Significado de subject en inglés
subjectsubject1 /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas las traducciones1thing talked about the thing you are talking about or considering in a conversation, discussion, book, film etcaquello de lo que se habla o trata en una conversación, discusión, libro, película, etc.; tema; asunto: 
Paul has strong opinions on most subjects.· Paul tiene opiniones firmes sobre la mayoría de los temas. The subjects covered in this chapter are exercise and nutrition.· Los temas tratados en este capítulo son el ejercicio y la nutrición.subject of Truffaut’s childhood memories were the subject of his first film.· Los recuerdos de infancia de Truffaut fueron el tema de su primera película. While we’re on the subject of money, do you have the $10 you owe me?· Ya que estamos en el tema del dinero, ¿tienes los 10 dólares que me debes? ► Don’t say ‘the subject is about ... ’: The subject of the poem is war. | The poem is about war. → subject matter2at school an area of knowledge that you study at a school or universityárea de conocimiento que se estudia en un colegio o universidad; asignatura: My favorite subject is math.· Mi asignatura favorita es matemáticas.3in art the thing or person that you show when you paint a picture, take a photograph etcla cosa o persona que se representa al pintar un cuadro, tomar una fotografía, etc.; motivo; sujeto: Monet loved to use gardens as his subjects.· Monet amaba usar jardines como motivos en su obra.4in a test a person or animal that is used in a test or experimentpersona o animal utilizado en una prueba o experimento; sujeto de estudio: The subjects of this experiment were all men aged 18–35.· Los sujetos de este experimento eran todos hombres de entre 18 y 35 años.5grammar a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that usually comes before a main verb and represents the person or thing that performs the action of the verb, or about which something is stated, for example ‘she’ in ‘She hit John’ or ‘elephants’ in ‘Elephants are big’sustantivo, sintagma nominal o pronombre que suele aparecer antes del verbo principal y representa a la persona o cosa que realiza la acción del verbo o de la que se dice algo; sujeto. Por ejemplo, "she" en "She hit John" o "elephants" en "Elephants are big" → object1(6)6citizen formalformal someone who was born in a country that has a king or queen, or someone who has a right to live therepersona nacida en un país con rey o reina, o que tiene derecho a vivir allí; súbdito: a British subjectun súbdito británico → citizen(2), national2COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosdiscuss/talk about a subject· Have you discussed the subject with your husband?· ¿Has discutido el tema con tu marido?change the subject (=start talking about something different)· She tried to change the subject.· Ella intentó cambiar de tema.mention a subject· The subject was not mentioned again.· El tema no volvió a mencionarse.deal with/cover a subject (=speak or write about it)· The subject is dealt with in great detail in his previous book.· El tema se trata con gran detalle en su libro anterior.touch on a subject (=say or write a little about it)· In his speech, he touched on the subject of death.· En su discurso, tocó el tema de la muerte.bring up/raise a subject (=deliberately start talking about it)· You brought the subject up, not me.· Tú sacaste el tema, no yo.get onto a subject (=happen to start talking about it)· We somehow got onto the subject of detective stories.· De alguna manera llegamos al tema de las novelas policiacas.broach a subject (=start talking about a sensitive subject)· She hesitated, wondering exactly how to broach the subject of their sleeping arrangements.· Dudó, preguntándose exactamente cómo sacar el tema de sus arreglos para dormir.get back to a subject· Somehow I just knew in the end we would get back to the subject of money.· De alguna manera sabía que al final volveríamos al tema del dinero.drop a subject (=stop talking about it)· To her relief, Julius dropped the subject.· Para su alivio, Julius dejó caer el tema.avoid/keep off/stay off a subject (=not talk about it)· I knew he was trying to avoid the subject of drugs.· Sabía que intentaba evitar el tema de las drogas.· She hoped that Anna would keep off the subject of Luke for the next few hours.· Esperaba que Anna evitara el tema de Luke durante las próximas horas.get somebody off a subject (=make them talk about something else)· It was difficult to get him off the subject of cars.· Era difícil apartarlo del tema de los coches.a subject comes up (=people start talking about it)· The subject of payment never came up.· El tema del pago nunca surgió.adjectivesadjetivosan interesting/fascinating subject· Fame is a fascinating subject.· La fama es un tema fascinante.a difficult/complex subject (=very complicated)· Immigration is a complex subject.· La inmigración es un tema complejo.a controversial subject· The content of the curriculum has become a controversial subject.· El contenido del currículo se ha convertido en un tema controvertido.a sensitive/touchy subject (=one that people may get upset about)· Steer clear of complicated issues or sensitive subjects.· Evita los asuntos complicados o los temas delicados.a delicate subject (=one that may be embarrassing)· She carefully avoided discussing the delicate subject of money.· Evitó cuidadosamente hablar del delicado tema del dinero.a taboo subject (=one that it is not acceptable to mention)· For them, death was not a taboo subject.· Para ellos, la muerte no era un tema tabú.phrasesfrasesa subject of/for discussion· TV is a favourite subject for discussion.· La televisión es un tema favorito de debate.a subject of conversation· She searched for a new subject of conversation.· Ella buscó un nuevo tema de conversación.a subject of/for debate (=a subject people discuss and disagree about)· The reason for the increased risk of cancer is still a subject of debate.· La razón del aumento del riesgo de cáncer sigue siendo un tema de debate.a subject of controversy (=a subject people disagree about strongly)· Nuclear power is still the subject of considerable controversy.· La energía nuclear sigue siendo objeto de considerable controversia.a subject area (=a group of related subjects)· He has written a lot in this subject area.· Ha escrito mucho en esta área temática.
