OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 814

new

/njuː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
nuevo
Additional; recently discovered.
We turned up some new evidence from the old files.
nuevo
Current or later, as opposed to former.
My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older. We had been in our new house for five years by then.
nuevo
Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
nuevo
In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?
nuevo
Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive…
The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people.
nuevo
Recently arrived or appeared.
'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with lig…
Have you met the new guy in town? He is the new kid at school.
nuevo
Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business, I'm still new to the work.
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