- experience
- ik'spiəriəns
1. noun1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?) experiencia2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) experiencia
2. verb(to have experience of; to feel: I have never before experienced such rudeness!) experimentarexperience1 n experienciait was an unforgettable experience fue una experiencia inolvidablehave you any experience as a waiter? ¿tienes experiencia como camarero?experience2 vb experimentar / sentir / sufrira sensation I had never experienced before una sensación que nunca había experimentado antesEl gerundio de experience se escribe experiencingexperiencetr[ɪk'spɪərɪəns]noun1 experiencia■ he's got three years' experience tiene tres años de experiencia■ I know from experience sé por experienciatransitive verb1 (sensation, situation, etc) experimentar; (difficulty) tener; (loss) sufrirexperience [ɪk'spɪriənts, ɛk-] vt, -enced ; -encing : experimentar (sentimientos), tener (dificultades), sufrir (una pérdida)experience n: experiencia fexperiencen.• experiencia s.f.• experimento s.m.v.• experimentar v.
I ɪk'spɪriənsmass & count noun experiencia fto know something by o from experience — saber* algo por experiencia
work experience — experiencia laboral
previous experience essential — imprescindible tener experiencia previa
II
transitive verb \<\<loss/setback/delays\>\> sufrir; \<\<difficulty\>\> tener*, encontrarse* con; \<\<change/improvement\>\> experimentar; \<\<pleasure/pain/relief\>\> experimentar, sentir*[ɪks'pɪǝrɪǝns]1. N1) (=knowledge) experiencia fto learn by experience — aprender por la experiencia
I know from bitter/personal experience — lo sé por mi amarga experiencia/por experiencia propia
he has no experience of grief/being out of work — no conoce la tristeza/el desempleo
2) (=skill, practice) práctica f , experiencia fhe has plenty of experience — tiene mucha práctica
have you any previous experience? — ¿tiene usted experiencia previa?
practical experience — experiencia f práctica
teaching experience — experiencia f docente
work 4.a driver with ten years' experience — un conductor con diez años de experiencia
3) (=event) experiencia f , aventura fto have a pleasant/frightening experience — tener una experiencia agradable/aterradora
it was quite an experience — fue toda una experiencia
2.VT (=feel) [+ emotion, sensation] experimentar; (=suffer) [+ defeat, loss, hardship] sufrir; [+ difficulty] tener, tropezar conhe experiences some difficulty/pain in walking — tiene dificultades/dolor al andar
he experienced a loss of hearing after the accident — después del accidente, sufrió una pérdida del oído
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I [ɪk'spɪriəns]mass & count noun experiencia fto know something by o from experience — saber* algo por experiencia
work experience — experiencia laboral
previous experience essential — imprescindible tener experiencia previa
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transitive verb \<\<loss/setback/delays\>\> sufrir; \<\<difficulty\>\> tener*, encontrarse* con; \<\<change/improvement\>\> experimentar; \<\<pleasure/pain/relief\>\> experimentar, sentir*
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.