contingency

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən tin′jən sē)

Inflections of 'contingency' (n): npl: contingencies
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
contingency n (chance, uncertainty)azar nm
  suerte nf
 We have to make sure our plan covers everything; we can't leave anything to contingency.
 Debemos asegurarnos de que el plan cubra todo; no podemos dejar nada al azar.
contingency n (in contract)contingencia nf
 The contract included clauses that covered all possible contingencies.
 El contrato incluía cláusulas que cubrían todas las contingencias posibles.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
contingency n (future possibility)contingencia nf
 It is important that we plan for all contingencies.
 Es importante que hagamos planes para todas las contingencias.
contingency n ([sth] dependent on future)contingencia nf
contingency n as adj (involving a contingency)contingencia nf
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
contingency clause n (law: condition on [sth] binding)cláusula de contingencia nf + loc adj
contingency fee n (lawyer's fee)cuota de contingencia nf + loc adj
contingency fund,
contingent fund n		 (money for emergencies)fondo de emergencia nm + loc adj
  fondo para imprevistos nm + loc adj
contingency plan n (alternative or emergency plan)plan de contingencia grupo nom
 The contingency plan is to run like hell.
 El plan de contingencia es correr lo más rápido que puedas.
  plan alternativo nm + adj
  plan b loc nom m
  plan de emergencia grupo nom
contingency reserve n (business: emergency fund) (negocios)fondo de contingencia loc nom m
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'contingency' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
backup plan - may
Spanish:
eventualidad - contingencia - honorarios condicionales

Collocations: need (to have) a contingency plan (for), contingency and [emergency, disaster] plans, a [drought, pollution, spill] contingency plan, more...

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