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natural [ˈnætʃrəl -tʃərəl] adj 1. of, existing in, or produced by nature natural science natural cliffs 2. in accordance with human nature it is only natural to want to be liked 3. as is normal or to be expected; ordinary or logical the natural course of events 4. not acquired; innate a natural gift for sport 5. being so through innate qualities a natural leader 6. not supernatural or strange natural phenomena 7. not constrained or affected; genuine or spontaneous 8. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) not artificially dyed or coloured a natural blonde 9. following or resembling nature or life; lifelike she looked more natural without her make-up 10. not affected by man or civilization; uncultivated; wild in the natural state this animal is not ferocious 11. illegitimate; born out of wedlock 12. not adopted but rather related by blood her natural parents 13. (Music, other) Music a. not sharp or flat b. (postpositive) denoting a note that is neither sharp nor flat B natural 14. (Music / Instruments) Music of or relating to a trumpet, horn, etc., without valves or keys, on which only notes of the harmonic series of the keynote can be obtained 15. determined by inborn conviction natural justice natural rights 16. (Group Games / Card Games) Cards a. (of a card) not a joker or wild card b. (of a canasta or sequence) containing no wild cards c. (of a bid in bridge) describing genuine values; not conventional 17. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) based on the principles and findings of human reason and what is to be learned of God from nature rather than on revelation natural religion n
1. Informal a person or thing regarded as certain to qualify for success, selection, etc. the horse was a natural for first place 2. (Music, other) Music a. Also called (US) cancel an accidental cancelling a previous sharp or flat. Usual symbol ♮ 3. (Group Games / Card Games) Pontoon the combination of an ace with a ten or court card when dealt to a player as his or her first two cards 4. Obsolete an imbecile; idiot naturally adv naturalness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
natural adjective 1. logical, normal, reasonable, valid, legitimate A period of depression is a natural response to bereavement. 2. normal, common, stock, standard, established, regular, usual, ordinary, typical, routine, everyday, accustomed, customary, commonplace, habitual, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional It's just not natural behaviour for a child of his age. normal strange, abnormal, irregular, out of the ordinary, untypical 3. innate, native, characteristic, indigenous, inherent, instinctive, intuitive, congenital, inborn, immanent, in your blood, hard-wired, essential He has a natural flair for business. 4. unaffected, open, frank, genuine, spontaneous, candid, unpretentious, unsophisticated, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), artless, ingenuous, real, simple, unstudied Jan's sister was as natural and friendly as the rest of the family. unaffected affected, assumed, artificial, unnatural, counterfeit, feigned, phoney or phony (informal), false 5. pure, real, plain, raw, organic, crude, wholesome, whole, unrefined, unbleached, unprocessed, unpolished, unmixed, chemical-free, additive-free, pesticide-free He prefers to use high quality natural produce. pure processed, manufactured, synthetic, unnatural, false Translations natural [ˈnætʃrəl] A. ADJ 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 see also die 1 2. (= understandable) [reaction, behaviour, feeling] → natural, normal; [mistake] → comprensible; [explanation] → lógico y natural it's a perfectly natural mistake to make → es un error totalmente comprensible there is a perfectly natural explanation → hay una explicación perfectamente lógica y natural it's only natural → es normal or natural it's 