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field1

/fiːld/

Translation

n [c]
prado
campo
a field of wheat
un campo de trigo
US (UK pitch) (en deportes)
campo
terreno [de juego]
(en deportes)
participantes
concursantes
The field in today's race is extremely competitive
Los participantes en la carrera de hoy son sumamente competitivos
(en una actividad, en un negocio)
participantes
candidatos
a strong field
candidatos sólidos
campo [de actividad o de interés]
Sue's one of the leading scholars in her field
Sue es una de los principales especialistas en su campo
(en informática)
campo
field of vision
campo de visión
to {be outside/not be} one's field
no ser la especialidad de alguien
Maths isn't her field
Las matemáticas no son su especialidad
to have a field day
aprovechar al máximo
Véase tb: playing field; track and field
(Definition of field n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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