confer

confer
kən'fə:
past tense, past participle - conferred; verb
1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) consultar (con)
2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) conceder
•
- conference call
confer
tr[kən'fɜːSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb (pt & pp conferred, ger conferring)
1 (award, grant, bestow) conferir, conceder
intransitive verb
1 (consult, discuss) consultar (with, con) (about/on, sobre)
confer [kən'fər] v, -ferred ; -ferring vt
: conferir, otorgar
confer vi
to confer with : consultar
confer
v.
• conferir v.
• dar v.
(§pres: doy, das...) subj: dé-
pret: di-•)
• otorgar v.
• proveer v.
kən'fɜːr, kən'fɜː(r)
1.
-rr- transitive verb (bestow) conceder, conferir* (frml)

to confer something ON o UPON somebody/something — concederle or (frml) conferirle* algo a alguien/algo


2.
vi (discuss) consultar

to confer WITH somebody (ABOUT something) — consultar (algo) con alguien

[kǝn'fɜː(r)]
1.
VT

to confer sth on sb — [+ honour] conceder or otorgar algo a algn; [+ title] conferir or conceder algo a algn

2.
VI conferenciar, estar en consultas

to confer with sb — consultar con algn

* * *
[kən'fɜːr, kən'fɜː(r)]
1.
-rr- transitive verb (bestow) conceder, conferir* (frml)

to confer something ON o UPON somebody/something — concederle or (frml) conferirle* algo a alguien/algo


2.
vi (discuss) consultar

to confer WITH somebody (ABOUT something) — consultar (algo) con alguien


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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