minority

minority
mi'no-, mæi'no-
noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) minoría
minority n minoría
El plural de minority se escribe minorities
minority
tr[maɪ'nɒrɪtɪ]
noun (pl minorities)
1 minoría
■ a small minority spoilt the party una pequeña minoría estropeó la fiesta
■ only a minority of people don't have a TV sólo una minoría de personas no tiene televisor
2 SMALLLAW/SMALL minoría de edad
adjective
1 minoritario,-a
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be in a minority estar en minoría
religious minority minoría religiosa
minority [mə'nɔrət̬i, maɪ-] n, pl -ties : minoría f
minority
adj.
• minoritario, -a adj.
n.
• menoría s.f.
• minoría s.f.
mə'nɔːrəti, maɪ'nɒrɪti
noun (pl -ties)
1)
a) (smaller number) (+ sing o pl vb) minoría f

to be in a/the minority — estar* en minoría

a minority of students share that view — los estudiantes que comparten ese punto de vista son una minoría; (before n) <group, vote> minoritario

b) (in US) (Govt) oposición f
2) (Law) minoría f de edad
[maɪ'nɒrɪtɪ]
1. N
1) (=small number) minoría f

only a small minority of children contract the disease — solo una pequeña minoría de niños contraen la enfermedad

to be in a or the minority — ser minoría, estar en minoría

you're in a minority of one, there! — hum ¡te has quedado más solo que la una!

2) (=community) minoría f

ethnic minority — minoría f étnica

3) (Jur) (=age) minoría f de edad
2. ADJ
1) [group, interest, view, government] minoritario

minority language — lengua f minoritaria

minority rights — (Pol) derechos mpl de las minorías

2) (Econ)

minority interest, minority stake — participación f minoritaria

minority shareholder — accionista mf minoritario

minority shareholding — accionado m minoritario

3) (US)
(Pol)

Minority Leader — líder mf de la oposición

House Minority Leader — líder mf de la oposición del Congreso

Senate Minority Leader — líder mf de la oposición del Senado

MINORITY
Singular or plural verb?
When minoría is the subject of a verb, the verb can be in the singular or the plural, depending on the context: ► Put the verb in the singular if minority is seen as a unit rather than a collection of individuals:
A minority should always be respected, however small it may be Una minoría, aunque sea pequeña, debe ser respetada siempre ► If la minoría is seen as a collection of individuals, particularly when it is followed by de + ((plural noun)), the plural form of the verb is more common than the singular, though both are possible:
A minority of agitators want to introduce anarchy Una minoría de agitadores quieren or quiere traer la anarquía ► The plural form must be used when la minoría or la minoría de + ((plural noun)) is followed by ser or estar + ((plural complement)):
Only a minority of the demonstrators were students Solo una minoría de los manifestantes eran estudiantes For further uses and examples, see main entry
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[mə'nɔːrəti, maɪ'nɒrɪti]
noun (pl -ties)
1)
a) (smaller number) (+ sing o pl vb) minoría f

to be in a/the minority — estar* en minoría

a minority of students share that view — los estudiantes que comparten ese punto de vista son una minoría; (before n) <group, vote> minoritario

b) (in US) (Govt) oposición f
2) (Law) minoría f de edad

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