legitimate in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for legitimate in the English»Spanish Dictionary

legitimate¹ [Am ləˈdʒɪdəmət, Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] ADJ

1. legitimate (lawful):

legitimate government/authority/claim

legítimo

legitimate business

legal

legitimate tackle/move

reglamentario

legitimate child

hijo legítimo m / hija legítima f

2. legitimate (reasonable):

legitimate excuse/complaint/interest

legítimo

legitimate excuse/complaint/interest

justificado

legitimate² [Am ləˈdʒɪdəmeɪt, Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪmeɪt] VB trans

legitimate → legitimize

See also legitimize

legitimize [Am ləˈdʒɪdəˌmaɪz, Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪmʌɪz] VB trans

1. legitimize (make lawful):

legitimize

legitimar

2. legitimize (justify):

legitimize

justificar

legitimize

legitimar

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this applies to all children, legitimate or otherwise

esto se aplica a todo los niños, sean o no legítimos or ya sean legítimos o no

they have a legitimate claim to the territory

tienen legítimo derecho a reivindicar el territorio como propio

Translations for legitimate in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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hijo legítimo (hija legítima)

legitimate son

hijo legítimo (hija legítima) f

legitimate daughter

legítimo (legítima) hijo

legitimate

legítimo (legítima) heredero

legitimate attr

legítimo (legítima)

legitimate

legítimo (legítima)

legitimate

sus pretensiones son ilegítimas

his claims are not legitimate

legitimar hijo

to legitimate

procedente

legitimate

¿le parece un acto legítimo? — prefiero no opinar

do you consider it to be legitimate? — I prefer o I would prefer not to comment

legitimate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for legitimate in the English»Spanish Dictionary

legitimate¹ [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət, Am ləˈdʒɪt̬ə-] ADJ

1. legitimate (legal):

legitimate

legal

a legitimate government

un gobierno legítimo

2. legitimate (reasonable):

legitimate

válido, -a

3. legitimate (born in wedlock):

legitimate

legítimo, -a

legitimate² [lɪˈdʒɪtəmeɪt, Am ləˈdʒɪt̬-] VB trans

legitimate

legitimar

Translations for legitimate in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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legítimo (-a)

legitimate

legítimo (-a)

legitimate

legitimar

to make legitimate

legitimate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a legitimate government

un gobierno legítimo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, the guideway is so wide that it can be argued it is not legitimate to call it a monorail.

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Defense of one's self or others could be a necessity, especially when authorized by a legitimate authority.

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Subsequently, legitimate application requests may be redirected to network hosts operated with malicious intent.

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They serve important symbolic functions such as capturing, refracting, and legitimating social knowledge and values.

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Unfortunately, the department has not indicated any meaningful willingness to find a way to meet our legitimate needs...

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The pirates eventually turned to legitimate trade, and their skills made shipping and sailing an important part of the island's economy.

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Spoofing can have serious consequences for legitimate email users.

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A vanity award is an award which the recipient purchases, giving the false appearance of a legitimate honour.

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My objective was not to make the soul legitimate in terms of science.

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It was not until years later that psychoanalysis was recognized as a legitimate psychiatric tool.

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