sideral

sidereal

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sideral

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (astronomy)

a. sidereal

Explica las diferencias entre el tiempo sideral y el tiempo solar.Explain the differences between sidereal time and solar time.

b. stellar

¿Cómo miden los astrónomos las distancias siderales?How do astronomers measure stellar distances?

c. astral

Ante el miedo a que el asteroide choque con la Tierra, se especula con maneras de variar la trayectoria de este cuerpo sideral.Amid fears of the asteroid hitting the Earth, there are speculations about ways of changing the trajectory of the astral body.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Después de meses de viaje sideral, el Enterprise alcanzó la galaxia 701.After months of space travel, the Enterprise reached galaxy 701.

La novela relata las aventuras de un equipo de astronautas en el espacio sideral.The novel tells the adventures of a team of astronauts in outer space.

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).

(figurative)

(very big)

a. huge

Las revelaciones desencadenaron un escándalo de dimensiones siderales en Hollywood.The revelations unleashed a scandal of huge proportions in Hollywood.

b. astronomical (figure, price)

El supermodelo pedía una cifra sideral por conceder una exclusiva a la revista.The top model asked for an astronomical figure to do an exclusive for the magazine.

c. astronomic (figure, price)

En aquel tiempo, el café solo se podía conseguir en el mercado negro a precios siderales.At the time, you could only get coffee on the black market at astronomic prices.

sideral

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (general)

a. sidereal

sideral

adjective

1 (Astronomía) (de los astros) astral; (del espacio exterior) space

2 [+coste, precio] astronomic

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