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transmisión

transmission

noun trans-mee-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: From Latin transmissio, 'sending across'.

Also means

broadcast

Usage Note

Transmisión covers both a mechanical gearbox (transmisión automática) and a media broadcast (transmisión en vivo = live broadcast). The plural transmisiones follows the standard -ción/-ciones pattern. The verb is transmitir and the agent noun is transmisor ('transmitter').

Examples

"La transmisión del partido fue en directo."

Natural Translation

The transmission of the match was live.

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