established

establecido

consolidado

established(eh-stah-blihsht)

adjective

1. (long-standing)

a. establecido (institution, company)

I make it a rule to invest only in established companies.

Tengo por norma invertir solamente en empresas establecidas.

b. consolidado (institution, company)

We have an established customer base that we wish to retain.

Tenemos una clientela consolidada que queremos conservar.

c. arraigado (custom, tradition)

The university has an established tradition of research in this field.

La universidad tiene una tradición arraigada de investigación en este campo.

2. (proven)

a. probado

It is an established fact that smoking causes cancer.

Es un hecho probado que el fumar causa cáncer.

3. (religious)

a. oficial

These sects were seen as a threat to the power of the established church.

Estas sectas se consideraban una amenaza para el poder de la iglesia oficial.

established

adjective

1. (custom, practice)

a. establecido(a)

2. (fact)

a. probado(a)

the established Churchla religión oficial

the established orderel orden establecido

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established [ɪsˈtæblɪʃt]

adjective

[+person, business] establecido; consolidado; [+custom] establecido; arraigado; [+fact] probado; [+church] oficial; del Estado; [+staff] fijo; en plantilla

a well-established business un negocio establecido or consolidado