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address(
uh
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drehs
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ah
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drehs
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (location)
a. la dirección
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
You have to change the address on your driver's license.Tienes que cambiar la dirección de la licencia de conducir.
b. el domicilio
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
What is your address, sir?¿Cuál es su domicilio, señor?
c. la señas
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Please write your address here.Por favor anota sus señas aquí.
2. (internet)
a. la dirección
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
If you provide an e-mail address, be sure that it is valid.Si proporcionas una dirección de correo electrónico, asegúrate de que sea válida.
3. (speech)
a. el discurso
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The director gave a welcome address and wished everyone a merry Christmas.El director dio un discurso de bienvenida y deseó a todos una feliz Navidad.
b. la alocución
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
She will deliver a formal address to the troops in Normandy.Va a dar una alocución formal a las tropas en Normandía.
4. (skill)
a. la destreza
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
You dealt with the situation with admirable address.Lidiaste con la situación con una destreza admirable.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
5. (to speak to a group)
a. dirigirse a
I will now address the crowd.En este momento me dirigiré a la multitud.
6. (to deal with)
a. abordar
Let me address the matter of public security.Déjame abordar el asunto de la seguridad pública.
7. (to write an address on)
a. poner la dirección en
Some shipping companies require you to address the parcel.Algunas compañías de envío te piden que pongas la dirección en el paquete.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Who's the letter addressed to?¿A quién va dirigida la carta?
William says the parcel hasn't arrived yet. Where did you address it to?William dice que el paquete todavía no llegó. ¿Adónde lo mandaste?
8. (to direct)
a. dirigir
Address any questions to the manager.Dirija cualquier duda al director.
9. (to use a title)
a. dirigirse a
How should I address the new employee?¿Cómo me dirijo a la nueva empleada?
addresses
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
10. (attention)
a. las atenciones
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The suitor's addresses were rejected.Las atenciones del pretendiente fueron rechazadas.
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address
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (of person, letter)
a. el dirección f, domicilio
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
address bookagenda de direcciones
2. (speech)
a. el alocución f, discurso
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
form of addresstratamiento m
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
3. (letter, remarks, criticism)
a. dirigir
4. (speak to; person, crowd)
a. dirigirse a
he addressed her as “Your Majesty”le dio el tratamiento de “Su Majestad”
5. (question, problem)
a. abordar
to address oneself to somethingabordar algo
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address [əˈdres]
noun
1 [of house etc] dirección (f); señas (f)
she isn't at this address any more ya no vive en esta casa
business forwarding home
2 (speech) discurso (m); (lecture) conferencia (f)
election address (speech) discurso (m) electoral; (leaflet) carta (f) de propaganda electoral
public
3 (Parl) etc petición (f); memorial (m)
4 (title)
form of address tratamiento (m)
5 (Comput) dirección (f)
absolute/relative address dirección (f) absoluta/relativa
6 (skill) destreza (f); habilidad (f)
7 (manners) modales (m); (behaviour) conducta (f); comportamiento (m)
8
to pay one's addresses to hacer la corte a; pretender a
transitive verb
1 [+letter] (direct) dirigir;to a; (put address on) poner la dirección en
the letter was addressed to the editor la carta iba dirigida al director; I addressed it to your home lo mandé a tu casa; this is addressed to you esto viene con or a su nombre; this letter is wrongly addressed esta carta lleva la dirección equivocada; I haven't addressed it yet todavía no le he puesto la dirección
2 [+person] (speak to) dirigirse a
are you addressing me? ¿se está usted dirigiendo a mí?; the judge addressed the jury el juez se dirigió al jurado
 (make a speech to) [+audience] pronunciar un discurso ante
to address the House (Parl) pronunciar un discurso en el Parlamento
to address sb as "tú" tratar a algn de "tú"; tutear a algn; to address sb by his proper title dar el debido tratamiento a algn
to address o.s. to [+person] dirigirse a; [+problem, task] aplicarse a
3 [+remarks] dirigir
please address your complaints to the manager se ruega dirijan sus reclamaciones al director
4 [+problem] abordar
modifier
address book (n) librito (m) de direcciones; agenda (f)
address commission (n) (Comm) comisión que se paga al agente fletador por su tarea de embarque
address label (n) etiqueta (f) para la dirección
order change of address cards and new address labels frantic efforts ensued to find the right address labels and recall the errant documents have the catalog from which you're ordering at hand; the operator may ask for encoded information on the address label
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