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81 cuña
f.1 cot, cradle (for child).2 cradle.3 birthplace.4 lineage.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cunar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cunar.* * *1 (cama) cradle2 (linaje) birth, lineage, stock4 (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace* * *noun f.1) cradle2) birthplace* * *SF1) [de bebé] cot, crib (EEUU); [con balancines] cradle2) (=lugar de nacimiento) [de persona] birthplace; [de tendencia, movimiento] cradleMálaga, la cuna de Picasso — Málaga, the birthplace of Picasso
Atenas, la cuna de las olimpiadas — Athens, the birthplace of the Olympics
Escocia, la cuna del golf — Scotland, the home of golf
3) (=linaje)de cuna humilde — of humble birth o stock o origin
* * *a) ( tradicional) cradle; ( cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE); ( portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)b) (liter) (estirpe, linaje)ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)
c) ( lugar de nacimiento) birthplaced) (origen de filosofía, movimiento) birthplace* * *= wedge.Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.----* cuña anticiclónica = ridge of high pressure.* cuña automática = mechanical quoin.* cuña de fijación = quoin.* cuña de madera = wooden quoin.* en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.* * *a) ( tradicional) cradle; ( cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE); ( portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)b) (liter) (estirpe, linaje)ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)
c) ( lugar de nacimiento) birthplaced) (origen de filosofía, movimiento) birthplace* * *= cradle, crib, seedbed, cot.Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.
Ex: The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.Ex: Infants and young children may be exposed to a variety of dangerous situations when left sleeping in cots.* canción de cuna = lullaby.* cuna de la civilización = cradle of civilisation.* cuna de la humanidad = cradle of mankind.* de alta cuna = well-born.* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* * *1 (tradicional) cradle; (cama con barandas) crib ( AmE), cot ( BrE); (portabebé) portacrib ( AmE), carrycot ( BrE)2 ( liter)(estirpe, linaje): un joven de ilustre/humilde cuna a young man of noble/humble birth ( liter)3 (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace4 (origen, principio) birthplace, cradlela cuna de la civilización the cradle of civilization5 (juego) cat's cradle(jugar a) hacer cunitas to do o play cat's cradle* * *
Multiple Entries:
cuna
cuña
cuna sustantivo femenino
( cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE);
( portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)
cuña sustantivo femenino
1
◊ en cuña in a V-formation o wedge formation
2 (CS fam) See Also→ palanca 2
cuna sustantivo femenino
1 cot
2 figurado (linaje) cradle
cuña sustantivo femenino wedge
cuña publicitaria, commercial break
' cuña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticiclónica
- anticiclónico
- barrote
- canción
- cuna
- extracción
- pegar
- vaivén
- calza
- inclinar
- mecer
- moisés
- muerte
- nana
- sala
English:
born
- burble
- cot
- cradle
- crib
- lullaby
- ridge
- rock
- wedge
- bed
- birth
- carry
- door
* * *cuna nf1. [de niño] cot, cradleMéx cuna viajera Br carrycot, US portacrib2. [de movimiento, civilización] cradle;[de persona] birthplace3. [linaje]es de cuna noble/humilde he is of noble/humble birth* * *f cama crib, Brcradle* * *cuna nf1) : cradle2) : birthplacePuerto Rico es la cuna de la música salsa: Puerto Rico is the birthplace of salsa music* * * -
82 paloma
f.1 dove, pigeon.paloma mensajera carrier o homing pigeonpaloma torcaz ringdove, wood pigeon2 firecracker, banger.3 Paloma.4 penis.* * *\paloma blanca dovepaloma de la paz dove of peacepaloma mensajera carrier pigeonpaloma torcaz wood pigeon* * *noun f.pigeon, dove* * *SF1) (Orn) dove, pigeonpaloma mensajera — carrier pigeon, homing pigeon
paloma torcaz — wood pigeon, ringdove
2) (=persona) meek and mild person; (Pol) dovepaloma sin hiel — pet, lamb
3) (=ejercicio) handstand5) pl palomas (Náut) white horses, whitecaps (EEUU)* * ** * *= pigeon, dove.Ex. Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.Ex. Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.----* leche de paloma = crop milk.* paloma mensajera = carrier pigeon.* paloma torcaz = wood pigeon.* * ** * *= pigeon, dove.Ex: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.
