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institution of higher learning

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
institution n	(organization)	institución nf
		organismo nm
	Several educational institutions are accepting applications.
	Varias instituciones educativas están aceptando solicitudes.
institution n	(care home)	institución nf
		asilo nm
	(de ancianos)	residencia nf
		geriátrico nm
	We finally had to put Dad in an institution at age 90.
	Finalmente tuvimos que poner a papá en una institución, a los 90 años.
institution n	(cultural norm, tradition)	institución nf
	Monogamy is an institution of Western culture.
	La monogamia es una institución de la cultura occidental.
institution n	figurative (culturally important person)	institución nf
	In the field of naturalism, Sir David Attenborough is a British institution.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
academic institution n	(school, university, etc.)	institución académica nf
	Online correspondence schools have begun to gain respectability as academic institutions.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es una institución académica de alto nivel.
charitable institution n	(business: non-profit organization)	establecimiento de beneficencia grupo nom
		institución benéfica nf + adj
		organización sin ánimo de lucro loc nom f
correctional institution n	(law: penal facility)	correccional nm
		prisión nf
		cárcel nf
educational institution n	(place of learning, school)	instituto educativo nm + adj
		organismo educativo nm + adj
	Colleges and universities are two types of educational institution.
	Las facultades y las universidades son dos tipos de institutos educativos.
	Las facultades y las universidades son dos tipos de organismos educativos.
financial institution n	(bank, building society, etc.)	institución financiera grupo nom
	The bank was a large financial institution.
	El banco era una gran institución financiera.
home institution n	(university that awards a qualification)	establecimiento universitario loc nom m
mental institution n	dated (psychiatric hospital)	hospital psiquiátrico nm
	She was completely mad and had to be committed to a mental institution.
	Estaba completamente loca; tuvo que ser internada en un hospital psiquiátrico.
		institución mental nf
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El término "institución mental" no es más que un eufemismo de hospital psiquiátrico.
		manicomio nm
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La gente suele llamar "manicomio" al hospital psiquiátrico.
penal institution n	(prison, jail)	institución penitenciaria nf + adj
		institución penal nf + adj
thrift, thrift institution n	US (finance: savings and loan)	caja de ahorros loc nom f
	Larger banks have bought up all the local thrifts.
	Los grandes bancos han comprado todas las cajas de ahorro locales.
vocational institution n	(college providing professional training)	instituto de formación profesional nm + loc adj

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