branch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrɑːntʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bræntʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(branch, bränch)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
branch n (tree part)rama nf
 Perched on a low branch in the apple tree was a cardinal.
 Había un cardenal sobre una rama baja del árbol de manzanas.
branch n figurative (organization part)filial nf
  sucursal nf
 The administrative branch can answer questions about paperwork deadlines.
 La filial administrativa puede responder preguntas sobre fechas de entrega.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
branch n (of a river, road, railway)ramal nm
 The Millers live close to the branch, but they've never had a problem with flooding.
 Los Miller viven cerca del ramal, pero nunca tuvieron un problema de inundación.
branch n figurative (family, field of study: division)rama nf
 Which branch of psychology does Marshall study?
 ¿Qué rama de la psicología estudia Marshall?
branch n (computer code)bifurcación nf
  ramificación nf
 When it reaches this branch in the code, the program can take one of two routes.
 Cuando llega a esta bifurcación del código, el programa puede tomar una ruta u otra.
branch n (part of deer antler)cornamenta nf
 The buck had several branches on his antlers.
 El ciervo tiene varias cornamentas en sus cuernos.
branch n (of a vein or artery)rama nf
 The patient's sight loss is due to a blockage in a branch of the retinal vein.
 La pérdida de visión del paciente se debe a una oclusión en una rama de la vena de la retina.
branch n (of a nerve)rama nf
 The facial nerve has five main branches.
 El nervio facial tiene cinco ramas principales.
branch⇒ vi (river, family: divide)bifurcarse⇒ v prnl
  (familia)dividirse⇒ v prnl
 The river branches a few miles south of the city.
 El río se bifurca a unas millas al sur de la ciudad.
branch vi (plants: have or produce branches)brotar⇒ vi
 The trees were spindly at first, but they're branching well now.
 Los árboles estaban flacuchos al principio, pero ahora están brotando bien.
branch [sth]⇒ vtr (divide [sth])dividir⇒ vtr
  bifurcar⇒ vtr
  separar⇒ vtr
 The park rangers branched the hiking trail at the bottom of the hill.
 Los guardaparques dividieron el sendero al pie de la colina.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
branch off vi phrasal (diverge)bifurcarse⇒, dividirse⇒, ramificarse⇒ v prnl
 The path branches off to the right.
 El sendero se divide hacia la derecha.
branch out vi phrasal figurative (business: expand)expandirse⇒, diversificarse⇒ v prnl
  (figurado)ramificarse⇒ v prnl
 The company is branching out to South East Asia.
 La empresa se está expandiendo en el sudeste asiático.
branch out vi phrasal figurative (develop diverse interests) (figurado)expandir horizontes loc verb
 The business has recently branched out into providing other services.
 Con la oferta de nuevos servicios, la empresa ha expandido sus horizontes.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
branch banking n (multi-office banking)red de sucursales bancarias nf
 El nuevo grupo económico instaló en el país una red de sucursales bancarias para asistir mejor a los usuarios.
  red de agencias bancarias nfpl
branch line (rail line)ramal nm
  vía secundaria nf + adj
branch manager n (boss of company division)gerente de sucursal n común + loc adj
  director de sucursal, directora de sucursal nm, nf + loc adj
 Sarah is the branch manager of a bank.
 Sarah es la gerente de sucursal del banco.
branch office n (local office)sucursal nf
  sede nf
 The company has branch offices in 12 countries.
 La empresa tiene sucursales en 12 países.
branch point n (in an electrical network)punto de derivación nm + loc adj
branch point n (mathematical point)punto de ramificación nm + loc adj
executive branch n (part of government)poder ejecutivo nm + adj
  rama ejecutiva nf + adj
 The executive branch of the government can negotiate treaties with other countries.
 El poder ejecutivo del Gobierno puede negociar tratados con otros países.
extend an olive branch v expr figurative (offer reconciliation)dar una ofrenda de paz loc verb
judicial branch n (law: courts)poder judicial loc nom m
olive branch n (token of peace) (racimo de olivas)ofrenda de paz loc nom f
overseas branch n (office of a company based abroad)sucursal en el extranjero nf
root and branch adv (thoroughly)por completo loc adv
  a fondo loc adv
  completamente adv
root and branch,
root-and-branch adj		 (thorough)completo/a adj
  total adj mf
  radical adj mf
Note: The term is hyphenated when it precedes the noun.
subbranch,
also UK: sub-branch n		 (subordinate company branch)sucursal subordinada nf + adj
  sucursal secundaria nf + adj
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'branch' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
administration - aerospace engineering - algebra - analytic geometry - applied linguistics - applied mathematics - applied mechanics - applied physics - applied psychology - Arianism - arm - armed force - Army Nurse Corps - bank manager - billabong - bough - branching - calculus - cell biology - chapter - charismatic movement - chemurgy - coast guard - cognitive psychology - commander-in-chief - commandery - conventual - criminal law - digging stick - economic science - educational psychology - electrical engineering - electromagnetism - electronic engineering - endodontics - energetics - environmental science - feeder line - field office - fluid mechanics - formal logic - general medicine - general post office - gross anatomy - hermeneutics - human ecology - immunogenetics - leg - life science - limb
Spanish:
agencia - dependencia - enramar - establecimiento - filial - rama - seccional - tetón - tronco - bifurcación - afluente - ala - álabe - bifurcar - bifurcarse - brazo - brazo armado - campus - ceporro - derivación - desgajadura - desgaje - desviar - dividir - Ejecutivo - instituto armado - palca - poder ejecutivo - poder judicial - poder legislativo - rama del saber - ramal - ramal del ferrocarril - ramificarse - ramita - ramo - raspón - sucursal

Collocations: other branch locations, is the branch manager, branch off from the main [road, line, river], more...

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