- pertenecer
- v.to belong, to correspond, to apply, to pertain.* * *pertenecer► verbo intransitivo1 to belong (a, to)* * *verbto belong* * *VI1) (=ser propiedad)
pertenecer a algn — to belong to sb
los terrenos pertenecen al ayuntamiento — the land belongs to the council, the land is council property
este diccionario te pertenece — this dictionary belongs to you
2) (=formar parte)pertenecer a algo — to belong to sth
pertenecemos a un grupo pacifista — we belong to a pacifist group
3) frm (=competer)pertenecer a algn hacer algo — to be sb's responsibility to do sth
le pertenece a él acabar el trabajo — it's his responsibility to finish the job, it's up to him to finish the job
* * *verbo intransitivoa) (ser propiedad)pertenecer A alguien — to belong to somebody
b) (formar parte)pertenecer A algo — to belong to something, be a member of something
* * *= pertain.Ex. If these terms are input with the titles to which they pertain the additional words will be treated just as if they were part of the title proper.----* al que pertenece = parent.* institución a la que se pertenece = home institution.* no pertenecer a = have + no place in.* organización a la que pertenece = parent organisation.* pertenecer a = belong (to), come from.* pertenecer al pasado = be a thing of the past, become + a thing of the past.* pertenecer a otra categoría de cosas = be of a different order.* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].* que no pertenece a un sindicato = non-unionised.* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.* * *verbo intransitivoa) (ser propiedad)pertenecer A alguien — to belong to somebody
b) (formar parte)pertenecer A algo — to belong to something, be a member of something
* * *= pertain.Ex: If these terms are input with the titles to which they pertain the additional words will be treated just as if they were part of the title proper.
* al que pertenece = parent.* institución a la que se pertenece = home institution.* no pertenecer a = have + no place in.* organización a la que pertenece = parent organisation.* pertenecer a = belong (to), come from.* pertenecer al pasado = be a thing of the past, become + a thing of the past.* pertenecer a otra categoría de cosas = be of a different order.* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].* que no pertenece a un sindicato = non-unionised.* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.* * *pertenecer [E3 ]vi1 (ser propiedad) pertenecer A algn to belong TO sbla casa perteneció a mi abuela the house belonged to my grandmother2 (formar parte) pertenecer A algo to belong TO sth, be a member OF sth* * *
pertenecer (conjugate pertenecer) verbo intransitivoa) (ser propiedad) pertenecer A algn/algo to belong to sb/sthb) (formar parte) pertenecer A algo to belong to sth, be a member of sth
pertenecer verbo intransitivo to belong [a, to]: este libro pertenece a tu biblioteca, this book belongs to your library
'pertenecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corresponder
English:
belong
- neither
* * *pertenecer vi1.pertenecer a [ser propiedad de] to belong to;este libro pertenece a la biblioteca de mi tío this book is part of my uncle's library;el león pertenece a la categoría de los felinos the lion belongs to the cat family2. [corresponder a] to be up to, to be a matter for;es a él a quien pertenece presentar disculpas it's up to him to apologize* * *pertenecerv/i belong (a to)* * *pertenecer {53} vi: to belong* * *pertenecer vb to belong
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.