hecho

Definitions of hecho
  1. noun
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    synonyms: acción
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    realización
    the action of accomplishing something
    interacción, interactuación
    a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
    llegada
    the act of arriving at a certain place
    cumplimiento, ejecución
    the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
    elección, selección
    the act of choosing or selecting
    cambio
    the action of changing something
    ahorro
    an act of economizing; reduction in cost
    oposición, resistencia
    the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
    agresión
    violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
    alquiler, arrendamiento, contratación, empleo
    the act of giving someone a job
    civilidad, educación
    the act of showing regard for others
    consulta
    the act of referring or consulting
    encarecimiento
    the act of giving special importance or significance to something
    logro
    a notable achievement
    obra maestra
    an outstanding achievement
    golpe maestro
    an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery
    interacción
    reciprocal action and reaction
    contacto
    close interaction
    intercambio, reciprocación
    mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
    hecho consumado
    an irreversible accomplishment
    llegada
    accomplishment of an objective
    acceso, entrada, ingreso
    the act of entering
    aparición
    the act of appearing in public view
    regreso
    a coming to or returning home
    amarradura, anclaje, atraque
    the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
    consecución, logro
    the act of achieving an aim
    desvinculación, emancipación, liberación
    the act of liberating someone or something
    mecanismo
    the technical aspects of doing something
    golfismo
    playing golf
    cabeceo, cabezada
    (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
    paso
    (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
    cata, catadura, degustación, escandallo, gustación, muestreo, prueba
    (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
    decisión, determinación, resolución
    the act of making up your mind about something
    giro en redondo, viraje, vuelta
    a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
    desplazamiento, mudanza, traslado
    the act of changing your residence or place of business
    comicios, escrutinio, votación
    a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
    simplificación
    the act of reducing complexity
    decimalización
    the act of changing to a decimal system
    diversificación, variedad
    the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
    cambio, trasposición, traspuesta
    the act of changing one thing or position for another
    sustitución
    the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
    degradación, descenso, descenso de categoría
    act of lowering in rank or position
    cambio de estado
    the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
    modificación, reciclaje
    the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
    cierre, cierre patronal, locaut patronal, locáut
    a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
    reacción
    doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
    movimiento, traslado
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    movimiento
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    viraje
    the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
    camino, régimen, vida, vivir
    a course of conduct
    arbitraje
    the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty
    fuerza, violencia
    an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
    pillaje, saqueo
    the act of stealing valuable things from a place
    satisfacción
    act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite
    esgrima
    the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
    reserva, reservación
    the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
    perdón, venia
    the act of excusing a mistake or offense
    caricia, expresión cariñosa, ternura
    the act of showing affection
    cortesía
    a courteous or respectful or considerate act
    deferencia, respeto
    a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
    atención, consideración
    a considerate and thoughtful act
    alistamiento, enganche, incorporación, recluta, reclutamiento
    the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
    inclinación
    bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
    reverencia
    bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
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    actividad humana, acto
    something that people do or cause to happen
  2. noun
    a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
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    documento
    a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
    principio
    a statement of fundamental facts or principles
    indicador numérico, índice numérico
    a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
    cédula
    a book in which the log is written
    marcador, tarjeta
    (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
    índice de precios
    an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time
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    información
    a message received and understood
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