Ex: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.* leche de paloma = crop milk.* paloma mensajera = carrier pigeon.* paloma torcaz = wood pigeon.* * *Compuestos:dove of peacecarrier pigeon● paloma torcaz or torcazaringdove, wood pigeon ( BrE)B ( Pol) dove* * *
paloma sustantivo femenino (Zool) pigeon;
( blanca) dove;
( como símbolo) dove;
paloma mensajera carrier pigeon;
paloma torcaz or torcaza ringdove, wood pigeon (BrE)
paloma sustantivo femenino
1 Zool pigeon
paloma mensajera, homing o carrier pigeon
2 Lit Arte Rel dove
paloma de la paz, dove of peace
' paloma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
representar
- torcaz
- pichón
English:
coo
- dove
- pigeon
- homing
- wood
* * *paloma nf1. [ave] [silvestre] dove;[urbana] pigeon paloma bravía rock dove;paloma mensajera carrier o homing pigeon;la paloma de la paz the dove of peace;paloma torcaz ringdove, woodpigeon;paloma zurita stock dove* * *f pigeon; blanca dove* * *paloma nf1) : pigeon, dove2)paloma mensajera : carrier pigeon* * *paloma n1. (en general) pigeon2. (blanca) dove -
83 patio
m.1 courtyard.¡cómo está el patio! (informal) what a fine state of affairs! (peninsular Spanish)2 patio, yard, court, courtyard.3 shunting yard, switchyard.* * *1 (de una casa) courtyard; (de un colegio) playground2 TEATRO pit\¡cómo está el patio! familiar what a state things are in!patio de butacas stalls plural, US orchestra* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de casa] courtyard; [de escuela] playground¡cómo está el patio! * —
¡cómo está el patio! hoy todos están de mal humor — what an atmosphere! everybody is in a bad mood today!
¡cómo está el patio! varios diputados se han liado a puñetazos — several MPs got involved in a punch-up - what's the world coming to?
2) (Teat) pitpatio de butacas — stalls pl, orchestra (EEUU)
3) Méx (Ferro) shunting yard* * *1) ( en una casa) courtyard, patio; ( de escuela) playground, schoolyardcómo está el patio — (Esp fam)
voy a ver cómo está el patio allí adentro — I'm going to see what's going on inside
pasarse al patio — (RPl fam) to overstep the mark
2) (Esp) (Cin, Teatr) orchestra (AmE), stalls (pl) (BrE)3) (Méx) (Ferr) shunting yard* * *= courtyard, atrium [atria, -pl.], yard, backyard, patio, grounds.Ex. No one ever arrived without some mishap at the two large cages at the far end of that gloomy room (which projected like a pair of wretched pavilions in the courtyard).Ex. The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.Ex. The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.Ex. Backyard TV antennas developed as an offshoot of cable technology.Ex. Many customers are showing more interest in getting a patio for their garden in recent years.Ex. Staff at a children's play-centre have been advised to carry out daily searches for drugs hidden in foliage in its grounds.----* juego de patio de recreo = playground game.* ojo de patio = light well.* patio de butacas = orchestra seats.* patio de butacas, el = stall, the.* patio de granja = farmyard.* patio de la escuela = schoolyard [school yard].* patio del recreo = schoolyard [school yard].* patio de recreo = playground.* patio interior = enclosed courtyard.* * *1) ( en una casa) courtyard, patio; ( de escuela) playground, schoolyardcómo está el patio — (Esp fam)
voy a ver cómo está el patio allí adentro — I'm going to see what's going on inside
pasarse al patio — (RPl fam) to overstep the mark
2) (Esp) (Cin, Teatr) orchestra (AmE), stalls (pl) (BrE)3) (Méx) (Ferr) shunting yard* * *= courtyard, atrium [atria, -pl.], yard, backyard, patio, grounds.Ex: No one ever arrived without some mishap at the two large cages at the far end of that gloomy room (which projected like a pair of wretched pavilions in the courtyard).
