1 (relation) respecto; (m) aspecto; (m) in with regard toor con respecto a; with regard to your letter of 25 June con respecto a su carta del 25 de junio; government policy with regard to immigration la política del gobierno con respecto a la inmigración en materia de inmigración;or
my upbringing was fairly strict in regard to obedience and truthfulness
I was right in one regard tenía razón en un aspecto; in this/that regard en este/ese aspecto; a este/ese respecto
I made a mistake in that regard in this regard nothing has changed in this regard, the child may be thought of as having two homes.
2 (esteem) estima; (f) respeto; (m) my regard for him la estima el respeto que le tengo;or
to have a high great regard for sbor hold sb in high regard tener a algn en gran estima; tener un gran concepto de algn
I have a very high regard for him and what he has achieved he had a great regard for writing and a great regard for writers he holds the Brazilian's work, both as a composer and a singer, in high regard he's got a great regard for you - he takes you seriously to hold sb/sth in [low] regard the German public tends to hold the armed forces in low regard he ran a sub-standard surgery with sub-standard facilities and a low regard for cleanliness
out of regard for por respeto a
those stories were not reported, out of regard for the privacy of politicians the Iraqis refused to hand over the information out of regard for what they call moral obligation
3 (attention, consideration) it should be done with a proper regard for safety debería hacerse prestándole la atención debida a la seguridad
such issues have to be decided with due regard to the interests of the company's shareholders
having regard to teniendo en cuenta
it's a fair rent, having regard to current prices it's about the right price, having regard to the wear and tear that's taken place to [have] [show] little/scant/no regard for sth/sb
he shows little regard for their feelings muestra poca consideración por sus sentimientos
people who had little regard for human life the Templars showed scant regard for the law or their neighbours her husband had never shown much regard for her interests Caribbean countries run by soldiers with little regard for democracy or human rights the characters cry and yell with scant regard for dramatic propriety the life president rules his country with scant regard to accepted human rights standards
they have no regard for human life no tienen muestran ningún respeto a la vida humana;or
colonialism imposed an alien Western system of laws, with no regard to existing legal frameworks [with] little/scant/no regard to for sth the article was written with scant regard to accuracy
without regard to/for sth: without regard to race, creed or sex sin considerar sin tener en cuenta la raza, la religión o el sexo;or without regard for her own safety sin reparar en tener en cuenta su propia seguridad;or
he spends without regard to his bank balance the Party ruled the country without regard for the people's views their policies have been developed without regard for the interests of the local inhabitants
4 regards (in messages) recuerdos; (m) saludos; (m) (give my) regards to Yvonne (dele) recuerdos a Yvonne; salude a Yvonne de mi parte
give my regards to your family my best regards to Mary
(with) kind/best regards (as letter ending) saludos
to [send] sb one's regards
he sends his regards os manda recuerdos saludos;or
that nice Mr Pitkin was there and sent his regards to you both
