capsule

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkæpsjuːl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkæpsəl, -sul/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kap′səl, -so̅o̅l, -syo̅o̅l)

Inflections of 'capsule' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
capsule n	(medicine: tablet, pill)	cápsula nf
		píldora nf
		pastilla nf
		tableta nf
	When I was sick, I had to take three capsules a day.
capsule n	(compartment, cabin)	compartimento, compartimiento nm
		gabinete nm
		cabina nf
	First-class passengers have individual capsules where they can sleep.
capsule n	(botany: dry fruit)	cápsula nf
capsule n	(space capsule)	cápsula nf
	The capsule splashed down in the Atlantic.
capsule n	(anatomy: joint casing)	cápsula nf
		cápsula articular loc nom f
	The capsule is lined by the synovial membrane.
capsule n as adj	(report, etc.: concise)	conciso/a adj
	This medical journal contains a capsule report on new developments in vaccines.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
capsule wardrobe n	(small coordinated selection of clothing)	armario cápsula loc nom m
space capsule n	(small spacecraft)	cápsula espacial nf + adj
	La única manera de escapar de aquella nave interestelar era utilizar la cápsula espacial.
time capsule n	(buried container of historical items)	cápsula del tiempo loc nom f
	The graduating class buried a time capsule under the new school to commemorate its opening.
	La clase que se graduaba enterró una cápsula del tiempo bajo la nueva escuela para conmemorar su inauguración.

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