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concesión

concession

noun kohn-seh-SYOHN Less Common

Also means

grant

Usage Note

Concesión covers a diplomatic or negotiating concession (hacer concesiones — 'to make concessions') and a legal licence or franchise — una concesión de obras ('a public works concession'). The verb is conceder. The person is concesionario, also the word for a car dealership.

Examples

"El gobierno hizo una concesión importante."

Natural Translation

The government made an important concession.

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