WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| indirect adj | (roundabout, not straight) | indirecto/a adj |
| | Jason took an indirect route to school to avoid the bullies on the way. |
| | Jason tomó una ruta indirecta a la escuela para evitar a los abusadores que estaban en el camino. |
| indirect adj | (second hand, vicarious) | indirecto/a adj |
| | I heard the gossip from an indirect source. |
| | Escuche el chisme de una fuente indirecta. |
| indirect adj | (person: evasive) | indirecto/a adj |
| | | evasivo/a adj |
| | Alfred is indirect; he never says things straightaway. |
| | Alfred es indirecto; nunca dice las cosas de frente. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Compound Forms:
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| indirect costs npl | (project, business: costs incurred incidentally) | costos indirectos nmpl + adj |
| | (ES) | costes indirectos nmpl + adj |
| | When starting a business don't forget to budget for indirect costs like insurance. |
| | Cuando empieces un negocio, no te olvides de incluir en el presupuesto los costos indirectos como el seguro. |
| indirect evidence n | (law: hearsay) | pruebas circunstanciales nfpl |
| | There is no proof of his guilt, only indirect evidence. |
| | No hay pruebas reales de su culpabilidad, sólo pruebas circunstanciales. |
indirect labor (US),
indirect labour (UK) n | (work: incidental to production) | mano de obra indirecta loc nom f |
| indirect object n | (noun or pronoun indirectly affected by a verb) | complemento indirecto nm |
| | In the sentence "I gave John the book", John is the indirect object of the verb. |
| | | objeto indirecto nm |
| Note: Abreviación: OI. Introducido por una preposición. |
| indirect object pronoun n | (grammar: type of object) (gramática: tipo de objeto) | pronombre de objeto indirecto grupo nom m |
| | "Her" is the indirect object pronoun in the sentence "I bought a plate for her." |
| indirect question n | (grammar) (gramática) | pregunta indirecta loc nom f |
| | (gramática) | interrogativa indirecta loc nom f |
| | An example of an indirect question is, "Joe was wondering if Mary plans to go to the party." |
| indirect speech n | (grammar: reported speech) (gramática: discurso indirecto) | discurso indirecto grupo nom m |
| | An example of indirect speech is, "Marty said he needed to talk to Charlotte." |
| indirect tax n | UK (VAT or sales tax paid by consumers) (AR) | IVA nm |
| Note: En Argentina: Siglas de Impuesto sobre el Valor Agregado |
| | Though the unemployed pay no income tax, they pay many forms of indirect tax. |
| | Aunque los desempleados no pagan el impuesto a las ganancias, pagan el IVA. |
| | (ES) | impuestos indirectos loc nom mpl |
| Note: El impuesto indirecto más generalizado en España es el IVA (Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido) |
| | Aunque los desempleados no pagan el impuesto a las ganancias, pagan muchos impuestos indirectos. |
| indirect tax n | US (taxes paid before [sth] reaches consumer, increasing final price) | impuesto indirecto loc nom m |
| indirect taxation n | (duty paid on goods or services) | impuestos indirectos grupo nom |
| | The government's plans to increase indirect taxation are very unpopular. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los impuestos indirectos perjudican a los contribuyentes de menos recursos. |