ciernes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ciernes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ciernes N mpl

en ciernes phrase adv

in the making

era un escritor en ciernes

he had great potential as a writer

era un escritor en ciernes

he was a writer in the making

una revuelta en ciernes

a potential revolt

I.cerner VB trans

cerner (harina)

to sift

cerner (harina)

to sieve

cerner (arena)

to sieve

II.cernerse VB vpr

cernerse sobre alg./algo ave:

to hover over sb/sth

cernerse sobre alg./algo peligro/amenaza:

to hang o hover over sb/sth

Translations for ciernes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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budding

en ciernes

an immature science

una ciencia en ciernes

a fledgling democracy

una democracia en ciernes

sieve flour

cerner

sift

cerner

the opportunity to see a star in the making

la oportunidad de ver a una estrella en ciernes

she has the makings of a great actress

es una gran actriz en ciernes or en potencia

the factory is under threat of closure

la amenaza de cierre se cierne sobre la fábrica

to be threatened with sth the hospital is threatened with closure

la amenaza de cierre se cierne sobre el hospital

ciernes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ciernes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.cerner VB trans e → ie

1. cerner (cribar):

cerner

to sieve

cerner

to sift

2. cerner (observar):

cerner

to observe

II.cerner VB refl

cernerse sobre algo

to hover over sth

Translations for ciernes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

aspiring

en ciernes

budding

en ciernes

a question mark hangs over sth fig

un interrogante se cierne sobre algo

ciernes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

un interrogante se cierne sobre algo

a question mark hangs over sth fig