peer [pɪəʳ]
English to Spanish
peer(
pir
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (colleague)
a. el par (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The articles in the journal are submitted to review by one's peers.Todos los artículos de la revista se someten a revisión por pares.
b. el igual (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Allen appealed to his peers at school to show more respect for one another.Allen instó a sus iguales en la escuela a mostrarse más respeto.
2. (person of the same age group)
a. el coetáneo (M), la coetánea (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Lucy felt she had little in common with her peers and preferred hanging out with her older sister's friends.Lucy sentía que tenía poco en común con sus coetáneos y prefería pasar el rato con los amigos de su hermana mayor.
3. (nobility) (United Kingdom)
a. el par (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The baroness is a peer living within walking distance of the House of Lords.La baronesa es un par que vive a poca distancia de la Casa de los Lores.
b. el lord (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In everyday speech, the British nobility consists of peers and their families.En el habla cotidiana, la nobleza británica está constituida por los lores y sus familias.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (to look at)
b. escudriñar
She peered over his shoulder to see how long the line was.Escudriñó por encima de su hombro para ver hasta dónde llegaba la fila.
peerintransitive verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (general)
a.
to peer at something/somebodymirar con esfuerzo algo/a alguien
to peer over a wallatisomebodyar por encima de un muro
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peer [pɪəʳ]
intransitive verb
to peer at sth/sb (short-sightedly) mirar algo/a algn con ojos de miope; (closely) escudriñar algo/a algn
the old man peered at the book el anciano miraba el libro con ojos de miope; he peered at his reflection in the water escudriñaba su reflejo en el agua
we went up to the window and peered in fuimos hasta la ventana y nos asomamos para ver lo que pasaba dentro
to peer into sb's face escudriñar la cara a algn
I peered over her shoulder miré por encima de su hombro
we peered over the wall nos asomamos para mirar por encima de la pared
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