Significado de occasion en inglés
occasionoccasion1 /əˈkeɪʒən/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1time a)[countable] a time when something happensmomento en que ocurre algoon ... occasions
I’ve seen Jana with them on several occasions.He visto a Jana con ellos en varias ocasiones. On this occasion we were sitting in a park in Madrid.En esta ocasión estábamos sentados en un parque de Madrid. She had met Zahid on two separate occasions.Ella había conocido a Zahid en dos ocasiones distintas. b)[singular] a suitable or favourable timemomento adecuado o favorableoccasion for This was the occasion for expressions of friendship by the two presidents.Esta fue la ocasión para que los dos presidentes expresaran su amistad. ► Do not use occasion to mean ‘a time when it is possible for you to do what you want to do’. Use opportunity or chance: Do not waste this opportunity (NOT this occasion).► see thesaurus at time2special event [countable] an important social event or ceremonyacontecimiento social o ceremonia importante: I’m saving this bottle of champagne for a special occasion.Estoy guardando esta botella de champán para una ocasión especial.► see thesaurus at event3cause/reason [uncountable] formalformal a cause or reasoncausa o razón: His remark was the occasion of a bitter quarrel.Su comentario fue la causa de una amarga disputa. I had occasion to call on him last year.Tuve ocasión de visitarle el año pasado.4if (the) occasion arises formalformal if a particular action ever becomes necessarysi una determinada acción llegara a ser necesaria: If ever the occasion arises when I want advice, you’re the first person I’ll come to.Si alguna vez se da la ocasión en que necesite consejo, serás la primera persona a la que acudiré.5on occasion sometimes but not oftena veces, pero no con frecuencia; ocasionalmente: On occasion, prisoners were allowed visits from their families.En ocasiones, se permitía a los presos recibir visitas de sus familias.6on the occasion of something formalformal at the time of an important eventcon motivo de un acontecimiento importante: on the occasion of his second weddingcon motivo de su segunda boda → rise to the occasion at rise1(9)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1— Acepción 1adjectivesadjetivosseveral occasions· He has helped me on several occasions.· Me ha ayudado en varias ocasiones.many occasions· I have seen him drunk on many occasions.· Lo he visto borracho en muchas ocasiones.numerous occasions· She has been late on numerous occasions.· Ha llegado tarde en numerosas ocasiones.two/three etc occasions· He was given a red card on two occasions this season.· Le mostraron la tarjeta roja en dos ocasiones esta temporada.a rare occasion (=used when something does not happen often)· Only on rare occasions did she ever receive a letter.· Solo en raras ocasiones llegaba a recibir una carta.a particular occasion· On that particular occasion, he greeted me by kissing my hand.· En aquella ocasión en particular, me saludó besándome la mano.a previous occasion· He insisted then, as on every previous occasion, that he was innocent.· Insistió entonces, como en cada ocasión anterior, en que era inocente.a separate occasion· I had heard this story on at least four separate occasions.· Había escuchado esta historia en al menos cuatro ocasiones distintas.a different occasion· The same person can react differently on different occasions.· La misma persona puede reaccionar de manera diferente en distintas ocasiones.such occasions (=an occasion like the one mentioned or described)· He had a box of toys by his desk for such occasions.· Tenía una caja de juguetes junto a su escritorio para esas ocasiones.phrasesfrasesa number of occasions· The crowd interrupted her speech on a number of occasions.· La multitud interrumpió su discurso en varias ocasiones.more than one occasion (=more than once)· She stayed out all night on more than one occasion.· Se quedó fuera toda la noche en más de una ocasión.at least one occasion (=once, and probably more than once)· On at least one occasion he was arrested for robbery.· En al menos una ocasión fue detenido por robo.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Acepción 2adjectivesadjetivosa special occasion· She used her best china on special occasions.· Usaba su mejor vajilla en ocasiones especiales.a big/great/splendid occasion· The big occasion for country people was the Agricultural Fair.· El gran acontecimiento para la gente del campo era la Feria Agrícola.a formal occasion· He wore the suit on formal occasions.