natural
A. -adjective
1. (=occurring naturally) [environment, substance, disaster, remedy] natural
·she isn't a natural blonde
·no es rubia natural
·he died of natural [causes]
·murió de muerte natural
·the rest of his natural [life]
·el resto de sus días
2. (=understandable) [reaction, behaviour, feeling] natural, normal [mistake] comprensible [explanation] lógico y natural
·it'noun a perfectly natural mistake to make
·es un error totalmente comprensible
·there is a perfectly natural explanation
·hay una explicaciónoun perfectamente lógica y natural
·it'noun only natural
·es normal or natural
·it'noun only natural that she should be upset
·es normal or natural que esté disgustada
3. (=inborn) [ability, talent] innato [reaction, fear] instintivo
·he had a natural flair for business
·tenía un don innato para los negocios
·she is a natural leader/athlete
·es una líder/atleta innata
·natural instinct
instinto (m) natural
4. (=relaxed, unforced) [person, manner, charm] natural
·I was able to be very natural with him
·con él pude ser yo mismo
5. (=biological) [father, mother, child] biológico
6. (music) natural
B. -noun
1. (=person)
·she'noun a natural with computers
·tiene un don innato para los ordenadores
2. (music)
(=note) nota (f) natural
(=sign) becuadro (m)
C. -compound
·natural [childbirth] -noun parto (m) natural
·natural [gas] -noun gas (m) natural
·natural [history] -noun historia (f) natural
·natural [law] -noun ley (f) natural
·natural [number] -noun (mathematics) nounúmero (m) natural
·natural [philosophy] -noun filosofía (f) natural
·natural [resources] -noun plural recursos masculine plural naturales
·natural [science] -noun (uncount) ciencias feminine plural naturales (count) ciencia (f) de la naturaleza
·natural [selection] -noun selecciónoun (f) natural
·by natural selection
·por selecciónoun natural
·natural [wastage] -noun
(British, Great Britain) (industry) bajas voluntarias de los empleados de una empresa, y cuyos puestos quedan sin cubrir
·the jobs will be lost through natural wastage
·los puestos iránoun desapareciendo a medida que se produzcan bajas voluntarias