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"vote" is the third person singular present subjunctive of the verb votar. View conjugation.

vote

el voto

noun

vote
[vəʊt]
sustantivo
1voto (m) (choice); votación (f) (voting)
  • to put something to the vote, to take a vote on something -> someter algo a votación
  • to have the vote -> tener derecho de voto
  • they got 52 percent of the vote -> obtuvieron un 52 por ciento de los votos
  • vote of confidence -> voto de confianza
  • vote of no confidence -> moción (f) de censura
  • to propose a vote of thanks for somebody -> pedir el agradecimiento para alguien
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to vote Communist -> votar a los comunistas
  • to vote to do something -> votar hacer algo
  • to vote a proposal down -> rechazar una propuesta en votación
  • to vote somebody in -> elegir a alguien (en votación)
  • I vote (that) we go -> voto por ir
  • they voted the holiday a success -> coincidieron en que las vacaciones habían sido un éxito
verbo intransitivo
2votar (for/against por/en contra de)
  • to vote yes/no -> votar a favor/en contra
  • to vote on something -> someter algo a votación

vote [vout]
sustantivo
1Voto, sufragio, parecer, dictamen; opinión expresada en una decisión o elección.
2Medio por el cual se expresa un voto; por ejemplo, una palabra, una papeleta o el acto de elevar la mano.
3Votación, decisión.
  • To put to the vote -> poner a votación, proceder a votar
  • A casting vote -> voto decisivo
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Votar, dar uno su voto. (n)
va. Votar, elegir o determinar por votos.

vote [vəʊt]
noun
1 (single vote) voto; (m)for a favor;against en contra de
the government has more than 400 votes
he was elected by 102 votes to 60 salió elegido con 102 votos a favor y 60 en contra
how many votes did he get? votes in favour: 43, votes against: 29 Clinton has my vote
he gets my vote any day! ¡cuenta con mi voto incondicional!
if you're talking about attractive actors, Robert Redford gets my vote any day Portishead get my vote for Album Of The Year to [cast] one's vote he went to the local polling station to cast his vote he was one of the first to cast his vote when polls opened this morning 698 Bermondsey residents cast their vote for him if you cast your vote against the Treaty
to count the votes escrutar computar los votos;or one person, one vote una persona, un voto
All transactions would be through a share trust -the members of which would be elected by the shareholders on a one-man one-vote basis The move towards "one member, one vote" is right for Labour IT IS time our mps got into line and made parliamentary voting procedures democratic. What is needed is one man, one vote. Just as unions were pressurised into abolishing the block vote because it was deemed undemocratic so now the party whip should be dropped to [win] votes
2 (votes cast) votos; (m)
they captured 13 per cent of the vote se hicieron con un 13 por ciento de los votos
they won by a two-thirds vote the Labour vote
the middle class vote los votos de la clase media; as the 1931 vote showed según demostraron las elecciones de 1931; the vote was overwhelmingly in favour of the Democratic Party el partido demócrata obtuvo una aplastante mayoría; the protest was rejected by a majority vote la protesta fue rechazada por voto mayoritario
he was elected on a [minority] vote The presidential election of 1970 had brought the Socialist candidate, Salvador Allende, to power, but on a minority vote of 36 per cent in a three-cornered contest At this point it may seem that the obvious solution is an electoral pact between Left and Centre, in order to maximize the representation of non-Conservative parties and reduce the danger that a divided Opposition vote will enable the Tories to stay in power on the basis of a shrinking minority vote within the electorate
3 (right to vote) derecho al voto a votar; (m)or sufragio; (m)
to [get] the vote when women got the vote
to give sb the votegive dar a algn el derecho al voto
it has been decades since women were given the vote
to have the votehave tener (el) derecho al voto
everyone over 18 has the vote people with disabilities have a vote too
votes for women!women ¡el sufragio para las mujeres!
4 (act) votación; (f)
to have take a vote on sthor decidir algo por votación; someter algo a votación; (formal)
do you think we should have take a vote on that? let's have take a vote on it they decided to take a vote on whether to give it back or not
a vote of confidenceconfidence un voto de confianza
to ask for a vote of confidence
to pass a vote of confidence (in sb) dar un voto de confianza (a algn)
to win/lose a vote of confidence the Prime Minister has lost a vote of confidence
to allow a free votefree dejar libertad de voto
the matter was settled by vote before/after the vote
a vote of no confidenceno un voto de censura
at a public meeting they passed a vote of no confidence in the King committee that would amount to a public vote of no confidence
by popular votepopular por votación popular; en la opinión de muchos
by [secret] vote
to put sth to the voteput someter algo a votación
a vote of thanksthanks un voto de gracias
verb:transitive
1 (cast one's vote for) votar
to vote Labour/Conservative votar por a los laboristas/conservadores;or
we've always voted Labour
vote Ross at the next election! ¡vote por a Ross en las próximas elecciones!;or
to vote nono votar no
to vote sb into officeoffice votar por a algn para un cargo;or
People have voted him into office because they trust him he was voted into office last month on a platform of peace he was voted into office in January
to vote sb out of office votar para reemplazar a algn (en un cargo)
we can always vote him out of office next year the new leader could, theoretically, be voted out of office at next month's Party Congress they can join forces to vote her out of office
to vote a bill/measure through parliamentthrough aprobar una ley/una medida en el parlamento
to vote yesyes votar sí
the people voted yes in the referendum
2 (elect) elegir (por votación)
he was voted secretary she was voted Most Promising New Actress
she was voted Miss Granada 1995 fue elegida (por votación) Miss Granada 1995
3 (approve) aprobar (por votación)
to vote a sum for/to sth the government has just voted another nine million pounds to the defence budget the council voted £250 pounds for a monument to be erected
MPs have today voted themselves a pay increase hoy, los diputados parlamentarios se han aprobado (por votación) un aumento de sueldo
4 (suggest)
to vote [that] I vote that we try later
I vote we turn back sugiero propongo que regresemos;or
5 (judge)
we voted it a failure opinamos que fue un fracaso
one customer in every five voted him a real sales turnoff
verb:intransitive
votar
how did you vote? ¿a por quién votaste?;or which way will you be voting? ¿a quién votarás?
everybody had the chance to vote in these elections a questionnaire designed to find out which way people would be voting
the country votes in three weeks el país acudirá a las urnas dentro de tres semanas; to vote to do sth votar por hacer algo
to vote against sthagainst votar en contra de algo
to vote in favour of sthfavour votar a favor de algo
they voted against their own party
to vote for sbfor votar por a algn;or
to vote [for sth] 381 delegates voted for unilateral disarmament vote for Clark!
to vote on sthon someter algo a votación
to vote with one's feet
former customers voted with their feet when the café was
if the bank goes on like this, customers may start voting with their feet si el banco sigue así, es posible que los clientes empiecen a prescindir de sus servicios
students have been voting with their feet since the introduction of fees