Ex: The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.Ex: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.Ex: Backyard TV antennas developed as an offshoot of cable technology.Ex: Many customers are showing more interest in getting a patio for their garden in recent years.Ex: Staff at a children's play-centre have been advised to carry out daily searches for drugs hidden in foliage in its grounds.* juego de patio de recreo = playground game.* ojo de patio = light well.* patio de butacas = orchestra seats.* patio de butacas, el = stall, the.* patio de granja = farmyard.* patio de la escuela = schoolyard [school yard].* patio del recreo = schoolyard [school yard].* patio de recreo = playground.* patio interior = enclosed courtyard.* * *A (en una casa) courtyard, patio; (de una escuela) playground, schoolyardcómo está el patio ( Esp fam): ¡cómo está el patio! ¿qué hacéis todos con esas caras tan largas? just look at this! why all the long faces? ( colloq)¡cómo está el patio! huelgas, desempleo … what a state things are in! strikes, unemployment …voy a ver cómo está el patio allí adentro I'm going to see what's going on inside, I'm going to check out the scene inside ( colloq)Compuestos:interior courtyard ( typical of Andalusian houses)parade ground● patio de luces or de luzwellfloor ( of an exchange)entrada/butaca de patio ticket/seat in the orchestra o stallsCompuesto:* * *
patio sustantivo masculino
1 ( en una casa) courtyard, patio;
( de escuela) playground, schoolyard
2 (Esp) (Cin, Teatr) tb
patio sustantivo masculino
1 (de una casa) yard, patio
(de un colegio) playground
2 Teat Cine patio de butacas, stalls
' patio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
butaca
- corral
- corrillo
- forja
- salva
- triangular
- desagüe
- interior
- platea
English:
astir
- backyard
- court
- courtyard
- grim
- open
- palace
- patio
- playground
- schoolyard
- yard
- back
- beer
- forecourt
- orchestra
- play
- quadrangle
- stall
- sunken
- terrace
* * *patio nm[de casa] courtyard; [de escuela] playground; [de cuartel] parade ground; Esp Fam¡cómo está el patio! what a fine state of affairs!;visto como está el patio… considering the way things are…patio de armas parade ground; Esp patio de butacas Br stalls, US front orchestra;patio interior [en edificio] central courtyard;patio de luces central well, air shaft* * *m courtyard, patio* * *patio nm1) : courtyard, patio2)patio de recreo : playground* * *patio n1. (de colegio) playground2. (de casa) courtyard / patio -
84 superficie
f.1 surface.salir a la superficie to come to the surface, to surface2 area.tiene una superficie de 2.500 metros cuadrados it covers 2,500 square meterssuperficie comercial/de venta floor space3 expanse, extent, stretch.* * *1 (parte externa) surface2 (área) area\superficie terrestre land surface* * *noun f.1) surface2) area* * *SF1) [de cuerpo, líquido] surfaceel submarino salió a la superficie — the submarine surfaced, the submarine came to the surface
superficie de rodadura — (Aut) tread
superficie inferior — lower surface, underside
2) [en medidas] areasuperficie útil — useful area, usable space
3) (=aspecto externo) surface4) (Com)gran superficie — (=hipermercado) hypermarket, superstore
* * *1) (parte expuesta, aparente) surfacesalir a la superficie — to surface, come to the surface
2) (Mat) ( área) area* * *= face, surface, tract.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. Physiographic divisions of the earth's surface are also enumerated in the schedules.Ex. Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.----* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.* cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.* de superficie = aboveground.* de superficie áspera = rough-surfaced.* de superficie rugosa = rough-surfaced.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* ocupación en superficie = footprint.* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.* rozar la superficie = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* salir a la superficie = surface.* sobre la superficie = above ground.* superficie de impresión = printing surface.* superficie de trabajo = working surface, work surface.* superficie habitable = floor space.* superficie útil = floor space.* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.* * *1) (parte expuesta, aparente) surfacesalir a la superficie — to surface, come to the surface
2) (Mat) ( área) area* * *= face, surface, tract.Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
Ex: Physiographic divisions of the earth's surface are also enumerated in the schedules.Ex: Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.* cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.* de superficie = aboveground.* de superficie áspera = rough-surfaced.* de superficie rugosa = rough-surfaced.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* ocupación en superficie = footprint.* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.* rozar la superficie = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* salir a la superficie = surface.* sobre la superficie = above ground.* superficie de impresión = printing surface.* superficie de trabajo = working surface, work surface.* superficie habitable = floor space.* superficie útil = floor space.* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.* * *A (parte expuesta, aparente) surfacela superficie terrestre the earth's surfacesalió a la superficie it came to the surface o it surfacedsu estudio se queda en la superficie del problema his study merely scratches the surface of the problemextender la masa sobre una superficie enharinada roll out the pastry on a floured surfacela superficie del triángulo the area o ( AmE) surface of the trianglesuficiente para pintar una superficie de diez metros cuadrados enough to paint a surface area of ten square metersCompuesto:tread* * *
superficie sustantivo femenino
1 (parte expuesta, aparente) surface;
2 (Mat) ( área) area
superficie sustantivo femenino
1 surface: el delfín salió a la superficie, the dolphin surfaced
la superficie de la Luna, the moon's surface
2 (extensión, área) area
Mat Geom area
' superficie' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abombada
- abombado
- acre
- adherirse
- ahumada
- ahumado
- alisar
- área
- brillante
- deslizar
- deslizarse
- empañarse
- estrellada
- estrellado
- extensa
- extensión
- extenso
- faz
- granulosa
- granuloso
- igualar
- incidir
- incrustar
- llena
- llenar
- lleno
- ondular
- orilla
- pintar
- rebajar
- reflejarse
- repliegue
- resbaladiza
- resbaladizo
- roce
- sobresalir
- suavidad
- tierra
- triangular
- uniformidad
- abarcar
- adhesión
- antideslizante
- aspereza
- áspero
- carrasposo
- declive
- desigual
- desigualdad
- desnivel
English:
acre
- area
- blotchy
- breadth
- clear
- concave
- depressed
- even
- face
- flat
- flush
- glide
- irregular
- level
- level off
- level out
- opening
- pit
