absolute
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This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 7).
absolute(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (complete)
a. absoluto
The team was willing to try Rosa's idea even without absolute certainty that it would work.El equipo estaba dispuesto a probar la idea de Rosa incluso sin la certeza absoluta de que funcionaría.
b. total
Mr. Dunn asked the students to remain in absolute silence.El Sr. Dunn les pidió a los alumnos que permanecieran en silencio total.
a. absoluto
Your room is an absolute mess! You need to clean it before you can go out and play.¡Tu cuarto está hecho un absoluto desastre! Tienes que ordenarlo antes de salir a jugar.
c. auténtico
Jim was woefully underprepared for the presentation he gave. It was an absolute train wreck.Jim estaba muy mal preparado para la presentación que dio. Fue un auténtico desastre.
d. redomado
Everyone could see that the magician was an absolute fraud.Todos podían ver que el mago era un fraude redomado.
e. total
The kids made an absolute mess in the kitchen, but they had fun.Los niños hicieron un desastre total en la cocina, pero se divirtieron.
f. puro
I know it's hard to believe it, but I'm telling you the absolute truth.Sé que es difícil creerlo, pero te estoy diciendo la pura verdad.
a. incondicional
Emily knew she could count on her parents' absolute support.Emily sabía que podía contar el apoyo incondicional de sus padres.
b. incuestionable (right)
The lawyer argued that his client had the absolute right to use the drone in that area.El abogado argumentó que su cliente tenía el derecho incuestionable de operar el dron en esa zona.
4. (pure)
a. absoluto
No respectable scientist presents his work as absolute truth.Ningún científico respetable presenta su trabajo como verdad absoluta.
5. (unchecked)
a. absoluto
The Puritans rose up to overthrow the absolute monarchy.Los puritanos se levantaron para derrocar la monarquía absoluta.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
7. (philosophy)
a. el absoluto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nietzsche challenged previous philosophers' ideas of the absolute.Nietzsche desafió las ideas de otros filósofos sobre lo absoluto.
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