relative

relative
'relətiv
noun (a member of one's family; a relation: All his relatives attended the funeral.) pariente
relative1 adj relativo
he won the game with relative ease ganó el partido con relativa facilidad
relative2 n pariente / familiar
all my relatives were at the wedding estuvieron en la boda todos mis familiares
relative
tr['relətɪv]
adjective
1 relativo,-a
noun
1 pariente nombre masulino o femenino, familiar nombre masulino o femenino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
relative to con relación a
relative ['rɛlət̬ɪv] adj
: relativo
♦ relatively adv
relative n
: pariente mf, familiar mf
relative
adj.
• concerniente adj.
• relativo, -a adj.
n.
• allegado s.m.
• deudo s.m.
• pariente s.m.,f.
• relativo s.m.

I 'relətɪv
noun pariente mf, pariente, -ta m,f, familiar m

II
adjective
a) (comparative)

the relative merits of both systems — los pros y los contras de ambos sistemas

b) (not absolute) relativo

it's all relative, everything's relative — (set phrase) todo es relativo (fr hecha)

c)

relative to — (in relation to) en relación con, con relación a; (compared to) en comparación con

d) (Ling) relativo
['relǝtɪv]
1. ADJ
1) (=comparative) [safety, peace, comfort, ease] relativo

her relative lack of experience — su relativa falta de experiencia

he is a relative newcomer — es relativamente nuevo

it's all relative — todo es relativo

in relative terms — relativamente

petrol consumption is relative to speed — el consumo de gasolina está en relación con la velocidad

there is a shortage of labour relative to demand — hay escasez de trabajadores en relación con la demanda

2) (=respective)

the relative merits of the two systems — los méritos de cada uno de los dos sistemas

3) (=relevant)

relative to — relativo a, concerniente a

the documents relative to the problem — la documentación relativa or concerniente al problema

4) (Ling) relativo

relative clause — oración f subordinada relativa, oración f (subordinada) de relativo

relative pronoun — pronombre m relativo

5) (Mus) relativo
2.
N pariente mf , familiar mf

friends and relatives — amigos mpl y familiares

a close/distant relative — un pariente cercano/lejano

* * *

I ['relətɪv]
noun pariente mf, pariente, -ta m,f, familiar m

II
adjective
a) (comparative)

the relative merits of both systems — los pros y los contras de ambos sistemas

b) (not absolute) relativo

it's all relative, everything's relative — (set phrase) todo es relativo (fr hecha)

c)

relative to — (in relation to) en relación con, con relación a; (compared to) en comparación con

d) (Ling) relativo

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