f.• lectura s.f.'riːdɪŋ1)a) u (activity, skill) lectura fthey gathered for the reading of the will — se reunieron para dar lectura al testamento; (before n) < glasses> para leer, de lectura
reading lamp — lámpara f portátil
reading list — lista f de lecturas recomendadas
reading material — material f de lectura
reading room — sala f de lectura
b) c ( event)poetry reading — recital m de poesía
c) c ( passage) lectura f2) ua) ( material)this book makes good/interesting reading — este libro es muy ameno/interesante
b) ( study) lectura ffrom my reading, I developed an interest in India — a través de mis lecturas empecé a interesarme por la India
3) c (on dial, gauge) lectura fto take a reading of something — leer* algo, ver* cuánto marca algo
we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
4) c ( interpretation) lectura f, interpretación f['riːdɪŋ]1. N1) (=activity) lectura f2) (also: reading matter)the book is or makes interesting reading — el libro es or resulta interesante
I'd prefer some light reading — preferiría algo fácil or ameno de leer, preferiría algo que no sea muy pesado de leer
3) (=interpretation) interpretación f ; (Cine, Theat) [of part] lectura fmy reading of the situation is this — así es como yo interpreto or veo la situación
4) (on thermometer, instrument) lectura fto give a true/false reading — [instrument] marcar bien/mal
readings of more than 40°C are common — es normal que los termómetros marquen más de 40°C
to take a reading of sth — hacer una lectura de algo, leer algo
5) (=passage) lectura f7) (Parl) [of bill] lectura f8) (Jur) [of will, banns] lectura f9) (=knowledge)2.ADJthe reading public — el público que lee, el público lector
he's a great reading man — es un hombre que lee mucho, es hombre muy aficionado a la lectura
3.CPDreading age N — nivel m de lectura
reading book N — libro m de lectura
reading comprehension N — comprensión f lectora
reading glasses NPL — gafas fpl para leer
reading group N — grupo m de lectura
reading lamp, reading light N — lámpara f para leer, lámpara f portátil
reading list N — lista f de lecturas
reading matter, reading material N — material m de lectura
reading room N — sala f de lectura
reading speed N — velocidad f de lectura
* * *['riːdɪŋ]1)a) u (activity, skill) lectura fthey gathered for the reading of the will — se reunieron para dar lectura al testamento; (before n) < glasses> para leer, de lectura
reading lamp — lámpara f portátil
reading list — lista f de lecturas recomendadas
reading material — material f de lectura
reading room — sala f de lectura
b) c ( event)poetry reading — recital m de poesía
c) c ( passage) lectura f2) ua) ( material)this book makes good/interesting reading — este libro es muy ameno/interesante
b) ( study) lectura ffrom my reading, I developed an interest in India — a través de mis lecturas empecé a interesarme por la India
3) c (on dial, gauge) lectura fto take a reading of something — leer* algo, ver* cuánto marca algo
we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
4) c ( interpretation) lectura f, interpretación f
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