preliminar

adj.

preliminary.

f. & m.

1 preliminary, preliminary game, qualifying game.

2 preliminary, preliminary issue.

3 preliminary, preliminary test.

m.

preliminary.

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preliminar

► adjetivo

1 preliminary

► nombre masculino

1 preliminary

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noun m. adj.

preliminary

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1.

ADJ [estudio, resultado] preliminary

(Dep)

fase preliminar — qualifying round(s)

2. SM

1) [gen] preliminary

2) pl preliminares [en el sexo] foreplay sing

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I

adjetivo

a) <cálculo/nota/etapa> preliminary

b) (Dep) <pruebas> qualifying (before n), preliminary (before n)

II

masculino o femenino (AmL) (Dep) qualifier, qualifying o preliminary game (o competition etc)

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= prefatory, preliminary, exploratory.

Ex. Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.

Ex. This present brief section is to be read as preliminary to a more detailed examination of some of the techniques of index construction which will follow.

Ex. This article reports on exploratory experiments in evaluating and improving a thesaurus through studying its effect on retrieval.

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* preliminares = preliminaries, preliminary matter, preliminary pages, front matter.

* preliminares sexuales = foreplay.

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I

adjetivo

a) <cálculo/nota/etapa> preliminary

b) (Dep) <pruebas> qualifying (before n), preliminary (before n)

II

masculino o femenino (AmL) (Dep) qualifier, qualifying o preliminary game (o competition etc)

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= prefatory, preliminary, exploratory.

Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.

Ex: This present brief section is to be read as preliminary to a more detailed examination of some of the techniques of index construction which will follow.

Ex: This article reports on exploratory experiments in evaluating and improving a thesaurus through studying its effect on retrieval.

* preliminares = preliminaries, preliminary matter, preliminary pages, front matter.

* preliminares sexuales = foreplay.

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preliminar¹

adjective

1 ‹cálculo/nota/etapa› preliminary

2 (Dep) ‹pruebas› qualifying (before n), preliminary (before n)

preliminar²

masculine

or

feminine

1 (AmL) (Dep) qualifier, qualifying o preliminary game ( o competition etc)

2 preliminares mpl (Hist, Pol) preliminaries (pl)

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preliminar adjetivo
preliminary
preliminar adjetivo & sustantivo masculino
1 preliminary
2 (prueba, competición) preliminary, qualifying game
'preliminar' also found in these entries:
English:
groundwork
- introductory
- preliminary
- preparatory
- exploratory
- ground

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preliminar

♦ adj

preliminary;

quedó el primero en la ronda preliminar he came first in the preliminary round

♦ nm

preliminary

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preliminar

I adj

1 estudio, comentario preliminary

2 DEP qualifying

II m L.Am.

qualifier

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preliminar adj & nm

: preliminary