supeditar

v.

1 to subordinate.

estar supeditado a to be dependent on

2 to subdue, to overpower, to subject.

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supeditar

► verbo transitivo

1 (subordinar) to subordinate (a, to)

2 (condicionar) to subject (a, to)

► verbo pronominal supeditarse

1 (someterse) to subject oneself (a, to), bow (a, to)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar supeditado,-a a to be subject to, be dependent on

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1. VT

1) (=subordinar) to subordinate (a to)

tendrá que ser supeditado a lo que decidan ellos — it will depend o be dependent on what they decide

2) (=sojuzgar) to subdue

3) (=oprimir) to oppress, crush

2.

See:

supeditarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

supeditó todo a su trabajo — she put her work before everything else

está supeditado a ... — it is subject to o conditional on ...

2.

supeditarse v pron (a reglas, decisión) to abide by

se ha supeditado a la voluntad de los padres — she has given in to her parents' wishes

no sabe supeditarse a un horario — he's not good at keeping to fixed hours

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1.

verbo transitivo

supeditó todo a su trabajo — she put her work before everything else

está supeditado a ... — it is subject to o conditional on ...

2.

supeditarse v pron (a reglas, decisión) to abide by

se ha supeditado a la voluntad de los padres — she has given in to her parents' wishes

no sabe supeditarse a un horario — he's not good at keeping to fixed hours

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supeditar [A1 ]

vt

no puede seguir supeditando todo a su trabajo you cannot carry on putting your work before everything else o (frml) subordinating everything else to your work

supeditaron su decisión al resultado del referéndum they made their decision conditional upon the result of the referendum, they said that their decision depended on the result of the referendum

está supeditado al cumplimiento de ciertos requisitos it depends on certain requirements being met, it is subject to certain requirements being met

■ supeditarse

v pron

se deberán supeditar a las decisiones del comité they will have to abide by o accept the committee's decisions, they will have to be bound by the committee's decisions

se ha supeditado a la voluntad de los padres she has given in to her parents' wishes

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supeditar verbo transitivo to subordinate: el contrato está supeditado a..., the contract is subject to o depends on...
supedita su familia a su trabajo, he puts his work before his family
'supeditar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condicionar

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supeditar

♦ vt

1. [subordinar] to subordinate (a to);

supedita sus intereses a los del partido he subordinates his personal interests to those of the party

2. [someter]

estar supeditado a to be dependent on;

el proyecto está supeditado al presupuesto disponible the project depends on the available budget

♦ See also the pronominal verb supeditarse

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supeditar

v/t make conditional (a upon)

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supeditar vt

subordinar: to subordinate

♦ supeditación nf