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provenir
provenir(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (used with "de")
a. to come from
El término jaque mate proviene del persa y significa "el rey está controlado".The term checkmate comes from Persian and means "the king is checked."
¿De dónde proviene esta costumbre y en qué siglo se instauró en este país?Where does this custom come from and in what century was it established in this country?
b. to stem from
Los médicos creen que esta enfermedad proviene de carencias vitamínicas en la alimentación.Doctors believe that this disease stems from vitamin deficiencies in the diet.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
El error provino de una falta de información.The mistake was the result of a lack of information.
¿De quién provino la iniciativa de llevar a cabo el proyecto?Whose was the initiative to carry out the project?
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