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secondary

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛkəndəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɛkənˌdɛri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sek′ən der′ē)

Inflections of 'secondary' (n): npl: secondaries

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Inglés	Español
secondary adj	(second in importance)	secundario/a adj
Safety's our main concern; all other matters are secondary.
La seguridad es nuestra preocupación principal, todo lo demás es secundario.
secondary adj	(importance: minor)	secundario/a adj
We'll address these secondary concerns another time.
Trataremos estos asuntos secundarios en otra oportunidad.
be secondary to [sth] v expr	(be of lesser importance than [sth])	ser menos importante que loc verb
ser secundario con respecto a loc verb
Looks are secondary to a great sense of humor.
Las apariencias son menos importantes que tener un gran sentido del humor.
Las apariencias son secundarias con respecto a tener un gran sentido del humor.
secondary adj	(source: derived)	secundario/a adj
derivado adj
indirecto/a adj
Wikipedia relies mainly on secondary sources.
Wikipedia depende principalmente de fuentes secundarias.
Wikipedia depende principalmente de fuentes derivadas.
secondary adj	UK (relating to secondary school)	secundario/a adj
She never got past secondary education.
Nunca pasó más allá de la educación secundaria.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
post secondary, post-secondary adj	(education: tertiary)	terciario/a adj
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
The scheme is intended to address the specific needs of post-secondary students.
We provide courses for learners at a post-secondary, but not tertiary, level.
El plan intenta cubrir las necesidades específicas de los estudiantes terciarios.
secondary accent, secondary stress n	(phonetics)	acento secundario nm + adj
secondary color, secondary colour n	(mix of two primary colors)	color secundario nm + adj
secondary diagonal	(mathematics)	diagonal secundaria nf + adj
antidiagonal nf
secondary education n	(education at high-school level)	educación secundaria loc nom f
enseñanza media, educación media loc nom f
secondary evidence n	(law: indirect proof)	indicio nm
Los indicios en su contra son muchos pero no sé si serían suficientes como para condenarlo.
(derecho)	presunción judicial grupo nom
(derecho)	prueba circunstancial grupo nom
Prueba circunstancial es la que resulta de la existencia de hechos distintos del hecho principal, pero tienden a establecer la existencia del hecho principal.
secondary industry n	(manufacturing, services, etc.)	sector secundario loc nom m
secondary liability n	(indirect infringement of law)	responsabilidad secundaria nf + adj
responsabilidad subsidiaria nf + adj
secondary market n	(business: investors buy from investors)	mercado secundario nm + adj
The secondary market for real estate investments grew by 35% last year.
secondary party n	(debt guarantor)	avalista n común
garante n común
secondary road n	(arterial road)	carretera secundaria nf + adj
camino lateral nm + adj
The road south was a secondary road, and in very bad condition.
La carretera del sur era una carretera secundario en muy mal estado.
secondary school n	(junior, senior high)	escuela secundaria loc nom f
(AmL)	secundaria nf
Jimmy starts secondary school tomorrow.
Jimmy empieza la escuela secundaria mañana.
secondary source n	(supplementary reading)	bibliografía adicional nf + adj
secondary storage, auxiliary storage, external storage, secondary memory n	(computing)	almacenamiento secundario nm + adj
secondary stress n	(civil engineering)	tensión secundaria nf + adj
secondary teacher n	(educator in a high school) (ES)	profesor de instituto, profesora de instituto nm, nf + loc adj
profesor de secundaria, profesora de secundaria nm, nf + loc adj
secondary-school student, UK: secondary-school pupil n	(pupil at high school)	estudiante de secundaria grupo nom
New figures show record high achievements for secondary-school pupils.
storage cell, secondary cell, storage battery n	(electricity)	célula de almacenamiento loc nom m

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'secondary' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

academy - adjunctive - backseat - circumstantial - collateral security - college - college-preparatory - complication - composite school - comprehensive school - copy - GCSE - grammar school - high school graduate - high-school student - higher - junior high - junior high school - minor - prep school - preparatory school - public school - second home - senior high school - side - side effect - sideline - sixth form - sixth form college - student - subhead - suborder - subordinate - subordinate to - subplot - subsidiarity - subsidiary - subtitle - support - supporting role - tall oil - tertiary - upper school

Spanish:

accesorio - secundario - en segundo plano - ornamental - subalterno - marginal - de segunda categoría - plato de segunda mesa - bachiller - escuela - instituto - ramo - secundaria - cole - accésit - colegio - ESO - liceo - subordinar - ciclo básico - educación secundaria - educación superior - escuela de enseñanza media - sector secundario - subdelegado - obligación secundaria - pena accesoria - acción cambiaria de regreso - de servicio - subsede - personaje secundario - auxiliar

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