apertura

Definitions of apertura
  1. noun
    the act of starting something
    synonyms: comienzo, iniciación, inicio, principio
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    constitución, formación
    the act of forming or establishing something
    debut, estreno, lanzamiento, presentación, primicia
    the act of beginning something new
    umbral
    the first of a series of actions
    creación, establecimiento, fundición, introducción
    the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
    instalación
    the act of installing something (as equipment)
    reanudación, reasunción, reinicio
    beginning again
    follón, melé, refriega
    (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
    sindicación, sindicalización
    act of forming labor unions
    colectivización
    the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism
    colonización
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
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    cambio de estado
    the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
  2. noun
    the act of making less strict
    synonyms: expansión, liberalización
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    aligeramiento, alivio
    the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
  3. noun
    the time at which something is supposed to begin
    synonyms: comienzo, empiece, iniciación, inicio, nacimiento, offset, principio, umbral
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    conclusión, fin, final, terminación, tope
    the point in time at which something ends
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    arrancadero, arranque, trampolín
    earliest limiting point
    umbral
    the starting point for a new state or experience
    type of:
    momento, punto
    an instant of time
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