province

province
'provins
noun
(a division of a country, empire etc: Britain was once a Roman province.) provincia
province n provincia
province
tr['prɒvɪns]
noun
1 (region) provincia
2 figurative use terreno, campo, competencia
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
that's not my province eso no es de mi competencia
province ['prɑvɪnts] n
1) : provincia f (de un país)
to live in the provinces: vivir en las provincias
2) field, sphere: campo m, competencia f
it's not in my province: no es de mi competencia
province
n.
• competencia s.f.
• departamento s.m.
• jurisdicción s.f.
• provincia s.f.
'prɑːvəns, 'prɒvɪns
noun
1)
a) (administrative unit) provincia f
b) provinces pl

the provinces — las provincias; (in some Latin American countries) el interior (del país)

2)
a) (area of knowledge, activity) terreno m, campo m
b) (area of responsibility) competencia f

this isn't my province — esto está fuera de mi competencia, esto no es de mi competencia

['prɒvɪns]
N
1) (Geog) provincia f

they live in the provinces — viven en provincias

2) (fig) (=area of knowledge, activity etc) esfera f , campo m ; (=jurisdiction etc) competencia f

it's not within my province — no es de mi competencia

3) (Rel) arzobispado m
* * *
['prɑːvəns, 'prɒvɪns]
noun
1)
a) (administrative unit) provincia f
b) provinces pl

the provinces — las provincias; (in some Latin American countries) el interior (del país)

2)
a) (area of knowledge, activity) terreno m, campo m
b) (area of responsibility) competencia f

this isn't my province — esto está fuera de mi competencia, esto no es de mi competencia


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