| Principal Translations |
| universal adj | (law, principle: true in all cases) | universal adj mf |
| | It is a universal principle that all people have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. |
| | Es un principio universal que la gente tiene derecho a la vida, a la libertad y a la búsqueda de la felicidad. |
| universal adj | (for all) | universal adj mf |
| | AB Plasma is a universal blood type and can be used for all patients. |
| | El plasma AB es un tipo de sangre universal y puede usarse para todos los pacientes. |
| universal n | ([sth] always true) | universal nm |
| | Humour is a universal that transcends cultural boundaries. |
| | El humor es un universal que trasciende los límites culturales. |
Compound Forms:
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language universal,
linguistic universal n | (linguistics) | universal lingüístico loc nom m |
universal attraction,
law of universal attraction n | (between bodies in space) | ley de atracción del universo grupo nom |
| | Newton was the scientist who proposed the law of universal attraction. |
| universal basic income n | (money paid to citizens as minimum) | renta básica universal loc nom f |
| | | ingreso ciudadano loc nom m |
| Universal Declaration of Human Rights n | (United Nations document) | Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos loc nom f |
universal gas constant,
gas constant n | (physics) | constante de los gases ideales loc nom f |
| | | constante universal de los gases ideales loc nom f |
| universal healthcare n | (subsidized medical care) | asistencia sanitaria universal nf + loc adj |
| | | atención médica universal nf + loc adj |
| | | asistencia médica universal nf + loc adj |
| | In Britain, the National Health Service provides universal healthcare. |
| | En Gran Bretaña, el NHS provee asistencia sanitaria universal. |
| universal joint n | (in cars, etc.) | cardán nm |
| | (ES) | cardan nm |
| | The mechanic inspected the car and decided that the universal joint needed replacing. |
| universal precautions npl | (by medical staff) | protocolos profilácticos loc nom mpl |
| | Healthcare workers must take universal precautions to avoid spreading infections and other diseases. |
| | | normas de bioseguridad grupo nom |
| | | procedimiento profiláctico grupo nom |
| Universal Product Code n | (standardized barcode) | código universal de producto loc nom m |
| | Nearly every item that you buy from a grocery store or a department store has a Universal Product Code on it somewhere. |
| Universal Serial Bus n | (USB: standard computer port) (informática) | USB nm |
| | | puerto USB loc nom m |
| | | entrada USB loc nom f |
| | The Universal Serial Bus is technology that makes it possible to connect an electronic device to a computer. |
| universal suffrage n | (right of all adults to vote) | sufragio universal loc nom m |
| | Ghana introduced universal suffrage in 1951. |
| | Ghana introdujo el sufragio universal en 1951. |
Universal Time,
Coordinated Universal Time n | (Greenwich Mean Time) | tiempo universal nm + adj mf |
| universal truth n | ([sth] absolutely and ultimately true) | verdad universal loc nom f |
| | | verdad absoluta loc nom f |
| | It is a universal truth that the greatest pleasures in life are often the simplest ones. |
| | Es una verdad universal que los mejores placeres de la vida son los pequeños. |
| USB n | initialism (Universal Serial Bus) (acrónimo) | USB nm |
| | Does this device support USB? |
UT,
UTC n | initialism (Universal Time) (sigla) | UT n propio f |
| | There are different versions of UT which can differ by several seconds. |