status
Definitions of status
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a state at a particular timesynonyms: circunstancias, condiciones, condición, estado, estatus, situacióntypes:diversidadthe condition or result of being changeableastigmatismo(optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal pointcircunstanciaa condition that accompanies or influences some event or activitysegundo puestoproper or appropriate position or locationpolarizaciónthe condition of having or giving polarityestado fisiológicothe condition or state of the body or bodily functionsestado mental, estado psicológico(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamicdificultada condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcomeincomodidadthe state of being tense and feeling paindesabilléthe state of being carelessly or partially dressedimpurezathe condition of being impurenormalidadbeing within certain limits that define the range of normal functioningcondición ambientalthe state of the environmentinmunidadthe state of not being susceptibleinmunidad(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist diseasedelicadez, sentimientos, susceptibilidad, susceptibilidadesthe state of being susceptible; easily affectedhumedadthe condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)aridez, densidad, sed, sequedadthe condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)peligrothe condition of being susceptible to harm or injuryatoníalack of normal muscular tension or tonusurbanizaciónthe condition of being urbanizedestado de ánimothe state of a person's cognitive processesestado de alertaa periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the worldhampa, vagabundaje, vagabundería, vaganciathe state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihoodcasoa special set of circumstancesejea circumstance upon which subsequent events dependcriminalidadthe state of being a criminalrecesiónthe state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a yearanestesialoss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousnesssueñoa natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspendedhipnosisa state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestioncachondez, celoapplies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activityasfixiaa condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gashipotermiasubnormal body temperatureesterilidad, frialdad, infecundidadthe state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnateembarazo, gestación, gravidez, preñado, preñezthe state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterusadicción, dependenciabeing abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)sedacióna state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agentmorala state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purposeacojonamiento, acojone, acojono, mieditis, nervio, nervios, nerviosidadan uneasy psychological stateenfermedad mentalany disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric interventiondepresión, hoyo, mella, muescaa mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activityagrazón, atufamiento, atufo, carlanca, contrariedad, disgusto, enfado, enojo, fastidio, grima, incomodidad, molestia, vejaciónthe psychological state of being irritated or annoyedencantamiento, encanto, hechicería, hechizo, trancea psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantationputadaan unpleasant difficultyaprieto, apuro, bretea situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying oneapretón, apuro, atolladero, brete, compromiso, conflicto, confusión, conserva, desorden, embolismo, embrollo, enredo, estrecho, lío, maraña, mareo, pantano, tacoinformal terms for a difficult situationtragoa difficulty that can be overcome with effortdominiodominance or power through legal authoritymonopolioexclusive control or possession of somethingmalestarphysical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)resacadisagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)carencia, deficiencia, escasez, estrechez, faltathe state of needing something that is absent or unavailableexcesothe state of being more than fullsolidezstate of having the interior filled with mattervacíothe absence of mattersolvenciathe ability to meet maturing obligations as they come dueinsolvenciathe lack of financial resourcesadulteración, degradación, desnaturalizaciónbeing mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulteratingaleaciónthe state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of somethingbajón, depresión, hoyo, mella, muesca, retrocesoa long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investmentriquezathe state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and moneydesabrigo, empobrecimiento, inopia, pobretería, pobrezathe state of having little or no money and few or no material possessionsdesajuste, descompostura, desconcierto, descoordinación, desorganizacióna condition in which an orderly system has been disruptedconfusión, mezcla confusa, mezcolanza, revoltijo, revoltillo, torbellinoa confused multitude of thingsanomalíaan abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficienciesdesertización, despoblaciónthe condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)climathe weather in some location averaged over some long period of timemiasmaan unwholesome atmospheredeshidratacióndryness resulting from the removal of watersequíaa shortage of rainfallinseguridadthe state of being subject to danger or injurytonicidadthe elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimulinavegabilidadfitness to traverse the seasaeronavegabilidadfitness to flysordomudezcongenital deafness that results in inability to speakanalgesiaabsence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousnesscorrupciónan inferior state resulting from the process of decayingtype of:estadothe way something is with respect to its main attributes
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the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a societyexamples:George BerkeleyIrish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)RichelieuFrench prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)types:standingsocial or financial or professional status or reputationnacionalidadthe status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalizationdignidadhigh office or rank or stationacólito, misariosomeone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churchesdiáconoa cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orderssacerdotea clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Ordersdecimotercera parte, decimotercero, decimotercio, treceavoposition 13 in a countable series of thingscatorceavo, decimocuarta parte, decimocuarto, décimocuartoposition 14 in a countable series of thingsdecimoséptima parte, decimoséptimo, diecisiete, diecisieteavoposition 17 in a countable series of thingsdecimonona parte, decimonono, decimonoveno, diecinueve, diecinueveavoposition 19 in a countable series of thingsnonagésimoposition 90 in a countable series of thingspuestoproper or designated social situationcampeonatothe status of being a championantigüedadhigher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer serviceciudadaníathe status of a citizen with rights and dutiesestado civilthe condition of being married or unmarriedbaroníathe rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baronessducadothe dignity or rank or position of a dukevizcondadothe dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountesseminencia, encumbramiento, lumbrera, preeminenciahigh status importance owing to marked superiorityprestigioa high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.obscuridadan obscure and unimportant standing; not well knowntype of:estadothe way something is with respect to its main attributes
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