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nature

UK: /ˈneɪ.tʃər/ US: /-tʃə`/

Translation

n [u]
naturaleza
medio ambiente
n [no pl]
carácter
personalidad
índole
carácter
injuries of a serious nature
heridas de carácter grave
by nature
por naturaleza
Susan is by nature a very calm person
Susan es una persona muy tranquila por naturaleza
in the nature of sth
como algo
Her comments were in the nature of an apology
Sus comentarios fueron como una disculpa
Véase tb: human nature
(Definition of nature nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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