palabra

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• 1 (vocablo) word una palabra de seis letras = a six-letter word no son más que palabras = it's all talk en pocas palabras, es un cobarde = in a word, he's a coward palabra por palabra = word for word yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto = I didn't know a thing o anything about it no entendí (ni) una palabra = I didn't understand a (single) word sin decir (una) palabra = without a word palabra compuesta = compound word tener la última palabra = to have the final say Definition of word in the British & World English dictionary Definition of word in the US English dictionary Translate word | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 (promesa) word palabra de honor = word of honor* una mujer de palabra = a woman of her word cumplió con su palabra = she kept her word nunca falta a su palabra = he never breaks o goes back on his word Definition of word in the British & World English dictionary Definition of word in the US English dictionary Translate word | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 a (habla) speech el don de la palabra = the gift of speech un acuerdo de palabra = a verbal agreement no me dirigió la palabra = she didn't speak to me dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca = to cut sb off in mid-sentence Definition of speech in the British & World English dictionary Definition of speech in the US English dictionary Translate speech | into French | into German | into Italian b (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea) pedir la palabra = to ask for permission to speak tener/tomar la palabra = to have/to take the floor (frml)