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kən'venʃən1) (a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom: Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.) convención2) (in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate.) convención3) (an assembly of people of a particular profession etc.) convención, congreso•- conventionality
tr[kən'venʃən]1 (conference) convención nombre femenino, congreso2 (tacit agreement, custom) convención nombre femenino3 (treaty) convención nombre femeninoconvention [kən'vɛnʧən] n1) pact: convención f, convenio m, pacto mthe Geneva Convention: la Convención de Ginebra2) meeting: convención f, congreso m3) custom: convención f, convencionalismo mn.• asamblea s.f.• congreso s.m.• convención s.f.• junta s.f.kən'ventʃən, kən'venʃən1)a) u ( social code) convenciónes fpl, convencionalismos mplconvention dictates that one should wear black on such occasions — es costumbre vestir de negro en tales ocasiones
b) c ( established practice) convención f2) c ( agreement) convención f3) c ( conference) convención f, congreso m[kǝn'venʃǝn]N1) (=custom) convención f2) (=meeting) asamblea f, congreso m3) (=agreement) convenio m, convención f* * *[kən'ventʃən, kən'venʃən]1)a) u ( social code) convenciónes fpl, convencionalismos mplconvention dictates that one should wear black on such occasions — es costumbre vestir de negro en tales ocasiones
b) c ( established practice) convención f2) c ( agreement) convención f3) c ( conference) convención f, congreso m
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