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. (Mus) → natural B. N 1. (= person) she's a natural with computers → tiene un don innato para los ordenadores C. CPD natural childbirth N → parto m natural natural gas N → gas m natural natural history N → historia f natural natural law N → ley f natural natural number N (Math) → número m natural natural philosophy N → filosofía f natural natural resources NPL → recursos mpl naturales natural science N (uncount) → ciencias fpl naturales; (count) → ciencia f de la naturaleza natural selection N → selección f natural by natural selection → por selección natural natural wastage N (Brit) (Ind) bajas voluntarias de los empleados de una empresa, y cuyos puestos quedan sin cubrir the jobs will be lost through natural wastage → los puestos irán desapareciendo a medida que se produzcan bajas voluntarias natural [ˈnætʃərəl] adj [instinct, behaviour] → naturel(le) the insect's natural instinct to feed → l'instinct naturel des insectes qui les pousse à s'alimenter BUT l'instinct de nutrition des insectes. (= not man-made) [material] → naturel(le); [food] → naturel(le); [wonder] → naturel(le) natural causes, natural disaster (= normal) → naturel(le) it is natural to do sth It's natural to worry about one's children → C'est naturel de se faire du souci pour ses enfants. It is natural for us to want excitement → C'est naturel pour nous de rechercher les sensations fortes. It's the most natural thing in the world → C'est la chose la plus naturelle du monde. (= reasonable) → naturel(le) to be only natural → être bien naturel She's upset, which is only natural → Elle est bouleversée, ce qui est bien naturel. [person, manner] → naturel(le) She's always so relaxed and natural → Elle est toujours si détendue et naturelle. [musician, athlete] → né(e) Martin is a natural musician → Martin est un musicien né. He's a natural basketball player → C'est un basketteur né. [talent, aptitude] → naturel(le), inné(e) to have a natural flair for sth → avoir un sens inné de qch He had a natural flair for business → Il avait un sens inné des affaires. to have a natural aptitude for sth → avoir une aptitude naturelle pour qch Only a few people have a natural aptitude for maths → Seules quelques personnes ont une aptitude naturelle pour les maths. She has a natural talent for playing the piano → Elle a un talent naturel pour le piano. (by birth) [mother, father, sister, brother] → naturel(le) (MUSIC) B natural (= key) → si m naturel in B natural → en si naturel natural causes npl to die of natural causes → mourir de mort naturelle natural childbirth n → accouchement m naturel natural disaster n → catastrophe f naturelle a natural disaster like an earthquake → une catastrophe naturelle comme un tremblement de terre natural gas n → gaz m naturel natural history n → histoire f naturelle natural adj → natürlich, Natur-; rights → naturgegeben; (= understandable) mistake → verständlich; natural phenomenon → Naturphänomen nt; it is (only) natural for you/him to think … → es ist nur natürlich, dass Sie denken/er denkt …; natural resources → Naturschätze pl; the natural world → die Natur; in its natural state → im Naturzustand; to die a natural death or of natural causes → eines natürlichen Todes sterben; death from natural causes (Jur) → Tod durch natürliche Ursachen; to be imprisoned for the rest of one’s natural life (Jur) → eine lebenslängliche Gefängnisstrafe verbüßen; a natural son of Utah → in Utah geboren (= chemical-free) food, hair colour → natürlich; natural cosmetics → Naturkosmetik f; natural remedy → Naturheilmittel nt; she is a natural blonde → sie ist von Natur aus blond, blond ist ihre natürliche Haarfarbe (= inborn) gift, ability, quality → angeboren; to have a natural talent for something → eine natürliche Begabung für etw haben; he is a natural artist/comedian → er ist der geborene Künstler/Komiker; it is natural for birds to fly → Vögel können von Natur aus fliegen; something comes natural