Compound Forms:
co | co- |
| co-administrator n | (law: equal authority) | codirector, codirectora nm, nf |
| | | coadministrador, coadministradora nm, nf |
| co-chairmanship n | (shared presidency over a meeting) | presidencia conjunta, presidencia compartida nf + adj |
| | | copresidencia nf |
| | The meeting will take place under the co-chairmanship of Mr. Henrik Osborne and Mr. Charles Flake. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Colombia asumió junto con Ecuador la presidencia compartida de la CIE durante la V Reunión de Ministros de Educación de los países miembros de la OEA. |
| co-conspirator n | ([sb] involved in a plot) | cómplice nm |
| co-director n | (business) | codirector, codirectora nm, nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Para autorizar este gasto se necesita la firma de uno de los dos codirectores del proyecto. |
| co-director n | (film) | codirector, codirectora nm, nf |
| co-director n | (music: band, etc.) | codirector, codirectora nm, nf |
| co-driver n | (assistant driver) | copiloto n común |
| co-executor n | (law: equal power over estate) | coalbacea n común |
| | | albacea adjunto n común + adj |
co-founder,
cofounder n | ([sb]: establishes [sth] jointly) | cofundador, cofundadora nm, nf |
| co-host n | (joint presenter) | coanfitrión, coanfitriona nm, nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Ecuador fue coanfitrión del tercer evento que trató las relaciones entre Iberoamérica y China. |
| co-host⇒ vi | (present together) (dos personas) | ser anfitriones loc verb |
| | For this year's television special, two famous actors will co-host. |
| co-host [sth]⇒ vtr | (present jointly) | copresentar⇒ vtr |
| | | presentar en conjunto loc verb |
| co-host [sth] with [sb] vtr + prep | (present jointly) | copresentar con vtr + prep |
| | | presentar en conjunto con loc verb |
| co-inventor n | (joint creator of [sth]) | coinventor nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Juan es coinventor del videojuego. |
co-manager,
joint manager n | (person jointly in charge) | codirector, codirectora nm, nf |
| | | cogerente n común |
| co-occur⇒ vi | (happen at same time) | ocurrir simultáneamente vi + adv |
| co-occurrence n | (happen at same time) | ocurrencia simultánea nf + adj |
| | (lingüística) | coocurrencia nf |
| co-op n | abbreviation (business: cooperative) | cooperativa nf |
| | The workers formed a co-op and ran the store themselves. |
| | Los trabajadores formaron una cooperativa y gestionaron el negocio ellos mismos. |
| co-owner n | ([sb] who owns [sth] jointly) | copropietario nm |
| | (formal) | condueño n común |
| | Mrs. Smith is one of the co-owners of the restaurant, along with her daughter. |
| | La señora Smith es copropietaria del restaurante junto con su hija. |
| co-ownership n | (joint ownership) | propiedad compartida nf |
| | | copropiedad nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El solar es una copropiedad, por lo tanto, para venderlo, deben llegar a un acuerdo con todos los propietarios |
co-parent [sb],
coparent [sb]⇒ vtr | (raise child while separated) | criar a alguien de manera compartida loc verb |
| | | criar a alguien en custodia compartida loc verb |
| co-parent⇒ vi | (separated parents: raise child) | criar a un hijo de manera compartida loc verb |
| | | criar a un hijo en custodia compartida loc verb |
co-parenting,
coparenting n | (raising child while separated) | crianza compartida nf + adj |
| | | custodia compartida nf + adj |
co-partner,
copartner n | (business: joint partner) | socio, socia nm, nf |
| | | asociado, asociada nm, nf |
| | | colaborador, colaboradora nm, nf |
| co-partnership n | (business association of equals) (empresas) | coparticipación nf |
| co-president n | (one of two presidents) | copresidente, copresidenta nm, nf |
| co-production n | ([sth] produced jointly) | coproducción nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La película es una coproducción europea |
