representativo

adj.

1 representative, graphic, depictive, descriptive.

2 representative, symbolic, indicative, designative.

3 representative, sample.

m.

representative.

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representativo

► adjetivo

1 representative

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(f. - representativa)

adj.

representative

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ADJ

1) (=simbólico, característico) representative

estas cifras no son muy representativas — these figures are not very representative

uno de los artistas más representativos de la época — one of the most representative artists of the age

2) (Pol) [democracia, institución, organización] representative

organizaciones representativas de los indígenas — organizations representing the indigenous people

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-va adjetivo

1) <muestra> representative

un autor representativo del período — a representative author of the period

este cuadro es representativo de su época cubista — this picture is a good example of his Cubist period

2) (Pol) representative

sistema representativo de gobierno — representative system of government

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= representative, representational.

Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex. 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.

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* análisis de una muestra representativa = cross-sectional analysis.

* no representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

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-va adjetivo

1) <muestra> representative

un autor representativo del período — a representative author of the period

este cuadro es representativo de su época cubista — this picture is a good example of his Cubist period

2) (Pol) representative

sistema representativo de gobierno — representative system of government

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= representative, representational.

Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.

* análisis de una muestra representativa = cross-sectional analysis.

* no representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

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representativo -va

adjective

A

(característico): este cuadro es representativo de su época cubista this picture is a good example of o is representative of his Cubist period

quizás sea el compositor más representativo del período he is perhaps the composer who best exemplifies the period o who is most representative of the period

el incidente es representativo del clima de violencia reinante the incident is typical o indicative of the current climate of violence

un episodio representativo de su actitud con respecto al dinero an episode which typifies his attitude to money

B (Pol) representative

sistema representativo de gobierno representative system of government

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representativo

◊ -va adjetivo

representative
representativo,-a adjetivo representative

'representativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
representativa
English:
representative
- unrepresentative

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representativo, -a adj

1. [simbolizador]

ser representativo de algo to represent sth;

un grupo representativo de la población general a group that represents the population as a whole;

un escándalo representativo del clima de corrupción en el que vive el país a scandal which reflects o is representative of the climate of corruption in the country

2. [característico, relevante]

representativo (de) representative (of);

este cuadro es poco representativo de su estilo this painting is not very representative of his style

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representativo

adj representative

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representativo, -va adj

: representative