current

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actual

∗ adjective

current
[ˈkʌrənt]
sustantivo
1corriente (f) (of water, electricity, opinion)
  • to swim against the current (sentido figurado) -> ir a or nadar contra corriente
adjetivo
2actual (existing, present); corriente (common)
  • to be current -> ser corriente
  • in current use -> de uso corriente
  • current affairs -> (temas mpl de) actualidad (f)
  • current issue -> (último) número (m) (of magazine)
3(finanzas)
  • current account -> cuenta (f) corriente (británico)
  • current assets -> activo (m) circulante
  • current expenditure -> gasto (m) corriente or ordinario
  • current liabilities -> pasivo (m) corriente, obligaciones (f pl) a corto plazo

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current [ka-rent]
adjetivo
1Corriente, común; admitido, en boga; en general popular.
2Presente, del día, de actualidad.
  • The current year -> el año corriente
3Vigente (valid/license, membership); corriente, común, habitual (prevailing/opinion, practice).
sustantivo
4Corriente (flow of water, air).
  • Against the current -> contra la corriente
  • With the current -> en el sentido de la corriente
  • To go with the current -> dejarse llevar por la corriente
5Curso, progresión, marcha.
6Corriente. (Electridad)
  • To run off household current -> funcionar con electricidad
Actual (existing/situation, prices); en curso (year); último (most recent/issue). Corriente (general trend).

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current [ˈkʌrənt]
adjective
[+fashion, tendency] actual; [+price, word] corriente; [+year, month, week] presente; en curso
the current month/year el presente mes/año; el mes/año en curso; the current issue of the magazine el último número de la revista; her current boyfriend su novio de ahora; to be in current use estar en uso corriente; a word in current use una palabra de uso corriente; the current opinion is that ... actualmente se cree que ...; this idea/method is still quite current esta idea/este método se usa bastante todavía
noun
(all senses) corriente; (f)
direct/alternating current corriente directa/alterna; (f)
to go against the current ir contra la corriente
to go with the current dejarse llevar por la corriente
modifier
current account (n) (Britain) cuenta corriente; (f)
current affairs (n) temas de actualidad; (m)
current assets (n) activo corriente; (m)
current events (n)
current affairs See culture box in entry current.
current liabilities (n) pasivo corriente; (m)

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