condemn

condemn
kən'dem
verb
1) (to criticize as morally wrong or evil: Everyone condemned her for being cruel to her child.) condenar
2) (to sentence to (a punishment): She was condemned to death.) condenar
3) (to declare (a building) to be unfit to use: These houses have been condemned.) declarar en ruina
•
- condemned cell
condemn vb condenar
condemn
tr[kən'dem]
transitive verb
1 (criticize, denounce) condenar, censurar
■ the terrorist attack was condemned by all the political parties todos los partidos políticos condenaron el atentado
2 (sentence) condenar
■ they were condemned to death los condenaron a muerte
3 (building) declarar en ruina
condemn [kən'dɛm] vt
1) censure: condenar, reprobar, censurar
2) : declarar insalubre (alimentos), declarar ruinoso (un edificio)
3) sentence: condenar
condemned to death: condenado a muerte
condemn
v.
• afear v.
• censurar v.
• condenar v.
• culpar v.
• expropiar v.
• vituperar v.
kən'dem
transitive verb
1)
a) (sentence) condenar

he was condemned to death — lo condenaron or fue condenado a muerte

the condemned man — el condenado a muerte

b) (censure) condenar
2)
a) (declare unusable) \<\<building\>\> declarar ruinoso
b) (in US: convert to public use) \<\<building\>\> expropiar (por causa de utilidad pública)
[kǝn'dem]
VT (=sentence, censure) condenar; [+ building] declarar en ruina; [+ food] declarar insalubre

to condemn sb to death — condenar a algn a muerte

the condemned cell — la celda de los condenados a muerte

the condemned man — el reo de muerte

such conduct is to be condemned — tal conducta es censurable

* * *
[kən'dem]
transitive verb
1)
a) (sentence) condenar

he was condemned to death — lo condenaron or fue condenado a muerte

the condemned man — el condenado a muerte

b) (censure) condenar
2)
a) (declare unusable) \<\<building\>\> declarar ruinoso
b) (in US: convert to public use) \<\<building\>\> expropiar (por causa de utilidad pública)

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