razón

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Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ratiō, ratiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈθon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ra‧zón

Noun

razón f (plural razons)

  1. reason

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ratiō, ratiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈθon/,
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Hyphenation: ra‧zón

Noun

razón f (plural razones)

  1. reason
  2. reasoning
  3. correctness
    Tien razón pa tar enfadada.
    She's right to be angry.
  4. ratio

Extremaduran

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ratiō, ratiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

razón f (plural razonis)

  1. reason

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese razon, from Latin ratiō, ratiōnem, with influence from razón. Compare Portuguese razão.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /raˈθoŋ/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /raˈsoŋ/

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧zón

Noun

razón f (plural razóns)

  1. reason
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 76:
      Et isto era por que se assanaua logo et nõ era paçiẽte nẽ sofrudo para oyr as razões dos que uĩjnã a seu juyzo, o que nõ conuĩjna para o que julga.
      And that was because he angered soon and was not patient or forgiving for hearing the reasons of the ones that came to his judgement, which was not suitable for the one who judges
  2. reasoning, judgement
  3. message
    Deume unha razón para ti.
    She gave me a message for you.
  4. correctness
    Tiñas razón.
    You were correct.
  5. ratio

References

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish raçon, inherited from Latin ratiōnem. Doublet of ración and ratio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /raˈθon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /raˈson/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ra‧zón

Noun

razón f (plural razones)

  1. reason
    Esa es precisamente la razón por la que te traje aquí.That is precisely the reason I brought you here.
  2. reasoning
  3. (with tener) correctness, rectitude, a point
    Usted tiene razón.You are correct.
    Tus padres tienen razón. Deberías escucharlos.
    Your parents have a point. You should listen to them.
  4. ratio
  5. rate

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bikol Central: rason
  • Cebuano: rason
  • Chavacano: razon
  • Hiligaynon: rason
  • Tagalog: rason

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