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    Dictado (en. Dictation)

    /dik'ta.ðo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    An exercise in which one person writes what another person tells them.
    The teacher gave a dictation in class to practice spelling.
    El profesor hizo un dictado en clase para practicar la ortografía.
    The action of dictating laws or norms.
    The dictation of the new ecological regulations was very controversial.
    El dictado de la nueva normativa ecológica fue muy polémico.
    A written composition that is dictated.
    The dictation we submitted was a short story.
    El dictado que entregamos fue una historia corta.

    Etymology

    From the verb "dictar," which comes from the Latin 'dictare,' meaning to pronounce or say with authority.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    class dictation
    Exercise in which students transcribe what the teacher says.
    dictado de clase
    to do a dictation
    To perform the exercise of dictating a text or lesson to another person.
    hacer un dictado
    handwritten dictation
    Handwriting of a text dictated by another person.
    dictado a mano

    Related Words

    to dictate
    Action of pronouncing words so that another person writes or understands them.
    dictar
    ruling
    Report or resolution issued by an authority or expert on a specific matter.
    dictamen
    dictatorship
    Political regime in which one person or a group exercises absolute power without limitations.
    dictadura

    Slang Meanings

    Use of the term in the school context in a reduced form.
    The teacher gave us a dictation and everyone got nervous.
    El profe nos puso un dictado y todos se pusieron nerviosos.
    Situation in which orders are strictly dictated to someone.
    I can't stand the dictation my boss has for me at work.
    No aguanto el dictado que me tiene mi jefe en el trabajo.