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confer upon

/kənˈfɜːr əˈpɒn/

Meanings

verb phrase

conferir a

To bestow something (e.g., a title, award, or right) on someone or something.

Examples :

"The university will confer a degree upon all graduating students."
La universidad otorgará un título a todos los estudiantes que se gradúen.
achievement education degree government tradition

Related Words

Illustration graduating

graduating verb

/ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪtɪŋ/

Graduarse, obtener el título

"The man graduated in 1967."

El hombre se graduó en 1967.

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

Estudiantes

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration confer

confer verb

/kənˈfɜː/ /kənˈfʌɹ/

Conferir, otorgar

"The college has conferred an honorary degree upon the visiting Prime Minister."

La universidad ha conferido un doctorado honorífico al Primer Ministro visitante.

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

Alguien

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

¿Necesitas un regalo para esa persona especial?

Illustration right

right adjective

/ˈɹaɪt/

Recto, no doblado

"a right line"

una línea recta

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Universidad

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

Mi hermana mayor asiste a la universidad para estudiar ingeniería.

Illustration degree

degree noun

/dɪˈɡɹiː/

Título, grado

"My sister earned a degree in psychology from the university. "

Mi hermana obtuvo un título en psicología de la universidad.

Illustration title

title noun

/ˈtaɪtl̩/

Título

"My grandfather's title was "Professor," reflecting his long career in education. "

El título de mi abuelo era "Profesor", lo que reflejaba su larga carrera en la educación.

Illustration bestow

bestow verb

/bɪˈstəʊ/ /bɪˈstoʊ/

Guardar, almacenar

"The squirrels bestow nuts in the hollow tree for winter. "

Las ardillas guardan nueces en el árbol hueco para el invierno.

Illustration todos

todos noun

/ˈtuːdɒs/

Alboroto, escándalo

"I was embarrassed that they made such a big to-do out of my birthday."

Me avergonzó que hicieran tanto alboroto por mi cumpleaños.

Illustration award

award noun

/əˈwɔːd/ /əˈwɔɹd/

Sentencia, fallo

"The arbitration award ruled in favor of the employee. "

El fallo arbitral falló a favor del empleado.