English-Spanish translations for litmus

• tornasol
  – Señor Presidente, la libertad religiosa constituye un indicador importante del respeto de los derechos humanos: una especie de prueba de tornasol de los derechos humanos. – Mr President, freedom of religion is an important indicator that human rights are being enforced: a sort of human rights litmus test.
  Las elecciones locales que se celebrarán dentro de dos meses son un papel tornasol incluso más importante, que generarán esperanzas en materia de relaciones. The local elections which will take place in two months are an even more important litmus paper, which will open up the prospect for relations.

Definition of litmus

• A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels
• A simple test of any attribute; a litmus test

Related words

• lit
• lit.
• little
• qualitative
• inability
• heterosexuality
• homosexuality
• bisexuality
• nobility
• polite