presidir

v.

1 to preside over (ser presidente de).

2 to dominate (predominar sobre).

3 to preside at, to preside over, to chairman, to preside.

4 to take the chair.

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presidir

► verbo transitivo

1 (reunión) to chair, preside over

2 (país) to be president of

3 (predominar) to prevail

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verb

to preside, chair

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1. VT

1) (=estar al frente de) [+ gobierno] to preside over, be president of; [+ reunión] to chair, be chairman of

2) (=dominar) to dominate

los temores presidieron la jornada de ayer — fear dominated o held sway the whole day yesterday

la inoperancia y el recurso a medidas de emergencia presidieron su política — the predominant features of his policy were ineffectiveness and recourse to emergency measures

2.

VI [en gobierno] to hold the presidency; [en ceremonia] to preside; [en reunión] to be the chair

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verbo transitivo

1) <país> to be president of; <reunión> to chair, preside at o over; <comité> to chair; <tribunal/cortes/jurado> to preside over

presidió la compañía durante diez años — he was president (AmE) o (BrE) chairman of the company for ten years

2) (reinar en) to prevail

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= chair, preside (over).

Ex. He chaired a committee of the Essex County (New Jersey) Library Directors Group which produced a study entitled The Public's Attitude towards Public Library Service.

Ex. This, of course, is inevitable in an institution presided over by a committee which has infinitely less personal interest in books than in politics or the price of coal.

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* presidir un acto = preside over + act.

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verbo transitivo

1) <país> to be president of; <reunión> to chair, preside at o over; <comité> to chair; <tribunal/cortes/jurado> to preside over

presidió la compañía durante diez años — he was president (AmE) o (BrE) chairman of the company for ten years

2) (reinar en) to prevail

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= chair, preside (over).

Ex: He chaired a committee of the Essex County (New Jersey) Library Directors Group which produced a study entitled The Public's Attitude towards Public Library Service.

Ex: This, of course, is inevitable in an institution presided over by a committee which has infinitely less personal interest in books than in politics or the price of coal.

* presidir un acto = preside over + act.

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presidir [I1 ]

vt

A ‹país› to be president of; ‹reunión› to chair, preside at o over, take the chair at; ‹comité› to chair; ‹jurado› to preside over; ‹tribunal/cortes› to preside over

presidió la compañía durante diez años he was president (AmE) o (BrE) chairman of the company for ten years

B (reinar en) to prevail

la cordialidad y la armonía presidieron la reunión a spirit of harmony and cordiality prevailed at the meeting

la claridad que preside su prosa the clarity which is a prevalent feature of o which prevails in her prose style

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presidir (conjugate presidir) verbo transitivo ‹país› to be president of;
‹reunión› to chair, preside at o over;
‹comité› to chair;
‹tribunal/cortes/jurado› to preside over;
‹compañía› to be president of (AmE), to be chairman of (BrE)
presidir verbo transitivo
1 Pol to be president of
2 (una empresa, reunión) to chair
3 (un tribunal) to preside over
4 (una característica) to prevail: la bondad preside sus actos, kindness is the keynote of all his acts
5 (una cosa) to be the dominant element in: un gran cuadro preside el salón, a large picture dominates the living room
'presidir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rehusar
English:
chair
- preside

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presidir vt

1. [ser presidente de] [nación] to be president of;

[jurado, tribunal] to preside over; [asamblea, reunión] to chair

2. [predominar sobre] to dominate;

una gran chimenea preside el salón a large fireplace dominates the living-room;

la bondad preside todos sus actos kindness prevails in everything she does;

la tristeza presidió el funeral a feeling of sadness reigned over the funeral

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presidir

v/t organización be president of; reunión chair, preside over

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presidir vt

1) moderar: to preside over, to chair

2) : to dominate, to rule over

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presidir vb (reunión) to chair