improvement

improvement
noun
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) mejora
2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) mejora
improvement n mejora / mejoría
to be an improvement on ... ser mejor que ...
improvement
tr[ɪm'prʊːvmənt]
noun
1 (gen) mejora, mejoramiento; (in health) mejoría
■ we demand an improvement in working conditions exigimos una mejora en las condiciones laborales
■ there's still room for improvement aún se puede mejorar
■ this pacient is showing signs of improvement este paciente muestra señales de mejoría
2 (in knowledge) perfeccionamiento
3 (increase) aumento
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be an improvement on something ser mejor que algo
■ it's certainly an improvement on the old one ciertamente, es un una mejoría respecto al antiguo
home improvements reformas nombre femenino plural domésticas
improvement [ɪm'pru:vmənt] n
: mejoramiento m, mejora f
improvement
n.
• abono s.m.
• adelantamiento s.m.
• aumento s.m.
• bonificación s.f.
• enmienda s.f.
• medra s.f.
• mejora s.f.
• mejoramiento s.m.
• mejoría s.f.
• perfeccionamiento s.m.
• progreso s.m.
• reforma s.f.
ɪm'pruːvmənt
mass & count noun (in design, situation) mejora f; (in health) mejoría f

you're getting better, but there's still plenty of room for improvement — has mejorado pero todavía puedes mejorar mucho más

to be an improvement ON something — ser* mejor que or superior a algo

to make improvements — hacer* mejoras

[ɪm'pruːvmǝnt]
1.
N (in quality) mejora f , mejoramiento m (in de); (=increase) aumento m (in de); (=progress) progresos mpl (in en); [of the mind] cultivo m ; (Med) mejoría f

it's an improvement on the old one — supone una mejora con respecto al antiguo

there is room for improvement — podría mejorarse

there has been some improvement in the patient's condition — el paciente ha mejorado algo

they made improvements in safety procedures — mejoraron los mecanismos de seguridad

to make improvements to — [+ property] hacer mejoras en

2.
CPD

improvement grant N — subvención f para modernizar (una casa etc)

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[ɪm'pruːvmənt]
mass & count noun (in design, situation) mejora f; (in health) mejoría f

you're getting better, but there's still plenty of room for improvement — has mejorado pero todavía puedes mejorar mucho más

to be an improvement ON something — ser* mejor que or superior a algo

to make improvements — hacer* mejoras


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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