peripheral

periférico

Situado en el borde exterior de un lugar u objeto, o cerca de él.

En inglés sencillo: At or near the outer edge of an area or object.

• Movement caught my peripheral vision.
• The peripheral areas of the city lack buses.
• These villages occupy peripheral positions in the region.

Sinónimos: outer, outlying

Antónimos: central

Expresiones frecuentes: peripheral vision, peripheral areas, peripheral regions

secundario, marginal

De poca importancia frente a los aspectos principales.

En inglés sencillo: Having little importance compared with the main things involved.

• Cost was a peripheral concern.
• He played a peripheral role in the project.
• We can discuss the peripheral details later.

Sinónimos: minor, secondary, unimportant

Antónimos: important, central

Expresiones frecuentes: peripheral role, peripheral detail, peripheral importance

tangencial, secundario

Que tiene poca relación con el tema principal del que se está hablando.

En inglés sencillo: Only loosely connected to the main subject being discussed.

• That question is peripheral to our discussion.
• They raised several peripheral issues during the debate.
• Her comments seemed peripheral to the argument.

Cómo se usa: peripheral to something (The cost is peripheral to this discussion.)

Sinónimos: incidental, tangential

Antónimos: relevant

Expresiones frecuentes: peripheral to something, peripheral issue, peripheral concern

auxiliar, periférico

Que aporta funciones adicionales o apoyo a una máquina o sistema principal.

En inglés sencillo: Providing extra support or functions for a main machine or system.

• The printer is a peripheral device.
• They replaced the peripheral equipment first.
• Peripheral hardware gives the system extra functions.

Sinónimos: auxiliary, supporting

Expresiones frecuentes: peripheral equipment, peripheral device, peripheral hardware

periférico

Relacionado con los nervios que están fuera del cerebro y la médula espinal.

En inglés sencillo: Relating to the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.

• The injury damaged a peripheral nerve.
• Peripheral nerves carry signals to the muscles.
• The test checks for peripheral nerve damage.

Expresiones frecuentes: peripheral nerves, peripheral nervous system, peripheral nerve damage

periférico

Aparato conectado a un ordenador para añadir funciones, como imprimir.

En inglés sencillo: A device connected to a computer to provide extra functions, such as printing.

• A printer is a computer peripheral.
• I connected two new peripherals yesterday.
• Does this peripheral need its own power supply?

Sinónimos: peripheral device

Expresiones frecuentes: computer peripheral, connect a peripheral, external peripheral