secretary of state in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for secretary of state in the English»Spanish Dictionary

secretary of state <pl secretaries of state> N POL

1. secretary of state (in US):

secretary of state

secretario m de Estado (de los Estados Unidos) / secretaria f de Estado (de los Estados Unidos)

2. secretary of state (in UK):

secretary of state

ministro m / ministra f

secretary of state

secretario m / secretaria f Mex

Translations for secretary of state in the Spanish»English Dictionary

secretario (secretaria)

secretary of state

vicecanciller

deputy secretary of state Am

Secretaria de Estado

Secretary of State

Secretario de Estado

Secretary of State

Secretaria de Defensa

Secretary of State for Defense Am

Secretaria de Defensa

Secretary of State for Defence Brit

Secretario de Defensa

Secretary of State for Defence Brit

Translations for secretary of state in the English»Spanish Dictionary

secretary <pl secretaries> [Am ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, Brit ˈsɛkrɪt(ə)ri] N

1. secretary (in office, of committee, of society):

secretary

secretario m / secretaria f

2. secretary POL:

secretary

ministro m / ministra f

secretary

secretario m / secretaria f Mex

Secretary of the Interior

Ministro m del Interior / Ministra f del Interior

Secretary of the Treasury

Ministro m de Hacienda / Ministra f de Hacienda

I.state [Am steɪt, Brit steɪt] N

1.1. state C (condition):

state

estado m

liquid/solid state

estado líquido/sólido

state of siege/war

estado de sitio/guerra

state of emergency

estado de emergencia

state of readiness

estado de alerta

State of the Union message Am

mensaje m presidencial sobre el estado de la Nación

State of the Union message Am

informe m presidencial sobre el estado de la Nación

it's in a poor state of repair

está en bastante mal estado

state of health

estado m de salud

state of health

salud f

state of mind

estado de ánimo

I was in no (fit) state to make a decision

no estaba en condiciones de tomar una decisión

what a (dreadful) state of affairs!

¡qué situación tan lamentable!

the state of play Brit

la situación

the state of play Brit

el estado de cosas

1.2. state C (poor condition) inf:

just look at the state of your fingernails!

¡mira cómo tienes esas uñas!

my bedroom's in a state

tengo el dormitorio hecho un caos

my bedroom's in a state

tengo el dormitorio patas (para) arriba inf

she always leaves the kitchen in a state

siempre deja la cocina hecha un asco inf

1.3. state C (anxious condition) inf:

to be in/get (oneself) into a state about sth

estar/ponerse nervioso por algo

don't get yourself into such a state!

¡no te pongas así!

2.1. state C (division of country):

state

estado m

the State of Texas

el estado de Tejas

the States

los Estados Unidos

the States attr law/taxes/police (in US)

del estado

the States attr law/taxes/police (in US)

estatal

state highway Am

autopista f del estado

state prison Am

prisión f estatal

State Representative Am POL

Representante mf del Estado

2.2. state C (nation):

state

estado m

independent state

estado independiente

attr state apartments

aposentos donde se recibe a monarcas o altos funcionarios

state banquet

banquete m de gala

3. state U or C (government):

state

estado m

affairs of state

asuntos mpl de estado

Church and State

la Iglesia y el Estado

Church and State attr esp Brit

estatal

state education

enseñanza f pública

the state sector

el sector estatal or público

state security

seguridad f nacional

4. state U (pomp):

to lie in state

yacer en capilla ardiente

to dine in state

cenar con mucha ceremonia

attr state occasion

ocasión f solemne

II.state [Am steɪt, Brit steɪt] VB trans

state

exponer

state

plantear

state

exponer

state (in writing)

escribir

state (in writing)

consignar form

state (orally)

decir

state law/document:

establecer

state law/document:

estipular

I'm merely stating the facts

simplemente estoy exponiendo los hechos

you have half an hour to state your case

tiene media hora para exponer su caso

he stated that he had seen her there earlier

afirmó haberla visto antes allí

to state one's views

dar su (or mi etc.) opinión

to state one's views

exponer su (or mi etc.) punto de vista

he clearly stated that he would not stand for election

dijo or manifestó claramente que no se presentaría a las elecciones

the contract states that …

el contrato establece or estipula que …

as stated in the minutes

como figura or consta en las actas

as stated above

como se indica más arriba

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

1. of (indicating relationship, material, content):

of

de

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps

el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood

es de madera

it's made of wood

está hecho de madera

a box of chocolates

una caja de bombones

a kilo of grapes

un kilo de uvas

that piece of Schumann's

esa pieza de Schumann

a colleague of mine/his/ours

un colega mío/suyo/nuestro

it's no business of yours

no es asunto tuyo

that brother of yours

el loco (or estúpido or irresponsable etc.) de tu hermano

2. of (descriptive use):

the city of Athens

la ciudad de Atenas

a girl by the name of Elizabeth

una niña llamada Elizabeth

a boy of ten

un niño de diez años

a woman of courage/character

una mujer valiente/de carácter

a matter of great urgency

un asunto de extrema urgencia

a brute of a man

una bestia de hombre

he's a giant of a man

es un gigante

a little gem of a play

una obra que es una joyita

3.1. of (partitive use):

there were eight of us

éramos ocho

he invited the eight of us

nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived

seis de ellos sobrevivieron

many of you

muchos de ustedes

the whole of the second floor

todo el segundo piso

of all the stupid things to say!

