destinado

destinado(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
1. (predestined; used with "a")
a. destined to
Algunos dicen que el Titanic estaba destinado a hundirse.Some say that the Titanic was destined to sink.
2. (sent to; used with "a")
a. bound for
Las mercaderías destinadas a Ciudad del Cabo llegarán al puerto en dos días.The goods bound for Cape Town will arrive to the port in two days.
3. (planned for; used with "a")
a. intended for
Tuvimos que usar el dinero destinado a emergencias.We had to use the money intended for emergencies.
b. used for
Los refugiados tuvieron que viajar en camiones destinados al ganado.The refugees had to travel in trucks used for cattle.
4. (assigned)
a. stationed
Las tropas destinadas en el sur del país fueron desplegadas al frente occidental.The troops stationed in the south of the country were deployed to the Western front.
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destinado
adjective
1 (Correos) (Transportes)
¿a quién va destinada la carta? who is the letter addressed to?
un paquete destinado al Sr. Pardo
se perdieron todos los paquetes destinados a Madrid all the parcels for o bound for Madrid were lost
2 (en un trabajo)
está destinado en Córdoba [+empleado] he's based in Córdoba; [+militar] he's stationed in Córdoba
es un trabajador destinado a la nueva fábrica en Málaga
3
destinado a o para algo [+dinero, fondos, material] set aside for sth
tenía esta lana destinada para una bufanda
un camión destinado a o para el reparto a lorry used for deliveries; redujeron el espacio destinado al olivar the area given over to olive trees has been reduced
fondos destinados a indemnizar a las víctimas
4
destinado a algo (predestinado) destined for sth; la obra estaba destinada al fracaso the play was destined for failure o to fail; estaba destinado a morir joven he was destined to die young
5
destinado a algn/algo (pensado para) intended for sb/sth; aimed at sb/sth; un libro destinado a los niños a book intended for o aimed at children
un programa destinado al alumno de preescolar un producto destinado al consumidor infantil un disco destinado a las personas mayores un edificio destinado a albergar la biblioteca
una nueva ley destinada a proteger al menor a new law intended to protect minors; a new law aimed at protecting minors
un proyecto destinado a mejorar la calidad
6
ir destinado a (Náutica) to be bound for
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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