consignar

to consign

consignar(kohn-seeg-nahr)

transitive verb

1. (commerce)

a. to consign

El fabricante ya consignó la mercadería al comisionista.

The manufacturer already consigned the goods to the commission merchant.

b. to dispatch

Consignamos el cargamento por vía marítima.

We dispatched the shipment by sea.

2. (to assign)

a. to allocate

El gobierno consignó un millón de pesos para la campaña de vacunación.

The government allocated a million pesos for the vaccination campaign.

3. (to register)

a. to record

La secretaria consignó la propuesta en el acta de la reunión.

The secretary recorded the motion in the minutes of the meeting.

b. to write down

Consigné mi nombre en la lista de voluntarios.

I wrote down my name on the list of volunteers.

4. (to hand over)

a. to check

(United States)

Consigné mi equipaje y me fui a visitar los monumentos históricos de la ciudad.

I checked my baggage and went to see the city's historical monuments.

b. to leave in left-luggage (United Kingdom)

Puedes consignar la mochila en la estación si no quieres cargarla todo el día.

You can leave your backpack in left-luggage at the station if you don't want to carry it around all day.

5. (legal)

(Mexico)

a. to remand

El juez consignó al preso, que tuvo que pasar dos meses más en prisión.

The judge remanded the prisoner, who spent two more months in jail.

6. (finance)

(Colombia)

a. to deposit

Ya consigné la suma de dinero en mi cuenta bancaria.

I already deposited the sum into my bank account.

consignar

transitive verb

1. (poner por escrito)

a. to record, to write down

2. (asignar)

a. to allocate

3. (mercancía)

a. to consign, to dispatch

4. (equipaje)

a. to deposit in the

b. left-luggage office o (United Kingdom)

c. baggage room

(United States)

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consignar

transitive verb

1 (Com) to send; dispatch;a to

2 (Economía) (asignar) to assign;para to, for; [+créditos] to allocate;

3 (registrar) to record; register; (escribir) to set down; state

olvidé consignar mi nombre I forgot to write my name in; I forgot to state my name; el hecho no quedó consignado en ningún libro the fact was not recorded o set down in any book

4 (Centroamérica) (México) (Jur) to remand; hold for trial