disciplina

discipline

disciplina(dee-see-plee-nah)

feminine noun

1. (instruction)

a. discipline

La señora Mann se encarga de la disciplina en esta escuela.

Mrs. Mann is in charge of discipline at this school.

2. (behavior)

a. discipline

Los reclutas todavía carecen de respeto y disciplina.

The recruits still lack obedience and discipline.

3. (sports)

a. discipline

La atleta ganó la medalla de plata en los 100 metros llanos. Es la primer medalla que ha obtenido en esa disciplina.

The athlete won the silver medal in the 100-meters dash. It's the fist medal she has won in that discipline.

4. (science)

a. discipline

Mis disciplinas favoritas de las ciencias sociales son la lingüística y la antropología.

Linguistics and anthropology are my favorite disciplines in the social sciences.

disciplina

Noun

1. (general)

a. discipline

guardar o mantener la disciplinato maintain discipline

tiene mucha disciplinahe's very (self-)disciplined

2. (politics)

a.

disciplina de votoparty discipline

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disciplina

1 (normas) discipline

disciplina férrea iron will

disciplina de partido disciplina de voto party discipline; party whip

romper la disciplina de voto to defy the party whip

disciplina inglesa bondage and discipline

2 (Dep) discipline

ganó en la disciplina de suelo she came first in the floor exercises