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1 prominent
'prominənt1) (standing out; projecting: prominent front teeth.) prominente; saliente2) (easily seen: The tower is a prominent landmark.) prominente, resaltado3) (famous: a prominent politician.) importante, destacado, notable•- prominence
prominent adj1. prominente / destacado2. prominentetr['prɒmɪnənt]prominent ['prɑmənənt] adj1) outstanding: prominente, destacado2) projecting: prominente, salienteadj.• conspicuo, -a adj.• culminante adj.• eminente adj.• prominente adj.• protuberante adj.• saliente adj.'prɑːmənənt, 'prɒmɪnənta) < position> destacado, prominente; <role/politician> prominente, destacado, importanteb) <jaw/nose> prominente; <ridge/ledge> prominente, saliente['prɒmɪnǝnt]ADJ1) (=projecting) [nose] prominente; [cheekbones] marcado, prominente; [teeth] salido, hacia fuera; [eyes] saltón2) (=conspicuous) destacado, prominenteput it in a prominent place — ponlo en un lugar destacado or prominente, ponlo donde salte a la vista
the question of Bosnia was very prominent in their minds — la cuestión de Bosnia estaba muy presente en sus mentes
3) (=important) [person] destacado, prominente; [position, role] prominente, importante, destacadoshe is prominent in London society — es una figura destacada or prominente en la buena sociedad londinense
to play a prominent part or role in sth — jugar un papel prominente or importante or destacado en algo
* * *['prɑːmənənt, 'prɒmɪnənt]a) < position> destacado, prominente; <role/politician> prominente, destacado, importanteb) <jaw/nose> prominente; <ridge/ledge> prominente, saliente -
2 leading
leading adj principal / más importantetr['liːdɪŋ]1 destacado,-a, principal\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLleading lady actriz nombre femenino principalleading light familiar cerebroleading man actor nombre masculino principalleading question pregunta tendenciosaadj.• acaudillador adj.• conducente adj.• director adj.• primero, -a adj.• principal adj.n.• dirección s.f.• principal s.m.'liːdɪŋadjective (before n)a) ( principal) <scientist/playwright> destacado, importante; <brand/company> líder adj inv, punteroshe played a leading role in... — tuvo un papel destacado en...
b) ( in front) <runner/horse/driver> que va a la cabeza or en cabeza, puntero['liːdɪŋ]1. ADJ1) (=foremost) [expert, politician, writer] principal, más destacado; (Ind) [producer] principal; [company, product, brand] líder; (Theat, Cine) [part, role] principal, de protagonistaone of Britain's leading writers — uno de los principales or más destacados escritores británicos
to play the leading role or part in — [+ film, play] interpretar el papel principal or de protagonista en
2) (=prominent) [expert, politician, writer] destacadoa leading industrial nation — un país industrializado líder, uno de los principales países industrializados
to play a leading role or part in sth — (fig) jugar un papel importante or destacado en algo
3) (in race) [athlete, horse, driver] en cabeza, que va a la cabeza; (in procession, convoy) que va a la cabeza2.CPDleading article N — (Brit) (Press) artículo m de fondo, editorial m
leading edge N — (Aer) [of wing] borde m anterior; (=forefront) vanguardia f
leading-edgeto be at or on the leading edge of — estar a la vanguardia de
leading lady N — (Theat) primera actriz f ; (Cine) protagonista f
leading light N — figura f principal
leading man N — (Theat) primer actor m ; (Cine) protagonista m
leading question N — pregunta f capciosa
* * *['liːdɪŋ]adjective (before n)a) ( principal) <scientist/playwright> destacado, importante; <brand/company> líder adj inv, punteroshe played a leading role in... — tuvo un papel destacado en...
b) ( in front) <runner/horse/driver> que va a la cabeza or en cabeza, puntero
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