- baluarte
- m.1 bulwark.2 bastion, stronghold (figurative).* * *baluarte► nombre masculino1 (fortificación) bastion2 figurado bastion, stronghold* * *SM bastion* * *masculino (Arquit, Mil) bastion
un baluarte de los valores tradicionales — a bastion of traditional values
el último baluarte español en América — the last Spanish stronghold in America
un baluarte inexpugnable — an impregnable fortress
* * *= bulwark, stronghold, pillar, bastion, redoubt.Ex. Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.Ex. The library is an important ideological and cultural stronghold.Ex. The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.Ex. As the number of outlets for information are reduced libraries may see themselves as the last bastion of true democracy.Ex. Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.* * *masculino (Arquit, Mil) bastionun baluarte de los valores tradicionales — a bastion of traditional values
el último baluarte español en América — the last Spanish stronghold in America
un baluarte inexpugnable — an impregnable fortress
* * *= bulwark, stronghold, pillar, bastion, redoubt.Ex: Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.
Ex: The library is an important ideological and cultural stronghold.Ex: The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.Ex: As the number of outlets for information are reduced libraries may see themselves as the last bastion of true democracy.Ex: Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.* * *baluartemasculine1 (Arquit, Mil) bastionel último baluarte español en América the last Spanish stronghold in Americaun baluarte inexpugnable an impregnable fortress2(de una organización): un baluarte de los valores tradicionales a bastion of traditional valuesperdieron algunos baluartes como Magdalena y Santander they lost some of their traditional strongholds like Magdalena and Santanderes uno de los baluartes del equipo/del partido he's one of the mainstays of the team/one of the party stalwarts* * *
baluarte sustantivo masculino
bastion
'baluarte' also found in these entries:
English:
bulwark
- stronghold
- bastion
- strong
* * *baluarte nm1. [fortificación] bulwark2. [bastión] bastion, stronghold;es uno de los principales baluartes del sindicalismo en el país it is one of the main trade union strongholds in the country;el portero volvió a ser el baluarte del equipo the goalkeeper was once again the mainstay of the team* * *baluartem1 MIL stronghold2 persona pillar, stalwart* * *baluarte nmbastión: bulwark, bastion
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.