sobre

Definitions of sobre
  1. noun
    any wrapper or covering
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    type of:
    envoltorio, envoltura, envolvedero
    the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
  2. noun
    a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
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    contenedor
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  3. noun
    the bag containing the gas in a balloon
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    bolsa
    a flexible container with a single opening
  4. noun
    the maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft)
  5. noun
    charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
    synonyms: canon, carga, censo, contribución, cuota, derecho, gabela, gravamen, imposición, impuesto, para, pecho, tasa, tributación, tributo
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    IRPF, impuesto sobre la renta
    a personal tax levied on annual income
    plusvalía
    a tax on capital gains
    capitación
    a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
    timbre
    a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)
    impuesto adicional, recargo
    an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
    arancel, tarifa
    a government tax on imports or exports
    impuesto sobre el consumo
    a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
  6. noun
    the basic unit of money in Laos
    synonyms: cabezada, piltra, pulguero
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