sam

BrE /sæm/ AmE /sæm/

noun en → es

1 NAME [noun] A2

a common male given name, short for Samuel or Samson

nombre propio, nombre de pila

Collocations Sam Jones

  • My friend Sam is a great musician.

    Mi amigo Sam es un gran músico.

2 SAMPLE [noun] B1

a small amount of something that represents the whole, used for testing or analysis

muestra, especímen

Collocations take a sample

  • The doctor took a blood sample.

    El médico tomó una muestra de sangre.

3 TARGET [noun] B1

a person or thing that is the aim of an action or activity

objetivo, meta, blanco

Collocations hit the target

  • The target of the campaign is to raise awareness.

    El objetivo de la campaña es aumentar la conciencia.

4 RANDOM [noun] B2

a random person or thing, used in expressions like 'any old' or 'somebody/something or other'

cualquiera, alguien o algo

Collocations any old

  • I'll just grab any old shirt.

    Solo tomaré cualquier camisa.

5 SAME [noun] B2

the same person or thing as before, used in expressions like 'the same...as'

el mismo que

Collocations the same

  • This is the same book as I read last week.

    Este es el mismo libro que leí la semana pasada.

6 SAM [noun] C1

a common abbreviation for 'same'

abreviatura de 'mismo'

Collocations the sam

  • The sam applies to all cases.

    Lo mismo se aplica a todos los casos.

7 SAM [noun] C1

a common abbreviation for 'sample'

abreviatura de 'muestra'

Collocations sam

  • We need to take a sam of the soil.

    Necesitamos tomar una muestra de suelo.

8 SAM [noun] C1

a common abbreviation for 'target'

abreviatura de 'objetivo'

Collocations sam

  • The sam is to reduce pollution.

    El objetivo es reducir la contaminación.