avalar

v.

1 to guarantee.

su reputación lo avala his reputation speaks for itself

2 to bail, to answer for.

El abogado avaló a Ricardo The lawyer bailed Richard.

3 to vouch for, to certify, to back up, to endorse.

Avaló su buen comportamiento He vouched for his good behavior.

4 to stand security, to warrant.

Ese tribunal avaló That court stood security.

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avalar

► verbo transitivo

1 to guarantee, endorse

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VT

1) (Econ) to underwrite; [+ individuo] to act as guarantor for

2) (Com) to endorse, guarantee; [+ persona] (=responder de) to answer for

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verbo transitivo

a) (Com, Fin) <documento> to guarantee; <persona/préstamo> to guarantee, act as guarantor for

b) (respaldar)

avalado por la experiencia — backed up o borne out by experience

estas críticas están avaladas por la mayoría — these criticisms are endorsed by the majority

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= underpin, attest, guarantee, endorse.

Ex. This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.

Ex. The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.

Ex. First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog.

Ex. These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.

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verbo transitivo

a) (Com, Fin) <documento> to guarantee; <persona/préstamo> to guarantee, act as guarantor for

b) (respaldar)

avalado por la experiencia — backed up o borne out by experience

estas críticas están avaladas por la mayoría — these criticisms are endorsed by the majority

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= underpin, attest, guarantee, endorse.

Ex: This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.

Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.

Ex: First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog.

Ex: These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.

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avalar [A1 ]

vt

1 (Com, Fin) ‹documento› to guarantee; ‹persona/préstamo› to guarantee, act as guarantor for

2

(respaldar): esto está avalado por la experiencia this is backed up o borne out by experience

nos avalan 20 años de experiencia we have 20 years' experience behind us

estas críticas están avaladas por la mayoría these criticisms are backed o endorsed by the majority

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avalar (conjugate avalar) verbo transitivo (Com, Fin) ‹documento› to guarantee;
‹persona/préstamo› to guarantee, act as guarantor for
avalar verbo transitivo to guarantee, endorse
'avalar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- acreditar
English:
answer for
- attest
- guarantee

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avalar vt

1. [préstamo, crédito] to guarantee

2. [respaldar] [oficialmente] to endorse;

una resolución avalada por la ONU a resolution endorsed by the UN;

una propuesta avalada por miles de firmas a proposal backed o supported by thousands of signatures;

su eficacia está avalada por ensayos clínicos rigurosos its effectiveness has been demonstrated in strict clinical trials;

su reputación lo avala his reputation speaks for itself

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avalar

v/t guarantee; fig

back

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avalar vt

: to guarantee, to endorse