- procedencia
- f.1 origin (origen).2 point of departure (punto de partida).con procedencia de (arriving) from3 properness, appropriateness (pertinencia).4 procedence, origin, antecedence, source.* * *procedencia► nombre femenino1 (de lugar, persona) origin■ ¿conoce la procedencia de este dinero? do you know where this money came from?■ se ignora la procedencia de los detenidos the origin of the detainees is unknown2 (de barco, tren etc) origin3 (de comportamiento) appropriateness\FRASEOLOGÍApaís de procedencia country of origin* * *SF1) (=origen) source, origin2) (=lugar de salida) [de tren, avión] point of departure; [de barco] port of origin3) (Jur) propriety, legitimacy4) (=conveniencia) properness* * *femenino1)a) (origen) origin
investigan la procedencia de las armas — they're investigating where the weapons came from
b) (de barco) port of origin2) (Der) legitimacy* * *= descent, provenance, origin.Ex. The editions of a work need have little in common other than descent from a common origin.Ex. This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.Ex. These rules have their origins in a report by the American Library Association.----* de procedencia escocesa = Scottish-born.* país de procedencia = country of origin.* procedencia cultural = cultural background.* procedencia étnica = ethnic background.* procedencia geográfica = geographical origin.* procedencia social = social background.* procedencia socio-cultural = background.* * *femenino1)a) (origen) origininvestigan la procedencia de las armas — they're investigating where the weapons came from
b) (de barco) port of origin2) (Der) legitimacy* * *= descent, provenance, origin.Ex: The editions of a work need have little in common other than descent from a common origin.
Ex: This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.Ex: These rules have their origins in a report by the American Library Association.* de procedencia escocesa = Scottish-born.* país de procedencia = country of origin.* procedencia cultural = cultural background.* procedencia étnica = ethnic background.* procedencia geográfica = geographical origin.* procedencia social = social background.* procedencia socio-cultural = background.* * *procedenciafeminineA1 (origen) origines de procedencia desconocida it's of unknown originse investiga la procedencia de las armas they're investigating where the weapons came from2 (de un barco) port of originB (Der) legitimacy* * *
procedencia sustantivo femeninoa) (origen) originb) (de barco) port of origin
procedencia sustantivo femenino
1 origin, source
de procedencia desconocida, of unknown origin
2 Ferroc Av con procedencia de, (arriving) from
'procedencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- de
- origen
- a
- venir
English:
background
- provenance
- home
* * *procedencia nf1. [origen] origin;es de procedencia griega it's of Greek origin2. [punto de partida] point of departure;con procedencia de (arriving) from3. [pertinencia] properness, appropriateness* * *procedenciaf origin, provenance* * *procedencia nf: origin, source* * *procedencia n origin
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.