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cardinal

/ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/ /ˈkɑɹdnəl/

Meanings
noun

Cardenal

One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)

Examples :

"The cardinal presided over the special mass at the Vatican. "
El cardenal presidió la misa especial en el Vaticano.
religion person organization theology

Related Words

Illustration hummingbird

hummingbird noun

/ˈhʌmɪnˌbɜːd/ /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd/ /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɝd/

Colibrí

"The hummingbird hovered near the feeder, its wings a blur. "

El colibrí se cernía cerca del comedero, con las alas borrosas.

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

Considerar, reflexionar sobre

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

Considere que hemos tenido tres eventos importantes y el año apenas ha comenzado.

Illustration fundamental

fundamental noun

/ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/

Principio fundamental, base

"one of the fundamentals of linear algebra"

Uno de los principios fundamentales del álgebra lineal.

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

Originalmente, inicialmente

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

Originalmente, este papel era blanco, pero con los años se ha amarilleado por la edad.

Illustration importance

importance noun

/ɪmˈpɔːtəns/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtəns/

Importancia

"Attending all your classes is of great importance to your success in school. "

Asistir a todas tus clases es de gran importancia para tu éxito en la escuela.

Illustration constituting

constituting verb

/ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːnstəˌtuːtɪŋ/

Constituir, establecer, promulgar

"The school principal is constituting a new student advisory board to improve communication. "

El director de la escuela está estableciendo una nueva junta asesora estudiantil para mejorar la comunicación.

Illustration patriarchs

patriarchs noun

/ˈpeɪtriɑːrks/ /ˈpeɪtriɑːrkt͡s/

Patriarcas

"In the early church, the patriarchs held great authority, guiding the bishops in their regions. "

En la iglesia primitiva, los patriarcas tenían gran autoridad, guiando a los obispos en sus regiones.

Illustration directions

directions noun

/daɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/

Direcciones, rumbos

"Keep going in the same direction."

Sigue en la misma dirección.

Illustration traditional

traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

Tradicionalista

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

Mi abuela es una tradicionalista que cree firmemente en los valores familiares.

Illustration indicating

indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

Indicar, señalar, mostrar

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

El guardia hizo sonar su silbato para indicar la inminente partida.

Illustration freshwater

freshwater noun

/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔtɚ/ /ˈfɹɛʃˌwɑtɚ/

Agua dulce

"The fish in the aquarium needed freshwater, not saltwater. "

Los peces del acuario necesitaban agua dulce, no agua salada.

Illustration poinsettia

poinsettia noun

/ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪə/ /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.ɾ(i)ə/

Flor de Pascua, Poinsetia

"My grandmother's poinsettia is beautiful; its large, red leaves are a striking contrast to the small, unnoticeable flowers. "

La flor de Pascua de mi abuela es hermosa; sus grandes hojas rojas contrastan llamativamente con las pequeñas flores imperceptibles.