ser mandato

to be a ... mandate

ser mandato(sehr mahn-dah-toh)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to be an order or instruction)

a. to be a ... mandate

Garantizar a todos los ciudadanos una vivienda digna es mandato constitucional.

Providing decent housing to all citizens is a constitutional mandate.

b. to be ... command

Debemos rezar porque es mandato divino.

We must pray for it is God's command.

c. to be ... order

Yo entendía que las amables sugerencias de mi jefe eran mandatos inexcusables.

I interpreted that my boss's kind suggestions were direct orders.