Peticiones (en. Requests)

/pe.tiˈθio.nes/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Formal request to obtain something.

Petitions to the government increased after the crisis.

Las peticiones al gobierno aumentaron después de la crisis.

Requirements or demands from a group of people.

The workers' petitions were heard by management.

Las peticiones de los trabajadores fueron escuchadas por la dirección.

Action of asking for something.

I submitted several petitions to improve working conditions.

Presenté varias peticiones para mejorar las condiciones laborales.

From Latin 'petitio', meaning 'the action of asking'.

to make a request

To make a formal request.

hacer una petición

to fulfill the petitions

To satisfy someone's demands or requests.

cumplir con las peticiones

popular petitions

Demands that arise from the people or community.

peticiones populares

request

Formal request for something.

solicitud

claim

Request for attention or action on a specific matter.

reclamo

demand

Request presented as necessary or imperative.

exigencia

Informal request among friends.

I'm making a request, can you help me with my homework?

Te hago una petición, ¿me puedes ayudar con mi tarea?

To ask for something insistently.

He wouldn't stop making requests until I accepted.

No paraba de hacer peticiones hasta que lo acepté.