material witness in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for material witness in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.material [Am məˈtɪriəl, Brit məˈtɪərɪəl] N

1.1. material C or U (used in manufacturing etc):

material

material m

building materials

materiales para la construcción

1.2. material <materials, pl > (equipment):

material

material m

teaching materials

material m didáctico

writing materials

artículos mpl de escritorio

1.3. material U (people):

material

material m humano

2. material U or C (cloth):

material

tela f

material

género m

material

tejido m

3.1. material U (for book, show etc):

material

material m

3.2. material U (potential, quality):

this is bestseller material

este es un bestseller en potencia

she's champion material

tiene madera de campeona

he's not college material

no tiene madera de estudiante universitario

he's not college material

no tiene aptitudes para estudios superiores

II.material [Am məˈtɪriəl, Brit məˈtɪərɪəl] ADJ

1. material (worldly, physical):

material gain/profit

material

material needs

material

material damage

daños mpl materiales

2. material (important, relevant):

material factor/reason

importante

material factor/reason

de peso

material evidence LAW

sustancial

to be material to sth

ser esencial a algo

I.witness [Am ˈwɪtnəs, Brit ˈwɪtnəs] N

1.1. witness C LAW:

witness

testigo mf

to call sb as a witness

citar a alguien como testigo

witness for the prosecution/defense

testigo de cargo/de la defensa or de descargo

attr witness stand or Brit box

estrado m

1.2. witness C (to event):

witness

testigo mf

to be witness/a witness to sth

ser testigo de algo

I was a witness to the incident

yo fui testigo del incidente

I was a witness to the incident

yo presencié el incidente

1.3. witness C (to contract, signature):

witness

testigo mf

I was a witness at his wedding

fui testigo en su boda

you'll need a witness to your signature

necesitas a alguien que atestigüe tu firma

to stand witness

atestiguar

to stand witness

testificar

2. witness U (testimony, evidence):

to be witness to sth

ser testimonio or prueba de algo

to be witness to sth

atestiguar algo

to bear witness (in a court of law)

atestiguar

to bear witness (in a court of law)

testificar

his manner bears witness to his guilt

su actitud es prueba de su culpabilidad

to bear false witness BIBL

levantar falsos testimonios

in witness whereof form

en fe de lo cual form

II.witness [Am ˈwɪtnəs, Brit ˈwɪtnəs] VB trans

1. witness (observe, see):

witness change/event

ser testigo de

witness crime/accident

presenciar

witness crime/accident

ser testigo de

witness crime/accident

ver

this region is witnessing an unprecedented economic upturn

esta región está viviendo una reactivación económica sin precedentes

2. witness (authenticate) LAW:

witness signature

atestiguar

witness will

atestiguar la firma de

3. witness (testify):

witness

testificar

witness

atestiguar

III.witness [Am ˈwɪtnəs, Brit ˈwɪtnəs] VB intr

1. witness (testify):

to witness to sth

dar fe de algo

to witness to sth

atestiguar algo

2. witness (consider):

witness the winter of 1963

piensen en or recuerden el invierno de 1963

she is a very talented writer, as witness her 'Olivia' form

es una escritora de gran talento, tal como lo demuestra su 'Olivia'

material witness in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for material witness in the English»Spanish Dictionary

material witness <-es> N Brit

material witness

testigo mf presencial

Translations for material witness in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.material [məˈtɪəriəl, Am -ˈtɪr-] N

1. material PHILOS, PHYS:

material

materia f

2. material (physical substance):

material

material m

raw material

materia f prima

3. material no pl (information):

publicity material

material m publicitario

4. material no pl (cloth):

material

tela f

5. material (textile):

material

tejido m

6. material pl (equipment):

material

materiales m pl

writing material(s)

útiles m pl de escritura

II.material [məˈtɪəriəl, Am -ˈtɪr-] ADJ

1. material (physical):

material

material

material damage

daño material

2. material (important):

material

importante

to be material to sth

ser importante para algo

I.witness [ˈwɪtnəs] N

1. witness a. LAW:

witness

testigo mf

witness for the defence

testigo de descargo

according to witnesses

según testigos

to be (a) witness to sth

presenciar algo

2. witness no pl form (testimony):

witness

testimonio m

to bear witness to sth

dar fe de algo

II.witness [ˈwɪtnəs] VB trans

1. witness (see):

witness

ser testigo de

to witness sb doing sth

observar a alguien haciendo algo

2. witness (be there during):

witness

vivir

witness changes

presenciar

3. witness (attest authenticity of):

witness

atestiguar la veracidad de

III.witness [ˈwɪtnəs] VB intr Brit LAW

witness

dar fe de

to witness to sth

dar fe de algo

to witness to have done sth

demostrar haber hecho algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is a material witness in the case...

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But scores of others on the logs he has seen were likely innocent men and women who were being detained under material witness orders, he said.

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The litigation has outlived both original lawyers, and a third material witness died as well.

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He would have been a key material witness.

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The most recent version allows material witnesses to be held to ensure the giving of their testimony in criminal proceedings or to a grand jury.

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He was very much a material witness in the divorce case but did everything not to appear.

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Secondarily, legal critics took issue with the application of the material witness statute to grand jury proceedings.

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Determining much about the use of material witness orders is not easy.

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The reforms came after a state commission surveyed the laws on material witness orders across the country.

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The court noted that the victim, a material witness, had deposed that she was never mis-treated by her uncle.

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