quid pro quo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for quid pro quo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

quid pro quo <pl quid pro quos> [Am ˌkwɪd ˌproʊ ˈkwoʊ, Brit ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ] N

quid pro quo

retribución f

if I do this for you, what's the quid pro quo?

si te hago eso ¿qué recibo yo en retribución or a cambio?

Translations for quid pro quo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

quid¹ <pl quid> [Am kwɪd, Brit kwɪd] N

quid (pound) Brit:

quid inf

libra f

three quid each

tres libras cada uno

to be quids in

sacar ganancia

quid² [Am kwɪd, Brit kwɪd] N (lump)

he was chewing on a quid of tobacco

estaba mascando tabaco

quids of tobacco

tabaco m de mascar

pro¹ [Am proʊ, Brit prəʊ] N inf

pro (professional)

profesional mf

pro SPORTS (player)

jugador m profesional / jugadora f profesional

pro (coach)

instructor m / instructora f

I.pro² <pros, pl> [Am proʊ, Brit prəʊ] N (advantages)

the pros and cons

los pros y los contras

to weigh up the pros and cons

sopesar los pros y los contras

II.pro² [Am proʊ, Brit prəʊ] PREP inf (in favor of)

pro

a favor de

he's pro women's lib/admitting more students

está a favor de la liberación de la mujer/de admitir más alumnos

quid pro quo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quid pro quo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

quid pro quo [ˈkwɪdprəʊˈkwəʊ, Am -proʊˈkwoʊ] N form

quid pro quo

compensación f

Translations for quid pro quo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

quid¹ [kwɪd] inv N Brit inf (money)

quid

libra f

to be quids in

estar forrado

quid² [kwɪd] N inf (tobacco)

quid

mascada f de tabaco

I.pro¹ [prəʊ, Am proʊ] inf N

pro → professional

pro

profesional mf

II.pro¹ [prəʊ, Am proʊ] inf ADJ

pro → professional

pro

profesional

See also professional

I.professional [prəˈfeʃənəl] ADJ

1. professional (relating to profession):

professional

profesional

2. professional (competent):

professional

experto, -a

II.professional [prəˈfeʃənəl] N

professional

profesional mf

I.pro² [prəʊ, Am proʊ] ADV

pro

a favor

II.pro² [prəʊ, Am proʊ] N

pro

pro m

the pros and cons of sth

los pros y los contras de algo

III.pro² [prəʊ, Am proʊ] PREP

pro

pro

IV.pro² [prəʊ, Am proʊ] ADJ

pro

favorable

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There was, however, a bizarre quid pro quo.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The organisers denied it was of a political nature, saying it was only a cheap tour, so it was not inappropriate to ask for a quid pro quo.

en.wikipedia.org

Obviously if they were going to set up a quid pro quo like this it would be disguised better, but that's the gist of it.

www.macleans.ca

This led to some accusations of quid pro quo.

en.wikipedia.org

This quid pro quo then becomes more of an implicit guarantee for favorable supply terms and access to markets.

www.businessinsider.com

A further constitutive feature of sponsoring is the contractual definition of the quid pro quo.

en.wikipedia.org

Another is to perpetuate population growth because immigration is part of the quid pro quo offered ethnic minorities in exchange for votes.

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It's not a quid pro quo -- we believe that it's a cause we share.

foreignpolicy.com

In a quid pro quo arrangement, constituents voted the way that they were instructed.

en.wikipedia.org

I think the reason is that government is using it as quid pro quo toward extremists.

www.npr.org