lateral

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlætərəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlætərəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lat′ər əl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
lateral adj (sideways)lateral adj mf
 Many forms of exercise prefer lateral movement.
 Varias formas de ejercicio prefieren el movimiento lateral.
lateral adj (anatomy: side)lateral adj mf
 The radiologist took a lateral x-ray of the patient's chest.
lateral adj figurative (oblique, not straightforward)lateral adj mf
 The company offered Jeff a lateral move but not a promotion.
 La compañía le ofreció a Jeff una movida lateral pero no una promoción.
lateral adj UK, figurative (relating to lateral thinking) (pensamiento)lateral adj mf
 John takes a lateral approach to solving engineering problems.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis n (disease)esclerosis lateral amiotrófica loc nom f
lateral entry n figurative (move into a new career)reconversión laboral nf
  reconversión profesional nf
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Si la industria automovilística se desploma, miles de trabajadores tendrán que buscar una reconversión laboral.
lateral flow test n (rapid method of screening for infection)inmunocromatografía nf
  test de flujo lateral nm + loc adj
lateral line n (biology: organs in aquatic animal)línea lateral nf + adj mf
lateral thinking n (unconventional or creative problem-solving)pensamiento lateral nm
 His lateral thinking helped us solve the problem in a way we would never have thought of.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El pensamiento lateral nos ayuda a salir de los patrones convencionales y a encontrar soluciones imaginativas.
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'lateral' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
horizontal - side - side aisle - side fins - side view - sidepiece
Spanish:
ladero - ladera - lateral - decúbito lateral - lateralizar - toma de tierra lateral

Synonyms: side, more...

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