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1 convention
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 -
2 custom
1) (what a person etc is in the habit of doing or does regularly: It's my custom to go for a walk on Saturday mornings; religious customs.) costumbre2) (the regular buying of goods at the same shop etc; trade or business: The new supermarkets take away custom from the small shops.) clientela•- customarily
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custom n costumbretr['kʌstəm]1 (tradition, habit) costumbre nombre femenino2 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (patronage) clientela\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto lose custom perder clientes, perder clientelato withdraw one's custom / take one's custom elsewhere dejar de ser cliente de una tiendacustom ['kʌstəm] adj: a la medida, a la ordencustom n1) : costumbre f, tradición f2) customs npl: aduana fn.• clientela s.f.• costumbre s.f.• derechos de aduana s.m.pl.• hábito s.m.• parroquia s.f.• usanza s.f.• uso s.m.
I 'kʌstəm1) c u (convention, tradition, habit) costumbre f2) u ( patronage) (esp BrE)3) customs pla) (organization, place) aduana fto go through customs — pasar por la aduana; (before n)
customs officer o official — agente mf or oficial mf de aduanas
b) ( tax) derechos mpl arancelarios or de aduana
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adjective (before n) (esp AmE) < tailor> que trabaja por encargo; < suit> a (la) medida; < car> (hecho) de encargo['kʌstǝm]1. N1) (=habit, usual behaviour) costumbre fsocial customs — costumbres fpl sociales
it is her custom to go for a walk each evening — tiene la costumbre de or tiene por costumbre dar un paseo cada tarde, acostumbra or suele dar un paseo cada tarde
2) (Comm) clientela f ; (=total sales) caja f, ventas fplcustoms2.CPD(esp US) see custom-built; see custom-made* * *
I ['kʌstəm]1) c u (convention, tradition, habit) costumbre f2) u ( patronage) (esp BrE)3) customs pla) (organization, place) aduana fto go through customs — pasar por la aduana; (before n)
customs officer o official — agente mf or oficial mf de aduanas
b) ( tax) derechos mpl arancelarios or de aduana
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3 democratic
1) (belonging to, governed by or typical of democracy: a democratic country.) democrático2) (believing in equal rights and privileges for all: The boss is very democratic.) democráticodemocratic adj democráticotr[demə'krætɪk]1 democrático,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLDemocratic party SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL partido demócratademocratic [.dɛmə'kræt̬ɪk] adj: democrático♦ democratically [-t̬ɪkli] advadj.• democrático, -a adj.'demə'krætɪka) <country/election> democráticob) Democratic ( in US) demócrata
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Cultural note:
El Partido Demócrata, creado en 1792, es uno de los dos principales partidos políticos de Estados Unidos. El otro es el Partido Republicano (Republican Party). El Partido Demócrata está considerado como el propulsor de políticas más liberales, especialmente referidas a temas que afectan a la sociedad. Por esta razón, consigue el apoyo de sindicatos y grupos minoritarios[ˌdemǝ'krætɪk]ADJ1) [country, society, government, election] democrático2) (US)(Pol)Democratic — [candidate, nomination, convention] demócrata
liberal 3., social 3.the Democratic Republic of... — la República Democrática de...
3) (=egalitarian) [style, ethos, boss, atmosphere] democrático* * *['demə'krætɪk]a) <country/election> democráticob) Democratic ( in US) demócrata
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Cultural note:
El Partido Demócrata, creado en 1792, es uno de los dos principales partidos políticos de Estados Unidos. El otro es el Partido Republicano (Republican Party). El Partido Demócrata está considerado como el propulsor de políticas más liberales, especialmente referidas a temas que afectan a la sociedad. Por esta razón, consigue el apoyo de sindicatos y grupos minoritarios
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