representative

representativo, típico

Que reúne las características principales de un grupo y permite hacerse una idea fiel de él.

En inglés sencillo: Having the main features of a larger group, so it gives a fair picture of that group.

• We interviewed a representative sample of students.
• These results are representative of the wider group.
• Was the survey representative of people in every age group?

Cómo se usa: representative of something (The sample is representative of the whole population.)

Sinónimos: typical

Antónimos: unrepresentative

Expresiones frecuentes: representative sample, representative group

representativo

Que muestra cómo es alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: Showing what someone or something is like.

• This portrait is representative of her appearance.
• Is this essay representative of your usual writing?
• The photograph was hardly representative of the room we actually saw.

Cómo se usa: representative of someone/something (Is this picture representative of how the building really looks?)

Expresiones frecuentes: representative of something, representative image

representante

Persona que habla o actúa en nombre de un grupo o una empresa.

En inglés sencillo: A person who speaks or acts for a group or company.

• Speak to our sales representative.
• A union representative attended the meeting.
• The company sent two representatives to the conference.

Cómo se usa: representative of something (A representative of the company answered our questions.); representative for something (She is the local representative for the union.)

Sinónimos: agent, spokesperson, delegate

Expresiones frecuentes: sales representative, union representative, company representative

representante, diputado

Persona elegida para hablar y votar en nombre de otras en un órgano de gobierno.

En inglés sencillo: A person chosen to speak and vote for other people in a governing body.

• We elected a new representative.
• The representatives voted against the proposed law.
• She wrote to her local representative about the hospital closure.

Sinónimos: legislator, delegate

Expresiones frecuentes: elected representative, local representative, state representative

representante, apoderado

Persona autorizada oficialmente para hablar o actuar en nombre de otra.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who officially speaks or acts for another person.

• Her legal representative answered the questions.
• He sent a representative to sign the contract.
• Only an authorized representative may collect the documents for you.

Cómo se usa: representative of someone (The lawyer attended as a representative of the injured driver.)

Sinónimos: agent, proxy

Expresiones frecuentes: legal representative, authorized representative, personal representative