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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" in the Answers forum
| Q: | what does.....con razon te siento extraño.. mean |
| A: | **strong text** With reason, I find you strange. It is understandable that I feel you're strange. |
| Q: | ¿Cuál es la razon por la que envias estas flores? |
| A: | > ¿Cuál es la raz**ó**n por la que env**í**as estas flores? That's a complicated way of asking "¿Por qué me envías estas flores'", hehe. A nearly… |
| Q: | Do these two sentences make sense together "La razón por la situación procede… |
| A: | Here's a thought that might convey the inherentness [have I just invented a word?!] of the attitude: "la razón causante de esta actitud reside en la… |
| Q: | "Estos buenos recuerdos son la razón quiero viajar a América del Sur. |
| A: | Por la cual quiero viajar a América del Sur |
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Nearby Words
- reala
- real
- reajuste
- reajustar
- reagudo
- reaguda
- reagrupar
- reagrupación
- reagravar
- reagravación
- reagradecimiento
- reagradecer
- reagañada
- reafirmar
- reafirmación
- readmitir
- readmisión
- reactor
- reactivo
- reactividad
- reacio
- reacia
- reaccionario
- reaccionaria
- reaccionar
- reacción en cadena
- reacción
- reañejo
- reóstato
- reñir
- reñidor
- reñido
- reñidero
- reñidamente
- reír
- re
- razoncita
- razonar
- razonante
- razonamiento
- razonadora
- razonador
- razonado
- razonada
- razonablemente
- razonablejo
- razonableja
- razonable
- razado
- raza
- razón
- rayuelo
- rayuela
- rayoso
- rayosa
- rayo
- rayar
- rayano
- rayana
- rayado
- rayada
- raya
- rayón
- rauta
- raudo
- raudamente
- raudal
- rauda
- ratonero, ra, Ratonesco, ca
- ratonera
- ratoncito
- ratonar
- ratona
- rato
- ratito
- ratina
- ratihabición
- ratigar
- ratificatorio
- ratificatoria
- ratificar
- ratificación
- rateruelo
- rateruela
- ratero
- rateramente
- ratera
- ratería
- rateo
- ratear
- ratania
- ratafía
- rata almizclada or almizclera
- rata
- ratón
- rasurar
- rasurada
- rasura
- rastrojo
- rastrojera
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