provisión

f.

1 provision, supply, stockpile, arsenal.

2 furnishing, stock, supplying.

3 allowance.

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provisión

► nombre femenino

1 (suministro) provision, supply

■ se quedaron sin provisiones a mitad de camino halfway through the journey they ran out of supplies

2 (de un empleo) filling

3 DERECHO provision

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer provisión de to make provision for

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noun f.

provision

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SF

1) (=acto) provision

concurso para la provisión de 84 plazas de profesorado — competition to fill 84 teaching jobs

2) (=abastecimiento) provision, supply

3) pl provisiones (=alimentos) provisions, supplies

4) (Econ)

cheque sin provisión — bad cheque, bad check (EEUU)

provisión de fondos — financial cover

5) (=medida) precautionary measure, step

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femenino

1)

a) (suministro) provision

b) (de vacante)

concurso para la provisión de la vacante — competition to fill the vacancy

2) (Ur) (almacén) store, shop (BrE)

3) provisiones femenino plural (víveres) provisions (pl)

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= provision, diet, supply.

Ex. Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.

Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex. The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.

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* con suficientes provisiones = properly stocked.

* fuente de provisión = source of supply.

* provisiones = food supply, supply of food.

* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.

* una provisión constante de = a diet of.

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femenino

1)

a) (suministro) provision

b) (de vacante)

concurso para la provisión de la vacante — competition to fill the vacancy

2) (Ur) (almacén) store, shop (BrE)

3) provisiones femenino plural (víveres) provisions (pl)

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= provision, diet, supply.

Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.

Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.

* con suficientes provisiones = properly stocked.

* fuente de provisión = source of supply.

* provisiones = food supply, supply of food.

* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.

* una provisión constante de = a diet of.

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provisión

feminine

A

1 (suministro) provision

la provisión de fondos para el nuevo hospital the provision of funds for the new hospital, the funding of the new hospital

2

(de una vacante): concurso para la provisión de la vacante competition to fill the vacancy

B (Ur) (almacén) store, shop (BrE)

C provisiones fpl (víveres) provisions (pl)

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provisión sustantivo femenino
1 provision, supply
2 provisiones, (víveres) provisions pl
'provisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prestación
- suministro
- aprovisionar
- equipar
English:
provision
- store
- board
- catering
- housing
- public
- supply

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provisión nf

1. [suministro] supply, provision

Comp

provisión de fondos advance

2.

provisiones [alimentos] provisions

3. [disposición] measure

4. [de una plaza] filling

5. Urug [almacén] Br grocer's shop, US grocery store

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provisión

f COM provision;

provisión de fondos provision of funds;

provisiones pl (alimentos) provisions

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provisión nf, pl -siones : provision

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provisión n provision