habilitar

to authorize

habilitar(ah-bee-lee-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to permit)

a. to authorize

El ministro de seguridad habilitó la detención de personas indocumentadas en la frontera.

The minister of defense authorized the arrest of anyone not carrying papers at the border.

b. to qualify

El curso me habilitó para enseñar a niños pequeños.

The course qualified me to teach young children.

c. to enable

Esta formación te habilitará para preparar alimentos.

This training will enable you to prepare food.

d. to allow

Este título te habilita para trabajar en el país, pero no en el extranjero.

This qualification allows you to work in your country, but not abroad.

e. to empower

La decisión del jurado habilita al juez a dictar sentencia.

The jury's decision empowers the judge to pass sentence.

2. (to prepare)

a. to fit out

Estamos pensando en habilitar el comedor como estudio para los niños.

We're thinking of fitting out the dining room as a study for the kids.

b. to equip

Todas las habitaciones han sido habilitadas con Wi-Fi.

All rooms have been equipped with Wi-Fi.

3. (to provide funding for)

a. to finance

El organismo está buscando bancos que habiliten créditos para emprendedores.

The organization is looking for banks to finance loans for entrepreneurs.

4. (sports)

a. to set up

Álvarez habilitó al goleador para su segundo gol en el partido la tarde de ayer.

Alvarez set the striker up for his second goal in yesterday afternoon's game.

b.

no direct translation

No hubo offside: Pérez habilitaba a Carrasco.

It wasn't offside: Perez was standing between Carrasco and the goalkeeper.

¿Fue gol? No me pareció que Collins había sido habilitado.

Was it a goal? I thought Collins was offside.

5. (to license) (River Plate)

a. to give the necessary permits for

No nos están habilitando el local porque nos faltan unos papeles.

We aren't being given the necessary permits for the shop because we haven't got all our documents.

6. (to allow passage through) (River Plate)

a. to open

¿A qué hora habilitan la puerta para abordar el vuelo?

What time is the boarding gate opened?

habilitar

transitive verb

1. (acondicionar)

a. to fit out, to equip

habilitó el desván para cuarto de huéspedeshe fitted out the attic as a guest bedroom

2. (law)

a. to authorize

3. (financiar)

a. to finance

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habilitar

transitive verb

1 [+persona] (dar derecho a) to qualify; entitle; (permitir) to enable; (autorizar) to empower; authorize

2 (preparar) to equip; fit out

las aulas están habilitadas con televisores the rooms are equipped with TVs

3 (Economía) (con dinero) to finance

habilitar a algn (S. Cone) (Agr) to make sb a loan in kind with the next crop as security; (with the next crop as security) give sb credit facilities; (Centroamérica) (México) (dar un anticipo) to give sb an advance; sub sb (familiar)

4 (S. Cone) (Com) to take into partnership

5 (Centroamérica) (Agr) to cover; serve

6 (Caribe) (fastidiar) to annoy; bother