priority

priority
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1) (the right to be or go first: An ambulance must have priority over other traffic.) prioridad
2) ((plural priorities) something that must be considered or done first: Our (first) priority is to feed the hungry.) prioridad
priority n prioridad
El plural de priority se escribe priorities
priority
tr[praɪ'ɒrɪtɪ]
noun (pl priorities)
1 (gen) prioridad nombre femenino
2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (when driving) preferencia
adjective
1 prioritario,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to get one's priorities right saber uno lo que más le importa en la vida
to give priority to something dar prioridad a algo
to have/take priority over something tener prioridad sobre algo
priority [praɪ'ɔrət̬i] n, pl -ties : prioridad f
priority
n.
• anterioridad s.f.
• precedencia s.f.
• prioridad s.f.
praɪ'ɔːrəti, praɪ'ɒrɪti
noun (pl -ties)
a) u (precedence) prioridad f

in order of priority — por orden de prioridad

to give priority to something — dar* prioridad a algo, priorizar* algo

top priority — prioridad absoluta

to have/take priority (over something) — tener* prioridad (sobre algo); (before n) <treatment, item> prioritario

b) c (important matter, aim)

my first/number one priority is ... — para mí lo primero or lo más importante es ...

you have to get your priorities right — tienes que saber decidir qué es lo más importante

c) u (in traffic) (BrE) preferencia f
[praɪ'ɒrɪtɪ]
1. N
1) (=precedence) prioridad f

• to give sth/sb priority, give priority to sth/sb — dar prioridad a algo/algn

to give sth (a) high/low priority — dar mucha/poca importancia a algo

to give sth top priority — dar máxima prioridad a algo

housing must be given top priority — el problema de la vivienda debe tener máxima prioridad

• to have or take priority (over sth/sb) — tener prioridad (sobre algo/algn)

• in (strict) order of priority — por (estricto) orden de prioridad

2) (=concern, aim) prioridad f

try to decide what your priorities are — intenta establecer tu orden de prioridades

it should be a priority for all of us — tiene que ser prioridad de todos nosotros, debería ser lo más importante or lo principal para todos nosotros

to set spending priorities — repartir los gastos por orden de prioridad

• our first priority is to cut costs — nuestra máxima prioridad es reducir los gastos

• she made it clear where her priorities lay — dejó bien claro cuáles eran sus prioridades

• to be high/low on sb's list of priorities — ocupar un lugar alto/bajo en el orden de prioridades de algn

• my number one or top priority — lo más importante para mí

• we must get our priorities right — tenemos que tener claro cuáles son nuestras prioridades, tenemos que tener claro qué es lo más importante or lo principal para nosotros

3) (on highway) preferencia f de paso

drivers on the right have priority — los conductores de la derecha tienen preferencia de paso

2.
CPD

priority case N — caso m prioritario

priority share N — acción f prioritaria

priority treatment N — trato m preferente

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[praɪ'ɔːrəti, praɪ'ɒrɪti]
noun (pl -ties)
a) u (precedence) prioridad f

in order of priority — por orden de prioridad

to give priority to something — dar* prioridad a algo, priorizar* algo

top priority — prioridad absoluta

to have/take priority (over something) — tener* prioridad (sobre algo); (before n) <treatment, item> prioritario

b) c (important matter, aim)

my first/number one priority is ... — para mí lo primero or lo más importante es ...

you have to get your priorities right — tienes que saber decidir qué es lo más importante

c) u (in traffic) (BrE) preferencia f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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