prime

prime
I
1.
adjective
1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) primer, primero
2) (best: in prime condition.) óptimo, perfecto

2. noun
(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) flor de la vida, plenitud
- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time

3. adjective
prime-time advertising.) horas de máxima audiencia

II
verb
(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) cebar
prime
tr[praɪm]
adjective
1 (main, chief) principal, primero,-a; (major) primordial
2 (first-rate - meat) de primera (calidad); (example, location) excelente
3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL primo
noun
1 (best time of life) flor nombre femenino de la vida
transitive verb
1 (engine, pump, bomb) cebar; (surface, wood) imprimar, preparar
2 figurative use (person) preparar, enseñar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be in one's prime / be in the prime of life estar en la flor de la vida
prime cost coste nombre masculino de producción
Prime Minister primer,-a ministro,-a
prime time horas nombre femenino plural de máxima audiencia
prime ['praɪm] vt, primed ; priming
1) : cebar
to prime a pump: cebar una bomba
2) prepare: preparar (una superficie para pintar)
3) coach: preparar (a un testigo, etc.)
prime adj
1) chief, main: principal, primero
2) excellent: de primera (categoría), excelente
prime n
the prime of one's life : la flor de la vida
prime
adj.
de primera clase adj.
fundamental adj.
primero, -a adj.
primo, -a adj.
principal adj.
selecto, -a adj.
n.
flor s.f.
primavera s.f.
v.
aparejar v.
aprestar v.
cebar v.
imprimar v.
instruir v.
preparar v.

I praɪm
adjective (no comp)
a) (major) principal

to be of prime importance — ser* de primordial or fundamental importancia

b) (first-rate) <example/location> excelente; <cut> de primera (calidad)

in prime condition — <athlete/racehorse> en óptimas condiciones; <car/antique> en excelente estado

of prime quality — de primera calidad

c) (Math) <number> primo

II
mass noun (best time)

to be in one's prime o in the prime of life — estar* en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad

he's past his prime — ya no es ningún jovencito


III
transitive verb
a) (prepare for painting) \<\<wood/metal\>\> aplicar* una capa de imprimación or de base a; \<\<canvas\>\> preparar, aprestar
b) \<\<pump/gun\>\> cebar
c) (brief) preparar

he'd obviously been primed to say that — era obvio que le habían dicho que dijera eso

[praɪm]
1. ADJ
1) (=major, main) [cause, objective, target] principal

the/a prime cause of stress in the workplace — la principal causa/una de las principales causas de estrés en el trabajo

the prime candidate to take over his job is May Reid — May Reid es la candidata con más posibilidades de sustituirle en el puesto

our prime concern is public safety — nuestra mayor or principal preocupación es la seguridad ciudadana

to be of prime importance — ser de primordial importancia, ser de fundamental importancia

he's the prime suspect — es el principal sospechoso

2) (=top-quality, excellent) [real estate, property] de primera; [ingredient, cut] de primera (calidad)

to be in prime condition[cattle, fruit, car] estar en perfecto estado; [athlete] estar en plena forma

prime quality beef — carne f de vaca de primera (calidad)

prime rib(s) — costillas fpl de primera (calidad)

a prime site — un lugar privilegiado

3) (=classic) perfecto

a prime example of what to avoid — un perfecto ejemplo de lo que se debe evitar

4) (Math) [number] primo
2. N
1) (=best years)

when trade unionism was in its prime — cuando el sindicalismo estaba en su apogeo

to be in one's prime or in the prime of life — [person] estar en la flor de la vida

to be cut off or cut down in one's prime — morir en la flor de la vida

he's past his prime — ya ha dejado atrás los mejores años de su vida

the hotel was past its prime — hum el hotel ya había dejado atrás sus días de gloria

2) (Rel) prima f
3. VT
1) (prior to painting) imprimar, preparar; (with primer) aplicar una capa de imprimación a; (with undercoat) aplicar una capa de (pintura) base a; (with anticorrosive) aplicar una capa de pintura anticorrosiva a
2) (prior to use) [+ gun, pump] cebar

he primed the bomb to go off at ten — cebó la bomba para que explotara a las diez

- prime the pump

he was willing to prime the pump by offering finance — estaba dispuesto a ofrecerse a financiarlo para que saliera adelante

public investment is the best way of priming the pump of economic activity — la inversión pública es la mejor forma de promover la actividad económica

3) (=prepare) [+ student, politician, soldier] preparar

she came well primed for the interview — vino a la entrevista bien preparada

they had been primed to expect the worst — se les había preparado para lo peor

to keep troops primed for combat — tener a las tropas listas para el combate

he had been primed to say that — le habían dado instrucciones para que dijera eso

4) (with drink)

he arrived well primed — llegó ya bien bebido

he primed himself for the interview with a stiff whisky — se tomó un whisky fuerte como preparación para la entrevista

4.
CPD

prime cost N — coste m neto, coste m de producción

prime factor N — factor m primordial, factor m principal

the prime meridian N — (Geog) el meridiano de Greenwich

prime minister N — primer(a) ministro(-a) m / f

prime ministership N(=period of office) mandato m como primer ministro; (=office) cargo m de(l) primer ministro

prime mover N(=person) promotor(a) m / f ; (Philos) primer motor m

a prime mover in Middle East events — una de las promotoras de los acontecimientos en el Oriente Medio

prime number N — (Math) número m primo

prime rate N — tipo m de interés preferencial

prime lending rate — tipo m de interés preferencial sobre los préstamos

prime time N — (TV) horas fpl de máxima or mayor audiencia

the programme was repeated in prime time — el programa se repitió a una de las horas de máxima or mayor audiencia

prime-time
* * *

I [praɪm]
adjective (no comp)
a) (major) principal

to be of prime importance — ser* de primordial or fundamental importancia

b) (first-rate) <example/location> excelente; <cut> de primera (calidad)

in prime condition — <athlete/racehorse> en óptimas condiciones; <car/antique> en excelente estado

of prime quality — de primera calidad

c) (Math) <number> primo

II
mass noun (best time)

to be in one's prime o in the prime of life — estar* en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad

he's past his prime — ya no es ningún jovencito


III
transitive verb
a) (prepare for painting) \<\<wood/metal\>\> aplicar* una capa de imprimación or de base a; \<\<canvas\>\> preparar, aprestar
b) \<\<pump/gun\>\> cebar
c) (brief) preparar

he'd obviously been primed to say that — era obvio que le habían dicho que dijera eso


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