Ver todas las traducciones1thing talked about the thing you are talking about or considering in a conversation, discussion, book, film etcaquello de lo que se habla o trata en una conversación, discusión, libro, película, etc.; tema; asunto: Paul has strong opinions on most subjects.· Paul tiene opiniones firmes sobre la mayoría de los temas. The subjects covered in this chapter are exercise and nutrition.· Los temas tratados en este capítulo son el ejercicio y la nutrición.subject of Truffaut’s childhood memories were the subject of his first film.· Los recuerdos de infancia de Truffaut fueron el tema de su primera película. While we’re on the subject of money, do you have the $10 you owe me?· Ya que estamos en el tema del dinero, ¿tienes los 10 dólares que me debes? ► Don’t say ‘the subject is about ... ’: The subject of the poem is war. | The poem is about war. → subject matter2at school an area of knowledge that you study at a school or universityárea de conocimiento que se estudia en un colegio o universidad; asignatura: My favorite subject is math.· Mi asignatura favorita es matemáticas.3in art the thing or person that you show when you paint a picture, take a photograph etcla cosa o persona que se representa al pintar un cuadro, tomar una fotografía, etc.; motivo; sujeto: Monet loved to use gardens as his subjects.· Monet amaba usar jardines como motivos en su obra.4in a test a person or animal that is used in a test or experimentpersona o animal utilizado en una prueba o experimento; sujeto de estudio: The subjects of this experiment were all men aged 18–35.· Los sujetos de este experimento eran todos hombres de entre 18 y 35 años.5grammar a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that usually comes before a main verb and represents the person or thing that performs the action of the verb, or about which something is stated, for example ‘she’ in ‘She hit John’ or ‘elephants’ in ‘Elephants are big’sustantivo, sintagma nominal o pronombre que suele aparecer antes del verbo principal y representa a la persona o cosa que realiza la acción del verbo o de la que se dice algo; sujeto. Por ejemplo, "she" en "She hit John" o "elephants" en "Elephants are big" → object1(6)6citizen formalformal someone who was born in a country that has a king or queen, or someone who has a right to live therepersona nacida en un país con rey o reina, o que tiene derecho a vivir allí; súbdito: a British subjectun súbdito británico → citizen(2), national2COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosdiscuss/talk about a subject· Have you discussed the subject with your husband?· ¿Has discutido el tema con tu marido?change the subject (=start talking about something different)· She tried to change the subject.· Ella intentó cambiar de tema.mention a subject· The subject was not mentioned again.· El tema no volvió a mencionarse.deal with/cover a subject (=speak or write about it)· The subject is dealt with in great detail in his previous book.· El tema se trata con gran detalle en su libro anterior.touch on a subject (=say or write a little about it)· In his speech, he touched on the subject of death.· En su discurso, tocó el tema de la muerte.bring up/raise a subject (=deliberately start talking about it)· You brought the subject up, not me.· Tú sacaste el tema, no yo.get onto a subject (=happen to start talking about it)· We somehow got onto the subject of detective stories.· De alguna manera llegamos al tema de las novelas policiacas.broach a subject (=start talking about a sensitive subject)· She hesitated, wondering exactly how to broach the subject of their sleeping arrangements.· Dudó, preguntándose exactamente cómo sacar el tema de sus arreglos para dormir.get back to a subject· Somehow I just knew in the end we would get back to the subject of money.· De alguna manera sabía que al final volveríamos al tema del dinero.drop a subject (=stop talking about it)· To her relief, Julius dropped the subject.· Para su alivio, Julius dejó caer el tema.avoid/keep off/stay off a subject (=not talk about it)· I knew he was trying to avoid the subject of drugs.· Sabía que intentaba evitar el tema de las drogas.· She hoped that Anna would keep off the subject of Luke for the next few hours.· Esperaba que Anna evitara el tema de Luke durante las próximas horas.get somebody off a subject (=make them talk about something else)· It was difficult to get him off the subject of cars.· Era difícil apartarlo del tema de los coches.a subject comes up (=people start talking about it)· The subject of payment never came up.· El tema del pago nunca surgió.adjectivesadjetivosan interesting/fascinating subject· Fame is a fascinating subject.· La fama es un tema fascinante.a difficult/complex subject (=very complicated)· Immigration is a complex subject.· La inmigración es un tema complejo.a controversial subject· The content of the curriculum has become a controversial subject.· El contenido del currículo se ha convertido en un tema controvertido.a sensitive/touchy subject (=one that people may get upset about)· Steer clear of complicated issues or sensitive subjects.