institution

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtju-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′sti to̅o̅′shən, -tyo̅o̅′-)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
institution n (organization)institución nf
  organismo nm
 Several educational institutions are accepting applications.
 Varias instituciones educativas están aceptando solicitudes.
institution n (care home)institución nf
  asilo nm
  (de ancianos)residencia nf
  geriátrico nm
 We finally had to put Dad in an institution at age 90.
 Finalmente tuvimos que poner a papá en una institución, a los 90 años.
institution n (cultural norm, tradition)institución nf
 Monogamy is an institution of Western culture.
 La monogamia es una institución de la cultura occidental.
institution n figurative (culturally important person)institución nf
 In the field of naturalism, Sir David Attenborough is a British institution.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
academic institution n (school, university, etc.)institución académica nf
 Online correspondence schools have begun to gain respectability as academic institutions.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es una institución académica de alto nivel.
charitable institution n (business: non-profit organization)establecimiento de beneficencia grupo nom
  institución benéfica nf + adj
  organización sin ánimo de lucro loc nom f
correctional institution n (law: penal facility)correccional nm
  prisión nf
  cárcel nf
educational institution n (place of learning, school)instituto educativo nm + adj
  organismo educativo nm + adj
 Colleges and universities are two types of educational institution.
 Las facultades y las universidades son dos tipos de institutos educativos.
 Las facultades y las universidades son dos tipos de organismos educativos.
financial institution n (bank, building society, etc.)institución financiera grupo nom
 The bank was a large financial institution.
 El banco era una gran institución financiera.
home institution n (university that awards a qualification)establecimiento universitario loc nom m
mental institution n dated (psychiatric hospital)hospital psiquiátrico nm
 She was completely mad and had to be committed to a mental institution.
 Estaba completamente loca; tuvo que ser internada en un hospital psiquiátrico.
  institución mental nf
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El término "institución mental" no es más que un eufemismo de hospital psiquiátrico.
  manicomio nm
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La gente suele llamar "manicomio" al hospital psiquiátrico.
penal institution n (prison, jail)institución penitenciaria nf + adj
  institución penal nf + adj
thrift,
thrift institution n		 US (finance: savings and loan)caja de ahorros loc nom f
 Larger banks have bought up all the local thrifts.
 Los grandes bancos han comprado todas las cajas de ahorro locales.
vocational institution n (college providing professional training)instituto de formación profesional nm + loc adj
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'institution' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
academy - accredited university - admit - artist-in-residence - associate - asylum - at a low ebb - ballet school - bank - board of governors - building society - business establishment - chaplain - children's home - children's hospital - college of architecture - community college - composite school - dental school - detention camp - elitist - engineering school - fellow student - formally trained - grant foundation - Green Book - home - hospital - in prison - inmate - institutional - lock away - mental hospital - mortgage lender - naval academy - naval college - naval school - oral school - orphanage - parochial school - place - prospectus - psychiatric hospital - put away - resident - Royal Academy - sanitarium - school dinner - school meal - school philosophy
Spanish:
institución - centro de internamiento - centro de internamiento para menores - correccional - cotolengo - entidad bancaria - entidad financiera - establecimiento educativo - institución bancaria - institución del matrimonio - institución docente - institución familiar - institución líder en - institución pública - institucionalizar - ser toda una institución - sociedad de crédito - sociedad financiera

Collocations: [a political, a learning, an educational, a financial] institution, the [National] Institution of..., our institution's mission (statement), more...

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