asylum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈsaɪləm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈsaɪləm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə sī′ləm)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
asylum n (law: refuge)asilo nm
 Hundreds of people claim political asylum at airports every day.
 Cientos de personas piden asilo político en los aeropuertos todos los días.
asylum n (place of sanctuary)refugio nm
  santuario nm
 The church has become an asylum for those fleeing the fighting.
 La iglesia se ha convertido en un refugio para quienes huyen de las peleas.
asylum n historical (psychiatric institution) (anticuado)frenopático, manicomio nm
  psiquiátrico nm
 He spent the last years of his life in an asylum.
 Pasó los últimos días de su vida en un manicomio.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
asylum seeker n (person seeking refugee status)persona que solicita asilo nf + loc conj
  refugiado, refugiada nm, nf
 If the asylum seeker's claim is successful, he will be granted refugee status.
insane asylum n archaic (psychiatric hospital) (ofensivo)loquero nm
  manicomio nm
 Jack was sent to an insane asylum.
 A Jack lo mandaron al loquero.
lunatic asylum n historical (psychiatric hospital) (coloquial, ofensivo)loquero nm
  manicomio nm
 In the past, lunatic asylums were often located far away from towns.
 En el pasado los loqueros solían estar situados lejos de las ciudades.
  hospital neuropsiquiátrico nm + adj
  hospital psiquiátrico nm + adj
 En el pasado los hospitales neuropsiquiátricos solían estar situados lejos de las ciudades.
political asylum n (law: protection)asilo político loc nom m
right of asylum n (law: protection by another state)derecho de asilo loc nom m
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'asylum' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bedlam - refugee claim - sanctuary
Spanish:
acogido - asilado - asilar - asilo - asilo político - derecho de asilo - gallinero - psiquiátrico - sagrado


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