culture

S2 W1

BrE /ˈkʌl.tʃə/ AmE /ˈkɜːl.tʃər/

noun en → es

1 SOCIAL CUSTOMS [uncountable] A2

the customs and beliefs of a particular society, group or place

costumbres, tradiciones, cultura (de un lugar)

  • a culture that values education

Collocations Western culture · Japanese culture

  • The company has a strong corporate culture.

    La empresa tiene una fuerte cultura corporativa.

2 ARTS [uncountable] B1

the arts and ideas of a particular society, group or time

arte, literatura, música (de un lugar o época)

  • a culture that values art

Collocations high culture · popular culture

  • The Renaissance was a time of great cultural achievement.

    El Renacimiento fue una época de grandes logros culturales.

1 BACTERIA [uncountable] C1

a group of bacteria or other microorganisms that are grown in a laboratory for study or testing

cultivo (de bacterias)

  • a culture of cells

Collocations bacterial culture · cell culture

  • The scientists are studying a bacterial culture.

    Los científicos están estudiando un cultivo bacteriano.

1 ARTWORK [countable] B2

a work of art, especially one that is produced by painting or drawing on a flat surface

obra de arte, pintura, dibujo

  • a culture (of paint)

Collocations oil culture · watercolor culture

  • The museum has a large collection of cultures.

    El museo tiene una gran colección de obras de arte.

1 EDUCATION [uncountable] C1

the process of teaching or learning something, especially in a school or college

enseñanza, aprendizaje (en una escuela o universidad)

  • a culture of learning

Collocations academic culture · educational culture

  • The school has a strong educational culture.

    La escuela tiene una fuerte cultura educativa.

1 HABIT [uncountable] C1

a regular and repeated pattern of behavior or thought that is difficult to change

hábito, costumbre (difícil de cambiar)

  • a culture of smoking

Collocations smoking culture · drinking culture

  • The company has a culture of working long hours.

    La empresa tiene una cultura de trabajar largas horas.

1 FOOD [countable] C1

a type of food that is typical or popular in a particular place or among a particular group of people

comida típica, plato (de una región o grupo)

  • a culture of food

Collocations Italian culture · Mexican culture

  • The restaurant serves a variety of regional cultures.

    El restaurante sirve una variedad de platos regionales.

1 MUSIC [countable] C1

a type of music that is typical or popular in a particular place or among a particular group of people

música típica, estilo (de una región o grupo)

  • a culture of music

Collocations jazz culture · rock culture

  • The festival features a variety of musical cultures.

    El festival presenta una variedad de estilos musicales.