relative clause in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for relative clause in the English»Spanish Dictionary

relative clause N LING

relative clause

cláusula f relativa

Translations for relative clause in the English»Spanish Dictionary

a relative clause

una (oración) subordinada relativa or de relativo

Translations for relative clause in the Spanish»English Dictionary

subordinada adjetiva/sustantiva

relative/noun clause

Translations for relative clause in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.relative [Am ˈrɛlədɪv, Brit ˈrɛlətɪv] N

relative

pariente mf

relative

pariente m / parienta f

relative

familiar m

friends and relatives

parientes or familiares y amigos

a close or near/distant relative

un pariente or un familiar cercano/lejano

II.relative [Am ˈrɛlədɪv, Brit ˈrɛlətɪv] ADJ

1.1. relative (comparative):

we must consider the relative merits of both systems

debemos comparar los pros y los contras de ambos sistemas

1.2. relative (not absolute):

relative

relativo

with relative safety

con relativa seguridad

it's all relative, everything's relative

todo es relativo

1.3. relative:

relative METEO, PHYS, TECH

relativo

1.4. relative:

relative to (in relation to)

en relación con

relative to (in relation to)

con relación a

relative to (compared to)

en comparación con

their positions relative to each other

sus posiciones relativas

2. relative (relevant) form pred:

to be relative to

concernir a form

3.1. relative LING:

relative pronoun

relativo

a relative clause

una (oración) subordinada relativa or de relativo

3.2. relative MUS:

relative

relativo

clause [Am klɔz, Brit klɔːz] N

1. clause (in contract, treaty):

clause

cláusula f

2. clause LING:

clause

oración f

clause

cláusula f

relative clause in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for relative clause in the English»Spanish Dictionary

relative clause N

relative clause

oración f relativa

Translations for relative clause in the Spanish»English Dictionary

oración de relativo

relative clause

Translations for relative clause in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clause [klɔ:z, Am klɑ:z] N

clause

cláusula f

clause LING

oración f

I.relative [ˈrelətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] ADJ

relative

relativo, -a

II.relative [ˈrelətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] N

relative

pariente mf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The pronoun has the function of the absolutive in the relative clause, and so represents an intransitive subject or a transitive object.

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The utility of the relative clause test is, however, limited.

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It conveys these meanings by deploying a "non" -restrictive relative clause and three short intonation curves, marked-off by commas.

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More specifically, if this pronoun is the subject of the relative clause, it is always suppressed.

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Note that the participial sub-mood is the basis for all relative clause constructions (used in rules 3 to 6).

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The d-examples, where pied-piping has occurred in a relative clause, are acceptable, whereas the corresponding wh-clauses in the b- and c-sentences are much less acceptable.

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Instead, the relative clause itself takes the place of an argument in the matrix clause.

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The main difference between the "kai" and classifier relative clause is that there is the presence of a classifier in the classifier relative clause.

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The words not everywhere defined, however, form a relative clause.

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Some languages use relative clauses of this type with the normal strategy of embedding the relative clause next to the head noun.

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