utmost

utmost
adjective
1) (most distant: the utmost ends of the earth.) extremo
2) (greatest possible: Take the utmost care!) extremo, mayor
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utmost1 adj mayor / sumo
they treated me with the utmost respect me trataron con el mayor respeto
utmost2 n todo lo posible
we must do our utmost to stop the war hemos de hacer todo lo posible para parar la guerra
utmost
tr['ʌtməʊst]
adjective
1 sumo,-a, extremo,-a
■ he did it with the utmost secrecy lo hizo con el sigilo más absoluto
noun
1 máximo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to do one's utmost hacer todo lo posible
utmost ['ʌt.mo:st] adj
1) farthest: extremo, más lejano
2) greatest: sumo, mayor
of the utmost importance: de suma importancia
utmost n
: lo más posible
to the utmost: al máximo
utmost
adj.
• capital adj.
• extremo, -a adj.
• sumo, -a adj.
• supremo, -a adj.
• último, -a adj.

I 'ʌtməʊst
adjective (before n)
a) (greatest) mayor, sumo

with the utmost care — con el mayor cuidado, con sumo cuidado

of the utmost importance — de suma importancia, sumamente importante, importantísimo

b) (farthest) <edge/limit> extremo

II
noun

to do one's utmost (to + INF) — esforzarse* al máximo or hacer* todo lo posible (para + inf)

['ʌtmǝʊst]
1. ADJ
1) (=greatest) sumo

of the utmost importance — de la mayor importancia, de suma importancia

with the utmost ease — con suma facilidad

2) (=furthest) más lejano
2.
N

the utmost that one can do — todo lo que puede hacer uno

200 at the utmost — 200 a lo más, 200 a lo sumo

to do one's utmost (to do sth) — hacer todo lo posible (por hacer algo)

to the utmost — al máximo, hasta más no poder

to the utmost of one's ability — lo mejor que pueda or sepa uno

* * *

I ['ʌtməʊst]
adjective (before n)
a) (greatest) mayor, sumo

with the utmost care — con el mayor cuidado, con sumo cuidado

of the utmost importance — de suma importancia, sumamente importante, importantísimo

b) (farthest) <edge/limit> extremo

II
noun

to do one's utmost (to + INF) — esforzarse* al máximo or hacer* todo lo posible (para + inf)


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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