Repartimientos (en. Distributions)

/re-par-ti-mien-tos/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Action or effect of distributing something among several people.

The land distributions were part of the agrarian reform.

Los repartimientos de tierras fueron parte de la reforma agraria.

System used to distribute encomiendas during colonization.

The distributions were a form of control over indigenous populations.

Los repartimientos eran una forma de control sobre las poblaciones indígenas.

Assignment of resources in an economic context.

Humanitarian aid distributions were carried out after the disaster.

Los repartimientos de ayuda humanitaria se llevaron a cabo tras el desastre.

From the verb 'repartir' with the suffix '-mientos', which indicates action or effect.

land distributions

Distributions of land portions among peasants.

repartimientos de tierras

to make distributions

To carry out the action of distributing or sharing.

hacer repartimientos

fair distributions

Distributions that are considered equitable.

repartimientos justos

to distribute

To enter into a distribution or assignment.

repartir

distribution

The action of dividing something into parts.

reparto

assignment

Act of assigning or allocating something to a person or place.

asignación

To distribute informally or clandestinely.

We made a food distribution among the neighbors.

Hicimos un repartimiento de comida entre los vecinos.

Distribute in the context of sharing or giving something to friends.

When we go out, I always do a distribution of the beers.

Cuando salimos, siempre hago un repartimiento de las cervezas.