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indicación

indication; instruction

noun een-dee-kah-SYOHN Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

direction; sign

Usage Note

Indicación is most commonly used in the plural indicaciones to mean directions or instructions — a doctor gives indicaciones, a recipe has indicaciones, and a stranger gives you indicaciones to reach your destination. The singular often appears in medical contexts: por indicación médica (on medical advice). The verb is indicar.

Examples

"Sigue las indicaciones del médico al pie de la letra."

Natural Translation

Follow the doctor's instructions to the letter.

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