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entrega

delivery

noun ehn-TREH-gah Less Common

Also means

surrender

Usage Note

Entrega is the noun from entregar (to hand over/deliver). It covers a physical delivery (entrega a domicilio = 'home delivery'), the handing in of an assignment (fecha de entrega = 'deadline'), and a surrender in a military or legal sense. The phrase entrega de premios refers to an awards ceremony.

Examples

"La entrega del pedido llegó antes de lo previsto."

Natural Translation

The delivery of the order arrived ahead of schedule.

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