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cita

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
cita nf	(encuentro, reunión)	appointment n
		meeting n
	(romantic)	date n
	A las nueve tienes cita con el médico.
	You've got an appointment with the doctor at 9.00.
cita nf	(mención en un discurso) (text, speech)	quote n
	(academic)	citation n
	Esa cita es de Tolstoi.
	That quote's from Tolstoy.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
citar⇒ vtr	(dar fecha y hora) (event)	set a date, make an appointment v expr
	(person)	set a date with, make an appointment with v expr
		arrange to see, arrange to meet v expr
	(to a meeting)	call⇒ vtr
	Han citado a Juan para la revisión médica el viernes próximo.
	They have set a date (or: made an appointment) for Juan to have his check up next Friday.
citar vtr	(reproducir palabras de otros)	quote⇒ vtr
	(academic writing)	cite⇒ vtr
	Durante su charla citó a varios filósofos.
	During his talk he quoted various philosophers.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
citar vtr	(mencionar)	name⇒, mention⇒ vtr
	Trabajaron juntos en el proyecto y cuando lo expuso no citó a su compañero ni una sola vez.
	They worked together on the project, and when he presented it he did not name (or: mention) his friend once.
citar vtr	(taurom.: atraer al toro)	incite⇒, provoke⇒ vtr
	Citó al toro y lo recibió con una verónica.
	He incited the bull and received him with a Veronica.

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Compound Forms: cita | citar
Spanish		English
acordar una cita loc verb	formal (concertar encuentro)	set a date v expr
		set up an appointment v expr
	Acordaron una cita para el jueves por la tarde.
	They set a date for Thursday in the afternoon.
aplazar una cita loc verb	(cambiar de fecha)	postpone an appointment, put off an appointment v expr
	Tuve que aplazar la cita con el médico para la próxima semana.
	I had to put off the appointment with the doctor until next week.
cita a ciegas loc nom f	(entre completos desconocidos)	blind date n
	Antes, las citas a ciegas las arreglaban los amigos de uno; ahora todo se organiza por internet.
	In the past, blind dates were set up by friends; now they are all organized over the internet.
cita médica nf + adj	(hora de consulta)	doctor's appointment n
	Tengo una cita médica a las 5 de la tarde.
	I have a doctor's appointment at 5 in the afternoon.
cita romántica nf + adj	(encuentro amoroso)	date n
	Noelia tiene una cita romántica con el chico que conoció en el bar.
	Noelia has a date with the boy she met at the bar.
cita textual nf + adj	(copia literal)	literal quotation, literal quote n
	La novela empieza con una cita textual de una obra de Nietzche.
	The novel begins with a literal quotation from a work by Nietzche.
concertar una cita loc verb	(acordar un encuentro)	set an appointment, make an appointment vtr + n
	Después de varias semanas escribiéndose en línea, concertaron una cita para conocerse en persona.
	After several weeks writing online, we set an appointment to get to know one another in person.
darse cita v prnl + nf	(personas: encontrarse)	arrange to meet v expr
		plan a date with [sb] v expr
		make an appointment v expr
	La pareja se dio cita en un bar en el centro.
	The couple arranged to meet in a downtown bar.

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