soberano

adj.

sovereign.

m.

monarch, potentate, ruler, sovereign.

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soberano

► adjetivo

1 sovereign

2 figurado extreme, supreme

3 familiar huge, great

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 sovereign

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(f. - soberana)

noun adj.

sovereign

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soberano, -a

1. ADJ

1) (Pol) sovereign

2) (=supremo) supreme

3) * (=tremendo) real, really big

una soberana paliza — a real walloping *

2.

SM / F sovereign

los soberanos — the king and queen, the royal couple

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I

-na adjetivo

1) <estado/pueblo/poder> sovereign

2) (fam) (enorme) tremendous

eso es una soberana estupidez — that's an absolutely ridiculous thing to say/do

II

-na masculino, femenino (Gob, Pol) sovereign

III

masculino (moneda) sovereign

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= time-honoured, ruler, sovereign.

Ex. The time-honoured training institution 'sitting with Nellie' is not much good if Nellie's competence is not up to scratch.

Ex. This article looks at the libraries maintained by the rulers and other dignitaries of the time.

Ex. The loss of sovereign immunity makes it mandatory for libraries to acquire liability insurance.

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* derecho soberano = sovereign right.

* estado soberano = sovereign state.

* nación soberana = sovereign nation.

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I

-na adjetivo

1) <estado/pueblo/poder> sovereign

2) (fam) (enorme) tremendous

eso es una soberana estupidez — that's an absolutely ridiculous thing to say/do

II

-na masculino, femenino (Gob, Pol) sovereign

III

masculino (moneda) sovereign

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= time-honoured, ruler, sovereign.

Ex: The time-honoured training institution 'sitting with Nellie' is not much good if Nellie's competence is not up to scratch.

Ex: This article looks at the libraries maintained by the rulers and other dignitaries of the time.

Ex: The loss of sovereign immunity makes it mandatory for libraries to acquire liability insurance.

* derecho soberano = sovereign right.

* estado soberano = sovereign state.

* nación soberana = sovereign nation.

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soberano¹ -na

adjective

A ‹estado/pueblo› sovereign; ‹poder› supreme, sovereign

B (fam) (enorme) tremendous

eso es una soberana estupidez that's an absolutely ridiculous thing to say/do

le pegó una soberana paliza he gave him an almighty o a tremendous beating (colloq)

soberano² -na

masculine, feminine

(Gob, Pol) sovereign

soberano³

masculine

(moneda) sovereign

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soberano

◊ -na adjetivo

1 ‹estado/pueblo/poder› sovereign
2 (fam) (enorme) tremendous;

◊ eso es una soberana estupidez that's an absolutely ridiculous thing to say/do

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Gob, Pol) sovereign
soberano,-a
I adjetivo
1 adjetivo & sustantivo masculino (pueblo, estado) sovereign: en las democracias, el pueblo es soberano, people are sovereign in democratic countries
2 (insuperable) superb
3 fam (enorme) huge, tremendous
una soberana paliza, a vicious beating
una soberana tontería, a blunder
II m,f Hist (monarca) sovereign
'soberano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soberana
- abdicar
- corona
- coronación
- coronar
- emperador
- regencia
- reverendo
English:
ruler
- sovereign
- trooping

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soberano, -a

♦ adj

1. [independiente] sovereign

2. [belleza, calidad] supreme, unrivalled

3. Fam [grande] massive;

una soberana paliza an almighty thrashing;

decir/hacer una soberana tontería to say/do something unbelievably stupid;

fue un soberano aburrimiento it was mindnumbingly boring

♦ nm,f

sovereign

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soberano

I adj

1 sovereign

2 fig fam

tremendous

II m, soberana f sovereign

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soberano, -na adj & n

: sovereign

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soberano n sovereign