proceed
proceed(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. proseguir
When my father became ill, we decided not to proceed with the purchase of the house.Cuando se enfermó mi padre, decidimos no proseguir con la compra de la casa.
b. continuar
He was so overcome with emotion while giving the speech he was unable to proceed.Lo embargaba tanto la emoción mientras daba el discurso que no pudo continuar.
c. seguir
We proceeded west until we came to the lake that was on the map.Seguimos en dirección oeste hasta llegar al lago que estaba en el mapa.
3. (to act)
a. proceder
As this was unknown territory, he was waiting for instructions from his commanding officer on how to proceed.Como se encontraba en territorio desconocido, esperaba instrucciones del oficial al mando sobre cómo proceder.
a. proceder
The words proceeding from her mouth were completely unintelligible.Las palabras que procedían de su boca eran totalmente incomprensibles.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
proceeds
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
7. (finance)
a. las ganancias (F)
(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).
A hundred percent of the proceeds from the bake sale go to the community shelter.Cien por ciento de las ganancias de la venta de pasteles financiará el albergue comunitario.
b. la recaudación (F)
(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).
The proceeds from the gala event went to a non-profit rehab facility.La recaudación del evento de gala se destinó a un centro de rehabilitación sin fines de lucro.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I sold all my records and used the proceeds to buy a motorcycle.Vendí todos mis discos y con lo que saqué me compré una moto.
Lilly set up a lemonade stand, and wants to save the proceeds to buy a pony.Lilly puso una venta de limonada, y quiere ahorrar lo que saque para comprar un pony.
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