creciente

adj.

1 growing (seguridad, confianza).

2 increasing, incremental, mounting, raising.

3 crescent, raising.

4 swelling.

f.

1 rise in waters.

2 flood tide.

3 crescent.

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creciente

► adjetivo

1 (que crece) growing; (que aumenta) increasing

■ un interés creciente an increasing interest

2 (precios) rising

3 (luna) crescent (in the first quarter)

► nombre femenino

1 (de agua) flood, spate

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adj.

growing, increasing

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1. ADJ

1) [tendencia, demanda, volumen] growing, increasing

existe un creciente interés por las nuevas tecnologías — there is growing o increasing interest in new technology

2) [luna] waxing

cuarto 2., 2)

2.

SM (Astron) [de la luna] crescent

el Creciente Rojo — the Red Crescent

3.

SF [de río] flood

creciente del mar — flood tide

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adjetivo

a) <interés/necesidad> increasing

b) (Astron)

luna creciente — waxing moon

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= ever-growing, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, burgeoning, proliferative, escalating, heightening.

Ex. To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.

Ex. Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.

Ex. The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.

Ex. If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.

Ex. But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.

Ex. It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.

Ex. Haemorrhage was noted over the surface of the detached retina and the optic nerve head was covered by a proliferative white structure.

Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex. The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.

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* luna creciente = waxing moon.

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adjetivo

a) <interés/necesidad> increasing

b) (Astron)

luna creciente — waxing moon

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= ever-growing, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, burgeoning, proliferative, escalating, heightening.

Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.

Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.

Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.

Ex: If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.

Ex: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.

Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.

Ex: Haemorrhage was noted over the surface of the detached retina and the optic nerve head was covered by a proliferative white structure.

Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.

* luna creciente = waxing moon.

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creciente¹

adjective

1 ‹interés/necesidad› increasing, growing

2 (Astron):

luna creciente waxing moon

cuarto² (↑ cuarto (2))

creciente²

feminine

crecida

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creciente adjetivo

a) ‹interés/necesidad› increasing

b) (Astron):

◊ luna creciente waxing moon

creciente adjetivo
1 growing, increasing 2 cuarto creciente, crescent
'creciente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuarta
- cuarto
- luna
- militarista
- marea
English:
crescent
- gathering
- growing
- increasing
- rising
- body
- escalate
- mount

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creciente adj

1. [seguridad, confianza] growing

2. [luna] crescent, waxing

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creciente

I adj cantidad growing; luna waxing

II f

:

creciente (lunar) crescent (of the moon)

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creciente adj

1) : growing, increasing

2)

luna creciente : waxing moon