benefit

el beneficio

noun

benefit
[ˈbenɪfɪt]
sustantivo
1beneficio (m) provecho (m) (advantages); ventaja (f) (individual advantage)
  • to have the benefit of something -> contar con algo
  • to derive benefit from -> sacar provecho de
  • for somebody's benefit, for the benefit of somebody -> en atención a alguien
  • that remark was for your benefit -> ese comentario iba dirigido a ti
  • to give somebody the benefit of the doubt -> dar a alguien el beneficio de la duda
2acto (m) benéfico (charity event)
  • benefit match -> partido (m) de homenaje (in soccer)
3prestación (f) subsidio (m) (state payment)
  • to be on benefit -> cobrar un subsidio
  • social security benefits -> prestaciones (f pl) sociales
verbo transitivo
4beneficiar, favorecer
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to benefit by or from -> beneficiarse de, sacar provecho de

benefit [be-ni-fit]
sustantivo
1Beneficio (good), el bien que se hace o recibe; bondad, favor, gracia, servicio.
2Utilidad, provecho, ventaja (advantage).
  • It will be of great benefit to them -> será muy beneficioso para ellos, les beneficiará mucho
  • To give somebody the benefit of the doubt -> darle a alguien el beneficio de la duda
3Prestación.
  • He’s on unemployment benefits -> recibe subsidio de desempleo o de cesantía, está cobrando el paro
Beneficio o ventaja (extrasalarial).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Aprovecharse a utilizarse, prevalerse, beneficiarse. (n)
  • He didn’t benefit much from the experience -> no sacó mucho (provecho) de la experiencia
  • You will all benefit from the change -> todos se van a beneficiar con el cambio
va. Beneficiar, hacer bien.

benefit [ˈbenɪfɪt]
noun
1 (advantage) beneficio; (m) provecho; (m)
to give sb the benefit of the doubtdoubt dar a algn el beneficio de la duda
for the benefit of one's healthfor en beneficio de la salud
I'll try it on for your benefit lo probaré en tu honor
(I may say) for your benefit that ...
to have the benefit ofhave tener la ventaja de
to be of benefit to sbof beneficiar a algn
I hope what I have written may be of benefit to someone else who may feel the same way
to reap the benefit ofreap sacar el fruto de
to be to the benefit ofto ser provechoso a
without benefit ofwithout sin la ayuda de
to marry without benefit of clergy casarse por lo civil
2 (Admin) (money) ayuda; (f)(also unemployment benefit) subsidio de desempleo; (m)
3 (Teat) (Dep) (charity performance) beneficio; (m)
verb:intransitive
beneficiar(se); sacar provecho
to benefit by/from sacar provecho de
verb:transitive
beneficiar
modifier
benefit association (n) especially (US) sociedad de beneficencia; (f)
benefit match (n) partido con fines benéficos; (m)
benefit performance (n) función benéfica; (f)
benefit society (n)
benefit association See culture box in entry benefit.
benefits package (n) paquete de beneficios; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "benefit"

Imperative
  • benefit
  • you benefit
  • he/she benefits
  • we benefit
  • you benefit
  • they benefit
Preterite
  • I benefitting
  • you benefitting
  • he/she benefitting
  • we benefitting
  • you benefitting
  • they benefitting
Present Continuous
  • I am benefiting
  • you are benefiting
  • he/she is benefiting
  • we are benefiting
  • you are benefiting
  • they are benefiting
Present Perfect
  • I have benefitting
  • you have benefitting
  • he/she has benefitting
  • we have benefitting
  • you have benefitting
  • they have benefitting
Past Continuous
  • I was benefiting
  • you were benefiting
  • he/she was benefiting
  • we were benefiting
  • you were benefiting
  • they were benefiting
Past Perfect
  • I had benefitting
  • you had benefitting
  • he/she had benefitting
  • we had benefitting
  • you had benefitting
  • they had benefitting
Future
  • I will benefit
  • you will benefit
  • he/she will benefit
  • we will benefit
  • you will benefit
  • they will benefit
Future Perfect
  • I will have benefitting
  • you will have benefitting
  • he/she will have benefitting
  • we will have benefitting
  • you will have benefitting
  • they will have benefitting
Future Continuous
  • I will be benefiting
  • you will be benefiting
  • he/she will be benefiting
  • we will be benefiting
  • you will be benefiting
  • they will be benefiting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been benefiting
  • you have been benefiting
  • he/she has been benefiting
  • we have been benefiting
  • you have been benefiting
  • they have been benefiting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been benefiting
  • you will have been benefiting
  • he/she will have been benefiting
  • we will have been benefiting
  • you will have been benefiting
  • they will have been benefiting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been benefiting
  • you had been benefiting
  • he/she had been benefiting
  • we had been benefiting
  • you had been benefiting
  • they had been benefiting

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