- independent
- indi'pendənt
adjective1) (not controlled by other people, countries etc: an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.) independiente2) (not willing to accept help: an independent old lady.) independiente3) (having enough money to support oneself: She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.) independiente4) (not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else: an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion.) independiente•- independently
independent adj independienteto become independent independizarseindependenttr[ɪndɪ'pendənt]adjective1 (gen) independiente■ they called for an independent inquiry pidieron una investigación independiente■ she's financially independent es económicamente independiente■ young people are fairly independent of their parents los jóvenes son bastante independientes de sus padresnoun1 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (candidato,-a) independiente nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto become independent independizarseto be of independent means disponer de rentasindependent school SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL colegio no subvencionadoindependent television televisión nombre femenino privadaindependent [.ɪndə'pɛndənt] adj: independiente♦ independently advindependent n: independiente mfindependentadj.• independiente adj.n.• independiente s.m.'ɪndɪ'pendəntadjective1) <person/country/survey> independiente; <income> independiente, propio, personala person of independent means — una persona que dispone de rentas
Senegal became independent in 1960 — Senegal obtuvo la independencia or se independizó en 1960
2)a) <company/newspaper/candidate> independienteb) (BrE) <school> particular, privado; <sector> privado; <television/radio> privado[ˌɪndɪ'pendǝnt]1. ADJ1) (=self-supporting) [person, country] independiente; [income] propioto be independent — ser independiente
to be independent of sth/sb — no depender de algo/algn, ser independiente de algo/algn
to become independent — [country] independizarse
a person of independent means — una persona con rentas propias or con independencia económica
2) (=unconnected) [events] independiente, no relacionado; (=impartial) [inquiry, investigation] independiente; [witness] imparcialyou are advised to seek an independent opinion — le aconsejamos que se haga asesorar por un tercero
3) (=self-reliant) [person, child] independientehe was incapable of independent thought — era incapaz de pensar por su cuenta
she has always been very independent of her parents — siempre ha dependido muy poco de sus padres
4) (=private) [school, sector] privado; [broadcasting company, radio station] privado, independiente2. N1) (=politician) independiente mf , candidato(-a) m / f independiente2) (=company) compañía f independiente3.CPDindependent clause N — (Gram) oración f independiente
independent school N — (Brit) escuela f privada, colegio m privado
independent suspension N — (Aut) suspensión f independiente
* * *['ɪndɪ'pendənt]adjective1) <person/country/survey> independiente; <income> independiente, propio, personala person of independent means — una persona que dispone de rentas
Senegal became independent in 1960 — Senegal obtuvo la independencia or se independizó en 1960
2)a) <company/newspaper/candidate> independienteb) (BrE) <school> particular, privado; <sector> privado; <television/radio> privado
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.