reprieve
reprieve(
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priv
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (legal)
a. el indulto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The president granted certain undocumented immigrants a reprieve from deportation.El presidente concedió a ciertos inmigrantes indocumentados un indulto de la deportación.
b. la conmutación (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 governor granted a reprieve to the prisoner just hours before his schedule execution.El gobernador le concedió una conmutación al prisionero pocas horas antes de su ejecución.
2. (delay)
a. el aplazamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The treatment was only a reprieve, because her illness was incurable.El tratamiento solo era un aplazamiento, pues su enfermedad no tenía cura.
b. la gracia (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).
We got a one day reprieve from the rain and the wedding in the garden turned out gorgeous.La lluvia nos dio un día de gracia y la boda en el jardín fue preciosa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (legal)
a. indultar
The warden reprieved the prisoner from death and his sentence was later commuted to life in prison.El director de la cárcel indultó al prisionero de la pena de muerte y su sentencia fue posteriormente conmutada a cadena perpetua.
a. salvar de momento
The mayor considered including the site on the historical registry and reprieved the building from demolition.El alcalde consideró incluir el sitio en el registro histórico y salvó de momento el edificio de ser demolido.
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