cota

f.

altitude, height above sea level (altura).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cotar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cotar.

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cota

► nombre femenino

1 (altura) height above sea level

■ la cota mil one thousand metres above sea level

2 (número en mapa) spot height

3 figurado (nivel) level

■ la xenofobia está llegando a cotas muy altas xenophobia is showing an alarming increase

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cota

► nombre femenino

1 (traje) tabard

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cota de malla coat of mail

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I

SF

1) ( Hist)

cota de malla — coat of mail

2) Caribe (=blusa) blouse

II

SF

1) (Geog) height above sea level; (=altura) height, level

misil de baja cota — low-flying missile

volar a baja cota — to fly low

2) (=cifra) number, figure

cota de popularidad — level of popularity

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femenino

1) (altura) height above sea level

misil de baja cota — low-level missile

2) (grado, cifra)

la delincuencia ha alcanzado cotas alarmantes — crime has reached alarming levels

quiere alcanzar cotas más altas en su carrera — she wants to scale greater heights in her career

3) (Indum) doublet

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- cota de mallas

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= plateau [plateaux, -pl.], contour line.

Ex. With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.

Ex. In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..

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* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

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femenino

1) (altura) height above sea level

misil de baja cota — low-level missile

2) (grado, cifra)

la delincuencia ha alcanzado cotas alarmantes — crime has reached alarming levels

quiere alcanzar cotas más altas en su carrera — she wants to scale greater heights in her career

3) (Indum) doublet

•

- cota de mallas

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= plateau [plateaux, -pl.], contour line.

Ex: With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.

Ex: In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

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cota

feminine

A

1 (altura) height above sea level

misil de baja cota low-level missile

2 (en un mapa — punto) spot height; (— línea) contour

B

(grado, cifra): la delincuencia ha alcanzado cotas alarmantes crime has reached alarming levels

alcanzó la cota histórica de 2.500 it reached the historic 2,500 mark o level

quiere alcanzar cotas más altas en su carrera she wants to scale greater heights in her career

C (Indum) doublet

Compuestos:

● cota de mallas

coat of mail

● cota de nieve

height at which snow settles

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cota sustantivo femenino
1 Geography elevation: descansaremos cuando rebasemos la cota de 1.500 metros, we'll rest when we reach an elevation of 1,500 meters
2 figurado level, height: su imaginación ha alcanzado nuevas cotas, her imagination has reached new heights
'cota' also found in these entries:
English:
chain mail
- contour

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cota nf

1. [altura] altitude, height above sea level;

volar a baja cota to fly low;

la expedición ha alcanzado la cota de los 8.000 metros the expedition has reached an altitude of 8,000 metres

2. [en mapa] spot height

3. [nivel]

alcanzar altas cotas de popularidad to become very popular;

la participación alcanzó la cota del 90 por ciento there was a 90 percent turnout

4. [armadura] cota de malla(s) coat of mail

5. Mat bound

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cota

f height above sea level;

cota de nieve snow level