English Canada in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for English Canada in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Canada [Am ˈkænədə, Brit ˈkanədə] N

Canada

(el) Canadá m

I.English [Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ, Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ] ADJ

1. English:

English

inglés

2. English (British):

English controvers

inglés controvers

II.English [Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ, Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ] N

1. English U (language):

English

inglés m

British/American English

inglés británico/americano

British/American English attr lesson/teacher

de inglés

2. English (people) + pl vb:

the English

los ingleses

See also plain

I.plain <plainer plainest> [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (unadorned):

plain decor/cooking

sencillo

plain language/style

sencillo

plain language/style

llano

plain envelope

sin identificación externa

plain fabric/dress

liso

tell me in plain English

dímelo en términos sencillos

tell me in plain English

dímelo en cristiano inf, hum

just plain water, thank you

agua nada más, gracias

the plain man's guide to economics

guía básica de economía

his family are just plain folk

su familia es gente sencilla

just plain Mike Reed, please

Mike Reed, sin más, por favor

just plain Mike Reed, please

Mike Reed, nomás, por favor LatAm

2. plain (clear):

plain

claro

to make sth plain

dejar algo (en) claro

it's plain from what you say that …

por lo que me dices está claro que …

it's perfectly plain to me that she's lying

para mí es obvio or está claro que está mintiendo

the reasons are plain to see

las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias

3. plain (blunt, straightforward):

the plain truth

la pura verdad

the plain truth

la verdad lisa y llana

I believe in plain dealing

a mí me gustan las cosas claras

I told him in plain terms that …

le dije claramente or lisa y llanamente que …

I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews

seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews

4. plain (not good-looking):

plain

feo

plain

poco agraciado

to be a plain Jane

ser poco agraciada

to be a plain Jane

ser feúcha inf

5. plain (downright):

plain

puro

II.plain [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (downright, simply) as intensifier:

plain wrong/ridiculous

totalmente

she's not incapable: she's just plain lazy

no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga

it's just plain absurd

es un absurdo total

2. plain (bluntly, honestly):

plain tell

claramente

plain tell

francamente

III.plain [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] N

1. plain GEOG:

plain

llanura f

the (Great) Plains

las grandes llanuras

2.1. plain Brit FASHION:

plain

tela f lisa

2.2. plain (stitch):

plain

punto m del derecho

English Canada in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for English Canada in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Canada [ˈkænədə] N

Canada

Canadá m

I.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] N inv

1. English (language):

English

inglés m

2. English pl (people):

the English

los ingleses

II.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] ADJ

English

inglés, -esa

an English film

una película en inglés

an English class

una clase de inglés

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The measures were very controversial at the time in English Canada, but would be successfully passed and implemented.

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In English Canada, 25 percent of professors were union members.

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The song became quite popular in English Canada and for many years served as an unofficial national anthem.

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Today it is the oldest radio station in English Canada; second oldest overall.

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The press nevertheless produced a substantial list of titles through the years of its existence, and for a time was a major distributor of left-wing materials in English Canada.

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In one sense this was part of a larger trend towards nativism in English Canada during the period.

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As of 2006, most graduate employees in English Canada have been organized.

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