· Llevaba el traje en ocasiones formales.a social occasion· I prefer not to discuss business at social occasions.· Prefiero no hablar de negocios en ocasiones sociales.a ceremonial occasion (=a very formal official occasion)· The gowns are worn only on ceremonial occasions.· Los trajes de gala se lucen únicamente en ocasiones ceremoniales.a happy/joyful occasion· The wedding had been a joyful occasion.· La boda había sido un acontecimiento alegre.a sad/solemn occasion· He did not want his funeral to be a sad and solemn occasion, but a celebration of his life.· No quería que su funeral fuera un acto triste y solemne, sino una celebración de su vida.a festive occasion (=when you celebrate something)· The Great Hall had been prepared for the festive occasion.· El Gran Salón había sido preparado para el festivo acontecimiento.a historic occasion (=important as part of history)· This is truly a historic occasion.· Esta es verdaderamente una ocasión histórica.verbsverboscelebrate an occasion· To celebrate the occasion, a small party was held at his home.· Para celebrar la ocasión, se organizó una pequeña fiesta en su casa.mark an occasion (=do something special to celebrate an event)· The bells were rung to mark the occasion.· Las campanas repicaron para conmemorar la ocasión.suit the occasion· The table was decorated to suit the occasion.· La mesa fue decorada para estar a la altura de la ocasión.phrasesfrasesa sense of occasion (=a feeling that an event is very special or important)· The music gave the event a real sense of occasion.· La música le dio al evento un auténtico sentido de solemnidad.enter into the spirit of the occasion (=join in a social occasion in an eager way)· People entered into the spirit of the occasion by enjoying a picnic before the outdoor concert.· La gente se sumó al espíritu de la ocasión disfrutando de un pícnic antes del concierto al aire libre.
Ver todas las traducciones1time a)[countable] a time when something happensmomento en que ocurre algoon ... occasions I’ve seen Jana with them on several occasions.He visto a Jana con ellos en varias ocasiones. On this occasion we were sitting in a park in Madrid.En esta ocasión estábamos sentados en un parque de Madrid. She had met Zahid on two separate occasions.Ella había conocido a Zahid en dos ocasiones distintas. b)[singular] a suitable or favourable timemomento adecuado o favorableoccasion for This was the occasion for expressions of friendship by the two presidents.Esta fue la ocasión para que los dos presidentes expresaran su amistad. ► Do not use occasion to mean ‘a time when it is possible for you to do what you want to do’. Use opportunity or chance: Do not waste this opportunity (NOT this occasion).► see thesaurus at time2special event [countable] an important social event or ceremonyacontecimiento social o ceremonia importante: I’m saving this bottle of champagne for a special occasion.Estoy guardando esta botella de champán para una ocasión especial.► see thesaurus at event3cause/reason [uncountable] formalformal a cause or reasoncausa o razón: His remark was the occasion of a bitter quarrel.Su comentario fue la causa de una amarga disputa. I had occasion to call on him last year.Tuve ocasión de visitarle el año pasado.4if (the) occasion arises formalformal if a particular action ever becomes necessarysi una determinada acción llegara a ser necesaria: If ever the occasion arises when I want advice, you’re the first person I’ll come to.Si alguna vez se da la ocasión en que necesite consejo, serás la primera persona a la que acudiré.5on occasion sometimes but not oftena veces, pero no con frecuencia; ocasionalmente: On occasion, prisoners were allowed visits from their families.En ocasiones, se permitía a los presos recibir visitas de sus familias.6on the occasion of something formalformal at the time of an important eventcon motivo de un acontecimiento importante: on the occasion of his second weddingcon motivo de su segunda boda → rise to the occasion at rise1(9)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1— Acepción 1adjectivesadjetivosseveral occasions· He has helped me on several occasions.· Me ha ayudado en varias ocasiones.many occasions· I have seen him drunk on many occasions.· Lo he visto borracho en muchas ocasiones.numerous occasions· She has been late on numerous occasions.· Ha llegado tarde en numerosas ocasiones.two/three etc occasions· He was given a red card on two occasions this season.