prebenda
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la prebenda(
preh
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behn
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dah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (benefit)
a. prerequisite (formal)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
Ser europarlamentario conlleva un buen número de prebendas.Being a Member of the European Parliament entails a fair number of prerequisites.
b. perk (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El coche de empresa es una de las prebendas de este puesto.Having a company car is one of the perks of the job.
c. privilege
La gente de la calle está harta del nepotismo y las prebendas que prevalecen en la Administración pública.The man in the street is sick of the nepotism and privileges prevailing in the civil service.
2. (job)
b. cushy job (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Rafa no creía realmente en eso de trabajar por el bien común. Solo buscaba una prebenda en el Ayuntamiento.Rafa didn't really believe in working for the common good. He was only looking for a cushy job in the City Council.
3. (religious)
a. prebend
Los clérigos se sustentaban de las prebendas de la iglesia.Clergymen supported themselves on the church's prebends.
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