rank

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈræŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ræŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rangk)

Inflections of 'rank' (adj):
ranker
adj comparative
rankest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
rank n (military: position, title)rango nm
  grado nm
 Nicholas has the rank of major.
 Nicolás tiene el rango de mayor.
rank n (status level)rango nm
  nivel nm
 Walter's rank within the company is very low.
 El rango de Walter dentro de la compañía es muy bajo.
rank n (row, file, line)fila nf
  hilera nf
 Please could you put these books into order, starting with this rank here.
 Por favor pon estos libros en orden, empezando por esta fila.
the ranks npl (people in an organization)el grupo loc nom m
  (organización, partido)los miembros loc nom mpl
 The manager knew that the ranks would not be happy about his new rule.
 El gerente sabía que el grupo no iba a estar contento con esta nueva regla.
the ranks npl (military: enlisted personnel)la tropa loc nom f
 The officer inspected the ranks.
 El oficial inspeccionó a la tropa.
rank [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (place: 1st, etc.)poner a vtr + prep
  clasificar a, ordenar a vtr + prep
  poner⇒ vtr
  clasificar⇒, ordenar⇒ vtr
 Lydia ranks Johnny Depp above Brad Pitt.
 Lydia pone a Johny Depp por sobre Brad Pitt.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
rank adj (smell or taste: unpleasant) (olor)rancio/a adj
  nauseabundo/a adj
  fétido/a adj
  repugnante adj mf
 What is that smell? Oh, that's rank!
 ¿Qué es ese olor? ¡Qué rancio!
rank adj (sheer, utter)total adj mf
  completo/a adj
 Alan was fired for rank insubordination.
 Despidieron a Alan por insubordinación total.
rank⇒ vi (be placed or classed) (persona)estar calificado loc verb
  ser clasificado loc verb
 Glenn ranks highly among the world's top chefs.
 Glenn está calificado como una de los mejores cocineros del mundo.
rank [sth]⇒ vtr (assign order to)ordenar⇒ vtr
  priorizar⇒ vtr
 Wendy ranked the files in alphabetical order.
 Wendy ordenó los archivos en orden alfabético.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cab rank n US (taxi stand)parada de taxi nf + loc adj
  (CL)paradero de taxi nm + loc adj
high rank n (military: high position) (militar)alto rango loc nom m
high rank n (favourable rating)calificación alta grupo nom
pull rank vtr + n figurative (assert your authority)abusar de la autoridad loc verb
 The sergeant always pulled rank and moved to the front of the food line at mealtimes.
 El sargento siempre abusa de su autoridad y se pone primero en la cola para la comida.
  (PR)sacar galones loc verb
 El sargento siempre saca galones y se pone primero en la cola para la comida.
  hacer valer su rango loc verb
 El sargento siempre hace valer su rango y se pone primero en la cola para la comida.
rank and file n (members of an organization)miembros nmpl
  bases nfpl
  (militar)tropas nfpl
rank-and-file n as adj (members: ordinary)de las bases loc adj
  (militar)de las tropas loc adj
rank order n (sequential arrangement)orden de prioridad loc nom m
  orden jerárquico nm+adj
  jerarquía nf
taxi stand,
also UK: taxi rank n		 (place where taxis wait)parada de taxis nf + loc adj
 There is a taxi stand a block from here.
 Megan needed to get home and the last bus had gone, so she went to the taxi rank.
 Hay una parada de taxis de aquí a una cuadra.
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'rank' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
above - after - airman basic - archduchess - baronage - baroness - baronet - baronetcy - barony - before - begum - below - belt - black belt - blue belt - bottom - brown belt - bust - cabstand - captain - chief warrant officer - class - colonel - colonelcy - commandery - common - deacon - degraded - degree - demote - demoted - demotion - downgrade - duchess - earl - echelon - first lieutenant - first water - full-fledged - generalship - go over your head - grade - grand master - grandee - green belt - hierarchically - high - higher - holy orders - inferior
Spanish:
grado - graduación - redomado - título - dignidad - horrible - ubicar - rancio - alto cargo - categoría - degradar - estratificar - la experiencia es un grado - parada - rango - sardo - trasnochado

Collocations: rank-and-file [opinion, support, outcry], a [woman, man, person] of rank, [has, is, rose to] the rank of [captain, sergeant, admiral], more...

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