normal

normal

normal(nohr-mahl)

adjective

1. (usual)

a. normal

Que haga calor en verano es normal.

It's normal for it to be hot in summer.

2. (common)

a. ordinary

En un día normal, me despierto a las 7 am y me voy a trabajar.

On an ordinary day, I wake up at 7 am and go to work.

3. (established)

a. standard

En esos casos se aplica la tarifa normal.

In such cases, you are charged at the standard rate.

normal

adjective

1. (general)

a. normal

lleva una vida normalshe leads a fairly normal o ordinary life

este hermano tuyo no es normalthere must be something wrong with that brother of yours

es normal que estés cansadoit's hardly surprising that you're tired

normal y corrienterun-of-the-mill

es una persona normal y corrientehe's a perfectly ordinary person

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normal

adjective

1 (usual) normal

una persona normal a normal person; es perfectamente normal it's perfectly normal; es normal que quiera divertirse it's only normal that he wants to enjoy himself; no es normal que no quiera venir it's unusual for him not to want to come; lleva una vida muy normal he leads a very ordinary life; normal y corriente ordinary; —¿es guapo? —no, normal y corriente "is he handsome?" — "no, just ordinary"; como alumno es normal y corriente he's an average pupil

2 [+gasolina] three-star; regular; (EEUU)

3 (Técnica) standard; (Matemáticas) (Química) normal

4

Escuela Normal especialmente (Latinoamérica) teacher training college