· Evita los asuntos complicados o los temas delicados.a delicate subject (=one that may be embarrassing)· She carefully avoided discussing the delicate subject of money.· Evitó cuidadosamente hablar del delicado tema del dinero.a taboo subject (=one that it is not acceptable to mention)· For them, death was not a taboo subject.· Para ellos, la muerte no era un tema tabú.phrasesfrasesa subject of/for discussion· TV is a favourite subject for discussion.· La televisión es un tema favorito de debate.a subject of conversation· She searched for a new subject of conversation.· Ella buscó un nuevo tema de conversación.a subject of/for debate (=a subject people discuss and disagree about)· The reason for the increased risk of cancer is still a subject of debate.· La razón del aumento del riesgo de cáncer sigue siendo un tema de debate.a subject of controversy (=a subject people disagree about strongly)· Nuclear power is still the subject of considerable controversy.· La energía nuclear sigue siendo objeto de considerable controversia.a subject area (=a group of related subjects)· He has written a lot in this subject area.· Ha escrito mucho en esta área temática.subjectsubject2 adjective 1 be subject to something a)if someone or something is subject to something, especially something bad, it is possible or likely that they will be affected by itsi alguien o algo está sujeto a algo, especialmente algo negativo, es posible o probable que se vea afectado por ello: All flights are subject to delay.Todos los vuelos están sujetos a retrasos. Prices are subject to change.Los precios están sujetos a cambios. b)if something is subject to something such as approval, it depends on that thing happening before it can happensi algo está sujeto a algo como una aprobación, depende de que ese hecho ocurra primero para que pueda realizarse: The funding is subject to approval by the Board of Education.La financiación está sujeta a la aprobación de la Junta de Educación.2be subject to a rule/law/penalty/tax etc if you are subject to a rule, law, penalty etc, you must obey the rule or pay an amount of moneysi alguien está sujeto a una norma, ley, sanción, etc., debe cumplirla o pagar una cantidad de dinero: Violators are subject to a $100 fine.Los infractores están sujetos a una multa de 100 dólares.3[only before noun] formalformal a subject country, state, people etc are strictly governed by another country(de un país, estado, pueblo, etc.) gobernado estrictamente por otro país; sometido: subject peoplespueblos sometidos
1 be subject to something a)if someone or something is subject to something, especially something bad, it is possible or likely that they will be affected by itsi alguien o algo está sujeto a algo, especialmente algo negativo, es posible o probable que se vea afectado por ello: All flights are subject to delay.Todos los vuelos están sujetos a retrasos. Prices are subject to change.Los precios están sujetos a cambios. b)if something is subject to something such as approval, it depends on that thing happening before it can happensi algo está sujeto a algo como una aprobación, depende de que ese hecho ocurra primero para que pueda realizarse: The funding is subject to approval by the Board of Education.La financiación está sujeta a la aprobación de la Junta de Educación.2be subject to a rule/law/penalty/tax etc if you are subject to a rule, law, penalty etc, you must obey the rule or pay an amount of moneysi alguien está sujeto a una norma, ley, sanción, etc., debe cumplirla o pagar una cantidad de dinero: Violators are subject to a $100 fine.Los infractores están sujetos a una multa de 100 dólares.3[only before noun] formalformal a subject country, state, people etc are strictly governed by another country(de un país, estado, pueblo, etc.) gobernado estrictamente por otro país; sometido: subject peoplespueblos sometidossubjectsubject3 /səbˈdʒekt/ verb [transitive] formalformal to force a country or group of people to be ruled by you, and control them very strictlyobligar a un país o grupo de personas a ser gobernado por uno y controlarlo de manera muy estrictasubject somebody/something to something phrasal verb to force someone or something to experience something very unpleasant, especially over a long timeobligar a alguien o algo a sufrir algo muy desagradable, especialmente durante un largo período: Police subjected him to hours of questioning.La policía lo sometió a horas de interrogatorio.subject somebody to an ordeal/abuse/harassment Barker subjected his victim to awful abuse.Barker sometió a su víctima a terribles abusos.
formalformal to force a country or group of people to be ruled by you, and control them very strictlyobligar a un país o grupo de personas a ser gobernado por uno y controlarlo de manera muy estrictasubject somebody/something to something phrasal verb to force someone or something to experience something very unpleasant, especially over a long timeobligar a alguien o algo a sufrir algo muy desagradable, especialmente durante un largo período: Police subjected him to hours of questioning.La policía lo sometió a horas de interrogatorio.subject somebody to an ordeal/abuse/harassment Barker subjected his victim to awful abuse.Barker sometió a su víctima a terribles abusos.