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de palabra

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
de palabra loc adj	(que cumple lo prometido)	of your word expr
	No te preocupes: Pedro es hombre de palabra y cumplirá su promesa.
	Le creo a María porque es una persona de palabra.
	Don't worry, Pedro is a man of his word and he'll keep his promise. // I believe Maria because she is a woman of her word.
de palabra loc adv	(mediante el habla)	verbal adj
		your word expr
		language n as adj
	Mario se comprometió a venderme el lote, pero solo de palabra.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The employees dealt with a verbal matter at the meeting.
	Mario committed to selling me the parcel, but only on his word.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
don de palabra loc nom m	(elocuencia, persuasión)	gift of the gab n
	El político llegó muy lejos gracias a su don de palabra.
	Le ha ido bien en la campaña porque tiene don de palabra.
	The campaign has gone well because he has the gift of the gab.
facilidad de palabra nf + loc adj	(soltura para hablar)	gift of the gab n
		eloquence n
		a way with words n
	Gracias a su facilidad de palabra, Mariana es una excelente vendedora.
	Thanks to her gift of the gab, Mariana is a great saleswoman.
hombre de palabra, mujer de palabra loc nm, loc nf	(persona confiable)	man of his word n
		woman of her word n
	El jefe es un hombre de palabra; no te traicionará. Para que veas que soy una mujer de palabra, aquí está el dinero que me prestaste, dos días antes de que venciera el plazo para pagártelo.
	The boss is a man of his word; he won't let you down

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