receiver

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈsiːvər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈsivɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri sēvər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
receiver n (telephone handset)auricular nm
  (AR, MX)receptor nm
  (CL, PE)fono nm
 The phone was ringing, so Laura picked up the receiver.
 El teléfono sonaba, así que Laura cogió el auricular.
receiver n (device: picks up signals) (radio)receptor nm
 The radio isn't working; I think the receiver is broken.
 La radio no funciona, creo que el receptor está roto.
receiver n (American football player)receptor, receptora nm, nf
 The receiver caught the ball.
 El receptor cogió la pelota.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
receiver n often plural (bankruptcy administrator)solicitar la suspensión de pagos loc verb
  síndico nm
 The company's financial problems finally got so bad that they had to call in the receivers.
 Los problemas financieros de la empresa empeoraron tanto que tuvieron que solicitar la suspensión de pagos.
receiver n (receiver of stolen goods)perista n común
  persona que comercia con objetos robados nf + loc adj
 The police accepted the owner of the jewellery shop had not taken part in the theft, but they still suspected him of being a receiver.
 La policía acepto que el joyero no había participado en el robo, pero aún sospechaba de él como perista.
receiver n (part of firearm)receptor nm
 The gun's receiver contains all of its working parts.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
official receiver n (law: civil servant)administrador judicial loc nom m
  (ES, liquidación, quiebra)administrador concursal nm+adj mf
phone receiver n (telephone handset)auricular nm
receiver general (public official)recaudador general, recaudadora general nm, nf + adj mf
receiver in bankruptcy n (bankruptcy administrator)administrador judicial de la quiebra, administradora judicial de la quiebra loc nm, loc nf
  síndico de la quiebra, síndica de la quiebra loc nm, loc nf
receiver of stolen goods n (person who handles [sth] stolen) (CL)receptor de especies robadas, receptora de especies robadas nm, nf + loc adj
  reducidor de mercadería robada, reducidora de mercadería robada nm, nf + loc adj
 The police decided the jewellery shop owner had known the rings were stolen, making him a receiver of stolen goods.
 En lenguaje informal, un receptor de especies robadas se llama "topador".
  (ES)intermediario de mercancía robada, intermediaria de mercancía robada nm, nf + loc adj
  (CL)reducidor de especies, reducidora de especies nm, nf + loc adj
 En lenguaje informal, un intermediario de mercancía robada se llama "topador".
  (derecho)receptador. receptadora nm, nf
receiver pendente lite n (law: receiver of payments)administrador judicial durante procedimiento, administradora judicial durante procedimiento nm, nf + loc adj
satellite box,
satellite receiver
n
(for TV reception)receptor de satélite loc nom m
telephone receiver n (handset of a phone)auricular del teléfono nm + loc adj
wide receiver n (American football player)receptor nm
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Collocations: a [signal, satellite, television, wireless, digital] receiver, a car [stereo, radio] receiver, an [AV, HDTV, FM, AM] receiver, more...

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