testigo

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testigo
masculine or feminine noun
1 witness (persona)
  • ser testigo de algo -> to witness something
  • tú eres testigo de que estuve allí -> you are my witness that I was there
  • un castillo que ha sido testigo de innumerables batallas -> a castle that has witnessed countless battles
  • poner por testigo a alguien -> to cite somebody as a witness
  • testigo de cargo/descargo -> witness for the prosecution/defense
  • testigo de Jehová -> Jehovah's Witness
  • testigo ocular o presencial -> eyewitness
masculine noun
2 baton (sport)

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testigo [tes-tee’-go]
noun
1 Witness, one who gives testimony. (m & f)
2 Inanimate witness, evidence. (m & f)
  • Testigo de vist -> or ocular, an eye-witness
  • Testigo de cargo -> witness for the prosecution

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testigo
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
1 (Jur) witness; [de boda, contrato] witness
citar a algn como testigo to call sb as a witness
testigo de cargo witness for the prosecution
testigo de descargo witness for the defence
testigo ocular eyewitness
testigo pericial expert witness
testigo presencial eyewitness
2 (espectador) witness
declaró un testigo del accidente a person who had witnessed the accident gave evidence; tú eres testigo de que nunca le he pegado you can testify to vouch for the fact that I have never hit him;o estas paredes han sido testigo de nuestro amor these walls have witnessed are the witness of our love;o pongo al cielo por testigo as God is my witness
3 (Religión)
testigo de Jehová Jehovah's witness
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Dep) (en relevos) baton
2 (Automóviles)
testigo luminoso warning light
3 (en experimento) control
4 (Geología) sample core
adjetivo:invariable
grupo testigo control group

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