· Le mostraron la tarjeta roja en dos ocasiones esta temporada.a rare occasion (=used when something does not happen often)· Only on rare occasions did she ever receive a letter.· Solo en raras ocasiones llegaba a recibir una carta.a particular occasion· On that particular occasion, he greeted me by kissing my hand.· En aquella ocasión en particular, me saludó besándome la mano.a previous occasion· He insisted then, as on every previous occasion, that he was innocent.· Insistió entonces, como en cada ocasión anterior, en que era inocente.a separate occasion· I had heard this story on at least four separate occasions.· Había escuchado esta historia en al menos cuatro ocasiones distintas.a different occasion· The same person can react differently on different occasions.· La misma persona puede reaccionar de manera diferente en distintas ocasiones.such occasions (=an occasion like the one mentioned or described)· He had a box of toys by his desk for such occasions.· Tenía una caja de juguetes junto a su escritorio para esas ocasiones.phrasesfrasesa number of occasions· The crowd interrupted her speech on a number of occasions.· La multitud interrumpió su discurso en varias ocasiones.more than one occasion (=more than once)· She stayed out all night on more than one occasion.· Se quedó fuera toda la noche en más de una ocasión.at least one occasion (=once, and probably more than once)· On at least one occasion he was arrested for robbery.· En al menos una ocasión fue detenido por robo.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Acepción 2adjectivesadjetivosa special occasion· She used her best china on special occasions.· Usaba su mejor vajilla en ocasiones especiales.a big/great/splendid occasion· The big occasion for country people was the Agricultural Fair.· El gran acontecimiento para la gente del campo era la Feria Agrícola.a formal occasion· He wore the suit on formal occasions.· Llevaba el traje en ocasiones formales.a social occasion· I prefer not to discuss business at social occasions.· Prefiero no hablar de negocios en ocasiones sociales.a ceremonial occasion (=a very formal official occasion)· The gowns are worn only on ceremonial occasions.· Los trajes de gala se lucen únicamente en ocasiones ceremoniales.a happy/joyful occasion· The wedding had been a joyful occasion.· La boda había sido un acontecimiento alegre.a sad/solemn occasion· He did not want his funeral to be a sad and solemn occasion, but a celebration of his life.· No quería que su funeral fuera un acto triste y solemne, sino una celebración de su vida.a festive occasion (=when you celebrate something)· The Great Hall had been prepared for the festive occasion.· El Gran Salón había sido preparado para el festivo acontecimiento.a historic occasion (=important as part of history)· This is truly a historic occasion.· Esta es verdaderamente una ocasión histórica.verbsverboscelebrate an occasion· To celebrate the occasion, a small party was held at his home.· Para celebrar la ocasión, se organizó una pequeña fiesta en su casa.mark an occasion (=do something special to celebrate an event)· The bells were rung to mark the occasion.· Las campanas repicaron para conmemorar la ocasión.suit the occasion· The table was decorated to suit the occasion.· La mesa fue decorada para estar a la altura de la ocasión.phrasesfrasesa sense of occasion (=a feeling that an event is very special or important)· The music gave the event a real sense of occasion.· La música le dio al evento un auténtico sentido de solemnidad.enter into the spirit of the occasion (=join in a social occasion in an eager way)· People entered into the spirit of the occasion by enjoying a picnic before the outdoor concert.· La gente se sumó al espíritu de la ocasión disfrutando de un pícnic antes del concierto al aire libre.occasionoccasion2 verb [transitive] formalformal to cause somethingcausar algo: She had a long career break occasioned by her husband’s job being moved to Paris.Tuvo una larga interrupción en su carrera provocada por el traslado del trabajo de su marido a París.occasion somebody something Your behaviour has occasioned us a great deal of anxiety.Tu comportamiento nos ha causado una gran inquietud.
to cause somethingcausar algo: She had a long career break occasioned by her husband’s job being moved to Paris.Tuvo una larga interrupción en su carrera provocada por el traslado del trabajo de su marido a París.occasion somebody something Your behaviour has occasioned us a great deal of anxiety.Tu comportamiento nos ha causado una gran inquietud.