¡mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

fancy choosing her of all people!

¡mira que elegirla a ella!

you of all people should have known better

tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

he drank of the wine arch

bebió del vino

3.2. of (with superl):

of

de

the wisest of men

el más sabio de los hombres

the best of solutions

la mejor de las soluciones

they're the happiest of couples

son una pareja muy feliz or que no podría ser más feliz

most of all

más que nada

4. of (indicating date, time):

the sixth of October

el seis de octubre

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son las cinco menos diez

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son diez para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

it is a quarter of five Am

son las cinco menos cuarto

it is a quarter of five Am

son un cuarto para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

of an evening we like to sit in the garden

por las noches nos gusta sentarnos en el jardín

Jane, his wife of six months …

Jane, con la que llevaba/lleva casado seis meses …

her friend of over 20 years

su amigo de hace más de 20 años

5. of (on the part of):

it was very kind of you

fue muy amable de su parte

how good of him to send me flowers

¡qué detalle el suyo mandarme flores!

it seems very cruel of them not to invite her

me parece una crueldad que no la inviten

the stupidity of the woman!

¡hay que ver la estupidez de esta mujer!

6. of (inherent in):

the senselessness of it all, that's what depresses me

es lo absurdo de todo el asunto lo que me deprime

the worry of it nearly drove her mad

casi se vuelve loca de la preocupación

the cheek of it!

¡qué descaro!

7.1. of (indicating cause):

it's a problem of their own making

es un problema que ellos mismos se han creado

what did he die of?

¿de qué murió?

of itself

de por sí

7.2. of (by):

of arch

por

beloved of all

querido por or de todos

secretary of state in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for secretary of state in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Secretary of the Interior

ministro (-a) m (f) del Interior

Secretary of State

secretario de Estado

Secretary of the Treasury

≈ Ministro de Hacienda

affairs of state

asuntos de estado

head of state

jefe (-a) m (f) de Estado

Education Secretary [or Secretary of Education]

Ministerio m de Educación

Translations for secretary of state in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores

Secretary of State

jefe de(l) Estado

head of state

primer mandatario POL

head of state

Ministro del Interior

Secretary of the Interior

Translations for secretary of state in the English»Spanish Dictionary

secretary <-ies> [ˈsek·rə·ter·i] N

1. secretary (in office):

secretary

secretario(-a) m (f)

2. secretary POL:

secretary

ministro(-a) m (f)

secretary

secretario(-a) m (f) Mex

I.state [steɪt] N

1. state (condition):

state

estado m

state of siege/war

estado de sitio/guerra

solid/liquid state

estado sólido/líquido

state of mind

estado de ánimo

2. state (nation):

state

estado m

3. state pl inf (USA):

the States

los Estados Unidos

4. state (pomp):

to lie in state

yacer en la capilla ardiente

II.state [steɪt] ADJ (pertaining to a nation)

state

estatal

state secret

secreto m de Estado

III.state [steɪt] VB trans

1. state (express):

state

declarar

2. state LAW (specify):

state

exponer

of [əv, stressed: ʌv] PREP

1. of:

of

de

2. of (belonging to):

of

de

the works of Twain

las obras de Twain

a friend of mine/theirs

un amigo mío/de ellos

3. of (done by):

of

de

it's kind of him

es amable de su parte

4. of (representing):

of

de

a drawing of Paul

un dibujo de Paul

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un árbol sin hojas

free of charge

sin cargo

free of tax

libre de impuestos

to cure sb of a disease

curar a alguien de una enfermedad

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un hombre de valor

a man of no importance

un hombre sin importancia

a city of wide avenues

una ciudad con amplias avenidas

7. of (away from):

to be north of Atlanta

estar al norte de Atlanta

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

el 4 de mayo

in May of 2006

en mayo de(l) 2006

9. of (to):

it is ten/(a) quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

de

a ring of gold

un anillo de oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

oler/saber a queso

to consist of six parts

constar de seis partes

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la paciencia de un santo

this idiot of a plumber

el idiota del fontanero

doctor of medicine

doctor en medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

su amor por el jazz

to know sth of sb's past

saber algo del pasado de alguien

to approve of sb's idea

estar de acuerdo con la idea de alguien

what has become of him?

¿qué ha sido de él?

what do you think of him?

¿qué piensas de él?

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa de algo/alguien

to die of grief

morir de pena

it happened of itself

sucedió de por sí

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

hay mucho de eso

one of the best

uno de los mejores

the best of friends

los mejores amigos

many of them came

muchos de ellos vinieron

there are five of them

hay cinco de ellos

he knows the five of them

los conoce a los cinco

two of the five

dos de los cinco

he of all people knows that

él lo sabe mejor que nadie

today of all days

precisamente hoy

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 años de edad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Later in 1981, he became Secretary of State for culture.

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From 1867 to 1871, he served as Secretary of State.

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In 1553, he became a Secretary of State.

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She has logged more miles traveling than any other Secretary of State.

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No fewer than sixteen trades were scheduled by the secretary of state as dangerous to health.

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