demandar

demandar
v.
1 to ask for, to seek.
2 to demand, to ask for, to claim, to request.
Ella demanda atención She demands attention.
Ella demandó ayuda She called for assistance.
3 to sue, to file a claim, to bring a lawsuit, to file a charge.
Ricardo demandó sin demora Richard sued quickly.
Ricardo demandó a María Richard sued Mary.
4 to require, to require to, to entail, to entail to.
La necesidad demanda proceder Need requires proceeding.
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demandar
verbo transitivo
1 (pedir) to request, ask for; (desear) to desire
los lectores demandaban nuevas aventuras the readers asked for new adventures
2 DERECHO to sue
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verb
1) to sue
2) sue, file a lawsuit
3) call for
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VT
1) (=exigir) to demand
2) (Jur) to sue, file a lawsuit against

demandó al periódico por difamación — he sued the paper for libel

demandar a algn por daños y perjuicios — to sue sb for damages

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verbo transitivo
1) (Der) to sue

lo demandé por daños y perjuicios — I sued him for damages

2) (AmL) (requerir) to require

un trabajo que demanda mucha dedicación — a job which requires great dedication

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= demand, sue, clamour for [clamor, -USA], bring + a suit against, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings, exact.
Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
Ex. Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.
Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.
Ex. How does one bring a harassment suit against one's employer?.
Ex. If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.
Ex. The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.
Ex. Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.
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* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.
* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.
* demandar por daños y perjuicios = sue for + damage.
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verbo transitivo
1) (Der) to sue

lo demandé por daños y perjuicios — I sued him for damages

2) (AmL) (requerir) to require

un trabajo que demanda mucha dedicación — a job which requires great dedication

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= demand, sue, clamour for [clamor, -USA], bring + a suit against, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings, exact.

Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.
Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.
Ex: How does one bring a harassment suit against one's employer?.
Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.
Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.
Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.
* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.
* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.
* demandar por daños y perjuicios = sue for + damage.

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demandar [A1 ]
vt
A (Der) to sue
lo demandé por daños y perjuicios I sued him o I brought a lawsuit against him for damages
B
1 (pedir, exigir) to demand
que Dios y la Patria me lo demanden (frml); ≈ so help me God (formula used in certain oaths)
2 (AmL) (requerir) to require
un trabajo que demanda mucha dedicación a job which calls for o requires great dedication
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demandar (conjugate demandar) verbo transitivo
1 (Der) to sue
2 (AmL) (requerir) to require
demandar verbo transitivo
1 Jur to sue
2 (pedir) to demand
'demandar' also found in these entries:
English:
action
- court
- sue
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demandar vt
1. [legalmente]
demandar a alguien (por) to sue sb (for);
demandar a alguien por daños y perjuicios to sue sb for damages;
demandar a alguien por difamación to sue sb for libel;
los demandaremos ante el juez we'll take them to court
2. [pedir, requerir] to ask for, to seek;
los sindicatos demandan una mejora salarial the unions are demanding a wage rise;
este deporte demanda mucha disciplina this sport calls for o requires a lot of discipline
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demandar
v/t JUR sue
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demandar vt
1) : to demand
2) requerir: to call for, to require
3) : to sue, to file a lawsuit against

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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