studiantes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for studiantes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

carné de estudiante N m

carné de estudiante

student card

estudiante N mf

estudiante (de universidad)

student

estudiante (de universidad)

college student Am

estudiante (de universidad)

university student Brit

estudiante (de secundaria)

(high-school) student Am

estudiante (de secundaria)

(secondary school) pupil Brit

estudiante de Derecho/Inglés

law/English student

no trabaja, es estudiante

she doesn't have a job, she's a student o she's at university (o college etc.)

estudiantado N m

estudiantado

students pl

la participación del estudiantado fue decisiva

the students played a decisive role

estudiantina N f

estudiantina

traditional student music group

See also tuna, tuna

tuna Info

tuna

A tuna, also called an estudiantina, is a group of strolling student players. They play in bars and restaurants, or at parties and weddings. Tunas are one of the most deeply rooted traditions at Spanish universities dating from the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries. Tunas wear black velvet costumes, with doublets and capes. The instruments played are the lute, the guitar, the violin, and the tambourine. Tunas wear ribbons on their capes, showing the faculties that they belong to.

tuna N f tuna

1. tuna:

tuna BOT, FOOD (planta)

prickly pear

tuna (fruto)

prickly pear

como tuna Chil inf despertó como tuna

he woke up as fresh as a daisy

es muy viejo pero está como tuna todavía

he's an old man but he's still as fit as a fiddle

2. tuna MUS:

tuna

tuna (musical group made up of university students)

Estudiantina Info

Estudiantina

→ tuna

See also tuna, tuna

tuna Info

tuna

A tuna, also called an estudiantina, is a group of strolling student players. They play in bars and restaurants, or at parties and weddings. Tunas are one of the most deeply rooted traditions at Spanish universities dating from the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries. Tunas wear black velvet costumes, with doublets and capes. The instruments played are the lute, the guitar, the violin, and the tambourine. Tunas wear ribbons on their capes, showing the faculties that they belong to.

tuna N f tuna

1. tuna:

tuna BOT, FOOD (planta)

prickly pear

tuna (fruto)

prickly pear

como tuna Chil inf despertó como tuna

he woke up as fresh as a daisy

es muy viejo pero está como tuna todavía

he's an old man but he's still as fit as a fiddle

2. tuna MUS:

tuna

tuna (musical group made up of university students)

estudiantil ADJ

estudiantil

student attr

la población estudiantil

the student population

tarjeta de estudiante N f

tarjeta de estudiante

student card

préstamo de estudiante N m

préstamo de estudiante

student loan

I.estudiar VB trans

1.1. estudiar asignatura:

estudiar

to study

estudiar (en la universidad)

to study

estudiar (en la universidad)

to read form

estudiaba inglés en una academia

I used to study English at a language school

estudia medicina en la universidad de Salamanca

she's studying o doing o reading medicine at Salamanca university

¿qué carrera estudió?

what subject did he do at college/university?

¿qué carrera estudió?

what did he study at college/university?

¿qué carrera estudió?

what (subject) did he take his degree in?

1.2. estudiar MUS:

estudiar instrumento

to learn

2. estudiar lección/tablas:

estudiar

to learn

me tengo que poner a estudiar geografía para el examen

I have to get down to studying geography for the test

me tengo que poner a estudiar geografía para el examen

I have to get down to reviewing geography for the test Am

me tengo que poner a estudiar geografía para el examen

I have to get down to revising geography for the test Brit

3. estudiar (observar):

estudiar

to study

estudia el comportamiento de las aves

he studies the behavior of birds

me di cuenta de que me estaba estudiando

I realized that he was observing o watching o studying me

4. estudiar (considerar, analizar):

estudiar mercado/situación/proyecto

to study

estudiar propuesta

to study

estudiar propuesta

to consider

están estudiando los pasos a seguir

they're considering what steps to take

estudiaron las posibles causas del accidente

they looked into the possible causes of the accident

II.estudiar VB intr

estudiar

to study

este fin de semana tengo que estudiar para el examen

this weekend I have to do some work for the test

este fin de semana tengo que estudiar para el examen

this weekend I have to do some studying for the test

este fin de semana tengo que estudiar para el examen

this weekend I have to review for the test Am

este fin de semana tengo que estudiar para el examen

this weekend I have to revise for the test Brit

estudia en un colegio privado

he goes to a private school

a ver si este año estudias más

I hope you're going to work harder this year

tuvo que dejar de estudiar a los 15 años para ayudar a su madre

she had to leave school at 15 to help her mother

estudiar para algo

to study to be sth

estudia para economista

she's studying to be an economist

no come nada, está estudiando para fideo hum

she doesn't eat a thing, she's in training for the slimming olympics hum

III.estudiarse VB vpr

1. estudiarse (enfático):

estudiarse lección

to study

se estudió el papel en una tarde

he learned his part in an afternoon

2. estudiarse (recíproco) (observarse):

los dos niños se estudiaron largo rato

the two children watched each other closely for a long time

comediante (comedianta) N m (f)

1. comediante THEAT:

comediante (comedianta) m

actor

comediante (comedianta) f

actress

2. comediante (farsante):

comediante (comedianta)

fraud

es un comediante, mira la que está armando por una heridita de nada

he's such a fraud o he's always playacting, look at the fuss he's making over a tiny little cut

studiantes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for studiantes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

estudiante N mf

1. estudiante (de universidad):

estudiante

student

estudiante de ciencias

science student

2. estudiante (de escuela):

estudiante

pupil

estudiantil ADJ

estudiantil

student

movimiento estudiantil

student movement

I.estudiar VB intr, trans

1. estudiar (aprender, observar):

estudiar

to study

estudiar para médico

to study to be a doctor

dejar de estudiar

to drop out

2. estudiar (analizar):

estudiar

to analyze

estudiar

to study

II.estudiar VB trans

1. estudiar (reflexionar):

estudiar

to think about

lo estudiaré

I'll think about it

2. estudiar (obra de teatro):

estudiar

to learn

I.mediante ADJ

Dios mediante

God willing

II.mediante PREP

mediante

by means of

mediante (a través de)

through

radiante ADJ (brillante)

radiante

radiant

radiante de alegría/felicidad

radiant with joy/happiness

estás radiante con ese vestido

you look wonderful in that dress

está radiante con su nuevo trabajo

he/she is delighted with his/her new job

estudiado (-a) ADJ (amanerado)

estudiado (-a)

affected

comediante (-a) N m (f)

1. comediante CINE, THEAT:

comediante (-a)

actor

2. comediante (farsante):

comediante (-a)

fraud