subject in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for subject in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.subject N [Am ˈsəbdʒɛkt, Brit ˈsʌbdʒɛkt, ˈsʌbdʒɪkt]

1. subject (topic):

subject

tema m

to change the subject

cambiar de tema

to drop the subject

dejar el tema

to get off the subject

salirse or desviarse del tema

to get off the subject

irse por las ramas

to get back to the subject

volver al tema

to keep off a subject

evitar un tema

that's a rather delicate subject

ese es un tema or asunto bastante delicado

on the subject of work

hablando de trabajo

while we're on the subject, who …?

a propósito del tema or ya que estamos hablando de esto ¿quién …?

to be the subject of controversy/criticism

ser objeto de polémica/críticas

I'd like to raise the subject of finance

quisiera plantear el problema de la financiación

2. subject (discipline):

subject

asignatura f

subject

materia f esp LatAm

subject

ramo m Chil

specialist subject

especialidad f

3. subject POL:

subject

súbdito m / súbdita f

British subject

súbdito británico

4. subject:

subject MED, PSYCH

sujeto m

rats are often the subjects of scientific experiments

con frecuencia se utilizan ratas como sujetos de experimentos científicos

5.1. subject:

subject LING, PHILOS

sujeto m

5.2. subject MUS:

subject

tema m

II.subject ADJ [Am ˈsəbdʒɛkt, Brit ˈsʌbdʒɛkt, ˈsʌbdʒɪkt]

1. subject (owing obedience):

subject people/nation/province

sometido

subject to sb/sth subject to French laws/to foreign rule

bajo jurisdicción francesa/dominación extranjera

subject to natural laws

sujeto a las leyes naturales

2.1. subject (liable, prone):

to be subject to change/delay

estar sujeto a

to be subject to change/delay

ser susceptible de

to be subject to flooding/subsidence/temptation

estar expuesto a

to be subject to ill health/depression

ser propenso a

2.2. subject (conditional upon):

to be subject to

estar sujeto a

subject to agreement by all parties

sujeto a la aprobación de todas las partes

subject to contract

sujeto a confirmación por contrato

III.subject VB trans [Am səbˈdʒɛkt, Brit səbˈdʒɛkt]

1. subject (force to undergo):

to subject sth/sb to sth

someter algo/a alguien a algo

2. subject (make submissive):

subject nation/people

someter

subject nation/people

sojuzgar

subject minds

dominar

subject minds

controlar

subject catalog, subject catalogue Brit N

subject catalog

catálogo m de materias

subject heading N

subject heading

título m de apartado

subject index N

subject index

índice m de materias

subject-specific [ˌsʌbdʒɪktspəˈsɪfɪk] ADJ

subject-specific

específico de una asignatura

subject-specific

específico de una materia esp LatAm

subject-specific

específico de un ramo Chil

subject matter N U

subject matter (theme)

tema m

subject matter (content)

contenido m

core subject N

core subject

asignatura f principal

core subject

asignatura f troncal Spain

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súbdito (súbdita)

subject

asignatura

subject

aprobar una asignatura

to pass a subject

campo de asunto

subject field

subject in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for subject in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.subject¹ [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] N

1. subject (theme):

subject

tema m

to change the subject

cambiar de tema

to wander off the subject

salirse del tema

on the subject of sb/sth

a propósito de alguien/algo

2. subject SCHOOL, UNIV Brit:

subject

asignatura f

subject (research area)

ámbito m

3. subject POL:

subject

súbdito(-a) m (f)

subject (citizen)

ciudadano(-a) m (f)

4. subject LING:

subject

sujeto m

5. subject (in experiment):

subject

sujeto m de experimentación

6. subject INET (of email):

subject

asunto m

II.subject¹ [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] ADJ

1. subject POL:

subject

subyugado, -a

2. subject (exposed to):

to be subject to sth

estar sujeto a algo

to be subject to colds

ser propenso a acatarrarse

to be subject to many dangers

estar expuesto a muchos peligros

to be subject to a high tax

estar sujeto a impuestos elevados

subject to prosecution

sujeto a persecución

3. subject (contingent on):

subject to approval

pendiente de aprobación

subject² [səbˈdʒekt] VB trans

subject

dominar

subject index N

subject index

índice m de materias

core subject N

core subject

tema m central

subject catalogue N

subject catalogue

catálogo m por temas

subject matter N

subject matter of meeting, book

tema m

subject matter of letter

contenido m

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optional subject

optativo, -a

Translations for subject in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sujeto

subject

asignatura

subject

asignatura pendiente

subject which has to be retaken

(asignatura) optativa

optional subject

subject Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to skip from one subject to another

saltar de un tema a otro

to be subject to a high tax

estar sujeto a impuestos elevados

to branch off from a subject

salirse de un tema

subject which has to be retaken

asignatura pendiente

everything is subject to your decision

todo está sometido a tu decisión

to be totally absorbed in the subject

estar con los cinco sentidos en el asunto

to come back to the subject

volviendo al tema

to be well-informed about a subject

estar puesto en un tema

not to keep to the subject

no ajustarse al tema

to be the subject of gossip

ser pasto de la murmuración

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The subject of this painting is wearing a chaperon.

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Despite its pervasive nature, there has been a lack of etiological research on the subject.

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The surrender operates as a regrant by the tenant to the head landlord subject to the subtenant's rights.

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Three types of defeasible estates are the fee simple determinable, fee simple subject to an executory limitation or interest, and the fee simple subject to a condition subsequent.

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It is all low-lying wetland, on average only 2m ft above sea level, and is subject to seawater flooding at the spring tide.

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They presented on the subject of ultraviolet rays, consequences of the rays and preventive methods.

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The economic value of money as measured by its purchasing power is a subject of economic theory.

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The sentient spirit, which is subject to transmigration is of two kinds, the appetent and nonappetent.

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The subject is an illusive one that has been approached tentatively through the centuries -- the mystery of the holy grail...

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Normally the light meter reads the light reflecting from the subject to the camera.

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