capital

capital

Ciudad donde están las principales oficinas del gobierno de un país o una región.

En inglés sencillo: The city where a country or region has its main government offices.

• Ankara is the capital of Turkey.
• We visited the capital last summer.
• Several state capitals are smaller than nearby cities.

Cómo se usa: the capital of somewhere (Madrid is the capital of Spain.)

Expresiones frecuentes: capital of something, national capital, state capital

capital

Dinero y bienes valiosos de una persona o empresa, especialmente los destinados a crear o mantener un negocio.

En inglés sencillo: Money and valuable property that a person or business owns, especially for starting or running a business.

• We need capital to start the business.
• She invested all her capital in the company.
• The bank helped them raise more capital.

Sinónimos: funds, assets, wealth

Expresiones frecuentes: raise capital, invest capital, working capital, capital investment

capital, centro

Ciudad especialmente importante para una actividad o industria concreta.

En inglés sencillo: A city especially important for a particular activity or industry.

• Milan is a fashion capital.
• The city became a world capital of jazz.
• They hope to make this town the cycling capital of Europe.

Cómo se usa: the capital of something (The city is a major capital of film production.)

Sinónimos: center, hub

Expresiones frecuentes: fashion capital, film capital, capital of something

capital

Conocimientos, experiencia o habilidades que ayudan a una persona a tener éxito en la sociedad o en el trabajo.

En inglés sencillo: Knowledge, experience, or skills that help a person succeed in society or work.

• Education builds human capital.
• Her cultural capital helped her understand the unfamiliar customs.
• The company invested in training to increase its intellectual capital.

Sinónimos: expertise, know-how

Expresiones frecuentes: cultural capital, human capital, intellectual capital

capitel

Parte superior y más ancha de una columna, que sostiene la estructura situada encima.

En inglés sencillo: The wider top part of a column that supports the structure above it.

• The column has a carved capital.
• Each capital supports a stone beam.
• The temple has capitals decorated with leaves.

Expresiones frecuentes: column capital, carved capital, stone capital, decorated capital

mayúsculo

Se dice de una letra escrita en su forma mayúscula, como A en lugar de a.

En inglés sencillo: Describing a letter in its larger form, such as A rather than a.

• Start your name with a capital letter.
• Write the title in capital letters.
• Does this word need a capital B?

Sinónimos: uppercase

Antónimos: lowercase

Expresiones frecuentes: capital letter, capital a, capital letters

capital

Describe la ciudad donde está el gobierno principal de un país o región, o lo relacionado con ella.

En inglés sencillo: Describing the city where a country or region has its main government.

• Paris is a capital city.
• The capital region contains many government offices.
• Officials gathered in the capital district.

Expresiones frecuentes: capital city, capital district, capital region

capital, castigado con la muerte

Relacionado con la muerte como castigo legal por un delito, o con delitos que reciben ese castigo.

En inglés sencillo: Involving death as the legal punishment for a crime.

• The country abolished capital punishment.
• Murder was treated as a capital crime.
• The lawyer has handled several capital cases.

Expresiones frecuentes: capital punishment, capital crime, capital offense, capital case