(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).
(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).
It's important to have respect for other people's opinions even if you don't agree with them.Es importante tener respeto por las opiniones de los demás aunque no estés de acuerdo.
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
to have respect for something/somebodyrespetar algo/a alguien
out of respect for…por respeto hacia…
to treat mountains with respectrespetar la montaña
with all due respect…con el debido respeto…
to pay one's last respectsdecir el último adiós
2.(aspect)
a. el sentido m, aspecto
(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).
respect [for] the law/one's parentsthey will campaign for the return of traditional lands and respect for aboriginal rights and customsrespect for the law and the rejection of the use of violencerespect for the rights of the minorityto [have] [show] respect for sth
she has no respect for other people's feelingsno respeta los sentimientos de los demás
the country shows little respect for democracyhe shows scant respect for our opinions
out of respect for sth/sbpor respeto a algo/algn;por consideración hacia algo/algn
I didn't mention it, out of respect for Alanno lo mencioné por respeto a or por consideración hacia Alan
he would not smoke while she sat with him, out of respect for hershe felt justified in bringing up a matter that she had been afraid to discuss before, out of respect for his feelingsto [pay] respect to sth/sb/historians must pay more respect to ancient traditions/ and folkloreto pay respect to one's eldersso we've got to pay our respect to this chap - his achievements were phenomenal
to treat sb with respecttratar a algn respetuosamente or con respeto
Milton Hemming was treated with great respect by the staff of the hotelyou'll treat him with care and respect, d'you hear?everyone who knew his work treated him with great respectchildren treated with respect are far less likely to become unrulyto treat sth with respect
the drink is quite strong so treat it with respectla bebida es bastante fuerte, así que ten cuidado
when I'm driving I always treat lorries with respectelectricity is potentially dangerous, so treat it with respect[without] respect of persons[without] respect towithout respect to class, race or sex
without respect to the consequencessin tener en cuenta las consecuencias
physicians ought to provide the service without respect to whether a patient can payhis decision on military action is being made without respect to what may happen in Athens
2(admiration, esteem)respeto (m)
to command respectimponer respeto;hacerse respetar
/few officers commanded as much respect/ and affection from the soldiers in the ranks /as he did/to do their job properly, /teachers need to command respect/he can no longer command respect and should be dismissed from his post
to earnorgain sb's respectganarse el respeto de algn
it is up to you to gain her respectthe few people who stood up to him earned his respecthe was a ruler who won the respect and affection of his peopleto [have] [show] respect for sb
we have the greatest respect for himle respetamos muchísimo
I have tremendous respect for DeanI had enormous respect and admiration for himto show no respect [to] sbto [hold] sb in respect
she is held in great respect by her employeessus empleados le tienen mucho respeto;sus empleados la respetan mucho
he is not held in great respect by the votershis name was held in great respect in Cosenza
show some respect!¡un poco de respeto!
to win sb's respectganarse el respeto de algn
with (all due) respectcon el debido respeto
with all due respect, you have no experience in this fieldcon el debido respeto or con todo el respeto del mundo, no tienes experiencia en este campo
with respect, I hardly think that's the pointif I may say so, with respectwith respect, Minister, you still haven't answered my questionbut Mr Hume, with respect, that wouldn't workwith the utmost respect to Blakemore, the report doesn't show any such thing[worthy] of respectthe principles which Haig upheld are worthy of respecthe was an opponent worthy of respecthe did pay close attention to his image, striving always to make himself worthy of respect
give my respects to everyoneda recuerdos or saludos a todos de mi parte
to pay one's respects to sbpresentar sus respetos a algn
Chaplin went to the White House to pay his respects to the PresidentI though it only proper to stop for a moment and pay my respectsI decided to leave as soon as I had paid my respects to my hostesshe paid his respects and left
to pay one's last respects to sbpresentar mis/tus/sus etc últimos respetos a algn
his family came to pay their last respectsin official ceremonythe son had nothing to do with arranging the funeral, but came along to pay his last respectsthe church had overflowed with townspeople who came to pay their last respects to her husband
John sends his respectsJohn os manda recuerdos or saludos
4(point, detail)aspecto (m);sentido (m)
in all respectsen todos los aspectos or sentidos
it was in every respect a typical small American citythe two men appear different in almost every respectdo you consider that women are equals of men in all respects?they found him medically fit in all respects
in certain respectshasta cierto punto;en cierta medida;en cierto modo
I agree with him in certain respectsanyone used to the Alps will find most American resorts limited in certain respectsthe situation is improving in certain respects
in every respecten todos los aspectos or sentidos
their policies differ in one respectsus políticas difieren en un aspecto
in other respectspor lo demás
one aim we've been struggling for all these years has been realised, but in other respects, the struggle is just beginning
in some/many respectsen algunos/muchos aspectos or sentidos
in many respects Asian women see themselves as equal to their menhe is different from the people around him in many respectsthe strategy was an extremely bold one: breathtaking, in fact, in some respects
in this respecten este sentido
the children are not unintelligent-in fact, they seem quite normal in this respectwe are lagging behind in this respectin one important respect, history does not seem to be repeating itselfa power bloc of this kind would not oppose the United States in any respectto pretend that we can go it alone in any respect is pure follythere was no need to improve security in any respectin [what] respect do your policies differ?
5(reference, regard)respecto (m)
in respect ofrespecto a or de
where Dr Shapland feels the system is not working most effectively is in respect of professional trainingit's going to raise a lot of problems in respect of atmospheric pollution
with respect toen lo que respecta a;con respecto a
parents often have little choice with respect to the way their child is medically treatedhe informed me about my rights with respect to the forthcoming extradition
transitive verb
1(esteem)respetar
he needs the advice of people he respects, and he respects youI had begun to respect Steve
I want him to respect me as a career womanquiero que me respete como mujer de carrera
I respect him as a musicianlo respeto como músico
I still admired him as a man; I still respected him as a friendRobert also considered and enjoyed and respected her as a personhe became respected as the preeminent strategist in the CongressRose was mostly liked and respected as an employerHe was a public figure and respected as a brilliant artistto respect sb [for] sthhe was respected [for] his integrityto respect [o.s.]John had decided that if he was to respect himself he should serve in Francethe paradox by which he manages to despise and respect himself at the same timerespecting yourself means that you won't always give people what they want
to respect sb's opinions/wishesto respect sb's rights/privacyI respect the other point of viewfinally, trying to respect her wishes, I said I'd leavethere is no particular need to respect their wisheswe mean to respect the cultural peculiarities of each country.how can a government kill its citizens while still claiming to respect their rights?
3(observe)[+law, treaty]acatar
it is about time tour operators respected the law and their own code of conduct
4
as respectspor lo que respecta a;en lo concerniente a
the ITC will produce a code on impartiality which must take account of "due impartiality" as respects major mattersthe subsidy that is provided by foreign governments as respects their maritime industry