- initial
- i'niʃəl
1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) inicial
2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) inicial
3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) firmar con las iniciales-ʃieit
verb
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) iniciar, poner en marcha
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) admitir
-ʃiət
noun
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
iniciado
- initiative
initial1 adj inicialthe initial idea was to leave on Sunday la idea inicial era de irnos el domingoinitial2 n inicialthe initials on the case were A.R.H. las iniciales en la maleta eran A.R.H.initialtr[ɪ'nɪʃəl]adjective1 inicial, primero,-a■ my initial reaction mi primera reacción■ after the initial shock después del susto inicial■ at the initial stage al principionoun1 inicial nombre femenino, letra inicialtransitive verb1 firmar con las inicialesplural noun initials1 (of name) iniciales nombre femenino plural; (of abbreviation) siglas nombre femenino pluralinitial [ɪ'nɪʃəl] vt, -tialed or -tialled ; -tialing or -tialling : poner las iniciales a, firmar con las inicialesinitial adj: inicial, primero♦ initially advinitial n: inicial finitialadj.• inicial adj.n.• inicial s.m.v.• firmar con iniciales v.• marcar con iniciales v.
I ɪ'nɪʃəladjective inicialin the initial stages — en la etapa inicial, al principio
my initial reaction — mi primera reacción
II
noun inicial f
III
transitive verb, BrE -ll- inicialar, ponerle* las iniciales a[ɪ'nɪʃǝl]1.ADJ [shock, success, cost, report] inicialmy initial reaction was to ... — mi primera reacción fue ...
in the initial stages — al principio, en la etapa inicial, en la primera etapa
2.N (=letter) inicial fto sign sth with one's initials — firmar algo con las iniciales
3.VT [+ letter, document] firmar con las iniciales4.CPDinitial expenses NPL — gastos mpl iniciales
initial letter N — inicial f
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I [ɪ'nɪʃəl]adjective inicialin the initial stages — en la etapa inicial, al principio
my initial reaction — mi primera reacción
II
noun inicial f
III
transitive verb, BrE -ll- inicialar, ponerle* las iniciales a
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.