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legitimate
adjetivo [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət]
1legítimo(a)
verbo transitivo [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmeɪt]
2legitimar

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legitimate [li-yi-ti-meit]
adjetivo
1Legítimo; legal, lícito, permitido por la ley y costumbre.
2Nacido legalmente durante el matrimonio.
3Legítimo, justo, resultante de consecuencias naturales o regulares.
va. Legitimar, hacer legítimo, conferir los derechos de hijo legítimo al que nació fuera del matrimonio.

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legitimate [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt]
adjective
1 (lawful) [+government, right, power] legítimo
The money must be under the control of the legitimate government Without a legitimate government, Haitian refugees will continue to make their way to the United States He explained that the present government was perfectly legitimate and would remain in power until the elections The legitimate ruler of the country was overthrown and a ruthless dictator took his place Women were being denied their legitimate rights Any solution to Middle East conflict must take into account the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people The government admitted that the demonstrations were a threat to its legitimate power She has legitimate power because she is the head of our division, but she does not have expert power in that she knows more than we do The current leadership no longer represents the legitimate interests of the people The USA acknowledged that Moscow had legitimate interests in the Middle East The military rulers exceeded their legitimate authority Its government is the only legitimate authority in the country
 [+business] legal
I am doing nothing wrong. I run a legitimate business here
he has a legitimate claim to the property tiene el derecho legítimo de reivindicar la propiedad
they had a legitimate claim to for political asylum
2 (valid) [+reason, argument, target] válido
The fact that you were hungry is not a legitimate reason for eating your brother's sandwich Religious leaders have a legitimate reason to be concerned I'm afraid that's not a legitimate excuse for being late I hope you have a legitimate excuse for your lateness You have a legitimate excuse He was unable to come up with a legitimate argument to convince us he was right When I caught them together for the third time, I drew the legitimate conclusion that they were having an affair Opponents of the regime were seen as legitimate targets Men, women and children have become the legitimate targets of the bombers
 [+complaint, conclusion] justificado
The landlady refused to see that it was a legitimate complaint to say we had rats in the basement
 [+interest] legítimo
to be legitimate for sb [to do] sth The Arab nations feel it's legitimate for them to develop chemical and nuclear weapons to balance the Israeli threat It's now legitimate for the international community to intervene in a country's internal affairs, if necessary
it is perfectly legitimate to ask questions preguntar está perfectamente justificado
It's perfectly legitimate to ask questions about all subjects
3 (Jur) [+son, daughter] legítimo
He was the legitimate son of Ann and Richard The lives of the legitimate and bastard sides of the family are constantly overlapping He wanted to get into legitimate theatre I am an actor on the legitimate stage
legitimize

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Verb Conjugation for "legitimate"

Imperative
  • legitimate
  • you legitimate
  • he/she legitimates
  • we legitimate
  • you legitimate
  • they legitimate
Preterite
  • I legitimated
  • you legitimated
  • he/she legitimated
  • we legitimated
  • you legitimated
  • they legitimated
Present Continuous
  • I am legitimating
  • you are legitimating
  • he/she is legitimating
  • we are legitimating
  • you are legitimating
  • they are legitimating
Present Perfect
  • I have legitimated
  • you have legitimated
  • he/she has legitimated
  • we have legitimated
  • you have legitimated
  • they have legitimated
Past Continuous
  • I was legitimating
  • you were legitimating
  • he/she was legitimating
  • we were legitimating
  • you were legitimating
  • they were legitimating
Past Perfect
  • I had legitimated
  • you had legitimated
  • he/she had legitimated
  • we had legitimated
  • you had legitimated
  • they had legitimated
Future
  • I will legitimate
  • you will legitimate
  • he/she will legitimate
  • we will legitimate
  • you will legitimate
  • they will legitimate
Future Perfect
  • I will have legitimated
  • you will have legitimated
  • he/she will have legitimated
  • we will have legitimated
  • you will have legitimated
  • they will have legitimated
Future Continuous
  • I will be legitimating
  • you will be legitimating
  • he/she will be legitimating
  • we will be legitimating
  • you will be legitimating
  • they will be legitimating
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been legitimating
  • you have been legitimating
  • he/she has been legitimating
  • we have been legitimating
  • you have been legitimating
  • they have been legitimating
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been legitimating
  • you will have been legitimating
  • he/she will have been legitimating
  • we will have been legitimating
  • you will have been legitimating
  • they will have been legitimating
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been legitimating
  • you had been legitimating
  • he/she had been legitimating
  • we had been legitimating
  • you had been legitimating
  • they had been legitimating

legítima [lay-hee’-te-mah]
noun
1Portion or share of the paternal or maternal estate, which belongs to the children, according to law. (f)

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legítima (familiar)
sustantivo:femenino
la legítima my better half

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