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capital

UK: /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ US: /-t̮əl/

Translation

n [c]
(en geografía)
capital
Lisbon is the capital of Portugal
Lisboa es la capital de Portugal
n [u]
(en economía)
capital
capital investment
inversión de capital
mayúscula
(de una columna)
capitel
to make capital (out) of sth
sacar partido de algo
Véase tb: block capitals
(Definition of capital nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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