- polish
- projection
- resurface
- rough
- rub down
- smooth
- springy
- sticky
- strip
- surface
- table top
- tarmac
- top
- rise
- skim
- work
* * *superficie nf1. [parte exterior] surface;la superficie de la Tierra the Earth's surface;transporte de superficie surface transport;salir a la superficie to come to the surface, to surface2. [extensión] area;tiene una superficie de 2.500 metros cuadrados it covers 2,500 square metressuperficie comercial floor space;superficie de trabajo work surface;superficie de venta floor space* * *f surface;grandes superficies (comerciales) large stores* * *superficie nf1) : surface2) : areael superficie de un triángulo: the area of a triangle* * *1. (parte externa) surface2. (extensión) area -
85 terreno
adj.earthly, worldly.m.1 lot, terrain, land, patch.2 soil, ground.3 terrain, ground.* * *► adjetivo1 worldly, earthly2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain4 DEPORTE field, ground5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere\ceder terreno figurado to give wayconocer el terreno figurado to be familiar with somethingestar en su propio terreno figurado to be on home groundganar terreno / perder terreno to gain ground / lose groundhacer algo sobre el terreno to do something on the spot 2 figurado to improvise somethingsaber uno el terreno que pisa figurado to know what one's doingpreparar el terreno figurado to pave the way, prepare the groundser terreno abonado (para algo) figurado to be receptive (to something)terreno conocido figurado familiar ground————————2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain4 DEPORTE field, ground5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere* * *noun m.1) terrain2) ground, land3) plot* * *1. ADJ1) (Rel) [bienes] earthlyesta vida terrena — this earthly life liter
2) (Bio, Geol) terrestrial2. SM1) (=extensión de tierra) [gen] land; (=parcela) piece of land, plot of landnos hemos comprado un terreno en las afueras — we've bought a piece of land o plot of land o some land on the outskirts of the city
2) [explicando sus características] (=relieve) ground, terrain; (=composición) soil, landun terreno pedregoso — stony ground o terrain
3) (=campo)a) [de estudio] fieldb) [de actividad] sphere, fieldel gobierno debe tomar medidas urgentes en el terreno económico — the government must take urgent measures in the economic sphere o field
la competencia de las empresas extranjeras en todos los terrenos — competition from foreign companies in all areas
en cuanto a las pensiones, se ha avanzado poco en este terreno — as for pensions, little progress has been made in this area
4)- vencer a algn en su propio terrenoterreno abonado —
dichas tendencias han encontrado el terreno abonado entre la juventud — these trends have found a fertile breeding ground amongst the young
este país es terreno abonado para las inversiones extranjeras — this country provides rich pickings for foreign investment
5) (Dep)el equipo tuvo una nueva derrota fuera de su terreno — the team suffered a fresh defeat away (from home)
terreno de juego — pitch, field
* * *I- na adjetivoa) (Relig) earthlyb) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)II1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river
2) ( extensión de tierra) land3)a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soilallanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody
ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground
estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground
minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet
pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground
prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something
sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies
b) (Geol) terrane, terrain4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field* * *(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of landEx. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex. Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex. These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex. Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* * *I- na adjetivoa) (Relig) earthlyb) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)II1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river
2) ( extensión de tierra) land3)a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soilallanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody
ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground
estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground
minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet
pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground
prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something
sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies
b) (Geol) terrane, terrain4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field* * *terreno11 = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land.Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.* con terrenos cedidos por el gobierno = land grant [land-grant].* en terreno conocido = on familiar grounds.* en terreno peligroso = on shaky grounds.* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.* gestión de terrenos = land management.* invadir el terreno (de Alguien) = encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.* limpiar el terreno de árboles = clear + land.* motocicleta todo terreno = dirt bike.* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.* perder terreno = lose + ground.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* prueba sobre el terreno = field test, field trial.* sobre el terreno = on the ground.* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.* terreno conocido = familiar grounds.* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.* terreno de deportes = sport arena.* terreno de juego = playing field, pitch.* terreno de pruebas = testing ground.* terreno desconocido = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* terreno elevado = high ground.* terreno en construcción = building site.* terreno firme = firm ground, safe ground, solid ground.* terreno inhóspito = inhospitable terrain.* terreno maderero = timberland.* terreno nada fértil = stony ground.* terreno neutral = neutral ground.* terreno para construir = building site.* terreno pedegroso = stony ground.* terreno peligroso = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* terreno poco definido = grey area [gray area].* terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* terrenos = site, landed estate, grounds.* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.* terreno sin construir = vacant lot.* terrenos sin construir = vacant land.* vehículo todoterreno = all-terrain vehicle.* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.terreno22 = earthly [earthlier -comp., earthliest -sup.], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.
Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of landEx: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex: Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* * *1 ( Relig) earthlynuestra vida terrena our earthly life, our life on earthA (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot ( AmE)heredó unos terrenos en Sonora she inherited some land in Sonoraun terreno plantado de viñas a field o an area of land planted with vinesel terreno cuesta tanto como la casa the land costs as much as the housequieren construir en esos terrenos they want to build on that land o siteel terreno llega hasta el río the land o plot o lot extends as far as the riverCompuesto:field, pitch ( BrE)Escocia perdió frente a Gales en su propio terreno (de juego) Scotland lost at home to Wales, Scotland lost to Wales despite having home-field advantage ( AmE), Scotland lost to Wales on their home ground ( BrE)B (extensión de tierra) landcompraron una casa con mucho terreno they bought a house with a lot of landCun terreno montañoso mountainous terrainlos accidentes del terreno the features of the landscape o terrainun terreno pantanoso marshy land, a marshy terrainun terreno bueno para el cultivo del trigo good land o soil for growing wheatallanarle el terreno a algn to smooth the way o path for sbceder/ganar/perder terreno to give/gain/lose groundestar en su (propio) terreno to be on one's own groundminarle or socavarle el terreno a algn to cut the ground from under sb's feetpisar terreno firme/peligroso to tread on safe/dangerous groundprepararle el terreno a algn/algo to pave the way for sb/sthrecuperar terreno to recover lost groundsobre el terreno: para estudiar sobre el terreno la situación to make an on-the-spot o an in situ assessment of the situationiremos haciendo planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go alongtantear el terreno to see how the land lies2 ( Geol) terrane, terrainCompuestos:● terreno abonado or propicioes terreno abonado or propicio para la delincuencia it is a breeding ground for crimees un terreno abonado or propicio para la especulación it gives rise to a great deal of speculationfamiliar groundpara él ya es terreno conocido he's on familiar ground, it's familiar ground to himD (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, fielden el terreno laboral at workejerció una gran influencia en el terreno de las artes he was a major influence in the arts* * *
terreno 1◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) earthly
terreno 2 sustantivo masculino
1
un terreno plantado de viñas a field planted with vines;
terreno de juego field, pitch
2 (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain;
( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil;
3 (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field;
terreno,-a
I adjetivo ➣ terrenal
II sustantivo masculino
1 Geol terrain
2 (extensión de tierra) (piece of) land, ground: quiere cultivar su terreno, he wants to cultivate his land
tiene un terreno en Valencia, he has land in Valencia
un terreno arenoso, a sandy soil
3 fig (campo de acción, investigación) field, sphere
4 Dep terreno (de juego), field, ground
♦ Locuciones: le gusta saber qué terreno pisa, he likes to know where he stands
ganar/perder terreno, to gain/lose ground
preparar el terreno, to prepare the ground
sobre el terreno, as one goes along
' terreno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acotar
- adyacente
- allanar
- alta
- alto
- badén
- depresión
- elevación
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- finca
- grieta
- inclinación
- juego
- margen
- monte
- movediza
- movedizo
- nacional
- ondulada
- ondulado
- orientar
- parque
- pelada
- pelado
- pendiente
- polígono
- regar
- reseca
- reseco
- revalorizar
- salar
- salvaje
- sanear
- solar
- terrena
- terruño
- tierra
- triangular
- abrupto
- accidentado
- accidente
- adaptar
- agreste
- alameda
- altibajos
- anegar
- arbolado
- arenoso
- asentar
English:
dirt bike
- estate
- extend
- feeler
- flatten
- foresight
- gain
- gain on
- ground
- gulley
- gully
- ice
- jeep
- level
- lose
- lot
- out-of-bounds
- parcel
- patch
- pitch
- plot
- recreation ground
- rent
- rugged
- ruggedness
- scout
- spread
- stretch
- survey
- tenure
- terrain
- testing ground
- tract
- uneven
- unfold
- way
- area
- common
- country
- ease
- green
- mostly
- piece
- preserve
- property
- province
- reclaim
- site
* * *terreno, -a♦ adjFormal [vida] earthly; [bienes, preocupaciones] worldly♦ nm1. [suelo] land;[por su relieve] terrain; [por su composición, utilidad agrícola] soil;grandes extensiones de terreno large tracts of land;terreno montañoso/abrupto mountainous/rugged terrain;terreno arenoso/volcánico sandy/volcanic soil;el terreno era irregular the ground was uneven;ser terreno abonado (para algo) to be fertile ground (for sth)terreno agrícola farmland;terreno cultivable arable land;terreno edificable land suitable for development;terreno rústico land unsuitable for development;terreno urbanizable land suitable for development;terreno no urbanizable land unsuitable for development2. [parcela, solar] plot (of land);tenemos unos terrenos en el pueblo we have some land in the village4. [ámbito] field;en el terreno de la música/medicina in the field of music/medicine;tiene muchos problemas en el terreno personal she has a lot of problems in her private life;ha habido muchos avances en este terreno there have been considerable advances in this field5. [territorio] ground;llevar algo/a alguien a su terreno: sabe llevar las conversaciones a su terreno he knows how to steer conversations round to what interests him;la campeona supo llevar a su terreno a la tenista holandesa the champion was