conferencia

Definitions of conferencia
  1. noun
    teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
    synonyms: clase
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    doctrina, enseñanza, pedagogía
    the profession of a teacher
  2. noun
    a telephone call made outside the local calling area
    synonyms: conferencia interurbana
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    type of:
    canutazo, telefonazo
    a telephone connection
  3. noun
    a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
    synonyms: congreso
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    coloquio
    a conversation especially a formal one
    consulta
    a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question
    audiencia, consulta, entrevista
    a conference (usually with someone important)
    conferencia de prensa, rueda de prensa
    a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
    mesa redonda
    a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views
    sesión
    a meeting for execution of a group's functions
    seminario
    an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue
    sesión cerrada, sesión ejecutiva
    a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public
    tutoría
    a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students
    type of:
    discusión
    an exchange of views on some topic
  4. noun
    a speech that is open to the public
    synonyms: charla, lectura pública
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    type of:
    alocución, discurso
    the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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