noun🔗ShareElección primariaA primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party."The primary for the school board was held next Tuesday. "Las elecciones primarias para la junta escolar se celebraron el martes pasado.politicsgovernmentessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrimer gradoThe first year of grade school."My daughter is in the primary this year. "Mi hija está en primer grado este año.educationessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComponente fundamental, baseA base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible."The primary ingredient in the cake recipe is flour. "El componente fundamental en la receta del pastel es la harina.partthingessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComponente principalThe most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites."The primary of our solar system is the Sun. "El componente principal de nuestro sistema solar es el Sol.astronomyspacephysicsessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscuela primariaA primary school."My daughter attends the primary school down the street. "Mi hija asiste a la escuela primaria al final de la calle.educationbuildingessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePluma primariaAny flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird."The bird's primary feathers are crucial for its flight. "Las plumas primarias del ave son cruciales para su vuelo.birdanatomypartanimalbiologyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColor primarioA primary colour."Red is a primary color. "El rojo es un color primario.coloressentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSitio primario de la enfermedadPrimary site of disease; original location or source of the disease."most common primaries"Los sitios primarios más comunes.medicinediseasebodyorgananatomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBobina primariaA directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary"The primary coil of the transformer heats up quickly when the appliance is plugged in. "La bobina primaria del transformador se calienta rápidamente cuando el aparato está enchufado.electronicsdevicemachinetechnologyenergyelectricphysicsessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesafiarTo challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's endorsement to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme."The young activist primaried the incumbent mayor in the Democratic primary, hoping to win the party's nomination with a more progressive platform. "El joven activista desafió al alcalde en funciones en las primarias demócratas, con la esperanza de ganar la nominación del partido con una plataforma más progresista.politicsgovernmentessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParticipar en una elección primariaTo take part in a primary election."To become a candidate, she will need to primary in the upcoming election. "Para convertirse en candidata, tendrá que participar en la elección primaria en las próximas elecciones.politicsgovernmentessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrimario, principalFirst or earliest in a group or series."Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school."Los niños asisten a la escuela primaria y los adolescentes a la escuela secundaria.typequalityessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrincipal, primario, fundamentalMain; principal; chief; placed ahead of others."Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends, ahead of common stock."Las acciones preferentes tienen una reclamación principal sobre los dividendos, por delante de las acciones ordinarias.qualityessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrimario, fundamentalEarliest formed; fundamental."The primary goal of the school is to teach basic literacy skills. "El objetivo principal de la escuela es enseñar habilidades básicas de alfabetización.Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrimario, principalIllustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement."The primary reason for my absence from school was a severe illness. "La razón principal de mi ausencia de la escuela fue una enfermedad grave.degreequalityessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrimario, inicialRelating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur."The primary location of the flu outbreak in the school was the seventh-grade classroom. "La ubicación primaria del brote de gripe en la escuela fue el aula de séptimo grado.medicinediseaseessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrimario, de atención primariaRelating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc."The primary care doctor is the first person my family sees when we're unwell. "El médico de atención primaria es la primera persona que ve mi familia cuando no estamos bien.medicineserviceessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading