sister

sister
'sistə
1. noun
1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) hermana
2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) enfermera jefe
3) (a female member of a religious group.) hermana, monja
4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) hermana, compañera

2. adjective
(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) similar, parecido
sister n
1. hermana
I have one sister and two brothers tengo una hermana y dos hermanos
2. enfermera jefe
the doctor was talking to the sister el médico estaba hablando con la enfermera jefe
sister
tr['sɪstəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (relative) hermana
2 (comrade) hermana, compañera
3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL enfermera jefe
4 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL (nun) hermana, monja; (before name) Sor
5 (company, organization) hermana
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
sister ship barco gemelo
sister ['sɪstər] n
: hermana f
sister
n.
• hermana s.f.
• sor s.m.
'sɪstər, 'sɪstə(r)
noun
1)
a) (sibling) hermana f; (before n) <company> afiliado, asociado

sister ship — buque m gemelo

b) (woman comrade) compañera f, camarada f; (in feminist context) hermana f, compañera f
2)
a) (nun) hermana f, monja f; (before name) hermana, Sor

Sister Petra — la hermana Petra, Sor Petra

b) (nurse) (BrE) enfermera f jefe or jefa (a cargo de una o más salas)
['sɪstǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=relation) hermana f

my little sister — mi hermana pequeña

my brothers and sisters — mis hermanos

2) (Brit) (Med) (also: nursing sister) enfermera f jefe
3) (Rel) hermana f ; (before name) sor f

the Sisters of Charity — las Hermanas de la Caridad

4) (US)

listen sister! ** — ¡mira, hermana!, ¡mira, tía or colega! (Sp) **

2.
CPD

sister city N — (US) ciudad f gemela

sister college N — colegio m hermano

sister company N — empresa f hermana, empresa f asociada

sister nation N — nación f hermana

sister organization N — organización f hermana

sister ship N — barco m gemelo

* * *
['sɪstər, 'sɪstə(r)]
noun
1)
a) (sibling) hermana f; (before n) <company> afiliado, asociado

sister ship — buque m gemelo

b) (woman comrade) compañera f, camarada f; (in feminist context) hermana f, compañera f
2)
a) (nun) hermana f, monja f; (before name) hermana, Sor

Sister Petra — la hermana Petra, Sor Petra

b) (nurse) (BrE) enfermera f jefe or jefa (a cargo de una o más salas)

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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