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ocasión
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opportunity
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ocasión(
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1. (occasion)
a. opportunity
El viaje a París es una ocasión ideal para pedirle matrimonio a Ana.The trip to Paris is the perfect opportunity to ask Ana to marry me.
b. chance
No tuve ocasión de hablar con Miguel antes de que se fuera.I didn't have the chance to talk to Miguel before he left.
2. (time)
a. occasion
En esta ocasión, les he reunido para darles una buena noticia.At this occasion, I have brought you together to give you good news.
b. moment
Durante mi discurso hubo una ocasión en la que me quedé en blanco.During my speech, there was a moment where my mind went blank.
3. (cause)
a. reason
La ocasión por la que invité a mi familia a cenar fue a celebrar mi ascenso.The reason that I invited my family to dinner was to celebrate my promotion.
4. (good buy)
a. bargain
Esta casa fue una ocasión que no pudimos dejar pasar.This house was a bargain we couldn't miss out on.
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ocasión
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (oportunidad)
a. opportunity, chance
una ocasión de oroa golden opportunity
en o a la primera ocasiónat the first opportunity
tener ocasión de hacer algoto have the chance to do something
2. (colloquial)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
la ocasión la pintan calvathis is my/your/ etc big chance
3. (vez)
a. occasion
4. (momento)
a. time, moment
en dos ocasioneson two occasions
en alguna ocasiónsometimes
en cierta ocasiónonce
en otra ocasiónsome other time
5. (motivo)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
con ocasión deon the occasion of
dar ocasión para algo/hacer algoto give cause for something/to do something
6. (ganga)
a. bargain
artículos de ocasiónbargains
automóviles de ocasiónsecond-hand o used cars
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ocasión
1 (vez) occasion
en aquella ocasión on that occasion; en algunas ocasiones sometimes; venir en una mala ocasión to come at a bad time; con ocasión de on the occasion of
2 (oportunidad) chance; opportunity
el delantero perdió una magnífica ocasión de gol the forward missed a great goal scoring opportunity o a great chance of scoring; aprovechar la ocasión to take one's chance; seize one's opportunity; dar a algn la ocasión de hacer algo to give sb the chance o opportunity of doing sth
la ocasión la pintan calva it's an offer one can't refuse
3 (motivo) cause
no hay ocasión para quejarse there is no cause for complaint
4
de ocasión (Com) secondhand; used; librería de ocasión secondhand bookshop
5 (Latinoamérica) (ganga) bargain
precio de ocasión bargain price; reduced price
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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