Polyglot Dictionary

contingencia

/kontinxenˈsja/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las contingencias

Meaning

  1. a possible future event that might happen, a contingency

    • Hay que tener un plan para cada contingencia.

      You need to have a plan for every contingency.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A formal word used especially in legal, business or risk-planning contexts for an unforeseen event that might occur.

Practice

1 What does contingencia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay que tener un plan para cada ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches contingencia?

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