glass ceiling in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for glass ceiling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for glass ceiling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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ceiling [Am ˈsilɪŋ, Brit ˈsiːlɪŋ] N

glass [Am ɡlæs, Brit ɡlɑːs] N

1.1. glass U:

glass (material)
vidrio m
glass (material)
cristal m Spain
glass (crystal)
cristal m
a pane of glass
un vidrio
a pane of glass
un cristal Spain
the burglars broke the glass to get in
los ladrones rompieron el vidrio para entrar
the burglars broke the glass to get in
los ladrones rompieron el cristal para entrar Spain
broken glass
vidrio roto
broken glass
cristales rotos Spain
to be grown under glass plant:
cultivarse en invernadero
to be grown under glass attr door/roof
de vidrio
to be grown under glass attr door/roof
de cristal Spain
a glass case
una vitrina
a glass eye
un ojo de vidrio
a glass eye
un ojo de cristal Spain

glass ceiling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for glass ceiling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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glass <-es> [glɑ:s, Am glæs] N

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Just as they reach the middle of the bridge, the glass ceiling above them shatters.
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The glass ceiling is frosted and patterned with clear crosses.
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A de facto glass ceiling exists, restricting the promotion of women.
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A glass ceiling allows natural light into the space.
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He frantically searches the house for her when her dead body crashes through a glass ceiling.
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However, some argue that quotas inadequately address the larger structural issue known as the glass ceiling.
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Women tend to experience a glass ceiling, an invisible barrier that prevents them from moving up the corporate ladder.
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Women tend to experience a glass ceiling effect when taking on leadership positions.
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The pattern of the glass ceiling is meant to evoke the railroad, at that time the symbol of modernity.
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A shorthand phrase for this development is breaking the gender barrier or breaking the glass ceiling.
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