able to impose her own terms on the Dutch player;sabe llevar cualquier canción a su terreno he is capable of making any song his own;ceder terreno to give ground;ganar terreno to gain ground;le está ganando terreno a su rival he's gaining ground on his rival;perder terreno (ante alguien) to lose ground (to sb);preparar el terreno (para algo/a alguien) to pave the way (for sth/sb);sabe el terreno que pisa she knows what she is about;sobre el terreno: estudiar algo sobre el terreno to study something in the field;resolveremos los problemas sobre el terreno we'll solve the problems as we go along* * *I adj earthly, worldlyII m land; figfield;un terreno a lot, Br a plot opiece of land;sobre el terreno in the field;ganar/perder terreno fig gain/lose ground;tantear el terreno fig see how the land lies;llevar a alguien a su terreno get s.o. on one’s home ground;pisar terreno resbaladizo fig be on slippery ground* * *terreno nm1) : terrain2) suelo: earth, ground3) : plot, tract of land4)perder terreno : to lose ground5)preparar el terreno : to pave the way* * *terreno n1. (tierra) land2. (de una actividad) field -
86 área
f.1 area, surface, surface area.2 domain, area, field, realm.3 place, locality, region, area.4 area, room, space.* * *(Takes el in sing)1 (zona) area, zone2 (medida) are3 (superficie) area\área de castigo DEPORTE penalty areaárea de gol DEPORTE goal areaárea de servicio (en autopista) service area* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=zona, superficie) areaárea de castigo — (Dep) penalty area
área de descanso — (Aut) rest area
área de gol, área de meta — goal area
área de penalty — (Dep) penalty area
área de servicio — (Aut) service area
2) (Inform)3) (=campo)4) (=medida) area ( 100 square metres)5)área metropolitana — metropolitan area, urban district
área verde — Caribe green area, park area
* * *femenino‡ area* * *= area, area, field, front, sphere, domain, zone, bit, radius, area, programme area, service area.Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.Ex. An area is a major section of the entry, comprising data of a particular category or serving a particular function.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex. Present auguries on the resource front are not good.Ex. I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.Ex. The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.Ex. But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.Ex. The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.Ex. The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.Ex. Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.Ex. Now that financial stringencies were the order of the day, libraries had to compete with the more pressing needs of other programme areas, like education, social services, and housing, for dwindling resources.Ex. The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.----* análisis de áreas del conocimiento = domain analysis.* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.* área clave = key area.* área de acción = remit.* área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.* área de aplicación comercial = niche.* área de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.* área de comunicación = communications area.* área de conocimiento = area of study.* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.* área de descanso = rest area, rest stop, lay-by.* área de descripción = area of description.* área de descripción física = physical description area.* área de edición = edition area.* área de ejemplar = copy area.* área de encabezamiento = header area.* área de especialización = niche, area of competence.* área de estudio = study area, study area.* área de formación = teaching unit.* área de influencia = remit.* área de información = communications area.* área de interés = field of interest.* área de la biblioteconomía = library field.* área del conocimiento = area of knowledge, discipline, subject field, field of activity, knowledge domain, discipline of knowledge.* área de lectura = reading floor.* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.* área de notas = note area.* área de numeración de la ficha = card counter area.* área de préstamo = checkout area.* área de publicación = publication, distribution etc. area.* area de publicación o distribución = imprint.* área de serie = series area, series statement area.* área de signatura topográfica = shelf list area.* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.* área en desarrollo = growth area.* área específica = niche.* área flotante del programa = transient program area (TPA).* área geográfica = geographical area.* área marginada = deprived area.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* área metropolitana = metropolitan area, metro area.* área metropolitana de Londres, el = Greater London.* área rural = rural region.* área temática = subject area, subject field, topic area.* area temática específica = narrow subject area.* área urbana = urban area.* área útil = floor area, floor space.* bibliógrafo especializado en un área temática = area bibliographer.* conocimiento de un área temática = area knowledge.* empleado de línea aérea = airline official.* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.* en las áreas de = in the areas of.* especializado en un área temática = domain-specific.* examen de área = area scanning.* particular a un área = localised [localized, -USA].* trabajador en el área de cultura = cultural worker.* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).* * *femenino‡ area* * *= area, area, field, front, sphere, domain, zone, bit, radius, area, programme area, service area.Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.
