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insuperable adjective

insuperableadjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈsjuː.prəb.l̩] [US: ɪn.ˈsjuː.prəb.l̩]

insurmountable(incapable of being passed over)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.sə.ˈmaʊn.təb.l̩] [US: ˌɪn.sər.ˈmaʊn.təb.l̩]

interoperabilidad noun
{f}

interoperability(military)
noun

la esperanza es la última que muere phrase

hope springs eternal(the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself)
phrase
[UK: həʊp sprɪŋz ɪ.ˈtɜːn.l̩] [US: hoʊp ˈsprɪŋz ˌɪ.ˈtɝː.nl̩]

la realidad supera a la ficción phrase

truth is stranger than fictionphrase

la repera noun

the bee's knees(something excellent, outstanding)
noun

largamente esperado adjective
{m}

long-awaited(having been awaited for a long time)
adjective

las mejores cosas de la vida se hacen esperar phrase

good things come to those who wait(patience is a virtue)
phrase
[UK: ɡʊd ˈθɪŋz kʌm tuː ðəʊz huː weɪt] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈθɪŋz ˈkəm ˈtuː ðoʊz ˈhuː ˈweɪt]

lista de espera noun
{f}

queue [queues](waiting list)
noun
[UK: kjuː] [US: ˈkjuː]

waiting list [waiting lists](ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪt.ɪŋ lɪst] [US: ˈweɪt.ɪŋ ˈlɪst]

lo bueno se hace esperar phrase

good things come to those who wait(patience is a virtue)
phrase
[UK: ɡʊd ˈθɪŋz kʌm tuː ðəʊz huː weɪt] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈθɪŋz ˈkəm ˈtuː ðoʊz ˈhuː ˈweɪt]

mal temperamento adjective

bad-tempered(having a bad temper)
adjective
[UK: ˌbæd.ˈtem.pəd] [US: ˌbæd.ˈtem.pəd]

material recuperado noun

salvage(anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted)
noun
[UK: ˈsæl.vɪdʒ] [US: ˈsæl.vədʒ]

mezclar peras con manzanas verb

mix apples and oranges(to mix two totally different things)
verb

modo imperativo noun
{m}

imperative moodnoun
[UK: ɪm.ˈpe.rə.tɪv muːd] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpe.rə.tɪv ˈmuːd]

modus operandi noun
{m}

modus operandi [modi operandi](person or thing's method of operation)
noun
[UK: ˈmodəs ˌɑː.pə.ˈræn.di] [US: ˈmodəs ˌɑː.pə.ˈræn.di]

no hay que pedir peras al olmo phrase

a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts] [US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts]

ópera noun
{f}

opera [operas](theatrical work)
noun
[UK: ˈɒ.prə] [US: ˈɑː.prə]
I hate opera. = Odio la ópera.

operación noun
{f}

operation [operations](method by which a device performs its function)
noun
[UK: ˌɒ.pə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɑː.pə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩]
The operation was a success. = La operación fue un éxito.

surgery [surgeries](procedure involving major incisions)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜː.dʒə.ri] [US: ˈsɝː.dʒə.ri]
He died during surgery. = Murió durante la operación.

operacional adjective

operational(determined by means of practical measures)
adjective
[UK: ˌɒ.pə.ˈreɪ.ʃnəl] [US: ˌɑː.pə.ˈreɪ.ʃə.nəl]

operador noun
{m}

operator [operators](one who operates)
noun
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.reɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈɑː.pə.ˌre.tər]
Operator, we were cut off. = Operador, se cortó la llamada.

operador binario noun
{m}

binary operator(operator taking two operands)
noun

operador de Laplace noun
{m}

Laplace operator(mathematics, physics: differential operator used in modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications)
noun

operar verb

man [manned, manning, mans](to take up position in order to operate something)
verb
[UK: mæn] [US: ˈmæn]

operate [operated, operating, operates](to perform a work or labour)
verb
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.reɪt] [US: ˈɑː.pə.ˌret]
He decided to be operated on. = Él decidió operarse.

serve [served, serving, serves](military: to work or operate)
verb
[UK: sɜːv] [US: ˈsɝːv]

operativo adjective

functional(in good working order)
adjective
[UK: ˈfʌŋk.ʃn̩əl] [US: ˈfʌŋk.ʃn̩əl]

operational(functioning and ready for use)
adjective
[UK: ˌɒ.pə.ˈreɪ.ʃnəl] [US: ˌɑː.pə.ˈreɪ.ʃə.nəl]

operatorio adjective

operative(effectual)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.rə.tɪv] [US: ˈɑː.pə.rə.tɪv]

paperas noun

mumps [mumps](contagious disease)
noun
[UK: mʌmps] [US: ˈməmps]
I think that he has mumps. = Creo que tiene paperas.

pedir peras al olmo verb

ask for the moonverb

perioperatorio adjective

perioperative(relating to operation)
adjective

pingüino emperador noun
{m}

emperor penguin(largest penguin)
noun
[UK: ˈem.pə.rə(r) ˈpeŋ.ɡwɪn] [US: ˈem.pə.rər ˈpeŋ.ɡwən]

piperaquina noun
{f}

piperaquine(antimalarial drug)
noun

planta de recuperación de residuos noun
{f}

materials recovery facility(waste recycling plant)
noun

posoperatorio adjective

postoperative(of, pertaining to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)
adjective

prosperar verb

catch on(to become popular)
verb
[UK: kætʃ ɒn] [US: ˈkætʃ ɑːn]

flourish [flourished, flourishing, flourishes](to prosper or fare well)
verb
[UK: ˈflʌ.rɪʃ] [US: ˈflɜː.rɪʃ]

prosper [prospered, prospering, prospers](to be successful)
verb
[UK: ˈprɒ.spə(r)] [US: ˈprɑː.spər]

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