intensive

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
intensive adj (training: demanding, tiring)intensivo/a adj
 The intensive training programme leaves little time for rest.
 El programa de entrenamiento intensivo deja muy poco tiempo para descansar.
intensive adj (requiring much of [sth])intensivo/a adj
 Intensive use of the motor will shorten its useful life.
 Un uso intensivo del motor acortará su vida útil.
intensive adj (thorough, intense)intensivo/a adj
 An intensive inspection of the machine found no defects.
 Después de una inspección intensiva no se encontraron defectos en la máquina.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
capital-intensive adj (business: requiring a lot of capital)de capital intensivo loc adj
energy-intensive adj (requires a lot of energy) (energía,)demandante, exigente adj
ICU n initialism (intensive care unit) (unidad de cuidados intensivos)UCI nf
  (unidad de terapia intensiva)UTI nf
intensive care n (critical medical care, life support)cuidados intensivos loc nom mpl
  terapia intensiva loc nom f
 I'm afraid your husband's still under intensive care, Mrs.Fletcher.
 After his motorcycle accident he was left in intensive care with a fractured skull.
 Me temo que su marido todavía se encuentra en cuidados intensivos, Sra. Fletcher. // Tras su accidente de moto, estuvo en cuidados intensivos debido a una fractura en el cráneo.
intensive care n (critical care facility, life support unit)unidad de cuidados intensivos nf + loc adj
  unidad de terapia intensiva nf + loc adj
  (informal)cuidados intensivos nmpl + adj
  (informal)terapia intensiva nf + adj
 Many victims of the attack are still in intensive care.
 Muchas de las víctimas del ataque todavía están en la unidad de cuidados intensivos.
  (sigla)UCI nf
  (sigla)UTI nf
 Muchas de las víctimas del ataque todavía están en la UCI.
intensive care unit n (hospital ward for critical care)unidad de cuidados intensivos loc nom f
  unidad de terapia intensiva loc nom f
intensive farming n (battery rearing of animals)cría intensiva nf
 The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was partly blamed on intensive farming methods.
 El brote de fiebre aftosa se debe en parte a los métodos de cría intensiva.
intensive farming n (using methods that get high yield from land)agricultura intensiva nf
 Intensive farming is responsible for a great deal of ecological damage.
 La agricultura intensiva es responsable de mucho del deterioro ecológico.
labor intensive,
labor-intensive (US),
labour intensive,
labour-intensive (UK) adj		 (involving hard work)trabajoso/a adj
  arduo/a adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
labor intensive,
labor-intensive (US),
labour intensive,
labour-intensive (UK) adj		 (involving much work)trabajoso/a adj
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'intensive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
battery cage - crash course - crash program - extensive - full immersion - heavy duty - ICU - incubator - inquisition - price war - pulse fishing - total immersion
Spanish:
intensivo - agudos - cuidados intensivos - curso intensivo - jornada intensiva - terapia intensiva - UCI - unidad de cuidados intensivos - unidad de medicina intensiva - unidad de vigilancia intensiva


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