- dominante
- adj.1 dominant.Se me pasó el bus I missed the bus.2 domineering (person).f.dominant.* * *dominante► adjetivo1 dominant, dominating2 (que prevalece) prevailing, predominating3 (que avasalla) domineering* * *adj.dominant* * *1. ADJ1) (=despótico) domineering2) (=predominante) [viento, tendencia, opinión, ideología] dominant, prevailing; [grupo, cultura, rasgo, tema, color] dominant; [papel, rol] dominant, leading
el consenso ha sido la nota dominante en las negociaciones — consensus has been the keynote o tenor of the negotiations
el país dominante en ingeniería genética — the leading nation in genetic engineering
3) (Bio) [macho, gen] dominant4) (Mús) dominant2.SF (Mús) dominant* * *adjetivo1)a) <color/tendencia> predominant, dominant; <opinión> prevailing (before n); <cultura> dominantel rasgo dominante de su carácter — the dominant feature of his personality
la nota dominante de la jornada fue la tranquilidad — calm prevailed throughout the day
b) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant2) <persona> domineering* * *= dominant, pervasive, ruling, domineering, mainline, commanding, all-pervasive [all pervasive], mainstream, suppressive, pervading, dominating, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], bossy boots, overbearing.Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.Ex. The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex. These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.Ex. This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex. His preference for books rather than journals was more commanding than his preference for poetry rather than prose.Ex. Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.Ex. Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.Ex. Where other women are in position of authority, they are even more suppressive to other women than males.Ex. While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).Ex. With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.----* función dominante = alpha role.* grupo dominante = dominant group.* papel dominante = alpha role.* * *adjetivo1)a) <color/tendencia> predominant, dominant; <opinión> prevailing (before n); <cultura> dominantel rasgo dominante de su carácter — the dominant feature of his personality
la nota dominante de la jornada fue la tranquilidad — calm prevailed throughout the day
b) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant2) <persona> domineering* * *= dominant, pervasive, ruling, domineering, mainline, commanding, all-pervasive [all pervasive], mainstream, suppressive, pervading, dominating, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], bossy boots, overbearing.Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: His preference for books rather than journals was more commanding than his preference for poetry rather than prose.Ex: Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.Ex: Where other women are in position of authority, they are even more suppressive to other women than males.Ex: While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).Ex: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.* función dominante = alpha role.* grupo dominante = dominant group.* papel dominante = alpha role.* * *dominanteadjectiveA1 ‹color/tendencia› predominant, dominant; ‹opinión› prevailing (before n)la nación dominante en este campo the dominant o leading nation in this fieldlos tonos dominantes del cuadro the predominant tones in the paintingel rasgo dominante de su carácter the dominant o most outstanding feature of his personalityla nota dominante de la jornada fue la tranquilidad calm prevailed throughout the dayvientos dominantes del sur prevailing southerly winds2 (Biol) dominant3 (Mús) dominant4 (Astrol) dominantB ‹persona› domineering* * *
dominante adjetivo
1a) ‹color/tendencia› predominant, dominant;
‹opinión› prevailing (before n);
‹cultura› dominantb) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant
2 ‹persona› domineering
dominante adjetivo
1 (predominante, mayoritario) dominant
2 (tiránico) domineering
'dominante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imperiosa
- imperioso
- sargento
- clase
English:
commanding
- dominant
- domineering
- mainstream
- masterful
- overbearing
- pervasive
- self-assertive
- self-assertiveness
* * *dominante♦ adj1. [predominante] [nación, tendencia, característica] dominant;[vientos] prevailing;el color dominante era el azul the predominant colour was blue;la empresa tiene una posición dominante en el sector the company holds a commanding position in the sector;lo más dominante en su personalidad es el optimismo his most striking characteristic is his optimism2. [persona] domineering3. Biol [gen] dominant4. Mús dominant♦ nf1. [característica] predominant feature2. Mús dominant* * *dominanteadj dominant; despdomineering* * *dominante adj1) : dominant2) : domineering* * *dominante adj dominant
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
