derecho

=

right

noun

derecho, -a
adjective
1. upright (vertical)
2. straight (recto)
3. right (de la derecha)
  • mano/pierna derecha -> right hand/leg
masculine noun
4. law (leyes, estudio)
  • derecho, -a administrativo -> administrative law
  • derecho, -a canónico -> canon law
  • derecho, -a civil -> civil law
  • derecho, -a internacional -> international law
  • derecho, -a laboral o del trabajo -> labor law
  • derecho, -a mercantil -> commercial law
  • derecho, -a natural -> natural law
  • derecho, -a penal -> criminal law
5. right (prerrogativa)
  • tener derecho, -a a algo -> to have a right to something
  • tener derecho, -a a hacer algo -> to have the right to do something
  • el derecho, -a al voto -> the right to vote
  • reservado el derecho, -a de admisión -> the management reserves the right of admission
  • ¡no hay derecho, -a! -> it's not fair!
  • me queda el derecho, -a al pataleo -> all I can do now is complain
  • derechos de autor -> copyright (potestad)
  • derechos civiles -> civil rights
  • derechos humanos -> human rights
6. (impuesto, tarifa)
  • derechos de aduana -> customs duty
  • derechos de autor -> royalties (dinero)
  • derechos de exportación -> export duty
  • derechos de importación -> import duty
  • derechos de inscripción -> membership fee
  • derecho, -a de paso -> right of way (en propiedades)
  • derechos reales -> death duty
7. right side (contrario de revés)
  • del derecho, -a -> right side out
adverb
8. upright (en posición vertical)
9. straight (directamente)
  • ir derecho, -a a -> to go straight to
10. straight on, straight ahead (de frente) (Am)

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derecho [day-ray’-cho]
noun
1. Right, justice, law, equity. (m)
  • Derecho civil -> civil law
  • Derecho penal -> criminal law
2. A just claim. (m)
3. Tax, duty, impost, custom, toll. (m)
  • Sujeto a derechos -> subject to duty
  • Derechos de aduana -> derechos arancelarios, customs duty
4. Due, fee, payment claimed by persons in office; in the last two senses it is almost always used in the plural. (m)
5. The right side of cloth. (m)
6. Exemption, freedom, privilege. (m)
7. Road, path. (Obsolete) (m)
  • Derecho administrativo -> a collection of ordinances, regulations, etc.
  • En derecho de su ded -> or sus narices, selfish care for one’s own interest
  • Derecho de gentes -> natural law, such as prevails among outside nations, as contrasted with the Roman law
  • Derecho no escrito -> unwritten law, established custom
  • Derecho de propiedad literaria -> copyright
  • Derecho de visita -> right of search
  • Tener derechos a -> to have a right to
adverb & verb
1. DERECHAMENTE.

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