to somebody → etw fällt jdm leicht (= unaffected) manner → natürlich, ungekünstelt; person, charm → natürlich; there was something not quite natural about her way of speaking → ihre Sprechweise hatte etwas Gekünsteltes (Math) number → natürlich n (Mus) (= symbol) → Auflösungszeichen nt; (= note) → Note f → ohne Vorzeichen; (= note with a natural symbol) → Note f → mit Auflösungszeichen; B natural → H, h; D natural → D, d; you played F sharp instead of F natural → Sie haben fis statt f gespielt ? also major, minor (inf: = person) → Naturtalent nt; he’s a natural for this part → diese Rolle ist ihm wie auf den Leib geschrieben (inf: = life) → Leben nt; I’ve never heard the like in all my natural → ich habe so was mein Lebtag noch nicht gehört (inf) (old: = idiot) → Einfaltspinsel m natural: natural-born natural childbirth natural disaster n → Naturkatastrophe f natural food n → naturbelassene Lebensmittel pl natural forces pl → Naturgewalten pl natural gas n → Erdgas nt natural history n → Naturkunde f; (concerning evolution) → Naturgeschichte f natural: natural justice n → Naturrecht nt natural landscape n → Naturlandschaft f natural laws pl → Naturgesetze pl natural: natural philosopher n → Naturphilosoph(in) m(f) natural philosophy n → Naturwissenschaft f, → Naturlehre f (old) natural science natural selection n → natürliche Auslese natural sign n (Mus) → Auflösungszeichen nt natural wastage n → natürliche Personalreduzierung; to make job cuts through natural → Personal durch natürliche Fluktuation abbauen natural wonder n → Naturwunder nt natural [ˈnætʃr/əl] 1. adj (gen) → naturale; (ability) → innato/a; (manner) → semplice death from natural causes (Law) → morte f per cause naturali he died a natural death → è morto di morte naturale in its natural state → allo stato naturale he never knew his natural parents → non ha mai conosciuto i suoi veri genitori it's natural to be tired after a long journey → è naturale essere stanchi dopo un lungo viaggio it seemed the natural thing to do → è sembrata la cosa più ovvia or più naturale da farsi it is natural that ... → è naturale che... + sub he's a natural painter → è un pittore nato C natural (Mus) → do naturale natural [ˈnætʃr/əl] 1. adj (gen) → naturale; (ability) → innato/a; (manner) → semplice death from natural causes (Law) → morte f per cause naturali he died a natural death → è morto di morte naturale in its natural state → allo stato naturale he never knew his natural parents → non ha mai conosciuto i suoi veri genitori it's natural to be tired after a long journey → è naturale essere stanchi dopo un lungo viaggio it seemed the natural thing to do → è sembrata la cosa più ovvia or più naturale da farsi it is natural that ... → è naturale che... + sub he's a natural painter → è un pittore nato C natural (Mus) → do naturale adj natural [ˈnӕtʃərəl] 1 of or produced by nature, not made by men Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo. natuurlik طَبيعي природен přírodní naturlig natürlich φυσικός, που προέρχεται από τη φύση natural loodus-, looduslik طبیعی luonnollinen naturel טִבעִי प्राकृतिक prirodan,naravan természeti; természetes alami náttúrulegur, náttúru- naturale 天然の 자연 그대로의 gamtos, natūralus dabisks; dabas- semula jadi natuurlijk natur-, naturlig forekommende naturalny natural natural природный prírodný naraven prirodan naturlig, natur- เป็นธรรมชาติ doğal, tabiî 自然界的 природний, натуральний قدرتي tự nhiên 自然界的 2 born in a person natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music. natuurlik طَبيعي، فِطْري، مَولود مَعه вроден vrozený medfødt angeboren έμφυτος natural, innato kaasasündinud فطری luontainen naturel, inné מוּלָד, טִבעִי स्वाभाविक prirođen,od rođenja veleszületett alami meðfæddur naturale, innato 天性の 타고난 įgimtas iedzimts; piemītošs sifat semula jadi aangeboren naturlig wrodzony natural înnăscut; natural врождённый vrodený prirojen urođen naturlig, medfödd โดยกำเนิด doğuştan, Tanrı vergisi 天生的 