event

el acontecimiento

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event(

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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. (occurrence)

a. el acontecimiento

(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)

Back then, the arrival of the railway to town was quite an event.En aquel tiempo, la llegada del ferrocarril a la ciudad fue todo un acontecimiento.

b. el suceso

(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 events of that week changed the course of history.Los sucesos de esa semana cambiaron el curso de la historia.

2. (activity)

a. el evento

(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)

There are several events organized for children.Se han organizado varios eventos para los niños.

b. el acto

(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)

A series of commemorative events took place across the country.Los actos conmemorativos se sucedieron en todo el país.

c. la prueba

(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)

(sports)

This year alone, we have sponsored two sports events.Solo en lo que va del año, hemos patrocinado dos pruebas deportivas.

3. (circumstance)

a. el caso

(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)

Open only in the event of my demise.Abrir solo en el caso de mi fallecimiento.

event

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

Noun

1. (occurrence)

a. el acontecimiento

(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)

in the course of eventsen el transcurso de los acontecimientos

in any eventen cualquier caso

in the event of fireen caso de incendio

in the event of her resigning…en caso de que dimita…

2. (in athletics)

a. la prueba

(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)

event [ɪˈvent]

noun

1 (happening) acontecimiento (m)

this is quite an event! ¡esto es todo un acontecimiento!

in or during the course of events en el curso de los acontecimientos

in the normal course of events normalmente; por lo común

current events temas (m) de actualidad

to be expecting a happy event estar en estado de buena esperanza

to be wise after the event mostrar sabiduría cuando ya no hay remedio

2 (case)

at all eventsin any event pase lo que pase; en todo caso

in either event en cualquiera de los dos casos

in the event ... (Britain) resultó que ...

in the event of ... en caso de ...

in the event of his dying en caso de que muriese

in the event that ... en caso de que

in that event en ese caso

3 (in a programme) número (m); (ceremony) acto (m)

coming events atracciones (f) venideras

programme of events (civic) programa (m) de actos; (shows) programa (m) de atracciones

4 (Dep) prueba (f)

field track track

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current event	el último acontecimiento
this event	este acontecimiento este evento
sporting event	evento deportivo
special event	evento especial
historical event	acontecimiento histórico
waiting for the event to go live	esperando que el evento se transmita en vivo
the World Cup is the most popular sporting event	la Copa Mundial es el evento deportivo más popular
important event	acontecimiento importante
event planner	el organizador de eventos
main event	el evento principal
Your event is about to begin. Please stand by.	Su evento está a punto de comenzar. Por favor, espere.
the event ended	el evento terminó
in the event that	en caso de que
major event	acontecimiento importante evento importante
charity event	evento benéfico
unforeseen event	evento imprevisto
unexpected event	evento inesperado
The World Cup is the most popular sporting event in the world.	La Copa Mundial es el evento deportivo más popular del mundo.
life event	el evento importante en la vida
recent event	el acontecimiento reciente