course Significado & definición

Significado de course en español

• 0 used to say ‘yes’ strongly, often to be polite -- por supuesto

  • ‘Can you help me?’ ‘Of course!’

• 1 used to show that what you are saying is obvious -- claramente

  • Of course, the Olympics are not just about money.

• 2 used to say ‘no’ strongly -- claro que no

  • ‘Do you mind if I borrow your pen?’ ‘Of course not.’

• 3 a set of lessons about a particular subject -- curso

  • She did a ten-week computer course.

• 4 a part of a meal -- plato

  • a three-course dinner

• 5 an area used for horse races or playing golf -- campo, pista

  • a golf course

• 6 the direction in which a ship, plane, etc. is moving -- rumbo

  • The boat was blown off course (= in the wrong direction).

• 7 the way something develops, usually over a long time -- curso

  • Nuclear weapons have changed the course of history.

• 8 a series of classes in a subject -- curso [ masculine ]

  • I’m taking a course in computer science. Estoy haciendo un curso de informática.

  • graduate/undergraduate courses cursos de posgrado

  • a photography/journalism/computer course Un curso de fotografía/periodismo/informática.

• 9 the direction of a ship or plane -- rumbo [ masculine ]

  • to steer the ship off course desviar el barco fuera de rumbo

• 10 part of a meal -- plato [ masculine ]

  • the first/second/third course el primer/segundo/tercer plato

  • We had steak for our main course. Teníamos bistec como nuestro plato principal.

• 11 an area for sports -- campo [ masculine ]

  • a golf/race course un campo de golf / hipódromo

• 12 the way sth happens over time -- el curso de algo

  • to change the course of history cambiar el curso de la historia

• 13 a choice of what to do -- procedimiento

  • What’s the best course of action? ¿Cuál es el mejor procedimiento?

• 14 during a particular period -- a lo largo de

  • It happened over the course of many years. Sucedió a lo largo de muchos años.

• 15 to progress in a usual or natural way to the end -- seguir su curso

  • Let the recession run its course. Deja que la recesión siga su curso.