- dependent
- adjective1) (relying on (someone etc) for (financial) support: He is totally dependent on his parents.) dependiente2) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Whether we go or not is dependent on whether we have enough money.) dependientedependent adjto be dependent on someone depender de alguiendependenttr[dɪ'pendənt]adjective1 dependiente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be dependent on somebody/something depender de alguien/algoto be dependent on drugs ser drogodependientedependent clause SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL oración nombre femenino subordinadadependent [di'pɛndənt] adj: dependientedependent n: persona f a cargo de alguiendependentadj.• anexo, -a adj.• dependiente adj.• subordinado, -a adj.n.• dependiente s.m.,f.• familiar s.m.
I dɪ'pendəntadjectivea) (reliant) (pred)to be dependent ON something/somebody — depender de algo/alguien
b) (Soc Adm) (before n)dependent relative — carga f familiar, familiar mf a su (or mi etc) cargo
c) (Govt) (usu before n) <territory> dependiented) (Ling) subordinadoe) (conditional) (pred)to be dependent ON something — depender de algo
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noun (AmE) dependant[dɪ'pendǝnt]1. ADJ1) (=reliant)he has no dependent relatives — no tiene cargas familiares, no tiene familiares a su cargo
to be dependent on or upon sth/sb — depender de algo/algn
to be financially dependent on sb — depender económicamente de algn
to be dependent on drugs — ser drogodependiente frm
to become dependent on or upon sth/sb — llegar a depender de algo/algn
he had become dependent on her for affection — había llegado a depender de ella afectivamente
2) (Ling) [clause] subordinado3) (=conditional)to be dependent on or upon sth — depender de algo
tourism is dependent on (the) climate — el turismo depende del clima
2.N(esp US) = dependant* * *
I [dɪ'pendənt]adjectivea) (reliant) (pred)to be dependent ON something/somebody — depender de algo/alguien
b) (Soc Adm) (before n)dependent relative — carga f familiar, familiar mf a su (or mi etc) cargo
c) (Govt) (usu before n) <territory> dependiented) (Ling) subordinadoe) (conditional) (pred)to be dependent ON something — depender de algo
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noun (AmE) dependant
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.