dúctil
dúctil
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. ductile
El hierro es un metal dúctil: sometido a altas temperaturas, puede moldearse a voluntad.Iron is a ductile metal: subjected to high temperatures, it can be shaped at will.
b. malleable
Alicia, ¿qué material dúctil es muy usado en alfarería? - La arcilla.Alicia, what malleable material is widely used in pottery? - Clay.
2. (easily led)
a. easily influenced
El rey era joven y dúctil, así que eran sus consejeros quienes en realidad gobernaban el reino.The king was young and easily influenced, so it was his advisors who really ruled his kingdom.
b. malleable
Este es un puesto de gran responsabilidad y, por tanto, no puede estar ocupado por una persona dúctil y fácil de manipular.This is a post that involves a great deal of responsibility, and therefore, it can't be filled by a malleable and easily manipulated person.
c. ductile (formal)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
Un escritor necesita poseer una mente dúctil, capaz de habitar espacios imaginativos muy diversos.A writer needs to possess a ductile mind, capable of inhabiting very diverse imaginative spaces.
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