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conductor

driver

conductor

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el conductor, la conductora(

kohn

dook

tohr

)

This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).

masculine or feminine noun

1. (person who drives)

a. driver

Resultó que el conductor del taxi era de Cádiz, como yo.The taxi driver turned out to be from Cádiz, just like me.

2. (TV and radio)

a. presenter

Se hizo muy popular como conductor de las noticias de la tele.He became very popular as a TV news presenter.

b. host

El conductor del programa entrevistó a varios escritores nóveles.The host of the show interviewed several young new writers.

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

3. (physics)

a. conductor

El agua es un buen conductor de la electricidad.Water is a good conductor of electricity.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

4. (physics)

a. conductive

La cerámica es un material conductor del calor, lo que explica muchas de sus aplicaciones.Ceramic is a heat conductive material, which explains many of its applications.

conductor

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (physics)

a. conductive

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

2. (de vehículo)

a. driver

conductor de autobúsbus driver

conductor en prácticaslearner driver

3. (physics)

a. conductor

conductora conductora

adjective

(Física)

un material conductor a conductive material; el agua salada es mejor conductor que el agua dulce salt water is much more conductive than fresh water; un material conductor de la electricidad a material that conducts electricity

1 [de coche, camión, autobús] driver; [de moto] rider

este impuesto afectará a todos los conductores de vehículos this tax will affect all motorists

2 (TV) (Rad) presenter

Jesús Hermida, el conductor del programa

3 (Latinoamérica) (Música) conductor

4 (dirigente) leader

fueron excelentes conductores del despotismo ilustrado

(Física) conductor

este material es un magnífico conductor del calor

no conductor non-conductor

Se encuentran unidos a 16 conductores paralelos que llegan hasta la memoria a través de ocho conductores paralelos llegan los datos desde la memoria

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Examples

Phrases

entonces el conductor tiene cuidado	so the driver is careful
El conductor tiene que ir lentamente cuando nieva.	The driver must drive slowly when it snows.
conductor kamikaze	kamikaze driver
el conductor tiene que ir despacio cuando nieva	drivers have to drive slow when it's snowing
conductor del autobús	bus driver
licencia de conductor	driver's license
conductor de autobús	bus driver
conductor en prácticas	student driver learner driver