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trámite

procedure

noun TRAH-mee-teh Less Common
People & Society Government

Also means

formality

Usage Note

Trámite refers to an official step or bureaucratic procedure that must be completed, often within a series of steps (trámites administrativos). The plural trámites is most common in everyday use: hacer trámites means to deal with paperwork or go through bureaucratic processes. There is no exact single-word English equivalent.

Examples

"Los trámites para la visa son complicados."

Natural Translation

The visa procedures are complicated.

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