entredicho

argument

interdict

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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (disagreement) (Andes) (River Plate)

a. argument

En la entrevista, el jugador habla sobre el entredicho que tuvo con su entrenador.In the interview, the player talks about the argument he had with his coach.

b. dispute

El entredicho entre el gobierno y el personal sanitario ya entra en el quinto mes.The dispute between the government and health workers continues into a fifth month.

2. (religious)

a. interdict

Antiguamente, los papas ponían personas o comunidades enteras bajo entredicho por cualquier cosa que amenazara la autoridad de la Iglesia.In the past, Popes would put individuals or whole communities under interdict for anything that threatened the Church's authority.

entredicho

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

estar en entredichoto be in doubt

poner en entredichoto question, to call into question

entredicho

estar en entredicho (ser discutible) to be questionable; be debatable; su profesionalidad está o ha quedado en entredicho grave doubts have been cast on his professionalism; poner algo en entredicho (cuestionar) to raise doubts about sth; call sth into question; (comprometer) to jeopardize sth; endanger sth

2 (prohibición) prohibition; ban; (Jur) injunction

estar en entredicho to be under a ban; be banned; levantar el entredicho a to raise the ban on; poner algo en entredicho (prohibir) to place a ban on sth

3 (S. Cone) (ruptura) break-up; split

4 (And) (alarma) alarm bell

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