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recovery

UK: /rɪˈkʌv.ər.i/ US: /-ə`-/ (pl recoveries)

Translation

n [u, no pl]
recuperación [de la salud]
reactivación
recuperación
recuperación
The recovery of the lost painting
La recuperación del cuadro perdido
rescate
recobro
(Definition of recovery n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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