dictado
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dictātum. Doublet of dechado, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
Noun
dictado m (plural dictados)
- dictation
- inspiration; whim
- order; imperative
- Synonyms: orden, imperativo
- 2016 August 5, “La dignidad y la insumisión”, in El Universo[1]:
- El concepto de insumisión es claro: si lo que pretende el poderoso es destruir –aunque diga que no es así– la dignidad personal y colectiva, nadie está obligado a someterse a dictados injustos, abusivos, ilegítimos e ilegales.
- The concept of mutiny is clear: if the powers that be are intent on destroying (no matter if they say it isn't so) collective and personal dignity, nobody is forced to be subjected to orders that are unjust, abusive, illegitimate and illegal.
Participle
dictado (feminine dictada, masculine plural dictados, feminine plural dictadas)
Further reading
- “dictado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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