polarized

BrE /ˈpəʊ.ləraɪzd/ AmE /ˈpoʊ.ləˌraɪzd/

adjective en → es

1 POLARIZED (OPPONENTS) B2

describing a situation in which people or groups have very different opinions and do not agree with each other

polarizado, dividido en dos bandos opuestos

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Collocations a polarized debate · the country is polarized

  • The issue has become increasingly polarized.

    El tema se ha vuelto cada vez más polarizado.

2 ELECTRICITY C1

describing a material that allows electricity to pass through it in one direction but not the other, or describing light waves whose vibrations are all in the same plane

polarizado (en electricidad o luz)

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Collocations a polarized battery · polarized sunglasses

  • These batteries are polarized.

    Estas baterías son polarizadas.