recipient

destinatario, receptor

Persona que recibe algo, como un regalo, un pago, una carta o un premio.

En inglés sencillo: A person who gets something, such as a gift, payment, letter, or award.

• Please write the recipient’s address clearly.
• Each recipient received a small gift.
• She was one of three recipients of the award.

Cómo se usa: recipient of something (He was the recipient of a scholarship.)

Sinónimos: receiver

Antónimos: sender

Expresiones frecuentes: award recipient, intended recipient, recipient of something

receptor

Persona que recibe un órgano o tejido del cuerpo de otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: A person who receives an organ or body tissue from another person.

• The recipient is recovering well.
• Doctors matched the donor with a suitable recipient.
• Heart transplant recipients need regular medical checks.

Cómo se usa: recipient of something (She was the recipient of a donated kidney.)

Antónimos: donor

Expresiones frecuentes: transplant recipient, kidney recipient, organ recipient

recipiente colector

Recipiente de un aparato de destilación que recoge el líquido obtenido al enfriar el vapor.

En inglés sencillo: The container in a still that collects liquid after it has been turned into vapor and cooled.

• The liquid dripped into the recipient.
• A glass recipient collected the cooled liquid.
• They emptied the recipient before continuing the distillation.

Sinónimos: receiver, receiving vessel

Expresiones frecuentes: glass recipient, distillation recipient, recipient flask