Ex: An area is a major section of the entry, comprising data of a particular category or serving a particular function.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.Ex: I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.Ex: But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.Ex: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.Ex: The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.Ex: Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.Ex: Now that financial stringencies were the order of the day, libraries had to compete with the more pressing needs of other programme areas, like education, social services, and housing, for dwindling resources.Ex: The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.* análisis de áreas del conocimiento = domain analysis.* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.* área clave = key area.* área de acción = remit.* área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.* área de aplicación comercial = niche.* área de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.* área de comunicación = communications area.* área de conocimiento = area of study.* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.* área de descanso = rest area, rest stop, lay-by.* área de descripción = area of description.* área de descripción física = physical description area.* área de edición = edition area.* área de ejemplar = copy area.* área de encabezamiento = header area.* área de especialización = niche, area of competence.* área de estudio = study area, study area.* área de formación = teaching unit.* área de influencia = remit.* área de información = communications area.* área de interés = field of interest.* área de la biblioteconomía = library field.* área del conocimiento = area of knowledge, discipline, subject field, field of activity, knowledge domain, discipline of knowledge.* área de lectura = reading floor.* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.* área de notas = note area.* área de numeración de la ficha = card counter area.* área de préstamo = checkout area.* área de publicación = publication, distribution etc. area.* area de publicación o distribución = imprint.* área de serie = series area, series statement area.* área de signatura topográfica = shelf list area.* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.* área en desarrollo = growth area.* área específica = niche.* área flotante del programa = transient program area (TPA).* área geográfica = geographical area.* área marginada = deprived area.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* área metropolitana = metropolitan area, metro area.* área metropolitana de Londres, el = Greater London.* área rural = rural region.* área temática = subject area, subject field, topic area.* area temática específica = narrow subject area.* área urbana = urban area.* área útil = floor area, floor space.* bibliógrafo especializado en un área temática = area bibliographer.* conocimiento de un área temática = area knowledge.* empleado de línea aérea = airline official.* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.* en las áreas de = in the areas of.* especializado en un área temática = domain-specific.* examen de área = area scanning.* particular a un área = localised [localized, -USA].* trabajador en el área de cultura = cultural worker.* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).* * *f‡A1 ( Mat) areaB1 (zona) arealas áreas más afectadas por las inundaciones the areas worst affected by the flooding2 (campo, ámbito) areaun área de las ciencias donde ha habido poca investigación an area of science where little research has been carried out3 ( Dep) tbárea de castigo or penalty penalty areaCompuestos:goal areaservice area, services (pl)penalty areametropolitan area, citygoal areaSingle Euro Payments Area* * *
área feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
area;
área chica or pequeña goal area;
área de servicio service area, services (pl)
área sustantivo femenino
1 (espacio delimitado) area
área de servicio, service area
2 (medida de superficie) hundred square metres
3 (deportes) la falta se produjo dentro del área, the foul was committed inside the penalty area
' área' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- anticiclón
- antinuclear
- arrabal
- arrasar
- barriada
- barrio
- borrasca
- cabaña
- capítulo
- castigo
- circunscribirse
- comisionada
- comisionado
- concurrida
- concurrido
- construcción
- cuenca
- deprimida
- deprimido
- desarrollo
- expandir
- expolio
- extensión
- franca
- franco
- francófona
- francófono
- huerta
- inmediaciones
- interfluvio
- latitud
- milimétrica
- milimétrico
- órbita
- parcela
- poblada
- poblado
- polígono
- prefijo
- propia
- propio
- radio
- rellano
- sector
- superficie
- tendedero
- trascender
- triangular
- vasta
English:
area
- area code
- belt
- danger area
- demonstrate
- disaster area
- enter
- extent
- grey area
- industrial area
- lay-by
- mark out
- metropolitan
- penalty area
- penalty box
- province
- restricted
- service area
- unemployment
- well-known
- bay
- brief
- built
- canvass
- catchment area
- center
- central
- comb
- constituency
- country
- cover
- depot
- depressed
- develop
- development
- diverse
- division
- enclose
- enlarge
- extensive
- field
- fringe
- incoming
- living
- moor
- narrow
- neighborhood
- nice
- out
- over
