rank

apestoso, fétido

Que tiene un olor o sabor muy fuerte y desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: Having a very strong, unpleasant smell or taste.

• His socks smelled rank.
• A rank smell came from the bin.
• The old cooking oil had a rank taste.

Sinónimos: foul, stinking, rancid

Antónimos: fragrant

Expresiones frecuentes: rank smell, rank breath, rank taste

absoluto, total

Se usa para recalcar que algo malo lo es por completo y reforzar una crítica.

En inglés sencillo: Complete and very bad; used to emphasize criticism.

• That claim is rank nonsense.
• The decision showed rank stupidity.
• Only a rank amateur would make that mistake.

Sinónimos: utter, absolute, complete

Expresiones frecuentes: rank amateur, rank hypocrisy, rank stupidity

repugnante, apestoso

Muy desagradable, sobre todo por su olor fuerte y malo.

En inglés sencillo: Very unpleasant, especially because of a strong, bad smell.

• A rank smell came from the bin.
• His boots were rank after the long walk.
• The room was full of rank cigarette smoke.

Sinónimos: disgusting, foul

Expresiones frecuentes: rank smell, rank breath, rank odor

rango, grado

Nivel oficial de autoridad dentro de una organización, especialmente en el ejército.

En inglés sencillo: An official level of authority in an organization, especially the army.

• His rank is captain.
• She was promoted to a higher rank.
• Officers of different ranks attended the meeting.

Cómo se usa: rank of someone/something (She holds the rank of captain.)

Expresiones frecuentes: military rank, rank of captain, senior rank

puesto, posición

Lugar en una lista que compara personas o cosas por calidad, tamaño u otra característica.

En inglés sencillo: A position in a list that compares people or things by quality, size, or another feature.

• Her rank in the class is fifth.
• The school rose to a higher rank this year.
• What rank did our team achieve?

Sinónimos: position, ranking

Expresiones frecuentes: high rank, low rank, overall rank

rango social, posición social

Lugar que ocupa una persona en la sociedad según su familia, riqueza o importancia.

En inglés sencillo: A person’s position in society according to their family, wealth, or importance.

• His family enjoyed high social rank.
• People of every rank gathered in the square.
• She married a man of lower rank.

Sinónimos: status, standing

Expresiones frecuentes: social rank, high rank, equal rank

fila

Cada una de las ocho filas de casillas que van de izquierda a derecha en un tablero de ajedrez.

En inglés sencillo: One of the eight rows of squares running from left to right on a chessboard.

• The king stood on the back rank.
• Her pawn reached the eighth rank.
• Two rooks controlled the seventh rank.

Sinónimos: row

Expresiones frecuentes: back rank, eighth rank, seventh rank

clasificarse, situarse

Ocupar un lugar determinado al compararse con otras personas o cosas.

En inglés sencillo: To have a particular position when compared with other people or things.

• Our team ranks second.
• The city ranked third for public transport.
• Does this school rank highly?

Cómo se usa: rank among someone/something (The college ranks among the best in the country.); rank as something (This ranks as her greatest achievement.)

Sinónimos: place, stand

Expresiones frecuentes: rank first, rank among something, rank highly