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word
UK: /wɜːd/ US: /wɝːd/Translation
n [c]
Véase tb: a play on words; foul {language/words}; four-letter word; not to breathe a word; not to mince (one's) words; swear word; to bandy words; to eat one's words; to keep one's {promise/word}; to send word›
⇨ palabra
to have the final word tener la última palabra
›Do you know the words to the song?
¿Sabes la letra de la canción?
in other words
⇨ en otras palabras
In other words, I'm not going En otras palabras, no voy a ir
to give sb one's word
⇨ dar alguien su palabra
to have a word with sb
⇨ tener unas palabras con alguien
⇨ hablar con alguien
I want to have a word with you in my office Quiero hablar contigo en mi despacho
to put a (good) word in for sb
⇨ recomendar a alguien
to take sb's word for it
⇨ creer a alguien
This time I'll take your word for it Por esta vez te creo
(Definition of word n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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