citar

v.

1 to make an appointment with.

me citó a la salida del cine he arranged to meet me at the exit of the cinema

2 to mention.

citó algunos casos he cited several cases

3 to summons (law).

citar a declarar a los procesados to summons the defendants to give evidence

4 to give an appointment, to convoke, to summon.

El doctor citó a Ricardo The doctor gave Richard an appointment.

5 to quote, to mention, to quote from, to make reference to.

El orador citó a Shakespeare The orator quoted Shakespeare.

6 to subpoena, to cite, to convene.

El tribunal citó al testigo The court subpoenaed the witness.

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citar

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar cita) to make an appointment with, arrange to meet

2 (mencionar) to quote

3 DERECHO to summon

► verbo pronominal citarse

1 to arrange to meet (con, -)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

citar a alguien a juicio to call somebody as a witness

citar de memoria to quote from memory

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verb

1) to quote

2) make an appointment

3) summon

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1. VT

1) (=mencionar)

a) [+ ejemplo, caso] to quote, cite

el informe cita a Francia, Italia e Irlanda — the report quotes o cites France, Italy and Ireland

todo tipo de plásticos, entre los que podemos citar el nilón — all kinds of plastics, such as nylon for example

b) [+ frase, autor, fuentes] to quote

cita a Platón en su libro — he quotes Plato in his book

las fuentes citadas por el periódico — the sources quoted by the newspaper

citar textualmente — to quote word for word, quote verbatim

citaron textualmente varios párrafos — they quoted several paragraphs word for word o verbatim

no quería que ningún "imbécil" -cito textualmente- le quitara el puesto — he wasn't having any "idiot" - and I quote - taking the job away from him

2) (=convocar)

la citaron a las nueve de la mañana — she was given an appointment for nine in the morning

¿está usted citado? — do you have an appointment?

la cité para ultimar unos detalles — I arranged to see her to go over some details

3) (Jur) [juez] to summon; [abogado, defensa, fiscal] to call

citar a algn a declarar — to summon sb to give evidence

tiene facultades para citar testigos — he has the power to call witnesses

4) (Taur) to incite, provoke

2.

See:

citarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (dar una cita) doctor/jefe de personal to give ... an appointment

estar citado con alguien — to have an appointment with somebody

b) (convocar)

nos citó a todos a una reunión — she called us all to a meeting

c) (Der) to summon

citar a alguien como testigo — to call somebody as a witness

2)

a) (mencionar) to mention

no quiero citar nombres — I don't want to mention any names

b) (repetir textualmente) to quote

2.

citarse v pron

a)

citarse con alguien — to arrange to meet somebody

b) (recípr)

se citaron en la plaza — they arranged to meet in the square

se citaron para verse — they arranged to see each other

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= cite.

Ex. However, the rules numbers which are cited here for ease of reference to AACR2 apply to AACR2 alone.

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* citar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* citar las palabras de Alguien = quote + Nombre + words.

* citar literalmente = quote + verbatim.

* citar mal = misquote.

* citar textualmente = quote.

* digno de citarse = quotable.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (dar una cita) doctor/jefe de personal to give ... an appointment

estar citado con alguien — to have an appointment with somebody

b) (convocar)

nos citó a todos a una reunión — she called us all to a meeting

c) (Der) to summon

citar a alguien como testigo — to call somebody as a witness

2)

a) (mencionar) to mention

no quiero citar nombres — I don't want to mention any names

b) (repetir textualmente) to quote

2.

citarse v pron

a)

citarse con alguien — to arrange to meet somebody

b) (recípr)

se citaron en la plaza — they arranged to meet in the square

se citaron para verse — they arranged to see each other

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= cite.

Ex: However, the rules numbers which are cited here for ease of reference to AACR2 apply to AACR2 alone.

* citar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* citar las palabras de Alguien = quote + Nombre + words.

* citar literalmente = quote + verbatim.

* citar mal = misquote.

* citar textualmente = quote.

* digno de citarse = quotable.

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citar [A1 ]

vt

A

1

(convocar): el jefe nos ha citado a las 11 en su oficina the boss wants to see us at 11 o'clock in his office

nos citó a todos a una reunión she called us all to a meeting

2 (Der):

el juez lo citó a declarar the judge summoned him to give evidence

la defensa lo citó como testigo the defense called him as a witness

3 (Taur) to incite

B

1 (mencionar) to cite

por citar sólo algunos ejemplos to quote o cite but a few examples

no quiero citar nombres I don't want to mention any names

2 (repetir textualmente) to quote; ‹frase/pasaje› to quote

■ citarse

v pron

1 citarse CON algn to arrange to meet sb

2 (recípr):

se citaron para verse al día siguiente they arranged to see each other the following day

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citar (conjugate citar) verbo transitivo
1

a) (dar una cita) [doctor/jefe de personal] to give … an appointment;

◊ estar citado con algn to have an appointment with sb

b) (convocar):

◊ nos citó a todos a una reunión she called us all to a meeting

c) (Der) to summon;

◊ citar a algn como testigo to call sb as a witness

2

a) (mencionar) to mention

b) ‹escritor/pasaje› to quote

citarse verbo pronominal citarse con algn to arrange to meet sb;

◊ se citaron en la plaza (recípr) they arranged to meet in the square

citar verbo transitivo
1 (dar fecha) to arrange to meet o to make an appointment with
2 (mencionar, repetir textualmente) to quote: cita a Cervantes dos veces, he quotes Cervantes twice
3 Jur to summon

'citar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
citada
- citado
- convocar
- emplazar
- nombrar
English:
cite
- quote
- summon
- summons

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citar

♦ vt

1. [convocar] to make an appointment with;

el jefe convocó una reunión y citó a todos los empleados the boss called a meeting to which he invited all his workers;

me citó a la salida del cine he arranged to meet me at the exit of the cinema

2. [aludir a] to mention;

el jefe de la oposición citó algunos ejemplos de corrupción the leader of the opposition cited several cases of corruption;

China y Japón, por citar sólo a dos países China and Japan, to mention o name only two countries;

no quiero citar nombres, pero hay varias personas que no han pagado todavía I'm mentioning no names, but there are several people who haven't paid yet

3. [textualmente] to quote;

le gusta citar a Marx he likes to quote (from) Marx

4. Der to summons;

el juez citó a declarar a los procesados the judge summonsed the defendants to give evidence

5. Taurom to incite

♦ See also the pronominal verb citarse

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citar

v/t

1 a reunión arrange to meet

2 a juicio summon

3 (mencionar) mention

4 de texto quote

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citar vt

1) : to quote, to cite

2) : to make an appointment with

3) : to summon (to court), to subpoena

♦ See also the reflexive verb citarse

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citar vb

1. (convocar) to arrange to meet

nos ha citado a las doce he's arranged to meet us at twelve o'clock

2. (nombrar) to quote

solía citar a Cervantes she used to quote Cervantes