природний فطري năng khiếu 天生的 3 (of manner) simple, without pretence a nice, natural smile. natuurlik طَبيعي естествен přirozený naturlig natürlich απροσποίητος, φυσικός natural loomulik عادی luonteva naturel טִבעִי सहज neprisiljen természetes wajar eðlilegur naturale 自然の 자연스런 natūralus, neapsimestinis, paprastas dabisks; nemākslots normal natuurlijk naturlig, uten nykker niewymuszony simples natural непринуждённый; естественный prirodzený pristen prirodan naturlig, otvungen โดยธรรมชาติ doğal, tabiî, yapmacıksız 不加做作的 невимушений طبعي tự nhiên 不加做作的 4 normal; as one would expect It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls. natuurlik طَبيعي، عادي нормален přirozený naturlig natürlich φυσιολογικός natural, normal loomulik بدیهی luonnollinen naturel, normal רָגִיל, כַּמצוּפֶּה स्वाभाविक prirodan,sam po sebi razumljiv magától értetődő normal eðlilegur naturale, normale 本来の 당연한 natūralus, normalus dabisks lazim normaal naturlig naturalny natural normal нормальный prirodzený normalno prirodan naturlig, normal โดยธรรมชาติ normal, tabiî 自然的 звичайний; нормальний عمومي tự nhiên 自然的 5 of a musical note, not sharp or flat G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp. natuurlik نَغَمَه لا عاليه ولا مُنْخَفِضَه муз. неалтерован bez předznamenání (hud.) uden fortegn ohne Vorzeichen φυσικός (μουσ.) natural bekarriga عادی etumerkitön naturel בְּסוּלָם רָגִיל bijela tipka előjegyzés nélküli (hangjegy) naturel sem hefur engin formerki; hvorki hækkaður né lækkaður naturale 本位の (음악) 제자리의 natūralus nod natural stamtoon uten fortegn (f.eks. {{nor}}A{{haf}}, ikke {{nor}}A{{bflat}}{{haf}} eller {{nor}}A{{kryss}}{{haf}}) naturalny natural fără diezi/ bemoli бекар bez predznamenania razvezan obična utan förtecken คอร์ดธรรมดา diyezsiz, bemolsüz 本位音的 зі знаком бекара معتدل nốt nhạc thường 本位音的 n 1 a person who is naturally good at something. natuurlike aanleg شَخْص طيِّب بِطَبيعَتِه талант (за човек) člověk s přirozeným talentem naturtalent das Naturtalent γνήσιο ταλέντο nato looduslik anne ذاتی luontainen lahjakkuus un, une (...) né/-ée טִבעִי प्राकृतिक kao rođen,stvoren naturalista orang berbakat maður með meðfædda hæfileika (persona con un talento naturale) 天性の名人 꼭 알맞은 사람 įgimtų gabumų žmogus, talentas vispiemērotākais cilvēks (kādam darbam) berbakat iemand die geknipt is naturbegavelse, naturtalent talent talento o persoană născută (pentru) подходящий человек rodený majster rojen za kaj talenat naturbegåvning บุคคลหรือสิ่งที่เหมาะสม doğuştan yetenekli kişi 在某些方面有天賦的人 обдарована людина; самородок فطرتاً اچھا người có khiếu tự nhiên 在某些方面有天赋的人 2 in music (a sign ( ) indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat. natuurlik نَغَمَه أصْلِيَّه قبل تَغْييرها، لا عاليَه ولا مُنْخَفِضَه бекар odrážka node uden fortegn das Auflösungszeichen αναίρεση (μουσ.) becuadro bekarr عادی tasoitettu bécarre, note naturelle בֶּקָר पियानो की सफे़द कुंजी nota bez predznaka előjegyzés nélküli hang(jegy) nada naturel óbreyttur tónn bequadro, nota naturale 本位記号 제자리표 bekaras bekars natural herstellingsteken note uten fortegn, hvit tangent kasownik becar бекар odrážka razvezaj obična nota stamton ตัวโน๊ตธรรมดา sadelik işareti, bekar işareti 本位 бекар معتدل nốt thường 本位 n naturalist a person who studies animal and plant life. naturalis باحِث في عِلْم التّاريخ الطَّبيعي естественик přírodovědec naturforsker der/die Naturforscher(in) φυσιοδίφης naturalista loodusteadlane طبیعت شناس luonnontieteilijä naturaliste חוֹקֵר טֶבַע पदार्थ विज्ञानी prirodoslovac természettudós naturalis náttúrufræðingur naturalista 博物学者 동물(식물)학자 gamtininkas naturālists, dabaszinātnieks naturalis natuurkenner naturforsker przyrodnik naturalista naturalist натуралист prírodovedec naravoslovec naturalista naturforskare นักธรรมชาตินิยม doğabilimci 博物學家 натураліст; природознавець علم طبيعيات کا ماہر nhà tự nhiên học 博物学家 adv naturally 1 of course; as one would expect Naturally I didn't want to risk missing the train. natuurlik طَبيعي، طَبْعا