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relación

Definitions of relación
  1. noun
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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    types:
    posesión
    anything owned or possessed
    relación social
    a relation between living organisms (especially between people)
    colocación, emplazamiento, localización, lugar, posición, radicación, relación espacial, sitio, situación, ubicación
    the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
    posesión, propiedad
    the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
    causalidad
    the relation between causes and effects
    relaciones
    a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
    relación matemática
    a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
    fundamento
    the basis on which something is grounded
    conexión
    a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
    componente, parte
    something determined in relation to something that includes it
    parentesco
    (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
    magnitud relativa, relación de magnitud
    a relation between magnitudes
    control
    a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
    reciprocidad
    a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
    interrelación
    mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
    comparación
    relation based on similarities and differences
    oposición
    the relation between opposed entities
    cambio
    a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
    sustancia
    the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
    carne magra, inclinación, ladeo
    the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
    desnivel
    the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
    casualidad
    the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
    centralidad
    the property of being central
    antelación
    the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head
    horizontalidad
    the quality of being parallel to the horizon
    unidad lingüística
    one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
    punto
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
    pertenencia, posesiones, propiedad
    something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
    traspaso
    a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
    sitio
    space for movement
    intercambio, trato
    mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
    función
    (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
    base
    a relation that provides the foundation for something
    pertinencia
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
    impertinencia, improcedencia
    the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
    detalle, particularidad, pormenor
    a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
    elemento, módulo, unidad
    an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
    miembro
    anything that belongs to a set or class
    remanente, residuo, restante, resto
    something left after other parts have been taken away
    subparte
    a part of a part
    simpatía
    a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
    consanguinidad
    (anthropology) related by blood
    cuna, linaje, origen
    the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
    paternidad
    the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
    maternidad
    the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
    hermandad
    the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings
    proporción, razón
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
    dirección
    the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
    política, relación política
    social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
    alquimia, química
    the way two individuals relate to each other
    correlación
    a reciprocal relation between two or more things
    imbricación, interdependencia
    a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
    mutualidad
    a reciprocality of sentiments
    recíproca
    something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else
    antecedente
    anything that precedes something similar in time
    cronología
    an arrangement of events in time
    sincronismo, sincronización, sincronía
    the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
    antípoda
    direct opposite
    polaridad
    having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
    negación
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
    contrario, lo contrario
    a relation of direct opposition
    lo contrario
    something inverted in sequence or character or effect
    razón
    a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
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    abstracción
    a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
  2. noun
    mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
    synonyms: intercambio, trato
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    type of:
    relación social
    a relation between living organisms (especially between people)
  3. noun
    shifting from one form of transportation to another
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    type of:
    conducción, transferencia, transporte, traspaso
    the act of moving something from one location to another
  4. noun
    an instrumentality that connects
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    types:
    lazo, ligadura
    a connection that fastens things together
    conjunción, unión
    something that joins or connects
    juntura
    junction by which parts or objects are joined together
    ligamento
    any connection or unifying bond
    encolado
    a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
    type of:
    utillaje
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
  5. noun
    the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
  6. noun
    a short account of the news
    synonyms: crónica, relato, reportaje
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    types:
    boletín, hoja informativa
    report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
    boletín, comunicado, parte
    a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
    exclusiva, exclusivo
    a news report that is reported first by one news organization
    flash, flash informativo, notícia de última hora
    a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
    boletín informativo
    a bulletin containing the latest information
  7. 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
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    contenido, mensaje
    what a communication that is about something is about
  8. noun
    the act of informing by verbal report
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    información, informe
    report of a mission or task
    anécdota, chilindrina, historieta
    short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
    conseja, copla, cuento, fábula, historia, mandanga, narración, narrativa, película, relato, rollo, rondalla
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
    comentario
    a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
    bola, bolado, fábula, hablada, habladuría, macutazo, rumor, runrún, tole, voz
    gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
    chismes
    disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
    fábula
    idle gossip or rumor
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    chivatazo
    a speech act that conveys information
  9. noun
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
  10. noun
    an act of narration
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    type of:
    conseja, copla, cuento, fábula, historia, mandanga, narración, narrativa, película, relato, rollo, rondalla
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
  11. noun
    a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
    synonyms: relaciones
  12. noun
    a particular manner of connectedness
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    type of:
    conexión
    a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
  13. noun
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
    synonyms: proporción, razón
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    CI, coeficiente de inteligencia
    a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)
    magnitud
    a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
    cociente
    the ratio of two quantities to be divided
    proporción
    the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
    type of:
    magnitud relativa, relación de magnitud
    a relation between magnitudes
  14. noun
    a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
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    amor, amorío, apaño, asunto, aventura, aventura amorosa, camarico, enredo, fato, idilio
    a relationship between two lovers
    lío
    a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
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    estado
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  15. noun
    a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
    synonyms: trato
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    types:
    asimilación
    the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
    amistad
    the state of being friends (or friendly)
    avasallamiento, sometimiento
    forced submission to control by others
    camaradería, compañerismo
    the state of being with someone
    confianza, fe
    a trustful relationship
    cautiverio, esclavitud, servidumbre
    the state of being under the control of another person
    type of:
    estado
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  16. noun
    a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
    synonyms: lío
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