y in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for y in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Y, y [Am waɪ, Brit wʌɪ] N

1. Y (letter):

Y

Y

Y

y f

2. Y (youth centre) Am:

Y inf

YMCA f

Y inf

Asociación f Cristiana de Jóvenes

Y inf

Guay f Chil inf

y chromosome N

y chromosome

cromosoma m Y

Y-fronts® [Am ˈwaɪfrənts, Brit ˈwʌɪfrʌnts] N npl Brit

Y-fronts

calzoncillos mpl

Y-fronts

slip m

Generation Y [ˌdʒɛnəreɪʃ(ə)n ˈwʌɪ] N U

Generation Y

generación f Y

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to plot a graph of the function y=x²

trazar la curva de la función y=x²

Translations for y in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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eje de ordenadas

y-axis

Y

Y

Y

y

yeísta

Spanish speaker who pronounces 'll' as 'y'→ yeísmo

Generación Y

generation Y

cromosoma Y

Y chromosome

y in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for y in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Y, y [waɪ] N

1. Y:

Y

Y, y f

Y for Yellow Brit, Y for Yoke Am

Y de yema

2. Y MATH (unknown quantity):

Y

y f

y.

y. abbreviation of year

y.

a.

See also year

year [jɪəʳ, Am jɪr] N

1. year (twelve months):

year

año m

year of birth

año de nacimiento

year in, year out

año tras año

fiscal year FIN

ejercicio f fiscal

leap year

año bisiesto

all (the) year round

(durante) todo el año

every other year

cada dos años

happy new year!

¡feliz año nuevo!

last/next year

el año pasado/que viene

£5000 a year

5000 libras al año

the year when ...

el año en que...

this year

este año

for his years

para su edad

I'm eight years old

tengo ocho años

years ago

hace años

I haven't seen her for years

hace muchísimo que no la veo

it's taken me years to ...

he tardado años en...

it's been years since we had a summer as good as this one

hacía años que no teníamos tan buen tiempo en verano

it'll be years before...

pasarán años hasta que...

over the years

con el tiempo

2. year SCHOOL, UNIV:

year

curso m

the academic year

el año académico

she was in my year at college

estaba en mi promoción en la universidad

Phrases:

(since) the year dot Brit, Aus

(desde) el año de la pera

to put years on sb

avejentar a alguien

to take years off sb

quitar años (de encima) a alguien

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let x be y

supongamos que x sea igual a y

Translations for y in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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I griega

y

Y

Y, y

Y de yema

Y for Yellow Brit

Y de yema

Y for Yoke Am

ye

letter Y

yeísmo

The term yeísmo signifies the pronounciation of the ‘ll’ as a ‘y’, e.g. ‘gayo’ instead of ‘gallo’. The yeísmo is very widespread, particularly amongst city dwellers.

y Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

let x be y

supongamos que x sea igual a y

Y for Yellow Brit, Y for Yoke Am

Y de yema

The term yeísmo signifies the pronounciation of the ‘ll’ as a ‘y’, e.g. ‘gayo’ instead of ‘gallo’. The yeísmo is very widespread, particularly amongst city dwellers.

yeísmo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Y-Gert used a single narrow beam from the ground station pointed over the target, broadcasting a series of pulses.

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Recently a research genome sequencing project discovered that many of the bases on the Y chromosome are arranged as palindromes.

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Y-STRs are taken specifically from the male Y chromosome.

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They found that human Y chromosome is able to recombine with itself, using palindrome base pair sequences.

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The idea that the Y chromosome was named after its similarity in appearance to the letter Y is mistaken.

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In other words, since the Y chromosome is single, it has duplicates of its genes on itself instead of having a second, homologous, chromosome.

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The species is similar to Y. pallida and Y. arkansana.

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At the site of the explosion, there is a Y-shaped crack in the ground with no apparent bottom.

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A family tree of Y chromosomes can be constructed, with the mutations serving as branching points along lineages.

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It is characterised by the tiny, pointed tubercules present on its skin and a Y-shaped groove in the funnel locking apparatus.

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