естествено přirozeně, samozřejmě naturligvis natürlich φυσικά, βέβαια naturalmente loomulikult بطور طبیعی luonnollisesti naturellement כַּמובָן स्वभाव से naravno, dakako természetesen tentu saja auðvitað naturalmente 当然 자연히 žinoma, savaime suprantama dabiski, protams lazimnya natuurlijk naturligvis, selvfølgelig naturalnie naturalmente bineînţeles конечно; как и следовало ожидать pravdaže seveda naravno naturligtvis แน่นอน doğal olarak, tabiî ki 自然地 звичайно; безумовно يقيناً tất nhiên 自然地 2 by nature; as a natural characteristic She is naturally kind. natuurlik بِطَبيعَتِهِ по природа od přírody, přirozeně naturligt von Natur aus από τη φύση κπ., ως φυσικό χαρακτηριστικό por naturaleza loomult طبعا luontaisesti de nature בְּאוֹפֶן טִבעִי सहज ही prirodno,naravno természeténél fogva berpembawaan að eðlisfari di natura 生まれつき 선천적으로 iš prigimties no dabas dengan semula jadi van nature naturlig, som en selvfølge z natury por natureza din fire от рождения, по природе prirodzene po naravi prirodno av naturen ตามธรรมชาติ doğuştan, yaradılıştan 天然地 від народження, зроду فطري طور پر tự nhiên 天然地 3 normally; in a relaxed way Although he was nervous, he behaved quite naturally. natuurlik بصورةٍ طَبيعيَّه нормално přirozeně normalt; naturligt natürlich φυσιολογικά, χαλαρά con naturalidad loomulikult عادی luonnollisesti avec naturel בְּטִבעִיוּת स्वाभिक ढ़ग से prirodno normálisan wajar eðlilega con naturalezza 自然に 자연스럽게 laisvai, natūraliai dabiski, brīvi dengan bersahaja ongedwongen naturlig swobodnie com naturalidade cu naturaleţe естественно, свободно prirodzene naravno prirodno naturligt, normalt โดยธรรมชาติ doğal şekilde, tabiî, yapmacıksız 自然地 природно; вільно معمول کے مطابق một cách tự nhiên 自然地 natural gas gas suitable for burning, found underground or under the sea. natuurlike غاز طَبيعي природен газ zemní plyn naturgas das Erdgas φυσικό αέριο gas natural maagaas گاز طبیعی maakaasu gaz naturel גַז טִבעִי प्राकृतिक गैस zemni plin földgáz gas alam jarðgas gas naturale, metano 天然ガス 천연 가스 gamtinės dujos dabasgāze gas asli aardgas naturgass gaz ziemny gás natural gaz natural природный газ zemný plyn zemeljski plin prirodni gas naturgas แก๊ซธรรมชาติ doğal gaz 天然氣 природний газ قدرتي گيس khí tự nhiên 天然气 natural history the study of plants and animals. natuur التّاريخ الطَّبيعي природознание přírodopis naturhistorie die Naturgeschichte φυσική ιστορία historia natural looduslugu تاریخ طبیعی luonnontieto histoire naturelle תוֹלדוֹת הַטֶבַע प्रकृति-विज्ञान prirodopis természetrajz ilmu hayat náttúrufræði storia naturale 博物学 박물학 gamtos mokslai dabaszinātnes sejarah semula jadi biologie naturhistorie przyrodoznawstwo história natural ştiinţele naturii естествознание prírodopis prirodopis istorija prirode naturhistoria การศึกษาเกี่ยวกับกับสิ่งมีชีวิต doğabilim, tabiat bilgisi 博物學 природознавство پودوں اور جانوروں کا مطالعہ vạn vật học 博物学 natural resources sources of energy, wealth etc which occur naturally and are not made by man, eg coal, oil, forests etc. natuurlike موارِد طَبيعِيَّه естествен източник přírodní zdroje råstoffer die Bodenschätze φυσικοί πόροι recursos naturales loodusrikkused منابع طبیعی luonnonvarat ressources naturelles מְקוֹרוֹת טִבעִייִם प्राकृतिक संसाधन prirodni izvori, resursi természeti kincsek sumber daya alam náttúruauðlindir risorse naturali 天然資源 천연 자원 gamtos turtai/ištekliai dabas bagātības sumber asli natuurlijke rijkdommen naturressurser surowce naturalne recursos naturais resurse naturale природные ресурсы/богатства prírodné zdroje naravni viri prirodni resursi naturtillgångar การวิจัยเกี่ยวกัยสิ่งมีชีวิต doğal kaynaklar 自然資源 природні ресурси قدرتي وسائل nguồn tài nguyên 自然资源 natural → طبيعي přirozený naturlig natürlich φυσικός natural luonnollinen naturel prirodan naturale 当然の 자연의 natuurlijk naturlig naturalny natural природный naturlig ธรรมชาติ doğal thuộc tự nhiên 自然的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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