beneficiar

v.

1 to benefit.

Nadia beneficia la situación de Ricardo Nadia benefits John's situation.

2 to receive benefits from, to be benefited by.

Le benefició la herencia He was benefited by the inheritance.

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beneficiar

Conjugation model [CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 to benefit, favour (US favor)

2 (mina) to work

3 COMERCIO to sell below par

► verbo pronominal beneficiarse

1 to benefit

2 COMERCIO to profit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

beneficiarse a alguien to have it off with somebody

beneficiarse de algo to do well out of something, benefit from something

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verb

to benefit

- beneficiarse

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1. VT

1) (=favorecer) to benefit

el acuerdo solo beneficia a las economías más desarrolladas — the agreement only benefits the more developed economies

la empresa más beneficiada por esta ayuda — the company which benefitted most from this aid

esta huelga no beneficia a nadie — this strike is of no benefit to anyone

esa conducta no te va a beneficiar — such behaviour will do you no favours o won't do you any good

el ex director beneficiaba a sus amigos mediante las adjudicaciones de obras — the ex-director favoured his friends by awarding them work contracts

la lluvia beneficia al campo — rain is good for the countryside

2) (Com) to sell at a discount

3) (Min) (=extraer) to extract; (=tratar) to process

4) LAm [+ animal] (=descuartizar) to butcher; (=matar) to slaughter

5) CAm [+ persona] to shoot, kill

2.

VI to be of benefit

de momento ninguna de estas técnicas beneficiará — for the moment none of these techniques will be of any benefit

3.

See:

beneficiarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (favorecer) to benefit, to be of benefit to

esto beneficia a ambas partes — this benefits both sides, this is of benefit to both sides

salir beneficiados con algo — to be better off with something

verse beneficiado con algo — to benefit from something

2) <efectos/créditos> to sell ... below par (AmE), to sell ... off (BrE)

3) <res/cerdo> (AmL) to dress; <mineral> (Chi) to extract

2.

beneficiarse v pron (sacar provecho) to benefit

beneficiarse con/de algo — to benefit from something

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= give + Nombre + something for + Posesivo + money, provide + benefit, advantage.

Ex. Such a programme would be aimed at giving IFLA members something for their money, as well as attracting new members.

Ex. The project showed that microcomputers can provide significant benefits for processing.

Ex. When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.

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* beneficiarse = benefit, profit, be better off, be better served by.

* beneficiarse de = draw on/upon + fruits, enlist + the benefits of, be on the receiving end of.

* beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.

* beneficiarse económicamente = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (favorecer) to benefit, to be of benefit to

esto beneficia a ambas partes — this benefits both sides, this is of benefit to both sides

salir beneficiados con algo — to be better off with something

verse beneficiado con algo — to benefit from something

2) <efectos/créditos> to sell ... below par (AmE), to sell ... off (BrE)

3) <res/cerdo> (AmL) to dress; <mineral> (Chi) to extract

2.

beneficiarse v pron (sacar provecho) to benefit

beneficiarse con/de algo — to benefit from something

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= give + Nombre + something for + Posesivo + money, provide + benefit, advantage.

Ex: Such a programme would be aimed at giving IFLA members something for their money, as well as attracting new members.

Ex: The project showed that microcomputers can provide significant benefits for processing.

Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.

* beneficiarse = benefit, profit, be better off, be better served by.

* beneficiarse de = draw on/upon + fruits, enlist + the benefits of, be on the receiving end of.

* beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.

* beneficiarse económicamente = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).

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beneficiar [A1 ]

vt

A (favorecer) to benefit, be of benefit to

esto beneficia a ambas partes this benefits both sides, this is of benefit to both sides

los que se vieron más beneficiados por el cambio those who benefited most from the change

vamos a salir beneficiados con el nuevo horario we'll be better off with the new timetable

el país se verá beneficiado con esta nueva medida the country will benefit from this new measure

B (Fin) ‹efectos/créditos› to sell … below par

C

1 (AmL) ‹res/cerdo› to dress

2 (Chi) ‹mineral› to extract

■ beneficiarse

v pron

1 (sacar provecho) to benefit

todos nos beneficiamos con la nueva situación we all benefit from the new situation

beneficiarse DE algo to benefit FROM sth

la zona se beneficia de la benignidad del clima the area benefits from the temperate climate

unas ayudas de las que se beneficiarán más de 6.000 estudiantes aid that will benefit more than 6,000 students, aid from which more than 6,000 students will benefit

2 (arg)

(en sentido sexual): beneficiarse a algn to have it off with sb (sl)

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beneficiar (conjugate beneficiar) verbo transitivo (favorecer) to benefit, to be of benefit to;

◊ esto beneficia a ambas partes this benefits both sides;

salir beneficiado con algo to be better off with sth
beneficiarse verbo pronominal
to benefit;
beneficiarse con/de algo to benefit from sth
beneficiar verbo transitivo to benefit

'beneficiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
favorecer
English:
benefit
- do

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beneficiar

♦ vt

1. [favorecer] to benefit;

con esta medida todos nos veremos beneficiados this measure will benefit all of us;

yo fui el que salió más beneficiado I was the one who benefited the most;

ese comportamiento no te beneficia behaving like that won't do you any good

2. Min [extraer] to extract

3. Carib, Chile [res] to butcher

♦ See also the pronominal verb beneficiarse

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beneficiar

v/t

1 benefit;

beneficiar a alguien benefit s.o.

2 Rpl

ganado slaughter

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beneficiar vt

: to benefit, to be of assistance to

♦ See also the reflexive verb beneficiarse

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beneficiar vb to benefit / to be good for

la lluvia beneficia al campo rain is good for the land

un proyecto que beneficia a todo el mundo a project that benefits everyone