- branch
- 1. noun
1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) rama2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; (also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) sucursal
2. verb((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) ramificarsebranch n1. ramathe bird was sitting on a branch el pájaro estaba posado en una rama2. sucursal / oficinathe company is going to open another branch la empresa va a abrir otra sucursalbranchtr[brɑːnʧ]noun1 (tree) rama2 (of family) ramo3 (road, railway) ramal nombre masculino; (stream, river) brazo4 (of shop) sucursal nombre femenino; (of bank) oficina, sucursal nombre femenino5 (field of science etc) ramo6 (of candleabra) brazointransitive verb1 (road) bifurcarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbranch line ramal nombre masculinobranch ['brænʧ] vi1) : echar ramas (dícese de una planta)2) diverge: ramificarse, separarsebranch n1) : rama f (de una planta)2) extension: ramal m (de un camino, un ferrocarril, un río), rama f (de una familia o un campo de estudiar), sucursal f (de una empresa), agencia f (del gobierno)branch (Commerce)n.(§ pl.: branches) = sucursal s.m. (River)n.(§ pl.: branches) = tributario s.m.adj.• ramificar adj.• sucursal adj.n.(§ pl.: branches) = bifurcación s.f.• brazo s.m.• departamento s.m.• facultad s.m.• rama s.f.• ramal s.m.• ramo s.m.v.• bifurcar (Teléfono) v.• bifurcarse v.• ramificar v.• ramificarse v.• separarse v.
I bræntʃ, brɑːntʃnoun (of tree) rama f; (of river, road, railway) ramal m; (of family, field of study) rama f; (of computer program) bifurcación f, ramificación f; (of company, bank) sucursal fthe American branch of the company — la división americana de la compañía
the three branches of the armed forces — los tres cuerpos del ejército
II
intransitive verb \<\<river/family\>\> ramificarse*; \<\<road\>\> bifurcarse*a path branches (off) to the right — un sendero sale a la derecha
Phrasal Verbs:[brɑːntʃ]1. N1) [of tree] rama f ; (fig) [of science] rama f ; [of government, police] sección f ; [of industry] ramo m2) (Comm) [of company, bank] sucursal f3) (in road, railway, pipe) ramal m4) [of river] brazo m ; (US) [of stream] arroyo m5) [of family] rama f2.VI [road etc] bifurcarse3.CPDbranch line N — (Rail) ramal m , línea f secundaria
branch manager N — director(a) m / f de sucursal
branch office N — sucursal f
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I [bræntʃ, brɑːntʃ]noun (of tree) rama f; (of river, road, railway) ramal m; (of family, field of study) rama f; (of computer program) bifurcación f, ramificación f; (of company, bank) sucursal fthe American branch of the company — la división americana de la compañía
the three branches of the armed forces — los tres cuerpos del ejército
II
intransitive verb \<\<river/family\>\> ramificarse*; \<\<road\>\> bifurcarse*a path branches (off) to the right — un sendero sale a la derecha
Phrasal Verbs:
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
