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"Conducto" is a noun which is often translated as "pipe", and "a la fecha" is a phrase which is often translated as "to the date". Learn more about the difference between "conducto" and "a la fecha" below.
el conducto(
kohn
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dook
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (canal)
a. pipe
Los conductos se taparon y las calles se inundaron.The pipes got clogged and the streets became flooded.
b. channel
El aire pasa por un conducto para enfriar toda la habitación.The air goes through a channel to cool down the entire room.
d. duct
El ladrón ingresó al edificio por un conducto de aire.The thief entered the building through an air duct.
2. (means)
a. channel
¿Cuál es el mejor conducto para difundir esta información?Which is the best channel to spread this information?
a la fecha(
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lah
feh
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chah
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (to the day)
a. to the date
Con anterioridad a la fecha de su coronación, el monarca rara vez asistía a un acto oficial.Prior to the date of his coronation, the monarch rarely attended any official functions.
b. the date
Esos hechos son posteriores a la fecha de su muerte, y por tanto él no pudo estar involucrado en ellos.Those events happened after the date of his death, and therefore he can't have been involved in them.
a. to date
Es la jugadora de tenis que más finales ha ganado a la fecha este año.She's the tennis player who has won most finals to date this year.
b. so far
Sus abogados no se han puesto en contacto con nosotros a la fecha.His lawyers haven't been in touch with us so far.
c. before
Fue una hazaña sin precedentes. Nadie a la fecha había logrado llegar a la cima de la montaña.It was an unprecedented exploit. No one had reached the summit of the mountain before.
d. hitherto (formal)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
La identidad del grafitero Banksy, a la fecha desconocida, es uno de los secretos mejor guardados de nuestros tiempos.Graffitti artist Banksy's identity, hitherto unknown, is one of the best kept secrets of our times.
e. heretofore (formal)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
Cuando se descubrió la trama fraudulenta, nadie a la fecha había sospechado nada semejante.When the fraud scheme was uncovered, no one had heretofore suspected anything like it.
