esp

BrE /espi/ AmE /espi/

noun en → es

1 PERSON [singular] B2

a person who is being watched or followed by the police, a spy, etc.

persona vigilada, espía

  • an/the esp

Collocations under surveillance as an esp · identify an esp

  • He was under surveillance as a suspected esp.

    Estaba bajo vigilancia como sospechoso de ser un espía.

2 SPORT [singular] B1

a player in the sport of field hockey or ice hockey who tries to score goals.

delantero, atacante

  • an/the esp

Collocations play as an esp · score a goal as an esp

  • She plays as an esp for her college team.

    Ella juega como delantero para su equipo universitario.

3 COMPUTER [singular] C1

a computer program that is used to protect a computer from viruses and other harmful software.

antivirus, programa de seguridad

  • an/the esp

Collocations install an esp · update the esp

  • They installed a new esp to protect their computers.

    Instalaron un nuevo antivirus para proteger sus computadoras.

4 ART [singular] C1

a type of painting or drawing that uses dots and lines to represent an image, often used in comic books.

estilo de línea y punto, estilo esp

  • an/the esp

Collocations draw in the esp style · paint an image using the esp technique

  • He draws in the esp style for his comic book.

    Dibuja en el estilo esp para su libro de cómics.

5 MUSIC [singular] C1

a type of electronic music that uses short, sharp sounds and rhythms.

estilo musical esp, música electrónica

  • an/the esp

Collocations listen to esp music · produce an esp track

  • They listen to esp music at their parties.

    Escuchan música esp en sus fiestas.

6 MILITARY [singular] C1

a military operation or mission that is aimed at a specific target, such as an enemy base.

operación militar, misión

  • an/the esp

Collocations carry out an esp operation · plan an esp mission

  • The army carried out an esp operation against the enemy base.

    El ejército llevó a cabo una operación militar contra la base enemiga.

7 SCIENCE [singular] C1

a scientific experiment or study that is designed to test a specific hypothesis.

experimento científico, estudio

  • an/the esp

Collocations conduct an esp experiment · publish the results of an esp study

  • They conducted an esp experiment to test their hypothesis.

    Realizaron un experimento científico para probar su hipótesis.

8 IDIOM [transitive] B2

to aim at or target something, often used figuratively to mean aiming for a goal.

dirigirse hacia, apuntar a

  • take aim at

Collocations take aim at a target · aim for success

  • He took aim at the target and fired.

    Dirigió su mira hacia el blanco y disparó.