corteses in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for corteses in the Spanish»English Dictionary

cortés ADJ

cortés

polite

cortés

courteous

lo cortés no quita lo valiente prov, ¿aún la saludas después de lo que te hizo? — sí, lo cortés no quita lo valiente prov

you still say hello to her after what she did to you? — yes, politeness doesn't have to be a sign of weakness o you don't lose anything by being polite

cortes constituyentes N fpl

cortes constituyentes

constituent assembly

amor cortés N m

amor cortés

courtly love

Cortes Generales Info

Cortes Generales

The Spanish Parliament, consisting of two houses, the lower house or Congreso de los Diputados and the upper house or Senado. It is a legislative body, approves state budgets, and exercises other powers relating to international treaties and agreements, the autonomous regions and appointments to posts in institutions such as the Tribunal Constitucional.

See also Tribunal Constitucional, Senado, Congreso de los Diputados

Tribunal Constitucional Info

Tribunal Constitucional

The Spanish constitutional court, made up of twelve members. It decides all matters relating to constitutional legislation, including common law, international treaties, and regional statutes. There is no appeal against its decisions, and all other constitutional bodies are subject to its control.

Senado Info

Senado

The upper chamber of the Spanish Cortes Generales, and the place where it meets. There are 250 senators, most of whom are elected every four years, at general elections, four from each province. A small number of senators are also elected by the autonomous governments.
The Senado's functions include discussing, approving, and suggesting amendments to legislation passed by the Congreso de los Diputados and supervising the compensation fund for the autonomous regions.

Congreso de los Diputados Info

Congreso de los Diputados

Also known as the Cámara de los Diputados, this is the lower house of the Spanish Cortes Generales. The number of members (diputados) can be up to 300 or 400. Generally there are around 250. They are elected every four years by proportional representation. Each of Spain's 52 provinces is treated as an electoral district.
The Congreso legislates, approves the Budget, elects the Prime Minister, controls the actions of the executive, and debates current national and international political issues.

Translations for corteses in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

courteous person/behavior

cortés

courteous reply/letter

cortés

courtly love

amor m cortés

chivalrous

cortés

bloomer

pan con cortes transversales

urbane

fino y cortés

she felt constrained to be polite

se sintió obligada a ser cortés

corteses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for corteses in the Spanish»English Dictionary

cortés ADJ

cortés

polite

Cortes N f pl POL

Cortes

Spanish parliament

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

diputado en [o a] Cortes

member of the Spanish parliament

Translations for corteses in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

courteous

cortés

ungentlemanly

poco cortés

suave

cortés

civil

cortés

uncut

sin cortes

cutwoman

cutwoman f (persona encargada de curar cortes y otras lesiones entre asaltos)

cutman

cutman m (persona encargada de curar cortes y otras lesiones entre asaltos)

corteses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

diputado en [o a] Cortes

member of the Spanish parliament

Palacio de las Cortes

Spanish parliament building

diputación permanente de Cortes

standing committee of the Spanish parliament

cutman m (persona encargada de curar cortes y otras lesiones entre asaltos)

cutman

cutwoman f (persona encargada de curar cortes y otras lesiones entre asaltos)

cutwoman