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eminent

/ˈem.ɪ.nənt/

Translation

adj
eminente
ilustre
an eminent biologist
una ilustre bióloga
(Definition of eminent adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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