Polyglot Dictionary

adjudicar

/aðxuðiˈkaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
adjudico
preterite (yo)
adjudiqué
past participle
adjudicado

Meaning

  1. to award

    • Le adjudicaron el contrato.

      They awarded him the contract.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

galardonar

adjudicar is the general or legal word for awarding or allocating something, like a contract by decision; galardonar specifically means to award a prize or honor for merit.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

adjudicar

adjudicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to award."

Portuguese

premiar

premiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to award."

Practice

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