evento

Definitions of evento
  1. noun
    something that happens at a given place and time
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    corregidor
    the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
    concordia
    the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
    magenta
    a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
    maratón
    a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
    decálogo
    the biblical commandments of Moses
    juramento hipocrático
    an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates
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    actividad humana, acto
    something that people do or cause to happen
    acción de grupo
    action taken by a group of people
    fracaso
    an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected
    suceso
    an event that happens
    evento social
    an event characteristic of persons forming groups
    milagro
    a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
    acción, hecho
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    adquisición, consecución
    the act of acquiring something
    causalidad
    the act of causing something to happen
    parturición
    the act of delivering a child
    egreso, ida, salida
    the act of departing
    descubrimiento
    the act of discovering something
    disposición
    the act or means of getting rid of something
    ejecución, realización
    the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
    homogeneización, igualación, nivelación
    the act of making equal or uniform
    exhumación
    the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
    propulsión
    the act of propelling
    recobro, recuperación
    the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
    contacto
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them
    malogro
    an act that does not achieve its intended goal
    voto
    the opinion of a group as determined by voting
    rechazo
    the act of rejecting something
    pérdida
    the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
    comitiva, comparsa, pompa, procesión, romería
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    actividad
    any specific behavior
    uso
    the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
    juicio, valoración
    the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
    combate
    a military engagement
    batalla, lucha, pugna
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
    estancia, interrupción, permanencia
    continuing or remaining in a place or state
    residencia
    the act of dwelling in a place
    interferencia, obstaculización, obstrucción
    the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
    cesación, detención, parada
    the act of stopping something
    confederación
    the act of forming an alliance or confederation
    descolonización
    the action of changing from colonial to independent status
    distribución
    the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
    negociación, transacción, trato
    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
    asonada, cuartelada, cuartelazo, golpe, golpe de estado, intentona, militarada
    a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
    mundialización
    the act of bringing something under international control
    claudicación
    the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
    competencia, competición, contención, desafío, pique, rivalidad
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
    procedimientos justos, procedimientos justos de la ley
    (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
    despenalización, legalización
    the act of making lawful
    desegregación, integración
    the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
    cooperación
    joint operation or action
    asamblea, concurrencia, congregación, reunión, senado
    the social act of assembling
    asistencia
    the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
    falta de asistencia
    the failure to attend
    democratización
    the action of making something democratic
    participación
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
    no participación
    withdrawing from the activities of a group
    comunicación
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
    espectáculo, tercer puesto
    a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
    acto de habla
    the use of language to perform some act
    experiencia
    an event as apprehended
    dificultad, problema
    an event causing distress or pain
    fénix, maravilla, milagro, pasmo, portento, prodigio, virguería
    something that causes feelings of wonder
    episodio
    a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
    contingencia, eventualidad
    a possible event or occurrence or result
    conclusión, final, finalización, llegada, terminación
    event whose occurrence ends something
    cambio, modificación
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
    caso
    an occurrence of something
    movimiento
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    destino, hado, sino
    an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
    desaparición
    the event of passing out of sight
    contacto
    the physical coming together of two or more things
    colapso
    a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
    interrupción, paréntesis, pausa
    some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
    son, sonido
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
    chispazo
    a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
    coyuntura
    an event that occurs at a critical time
    alegrón, conflagración, estallido, llamarada
    a sudden intense happening
    brote, desencadenamiento, erupción, estallido
    a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
    acontecimiento
    a vaguely specified social event
    competición, concurso
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
    adversidad, contratiempo, descalabro, percance, revés, tiro, tropiezo
    an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
    bonanza
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
    hundimiento, quiebra
    a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
  2. noun
    a possible event or occurrence or result
    synonyms: contingencia, eventualidad
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    suceso
    an event that happens
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