* * *1. [zona] areaárea de descanso [en carretera] Br lay-by, US rest area; Econ área (del) euro Euro zone; Econ área de libre comercio free trade area;área metropolitana metropolitan area;área protegida protected area;área de servicio [en carretera] service area2. [ámbito] area;la investigación en áreas como la inteligencia artificial research in areas such as artificial intelligence;una carrera del área de Ciencias a university course in a science subject;el responsable del área económica del partido the person in charge of the party's economic policy3. [medida] are, = 100 square metresárea grande eighteen-yard box, penalty area;área pequeña six-yard box* * *f area;área de influencia area of influence* * *área nf: area* * *área n1. (en general) area2. (en fútbol) penalty area -
87 banderín
m.1 small flag, pendant, pennant.2 flag.* * *1 pennant\banderín de córner corner flag* * *SM [para adornar] small flag, pennant; (Ferro) signal flagbanderín de enganche — recruiting centre, recruiting post
* * ** * ** * *1 (banderita de adorno) pennant; ( Dep) flagadornaron la plaza con banderines de colores they decorated the square with colored bunting2 ( Mil) pennant bearer, ensign, ensign bearer* * *
banderín sustantivo masculino ( banderita triangular) pennant;
(Dep) flag
banderín sustantivo femenino pennant, small flag
' banderín' also found in these entries:
English:
streamer
* * *banderín nm1. [bandera] pennant;Depbanderín (de córner) corner flag2. Mil pennant-bearer* * *m pennant; en fútbol flag* * * -
88 guindola
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89 pendón
adj.mean.m.banner, pennon, tassel.* * *1 (bandera) banner, standard* * *SM1) (=bandera) banner, standard; [de forma triangular] pennant2) * (=vaga) lazy woman; (=mujer promiscua) tart **, slut **3)* * *1) (Hist, Mil) banner, standard2) (Esp fam)a) ( juerguista) partygoerb) ( mujer de vida licenciosa) whore (colloq)* * *1) (Hist, Mil) banner, standard2) (Esp fam)a) ( juerguista) partygoerb) ( mujer de vida licenciosa) whore (colloq)* * *B ( Esp)* * *
pendón sustantivo masculino
1 Mil Rel standard, banner
2 (mujer) whore, slut: (hombre) su marido es un auténtico pendón, her husband is a real slob
* * *pendón1 nm[estandarte] bannerpendón2, -ona nm,fEsp Fam1. [golfa] floozy2. [vago] layabout, good-for-nothing* * *I adj swinging famII m, pendona f famswinger fam* * * -
90 vela latina
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91 figura en forma de triángulo en el escudo
• trialist• triangularDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > figura en forma de triángulo en el escudo
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92 roquete
• robustness• Rochelle salt• rochet• rock• spearhead• surplice• three-pronged spearhead• trialist• triangular• white garment worn by priests -
93 delta
* -
94 delta
* -
95 delta
* -
96 delta
Delta; Deltamündung* -
97 omóplato
s. Anat. Qharmin, qarmin. Hueso plano triangular que forma parte posterior del hombro. -
98 lima
-
99 cuchillo Beer
m.Beer's knife, triangular-bladed knife. -
100 diafragma urogenital
m.urogenital diaphragm, triangular ligament.
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Triangular — Tri*an gu*lar, a. [L. triangularis: cf. F. triangulaire.] 1. Having three angles; having the form of a triangle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Oblong or elongated, and having three lateral angles; as, a triangular seed, leaf, or stem. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
triangular — TRIANGULÁR adj. v. triunghiular. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime triangulár adj. m. (sil. tri an ), pl. triangulári; f. sg. trianguláră, pl. trianguláre … Dicționar Român
triangular — Se conjuga como: amar Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: triangular triangulando triangulado Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. triangulo triangulas triangula… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
triangular — v. tr. 1. Dividir em triângulos. 2. Organizar de maneira semelhante a um triângulo. ‣ Etimologia: triângulo + ar triangular adj. 2 g. 1. Que tem forma de triângulo. 2. Que tem por base um triângulo. 3. Que tem três ângulos. = TRÍGONO 4. Em que… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Triangulär — (v. lat.), dreieckig, bes. in Form eines gleichseitigen Dreiecks. Trianguläres Band des Schenkelknochens, rundes Band des Schenkelknochens, s.u. Fußbänder. Trianguläre Bänder der Leber, so v.w. Seitenbänder der Leber. Trianguläre Duplicatur des… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
triangular — 1540s, from L.L. triangularis, from triangulum (see TRIANGLE (Cf. triangle)) … Etymology dictionary
triangular — ► ADJECTIVE 1) shaped like a triangle. 2) involving three people or parties. 3) (of a pyramid) having a three sided base. DERIVATIVES triangularity noun triangularly adverb … English terms dictionary
triangular — [trī aŋ′gyə lər] adj. [LL triangularis] 1. of or shaped like a triangle; three cornered 2. of or involving three persons, factions, units, or parts 3. having bases that are triangles, as a prism triangularity [trī aŋ′gyo͞oler′ə tē, trī… … English World dictionary
triangular — adjective Etymology: Middle English trianguler, from Late Latin triangularis, from Latin triangulum Date: 14th century 1. a. of, relating to, or having the form of a triangle < a triangular plot of land > b. having a triangular base or principal… … New Collegiate Dictionary
triangular — [[t]traɪæ̱ŋgjʊlə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ Something that is triangular is in the shape of a triangle. ...cottages around a triangular green. ...triangular bandages to make slings. 2) ADJ You can describe a relationship or situation as triangular if it… … English dictionary
triangular — tri|an|gu|lar [ traı æŋgjələr ] adjective 1. ) shaped like a triangle: a triangular flag 2. ) involving three different people, countries, etc.: a triangular tournament … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