Verb Conjugation for "vote"

Imperative
  • vote
  • you vote
  • he/she votes
  • we vote
  • you vote
  • they vote
Preterite
  • I voted
  • you voted
  • he/she voted
  • we voted
  • you voted
  • they voted
Present Continuous
  • I am voting
  • you are voting
  • he/she is voting
  • we are voting
  • you are voting
  • they are voting
Present Perfect
  • I have voted
  • you have voted
  • he/she has voted
  • we have voted
  • you have voted
  • they have voted
Past Continuous
  • I was voting
  • you were voting
  • he/she was voting
  • we were voting
  • you were voting
  • they were voting
Past Perfect
  • I had voted
  • you had voted
  • he/she had voted
  • we had voted
  • you had voted
  • they had voted
Future
  • I will vote
  • you will vote
  • he/she will vote
  • we will vote
  • you will vote
  • they will vote
Future Perfect
  • I will have voted
  • you will have voted
  • he/she will have voted
  • we will have voted
  • you will have voted
  • they will have voted
Future Continuous
  • I will be voting
  • you will be voting
  • he/she will be voting
  • we will be voting
  • you will be voting
  • they will be voting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been voting
  • you have been voting
  • he/she has been voting
  • we have been voting
  • you have been voting
  • they have been voting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been voting
  • you will have been voting
  • he/she will have been voting
  • we will have been voting
  • you will have been voting
  • they will have been voting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been voting
  • you had been voting
  • he/she had been voting
  • we had been voting
  • you had been voting
  • they had been voting

votar
transitive verb
1to vote for (partido, candidato); to vote on (ley)
  • ¿qué has votado, sí o no? -> how did you vote, yes or no?
2to pass, to approve (aprobar) (by vote)
intransitive verb
3to vote
  • votar a favor de/en contra de alguien (by vote) -> to vote for/against somebody
  • votar por -> to vote for; (emitir un voto por) to be in favor of (figurative) (estar a favor de)
  • yo voto por ir a la playa -> I'm for going to the beach
  • votar por que… -> to vote (that)…
  • votar en blanco -> to return a blank ballot paper

votar [vo-tar']
verb neuter
1To vow. (n)
2To vote (candidato, partido). (n)
3To curse, to utter oaths. (n)
3 To give an opinion.

votar
verbo:transitivo
1 (Política) [+candidato, partido] to vote for; [+moción, proyecto de ley] to pass; approve (by vote)
Pérez fue el más votado Pérez received the highest number of votes; Pérez got most votes
2 (Religión) to vow; promise;a to
verbo:intransitivo
1 (Política) to vote;por for
2 (Religión) to vow; take a vow
3 (echar pestes) to curse; swear

Verb Conjugation for "votar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo voto voté votaba votaré vote
votas votaste votabas votarás votes
Ella/Él/Usted vota votó votaba votará vote
Nosotros votamos votamos votábamos votaremos votemos
Vosotros votáis votasteis votabais votaréis votéis
Ellos/Ustedes votan votaron votaban votarán voten
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