la razón. 'la razón'. This feminine noun means 'reason; r.: to be right'. For example, 'se quejan sin razón' / 'They are upset for no reason'. La razón.
razón
feminine noun
1.
reason
(motivo, argumento)
- la razón de la huelga/de que estén en huelga -> the reason for the strike/why they are on strike
- atender a razones -> to listen to reason
- por razones de salud/seguridad -> for health/safety reasons
- y con razón -> and quite rightly so
- ¡con razón no quería venir! -> no wonder he didn't want to come!
- razón de más para quedarse/protestar -> all the more reason to stay/protest
- razón de ser -> raison d'être
- razón de Estado (politics) -> reasons of state
- razón social (commerce) -> trade name (of company)
2.
(acierto, verdad)
- dar la razón a alguien -> to say that somebody is right
- tener razón (en o al hacer algo) -> to be right (to do something)
- no tener razón -> to be wrong
3.
reason
(juicio)
- entrar en razón -> to see reason
- perder la razón -> to lose one's reason o mind
4.
(información)
- se vende piso: razón aquí -> flat for sale: inquire within
- dar razón de -> to give an account of
5.
ratio
(Mat)
- a razón de -> at a rate of
6.
message
(recado) (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)
- dejar razón -> to leave a message
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razón [rah-thone’]
noun
1.
Reason (facultad), the rational faculty. (f)
2.
Ratiocination. (f)
3.
Reasonableness, moderation. (f)
- Póngase Vd -> en la razón, be moderate in your demand
4.
Reason, cause, motive, principle. (f)
5.
Reason, argument, ground of persuasion; consideration, occasion. (f)
6.
Account, calculation. (f)
7.
Order, mode, method. (f)
8.
Reason, reasonableness, right, justice. (f)
9.
Expression or word which explains the idea; term. (f)
10.
Ratio, a relation between two mathematical quantities. (f)
11.
Firm, partnership, name of a commercial establishment. (f)
- A razón de -> at the rate of
- En razón -> with regard to
- Tener razón -> to be right
- Dar la razón a uno -> to agree that somebody is right
- Razón de más -> all the more reason
- Dar razón de sí -> to give an account of oneself
Reason (motivo), clearness of faculty.
razón
1 (facultad) reason
entrar en razón to see sense; listen to reason
hacer que algn entre en razón to make sb see sense
perder la razón to go out of one's mind
tener uso de razón: escribo desde que tengo uso de razón I've been writing for as long as I can remember
apenas tenían uso de razón cuando ... they were mere babes in arms when ...
2 (verdad)
asistir la razón
le asiste la razón he has right on his side
cargarse de razón to have right fully on one's side
quiero cargarme de razón antes de ... I want to be sure of my case before ...
con razón o sin ella rightly or wrongly
dar la razón a algn (estar de acuerdo) to agree that sb is right; (apoyar) to side with sb
al final me dio la razón in the end he agreed that I was right
quitar la razón a algn to say sb is wrong
tratar de quitar a algn la razón to try to put sb in the wrong
razón le sobra she's only too right
tener razón to be right
no tener razón to be wrong; tener parte de razón to be partly right
tienen toda la razón (del mundo) they're absolutely right
3 (motivo) reason
¿cuál era la razón de su visita? what was the reason for his visit?; la razón por la que lo hizo the reason why he did it; the reason for his doing it; sus razones tendrá he must have his reasons
con razón with good reason
están hartos con toda la razón (del mundo) they're fed up and they have good reason to be; they're fed up and rightly so
¡con razón! naturally!
razón de más
razón de más para ayudarlas all the more reason to help them
en razón a o de (debido a) owing to (de acuerdo con) according to
no atender a razones
no atiende a razones he won't listen to reason
razón de ser raison d'être
razones de Estado reasons of State
4 (información)
razón: Princesa 4 inquiries to 4 Princesa Street; for further details apply to 4 Princesa Street
dar razón de algo/algn to give information about sth/sb
nadie me daba razón de ella nobody could tell me anything about her o give me any information about her
nadie supo dar razón de su paradero no one knew o could tell us his whereabouts
mandar a algn razón de que haga algo to send word (to sb) to do sth
5 (Matemáticas) ratio
en razón directa con in direct ratio to
a razón de
a razón de cinco a siete in the ratio of five to seven
lo devolverán a razón de mil dólares mensuales they will pay it back at a rate of a thousand dollars a month; abandonan el país a razón de 800 cada año they are leaving the country at the rate of 800 a year
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