co-sponsor,
also US: cosponsor n | ([sb] who sponsors [sth] jointly) | copatrocinador, copatrocinadora nm, nf |
co-star,
costar n | (actor: shares top billing) | coprotagonista n común |
| | Claudette Colbert was Clark Gable's co-star in the film "It Happened One Night." |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se hizo famosa cuando fue protagonista en una película con Marlon Brandon. |
co-star,
costar vi | (actor: share top billing) | coprotagonizar⇒ vtr |
| | They fell in love while co-starring in a romantic comedy. |
| | Se enamoraron cuando coprotagonizaban una comedia romántica. |
co-star with [sb],
costar with [sb] vi + prep | (actor: share top billing with) | coprotagonizar con vtr + prep |
co-worker,
also US: coworker n | (colleague) | compañero de trabajo, compañera de trabajo loc nm, loc nf |
| | | colega n común |
| | Karen and Betsy are not only coworkers, but also friends. |
| | Karen y Betsy no son solo compañeras de trabajo sino también amigas. |
| | Karen y Betsy no son solo colegas sino también amigas. |
co-worker,
coworker n | (colleague) | compañero de trabajo, compañera de trabajo loc nm, loc nf |
| | | colega n común |
| | Sally and a co-worker were discussing a problem at the office water cooler. |
| | Sally y un compañero de trabajo discutían un problema junto al dispensador de agua. |
coauthor,
also UK: co-author n | (joint writer) | coautor, coautora nm, nf |
| | Tim's coauthor is one of his university colleagues. |
| | La coautora de Tim es una de sus colegas de la universidad. |
coauthor [sth],
also UK: co-author [sth]⇒ vtr | (write jointly) | escribir algo conjuntamente vtr + adv |
| | | escribir algo en colaboración vtr + loc adv |
| | | escribir algo al alimón vtr + loc adv |
| | The two professors co-authored a paper on global warming. |
| | Los dos profesores escribieron conjuntamente un ensayo sobre el calentamiento global. |
coauthor [sth] with [sb],
also UK: co-author [sth] with [sb]⇒ vtr | (write jointly) | escribir algo conjuntamente con alguien vtr + loc prep |
| | | escribir algo en colaboración con alguien vtr + loc prep |
| | Caroline coauthored the book with her husband. |
| | Caroline escribió el libro conjuntamente con su esposo. |
cochair,
co-chair,
plural: cochairs,
co-chairs n | ([sb] who presides jointly) | copresidente n común |
| | | copresidente, copresidenta nm, nf |
cochair [sth],
co-chair [sth]⇒ vtr | (lead [sth] jointly) | comanejar⇒ vtr |
| | | copresidir⇒ vtr |
cochairman,
co-chairman n | ([sb]: presides jointly over meeting) | copresidente nm |
| | Bob is co-chairman of the committee. |
| | Bob es copresidente del comité. |
cochairperson,
co-chairperson,
plural: cochairpersons,
co-chairpersons n | ([sb] who presides jointly) | copresidente, copresidenta nm, nf |
cochairwoman,
co-chairwoman n | (female who presides jointly) | copresidenta nf |
codefendant,
also UK: co-defendant n | (law: joint defendant) | codemandado, codemandada nm, nf |
| Note: Scots Law uses "accused" rather than "defendant". The formal "panel" or "pannel" is used for solemn proceedings or indictment before a jury. |
codependency,
co-dependency n | (couple's mutual reliance) | codependencia nf |
codependent (US),
co-dependent (UK) adj | (couple: mutually reliant) | codependiente adj mf |
codependent (US),
co-dependent (UK) n | (one of a mutually-reliant couple) | codependiente n común |
coed,
co-ed,
also UK: mixed,
mixed-sex adj | mainly US, abbreviation (coeducational) | mixto/a adj |
| | Did you live in a coed dorm in college? |
| | ¿Vivías en un dormitorio mixto en la universidad? |
coed,
co-ed n | US, dated, abbreviation (female student) | alumna nf |
| | How many students join sororities or call themselves coeds now? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En la antigüedad, no se permitían alumnas mujeres en las universidades. |
coed school,
co-ed school,
also UK: mixed school,
mixed-sex school n | informal, abbreviation (coeducational school: for both sexes) | escuela mixta nf + adj |
| | | colegio mixto nm + adj |
coeducation,
co-education n | (mixed-sex schooling) | educación mixta nf + adj |
coeducational,
co-educational,
also UK: mixed,
mixed-sex adj | mainly US (school: for both sexes) (escuela) | mixto/a adj |
| | The school Valerie went to was coeducational, but she is a teacher at an all-girls' school. |
| | Valeria fue a un colegio mixto pero ahora es profesora en un colegio de niñas. |
coeducational school,
co-educational school,
also UK: mixed school,
mixed-sex school n | mainly US (school for both sexes) | escuela mixta nf + adj |
| | | colegio mixto nm + adj |
coexist,
also UK: co-exist vi | (exist at the same time) | coexistir⇒ vi |
| | The species in this forest coexist in a delicate balance. |
| | Las especies del bosque coexisten en un delicado equilibrio. |
coexist with [sb/sth],
also UK: co-exist with [sb/sth] vi + prep | (exist at the same time as) | coexistir con vi + prep |
| | | vivir al mismo tiempo que loc verb |
| | | vivir en la misma época que loc verb |
| | Ants coexisted with dinosaurs. |
| | Las hormigas coexistieron con los dinosaurios. |
coexist,
also UK: co-exist vi | (live side by side) | convivir⇒ vi |
| | A number of religious sects coexist peacefully in this country. |
| | Un número de sectas religiosas conviven pacíficamente en este país. |
coexist with [sth/sb],
also UK: co-exist with [sth/sb] vi + prep | (live side by side with) | coexistir con vi + prep |
| | | convivir con vi + prep |
| | Surprisingly, the dogs coexist with the cats here without issues. |
| | Sorprendentemente, los perros coexisten con los gatos sin problemas. |
coexist,
also UK: co-exist vi | (be present simultaneously) | coexistir⇒ vi |
| | Love and hate actually co-exist inside the human soul. |
| | El amor y el odio coexisten en el alma humana. |
coexist with [sth],
also UK: co-exist with [sth] vi + prep | (be present simultaneously with) | coexistir con vi + prep |
coheir,
co-heir n | (law: joint inheritor) | coheredero, coheredera nm, nf |
coinsurance,
co-insurance n | mainly US (shared insurance policy) | coaseguro nm |
| | | coseguración nf |
| | | seguro compartido nm + adj |
| | | coseguro nm |
comaker,
co-maker n | (finance: joint signer of a check) | cosignatario, cosignataria nm, nf |
comorbidity,
co-morbidity n | (coexistent medical condition) | comorbilidad nf |
consumer cooperative,
consumer co-operative n | (customer-owned business) | cooperativa de usuarios, cooperativa de consumidores loc nom f |
cooperate,
co-operate vi | (act together) | cooperar⇒ vi |
| | Neighbours cooperated to clean up the park. |
| | Los vecinos cooperaron para limpiar el parque. |
cooperate with [sb/sth],
co-operate with [sb/sth] vi + prep | (act with) | cooperar con vi + prep |
| | The witness would not cooperate with the investigation. |
| | El testigo no quería cooperar con la investigación. |
cooperative,
co-operative adj | (working together) | cooperativo/a adj |
| | The mural was a cooperative effort by various different artists. |
| | El mural fue un esfuerzo cooperativo entre varios artistas. |
cooperative,
co-operative adj | (done in cooperation) | cooperativo/a adj |
| | Thanks to the cooperative attitudes of the students, the event was a huge success. |
| | Gracias a las actitudes cooperativas de los estudiantes, el evento fue un éxito rotundo. |
cooperative,
co-operative adj | (willing to cooperate) | dispuesto a cooperar loc adj |
| | | cooperativo/a adj |
| | It's difficult to work with Tom because he's not very cooperative. |
| | Es difícil trabajar con Tom porque no está muy dispuesto a cooperar. |
| | Es difícil trabajar con Tom porque no es muy cooperativo. |
cooperative,
co-operative n | (joint business) | cooperativa nf |
| | We buy all our vegetables from a cooperative. |
| | Compramos todas nuestras verduras en una cooperativa. |
cooperative learning,
co-operative learning n | (teaching: multi-level groups) (didáctica) | aprendizaje colaborativo loc nom m |
