predominar

v.

to predominate, to prevail.

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predominar

► verbo transitivo

1 to predominate

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verb

to prevail

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1.

VI [papel, poder] to predominate, dominate; [opinión, ideología, viento] to prevail

2.

VT to dominate, predominate over

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verbo intransitivo

el tema predominó en el congreso — the subject dominated the conference

el tipo de cine que predomina hoy — the kind of films that dominate the market nowadays

en el concierto predominaban los jóvenes — the audience at the concert was predominantly young

predominarán los cielos despejados — the sky will be mainly clear

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= hold + sway (over), predominate.

Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex. Amongst the present 2,700 or more registered readers, pupils and students predominate.

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* predominar sobre = win out over.

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verbo intransitivo

el tema predominó en el congreso — the subject dominated the conference

el tipo de cine que predomina hoy — the kind of films that dominate the market nowadays

en el concierto predominaban los jóvenes — the audience at the concert was predominantly young

predominarán los cielos despejados — the sky will be mainly clear

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= hold + sway (over), predominate.

Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex: Amongst the present 2,700 or more registered readers, pupils and students predominate.

* predominar sobre = win out over.

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predominar [A1 ]

vi

el tema predominó en el congreso the subject dominated the conference, it was the predominant topic of discussion at the conference

las tendencias que predominan en la literatura de este período the prevailing tendencies in the literature of this period

predomina el negro en su producción pictórica black predominates o is prominent in her paintings

en el concierto predominaban los jóvenes the audience at the concert consisted mainly o mostly of young people, the audience at the concert was predominantly young

predominarán los cielos despejados the sky will be mainly clear

predominar SOBRE algo to be predominant OVER sth

este verano los pasteles predominan sobre los colores vivos this summer pastel colors rather than bright colors are predominant o are the predominant fashion

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predominar (conjugate predominar) verbo intransitivo [actitud/opinión] to prevail;
predominar en algo to dominate sth;

◊ el tema predominó en el congreso the subject dominated the conference;

predominar sobre algo to be predominant over sth
predominar verbo intransitivo to predominate: en su colegio predominan las niñas sobre los niños, there are more girls than boys at his school
en sus cuadros predominan los tonos rojos, red tones predominate in his paintings

'predominar' also found in these entries:
English:
predominate
- prevail

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predominar vi

to predominate, to prevail (sobre over);

una clase en la que predominan las mujeres a class made up predominantly of women;

en su cuadro predominan los elementos abstractos his painting is dominated by abstract elements;

una reunión en la que predominó la unidad a meeting at which unity prevailed;

una región en la que predomina el cereal a region in which cereals are the main crop;

el pesimismo predomina entre los inversores the mood among investors is predominantly one of pessimism

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predominar

v/i predominate

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predominar vi

prevalecer: to predominate, to prevail