1 (proportion, ratio) birth rate índice (m) or tasa (f) de natalidad; natalidad (f)
in 1965 the death rate was 20 per cent per 1,000 unemployment figures look set to rise because of the country's high birth rate the East has the country's most serious violent crime rate
death rate índice (m) or tasa (f) de mortalidad; mortalidad (f)
Britain had the highest divorce rate in Europe the overall divorce rate was 20 per cent
the failure/success rate for this exam is high el índice de suspensos/aprobados en este examen es alto
the course failure rate is 10 to 20 per cent the growing suicide rate among teenagers Finland has the highest suicide rate in Europe there is a close link between a rising unemployment rate and a rising suicide rate the government says the unemployment rate fell last month
at a rate of a razón de it is increasing at a or the rate of 5% a year está aumentando a razón de un 5% al año; at a or the rate of three a minute a razón de tres por minuto
at a rate of five in every 30 new diet books appear at a rate of nearly one a week
2 (speed) (gen) velocidad (f); [of work] ritmo (m) the population is growing at an alarming rate la población crece a una velocidad alarmante
at a rate of 20 knots the rate of production has doubled the world's tropical forests are disappearing at an even faster rate than experts had thought at his rate of working he'll never finish the rate at which hair grows his heart rate was 30 beats per minute slower it lowers the heart rate and reduces the risk of heart disease
at any rate (at least) al menos; por lo menos; (anyway) en todo caso he is the least appealing, to me at any rate es el menos atractivo, al menos or por lo menos para mí; I don't know what happened, at any rate she didn't turn up no sé lo que pasó, el caso es que or en todo caso no se presentó
they felt, or at any rate Dan felt, relieved and still frightened she suggests that "sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference" I don't know exactly what he did - something in industry, I think; but at any rate he got a knighthood for it I don't think there's been an edition since 1977 - at any rate that's the one I'll be referring to well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did come early evening - after tea-time, at any rate
rate of climb (Aer) velocidad (f) de subida it achieved a speed of 260 mph at 15,000 ft and a rate of climb of 2,200 ft/min it went 40 mph faster and it had a slightly better rate of climb rate of [consumption] we are seeking a reduction in the rate of consumption of non-renewable resources statistics on the rate of alcohol consumption
rate of flow [of electricity, water] velocidad (f) de flujo it depends on a number of factors, such as the size of the pipe, the fluid's viscosity, and the rate of flow at the present rate of flow, the first houses in the village may be threatened within the next two or three days
at a rate of knots [of person, vehicle] a toda pastilla (informal) she was scribbling away at a great rate they went charging off at a rate of knots at a [steady] rate the boat was still half a mile away, approaching at a steady rate /babies do not grow at a steady rate/ but in stops and starts at [that] rate at that rate the RAF would have been decimated by the end of the year at that rate, she would be almost seven feet tall by then
at this rate a este paso if things go on at this rate si las cosas siguen marchando a este paso
at this rate we won't be home till midnight at this rate we'll be millionaires by Christmas! we'll never find what we're looking for at this rate
at the rate you're going, you'll be dead before long al paso que vas no vas a durar mucho
3 (price) (for tickets) precio (m); [of hotel, telephone service] tarifa (f) there is a reduced rate for children under 12 a los niños menores de 12 años se les hace un descuento; hay una tarifa reducida para niños menores de 12 años; calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate el precio de la llamada es de 36 peniques el minuto, dentro de la tarifa barata; they were paid a rate of £5 an hour les pagaban a razón de 5 libras la hora
specially reduced rates for travellers using Gatwick Airport pensioners can travel at a reduced rate with certain concerts we offer special rates for students and the unemployed a solicitor charges an average hourly rate of £90 the [going] rate the rent they pay is less than half the going rate we have had to pay about twice the going rate but it's money well spent I want a professional consultation - I'll pay the going rate
the rate for the job el sueldo que corresponde al trabajo Our companies must compete at world level if our nation is to prosper. We must pay the rate for the job
Surely it would be better to pay mps the rate for the job, so that they would not have to scratch around for other money in order to keep up a reasonable lifestyle insist on the proper rate for the job and be prepared to take your skills elsewhere if they are not being appreciated at your present place of work when the media has criticised the big pay rises, the answer has always been that these bosses are only getting the rate for the job they should ignore Government exhortations to keep down wage costs in favour of /paying the market rate for the job/ rates of pay sueldos (m) they were attracted by the better conditions and higher rates of pay they paid their workers lower rates of pay than other employers they agree with decent rates of pay for all workers
4 (Economics) [of stocks] cotización (f)bank rate tipo (m) de interés bancario
exchange raterate of exchange (tipo (m) de) cambio (m) four thousand dinars - about four hundred dollars at the official rate of exchange
inflation raterate of inflation tasa (f) de inflación the country has an inflation rate of only 2.3 per cent attempts to keep down the rate of inflation
interest raterate of interest tipo (m) or tasa (f) de interés the government insisted that it would not be panicked into /interest rate cuts/ it's a very good rate of interest compared with the other banks the Bank of England's interest rate is being cut by a full percentage point
rate of return tasa (f) de rentabilidad or rendimiento the bonds pay a variable rate of return those paying the top rate of [tax]
5 rates (Britain) (formerly) (local tax) contribución (f) municipal; impuesto (m) municipal we pay £900 in rates pagamos 900 libras de contribuciones
soldiers were exempt from paying rates.. the new council tax combines elements of both the community charge and the rates for a while fares in London were subsidised by the rates a penny [on]/[off] the rates