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major1 /'meɪdʒər / || /'meɪdʒə(r)/ adjetivo

1. ‹change/client› muy importante;
   ‹setback› serio;
   ‹revision› a fondo

2. (Mus) mayor

major2 sustantivo

1. (Mil) mayor mf (en AmL), comandante mf (en Esp)

2. (AmE Educ) asignatura f principal

major3 verbo intransitivo (AmE Educ) to ~ IN sth especializarse^(conj.⇒) en algo

major:major league sustantivo (Sport) liga f nacional

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

major ['meɪdʒəʳ]

I	adjetivo 1   (importancia, trascendencia) mayor: this has been a major problem for months, durante meses éste ha sido un problema capital 2   (ayuda, cambio, cliente, operación, reparación) importante 3   (daño) considerable      (enfermedad) grave      (problema) serio,-a 4   Mús mayor
II	nombre Mil comandante

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Compound Forms:
drum major	n	EC	cachiporrero
drum major	n	GB	tambor mayor
major anion		(Physics)	anión dominante n
major axis			eje mayor
major basilica		(ecclesiastical)	basílica mayor n
major bed		(Geography)	lecho principal n
major calorie		(measure)	kilocaloría n
major casualty		(insurance)	siniestro mayor n
major casualty		(insurance)	pérdida mayor n
major check		(mechanics)	inspección mayor n
major check		(mechanics)	revisión mayor n
major chord		(Music) música	acorde mayor nm
major chord		figurative	cuerda sensible
major city			gran ciudad n
major city			metrópoli n
major cornu		(Medicine)	cuerno mayor n
major cutting edge		(Engineering)	arista principal de la broca n
major cutting edge		(Engineering)	borde cortante principal n
major earthquake		(Geology)	gran terremoto n
major earthquake		(Geology)	gran temblor n
major element			elemento principal nm
major element			elemento primario
major element			macroelemento
major field of study		(education)	área principal de estudio n
major gene		(Biology)	gen mayor n
major general			general de división
major in			especializar en
major kine		slang (Hawaiian)	gran momento n
major label - the five		(Music)	los cinco sellos principales de discos nmpl
major label - the five		(Music)	las cinco casas disqueras principales
major league			ligas mayores
major lobe		(telecommunications)	lóbulo mayor n
major loop		(telecommunications)	bucle principal n
major medical insurance			seguro de gastos médicos mayores
major operation		(Medicine)	cirugía mayor n
major operations			actividades principales nfpl
major operations			funciones principales
major order		(business; large sales order)	pedido importante
major order		(ecclesiastical)	orden religiosa
major part			mayor parte
major party		(politics)	partido mayoritario n
major planet		(Geology)	planeta primario
major planet		(Geology)	planeta mayor nm
major premise		(philosophy)	premisa mayor n
major prophets		(theology)	profetas principales nmpl
major prophets		(theology)	profetas mayores
major street			calle principal n
major surgery		(Medicine)	cirugía mayor n
major term		(philosophy)	término mayor n
major tranquilizer		(Medicine)	potente tranquilizante nm
major tranquilizer		(Medicine)	droga antipsicótica
major wave		(Geology)	onda planetaria
major wave		(Geology)	onda planetaria nf
major wave		(telecommunications)	onda larga n
major-general	n	militar	mayor general nm
major-general	n	militar	teniente general nm
pipe major			primera gaita nmf
sergeant major	n	militar	sargento mayor
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English:

drawback - liability - nationalize - obtain - partner - sergeant major - blow - consideration - delay - full - hail - part - prime - sergeant

Spanish:

brigada - mayor - polvareda - re - septentrión - urbe - comandante - impulso - protagonista

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