behalf

behalf
- on behalf of someone
- on behalf of
behalf n
on behalf of en nombre de / de parte de
on behalf of everyone here en nombre de todos los presentes
behalf
tr[bɪ'hɑːf]
phrase on behalf of
1 (acting for) en nombre de, de parte de; (in favour of) por, en favor de; (for the benefit of) para, en beneficio de
■ he spoke on behalf of all those involved habló en nombre de todos los implicados
■ he went to see her on my behalf fue de mi parte a verla
■ she intervened on their behalf intervino por ellos
■ a collection on behalf of the poor una colecta para los pobres
behalf [bɪ'hæf, -'haf] n
1) : favor m, beneficio m, parte f
2)
on behalf ofor in behalf of : de parte de, en nombre de
behalf
n.
• favor s.m.
• interés s.m.
• nombre s.m.
bɪ'hæf, bɪ'hɑːf
noun

on o (AmE also) in behalf of somebody, on o (AmE also) in somebody's behalf: he argued on her behalf that ... alegó en su defensa or en su favor que ...; I'd like to thank you on behalf of the team quisiera darle las gracias en nombre de or de parte de todo el equipo; he accepted the award on her behalf aceptó el premio en su nombre; I'm ringing on behalf of a friend llamo de parte de un amigo; don't worry on my behalf — por mí no te preocupes

[bɪ'hɑːf]
N

on or (US) in behalf of — en nombre de, de parte de

a collection on behalf of orphans — una colecta en beneficio de los huérfanos, una colecta para los huérfanos

I interceded on his behalf — intercedí por él

don't worry on my behalf — no te preocupes por mí

* * *
[bɪ'hæf, bɪ'hɑːf]
noun

on o (AmE also) in behalf of somebody, on o (AmE also) in somebody's behalf: he argued on her behalf that ... alegó en su defensa or en su favor que ...; I'd like to thank you on behalf of the team quisiera darle las gracias en nombre de or de parte de todo el equipo; he accepted the award on her behalf aceptó el premio en su nombre; I'm ringing on behalf of a friend llamo de parte de un amigo; don't worry on my behalf — por mí no te preocupes


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  • Behalf — Be*half , n. [OE. on behalve in the name of, bihalven by the side of, fr. AS. healf half, also side, part: akin to G. halb half, halber on account of. See {Be }, and {Half}, n.] Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • behalf of — behalf of, or ● behalf …   Useful english dictionary

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  • behalf — c.1300, behalve (with dative suffix), from O.E. (him) be healfe by (his) side, and on (his) healfe on (his) side, from healfe side (see HALF (Cf. half)) …   Etymology dictionary

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