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frac meaning in English

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frac noun
{m}

swallowtail(tailcoat)
noun

tailcoat(formal evening jacket)
noun

fracasado adjective

abortive(coming to naught; fruitless)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈbɔː.tɪv] [US: ə.ˈbɔːr.tɪv]

fracasado noun
{m}

deadbeat [deadbeats](lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support)
noun
[UK: ˈded.biːt] [US: ˈded.ˌbiːt]

failure [failures](object or person incapable of success)
noun
[UK: ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)] [US: ˈfeɪ.ljər]

loser [losers](person who is frequently unsuccessful in life)
noun
[UK: ˈluː.zə(r)] [US: ˈluː.zər]

fracasar verb

fail [failed, failing, fails](be unsuccessful)
verb
[UK: feɪl] [US: ˈfeɪl]
I failed again. = He fracasado otra vez.

flop [flopped, flopping, flops](to fail completely, not to be successful at all)
verb
[UK: flɒp] [US: ˈflɑːp]

founder [foundered, foundering, founders](to fail)
verb
[UK: ˈfaʊn.də(r)] [US: ˈfaʊn.dər]

lay an egg(to produce a failure or flop)
verb

lose [lost, losing, loses](fail to be the winner)
verb
[UK: luːz] [US: ˈluːz]

fracaso interjection
{m}

bummer(a disappointment, a pity, a shame)
interjection
[UK: ˈbə.mə(r)] [US: ˈbə.mər]

fracaso noun
{m}

failure [failures](state or condition opposite of success)
noun
[UK: ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)] [US: ˈfeɪ.ljər]
You're a failure. = Eres un fracaso.

fiasco [fiascos](ludicrous or humiliating situation)
noun
[UK: fɪ.ˈæ.skəʊ] [US: fi.ˈæsko.ʊ]

flop [flops]noun
[UK: flɒp] [US: ˈflɑːp]

fracaso en taquilla noun
{m}

box-office bomb(motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office)
noun
[UK: bɒks ˈɒf.ɪs bɒm] [US: ˈbɑːks ˈɑːf.əs ˈbɑːm]

fracaso épico noun
{m}

epic fail(total failure)
noun

fraccionador noun
{m}

fractionator(apparatus used to separate the components of a mixture by fractionation)
noun

fraccionario adjective

fractional(pertaining to a fraction)
adjective
[UK: ˈfræk.ʃnəl] [US: ˈfræk.ʃə.nəl]

fracción noun
{f}

fraction [fractions](part of a whole)
noun
[UK: ˈfræk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈfræk.ʃn̩]
Any whole number can be written as a fraction. = Cualquier número entero puede ser escrito como una fracción.

moiety [moieties](share or portion)
noun
[UK: ˈmɔɪə.ti] [US: ˈmɔɪə.ti]

fracción común noun
{f}

common fraction(fraction with two integers)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən ˈfræk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈkɑː.mən ˈfræk.ʃn̩]

fracción propia noun
{f}

proper fraction(arithmetic: a vulgar fraction)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.pə(r) ˈfræk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈprɑː.pər ˈfræk.ʃn̩]

fracking noun
{m}

hydraulic fracturing(technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well)
noun

fractal adjective

fractal(having the form of a fractal)
adjective
[UK: ˈfræk.tl̩] [US: ˈfræk.tl̩]

fractal noun
{m}

fractal(self-similar geometric figure)
noun
[UK: ˈfræk.tl̩] [US: ˈfræk.tl̩]

fractura noun
{f}

fracture [fractures](act of breaking, or something broken)
noun
[UK: ˈfræk.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈfræk.tʃər]
The fracture wasn't as serious as we thought. = La fractura no fue tan grave como pensábamos.

fractura abierta noun
{f}

open fracturenoun

fractura en tallo verde noun
{f}

greenstick fracture [greenstick fractures](a partial fracture of a long bone)
noun
[UK: ɡrˈiːnstɪk frˈaktʃə] [US: ɡrˈiːnstɪk frˈæktʃɚ]

fractura hidráulica noun
{f}

hydraulic fracturing(technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well)
noun

fracturado adjective

broken(having the bone in pieces, fractured)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən] [US: ˈbroʊkən]

fracturamiento hidráulico noun
{m}

hydraulic fracturing(technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well)
noun

fracturar verb

fracture [fractured, fracturing, fractures](break)
verb
[UK: ˈfræk.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈfræk.tʃər]
I fractured my arm. = Me fracturé mi brazo.

catafracto noun
{m}

cataphract [cataphracts](soldier covered with a cataphract)
noun
[UK: kˈatəfrˌakt] [US: kˈæɾəfrˌækt]

cálculo fraccional noun
{m}

fractional calculus(branch of analysis)
noun

difracción noun
{f}

diffraction [diffractions](the breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈfræk.ʃn̩] [US: də.ˈfræk.ʃn̩]

difractar verb

diffract [diffracted, diffracting, diffracts](transitive)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈfrækt] [US: də.ˈfrækt]

dimensión fractal noun
{f}

fractal dimension [fractal dimensions](a dimension for making measurements on a fractal set)
noun
[UK: ˈfræk.tl̩ dɪ.ˈmen.ʃn̩] [US: ˈfræk.tl̩ ˌdɪ.ˈmen.ʃn̩]

efracción noun
{m}

break-in [break-ins](act of entering to commit an offense)
noun
[UK: ˈbreɪk ɪn] [US: ˈbreɪk ɪn]

gaceta refractaria noun
{f}

saggar(ceramic container)
noun
[UK: ˈsæ.ɡə] [US: ˈsæ.ɡʌr]

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