coopt [sth],
co-opt [sth]⇒ vtr | (appropriate) | apropiarse de v prnl + prep |
coopt [sb],
co-opt [sb]⇒ vtr | (take in as a member) | cooptar a vtr + prep |
| | | incorporar a vtr + prep |
cooptation,
also UK: co-optation n | mainly US (election by members of group) | cooptación nf |
| | | incorporación nf |
cooptation,
also UK: co-optation n | mainly US (being taken over by [sb]) | apropiación nf |
coopted,
also UK: co-opted adj | (taken in as a member) | nombrado/a adj |
| | | elegido adj |
| | Gina is a co-opted member of the committee. |
coopted,
also UK: co-opted adj | (appropriated, seized) | apropiado/a adj |
| | The co-opted property will be returned to its rightful owners. |
coordinate [sth],
co-ordinate⇒ vtr | (organize, bring together) | coordinar⇒ vtr |
| | Marnie and Stella coordinated the company picnic. |
| | Marnie y Stella coordinaron el pícnic de la empresa. |
coordinate [sth] with [sth],
co-ordinate vtr + prep | (match: colours, etc.) | combinar con vtr + prep |
| | Mrs. Jones wants to coordinate the curtains with the furniture. |
| | La señora Jones quiere combinar las cortinas con el mobiliario. |
coordinate,
co-ordinate vi | (colours, etc.: match) | combinar⇒ vi |
| | The colours in the meeting room coordinate well. |
| | Los colores de la sala de reuniones combinan bien. |
coordinate with [sth],
co-ordinate vi + prep | (match, go together) | combinar con vi + prep |
| | The color palette chosen for this room coordinates well with the architecture. |
| | La paleta de colores elegida para esta habitación combina bien con la arquitectura. |
coordinate with [sb],
co-ordinate with [sb] vi + prep | (work together with) | coordinarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | coordinar con vi + prep |
| | I coordinated with Mr. Smith's secretary to arrange a business lunch. |
| | Me coordiné con la secretaria del señor Smith para organizar un almuerzo de trabajo. |
coordinates,
co-ordinates npl | (position on map) | coordenadas nfpl |
| | It's simple to use a GPS to discover your coordinates. |
| | Es muy fácil utilizar un GPS para conocer tus coordenadas. |
coordinate bond,
co-ordinate bond,
dative bond n | (chemistry: type covalent bond) (química) | enlace coordinado nm + adj |
| | | enlace de coordinación nm + loc adj |
copilot,
also UK: co-pilot n | (aircraft pilot: has joint control) | copiloto nm |
| | When the pilot had a heart attack, the co-pilot took over. |
| | Cuando el piloto sufrió un ataque, el copiloto tomó el mando. |
| | | segundo nm |
| Note: Aviación. No varía si el segundo es una mujer. |
| | Cuando el comandante sufrió un ataque, el segundo tomó el mando. |
copilot [sth],
also UK: co-pilot [sth]⇒ vtr | (aircraft: control jointly) | hacer de copiloto loc verb |
| | Roger co-piloted the plane with Captain Sanderson. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La primera vez que me tocó hacer de copiloto del avión tuvimos problemas técnicos con un motor. |
corespondent (US),
co-respondent (UK) n | (law: joint defendant) | codemandado, codemandada nm, nf |
| | | demandado por infidelidad, demandada por infidelidad grupo nokm |
cosign [sth],
co-sign [sth]⇒ vtr | (sign jointly) | firmar conjuntamente loc verb |
cosign [sth],
co-sign [sth] vtr | (sign as a guarantor) | firmar como garante loc verb |
cosign [sth],
co-sign [sth] vtr | (mark with two signs) | firmar dos veces loc verb |
| go co-op v expr | informal (be turned into a cooperative) | convertirse en una cooperativa loc verb |
program co-ordinator (US),
programme co-ordinator (UK) n | (manager of a scheme or project) | organizador de la programación grupo nom |
| | Please contact the program co-ordinator for more information. |
| | | gerente de programación grupo nom |
refuse to cooperate,
refuse to co-operate v expr | (be unwilling) | negarse a cooperar loc verb |
| | | negarse a colaborar loc verb |
| | The suspect was arrested for refusing to cooperate. |
| | Arrestaron al sospechoso porque se negó a cooperar. |