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comprehensive examination,
comprehensive exam n | (thorough testing or investigation) | examen exhaustivo nm + adj |
| | | examen detallado nm + adj |
| | We gave the dog a comprehensive examination but found no fleas. |
comprehensive examination,
comprehensive exam,
comprehensive n | often plural (test covering a range of subjects) | examen integrador, examen integrado loc nom m |
| | He will graduate when he passes the comprehensive examination. |
| | She went to bed early because her comprehensives are tomorrow. |
| cross-examination n | (law: interrogate witness) | contrainterrogatorio nm |
| direct examination n | (law: question witness) | interrogatorio directo loc nom m |
entrance examination,
entrance exam n | (admission test) | examen de ingreso, examen de admisión nm + loc adj |
| | | prueba de admisión nf + loc adj |
| | To be eligible for admission, you have to take an entrance examination. |
| | Para ingresar tienes que tomar un examen de ingreso (or: examen de admisión). |
| | Para ingresar tienes que tomar una prueba de admisión. |
| examination of a witness n | (law: elicit testimony) | interrogatorio de un testigo grupo nom |
examination table,
examining table n | (support for patient being examined) | camilla nf |
| examination-in-chief n | (law: direct examination) | interrogatorio principal nm + adj inv |
| Graduate Record Examination n | US, Can (grad school test) | Graduate Record Examination loc nom m |
| Note: Prueba de admisión a escuelas de posgrado. |
| GRE n | US, Can (Graduate Record Examination) (sigla inglesa) | GRE nm |
| | | Graduate Record Examination loc nom m |
| health examination n | (physical check-up) | examen médico nm + adj |
| | | chequeo médico nm + adj |
| | | revisión médica nf + adj |
| | My father looked pale and tired so I made him a doctor's appointment for a health examination. |
| | Mi padre estaba pálido y fatigado así que le saqué un turno para que se hiciera un examen médico. |
matriculation,
matriculation examination n | South Africa (school leaving exam) | examen de grado nm + loc adj |
| | | examen de bachillerato nm + loc adj |
| medical exam n | colloquial, abbreviation (medical examination) | examen médico nm + adj |
| | | chequeo médico nm + adj |
| | | revisión médica nf + adj |
| medical examination n | (physical inspection by doctor) | examen médico nm + adj |
| | | chequeo médico nm + adj |
| | | revisión médica nf + adj |
| | All boys are given a medical examination before starting military service. |
| | A todos los chicos les hacen un examen médico antes de empezar el servicio militar. |
| mock exam n | UK (mock examination: practice exam) | simulacro de examen nm + loc adj |
| | | examen de práctica nm + loc adj |
| | Students sit their mock exams in January and their final exams in May. |
oral,
oral exam,
oral examination n | informal, abbreviation (exam) | oral nm |
| | Elizabeth failed her French oral. |
| | Elizabeth no aprobó el oral de francés. |
oral examination,
oral exam n | (verbal test) (educación) | examen oral nm + adj mf |
| | Many foreign language teachers give oral examinations to demonstrate a student's mastery of the spoken language. |
| | Muchos profesores de lenguas extranjeras hacen exámenes orales para que los alumnos demuestren su dominio del lenguaje hablado. |
oral examination,
oral exam n | (viva: spoken doctoral exam) (tesis) | orales nmpl |
| | My oral examination involves going before the proctors and defending my doctoral thesis. |
| | Los orales requieren presentarme ante los supervisores y defender mi tesis doctoral. |
oral examination,
oral exam n | (medical inspection of the mouth) (odontología) | revisión bucodental nm + adj |
| | An oral examination by the dentist revealed that I needed two fillings. |
| | La revisión bucodental del dentista reveló que necesitaba dos empastes. |
pelvic examination,
pelvic exam,
pelvic n | (medical inspection of vagina and cervix) | examen pélvico grupo nom |
physical examination,
physical n | (medical inspection) | chequeo médico nm + adj |
| | | examen físico loc nom m |
| | The Army wouldn't accept him because he failed the physical examination. |
| | El ejército no lo aceptó porque no superó el chequeo médico. |
| physical examination n | (physical education test) | examen de gimnasia nm + loc adj |
| | | prueba física loc nom f |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Hoy tuve examen de gimnasia: había que hacer correctamente cinco saques de voleibol. |
placement examination,
placement exam,
placement test n | (assessment test) | prueba de nivel grupo nom |
| | Many schools require a placement examination in order to decide which program is best for the student. |
| | Muchas escuelas requieren una prueba de nivel para decidir cuál es el mejor programa para el alumno. |
| | | prueba de evaluación grupo nom |
| | Muchas escuelas requieren una prueba de evaluación para decidir cuál es el mejor programa para el alumno. |
| | | prueba de diagnóstico grupo nom |
| | Muchas escuelas requieren una prueba de diagnóstico para decidir cuál es el mejor programa para el alumno. |
postmortem examination,
also UK: post-mortem examination n | (autopsy) | autopsia nf |
| | | examen post mortem |
| | They don't know how he died – that's why they're doing a post-mortem examination. |
| | No saben cómo murió; por eso le van a hacer una autopsia. |
preliminary examination,
preliminary exam,
prelim n | (preparatory test) | examen preliminar nm |
| | Preliminary examinations indicate that the patient is simply suffering from exhaustion. However, further tests should be conducted to rule out other causes. |
| | Los exámenes preliminares indican que el paciente simplemente sufre de agotamiento. Sin embargo, se deberán realizar pruebas adicionales que ayuden a descubrir si existen otras causas. |
| preliminary examination n | (initial investigation) | investigación preliminar nf |
| | Tras la investigación preliminar la catalogaron como "muerte dudosa". |
| recross examination n | (law: resume) | segundo interrogatorio de testigos grupo nom |
| Note: Se trata de un interrogatorio sobre cuestiones nuevas que hayan aparecido durante el juicio respecto de ese testigo. |
| redirect examination n | (law: follow-up questions) | segundo interrogatorio de un testigo nm + loc adj |
| self-examination n | (inspection of one's own body) | auto-examinación nf |
| | A monthly self-examination can help prevent breast cancer. |
| | Una auto-examinación mensual puede ayudar a detectar un cáncer de mamas. |
| | | autoexamen nm |
| | Un autoexamen mensual puede ayudar a detectar un cáncer de mamas. |
| self-examination n | (introspective reflection) | introspección nf |
| | | examen de conciencia loc nom m |