verb🔗ShareCondenar, criticarTo strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate the perpetrators of."The president condemned the terrorists."El presidente condenó a los terroristas.moralattitudepoliticslawgovernmentsocietystatementactiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCondenarTo judicially pronounce (someone) guilty."The judge condemned the thief to five years in prison. "El juez condenó al ladrón a cinco años de prisión.lawgovernmentguilttoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCondenar a la perdición eternaTo confer eternal divine punishment upon."The ancient religious text condemned the dishonest merchant to eternal damnation. "El antiguo texto religioso condenó al mercader deshonesto a la perdición eterna.religiontheologysoulcursetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclarar (un edificio) inhabitableTo adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation."The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire."La casa fue declarada inhabitable después de que fuera gravemente dañada por el fuego.propertybuildingtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCondenar, desaprobarTo adjudge (building or construction work) as of unsatisfactory quality, requiring the work to be redone."The construction crew was condemned for their shoddy work on the new school addition, and the principal ordered them to redo the entire exterior wall. "El equipo de construcción fue condenado por su trabajo chapucero en la nueva ampliación de la escuela, y el director les ordenó rehacer toda la pared exterior.buildingarchitecturepropertytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCondenar, declarar no apto para el consumoTo adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption."The chef condemned the spoiled milk, deeming it unfit to use in the school's morning cereal. "El chef condenó la leche en mal estado, considerándola no apta para usar en el cereal de la mañana de la escuela.fooddrinktoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCondenar, expropiarTo determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain."The city council condemned the old building on Elm Street to make way for a new park. "El ayuntamiento condenó el antiguo edificio de Elm Street para dar paso a un nuevo parque.propertygovernmentlawtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConfiscar, decomisarTo declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service."The captain condemned the damaged ship, declaring it unfit for further voyages. "El capitán confiscó el barco dañado, declarándolo no apto para más viajes.nauticalgovernmentsailinglawtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading