discreción
1 (prudencia) discretion
tenemos que actuar con discreción we must act discreetly; me callé por discreción I tactfully kept quiet
discreción
feminine noun
1. discretion (reserva)
- tuvo la discreción de no mencionarlo -> he had the tact not to mention it
2. (voluntad)
- a discreción -> as much as one wants, freely
- lo dejo a tu discreción -> I leave it to your discretion
- fuego a discreción -> fire at will
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discreción [dis-cray-the-on’]
noun
1. Discretion, prudence, judgment. (f)
2. Acuteness of mind, sharpness of wit, liveliness of fancy. (f)
- Con vino a discreción -> with as much wine as one wants
- Comer a discreción -> to eat as much as one likes
3. Discretion, liberty of acting at pleasure. (f)
- A discreción -> 1. At the discretion or will of another. 2. According to one’s own will or fancy.
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