aumento
masc.noun
1. increase, rise
increase in amount, level, or price
Common combinations
- aumento de precios — price increase
- aumento de la demanda — increase in demand
- aumento de peso — weight gain
- El aumento de los precios preocupa a todos.The increase in prices worries everyone.
- Se registró un aumento de la demanda.An increase in demand was recorded.
- He notado un aumento de peso.I have noticed a weight gain.
2. pay rise, raise
increase in salary or pay
Common combinations
- aumento de sueldo — pay rise
- aumento salarial — salary increase
- Por fin me han dado un aumento.At last, they gave me a raise.
- El aumento de sueldo llegará en enero.The pay rise will come in January.
- Pidió un aumento después de dos años de trabajo.He asked for a raise after two years of work.
3. magnification
enlargement of an image by an instrument
Common combinations
- aumento de cien veces — one-hundred-fold magnification
- alto aumento — high magnification
- Este microscopio tiene un aumento de cien veces.This microscope has one-hundred-fold magnification.
- La lupa permite ver la moneda con más aumento.The magnifying glass lets you see the coin at greater magnification.
- La foto pierde calidad con tanto aumento.The photo loses quality at such high magnification.
Same root
aumentaraumentativo
Phrases with this word
estar en aumentoir en aumento