senior

de alto rango, superior

Que tiene un cargo más alto o más responsabilidad en un trabajo o grupo.

En inglés sencillo: Having a higher position or greater responsibility in a job or group.

• Ask a senior member of staff.
• He became a senior manager last year.
• Several senior officers attended the meeting.

Cómo se usa: senior to someone (She is senior to me in the department.)

Sinónimos: high-ranking, higher-ranking

Antónimos: junior

Expresiones frecuentes: senior manager, senior staff, senior officer, senior position

mayor, de la tercera edad

De edad avanzada, especialmente en la edad de jubilación o después.

En inglés sencillo: Older, especially at or beyond the usual age for stopping work.

• Senior citizens get cheaper tickets.
• The library offers classes for senior residents.
• Do you offer a senior discount?

Sinónimos: older, elderly

Antónimos: younger

Expresiones frecuentes: senior citizen, senior citizens, senior discount, senior years

de último año, de secundaria superior

Relacionado con el último año escolar o universitario, o con los cursos superiores de secundaria.

En inglés sencillo: Relating to the final year of school or university, or the upper years of high school.

• She is in her senior year.
• Our senior prom is in May.
• He teaches science at a senior high school.

Antónimos: junior

Expresiones frecuentes: senior year, senior high school, senior prom, senior class

sénior, absoluto

Para jugadores que superan cierta edad o experiencia, frente a los más jóvenes o menos experimentados.

En inglés sencillo: For players above a particular age or experience level, rather than younger or less experienced players.

• He joined the senior team.
• She won her first senior championship last year.
• The club has separate junior and senior leagues.

Sinónimos: adult

Antónimos: junior

Expresiones frecuentes: senior team, senior league, senior hockey, senior competition

estudiante de último año

Estudiante que cursa el último año de secundaria superior, de una escuela superior o de la universidad.

En inglés sencillo: A student in the last year of high school, college, or university.

• My brother is a senior.
• The seniors are preparing for graduation.
• As a college senior, she began applying for jobs.

Cómo se usa: a senior at + school/university (She is a senior at a university in Boston.)

Sinónimos: final-year student

Expresiones frecuentes: high school senior, college senior, graduating senior, a senior at

persona mayor

Persona de más edad que otra, o un adulto mayor, normalmente de 65 años o más.

En inglés sencillo: A person who is older than another person, or an older adult, usually aged 65 or more.

• Seniors get cheaper tickets.
• She is five years his senior.
• The center offers exercise classes for seniors.

Cómo se usa: someone’s senior (He is two years my senior.)

Sinónimos: older person, senior citizen

Antónimos: junior

Expresiones frecuentes: her senior, ten years senior, a senior discount

superior

Persona que ocupa un puesto más alto que otra en un trabajo o grupo.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who has a higher position than another person in a job or group.

• Ask your senior for advice.
• He showed respect to his seniors.
• Although she is younger, she is my senior at work.

Cómo se usa: someone's senior (She is my senior in the department.)

Sinónimos: superior

Antónimos: junior, subordinate

Expresiones frecuentes: someone's senior, respect your senior, consult a senior