ranks in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ranks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rank¹ [Am ræŋk, Brit raŋk] N

1. rank C (line):

rank

fila f

to break ranks

romper filas

to close ranks

cerrar or estrechar filas

a family should close ranks at a time of crisis

una familia debe mantenerse unida y solidaria en los momentos difíciles

to reduce sb to the ranks MIL

degradar a alguien

General Sánchez rose from the ranks

el General Sánchez empezó como soldado raso

there was some disquiet in the ranks MIL

había cierta inquietud entre las tropas

to join the ranks of the unemployed

pasar a engrosar las filas del desempleo

to join the ranks of the unemployed

pasar a engrosar las filas del paro Spain

2. rank C or U (status):

rank

categoría f

rank MIL

grado m

rank MIL

rango m

the rank of captain

el grado or rango de capitán

officers and other ranks Brit

los oficiales y la tropa

to be above/below sb in rank

ser de rango superior/inferior a alguien

to be above/below sb in rank

estar por encima/por debajo de alguien (en rango or jerarquía)

a writer of the first rank

un escritor de primera categoría or de primera línea

people of all social ranks

gente de todos los niveles sociales

to pull rank on sb she's not the type to pull rank on anybody

no es de las que abusan de su autoridad or hacen valer sus privilegios

3. rank C Brit:

taxi rank

parada f de taxis

taxi rank

sitio m Mex

4. rank C (on organ):

rank

registro m

II.rank¹ [Am ræŋk, Brit raŋk] VB trans

1. rank (class):

he's ranked fourth among Americans

está clasificado (como el) cuarto entre los americanos

I rank him alongside Brahms

para mí es un compositor de la categoría or del nivel de Brahms

he ranks it among the city's best restaurants

considera que está entre los mejores restaurantes de la ciudad

2. rank (outrank):

rank Am

estar por encima de

rank Am

ser de rango superior a

3. rank (range, line):

rank usu pass

alinear

rank usu pass

colocar en fila

the soldiers were ranked three deep

los soldados estaban alineados de tres en fondo

III.rank¹ [Am ræŋk, Brit raŋk] VB intr

1. rank (be classed):

rank

estar

it ranks among the best

está entre los mejores

he ranks high in our esteem

lo tenemos en gran estima

2. rank (hold rank):

to rank above/below sb

estar por encima/por debajo de alguien

to rank above/below sb

ser de rango superior/inferior a alguien

a high-/middle-ranking officer

un oficial de alto grado/de grado medio

rank² ADJ

1. rank attr (complete):

rank beginner/amateur

absoluto

rank injustice

flagrante

2. rank (overgrown):

the garden was rank with weeds

el jardín estaba invadido por la maleza

3. rank (unpleasantly strong):

rank smell

fétido

rank taste

repugnante

to smell rank

oler muy mal

to smell rank

apestar inf

cab rank [Am ˈkæb ræŋk, Brit ˈkab raŋk] N Brit

cab rank

parada f de taxis

cab rank

sitio m Mex

taxi stand, taxi rank Brit N

taxi stand

parada f de taxis

taxi stand

paradero m de taxis Chil Col

taxi stand

sitio m de taxis Mex

rank and file N MIL

rank and file + pl vb

tropa f

the rank and file of the party/union

las bases del partido/del sindicato

the rank and file of the party/union attr support

de las bases

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massed troops/ranks

concentrado

reduction to the ranks

degradación f

ducal rank

de duque

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ranks pl

hidalgo

nobleman (from the lower ranks of the nobility)

ranks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ranks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rank¹ [ræŋk] ADJ

1. rank (absolute):

rank

total

rank beginner

absoluto, -a

2. rank (smelling unpleasant):

rank

fétido, -a

I.rank² [ræŋk] N

1. rank no pl (status):

rank

rango m

2. rank MIL:

rank

graduación f

the ranks

las tropas

to break rank

romper filas

3. rank (row):

rank

fila f

cab rank

parada f de taxis

cab rank

sitio m de taxis Mex

II.rank² [ræŋk] VB intr

rank

clasificarse

to rank as sth

figurar como algo

to rank above sb

estar por encima de alguien

III.rank² [ræŋk] VB trans

1. rank (classify):

rank

clasificar

2. rank (arrange):

rank

situar

rank among VB intr

rank among

situarse entre

cab rank N, cab stand N Am (taxi rank)

cab rank

parada f de taxis

taxi rank N Brit, taxi stand N Am

taxi rank

parada f de taxis

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serried ranks

filas f pl cerradas

exalted rank

alto rango

to close ranks

cerrar filas

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rango

rank

según el rango

according to rank

fila

rank

fila

ranks pl

ranks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to close ranks

cerrar filas

the ranks

las tropas

to break rank

romper filas

to rank as sth

figurar como algo

to rank above sb

estar por encima de alguien

serried ranks

filas f pl cerradas

to be below sb in rank

tener un rango por debajo de alguien

of high rank

de alto rango

to be beneath sb in rank

tener un rango por debajo de alguien

to confer the rank of colonel on sb

graduar a alguien de coronel

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English

From the 1380s onwards, their ranks were filled under the "devirme" system, where feudal dues were paid by service to the sultan.

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Over the next 20 years, he rose steadily through the ranks, serving on the paddle steamer warship (1876), corvette (1876), (1878), (1879), (1880), and (1881).

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The reaction, formally a rearrangement, ranks under the elimination reactions as already observed by the original authors.

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After the salvo, the cavalry rapidly accelerated and joined up the ranks.

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The line of authority from top management to the lowest ranks represents the scalar chain.

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Each career path also has several options for certain ranks, each path specializing in a different branch of the career.

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He deservedly ranks highest as a politician and is as disinterested a patriot as lives.

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There were grumblings within the taxed ranks about lack of differentiation by income within ranks.

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Intelligent, pushy, self-assured and charming, he rose quickly in the ranks of the party.

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However, their ranks were thinned by withering enfilading enemy fire and their advance was halted.

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