1 (get) [+letter, gift, money, visit, salary, sacrament] recibir; [+stolen goods] comerciar con; (Tennis) [+ball, service] recibir we received nothing but abuse
all contributions will be gratefully received todas las contribuciones que nos lleguen serán bien recibidas; she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 le otorgaron el premio Nobel de la Paz en 1989; I never received her message nunca llegué a recibir su mensaje; nunca me llegó su mensaje; she received no support from her colleagues sus colegas no la apoyaron; he received a wound in the leg resultó herido en la pierna; sufrió una herida en la pierna; he received a blow to the head recibió un golpe en la cabeza; a bowl to receive the liquid that drains off un cuenco para recoger el líquido que se escurra
preparing the long rows to receive the seeds the casket swung open to receive the jewels they will receive their awards at a ceremony in Stockholm I received your letter of November 7 a few days later, I received a call from Frank Pamela received an invitation to dinner at Kay's house he admitted receiving money for the stolen documents Alice received 31,500 pounds in compensation workers received a pay increase of 3.3% in the year to December the Government received secret information on the arms deal he received more of the blame than anyone when the plan failed to work their case received considerable media attention she always received the same reply you will receive an annual salary of £25,000 he went to prison for receiving stolen scrap iron she was arrested for receiving stolen goods Emmanuelli was charged with receiving stolen funds she was suffering from whiplash injuries received in a car crash their FA Cup final preparations received another blow when Johnson was injured Britain's recovery hopes will receive another body blow tomorrow when the CBI unveils its industrial trends figures he received the sacrament before he died at 1.50 pm even the Catholics turned up to hear the sermons in the end! - /they would never receive the sacrament from me/, of course, but at least there was some sort of participation
received with thanks (Comm) recibí
a priest received [confession] from him received his confession
their plans received a setback sus planes sufrieron un revés
the team's hopes for the title received another setback when they were beaten 3-2
she is receiving treatment for eczema está siendo tratada de eczema; he received hospital treatment for cuts to the face fue tratado en el hospital de unos cortes que tenía en la cara
are you receiving any treatment for this? he received medical treatment for injuries sustained in a plane crash
he received a life sentence lo sentenciaron a cadena perpetua; he received a suspended sentence le suspendieron la condena
2 (greet) [+visitors] recibir; [+guests] recibir; acoger; [+publication, idea, performance] acoger to be well received [+book, idea] tener buena acogida; his suggestion was not well received su sugerencia no tuvo buena acogida; her book was well received su libro tuvo buena acogida
he received Liebermann in his office tell her I shall be delighted to receive her the shop assistant received me indifferently while leaning on a counter he had been warmly received wherever he went the resolution had been received with great disappointment within the PLO the proposals have been well received by many deputies the plan has been enthusiastically received by the European Community the opera was badly received at its premiere to receive sb with open arms the following evening the duchess was again receiving guests May's household busily prepared to receive the marriage guests to receive sb [into] one's home to receive a child [into] care
3 (admit) [+new member] admitir to receive sb [into] the Academy
to receive sb into the Church acoger a algn en el seno de la Iglesia
Jane had been officially received into the Church a month previously
4 (Rad) (TV) [+transmission] recibir are you receiving me? ¿me recibe?
the reception was faint but clear enough for him to receive the signal
