principiante

adj.

1 beginning.

2 lead-off.

f. & m.

beginner, fledgling, first-timer, starter.

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principiante

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 beginner

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noun mf.

beginner, novice

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principiante, -a

1.

ADJ [actor, fotógrafo, jugador] inexperienced

conductor principiante — learner driver

2.

SM / F (=novato) beginner, novice; (=aprendiz) learner

cometen errores de principiante — they make basic mistakes

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I

adjetivo

es un conductor principiante — he's a learner driver, he's learning to drive

II

masculino y femenino beginner

un curso para principiantes — a beginners' course

un error de principiante — a basic mistakes

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= beginner, entrant, novice, emergent, tyro, cadet, rookie, greenhorn.

Ex. It is useful for a beginner in a library or a beginner in a particular field, a scholar who comes from one field to another or a user who wants to find the latest information.

Ex. In general it is felt that it would be more useful for entrants to the library profession to have a wider academic background.

Ex. 'Not one of us on the board has had to interview anyone for a library position,' he said, 'so we're novices at this!'.

Ex. Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.

Ex. It is useful if OPAC's menus cater for both the tyro and the experienced user.

Ex. This listing of historically important manuscripts and documents was prepared for the use of cadets, faculty, and outside scholars.

Ex. The second case involved a complaint by a woman claiming that she had been raped by Boston Celtics rookie, Marcus Smith, just after he broke off their three month relationship.

Ex. Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.

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* actriz principiante = starlet.

* guía para principiantes = beginners' guide.

* principiante de Internet = newbie.

* principiantes, los = uninitiated, the.

* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.

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I

adjetivo

es un conductor principiante — he's a learner driver, he's learning to drive

II

masculino y femenino beginner

un curso para principiantes — a beginners' course

un error de principiante — a basic mistakes

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= beginner, entrant, novice, emergent, tyro, cadet, rookie, greenhorn.

Ex: It is useful for a beginner in a library or a beginner in a particular field, a scholar who comes from one field to another or a user who wants to find the latest information.

Ex: In general it is felt that it would be more useful for entrants to the library profession to have a wider academic background.

Ex: 'Not one of us on the board has had to interview anyone for a library position,' he said, 'so we're novices at this!'.

Ex: Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.

Ex: It is useful if OPAC's menus cater for both the tyro and the experienced user.

Ex: This listing of historically important manuscripts and documents was prepared for the use of cadets, faculty, and outside scholars.

Ex: The second case involved a complaint by a woman claiming that she had been raped by Boston Celtics rookie, Marcus Smith, just after he broke off their three month relationship.

Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.

* actriz principiante = starlet.

* guía para principiantes = beginners' guide.

* principiante de Internet = newbie.

* principiantes, los = uninitiated, the.

* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.

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principiante¹

adjective

es un conductor principiante he's a learner driver, he's learning to drive

principiante²

masculine and feminine

beginner

se matriculó en un curso para principiantes she enrolled in a beginners' course

a veces comete errores de principiante sometimes he makes really basic mistakes

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principiante sustantivo masculino y femenino
beginner;

◊ un error de principiante a basic mistake

principiante mf beginner

'principiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incurrir
- novata
- novatada
- novato
- señor
English:
beginner
- novice
- rank

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principiante, -a

♦ adj

inexperienced;

se pone nervioso con los conductores principiantes he gets nervous with inexperienced drivers;

para ser principiante, no lo hace mal he's not bad for a beginner

♦ nm,f

beginner;

ha cometido un error de principiante he's made a really basic mistake

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principiante

I adj inexperienced

II m/f beginner

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principiante adj

: beginning

principiante nmf

: beginner, novice

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principiante n beginner