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afirmación

Definitions of afirmación
  1. noun
    (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
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    types:
    profesión
    affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith
    type of:
    dedicación, entrega
    a message that makes a pledge
  2. noun
    a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
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    examples:
    Convención de Ginebra
    an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime
    types:
    extracto, suma, sumario, síntesis
    a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
    alegato, defensa, ruego, súplica
    (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
    cosa
    a statement regarded as an object
    verdad
    a true statement
    descripción
    a statement that represents something in words
    declaración
    a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
    declaración de derechos, ley fundamental
    a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
    fórmula
    a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
    afirmación matemática
    a statement of a mathematical relation
    apuesta, licitación, oferta, puja, remate
    (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
    palabra
    a brief statement
    explicación
    a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
    representación
    a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
    resolución, resultado, solución
    a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
    contestación, respuesta
    a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
    anuncio
    a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
    predicción, pronosticación, pronóstico
    a statement made about the future
    proposición
    (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
    falsedad, infundio, mentira
    a false statement
    atenuación, eufemismo, lítote
    a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
    salvedad
    a statement that limits or restricts some claim
    comentario, comento, crítica
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
    comentario, observación
    a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
    interrogación retórica, pregunta retórica
    a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered
    falencia
    a statement that contains a mistake
    reafirmación
    a revised statement
    acuerdo, arreglo, pacto
    the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
    condición, término
    (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
    presupuesto
    a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
    fórmula química
    a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
    negación
    a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
    argumento
    a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
    compendio
    a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
    abreviación, condensación, cápsula
    a shortened version of a written work
    resumen
    an overall summary
    curriculum, currículo, currículum, historial
    a summary of your academic and work history
    sinopsis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
    croquis, esbozo
    short descriptive summary (of events)
    contrato unilateral
    a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)
    venta
    an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
    acusación, cargo
    (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
    ecuación
    a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
    cortesía
    a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
    especificación
    a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
    manifiesto, proclama
    a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
    aforismo, aserto, sentencia
    an authoritative declaration
    aserción, aseveración
    a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
    expresión, fórmula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
    protesta
    a strong declaration of protest
    postulación
    (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
    amenaza
    declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
    porqué, razón
    an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
    justificación
    a statement in explanation of some action or belief
    explicación
    a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
    desenlace
    the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
    glosa
    an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
    derivación
    (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
    definición
    a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
    amonestaciones, banas
    a public announcement of a proposed marriage
    boletín, comunicado
    an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
    aviso
    an announcement containing information about an event
    programa
    an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
    horóscopo
    a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
    meteorología, pronóstico del tiempo
    predicting what the weather will be
    previsión, pronóstico
    a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
    adivinación, profecía, vaticinio
    a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
    recíproco, teorema recíproco
    a proposition obtained by conversion
    lema
    a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
    teorema
    a proposition deducible from basic postulates
    conclusión
    the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
    postulado
    (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
    axioma
    (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
    regate
    a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
    bola, embuste, gazapa, mentira, volandera
    a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
    ficción, fábula, invención
    a deliberately false or improbable account
    engaño, fraude
    a misleading falsehood
    ambages
    an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
    anotación, glosa, notación
    a comment or instruction (usually added)
    estratagema, truco, táctica
    an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
    obiter dictum
    an incidental remark
    mención, referencia
    a remark that calls attention to something or someone
    idea, pensamiento
    a remark expressing careful consideration
    burla, dicterio, escarnio, mofa, pulla, rehilete, sarcasmo, zumba
    an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
    desmitificación
    the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
    mitificación
    the restatement of a message as a myth
    desacierto, desencert, equivocación, error, malencert, yerro
    part of a statement that is not correct
    trabucación, trastrocamiento
    an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
    negocio, transacción, trato
    an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
    pacto de trabajo
    an informal agreement to work together
    pacto de caballeros
    a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
    acuerdo escrito
    a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
    entente
    a friendly understanding between political powers
    contrato verbal
    an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation
    fórmula molecular
    a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight
    fórmula empírica
    a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms
    tautología
    (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
    lítote
    understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
    banalidad, bromuro, tópico, vulgaridad
    a trite or obvious remark
    perogrullada
    an obvious truth
    interpretación
    an explanation that results from interpreting something
    ajuste
    a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
    imagen, representación
    a graphic or vivid verbal description
    contradicción
    (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
    type of:
    contenido, mensaje
    what a communication that is about something is about
  3. noun
    a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
    synonyms: confesión
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    types:
    profesión
    an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
    afirmativo
    a reply of affirmation
    an affirmative
    doble negación
    an affirmative constructed from two negatives
    type of:
    aserción, aseveración
    a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
  4. noun
    the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
    synonyms: deposición
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    type of:
    acto de habla
    the use of language to perform some act
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