Certificado (en. Certificate)

/ser-ti-fi-ca-do/

Meaning & Definition

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noun
Document that certifies that certain requirements or standards have been met.
The course completion certificate is necessary to obtain the degree.
El certificado de finalización del curso es necesario para obtener el título.
Authority that verifies the authenticity of a fact or situation.
We need a medical certificate to justify his absence.
Necesitamos un certificado médico para justificar su ausencia.

Etymology

From Latin 'certificatum,' which means 'made certain.'

Common Phrases and Expressions

Birth certificate
Document that certifies the birth of a person.
certificado de nacimiento
Death certificate
Document that certifies the death of a person.
certificado de defunción
Work certificate
Document that certifies a person's employment relationship with a company.
certificado de trabajo

Related Words

Certification
Process of checking and validating something.
certificación
Certifier
Person or entity that issues a certificate.
certificante
Certifiable
That can be certified.
certificable

Slang Meanings

Informal accreditation that someone uses to impress.
He showed a certificate from a course he had not completed.
Le mostró un certificado de un curso que no había terminado.
Presumably official document without validity.
That certificate looks more like a joke paper than a valid document.
Ese certificado parece más un papel de broma que un documento válido.