dependencia

Definitions of dependencia
  1. noun
    a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
    synonyms: accesoria, anejo, anexo
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    cochera
    a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles
    garage
    an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
    caseta para perros
    outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
    meadero, servicio exterior
    a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
    barraca, cobertizo
    an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
    abejar, colmenar
    a shed containing a number of beehives
    carbonera
    a shed for storing coal
    leñera, leñero
    a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
    type of:
    edificio, inmueble
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  2. noun
    certainty based on past experience
    synonyms: confianza, fe
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    certeza, seguridad
    the state of being certain
  3. noun
    the state of relying on something
  4. noun
    those in a business who are responsible for sales
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    personal
    personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
  5. noun
    the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
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    estado
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  6. noun
    being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
    synonyms: adicción
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    drogadicción, drogodependencia, toxicomanía, vicio
    an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
    alcoholismo
    habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
    heroinomanía
    an addiction to heroin
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    estado fisiológico
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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