secondary

secondary
adjective
1) (coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary: secondary education.) secundario
2) (lesser in importance: a matter of secondary importance.) secundario
secondary adj secundario
secondary
tr['sekəndərɪ]
adjective
1 secundario,-a
■ that's a secondary matter eso es un asunto secundario
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
secondary education enseñanza secundaria
secondary colour color nombre masculino secundario
secondary picketing piquetes nombre masculino plural de apoyo
secondary school colegio de enseñanza secundaria, instituto de bachillerato
secondary ['sɛkən.dri] adj
: secundario
secondary
adj.
• secundario, -a adj.
n.
• secundario s.m.
'sekənderi, 'sekəndri
adjective
1)
a) (subordinate) <matter> de interés secundario; <road> secundario

to be secondary TO something — ser* de menor importancia que algo

b) (not primary, original) <source> de segunda mano; <industry> derivado; <infection> secundario; <strike/action/picketing> de solidaridad
2) (Educ) <teacher/pupils> de enseñanza secundaria

secondary education — enseñanza f secundaria

['sekǝndǝrɪ]
1. ADJ
1) (=less important) [character, role, effect, source] secundario

of secondary importance — de importancia secundaria, de segundo orden

the cost is a secondary consideration — el coste es un factor secundario or de interés secundario

my desire to have children was always secondary to my career — el deseo de tener hijos siempre se vio supeditado a mi carrera, el deseo de tener hijos siempre ocupó un lugar secundario en relación con mi carrera

2) (Educ) [education] secundario; [schooling, student, teacher] de enseñanza secundaria

after five years of secondary education — tras cinco años de educación or enseñanza secundaria

subjects taught at secondary level — materias impartidas en los ciclos de educación or enseñanza secundaria

2. N
1) (Univ etc) (=minor subject) asignatura f menor
2) (also: secondary school) centro m or instituto m de enseñanza secundaria
See:
see cultural note COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS in comprehensive
3) (Med) (also: secondary tumour) tumor m secundario
3.
CPD

secondary action N — (Pol) movilizaciones fpl de apoyo

secondary cancer N — (Med) metástasis f inv

secondary colour N — color m secundario

secondary education N — educación f or enseñanza f secundaria, segunda enseñanza f

secondary era N — (Geol) era f secundaria

secondary explosion N — explosión f por simpatía

secondary infection N — (Med) infección f secundaria

secondary modern (school) N — (Brit) (formerly) instituto de enseñanza secundaria que centraba su actividad docente más en conocimientos prácticos y tecnológicos que en la formación académica

secondary picket(ing) N — piquete m secundario (en centros relacionados con el sector o fábrica en huelga)

secondary production N — producción f secundaria

secondary road N — carretera f secundaria

secondary school N — centro m or instituto m de enseñanza secundaria

See:
see cultural note COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS in comprehensive

secondary school teacher N — profesor(a) m / f de secundaria

secondary storage N — almacenamiento m secundario

secondary stress N — (Ling) acento m secundario

secondary tumour N — tumor m secundario

* * *
['sekənderi, 'sekəndri]
adjective
1)
a) (subordinate) <matter> de interés secundario; <road> secundario

to be secondary TO something — ser* de menor importancia que algo

b) (not primary, original) <source> de segunda mano; <industry> derivado; <infection> secundario; <strike/action/picketing> de solidaridad
2) (Educ) <teacher/pupils> de enseñanza secundaria

secondary education — enseñanza f secundaria


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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